September Meeting

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The September meeting was held on 9/11 at Marcia's home, with Estela hosting. She supplied baked potatoes with all the fixings, and a delicious cinnamon crunch cake. In attendance were Cyndi, Sheila, Debbie, Susan, Estela, Meg, Sylvia, and Marcia.

BUSINESS:

1. The Christmas Party was scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 11 at 11:00 am.  After a discussion it was decided that Golden Corral would be a good place to meet, since everyone could have what they wanted. We will see if a private room can be reserved for that day.

2. Meg gave a financial report. She reported that the club treasury is healthy and that our auction last month netted us over $250.

3. Estela gave out needle information sheets she had located.

SHOW and TELL:

Meg showed three quilts she has completed.  The first she calls Garage Sale Granny--she put it together from garage sale blocks.

This Overall Bill (or Sam) was a kit that she found, she only had to applique the blocks and put it together. Even the border was a find--a dust ruffle from a thrift store!

This purple quilt was made as a gift for an undisclosed relative.  Lucky girl!

Susan showed this beautiful quilt of triangles that is so intricate that it is very hard to find the actual block.  It is not what it appears to be!

Sylvia showed this wonderful quilt she calls Whitecaps, for obvious reasons. It is absolutely beautiful, and very unique.

Marcia showed 2 quilts made from quilt blocks she bought in the auction.  Both are quilts for future babies, one is primarily pink, and the other primarily blue.

This quilt was a total rescue, and is a donation quilt.  Marcia bought the top at a garage sale for $1, but it was a total mess.  She took it apart, corrected the problems, and put it back together. We all agreed it turned out pretty well, for what was once thrown out as a lost cause.

PROGRAM:

Estela showed us all how to make an insulated pot handle cover, using InsulBright.  They are fast and easy, and would make a really useful gift for Christmas.  We thought they would be especially useful with cast iron skillets.  Here are our results:

 

We all provided three squares of fabric and Estela provided the batting, InsulBright, and the printed instructions.  Thanks, Estela!

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The next meeting will be October 9 at Marcia's house. Susan will host.

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August Meeting

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The Annual August Auction was held on the 14th at Marcia's house, hosted by Sylvia and Debbie. In attendance were Cyndi, Meg, Sheila, Susan, Sylvia, Debbie, and Marcia.  Guests were Vicky, Sylvia's sister; Alma, Susan's sister-in-law; Joyce, a former member and friend; and Michelle and Samantha, Debbie's sister and niece. It was great to have so many visitors at one time!

Debbie provided  homemade chicken salad and bread-and-butter pickles, and some interesting pickle flavored potato chips, as well as an Earthquake Cake.  It was surmised that the name came from the sound of our feet after we had eaten our fill!

BUSINESS: 

Meg gave a Treasurer's report, and a discussion ensued of whether a bank account should be opened for the treasury money.  Meg was tasked with setting this up.  (This account was opened the next day at Simmons Bank in Meg's name and with Marcia as co-signer.  No mention of the club was made to the bank.)

A motion was seconded and passed that Meg should be allowed to buy thread, needles, and other upkeep items for her sewing machines from the treasury, since we use her machines so often.

A motion was seconded and passed that we use money from the treasury to pay for a Christmas dinner at a local restaurant to be named later.  Discussion of the restaurant included Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Mary Maestri's, Outback, and other favorites.  It was decided that we would individually check into the use of our favorite for this purpose and report at the next meeting, when we will decide which restaurant to use, and a person will be chosen to make the reservations.

A motion was seconded and passed that from now on all evening club meetings will be held at Marcia's house.

SHOW AND TELL:

Meg passed around a newspaper clipping of Marcia when she was in high school.

Sheila showed several quilts:

 This Wild Animal quilt is for her grandson. We all loved her use of animal print fabrics.

 This bright and colorful quilt features more baby-friendly animals.

 This one is from the same pattern, but features aliens or monsters in the print panels.

This HUGE quilt is called "Joined At The Hip," and  used only one jelly roll, plus the background fabric. Great use of color!

Marcia showed this small quilt, "Tiny Pinwheels," that she made with pieces of fabric she bought at last year's auction. 

Cyndi showed her "Jelly Roll Race II" in teals and browns, held here by Sheila and Meg. It is also a LARGE quilt. Very pretty!

PROGRAM:

Instead of a program, we held our auction of good, but no-longer-wanted items. Lots of magazines and books were sold, some jelly rolls and fabric squares, and lots of other things, both sewing/craft related and not.

 Sylvia acted as auctioneer, and Debbie and Sheila were her assistants. They are all very good at getting people to buy stuff, and prices were kept low.

After the proceedings, we all paid our money to Meg, gathered our booty and went home happy. The auction is always one of the highlights of the year.

The September meeting will be held on the 11th at Marcia's house, and hosted by Estela.

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July meeting

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The July meeting was held on the 10th at Meg's house. In attendance were Sheila, Mozelle, Debbie, Sylvia, Estela, Meg, and Marcia. Estela hosted and provided hotdogs, chips, and cookies with ice cream to celebrate Teddy Bear Picnic Day.  Some brought our teddies, and Meg had decorated with several teddies from her collection.

Show and Tell;

Susan showed a very pretty zippered purse she had made....

 as well as this nice Jelly Roll Race quilt.  it looks as though she planned it out beforehand, doesn't it?

She also made this lovely quilt in 30s fabrics as a gift for a baby shower. Lucky baby!

Marcia showed her baby quilt made from a jelly roll in an hourglass pattern.  No baby for this one yet, she's working ahead.

Meg showed this John Deere quilt her daughter Glynis has made.

Program:
      Estela demonstrated this fabric bowl, meant to be used while microwaving small bowls of food. The "ears" make it easy to pull a hot dish from the microwave without burning your hands.

We each brought two 10" squares of cotton fabric.  Estela provided each of us with two 10" squares of all-cotton batting, which were sewn to the squares with a big X.  Then darts were sewn in 4 places on each square, and the squares were joined right sides together, turned, and top-stitched. Voila' !  we each took home a finished bowl holder. It is a quick and easy project that would make a great gift!

Next month's meeting will be our annual Auction, so start finding those items you can do without but might be someone else's treasure.

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June Meeting

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The June meeting was held on June 12th at Meg's house.  In attendance were Mozelle, Diane P., Debbie, Sylvia with Holly, Estela, Sheila, Susan, Cyndi, Meg, and Marcia. Glynis joined us later for Show-and-Tell.

Marcia's refreshments included Meatloaf Muffins, mixed nuts, and cupcakes.  Meg provided mini-quiches.  All were delicious.

Business:  Meg gave a financial report which showed that we have a large amount to cover any expenses we may incur.  All were reminded of the dues.  It was decided that instead of Christmas in July we will make a day trip to Branson, stopping at quilt shops along the way. It is scheduled for July 12th, which is a Saturday.

Show-and-Tell:

 Marcia showed her Jelly Roll Race quilt from last month's program.  This is a donation quilt for someone in Vilonia.

This quilt was made from a tutorial at Missouri Star Quilt Co. and is called a Disappearing Pinwheel.
Marcia also showed a cover she had made for her tablet computer (not pictured.)

Sheila also showed a finished Jelly Roll Race 2 quilt, which has added squares in the design.

This pretty floral offset quilt has such cheery colors in it.

Sheila made two yellow and black quilts, both are quite striking.

 

And this gorgeous batik Jelly Roll Race quilt had us all "ooh-ing and aww-ing."

Cyndi showed  this great quilt with animal-themed blocks, with rick-rack edging.

Cyndi had this cute little sewing machine made of Legos by her nephew (I think.)  We all agreed it is a Bernina from the shape of it.

Cyndi made this lovely HST quilt edged in browns.  Very masculine-looking.

She finished her Jelly Roll Race quilt, too.  The kids' prints make it so colorful!

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This brightly colored Pinwheel Quilt (above) was done by Diane P., as was this pretty Jelly Roll Race quilt below.

  

The pretty Wizard of Oz quilt below is by Debbie.

  

Susan made this lovely Crayon Box Quilt for the family who are getting the current Habitat For Humanity house being built in Prairie Grove.

 

Glynis and family recently helped out in Vilonia after the tornado, and told of the family with two boys and a girl who lost everything made of fabric due to the fiberglass insulation debris.  The boys are big World Wrestling fans, so she and Meg (with the help of the Thursday Group) made two quilts for them, one with red and black borders, the other with blue and black borders.

The little girl likes purple and zebra-print, so Glynis made this quilt for her.

Meg showed two of Iris' quilts, since Iris could not attend.  The quilt below is quite inventive--is it a nine-patch?  a sixteen patch?  a twenty-five patch?  No one but Iris knows!

Iris also made this pretty quilt, which Meg refers to as a "Zipper" quilt.

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Meg showed off some clever button flowers that her sister-in-law sent her. This was our project for the evening.  Everyone made a few of these flowers and put them in tiny flower pots and took home a pretty finished project.  These were simply made of buttons with floral wire run through them and twisted to make a stem.  It was fun and easy, and would make a great gift for a bazaar or party favor.

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Our next meeting will be July 10th, hosted by Estela.

May Meeting

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The May meeting was held on May 8th at Marcia's house.  Present were Meg, Marcia, Estela, Susan, Cyndi, Sylvia, Debbie, and Sheila.  Cyndi and Sheila hosted, and brought yummy chicken salad sandwiches on croissants, and a very rich chocolate fudge cake. Thanks, ladies!

After visiting awhile, we had show-and-tell.

Marcia showed her finally-finished Thursday project, a Bow-Tie Quilt.

 

Susan made this lovely quilt in a pink-and-gray theme for a very lucky baby!

Then it was Estela's turn, and she brought several things she had made while she was in Texas.
She began with her Faith, Hope, and Love quilts, hand done with wool and wool felt.  They are lovely!

This bright quilt has inset circles.  We thought it looked like a representation of planets.

This gorgeous quilt is paper-pieced.  What a great wall-hanging for spring!

She made this quilt as a practice piece of curved piecing and free-motion embroidery.

This masterpiece has fusible applique and free-motion embroidery with thread-painting as well.

Then Cyndi showed off a photo of her new baby-- a treadle that she has wanted for quite awhile and finally found.  It is a Singer Sphinx in a parlor cabinet that is truly beautiful.

Sheila showed a sample of what would have been tonight's project, a really cute apron made from recycled jeans. Cyndi made one, also. Due to a few broken needles, they changed their minds about using it as our project.

Then we played a game of  "Guess that Quilting Acronym."  Most of them eluded us, but there were lots of laughs when Sheila revealed their true meanings! Then to start the project, the ones who got the most correct answers got to pick first from a batch of jelly rolls, and after everyone had one, Sheila explained that our project was to each make a small Jelly Roll Race Quilt from our chosen jelly roll.  She showed a similar quilt, called a Jelly Roll Race 2; and we were off to the races!

Although there are no photos of the finished quilt tops, they all turned out to be interesting in their own ways.  I'm sure we will see most of them enlarged, quilted, and bound before long, although some may becomes WISPs (works in slow progress.)

Meg reported that Glynis took several of our donation quilts to Vilonia to help the tornado victims.

The Thursday group has decided to postpone our road trip to Branson for a few weeks, due to scheduling conflicts.

The next meeting will be June 12th.

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