We had fun at the August group meeting!
Baby Dedications & Baby Quilting Day
Friendship Quilting Day September 8th will be a baby quilting day. It's also Debbie's birthday... how appropriate! Let's get ahead!
Needs
- Lorraine is making a quilt for Ruth-Anne Heath, and would accept any jewel tone batik donations that you might have!
Upcoming Dates
September 8th: Friendship Quilting Day/Baby Quilting Day
September 24th: Quilt Group meeting (and our first Block of the Month block... see below)
October 4-7: Quilt Retreat at Seabeck
October 5-7: Laconner Quilt Festival
October 13: Friendship Quilting Day
Retreat
We still have a couple of spots open for the October 4-7 retreat at Seabeck! It's a great time to get lots of quilting done, and have a marvy time chatting and getting to know each other. It can be tiring and so refreshing, all at the same time. And fall is a wonderful time to go to Seabeck!
The Fall aka "What are we going to do next?"
We looked at an intro video to a fun Block of the Month (BOM) on Craftsy.com that we decided to do. We'll learn one new technique that you can use for two different blocks each month, as well as learn some basting, quilting, and binding techniques.
This program is on Craftsy.com for free. We'll watch a video each month starting in September, and start working on blocks at quilt group each month (so bring your machine if you'd like). Because it's free, you can sign up for it personally too, and watch the video again and again, if you'd like. I will print the directions, but you need to work ahead you can actually print them yourself.
If you need these documents, or the first month's instructions, just let me know and I'll email them to you!
On Craftsy.com there is a supply list. She suggests a number of fat quarters and background fabric, but you certainly could make it out of scraps and/or stash. Black or some other color would be a cool background... whatever you like! Here's an abbreviated list. I wouldn't run out and buy anything until you need it... and we'll have lots of these items that we can share among the group... like fabric markers or large rulers:
- Background fabric – 4 yards (3.75 m) will give you enough for background, sashing and border.
- Binding fabric of your choice – 1⁄2 yard
- Backing fabric of your choice – 41⁄2 yards
- Batting - The quilt is 55" x 68 1⁄2" If you buy batting prepackaged by bed size, in most brands, this is a twin. Off a 96"roll, you’ll need 2 yards.
- 35 fat quarters (FQ) in a variety of prints and colors – I’m working with a 35-print bundle, but
- I’ll probably have a few unused fat quarters at the end, of prints I chose not to incorporate. You may not need 35 exactly; it really depends on which fabrics you choose for which blocks, as it’s a very scrappy quilt. I’m not sure I’d go out and purchase 35 individual FQs, but if you’re buying a bundle, a 36-print one will be perfect.
- Thread
- Rotary cutter and mat
- Fabric scissors
- Sewing machine
- Iron
- Water-soluble fabric marker/pen
- Faultless Heavy Starch
- 24" clear quilt ruler
- 12 1⁄2" square quilt ruler
- 4 1⁄2" square ruler for half square triangles
- Fabric glue stick
- Templates (optional, see patterns)
- Template plastic, or cardboard
- Hand sewing needle
Show and tell
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| Diana made this cute iron cozy - and made the pattern from looking at a picture! |
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| Heidi made this bag. It was created with "fabric" made on the Jelly Roll Race Day! Clever! |
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| Diana made this table runner. |
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| Diana is keeping up on her monthly UFO finishing project... this month with these cute place mats! |
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| Terry has already put her Pizza Box Exchange quilt top together! What a star! |
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| And can you believe it! Linda has finished her Pizza Box Exchange quilt top too! Wow! |
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| Gail made these bags. Man she makes lovely things for her husbands secretaries! |
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| Linda finished this wonderful batik scrappy quilt! |
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| Betsy is (almost) finished with this baby quilt for her grand-nephew! |
