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April 2008 At last month’s Fons & Porter workshop, a lively discussion was begun about quilting gadgets: which tools and equipment will make quiltmaking easier and rewarding and which gewgaws are a waste of money. Aside from the rotary cutter, the most revolutionary tool in the quilt world in the last twenty years is the Internet. There are hundreds of websites from www.quilterscache.com (the source for the Block of the Month 2008) to www.quiltethnic.org that contain a wealth of free information. If you prefer, you can subscribe to www.thequiltshow.com hosted by Alex Anderson and Ricky Timms, www.qnntv.com (Quilters News Network), or www.thequiltingschool.com --- to name a few. My favorite quilting website right now is Youtube. It is not just for the young. Did you know there are 2,340 videos on quilting available? In a one-minute search, I found videos there by Sharon Schamber (who won the latest $100,000 Quilt Challenge), Karen McTavish (trapunto and wholecloth quilts), Pat Sloan (appliqué designer). “How to Quilt with Buck” is a hoot. The beginner videos posted by Expert Village are very good. So you see there is no excuse for not finishing that quilt. With all the assistance available in the guild, in your bee, Sheryl’s upcoming “Sewposy,” and on the Net, how could you not finish in time for the quilt show? Just do it. Sewfully, Quilting is a challenge - meet it!
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Topic: Machine Quilting - The Fons & Porter Study Group is winding down. If you need more blocks for your top, use the blocks from the 2008 Block of the Month series. This month the block is “Crown of Thorns.” You can locate the materials list and directions on www.quilterscache.com. For machine quilting, we will focus on pages 87-89 in the book. (Page numbers may vary slightly depending upon the edition). Materials
UFO projects are also welcome during this time. There will be someone available to assist you with your questions not related to the demonstration/workshop. In July, the Creativity/ Art Quilt Study Group begins.
Bonnie's Best Bodacious Banana Bread - this recipe comes from Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville Cream together: 1-1/3 cup vegetable shortening and 2 cups sugar Add: 4 eggs; 6 over-ripe bananas; 1 tsp vanilla (or a bit more); and 1/2 cup milk When well blended, add: 3 cups SELF RISING FLOUR and 1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts or pecans Spray 2 loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray. Pour batter into pans and bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Bread is done when knife inserted into center comes out clean and not gooey. Try not to under bake or over bake. Makes 2 loaves. Bread is best after being stored in the fridge for a day or two....Enjoy!
For April we are swapping African fabrics, and we have 33 participants! They are: Jackie Stafford, Jayne Hirst, Bernerdett King, Theresa Brown, Nadine Mills, Shirley Hodge, Jocelyn Herbert, Pat Johnson, Cornelia Carter, Deb Sanger, Jennifer Morris, Maria Teehan, Natalie Webster, Linda McKenzie(2), Cynthia York, Denise Davis, Mia Baker, Myra Sumpter, Cynthia Wilson, Sandy Ealy, Dolores Johnson, Willie Miller, Margreta Silverstone, Lisa Lewis, Candace Green(2), Hazel Dawkins, Terry Gibbs, CC Flowe, Dawn Felix, and Jackie T(2). Cut 6-1/2” (six-and-one-half-inch) squares of 100% pre-washed cotton (please make sure that the size and quality of your squares are what you yourself would like to receive). Please remember to cut off the selvedges before you cut your squares. Place squares in a baggie with your name on it, and put it in the "Charm Squares" basket or hand them to Jackie. If you signed up but are unable to come to the meeting, please mail your squares to Jackie or have someone bring them to the meeting. Please e-mail or telephone Jackie if you have questions.
We have received a lovely box of fabric for the Uhuru Juniors, and some other odds and ends. A special thank-you goes to Jennifer for the donation of supplies, and to whoever donated the fabric. I would also like to meet with the young ladies at 10:00 a.m. each meeting. Please bring a notebook and pencil to take notes and start saving your information. Members, if you have any supplies that can be donated to help parents defray the cost, they would be appreciated. Examples of what we need are small cutting boards, 8'' rulers, mechanical pencils, etc.
Online Quilt Auction The Kingwood Area Quilt Guild in Kingwood, Texas, has invited everyone to their Art By The Yard auction. Their online pre-auction will be held from March 10 to April 17, 2008 at KAQGAuction.cmarket.com and the live auction will start at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18, 2008, at the Nathaniel Center in Kingwood, Texas, just north of Houston. You might like to see what it's all about.
Our 2008 Challenge Project will have a political flair. Make a wallhanging, quilt, quilted garment, or quilted accessory that expresses your feelings about the 2008 Presidential election. This could include your views on the primaries, the conventions, any candidate (or group of candidates), an issue (or more than one if you want), the election process, or any other matter that pertains to what has been and will be an historic event. Use those UFOs, machine and/or hand stitches you've been waiting to use and, of course, your imagination. Your challenge projects are due by the January 2009 meeting.
A "door prize" is what you win when you're riding a bicycle and someone swings his car door all the way open directly in your path without looking first. Or, maybe not... Please bring in some small NEW items and/or a nice piece of fabric for door prizes. Also, please bring in fabric and quilt-related books/magazines that we can sell in Market Place (proceeds from sale of donated items will go to the Uhuru treasury). Contact Jayne Hirst with questions.
Your Stash Needs Spring Cleaning Too! Why not do a bit of Spring Cleaning in your stash - it's time for another Ugly Fabric Auction! Grab that fabric you like but are tired of using (go ahead, turn it loose!) or some you never liked in the first place (in usable sizes) and give it some air at the April meeting. Remember, one person's Ugly Fabric may be another person's Focus Print. All proceeds go to the Uhuru treasury. Our next auctions are scheduled for July, October and December; address any questions to Tammietrekkie@yahoo.com.
Flatten a warped cutting mat; flat storage for pieced blocks (I havent tried this tip but it looks promising, and it sure can't hurt - Linda) "My cutting mat warped when I left it in my car in the hot sun. To flatten it, I laid it on a towel on a table top and placed a hot, wet towel on top. I ironed the wet towel until it was dry, then flipped the mat over, wet the towel again, and ironed until dry. My mat was as good as new." Block Storage - Use a large pizza box to store quilt blocks; this can be used for your blocks of the month.
The Hospitality Committee is asking for refreshment donations from members with first names A-C for our April meeting. We are asking for light meat dishes, sandwiches, fruit, salads/vegetable tray, water, light/regular beverages and desserts. Please e-mail Dawn at least one week before the meeting so we can make sure that a variety of refreshments are offered. Please bring enough of each item for at least 30 people. The committee will present a system at the April meeting that will enable everyone to participate at some time during the year.
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