August Meeting

We started August with jokes and laughs as our meeting started. The smiles and friendship was over flowing and the fun began.

President’s Message:

Dear Quilting Friends,
It’s hard to believe that there are 60 minutes to an hour and 24 hours to a day. Time flies when you are doing chores and quilting! I have had a very busy summer and can’t wait until the weather cools off ten degrees, and time slows down. I have been laughing; it’s hard to believe that you have to think about Halloween and Christmas already. If you don’t buy the seasonal fabric before mid August you might not get any. Remember the quilting journal that I raved over last month? The quilt maker Ilene King has been featured in an article in the August/September issue of Quilters Newsletter Magazine. The article is titled, “Documenting Your Quilts, How Hard Is It?” by Lori Baker. This article talks about quilt labels, the written record and more. They
have shared photos of several pages from Ilene’s quilting journal. Great article! I have started to move all my pictures of quilts I have made into one folder on my computer. Next I will try and record the approximate date that I finished the quilts. I wanted to thank Sue Kinn for sharing her quilt journals with us, they were inspiring. I am excited for the county fairs to begin; the best part is elephant ears and quilts! Sigh! I hope that all of you will have more quilting time  in August and that time will slow down for you. See you at Guild on Thursday.

 Happy Quilting Lorri Bashein (guild president)

It was announced that the sew in's the day of guild meeting will start at 10 am. Please mark your calendar.

The Utah quilt guild is still accepting quilts for the Policemen. How are your quilt donations coming along.
Michelle handed out the last pattern for the school house blocks and show cased her finished quilt.

Sewing Tips from July Meeting: By Loretta Hunt

©       To make holes in the corner of your templates use a 1/8" paper punch.

 ©       When traveling take along a light bulb to put in lamps in motel rooms, so you see better for sewing.

©       To keep safety pins from rusting, place a moisture-absorbing packet (from vitamins) in a bag or jar of pins.

©       When traveling, or any time, use a small bar of soap for a pincushion.  It lubricates needles and prevents pins from rusting.

 

 

The September OTT light goes to: Cynthia Dinsdale

UFO Number: 1 is the number for September

Funky chicken quilts are due at our September meeting. We are excited to see what everyone has created.

Behind every great quilter there is a…

©       A horse looking at me through the window!

©       Friends sharing the love of quilting with each other.

©       A stash that always needs to be bigger!

©       My Parrot Cookie ridiculing my work, very loudly

 

The best part of the meeting is our show and tell: here is where the ladies shine as they share there talents: Enjoy the show

 

 

 

If your pictures are wonky, I apologize for this computer is having a mind of it's own. Until next time please come back and see what we4 have in the works.

July's meeting and Luncheon

Presidents Message:

 

I had the opportunity to see a trunk show this week by Ilene King from Centerville. It was lovely and she does a lot of hand piecing and hand quilting. The quilts were beautiful and inspiring. And then she pulled out the most magnificent quilting journal that I have ever seen. I was awe struck as I turned the pages and looked through the photos of all the quilts she had made over the years. More impressive than that was the information that she recorded for each quilt. She records the inspiration behind the quilt design, fabric swatches pictures of the quilt recipient. I am not a great journal writer but after I left that day I have decided to make my own quilt journal so that in the absence of an ordinary journal my posterity might know something about me. Perhaps one of my greatest passions, quilting! Quilting is a close second to raising a family. I will organize a sew-in soon and I will have ideas available for you if you wish to start a quilting journal. So start organizing your quilt pictures and make a list of all the quilts you have given away over the years. I believe if we ask our family and friends to send us a digital picture of the quilts we have given them they will email the pictures to us. Maybe I could have Ilene come and share hers if she is available. So quilting ladies make those lists of your quilts and jot down some information about each one and lets get together soon and start a quilting journal. If you have one we want to hear about it and you can help inspire us to start our own.

What a legacy Ilene is leaving for her family some day. They might not get the privilege of seeing every quilt she made but they will be able to see the pictures and read about the experience. This could also help us to get quilt labels on the back of each quilt while we are gathering information. See you on the 3rd Thursday, hope you are having a wonderful July! Bring your patriotic quilts to share for show and tell. Smiles and Hugs Lorri Bashein

Here is this month min for our Barns have you picked up your pattern for this lovely yet?

Michelle showed us a preview of our house blocks. How are yours coming along?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sewing tips from Loretta:

 

 

August Ott Light goes to:

 

August UFO number is :

 

 

Guild show and tell:

Thank you to one and all for sharing your amazing pictures and helping to make this blog such a success!

Cindy Gerber's lovely work

Cynthia's donation to our pile of place mats for the meals on Wheels Organization.

 Denise has been busy this month as she completes one project after another. Think her UFO pile is growing or shrinking?

 Emily gave us a preview of what she has been working on. Wouldn't you like to see her fabric stash.

Loretta gave us peak at her amazing talents and what she has been working on this month.

 Lorri Showed us a lovely pillow that is a part of her collection of lovey handmade items that decorate her home. Thank you for sharing these with us.

 Michelle Stay gave us preview of some amazing wool applique work she has been working on. We look forward to seeing the quilt that these lovely blocks make a home in.



Midje shows us some of her breath taking hand work through fabric and threads.

Cindy Gerber  has a way with her fabric and we thank her for showing her beautiful quilts.

The queen of mini projects shows us her lovely crazy quilted mini for her barn.

Denise gives us one her amazing trunks shows, as she strives to get her UFO pile down. What do you think is her stash getting larger or smaller?

Loretta shows a fun way to show case some of our favorite fabrics.

Sherry is full of patriotic fever and has made some fun ways to celebrate our freedom

Sue Hales has a lovey flag to decorate our homes with.

A quilt filled with love and made from Vivian';s collection of wools. The buttons accent her quilt nicely don't you think! A fun one to have.

Vivian shared with us some fun quilted works of art.

 

Although Brenda wasn't able to attend the meeting here is her own personal show and tell starting with some hand work done from a pattern shared at a guild meeting. The borders was used using a new braided ruler giving the pillow a fun look. Below is some fun baby bibs that were machine embroidered. Perfect to protect that little ones Sunday best.

what a fun way to

dress a baby. With a bit of iron on and creative juices going, with a bit of scraps and a onsie to embellish baby dresses were created to help keep the little one nice a cool when warm hands

Tinkerbell made a new home. This Tinkerbell quilt was made using a take 5 pattern and quilted by Brenda and her Daughter Kaytlin. This quilt was donated to a dear friend of the family for there enjoyment.

 Snowmen's collection was hand embroidered taking a few years and load of  time to create. But the work and effort was well worth it. Christmas treasures is what brings us these darling Christmas stocking using variegated thread and some fun fabric to finish off the samplers.