Jeannette Oblander read about the Log Cabin and Shoo Fly blocks from Eleanor Burns Underground Railroad book.
Marie Dixon made a motion that the secretary’s report and treasure’s report be accepted as written, and Dorothy Sauder seconded the motion. Dorothy Holmes reported no change in the bank account balance.
Sunshine Committee Dorothy Holmes sent 3 birthday cards last month
Announcements
- The International Quilt festival in Houston is on line starting Oct 31 at www.berninausa.com
- Janice (the librarian) gave us a notice that Bullock Hall is having a quilt show March 21- 29 2009. Bullock Hall, 180 Bulloch Ave Roswell, GA 30077 www.bullochhall.com
- Janice also announced that the guild is invited to submit recipes to the library cookbook. Recipes are due Jan 1. 2008
Old Business
- Dorothy Sauder reported that Margaret King thanked us for coming to the sale.
- Pat G reported that we made $42.00 in sale of raffle tickets at the New Echota Pioneer festival.
Marie brought a charity quilt pieced from the bingo blocks. She needs 3 more blocks to do another quilt. Terri will take it home to quilt it.
New Business
- Marie showed examples of the Postcards for the January Work night. She will tell us what to bring at the January business meeting.
- The Christmas Party will be held at the December business meeting. Marie has reserved the Methodist church. Pat Gobbel passed the sign up sheet for pot luck dishes. We will do a gift exchange again this year. Pat Gobbel moved and that we bring one yard of fabric for the gift exchange. The fabric should be good quality ($7 - $10 for a yard). She also moved that we have a contest for the “funkiest” wrapping. The motion passed. The wrapping categories will be Unusual, Creative, Beautiful, and Ugly.
- Secret Sisters will be revealed in the spring when our new year begins not at the Christmas party.
- Karen Gentsch offered to start a Scrappy Quilters guild blog. She will start it and maintain it, but would like others to contribute over time. Dianne made a motion that we accept the offer and Pam Unruh seconded the motion.
Block of the Month
Karen Gentsch presented the Log Cabin block.
We watched the log cabin and shoo fly portions of the Eleanor Burns Underground Railroad DVD.
Technique
Pat Wells brought a great idea. You can use the glad press and seal wrap for machine quilting. Trace the quilt design on the wrap, stick it to your quilt, then machine quilt along the lines and rip the wrap away when finished.
Show & Tell
- Kristina Parmer –Machine quilted Teddy bear panel and checkerboard quilt she finished for Marie.
- Marie Dixon – wall hanging for her daughter made from her daughter’s dress.
- Dorothy Holmes – October BOM, large scale star quilt from 1800’s reproduction fabric
- Pam Unruh – Bear Paw and Basket BOM
- Dianne Preece – Pincushions from scraps
- Misty Fortenberry – Started a chrocheted granny square
- Jeannette Oblander – Crossroads block from October.
- Terri Thomas– knitted blue baby blanket Two second place ribbons for her Jacobean quilt “Chloe’s Jacobean Delight” in the Stars N’ Stiches quilt show sponsored by the Chattahoochee Evening Star Quilt Guild in Alpharetta, Ga..
- Dorothy Sauder – knitted baby blanket
5 comments:
At our last meeting Pat suggested using Glad Press N Seal for machine quilting. I tried it for hand applique. I stuck it to my pattern and used a magic marker to trace my applique pattern, then cut out the pieces. I stuck the outside to my block and stuck the piece I cut out to my fabric. I used the outer piece as a guide to tell me where to place my applique and used the inner cut piece to show me where to turn the piece under. It worked pretty well. I think I'll try it again.
In embroidery we use what is called, wet-n-gone which is clear enough to use for this purpose. I think it would work for this type of quilting and any that is left, well just wet it and its gone!
the picture i have put on our blog is what I maid during thanksgiving week it's a baby quilt made from pats easy nine patch tip.under my name Sandy B.
GREAT IDEA KAREN IN YOUR COMMENT ON PRESS AND SEAL. THATS WHAT I CALL TAKING IT A STEP FARTHER. PAT WELLS
Thanks, Pat.
One other thing to note on the press n seal trick. If you use a magic marker, be careful. Mine was a permanent marker, but it still came off on my fingers. Luckily it didn't stain the fabric, just had blue finger tips.
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