Here is a link showing Fiber Artists of Southern Arizona – FASA staff hanging the quilts the night before the “quilt show” –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn-cyi4u9d0&context=C3fdc858ADOEgsToPDskJPeWemY4vEdWAUwEzd920Y
Below you can see the finished product on opening day.
http://maryvaneecke.com/2012/02/18/tucson-az-is-home-to-the-worlds-first-quilt-bomb/
Hmmmmm - we have a quilt show coming up???
This is a new to me hint for sit-down machine quilters. While I have not tried this it “seams” like it might work well. Kind’a like using those gloves – machiningers. If you try this let us know how it works for you by posting a comment.
http://tips.allpeoplequilt.com/machine-quilting/use-kitchen-sponges-when-machine-quilting/
Update the final number for participants in this year’s Block Exchange is 20. Please make one extra block for a total of 21 blocks. The extra block will be made into a quilt to be raffled at next year’s quilt show.
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Thanks to Marilyn and Maggie for their efforts to design and structure our 2012 Block Exchange - A Quilters’ Village. They came up with the wonderful idea of “house” blocks – that means any kind of house block you would like to make!! This program was presented at the October Material Girls meeting. I have included below the documentation for the Block Exchange. Just remember that if you wish to participate in the exchange, you must sign up by the February 2012 Material Girls meeting and have your blocks completed for the actual exchange at the August 2012 meeting.
We were honored to be asked to plan next year’s block exchange and we set the following goals:
1. Block should be easy enough that no one would be too intimidated to join the fun.
2. Block should be challenging enough to keep advanced quilters from being bored.
3. The final quilt should somehow reflect the warm feeling of this guild and the
wonderful personalities of all of you.
4. (I admit to hoping we’d choose something that would make you want to keep us
around rather than telling us to find a new place to hang out-Maggie)
We decided, then, to create a “Quilters’ Village” and we hope you’ll consider participating and populating the MG Village. The following guidelines will give the details.
Block size: 12 ½ inches square; 12 inches finished. Please err on the larger size for your unfinished block, so that it will finish at 12 inches square
Block design: a house, or some kind of village building structure. This could be a house, cabin, hut, row house, church, fire station, bird house, outhouse, lighthouse, school house, courthouse, or any other building that might fit into our villages.
Method: It can be pieced, appliquéd, or paper pieced.
Suggestions: If the block you want to do doesn’t measure 12 inches, just put borders around it to make the unfinished block 12 ½ inches square. Feel free to decorate your “house” (lace curtains, a flower in yard, or cloud in sky). No specific colors required. Make it fun, and make it as simple, or as complex as you like. Make all your blocks alike, or mix them up. Use cotton quilting fabric. No wonky blocks (buildings cocked at an angle), please.
Signature: A signature would be nice, but make it tiny and put it in some unobvious spot. Make it a treasure hunt to find who did the lovely block!
Resources for blocks: Books (yours or library’s); quilt magazines. Online patterns: http://Quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/house_quilt.htm?p=1; http://www.azpatch.com/bom2002/04apr02/bom02apr.htm; www.free-quilting.com; www.quilterscache.com; www.quiltvile.com; www.hoffmanfabrics.com
Many of the online patterns are free, and Quilter’s Cache, for example, says it is fine to use her patterns for block exchanges and raffle quilts, so you don’t have to worry about copyright as long as you use a free site, or find one in a book yourself. We might be on “shaky ground” if we copy and distribute patterns.
Sign-up date: by the February 2012 meeting
Due date: August meeting, 2012
Marilyn Allen and Maggie Bauer
Here is the link for the Fons & Porter bucket basket that was demoed at the February meeting.
http://www.fonsandporter.com/content_downloads/fptv1712_Project-Quilters_Caddy.pdf
Also below is the link for Snoodle to be stitched at the April 5th Charity Sew. We will be making snoodles approximately 12 inches square and the wool batt will be provided by Maggie.
http://www.ontwerpt.nu/vo/df00009.htm
Measurements for the Incubator Covers should be 40-45 inches square
Bereavement quilts may be 15, 25 or 35 inches square.
The time is approaching quickly – – - This year’s Miamisburg Quilt Show will be Friday, April 27th and Saturday, April 28th. The hours will be Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission $5.00 (only at door)
Children 12 and under Free
Handicap Accessible
It once again will be held at the First Church of God at 446 North Heincke Road in Miamisburg. We will have new and heirloom quilts on display. Raffle tickets are available for 2 quilts. Buy one ticket and have a chance to win one of two different quilts. Pictures will be posted of the two different Raffle Quilts soon. We also will have door prizes, vendors from local quilt shops, quilting demos, craft items for sale and scissor and knife sharpening. And of course the wonderful lunch available from the church members. Check with any club member to purchase your raffle tickets or leave a comment here on our blog and we can help you.
The Material Girls Exchange Block quilts will also be on display. This year we will be showing various Log Cabin quilts which the members created with the swap blocks.
The church is a great venue with plenty of space for viewing quilts, shopping our various quilt shop vendors, or resting at the lunch area.
This year we have added something new - Quilt Appraisals – you can make an appointment to have your quilt appraised. For pricing and details please call Kay at 937-672-7745
Here is a link to a map of the location and a couple pictures from last year’s show.
http://tinyurl.com/5uwnoc6
For more show information or if you have a quilt you would like to be displayed please contact Janet Wead at 937-866-1604.Sign up sheets for show volunteers will be available at our next meeting
Yes – yet another web geek wishing you a Happy New Year. But I do hope you enjoyed your holidays and hope you all have an Excellent and Happy New Year. Material Girls will have their first meeting of 2012 this Thursday. The meeting program topic will be Hints and Tips. Please bring a hint or sewing tip to share with your friends. Or maybe just a good tip for our every day activities!!
At the meeting we will share with you the 2012 Program topics and they will also be posted on here on our blog.
The February meeting will be demonstration of the Babylock Sewing Bucket Project and you can find the instructions here
http://www.babylock.com/ftp/projects/Project-Quilters%20Caddy.pdf
Okay so I guess you need the link??
Well – I think this guy has them ALL!!
Check out his statement first and then click on his gallery to see what he has done with his “button jar”. And yes – - - maybe I am spending too much time on the ‘net??
I had to share this site for our quilters that love jewelry also. You may be familiar with Avlyn fabric and now they have jewelry also. Don’t ya think these might look good with our own Sandi P’s fabric jewelry she makes for our Miamisburg Quilt Shows??
