March 2018 – Upcoming Meeting and Announcements
The March evening meeting is:
Thursday, March 1 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm
Alfalfa’s Market
785 E South Boulder Rd
Louisville, CO 80027
Social hour begins at 6 pm with the program running from 7 – 8:30 pm. This month the theme is “What’s All the Fuss About?” Fussy Cutting Modern Quilt Blocks. Laura L. has become a master fussy cutter and she will be sharing her expertise. The presentation will be about tools used for fussy cutting, developing templates and using commercial templates, fussy cutting basic shapes, complex shapes, creating secondary designs using fussy cuts, and fussy cutting words and text.
At the February open sew the challenge project was to make a pincushion. We had a lot of great participation and saw a lot of wonderful pincushions. At the March evening meeting we will be doing a pincushion swap. If you’d like to participate, bring a finished pincushion and you’ll leave with someone else’s handmade creation. The crushed walnut shell filling will also be available if you’d like to take some home, so bring a container if you’d like some.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
All Boulder MQG members have received a survey in their email. Please make sure to fill it out, it’s extremely valuable to us in planning events and programming for the guild. Please fill it out by March 2. You can find the link in the Member Area.
The Boulder MQG QuiltCon charity quilt is hanging in Pasadena. A special thanks to everyone who helped making this beautiful quilt possible!
We’ve had another great month with the Boulder MQG BOM. I love how different the block looks with prints vs solids. If you haven’t made yours yet, there’s still plenty of time, here’s the February block tutorial.
Make sure you’re using #bouldermqgbom18 and tag us @bouldermqg for your blocks on Instagram!
The March open sew challenge will be to make a name tag. Laura L.’s fussy cutting information will be great information if you want to use a fabric with letters, but you can also embroider them. There will be more information to come, but check the Pinterest board for ideas.
