July Upcoming Meeting and Announcements
The July evening meeting is:
Thursday, July 5 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm
Alfalfa’s Market
785 E South Boulder Rd
Louisville, CO 80027
Our July meeting is an ice cream social and Christmas in July gift exchange. Socializing begins at 6pm and gifts will be exchanged from 7 – 8:30 pm. Bring a small sewn gift to trade. You can find plenty of ideas on our Christmas in July Pinterest board. Sew up a quick project like a zipper bag, mini quilt, tote, fabric baskets, pincushions, needle books, etc. Anyone who brings a gift will go home with a gift.
Everyone is welcome to join us for just ice cream and socializing. Guest are welcome to participate and visit to ask questions about our guild. We look forward to seeing you there!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The August evening meeting is on the first Thursday of the month, August 2. We will be beginning a multi-month series on quilting (aka getting those puppies finished!). The August presentation will be on Big Stitch Hand Quilting. Rebecca and Laura will present different types of thread and needles that are commonly used in big stitch quilting, and other tools that can be used for a successful project finish. They will also cover the basics of how to decide on a big stitch quilting design, and mixing big stitch quilting with machine quilting.
The deadline for submission to our show, An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting, is SEPTEMBER 1. All the guidelines are on the website, tutorials for hanging attachments on small quilts and large quilts can be found on the blog, and all submissions will be accepted through the website only.
We had an absolute blast seeing just some of the many blocks that have been made for the 2018 Boulder MQG Block of the Month! Everyone has their own take on the blocks which makes it interesting to see such a variety.
We also had some fun prizes to give away to the members who have been making blocks!
Use the hashtag #bouldermqgbom18 and tag us @bouldermqg when posting your blocks on Instagram!
The July open sew is on July 22, 9am-4pm. We will begin to sew together the 2018 STEAMfest blocks. Please plan on spending at least a small amount of your time helping with some blocks!
