ANNOUNCEMENTS
The August open sew is Sunday, August 19. We will begin constructing blocks for our 2019 QuiltCon Charity Quilt. Please plan to sew your contribution to the quilt during open sew. The upcoming member email will have more detailed information regarding the blocks.
The August block of the month is posted on the blog. A simple and quick block for the end of summer!
The September evening meeting continues our series on quilting with by presentation Anne Deister on Quilt as You Go Techniques. Come ready to learn about this way of quilting!
Our 2019 dues will increase to $50 to reflect our growing membership and the chapter dues increase by the national guild. We will be sending out a membership vote at the beginning of September to approve the increase and the associated changes needed to the bylaws. Please watch for the email.
Only a little more time to submit entries to the quilt show, An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting. All submissions need to be made via the website by September 1, 2018. And make sure you check out Laura’s great tutorial on photographing your quilt before you submit it!
AUGUST MEETING RECAP
We kicked off our August meeting with a brief business meeting followed by show and tell.
Missy showed off some amazing pattern matching practice, Julie had a gorgeous mini where she was testing quilting styles, and Kim showed off her beautiful and meaningful sustainable quilt show entry (This is only a sneak peek!)
We were happy to see all of our members and guest excited and ready to learn about big stitch quilting.
Rebecca and Laura L proceeded to go through the big stitch quilting process step by step on how to prepare and baste a quilt for hand quilting, types of quilting designs you can select, and how to choose a thread, needle, and thimble.
There will be detailed blog posts on perle 8 thread, embroidery needles for big stitch quilting, and thimble varieties coming soon. Members were given samples of thread and needles to test stitches on swatches of quilt sandwiches. Members can get the presentation documents in the Member Area. Everyone had a great time learning this technique!
We also had some great giveaways from Clover and Sulky, the lucky winners got some amazing items that are great for hand quilting!
Join us for Open Sew on August 19. RSVP so you are guaranteed a spot for your sewing machine!
