The September evening meeting is:
Thursday, September 6 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm
Alfalfa’s Market
785 E South Boulder Rd
Louisville, CO 80027
Continuing the series on quilting, we will learn about Quilt-As-You-Go from Anne Deister. Social hour begins at 6pm and our presentation is from 7 – 8:30 pm. Quilt-As-You-Go is a technique that combines piecing and quilting into a single sewing process so everything is done at once. It is commonly referred to as QAYG. There are several different methods that can be used. Anne will be discussing several of these techniques and talking about the pros and cons of each. As well as how to decide which methods are best for which projects. Discussions will cover stitch and flip, row by row, block by block, joining strips, and self binding QAYG methods.
Please bring any projects you have made using QAYG for show and tell.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our October evening meeting will be at held at Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center,
4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO, from 6-8:30pm. We will hold our opening reception for An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting. Please invite friends and family to attend!
The deadline for entries to An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting, is September 1. Please make all submissions on the website submission page. An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting will hang at Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, beginning Oct 4, 2018.
There will be a short Show Committee meeting at 6pm on September 6 in the cafeteria area prior to the evening meeting. We will discuss plans for the opening reception and schedule hanging crews. Join the committee meeting and bring your best mocktail recipe ideas! Please show up for the meeting or contact Laura Loewen to volunteer or for more information.
A huge thank you to all the members who participated in making blocks for the 2019 QuiltCon charity quilt so far! Our design committee lead by Anne provided instructions for making 4 different types of blocks. If you weren’t able to attend the August open sew and still want to contribute, join us at the September open sew as we continue working on the quilt top, or contact Anne Diester for more information. Instructions for the blocks can be found in the member area.
August Block of the Month was super fast for all your busy back to school and end of summer schedules. Find the August block tutorial on the blog. Don’t fall behind; this one sews up in less than an hour! Here are some of the great blocks our participants have made so far.
Use the hashtag #bouldermqgbom18 and tag us @bouldermqg when posting your blocks on Instagram!
Open sew is September 22 from 9am-4pm. We will continue working on our Quiltcon 2019 charity quilt. Join us for a fun day of working on this community quilt or bring your own projects. Please RSVP.
