Hi Quilters!
Saturday March 19, is our next work day. Bring your own project or UFO to work on.
We will also be working on the Baby charity quilts. Come and help for an hour or the day --- cut, sew, press, learn new techniques, donate some of your old fabric stash to make room for new updated fabric or just socialize. The more the merrier!
There will be draw prizes throughout the day not just at noon. Maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones.
Hope to see you on Saturday.
ECQG Work Day Committee
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Monday, 14 March 2011
Gadgets galore!
From Karen Guitard,
as you probably guessed from the meeting, I love gadgets and if anyone wants more information on any of them just let me know. Feel free to try any of mine out at one of the work days.
I order notions and books from connectingthreads.com and I have seen many of the following notions at our local quilt shops and I'm sure many of them would order whatever notions you'd like.
In Fredericton -
"Country Crafts & Curtains", "Sewing World", and "Fabricville"
In Woodstock:
"The Christmas Crab Quiltery"
In Moncton:
"The Fabric Cupboard"
"The Covered Bridge Quiltery"
In Saint John area:
"Town and Country Quilts"
"The River Gallery"
Please note that even though these pins are finer, you shouldn't sew over them.
Doris Kilburn gave me a wonderful tip at one of the work days - Sew up to the pins, then stop your machine and turn the hand wheel to pass over the pin area, then continue on sewing. Thanks, Doris!
Fork Pins" by Clover
"Needle Threader" by Clover
"cotton picker"
"True Grips" by "TrueCut
"Clearly Perfect Angles" by New Leaf
*If anyone wants help with fitting this to your machine, I will bring my template and will help you trim this properly at any of the work days. You will need an Exacto knife with a sharp blade.
I order my machine foot attachments from brubakerssewing.com
(They carry other brands of feet as well). Janome feet fit my machine since my Kenmore was originally made by Janome. This foot is totally open in the front and is wonderful for applique stitches, especially satin stitch. It is also useful for quilting. There is a little line on the foot which makes it so easy to line up your stitching.
This foot is made similar to a 1/4 inch foot but it has a divider in the middle of the foot instead, that lines up between the seams for more accurate "in the ditch" stitching.
as you probably guessed from the meeting, I love gadgets and if anyone wants more information on any of them just let me know. Feel free to try any of mine out at one of the work days.
I order notions and books from connectingthreads.com and I have seen many of the following notions at our local quilt shops and I'm sure many of them would order whatever notions you'd like.
In Fredericton -
"Country Crafts & Curtains", "Sewing World", and "Fabricville"
In Woodstock:
"The Christmas Crab Quiltery"
In Moncton:
"The Fabric Cupboard"
"The Covered Bridge Quiltery"
In Saint John area:
"Town and Country Quilts"
"The River Gallery"
Please note that even though these pins are finer, you shouldn't sew over them.
Doris Kilburn gave me a wonderful tip at one of the work days - Sew up to the pins, then stop your machine and turn the hand wheel to pass over the pin area, then continue on sewing. Thanks, Doris!
Fork Pins" by Clover
"Needle Threader" by Clover
"cotton picker"
"True Grips" by "TrueCut
"Clearly Perfect Angles" by New Leaf
*If anyone wants help with fitting this to your machine, I will bring my template and will help you trim this properly at any of the work days. You will need an Exacto knife with a sharp blade.
I order my machine foot attachments from brubakerssewing.com
(They carry other brands of feet as well). Janome feet fit my machine since my Kenmore was originally made by Janome. This foot is totally open in the front and is wonderful for applique stitches, especially satin stitch. It is also useful for quilting. There is a little line on the foot which makes it so easy to line up your stitching.
This foot is made similar to a 1/4 inch foot but it has a divider in the middle of the foot instead, that lines up between the seams for more accurate "in the ditch" stitching.
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
ECQGuilders,
I know we all love the blast of winter we are getting this year, but hopefully it will hold off for our March ECQG meeting tomorrow night! (no sarcasm there!) See you tomorrow night at 7pm.
Kathy... with a reminder to bring along:
1.Quilt Show Name Suggestions
2.Charity items for the Baby and Me Program
3.Donation of Gadgets to put in the leaf bowls.
4.Gadgets for our “Show and Tell Program”-anything for quilting that you cannot live without, or one that you aren’t sure what it is for or how to work it. COME and SHARE!
I know we all love the blast of winter we are getting this year, but hopefully it will hold off for our March ECQG meeting tomorrow night! (no sarcasm there!) See you tomorrow night at 7pm.
Kathy... with a reminder to bring along:
1.Quilt Show Name Suggestions
2.Charity items for the Baby and Me Program
3.Donation of Gadgets to put in the leaf bowls.
4.Gadgets for our “Show and Tell Program”-anything for quilting that you cannot live without, or one that you aren’t sure what it is for or how to work it. COME and SHARE!
Friday, 18 February 2011
Workday this weekend
WORKDAY!!
February 19th is our workday. Door opens at 8:30am.
Cecil Grant will be giving instructions on the stack-n-whack technique for piecing, so bring your fabric or that Stack-n-whack UFO from years ago that you started and may need a refresher on to finish.
If you would rather Bring your own project to work on, or just want to socialize we look forward to seeing you on Saturday.
Marj Deveau
February 19th is our workday. Door opens at 8:30am.
Cecil Grant will be giving instructions on the stack-n-whack technique for piecing, so bring your fabric or that Stack-n-whack UFO from years ago that you started and may need a refresher on to finish.
If you would rather Bring your own project to work on, or just want to socialize we look forward to seeing you on Saturday.
Marj Deveau
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
see you in March...
Hello Guild Members,
I am going to take precautions and CANCEL tonight’s meeting due to the storm fall warning and blowing snow being issued for our region. It has already started to snow and is supposed to get worse. We will send you a summary of things needed for the Retreat as well as directions to get there and I’m sure Joan will not mind answering any last minutes questions.
We will also send you a summary of what was going to be discussed at the meeting tonight so you will be ready for the March meeting.
Thank you and please drive safely.
Susan Mayo
I am going to take precautions and CANCEL tonight’s meeting due to the storm fall warning and blowing snow being issued for our region. It has already started to snow and is supposed to get worse. We will send you a summary of things needed for the Retreat as well as directions to get there and I’m sure Joan will not mind answering any last minutes questions.
We will also send you a summary of what was going to be discussed at the meeting tonight so you will be ready for the March meeting.
Thank you and please drive safely.
Susan Mayo
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
February newsletter
Can you believe it's February already? here is a link to our February newsletter, see you at the meeting tomorrow!
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