Show and Tell

show and tell pictures from the October meeting,

Florence's "Abby Bag"



her "Bali Bag" from the Gerry Richard's workshop,






Halloween panels, she designed this herself, her first design,




stay tuned for more show and tell pictures...!

Program Committee

Our program committee is working on planning and organizing our Christmas dinner, the price of the dinner this year will be 12 dollars each member, please bring exact change or pay by cheque, thanks!

there will be a swap of 4 coasters at our Christmas get together, you can either purchase or make them, "be creative, for a reason..." I guess we'll find out why creativity was mentioned when the coasters are all revealed and exchanged!



here are some examples that Christine brought to the October meeting,

October workday

here are some pictures from Saturday's workday, looks like lots was accomplished, thanks for the photos Sandra!

These are some samples of the Basics 101 project from workday












here are some more pics from Saturday,







Some variations of the placemats











Dianne Kelly's logcabin....




This is Jackie Ferguson working on her Arkansas Crossroads quilt. A UFO from a Jean Foglin workshop 5 or 6 years ago




it was a rainy day on Saturday, the perfect excuse to stay inside and sew! Thanks again to Sandra for taking all the pictures.

Workday reminder, Ocotber 16th

Saturday, October 16th is our next workday you are welcome at any time during the day when your schedule allows between 9:00am - 4:00pm:

1. Evelyn will be teaching and assisting anyone interested in machine embroidery. Bring your own embroidery project and Evelyn will share her knowledge with you.

2. The Basics 101 project is placemats. Bring your own pattern and appropriate supplies or do one of the samples available the supply list is below.

3. As always at any Guild Workday you can bring your own project to work on or to get advice on fabrics, color, technique or understanding a pattern.

We are quilters and we love to share. Hope to see you on Saturday.

Always in Stitches,

Marj

what to bring:

Basics 101 – Pieced and Scrappy Placemats
Sewing machine and manual, machine feet, any sewing tools that you think you will need thread snips, scissors etc. Walking foot for your machine (only if you have one already) Neutral Thread (light beige or light grey are good choices) Rotary Cutter Cutting Board (some are available at hall) Rulers (some rulers will be available) Assorted Scraps of fabric minimum 15” in length fat quarters are a good choice (Scrap bucket of donated fabric will be available) 1 m Pellon Fusible Fleece or Batting 1 m Fabric for Backing

binding tips

Ask Jinny: How Do You Bind Your Quilts?


Recently, I received a question from a quilter about binding her quilt. We all love to finally be at the stage where a project is ready to be bound. But it's not a step to rush -- although others may not notice a well-made binding, a poorly made one can definitely hurt the look of your quilt!

The quilter asked me, "How do you finish the edges of your quilts? I can never seem to get my binding on straight!"

First things first: I do a traditional double-fold binding, cut 2" wide, usually from a fabric that coordinates with the edge of the quilt. I also cut my binding strips on the bias for two reasons: first, I think a bias strip creates a smoother edge; and second, it creates a stronger fabric edge.

Because I frame many of my quilts with border prints, I also sew my binding on differently than most quilters. It's very important to me that the binding "respects" the design elements on the border print, not overlapping them willy-nilly. So, I sew the binding on to the back of the quilt first, turn it to the front and then hand-stitch in place with tiny stitches, adjusting the binding edge so it doesn't overlap any of the design elements.
(You can see in the photo that the binding has been brought to the front and runs straight along the printed stripe in the border print.)

Jinny has prepared a free tips sheet on binding, click here for the tip sheet.

One of the things that often troubles quilters iscutting the tails of the binding the correct length so there are no lumps or bumps where the two ends join. When I was a Quilt Market in the spring, I discovered this wonderful little tool that really makes it simple. To make it even better, a quilting store created a video that steps you through the entire process. The Binding Tool (what else would you call it?!) is available at our shop and online at this link , where you'll also find a link to the video.

Last, but not least, most quilters have become familiar with the process of creating a mitered binding for the corners of their square or rectangular quilts. Well, how do you handle the odd angles you might find on table runners, decorative projects or art quilts? Marci Baker of Alicia's Attic put together a wonderful video. It's free and accessible at this link .

thanks to Pat for sending this info along to Kathy, who sent it to me to post here for our reader's info!

One word...WOW!

Evelyn, and her sister Florence, showed us what they can do with their embroidery machines, and let me tell you, it's impressive, actually it's more then impressive, it's amazing! here are some of Evelyn's pieces of art,

















































after having seen their presentation, I want an embroidery machine!!!

Evelyn will be teaching and assisting anyone interested in machine embroidery. Bring your own embroidery project and Evelyn will share her knowledge with you.

"look Daddy, a trampoline!"

Sandra Day thanked everyone who had completed blocks and who had gone to the Frex to help out with the quilting...everyone's effort contributed to approximately 1480.00 dollars being raised so far with the raffle quilt.