A new year, new officers, new ideas.
Last night's meeting kicked off with a warm welcome from President Christina and quickly segued into Cherri's 10-MINUTE TUTE. "Wonky Argyle Quilting." Find the tutorial on her blog, Sew On. Cherri also had an extra special announcement. She has recently become the ecstatic owner of a long arm quilting machine—and needs you to help her celebrate. Details on her blog and Flickr.
GROUP ACTIVITY
A goal for this year's officers is to create happiness, inspiration, friendship, and excitement. In order to do so we arranged a brainstorm where members counted off into eight groups, chatted among themselves, and then shared their wish lists with the entire group. Everyone provided fabulous ideas and we cannot wait to implement them.
GIVE-AWAYS
Megan, program manager, arranged five fantastic give-a-ways: 1. Tammis Keefe fat quarter pack (4 yards!) donated by the Fat Quarter Shop, 2. gift certificate for a free year of Fat Quarterly. (Member Christina, The Sometimes Crafter has a FQ review on her blog.), 3. & 4. $10 Cool Cottons' Gift Certificate, and 5. $5 Cool Cottons' Gift Certificate!
SHOW-AND-TELL! More oooos and ahhhhhs than normal in this bunch:
nine-patch & solids, by Annie
charm squares sashed in brown—3 or 4 charm sq packs, by Kathie
t-shirt memory quilt—13 years of quilt camp, by Kathie
echino prints backed with minky, by Jill
wonky blue & white log cabin, by Tania Johnston
Squid hexagon madness—project started August, 2010, by Gale
a quilt-along from long ago; the quilting thread matches the color of each fabric, by Lisa
Tokyo Subway Quilt, by Elizabeth
quilt based on an optical illusion, by Leah
Southern Utah Flowers, designs adapted from a flora book—birthday gift for mom, by Brittany Scott
Oregon College of Arts and Crafts Auction quilt (reversable); all fabric is hand-dyed, pieced and designed, by Sarah Laird (quilted by Nancy)
a couch quilt with a "flying geese" border (sort of) and picked fences pattern; her first quilt (no one believed her), by Ale (pronounced Allie)
The Big Zig pattern (Denyse Schmidt), by Ale
ticker tape floor mat—fabric from the Scrappy Strips Swap done along with Heather A la Mode's quilt-along, by Ale
vintage quilt—Violet's husband's great-grandmother made it ca. 1920's; the big squares are embroidered square dancers, the back is barkcloth that has turned ultra soft
Lawn Chair Quilt pattern from Moda Bake Shop done with a jelly roll and honey bun, by Traci Butler
Robert Kaufman helped her find more of the blue solid in the right dyelot and sent her 4 more yards!, by Gaile
quilts for twins—based on the Material Obsession Fanciful Flowers pattern but now with woodland creatures, by Lara
a first quilt "start a quilt" pattern from a book (note: lots of Amy Butler fabric), by Lisa
fabric from Tanzania (formerly clothing), by Rachel, who spent 6 months volunteering in Tanzania
tummy time quilt (tied), by Kimie
scrappy log-cabin (made from scraps), by Tracie
a self-designed quilt with grey "voids," by Tracie
featuring Hope Valley fabrics, Flickr quilt-along, by Jeri
ticker tape sewing machine cover—made with scraps from above quilt, by Jeri
hexagon madness, by Jenn
How we love to share—keep 'em coming ladies!
ATTENTION: FEBRUARY SWAP!
project: "mug rug"—smaller than a placemat, larger than a coaster—for your coffee and your biscuit
specs: 7" x 10"ish, any pattern and fabric you choose
blind swap: bring to February's meeting
Megan's tip: use single binding
THANK YOU PNCA for a year of hosting PMQG meetings!
inspired by the PNCA building exterior, designed by Jill, pieced by Petra and Beverly, appliqued and quilted by Elizabeth
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Phew—until next time my sewing friends, as Cherri would say "sew on!"
whoever did the blog post is doing a great job! the meeting was great too!
ReplyDeleteGreat meeting ~ fantastic post... all good things for the beginning of 2011 :)
ReplyDeleteI am sorry I missed it but loved seeing all the work. Can't wait for the swap next month! Pétra
ReplyDeleteThe meeting was a blast - you ladies always make me laugh and, of course, inspire me in my sewing pursuits!
ReplyDeleteAwesome feedback ladies! I aspire to post awesome posts from here on out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great meeting review! I hope to make it in February!
ReplyDeleteFirst meeting of the year was great! Looking forward to a year of great learning and meeting new people! Thanks for the post Sciarrino!
ReplyDeleteI love having these posts to look back on. Every show and tell quilt up there, it's awesome! Plus good work on the links, dang, that must have taken forever!
ReplyDeleteGreat work, Katie! Great photos and meeting re cap info! Crisp and clear!
ReplyDeleteHey, I forgot to inquire at the meeting.....what's the latest news on the PMQG display at the Sisters show in July? Is there a committee for this event? Timeline? Two of our members were asking about this too. Perhaps a future blog post on this event? I am thinking specific details and timeline....
I was one "questioner" at the meeting about entering a quilt for the Sister's exhibit. Is it too late? Are there too many entries? Do they really have to be finished and ready to send by the first of March? That seems so early...My e-mail is LandHG@aol.com, but I'll keep checking the blog for info.
ReplyDeleteGreat first meeting, post, and kick-off to 2011. That PNCA quilt is awesome! Great job, Jill, Petra, Beverly, and Elizabeth!
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