Friday, January 28, 2011

Announcements

"Sew On"
Studio Warming Party THIS SATURDAY, Jan. 29th 2–4p

Everyone is welcome! Visit
Cherri's new quilting space… full of sewing wonderfulness. Cookies and milk and a comfy chair just for you!

6635 North Baltimore Street Suite 263. (former Columbia Sportswear building under the St. Johns Bridge and across the street from the Moonstruck Chocolate factory)
Portland, OR 97203

Free parking in the covered garage or on the street.
Enter the building throughout the garage.
Sign on the double doors inside the garage will direct you to our space.

For more information call Cherri at
503-720-1753
or visit her blog.

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Scrap Art, call for submissions

The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is planning an exhibition focusing on both historical and contemporary examples of scrap textile art, and they are seeking excellent examples of scrappy quilts and other forms of scrap textile art to be considered for their exhibition.

The exhibition will highlight examples from the Museum collection of historical scrappy quilts as well as document current trends in re-purposing of materials in the textile arts. They are reaching out to you, their supporters and community, to inquire if there are quilts you would like to share with them for consideration of loan or donation towards this exhibition. Historical pieces, quilts with an eclectic flair, textile art that features wide-ranging combinations of color and materials, and contemporary textile art that transcends the historical trend to include innovative re-purposing of recycled materials are especially desired.

Examples can be submitted in the following ways:

By Email:
Deborah Corsini, Curator, at deborah@sjquiltmuseum.org or
Joyce
Hulbert, Collections, at joyce@sjquiltmuseum.org
An image of the object can be sent by email as a Jpeg. Please send an overall and a detail as well as any information on the history or artist. Put "Scrap Art" in subject of email.

Bring to the museum:
They will hold a call for Scrap Art at the museum on Tuesday afternoon

At time of posting we are unable to determine deadline for submissions. Please email Deborah or Joyce if you are interested.

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UPDATE: Sister's Quilt Show

From Jen:
Hi everyone. We have had a great turn out for the Sister Quilt Show. There are 15 people that will be showing. If we can, some of those people may even be showing two! It's so great that we can gather together and have a big presences there!

We have extended the entry date to Monday 1-31-11. If you would like a chance for your quilt to be entered into the show, please email me at jencarltonbailly at gmail dot com. Selected quilts must be finished and images submitted no later than February 27th. Yes, the quilt show is not until July, however, programs will be made in March/April!

The following people have already been chosen to show their quilt(s). Congratulations to everyone!
Annie
Kaci Kyler
Marci Mersky

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YouTube Tip of the week

Because there is always a 1,000 ways to do things: Quilt Binding
(really that's how it's done—genious!)

Friday, January 21, 2011

Meeting 012011

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!"