March Meeting Minutes

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Meeting March 28, 2024 6:00 PM

Old Worthington Library

26 people attended.

Leigh posed the question, have you ever worked on improv quilt piecing? The answers were about ½ yes and ½ no.

Annual Dues of $10 are now due for 2024.

2 color challenge project was presented at the meeting. About 12 members participated. See pictures of the project on Facebook page.

Block raffle 8 members participated in the Then Came June, Sugar Quilt block raffle. Courtney’s daughter won the blocks. We will look forward to seeing her completed project!

Upcoming swap – Thread catchers will be made and swapped with an assigned recipient. Partners have been chosen and Leigh has contacted those participating with their recipient’s name and likes, color etc. The thread catchers will be due at the April 25 meeting.

Quilt project for 2024 This project will consist of a monochromatic quilt. Solids or prints can be used, but should be of the same color family. At February, we brought pattern, March meeting we brought fabric chosen. May meeting will be cutting, August meeting some completed blocks and due at November meeting. About 11 members expressed an interest in this project.

Quilting retreats – 2 quilting retreats will be help this year, one in April and one in July. They will both be held at the Hotel Millersburg. Contact Leslie Wood for more information. A Facebook group has been set up for those attending. No July guild meeting due to the retreat in July.

Quilt ruler library – we will have more discussion on a possible library of quilt rulers. The idea is for members to donate rulers they may no longer want and they could be lent out to other members to use and then return.

March demo – Katie Kull presented a demo on improv quilting. She has taken several classes over the years from some very well-known improv quilters. They include Sherri Lynn Wood, Patricia Belyea, Irene Roderick, and Joe Cunningham. Katie quilts most of her own patterns and has a real love for improv quilting. Thanks Katie!!

Show and Tell - several members shared their projects – pictures available on FB.

Please note: upcoming meeting 4/25/24 at Auction Ohio, 7461 Worthington Galena Road, Worthington OH 43085 – enter by front door at 6:00 pm. They will have a short presentation regarding sewing machines and other auction information

Next meeting:

Auction Ohio, 7461 Worthington Galena Road, Worthington OH 43085

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 6:00 pm

Block Raffle

Block link: https://thencamejune.com/blogs/blog/sugar-quilt-petunia if it wont send you the pattern after you sign up you can use this link.... https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2498/9730/files/TCJ_Sugar_Quilt_Pattern_Free.pdf?v=1656608647&mc_cid=bf25a1aab2&mc_eid=3040675a6e

Due: March Meeting

Directions: Make as many (or few) as you like. Block size is 9.5”. Each block is made of 4 HSTs blocks. You can use any fabric/color etc but each block should only use 2 fabrics.

February Meeting

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Meeting February 29, 2024 at 6:30 PM

Old Worthington Library

17 people attended.  

We were asked to bring our favorite quilting ruler with us.  Leigh opened the meeting by sharing her ruler,  Add a quarter inch.  The other rulers that members brought included, Classic Curves Ruler by Color Girl Quilts, slide lock ruler, Stripology, Quilt in a day, sew straight ruler,   bloc loc (blockloc.com), Sew Kind of Wonderful mini ruler, Creative Grids rulers, plus those that forgot a ruler still had info to share.  A few had thoughts to share about keeping your ruler from slipping, they included using  a spray, clear medical tape, using a small hand weight on the end.

Annual Dues of $10 are now due for 2024.     

Upcoming challenge – 2 color challenge project due at March 28, 2024 meeting – detailed information found on the website.  Bonnie clarified that it is a 2 color project.  It is possible that a print could be used in addition to this, but it would have to be the exact two colors.  If In question on this, please contact Bonnie.

Upcoming swap – Thread catchers will be made and swapped with an assigned recipient. Partners have been chosen and   Leigh has contacted those participating with their recipient’s name and likes, color etc.  The thread catchers will be due at the April 25 meeting.   

Quilt project for 2024 This project will consist of a monochromatic quilt.  Solids or prints can be used, but should be of the same color family.  At February, please bring pattern, March meeting would be color and fabric chosen.  May meeting will be cutting, August meeting some completed blocks and due at November meeting.  About 11 members expressed an interest in this project.   

Quilting retreats – 2 quilting retreats will be help this year,   one in April and one in July.   They will both be held at the Hotel Millersburg.  Contact Leslie Wood for more information.   No July guild meeting due to the retreat in July.   

Fabric Swap  Grunge fabric was swapped.  Several members participated. 

Block raffle –A new block raffle was voted on, which will be due at the March meeting.  The winner was Then Came June, Sugar Quilt block.  You can get the pattern by going to the Then Came June blog,   enter your email and name and it will be emailed to you for no charge.   We will be making the 9-1/2” block.  Color is sewists choice.  

Quilt ruler library – we will have more discussion on a possible library of quilt rulers.   The idea is for members to donate rulers they may no longer want and they could be lent out to other members to use and then return.

March demo – Katie Kull will be doing an improv piecing demo.   Promises to be fabulous (in my opinion)!!!

Show and Tell  - several members shared their projects – pictures available on FB.

Upcoming meeting dates  March 28 at 6 pm, April 25 at 6 pm at Old Worthington Library

Next meeting:

March 28, 2024

6:00 pm begin time
Old Worthington Library
820 High St
Worthington, OH 43085

January Meeting Minutes

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Meeting January 25, 2024 at 6 PM

Old Worthington Library

17 people attended. 1 new attendee

Leigh opened the meeting with a question, what is your favorite quilting tip. There were many good answers including pressing seams well, using a clapper on the seams after pressing, join a guild to meet other with same interests and learn new things, maintain sewing machine, cut pieces slightly larger and then cut down to right size after piecing, chain and web piecing, using feed dogs to help sew pieces of slightly different sizes, measure twice and cut once, if in doubt about cutting size, refer to pattern. Bonnie Hunter had a goo tutorial on web piecing.

Annual Dues of $10 are now due for 2024. Katy J collected $10 annual dues from members.

Katie Kull did a demo on facing a quilt. Facing is an alternative to binding. Facing can be made different sizes. You begin by sewing it to the quilt front, once sewn, the facing is turned to the back and cannot be seen from the front. Katie shared her very beautiful quilts that she had used facing as her edge finish. Patricia Belyea, Okan Art, her book East meets West Quilts was the teacher Katie took a class from.

Upcoming challenge – 2 color challenge project due at March 28, 2024 meeting – detailed information found on the website.

Upcoming swap – Thread catchers will be made and swapped with an assigned recipient. Sign up by February 1. Leigh will contact those participating with their recipient’s name and likes, color etc. The thread catchers will be due at the April 25 meeting.

Quilt project for 2024 This project will consist of a monochromatic quilt. Solids or prints can be used, but should be of the same color family. At February, please bring pattern, March meeting would be color and fabric chosen. May meeting will be cutting, August meeting some completed blocks and due at November meeting.

Quilting retreats – 2 quilting retreats will be help this year, one in April and one in July. They will both be held at the Hotel Millersburg. Contact Leslie Wood for more information. No July guild meeting due to the retreat in July.

Fabric Swap Grunge fabric will be the fabric swap due at the February 29 meeting. 1 yard fabric should be cut into 8 fat eight about 9 x 21 – will yield 8 pieces. Bring them to the meeting in a bag with your name on it.

Block raffle – 3 members completed the heart block raffle. Katy J was the winner of the blocks.

Quilt library – we will have more discussion on a possible library of quilt rulers. The idea is for members to donate rulers they may no longer want and they could be lent out to other members to use and then return.

March meeting demo – each member is asked to bring a quilting ruler that they would like to talk about.

Show and Tell - several members shared their projects – pictures available on FB.

Upcoming meeting dates February 29 at 6:30, March 28 at 6 pm, April 25 at 6 pm at Old Worthington Library





Next meeting:

February 29, 2024

6:30 pm begin time – PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE.
Old Worthington Library
820 High St
Worthington, OH 43085

Swap #1 Thread Catcher

You will be swapping with another member of our group. You will need to sign up and fill out the questions before February 1. You will then get an email with the answers about your partner by February 5. You will need to make a Thread Catcher for your partner and bring it to the the meeting. If you are unable to make it to the meeting please try to find someone else coming to the meeting to bring it for you or message Leigh. 

What: Thread Catcher

Due Date: April 25th Meeting

How to sign up? Fill out this form by February 1st  Sign up Form Link

Made by Heather P

Link to this pattern:

https://www.merrimentdesign.com/pincushion-thread-catcher.php

2024 Challenge #1 Two color challenge

Due: March

Name: Two color challenge. 

Rules: You can use only 2 distinct colors for your quilt top and binding. Your 2 colors can be shades or tints of each other. For example, you can use light blue and dark blue as your 2 colors, or you could use 2 shades of green etc, but only use those 2 colors. 

You can use whatever colors you want on the backing/inside. If your project is a bag, the outside, any outside pockets, and handles can only be your 2 colors but the lining can be whatever you want. 

Project needs to be completed.

2024 Project of the Year

Project: Monochromatic Quilt

Check In Months- February, March, June, August, & November

Schedule:

Check In #1 Pattern (February)

-Pick your pattern. Bring a picture of your quilt pattern either on paper or on your phone to the February quilting meeting

Check In #2 Color  (March)

-Pick your color family. This is a variety of different shades, hues & tints. Pick colors light to dark so you have contrast in your quilt. This is a great place to use the color wheel, paint samples and also black & white pictures on your phone.

Check In #3 Cutting ( May)

-Time to cut your fabric

Check In #4 Sew (August)

-Start piecing your quilt together. Bring a block or a part of your quilt to show your progress at the August meeting

Check In #5 Finish (November)

-Bring your finished quilt top to the November meeting for show & tell

Links talking about Monochromatic Quilts:

https://graceframe.com/en/resources/blog/how-to-design-a-monochromatic-quilt

https://quiltsbyjen.ca/monochromatic-colours-in-quilt-design/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGurFcyFNW8