Meetings & Programs
Program for June - A guild member, Suzette McCaslin,will present a program on making "green" grocery bags. You will need to bring your sewing machine and the following sewing supplies, if you plan to participate in the program:
- 3/4 yd. fabric for bag
- 3/4 yd. fabric for lining
- 1/4 yd. fabric for ties
- 2/3 yd. batting
- 3/8 yd. fabric for handles (or cotton belting 1 1/4" X 1 1/2 yds.
- rotary cutter
- basic sewing supplies
Be sure to bring a fat quarter to thank Suzette or providing this month's program, as well as you annual dues.
Program for July - A guild member, Trina Cunningham, will present a program on making an apron to wear for sewing. You will have the opportunity to sew along with Trina, so you can bring your sewing machine and sewing supplies, if you would like to participate. Patterns will be available at the June meeting so that you can have your apron cut out and ready to begin construction at the July meeting.
Please plan to bring fat quarters to share with Trina as a "thank you" for providing the program this month.
Fall Retreat
The RQG fall retreat will be at Greenbriar Retreat Center, 16 miles south of Canton, on September 25 - 27, 2009. Check-in is at noon on Friday and check-out is after lunch on Sunday. There is no Thursday night option. The cost will be $150 ($9 hotel tax) per person, which includes meals and a breakfast bar. Anyone interested in participating in the retreat will need to pay a $50.00 deposit by the August meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Lowe.
Block of the Month
General Instructions: We will be making a variety of 9" finished blocks using red, black and white fabrics. You can use the red, black and white colors in any combination. Bring your completed blocks back to the next RQG monthly meeting for a chance to win all of the blocks. You can also purchase chances to win the completed quilt blocks.
May, 2009 (due in June) - Snowball pattern, including left-over blocks from this year's raffle quilt. Made with white backgrounds and pastel batiks.
April, 2009 (due in May) - Bow Tie pattern. The tie part should be made from bright stripes or polka dots. The background should be white on white. Your block will be 5" and will finish to 4 1/2" in the quilt. Congratulations to Susan Bloch for winning the April blocks.
March, 2009 (due in April) - Folded pinwheel block using bright, juvenile colors, with a white background. Congratulations to Carol Miskin on winning the March blocks.
February, 2009 (due in March) - Quilt block using the pattern provided at the February guild meeting, made from 30's fabrics and white background fabric. Congratulations to Joanne Kamper for winning the February blocks.
January, 2009 (due in February) - Quilt blocks using the pattern provided at the January guild meeting, made from batik fabrics. Congratulations to Kellie Leyba for winning the January blocks.
December, 2008 (due in January) - A block of four 3 3/4" finished snowballs made from civil war fabrics (see picture below). Please refer to the February 2009 Issue 96 of American Patchwork & Quilting, if you need help with your snowball blocks. Congratulations to Marge Goehl for winning the December blocks.
November, 2008 (due in December) - A signature block made of bright colors. Cut 2 pieces of two different scrappy material strips, 4 1/2 X 10 in. and cut 1 piece of white material into a strip 2 1/2 X 10 inches. Sew the 4 1/2 inch strips to either side of the 2 1/2 inch white strip to create one signature block. Write a message or favorite scripture on the white material. Congratulations to Margaret Cooley on winning the November blocks.
October, 2008 (due in November) - A quilt block made of red and green fabrics for Christmas. Patterns were handed out at the October meeting. Congratulations to Sheryl Evans on winning the October blocks.
September, 2008 (due in October) - Spider web block with red centers. The instructions can be found at Quiltville Custom Quilting - http://quiltville.com/spiderwebpf.html .
August, 2008 (due in September) - Flower block. You should have received a pattern at the August meeting. The blocks should be constructed on a 9 1/2" square of brown or pink background fabric. The stacked flower shapes should be alternating colors of pink and chocolate and the leaves should be green.
July, 2008 (due in August) - Whirling Geese, courtesy of McCalls. Also, be sure to check out the no waste method for making your Flying Geese components used in the Whirling Geese block pattern.
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June 12, 2009
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