Tis the Season

It’s that time of year again! Our meeting on Tuesday, November 26 will be the annual holiday party!

A few reminders:
- Bring an ornament to swap. If you bring one, you get one. Participation is optional. The ornament should be handmade and represent your best work!
- Please bring a sweet or savory snack to share for the festivities. Drinks and paper products will be provided.
- We will be presenting our wash cloth travel rolls to Senior Services. If you still have one to turn in, please bring it!
- We will be drawing the winners of the raffle quilts! Make sure to bring any outstanding tickets you have. Remember, each member needed to sell $40 worth of tickets. Tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for $5.

See you there!

Let’s Sew Sunday!

REMINDER!! This Sunday is our sew-in for Senior Services. We will be making the washcloth travel roll. If you want to sew, bring a machine. If you want to cut, bring a rotary and mat. If you want to pack the rolls, just bring yourself. Any questions? Contact Ann or Lee!

Tuesday October 22, 2019 meeting and September recap

September minutes

Senior Services -

October suggested donation - paper products

We would like to donate 100 washcloth travel rolls filled with toothbrushes, toothpaste, unused (wrapped) combs, floss, etc.  Thanks to a few dentists we have more than enough toothpaste.  We still need individually wrapped toothbrushes, other toiletry items, and the washcloth rolls themselves.  The pattern can be found here:  https://www.maychappell.com/2019/07/22/travel-roll-tutorial/

Pam has offered Moore’s Springs Manor http://www.mooresspringsmanor.com/   for a sew-in on Sunday, November 10^th, from 1 - ?.  Bring your machine, sewing supplies, and a surge protector, and be ready to make travel rolls!  If you wish to contribute to the project, please talk to Ann Monroe.

Address is 12289 Hall Rd, Westfield, NC

Guild Swap -

The next guild swap will be for the November holiday party.  If you wish to participate please bring an ornament that you have made. 

Raffle Quilts -

This is our annual fundraiser so that we can invite educators to visit our guild.  We are asking everyone to sell at least $40 worth of tickets OR to sell tickets at local venues.  There still are opportunities to volunteer, so please talk to Lee Monroe to sign up.

Dues -

We are collecting dues ($40) for 2020 right now.  If you pay in Sept, Oct, or Nov, you will be entered into a drawing for fabric to add to your stash.

Notes from Board Meeting -

We have two questions for the guild -

1) Would you be willing to volunteer to be an officer on the board?

2) Can you recommend a quilter, sewist, or other fiber artisan for us to contact to be a speaker for next year? 

Please pass your suggestions and offers to help to any officer. Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Program Schedule -

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 meeting - 

Be ready to enter the Quilt Olympics! We'll team up and compete in a series of FOUR quilty-themed challenges for a chance to win fabulous prizes.

The challenges will test a variety of your quilting skills, and as such, so please bring your seam ripper and a pair of snips.

November is our holiday party.  Please bring some food, the raffle tickets, money from sales, and your OPTIONAL handmade ornament.  We will be drawing for the quilts that night.

Anneliese also has surprises in the works for next year, so save the dates:

Monday, June 22 - evening workshop

Tuesday, June 23 - evening lecture

Wednesday, June 24 - daytime workshop

Tuesday, August 25 - evening lecture

Wednesday, August 26 - daytime workshop

These workshops are a great value when compared to what is paid for QuiltCon sessions.  Plus, they are here at home, so minimal travel is required!

At the September meeting we hosted Katherine from The Mountain Thread Company http://www.themountainthreadcompany.com/ .  She discussed her journey from sewing and quilts to sewing bowls, totes, and other containers from North Carolina manufactured rope.  This developed into her own store, with workshops and sales of finished products.  The Wednesday workshop was quite enjoyable and the attendees went home with at least 2 finished items each.  If you missed it, you still have a chance to see her work, learn her methods, and buy rope and finished products from her shop in Blowing Rock.

October Meeting--Quilt Olympics!

Join the Triad Modern Quilt Guild this month for Quilt Olympics!

Once at the meeting, we'll team up and compete in a series of 4 quilty games for the chance to win a set of fabulous prizes.

The challenges will test a variety of your quilting (and other) skills, and as such, we'll need you to help by bringing some supplies. So, bring your seam ripper and a pair of snips, and of course, your game face! We look forward to seeing you soon!

2019 Raffle Quilt

Here are the 2019 Raffle Quilts! One ticket gives you the chance to win one of two quilts. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for six tickets! Drawing is November 26.

Quilted by Sheri Collette of Maxine and Me. Pattern is Carolina Quilts by May Chappell. Fabric is Jen Kingwell for Moda.

Custom Quilted by Sheri Collette of Maxine & Me.
Pattern is Evans Street by May Chappell. Fabric is various. 

Here is a PDF of the sign for printing:)

August minutes and September meeting reminder

August Minutes

Senior Services is appreciative of the support we have been giving them this year.  We are on a roll, so let's keep it going!  Travel rolls, that is. We would like to donate 100 Travel Rolls
(https://www.maychappell.com/2019/07/22/travel-roll-tutorial/) so they can be used as gifts by Senior Services this Christmas.  We are asking for completed rolls and / or donations of quality washcloths (at least 10.5 x 10.5 square), Pellon SF101 interfacing, pieces of fabric (at least 13 x 13),  and grosgrain ribbon (in yard lengths).   You may also make a cash donation.  Ann Monroe will be thrilled to go shopping for you! Turns out, our planned "Items of the Month" were wash cloths and hand towels anyway.

Quilt Raffle and Ticket Sales - The two throw-sized quilts are made and travelling around the local quilt shops.  (And we appreciate their support!)  The money we make offsets the costs of bringing in quality speakers from around the country.  Because of that, we are asking each member to do one of two things: 1) sell at least $40 worth of tickets or 2) volunteer and go to one of several locations to sell tickets to the public (even if you do not sell $40 worth of tickets.)  Lee Monroe has the ticket sales sign-up sheet.  The drawing will be at our November 26th meeting.

Club Swap - The reusable grocery bag swap was a great success.  There were many beautiful bags made and traded. 

The next swap will be of handmade ornaments for our November holiday party.  This is totally optional.  Anyone who brings an ornament will go home with one from another member.

Program - Our speaker was Claudia Marteniz who runs the Snuggly Monkey on-line needlework store.  She talked about her journey from quilting to embroidery and sashiko work.  She brought along several of her quality fabrics, patterns, and threads for members to purchase.

Next Meeting - 
Our September speaker will be Katherine from The Mountain Thread Company. On Tuesday, September 24^th, 6:30 pm at the South Fork Community Center, Katherine will give a lecture about her journey starting up a fabric store and rope basket business in Blowing Rock, NC. 

The following morning, Wednesday, September 25^th, Katherine will be giving a workshop on the basics of rope basketry.  Cost is $50 for members.  You can review the supply list and sign up here:
http://triadmodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2019/08/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html

Save the Date
October 22 - Quilt Olympics
November 26 - Holiday Party

Sew In Reminder

There will be a TMQG Sew In at Sew Original Winston-Salem this Friday, September 6th, starting at 5:00 pm.  You may bring your own work or you may assist with making Washcloth Travel Rolls for Senior Services.  (https://www.maychappell.com/2019/07/22/travel-roll-tutorial/) 

We would like to make 100 of these Travel Rolls so they can be used as gifts by Senior Services this Christmas.  We are asking for donations of quality washcloths (at least 10.5 x 10.5 square), Pellon SF101 interfacing, pieces of fabric (at least 13 x 13),  and grosgrain ribbon (in yard lengths).  If you cannot attend, but would still like to donate, please take your washcloths, interfacing, cloth, and ribbon to Sew Original by Friday.  You may also make a cash donation.  Ann Monroe will be thrilled to go shopping for you!

September Meeting: Katherine from The Mountain Thread Company!

Our September speaker will be Katherine from The Mountain Thread Company. On Tuesday, September 24^th , Katherine will give a lecture about her journey starting up a fabric store and rope basket business in Blowing Rock, NC.

The following morning, Wednesday, September 25^th, Katherine will be giving a workshop on the basics of rope basketry. For a cost of $50 for members, $60 for non-members, you’ll receive three (9:30 AM -12:30 PM) hours of hands-on instruction with Katherine, supplies, and enough time to complete a set of coasters or a small basket. If you’ve always admired Katherine’s work but haven’t gotten the opportunity to take a class at her storefront, this is your chance! The workshop will take place in the ballroom at the South Fork Community Center. 

The supply list:

Participants will need to bring the following items with them: 

sewing machine with zigzag stitch, 

power cord, 

foot pedal, 

basic sewing kit (scissors, pins, etc), 

1 spool of 50 weight thread (such as Aurifil - needs to be a good quality thread) 

fabric remnants cut down to 1/4" - 1/2" wide (does not have to be exact).  

Katherine will provide:

100% cotton rope

1 heavy duty jeans / denim needle per participant

instruction booklet

Member/Non-Member

Member Rope Workshop $50.00 USD Non-Member Rope Workshop $60.00 USD

Next meeting - August 27, 2019

Minutes -
During July's meeting we had several suggestions for Christmas and other celebration gifts.  These included making pin cushion rings, sachets for shoes, embroidered or printed tea towels, heat pads and trivets, and mug rugs in holiday and team colors. 

Senior Services -
Thank you all for your generous donations to date.  Our focus for this month is on protein drinks (like Ensure and Boost) and protein bars. Other items are welcome as well. 

We will be providing holiday gifts for Senior Services clients.  Our goal is to make 100 Washcloth Travel Rolls.  (The tutorial is on the May Chappell website.) There will be a Sew-In at Sew Original on Friday, September 6th starting at 5:00 pm.  You may bring your own work or help with the travel rolls.  In anticipation of this we will need:
- quality washcloths at least 10.5 inches square
- 5/8th inch grosgrain ribbon (neutral colors) A 1 yard cut is needed for each roll.
- Pellon SF 101 or other mid-weight fusible interfacing (1 yard makes 9 rolls)
- favorite fabrics, pieces no smaller than a 15 x 15 inches or yardage

You may bring the materials to the meeting or give a donation to the guild.

August Swap -
Remember to bring your reusable grocery bags for your designated swap partner!

Next Meeting -
On Tuesday, August 27, we will be hosting Claudia Menendez from Snuggly Monkey.  She will be showing her embroidery work.  We are charging $5 to defray the cost of Claudia's travel.

On Wednesday, August 28th from 9:30-1 at South Fork Community Center, Claudia will give her Introduction to Hand Embroidery workshop, where she will teach you how to prep, stitch and then finish an embroidery sampler project.  If you would like to sign up, please go to this link:
https://triadmodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2019/07/august-meeting-claudia-martinez-from.html

Shopping Opportunities!

The TMQG will be using a May Chappell tutorial to make washcloth travel rolls for Senior Services.  They have asked for 100 of them and Sew Original will host a sew in on September 5th so we can make them (or a project of your choice).  The tutorial calls for washcloths (at least 10 x 10), Pellon SF 101, and grosgrain ribbon.  The current Joann Fabrics flyer has a coupon for 76% off ribbons from August 1-3.
 https://www.maychappell.com/2019/07/22/travel-roll-tutorial/


Another good sale for potential Christmas gifts is the Spoonflower 50% off fat quarter sale.  The fat quarters are perfect for tea towels and Spoonflower has pages dedicated to tea towel designs of all types. 

Happy Shopping!

Our next meeting is July 23, 2019

(Yikes!  The Fourth Tuesday has snuck up on me!)

The next TMQG meeting is July 23, 2019, at 6:30 pm.  It will be our annual Christmas in July.  Please bring a “show and tell” item (or two) that would make a nice holiday gift and the instructions to make it. 

Senior Services is also having Christmas in July.  Please consider bringing quality protein items (canned meats or peanut butter) in easy open containers, diapers, personal wipes, bed pads, laundry detergent pods, scarves, liquid body wash, etc.

Raffle Quilts were almost finished at the June meeting.  Raffle tickets were passed out to members.  We are asking that each member sell at least $40 worth of tickets.  Proceeds from raffle sales help us to invite speakers from around the country to visit our guild and show us their work.

The current swap is for reusable shopping bags.  Belva has passed out partner information.  The bags will be due in August

At our Tuesday, August 27th, meeting we will host Claudia Martinez of Snuggly Monkey. https://www.snugglymonkey.com

Claudia will be talking about how to incorporate needlework—embroidery, cross stitch and Sachiko—into quilts and other handmade items. We’ll have the opportunity to see a trunk show of Claudia’s handwork. We will also be hosting Claudia’s embroidery workshop on August 28^th.  The cost for the workshop is $45 for TMQG members, $55 for non-members.  There is an optional $25 fee for a kit, or you can bring your own supplies.  Sign up on the blog site:  http://triadmodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2019/07/august-meeting-claudia-martinez-from.html

At our June meeting, we hosted Kitty Wilkin of Night Quilter.  She had an inspirational discussion about creating milestone quilts.  She makes blocks to commemorate hikes, trips, and other family events and turns them into quilts.  She documented the first year of her son’s life by making a block a month, photographing him with his block, and writing a few words about her son’s growth.  She set herself a challenge of making a tiny block a day for 100 days.  She took photos to document the blocks and ended up with both a wall hanging and a Shutterfly book of the blocks.  She left Winston Salem with a pattern to make a block of the Winston -Salem / Moravian teapot.

August Meeting & Workshop: Claudia Martinez from Snuggly Monkey

Claudia Martinez from Snuggly Monkey will be giving our August program.

On Tuesday, August 27th, Claudia will be talking about how to incorporate needlework—embroidery, cross stitch and Sachiko—into quilts and other handmade items. We’ll have the opportunity to see a trunk show of Claudia’s exquisite handwork. Claudia will also be bringing a pop-up shop to both her lecture on Tuesday and Wednesday, which is an excellent opportunit to stop up on handwork supplies while shopping NC local! You can link to her shop through her website (https://www.snugglymonkey.com).

On Wednesday, August 28th from 9:30-1 at South Fork Community Center, Claudia will give her Introduction to Hand Embroidery workshop, where she will teach you how to prep, stitch and then finish an embroidery sampler project. Claudia will provide kits for two different projects—the Dropcloth Samplers Color Wheel or the Cozy Blue Bee Lovely Sampler, available for purchase for $25, or you can bring your own pattern and supplies.

THE COLOR SAMPLER IS SOLD OUT. Please buy the bee lovely sampler if you want a kit.

The Cozy Blue Busy Bee Sampler

The Dropcloth Samplers Color Wheel

The cost for the workshop is $45 for members, $55 for non-members.

The kit will include everything you need for the class.

If you’d like to bring your own supplies, please be sure to include:

- Embroidery sampler/pattern already transferred/printed on to their fabric and ready to stitch- Embroidery Hoop- Embroidery Floss- Embroidery Needles- Thread Snips** Optional (but makes things easier) - needle threader

Class Options

Member without Kit $45.00 USD Member with Kit $70.00 USD Nonmember without Kit $55.00 USD Nonmember with Kit $80.00 USD

Kit Options

No Kit Cozy Blue Busy Bee Dropcloth Colors Sampler Wheel