July 30, 2019

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!

July 22, 2019

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 28th.  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.


July 13, 2019

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



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