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