Guild Meeting on Tuesday

Hello Quilty Friends! It's that time again! The Triad Modern Quilt Guild will be meeting at 6pm on Tuesday March 13th at Sewingly Yours in Lewisville. Ellen will talk with us about paper piecing, we will have Show and Tell and do a check in about SCAN quilts and blocks. See you there!

valentine's day meeting recap

hello!
just checking in to post a little review of what happened at our february meeting, for those of you who had other plans on valentines day.  <3

firstly, we talked a bit about the SCAN (stop child abuse now) blocks (or tops, or whole quilts).  some have come in.  we need lots more.  so keep 'em coming.  remember, they should be 9.5".  we also need volunteers to sew blocks together, and to quilt, and to bind these quilts all up....
also, a sit-n-sew has been organized for sunday, the 26th of february from 2-5pm, at sewingly yours, for the purpose of working on these quilts.  so bring your machine, basic notions and fabric to make some blocks, or to help sew together blocks.  or quilt.  you get the idea.
one more thing: we will gladly accept (ie: we need) batting donations for these quilts, as long as it's 80/20 cotton or higher.

moving on...
angie gave a rundown of a few speakers that we could possibly have come give a little talk. if you have any connections or ideas for speakers, let angie or paige know, and we'll start filling the schedule for the next few months...
tami gave a delightful treasurer's report.  we have 20 paid members.  for a grand total of $400.

then, it was time for the pillow swap and show and tell!  you can check that out in the triad mqg flickr group.  the pillows were a.w.e.s.o.m.e.

anyhooo...
next month, we'll meet again on march 13th.  and i *think* we're having a fat quarter swap.

hope to see you at the sit-n-sew!!

sale! saturday!

well hello!

just wanted to hop on here and tell you about a big sale this saturday at karen gray design.

she's making room for a bunch of new fabric and everything - EVERYTHING - in the store will be on sale.  saturday.  january 28th. 9-5.

here's the link to her post where where she talks about it....

also, keep an eye out.  you just might spot one or two of our very own working as cutters!!

see you all soon (valentine's day <3 <3!!)...

sarah

January Meeting... tomorrow!!

Hello!

I hope everyone had a great holiday and that you all got those last minute gifts stitched up just in time.  :)

It's already time for another Triad MQG meeting. 

In fact, it's tomorrow night.  Same place, same time.  (Sewingly Yours, 6 pm).  

The good news is, if you haven't been with us for awhile, there is no homework "due".  There was no handmade swap or challenge for this month.  (Although, I bumped into Kelly and she did say she was a bit short on the Quilts of Valor blocks from last month, so she would gladly accept more from anyone who would like to still participate). 

There is, however, a scrap swap.  If you'd like to participate, bring a gallon ziploc baggie full of scraps (2" or bigger) to swap with someone else's gallon baggie full of scraps.  :)

The BETTER news is, tomorrow night, our very own Ania will be doing a little talk/demo about her crazy quilting.  If you haven't had a chance to see her creations, it's amazing.  I'm pretty sure you don't want to miss it.  

Swap signups for February's travel pillow swap are taking place until next week (January 15th, to be exact).  

You can sign up here: Triad MQG February Pillow Swap Sign-Up Sheet.

Also, if you have questions, you can ask tomorrow night at the meeting OR email Colleen at cyarnell{at}mindspring{dot}com.

Don't forget to bring a show and tell item!  That's one of the best parts about the night.  

And, finally, since it's a brand new year, and bloggy land is filled with 2011 recaps, here's a recap of what's happened in the triad modern quilt guild this past "year".  

September: Our kick-off meeting!!  Angie and Paige were chosen as co-presidents.  We had a chance to meet everybody.  And we learned a little about what exactly quilt guilds do.  :)

October: Sarah (that's me) was named secretary and Tami was named treasurer.  Colleen is the "swap swami" and laid out a swap schedule for the year, beginning with pot holders and fat quarters...

November: Paige gave a great demo on how and why to use flickr.  (despite some internet problems right in the middle of her talk).  We swapped our potholders.  And fat quarters.  

December:  We had a Christmas party!!!  There was lots of food.  We had a homemade ornament dirty santa exchange.  And we brought patriotic blocks to be assembled by Kelly into a quilt to be donated to the "Quilts of Valor" program, which provides quilts to wounded servicemen and women.  

Hope to see everyone there tomorrow night!!!

sarah.