August Meeting Recap

Does Choosing Batting make you Batty 

Discussion Panel

Discussion panel members Chris Taylor, Mary Dittenber and Kristina Morrow

We had a wonderful discussion, with many questions from the members about various batting issues.
Some highlights:

• There is an 80/20 Cotton/wool batting (available at Calico House.)
•   When you have use a spray-baste, if it comes loose while quilting, iron it to make it hold again.
•  When you have use a spray-baste, don’t use it in the same room as your sewing machine, it really carries around the room and may gunk up your machine.
• Batting with scrim should be placed rough side up (toward the quilt top).
• You can use washable Elmer's glue sticks to baste (on the fabric not the batting.)

 Everyone in the door received a large group of batting samples from Hobbs.  Encourage sending of thank you notes to businesses.  A group photo was taken to send to them.

Random drawings of batting samples from other companies: Kris Jarchow, Jill Strait, Michelle Raphael, Pat Kant, Elisa Salas, Marsha Dvorak, Janeese Olson, Maggie Copple, Cheryl Kupinski, Jo Jones, Bette Korber, Linda Gale.

Modern Element of Scale with Rhonda Eddy

Scale can be exaggerated by being larger or smaller than the item represented. In art (and quilts), scale is the relationship between the art object and the original object.  It also is the relationship between the art object and the viewer.

Modern Show and Tell

Minimalist Challenge Proposal 

by Barbara Kitsmiller and Mary Dittenber   

Challenge due at the Oct. meeting

Join in the fun of the LMQG Minimalist Challenge August 28^th thru Oct 30^th.  This Challenge has no rules… YEAH… except you must bring your completed quilt to the October meeting quilted and bound.  That’s it.  (Don’t try to bring one you already started – must be started after August meeting.)  OK, so there are some rules.  Size doesn’t matter – up to you.  Come to the October meeting and see if you quilt is one of the viewer’s choice.  There will be 1^st and 2^nd place winners.

Murder Mystery Quilt Winner Carolyn Garner 

Upcoming Events: Sew Day, Saturday, Sept. 8, 10:15-3:00.  
Work on pincushions to be donated to FRIENDS of IQSCM Pincushion Project.  Jill Straight and Nancy Goff will share patterns and demo making a pincushion.  Are there others who might like to do so as well?  Bring your machine and supplies for making pincushions or work on a project of your own.

Holiday Party at the NSEA Bldg, Sunday, December 2nd. Sigh up at the September meeting.