Wednesday, September 8, 2021

August Meeting 2021 Recap

 

(whoops, forgot Show and Tell - please see below!)

We had a fabulous time selling our items and chatting with friends! The weather was perfect after the morning rain.

Announcements:

Retreat: Sign up for the October Retreat!  It's almost a month away. You can pay via mail or PayPal. Please check the link for more details. We will be closely monitoring masking and other Covid guidelines as we negotiate this pandemic together.

Amy Friend Guild meeting September 28 is a virtual meeting. We'll send the Zoom link. You can watch alone or with your guildies!

Amy Friend workshop October 2:  Spots still available for this virtual workshop. For more details and to sign up, please check this link.

Threads Across Nebraska – Kearney, October 8-9. Bring your labeled Cindy Grisdela quilts for the show no later than the September 28 meeting. If you still have your quilt, please contact Jennifer McKitrick to submit your quilt. Please check your email for the sign up sheet.

Covid quilts should be brought to Guild meeting no later than October 26. We will collect them to photograph them for consideration by the IQM.

The Bias Challenge quilts (20” x 20” minimum size) are due at the October 26 meeting.

 

QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt: This year's theme is Angles. We want as much participation as possible. This Sew Day, September 11th, we'll have the materials to make your own block. The angles should NOT be 90 degrees (right angles)- all other degrees are fair game! The colors and more details can be found at the MQG Community Outreach 2022 website.

    PLEASE BRING: 

  • A 16.5 inch square WHITE block
  • Invisible thread (we may have extra)
  • Pins
  • Your machine  

No TOM this month.

SHOW AND TELL

Chris Taylor's Cindy Grisdela Quilt


 

Debbie Ebke's Bias TOM

Elisa Salas' Cindy Grisdela Quilt

 
Jennifer McKitrick's Blue Bricks

Maggie Copple's Half Hexies

 Nancy Goff's Covid Quilt

 
Tammy Hensley's Pot holders

 
 
Her quilt with Lake Superior designs printed via Spoonflower

French Roses

 

And Wedding rings with Two Hearts



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Meetings: Sep 28 (Amy Friend), Oct 25, Nov 30 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
 
Sew Days: Sep 11 (community outreach quilt), Nov 13 (in person IQM, odd months 10:30AM to 3PM)

Workshop: Oct 2 $25 Improvisational Paper Piecing by Amy Friend. Limit 20 people

Retreat: Oct 22-24 Hazel Dillon Lodge @ Camp Carol Joy Holling

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