Round Tuits and Show n' Tell
Lots of projects to ooh and aah over this month. . .
Kimberbell's Sweet Land of Liberty pattern put together artfully in three different ways, a beautiful self-binding receiving blanket with a cute touch of ric-rac, a quilt made for $1 (Guess who? The blocks were purchased for $1 at a yard sale, and then put together as a rag quilt using scraps of batting!), and an amazing way to put drunkard's path blocks together.
A quilt entered to be judged, Fallin' in Love designed by one of our very own quilters, free motion practice on a whole cloth quilt, and beautiful patchwork!
More mesh bags, another caboodle, and bright Hawaiian colors!
Upholstery sample pillow, Sarah's monthly table runner, and more beautiful patchwork.
THS is lucky to have such a talented quilter willing to donate her time and talents to make a donation quilt! In the lower left-hand corner is a finished block for the Civil War Quilt (she's going to add the names of her relatives who fought in the Civil War in the six white triangles). Don't you just love the enlarged one-block quilt?
Civil War Blocks
This month is Kansas Troubles and The Comfort Quilt
Quilts for Charity
If you would like to clean out your stash, we have plenty of opportunities for you to share your time, talents, and materials.
Quilts for Cops: We have been asked to make 32 quilts for Tooele County cops to keep in their cars to give when responding to calls. Each quilt should be no bigger than 45" x 60" and should fit into a two gallon ziplock bag which will be provided when you turn in the quilt (so you may have to use thinner batting). These quilts need to be completed and turned in by our August meeting.
Save the Boo Bees: You can purchase a $5 kit to make a 12 1/2" block of your choice with the theme "Sew Lovely." The blocks are turned in this year at Quilt Fest and will then be made into products to sell (such as pillows, quilts, bags, etc.) at next year's Quilt Fest. The money is used to give free mammograms for women in need.
PJ's Forgotten Children is a charity organization that makes quilts and back-to-school bags and kits for children who are being treated for mental illness. Most of the fabric and supplies have been donated by Christensen Wholesale and Riley Blake. Twin-size quilts are preferred. In August, we will be having a sit-n-sew for our monthly meeting. Our goal is to complete 7 quilt tops using All People Quilt's High Light Quilt pattern. Many of you signed up to bring black with white or white with black fabric for these quilt tops. The black fabric should be cut into 8 1/2" squares. The white fabric should be cut into 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" rectangles. Please bring the fabric to our June meeting so kits can be made up for easy assembling of the blocks. The high light strip, binding, borders, backing, and batting will all be provided. So we can stay longer to accomplish our goal of completing 7 quilt tops, lunch will be provided at this meeting.
Tooele County Justice Center: Nearly every month, we put two quilts up to be tied during our meeting. If you would like to bind one of the completed quilts, please contact Rodie.
May Meeting
Thank you, Andrea, for coming all the way from St. George to teach us the beautiful Amazing Grace!
June Meeting
Kay Evans will be teaching two different Art Quilts and giving a trunk show.
Plan to stay later for this meeting
Announcements/Upcoming Events:
Quilt Fest will be October 8-12 at the Zermott Resort in Midway, Utah. We are making a basket to be donated and sold at Quilt Fest. At our June meeting, please bring a fat quarter of your favorite fabric to add to the basket.
