Our August meeting was a great success. We enjoyed a beautiful Show and Tell. . .
Verneal's Tip of the Month included how to properly change thread on our sewing machines. Cut the thread close to the spool and remove the spool of thread. To remove the remaining thread, pull the end of the thread by the needle. This action kind of "flosses" the tension disks and helps avoid getting dust, thread, and lint caught in the tension disks.
If you would like to continue with Civil War blocks, please contact Judy Petersen. You will need to pay an additional $5. This month's blocks can be seen in the first picture, upper right hand corner, behind Brigid. I forgot to get individual pictures of the blocks. :)
Saltbox Sampler is due at our November meeting. It MUST be completely finished. . . quilted and bound. Please sign up with Mary to let her know that you plan to have yours completed by that date. She is working on prizes and would like a count.
Our Christmas Luncheon is coming soon, on Tuesday, December 10. The theme for this year is "An Old-Fashioned Christmas." Janine provided a grab bag with instructions for this year's challenge (cost of $1). The grab bag contains instructions to a specific block and some fabric that must be used in the block.
Thank you to everyone who donated Quilts for Cops! We gave 20 quilts to Tooele and 12 quilts to Grantsville.
This month at our August meeting, we completed 7 quilt tops for PJ's Forgotten Children (a charity that works with children being treated for mental illness through Tooele Valley Mental Health). Thank you to all the ladies that stayed and worked on the quilt tops, and especially to those that volunteered to take the tops home to add borders. If you don't plan to quilt the top you took home, please bring it back to the September meeting. We used the HIGH LIGHT quilt pattern from All People Quilt. It's a beautiful pattern that can be altered to incorporate whatever colors you or the special recipient desires.
Our calendar for the coming months includes:
September - Charity Quilts for Tooele County Children's Justice Center AND our annual Silent Auction. If you have items to donate for the Silent Auction, contact Brigid.
October - Crystal will be teaching us about Texture Magic.
November - Verneal is up again with more ideas on using squares.
December - this is our annual Christmas luncheon and the date has been changed to December 10; more details will be forthcoming.
