March s Program. sew it goes. March 2017

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1 March 2017 Sew It Goes 1 M ic rosoft sew it goes March 2017 Reminders Remember to wear your name tags. Quilt Show Chairs will meet at 6pm. To Bring: Donation for Soup Kitchen Gift for Secret Pal Items for Quilt Show Store Our Facebook group is Lake Norman Quilters. Rene with finished UFOs and bring your fat quarter payment!! LNQ blog address: lknquilters.wordpress.com/ Membership dues are due. $20 to Dolores on Tuesday if you did not pay in Feb. Last chance to get in the Directory! March s Program Our program for March is Square in a Square technique originally developed by Jodi Barrows. Gloria Stickney is our speaker and she is a designated instructor of Jodi s technique. In addition to elaborating on what quilts can be made quickly, precisely and easily with this technique, I m sure she ll show some of her custom Wake Forest quilts as she works in the Physics dept. on campus. She plans to be set up early for those wishing to come early and browse her books, fabric and rulers as well as ask questions. Our first workshop will be Saturday, April 1st, 9am and it will be taught by Gloria. She is providing the fabric for the Prairie Claw block we are all going to make to demonstrate the Square in a Square technique. For anyone that needs a ruler, she will have these for sale along with the technique book. We still have spots available for anyone wishing to take the workshop - just me, dwaldron17@gmail.com to sign up. And just a quick reminder: Gloria is bringing her Guild s raffle quilt so let s buy some tickets to support another guild since we know how important our guilds are to our members!

2 March 2017 Sew It Goes 2 Minutes from February s Meeting The February 28, 2017 meeting was called to order by President, Judy Whitehead. There were 35 members and 5 visitors attending the meeting. Judy Whitehead showed a sample of the March Monthly Mini Quilt Block the four-leaf clover. She also showed the apple potholders accessory. Deb Waldron introduced the February program Scraps and How To Use Them by Rene Crowder. The program by Rene included many samples of different quilts using different techniques for scrappy quilts. During the program, Rene described how she sorts and organizes her fabric scraps. She also shared her approach on using scraps in different quilt designs. She emphasized that value (dark or light) is more important than color. She also noted that scrappy quilts are generally better in more simple block designs. Rene will be teaching a workshop on Saturday, July 29 using one of the quilt designs she showed us. Members will vote on which quilt pattern to use in the workshop. The quilts Rene showed us were Mile-A-Minute, Triple Four Patch, Scrappy Stars, Christmas Stars, Trail Mix, Fall Blooms, Blackford s Beauty, Log Cabin, Rail Fence and Hopscotch. Dolores Forbare reported the treasury has a balance of $9, The collection for the Mooresville Soup Kitchen was $ Dolores emphasized that if members submit their 2017 dues by the end of the March meeting, their information will be included in an update of the Guild Directory. Continued on page 4...

3 March 2017 Sew It Goes 3 Minutes from February s Meeting, Continued Colleen Thrailkill, the charity quilt chairman is still in Florida and will return in March. Members were reminded that Colleen will quilt donation items. Barbara Barrier reported there were no requests for the scholarship fund. Members are reminded the scholarship fund covers the cost of workshops only. Rene Crowder reminded members they have four more months to finish UFOs. Laurie Jasany reminded members to bring books back the month after taking books from the library cart. Julie Murphy reported that work on the Quilt Show is progressing. She said next month sign-up sheets will be available for members to sell ads for the event. She also said there will be a contest for selling ads. Barbara Barrier said the Challenge for the Quilt Show will be blue, yellow and green. MaryJo Belk reminded members that she has Quilt Show tickets for members. Deb Waldron described the upcoming March program, Square in a Square, by Gloria Stickney of Sew Fabulous Quilts in Winston-Salem. Gloria will be teaching a workshop on Saturday, April 1. The workshop fee is $25. A book and ruler are need for the workshop, and the cost is $29.95 (for the book and the ruler). The instructor, Gloria, will supply fabric for the workshop. If you have questions about the workshop, please contact Deb Waldron. The April program, Calming the Chaos, will be presented by Lisa Alley, who is a quiltmaker, quilt judge, pattern maker and lecturer. Her website is The May program will be Modern Applique by Kathleen Baden. She will present a trunk show on Modern Applique and teach a workshop on Wednesday, May 24. Her website is Respectfully submitted by Cheryl Lands

4 March 2017 Sew It Goes 4 March Programs at LKN Quilters Square in Square. Gloria Stickney (Sew Fabulous Quilts, Inc.) will present a program on Square in Square. The workshop will be on Saturday, April 1, where we will make a block See Page 5 for more information. April 25 Calming the Chaos. Lisa Alley, quilt maker, judge, pattern designer, lecturer from Winston-Salem, is going to speak to us on organizing our sewing space. So come prepared with questions on how you can reclaim your studio! Check out her website at May 23 Modern Applique. Kathleen Baden has taught quilting for 20 years, dove into the modern movement about 5 years ago and she is going to present a trunk show on Modern Applique in addition to doing our workshop on Wed. May 24th modern hand applique and hand quilting. Check out Kathleen s website, to see the latest of her student s work and gallery photos. June 27 Pineapple Fabrics. Pineapple Fabrics will be coming to enlighten us on their path from mainly industrial textiles into retail with a huge focus on quilting and home décor. I m sure there will be lots of samples, choice fabric lines and ideas galore presented. Well that gets us through the first half of the year. Don t hesitate to me with questions or concerns. Also anyone else that wishes to volunteer to help with presenters and/or workshops, please me to let me know. Thanks! Happy Quilting! Deb

5 March 2017 Sew It Goes 5 Gloria Stickney Workshop Sign ups are going on for our first workshop conducted by Gloria Stickney (sewfabulousquilts.com). We are all making the same block, Patriotic Prairie Claw block (pictured below), to learn and understand Jodi Barrow s Square in Square technique. Gloria provides the fabric for the block. If we want, we can compile all our blocks and make a patriotic charity quilt. The workshop is Saturday, April 1st starting at 9:00am. Besides the $25 workshop fee, a technique book and ruler are needed and she will bring these too ($29.95). She will be presenting a trunk show of these quilts at the meeting on March 28th. Please Deb Waldron (dwaldron17@gmail.com) to sign up or any questions.

6 March 2017 Sew It Goes 6 Quilt Show News Chairs: REMINDER! The chair meeting is at 6pm before the regular meeting of the guild. Please attend if at all possible! Vendors I need everyone s help coming up with possible vendors, as many of the vendors I have contacted have been unavailable or are no longer vending. Please let me know ASAP if you know of anyone who might be a great vendor for the show! me at snow.wildsmith@gmail.com. Thanks, snow Green, Blue, Yellow Challenge Have your quilt ready to bring to the July meeting. We are doing an in-house judging by your fellow guild members for their favorite one. And yes, you can also enter your quilt in the show in the category in which it fits and it will be judged by the official quilt judges. Reminder Green, Blue, Yellow ONLY. No white, black or any other background color allowed. Show Store Don t forget to start thinking about handmade items to give to the guild for sale in the Quilt Show Store. Any and all items are accepted! Contact Donna Holcomb with questions, suggestions, etc.

7 March 2017 Sew It Goes UFO Challenge Rules The challenge will run from January 2016 through June When you finish a quilt please let Rene know the following information in an Your Name, Number of the quilt on your list, Name of the quilt I will respond back to you that I have updated your list with the finish within a couple of days. If you don t hear back in 3 or 4 days, please call me because I didn t get the . For each UFO that you finish your name will go into the Grand Prize Drawing. Also, you will receive a prize for each UFO you finish each month. However, if you do not finish a UFO each quarter (January-March 2016, April-June 2016, July-September 2016, January-March 2017, and April-June 2017), you must pay me one fat quarter as a penalty for not finishing a UFO that quarter. If you have completed your list before the end of the challenge you will not be charged the penalty. Along with the Grand Prize Drawing at the end of the challenge we will have prizes for: Quilters that finish half or more of their list Quilters that complete all of the UFOs on their list Most UFOs on a list Most UFOs completed I hope that you will have fun with this. If you have any questions you can either call or me at: Rene Crowder, renesquiltshop@hotmail.com,

8 March 2017 Sew It Goes 8 Learn More about Quilt Judging From Judy: A few weeks ago, I took an Introduction to Quilt Judging class, and boy did I learn a lot. With the instructor s permission, over the next several months, I ll be sharing with you some of what was shared with me regarding what criteria judges use in evaluating quilts. Binding and Other Edge Finishes Outer edges may be finished with binding (back to front, front to back); facing; knife-edge finish; or pillowcase style. Of course, especially for art quits, the outside edges may be raw, burned, farayed, painted or multiple other techniques. These only work for pieces that are not to be laundered. Outside Edges: Outside edges of quilt are straight and corners square. Rounded corners or scallops are consistent in shape. Binding: Batting should fill the edge finish and go clear to the outer fold. Binding whip thread should match the binding fabric. Binding whip stitches should be nearly invisible. Mitered Binding corners are correctly aligned and stitched closed. Flange: Flanges are consistent in width. Flanges are a consistent distance from the edge of the quilt or an inner seam line. 2-Fabric Binding: Top Fabric does not show on the back. Back fabric does not show on the front.

9 March 2017 Sew It Goes 9 CHARITY QUILT NEWS I'm looking forward to returning to our guild meetings this month. Our boat has sold and we won't be winter Florida residents in the future so I'm excited about being more active in LNQ. If you have finished charity quilts or tops please bring them this Tuesday to the meeting. If you need batting, me at cnthrailkill@gmail.com to tell me the dimensions that you need and I'll bring it with me Tuesday Colleen Colleen GUILD LIBRARY Please enjoy our Guild library! Please follow our 5 simple rules: 1. Please sign out any books you borrow. 2. Limit 2 books a month. 3. Return books by next month. (Make a copy of the pattern you are using if needed) That gives another member the chance to love the book too! 4. Scratch your name from the sign out list. 5. Request books of your choice! Laurie

10 March 2017 Sew It Goes 10 Secret Pals 2017 Bring your secret pal gift and set it on the designated table. During break, check the table to see if you have a treasure there. If your secret pal doesn t come to the meeting that week, be sure to take the gift home with you! July s Class From Rene: The quilt we will be making at the workshop in July is the Trail Mix pattern. It is available for free at All People Quilt: uilt-patterns/bed-quilts/trailmix Happy Birthday to these guild members! March 6th Judi Archer 17th Colleen Thrailkill 17th Dolores Fobare

11 March 2017 Sew It Goes 11 Business Announcements Quilt & Sew-In Retreat Fall II November 8 thru 11, 2017 Blowing Rock, NC Sewing, Laughing, Games, Prizes, Fun, Fun, Fun!! Details and registration:

12 March 2017 Sew It Goes 12 Photos from February s Meeting

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