H.P. R.S. Block of the Month GROUP January

January 23rd Quilt Class

A message from Peggy and Stephanie
Quilt Group
Block Of The Month - 2008
Goals : Learning sewing skills and quilting techniques to build and quilt and bind a lap size quilt by November. The final quilt will consist of nine - 12” blocks and will take until September to finish the blocks, building one block a month. Sept., Oct., and Nov. meetings will focus on setting, quilting and binding the finished project.
Skills to be taught:
Quilt pattern reading
Fabric selection
Rotary cutting
precision sewing
pressing
setting
machine quilting
binding
plus a new technique/variation each month
First meeting Wed. Jan 23 (Thereafter meeting will be on the third Wed of each month)
Two times to choose from:
10:30 am - 12:00 noon or
7:00 pm. - 8:30 pm Please RSVP which session you will attend.
Demonstration will begin @ 10:30am and 7:00pm - Hands on Lab to follow
First Meeting is @ MaryAnn Hogle’s house

Please bring:
3 ring binder ( to store patterns, instructions, Photos etc.)
note paper (for ... uh... taking notes)
pencil/pen
10-12 Sheet protectors
12 x 12 “ flat storage box"-- Available for $3.50 if you want. Unused pizza boxes are great too.
You will need to purchase fabric for all the blocks at one time or use fabrics from your stash. We are completing the fabric needs list and will notify you at the first meeting what will be needed for purchase.


The first hands on session will be about fabric selection, and a demonstration about cutting and preparing for next month. We want to build confidence early on and not overwhelm. Sewing Machine(s) will not be needed the first meeting.
We will have a supplies list and special invitation in your hands this week.
thanks, Heart, Peg

Quilt Show pictures from Peg

Candice H.----Sisters Quilt

I am attaching 3 pictures of the quilt I made with the help of my sisters. The quilt is the Churndash pattern like the one Peggy quilted months ago. This is all fabric from my mom's stash of fabric. She passed away three years ago. I coordinated all the fabrics, cut everything out, sent 4 blocks to be sewn by each of my sisters, except one. We were making the quilt for her to welcome her back from being in New Zealand for 1 1/2 years. My sisters sent all the completed blocks back to me, I put them all together as a quilt top and Jeannie L. machine quilted it for me. We presented the quilt to her on January 11. She was surprised and thrilled! Just so you know, Peggy M. was my collaborator and mentor in deciding what to do and placing all the quilt blocks. We named the quilt, "Coming Home".