June 6th Guild Meeting

This is the first meeting I've been to in a few months so there are no meeting notes for April or May. Hopefully someone else can fill in blog entries for those months.

Thanks to Tresa for hosting our June meeting and providing the delicious chicken taco lunch. The weather cooperated and we had a lovely morning/afternoon quilting on the back patio. Tresa had a really fun block for the BOM.

New Projects Debi taught her Foundation Pieced String Block technique. Instructions are in the next blog entry.


Marla, Laurel and Chris worked on quilting their purse fabrics in preparation for next Saturday's "Tresa Shoulder Bag" class. Debi and Tresa are publishing the pattern for this bag under Sew Can You Designs and will be marketing it at local quilt stores. We have entrepreneurs in our midst. Best of luck ladies! Please remember us when you're rich and famous.


Show & Tell
Lots of fun projects to share!






Tresa has been very busy! Here is her Fall Wall Hanging class project - this is the first one I've seen finished - can't wait to see the rest!

And her beautiful oriental vase. I would love to learn how to make this one. Sounds like a great activity for retreat........

Ant-titude, all quilted and ready to be bound.









Marla's "Ugly is in the Eye of the Beholder" quilt started at a class at Teton Patchworks in April. This beautiful quilt was made with "ugly" scraps from 6 friends, triangles on a roll, and a good eye for contrast and value!























Cathie & Debi with their "Quilter's Wash Day" paper pieced wall hangings. Debi's (bottom) is quilted and bound finished, Cathie's (top) is pieced finished, just waiting for time on the longarm to be quilted.

• And last, but not least, Debi's May "Laps from Flats" quilt. She and Cathie attended the free (yes, FREE) Laps from Flats class offered the last Saturday of the month at Thimbles and Threads. I think this will become a monthly excursion for any who want to join in the fun. It's a great way to start using up those stash fabrics.
  

Debi's Topic of the Month - Pressing

• To prevent warping fabric during initial ironing, press parallel to the selvage.
• When pressing blocks, pay attention to both color and construction. Avoid creating bulky intersections.
• Set seams by pressing stitching in place before opening block and pressing seam in desired direction.
• To fix a stretched bias, spray with sizing and gently press.
• Press blocks on a firm surface.
• Press applique on a soft surface.
• Always press your quilt top and back before sandwiching and quilting.
• Steam can stretch fabric when pressing, use carefully.
• When pressing curved seams, press in the direction the fabric wants to go.
• If you pre-wash, use sizing when pressing to put crispness back in fabric.
• To expand your ironing board surface, simply cover a board cut to the size you desire with batting and cover that with plain muslin. You can secure the batting and muslin on the bottom side of the board using duct tape.

Upcoming Events/Activities Closer to Home

"Tresa Shoulder Bag" Class, 11:00am - 4:00 pm @ Debi's house on June 13

Retreat Deposit Due - Teton Patchworks Retreat deposit is due to Debi by June 15 with remaining balance due July 15.

2009 Wasatch Front Shop Hop June 17th-20th This year's theme is "Around the Town" Visit wasatchfrontshophop.wordpress.com for more information.

Laps from Fats Class Jun3 27th, 1:00pm - 5:00ish @ Thimbles & Threads in Draper

Charity Quilt Day July 24th @ Debi's house, 11:00 am - ? Bring something for our pot luck lunch and spend the afternoon as part of our quilt assembly line. We'll put together as many blocks and quilts as we can squeeze into the afternoon using the "Disappearing 4-Patch" pattern . Instructions posted in another blog.

Lea's Wacky-4 Patch Class, August 7th, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm @ Cathie's house. Lunch is provided.

Guild Meeting/BOM - August 15th, 11:00 to whenever, Cathie's house

Teton Patchworks Retreat - August 29 thru September 2, caravan from Debi's house at 10:00 am on 8/29

Utah Quilt Guild Annual Quilt Festival "As Ye Sew, Sew Shall Ye Rip" - September 22-26, Davis Conference Center, Layton, UT www.utahquiltguild.org


And for the truly dedicated quilter

Sisters 34th Annual Outdoor Quilt Show - July 11, Sisters, Oregon http://www.sistersoutdoorquiltshow.org/

Innovations 2009 - September 16-19, Tacoma Convention Center, Tacoma WA http://www.mqinnovations.com/

Pacific International Quilt Festival - October 15-19, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara CA www.mancusoshows.com

Road to California Quilter's Conference & Showcase- January 14-17, 2010, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA www.road2ca.com