December's Meeting

Show & Tell

A Nativity by Deanna  

Two donation quilts from Barb

Two from Leslie

Two "Game of Thrones" quilts from Sandra for her nephews

And a unicorn from Jean S. that will become a pillow

Mug Rug Exchange

Many participated:

Food was great and the exchange of mug rugs was fun.

Thanks to Jean R. and Terry C. for taking charge of this event. 

Next Week's Meeting

From Leslie

Needle & I is meeting next Monday, 12/9, at 7:00 pm in the Blue Building, Phinney Ridge Community Center.

We will be having our holiday finger food potluck. Bring something to share--appetizers, small bites, desserts. We will also have a mug-rug exchange. Bring a set of four mug rugs, one for each season of the year, wrapped.

January will be our planning month for the next year. Bring your ideas--and a hand project to work on. We'll also be welcoming Terry and Jean R. to the steering committee--and Sue, Lisa and I will be stepping down. We still need one more steering committee member to step up. The time commitment is really very small--and it is a great opportunity to give back to Needle & I and to get to know some of the members better.

A thank you to Jean S. for bringing a project idea (and kits and patterns) to our last meeting. It was really fun and quite a few people finished their project during the meeting. 

Fabric and patterns were handed out at the last meeting for the challenge quilts. I still have 3 spots open if anyone else would like to join. The cost is $5 and the quilt needs to be done for the March meeting--so you have lots of time still. 

November's Show & Tell

Gail's

Jean's

Leslie's

Lisa's creation from Ruth's class

For the Next Meeting

From Leslie:

Our next meeting is on Monday, November 11. 

We will be making a craft--pocket panels to convert a mug to a tool caddy. Jean Seamster will be leading this. Please bring the following with you:

7 x 11 strip of fabric for top
6 x 18” strip of fabric for pockets
7 x 11” piece of batting
8 x 12 1/2” strip of fabric for back
1 3/4” x 25 strip for binding

You will also need a sewing machine and general supplies. Bring cutting supplies as well if you don't pre-cut your fabris and batting.

At the November meeting I will also be handing out the challenge fabric and patterns. 

There are 12 people participating--and there is room for several more if you'd like to join in. Cost is $5. Finished quilts or tops will be shown in March. (And it you are not at the November meeting, I can give you your fabric and pattern at the December meeting.)

Additional news

Lydia and Cathy will not be at the November meeting, so if you have quilts for Children's, please hold off on bringing them until December.

For December we will have our annual holiday gathering. Bring finger food to share. We are also having a mug rug exchange--bring four mug rugs, one each for the four seasons. Terry and Jean are leading this.

We still need another member for the steering committee. It's not a lot of time or work--and is a great way to get to know some of the Needle & I members better.

GREAT AUFFLE!

Is that nearly an oxymoron?

FIRST, Show & Tell

Jean had 3 creations to show us.

For donation.

To use up some of her batiks.

not yet quilted

And this stunning stack and whack made from 15 of Clothworks' cityscapes panels.

And it's finished!

Ruth and Lydia showed two options for finishing the piecing on last month's demonstration.

Lydia has tried this pattern using 4 fabrics.

 

The Auffle

There were may wonderful things to choose from.

Next Meeting: It's the Auffle!

From Leslie:

It's the Auffle!

Please bring fabric and sewing items for donation--and bring money and stickers or pens for tickets. If you can get there a little early to help with set-up, that would be great.

Please tie,  box or bundle your donations.  

PLEASE ASK YOUR FRIENDS TO COME!!

Other Items/Reminders

Challenge Quilt: If you want to participate in the challenge quilt, and have not already signed up, please bring $5 for a yard of fabric to the October meeting. I will bring the fabric and patterns to the November meeting. We have 12 people signed up so far--so it should be a good challenge. Quilts will be due next March--so you will have lots of time to work on them. (The challenge is to use the fabric you get, along with your own fabric, to make a quilt using the pierced block pattern you will also receive.)

Upcoming Meetings:

We still need volunteer(s) for the November meeting--presentation/tutorial/lesson about some kind of craft idea for the holidays.

I believe December has chairs for the holiday party.

Steering Committee: We need to plan the next year--and we need three new steering committee members. Please let the group know if you are interested.

September Meeting

Thanks go to Lydia for the pictures!

Show and Tell

Jean's donations to Childrens'

Lisa is making a quilt and shared her progress

Leslie's quilts

And if anyone knows who's quilt this is, please leave a comment.

Ruth & Lisa's quick baby quilt demo

The finished quilt top

3 seams into it

find diagonal

Cut carefully according to instructions

Sew it back together

Busy workers

Next Week

From Leslie:

We have a meeting next Monday, September 9.  This month we will be working on creating kits and/or blankets for Children's, finishing the red, white & blue quilt in the works, and working on our own projects. Please bring what you need for what you would like to do--cutting mat, ruler & rotary cutter. Sewing machine. Fabric.  Ruth has some fabric for kits--and I believe will also bring some patterns or ideas for quilts for Children's.

At the last meeting, people also signed up to bring supplies for the remaining 10 bags for Mary's Place. If you did not sign up, but would like to bring supplies, please feel free to. They will take whatever we want to give.

Please bring $5 if you want to participate in a challenge. For $5 you will get a yard of fabric and a block pattern. You use that yard and the pattern, along with fabric from your stash, to make 9-12 blocks for a quilt. You will get the fabric in November--bring your quilt back in March. We will vote on favorites then.

October is the Auffle. Hope and DeAnna have volunteered to chair this.

WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR:

1.  November - gift/craft idea/tutorial/lesson

2.  December - Holiday Party (suggest finger foods and mug rug exchange--but volunteer and you can decide :)

3.  Steering Committee members--three new members needed in January. Being on the Steering Committee is a great way to get to know a few members better. It does not take much time--mostly meetings a week or so before the regular meetings--and those do not happen every month. 

See you next week! 

August meeting

 We started with Show & Tell, and there was a lot to show!

Jean's table runner with crazy patches.

Ruth made this quilt from a Roxanne pattern using a light background and the same fabric a friend used with her dark background.  Ruth says the quilts are very different.

Hope found this quilt at a garage sale for $20. It was so yellow that she put it in her bathtub for 2 days with Oxyclean and color catchers.  Now it's whiter than this photo makes it appear.

Leslie made this collage quilt using her cat as inspiration.

Jean wowed us all with the number of quilts she's finished this past month.

One for donation.

 Above is the front of one we've seen before quilting.  And to the right is the back side of the same quilt.  Nice use of orphan blocks.

I remember being impressed with these blocks earlier this year and now they are quilted.

 Here's another finished quilt.

This one was from our recent red, white and blue challenge.

 And yet another!

For the rest of the evening we ate ice cream and played bingo.  

The table holds the prizes.