Quilting Bees May 2010 Meeting

Attending: Peggy, Randi, Helen, Ellie, Margie, Linda, Tricia (Dawn was at the Fallon Quilt Show)

Attention: No meeting during June. At least five members will be traveling, so we decided to cancel the meeting.

Dinner: Randi brought a delicious main dish for dinner made from Israeli coucous. Dinner was rounded out with bread from Tricia, brie from Helen, and homemade scones with strawberries for dessert from Margie. Just a reminder, ladies -- bring your recipes so that Tricia can start compiling a cookbook.

Food for July: Tricia will bring Indonesian rice as the main dish. Helen will make a cantaloupe and grape salad. We did not decide on dessert, but Tricia is volunteering Peggy.

Meeting: We're all missing Carol, and we talked briefly about how we can let her know we're thinking about her and how much we care, both as individuals and as a group. Margie mentioned that she thought about calling Carol during the week but then just got busy and didn't do it -- and that seems to happen to all of us. Linda brought up how important it is to let others know when we think about them. We are all going to try to reach out beyond our thoughts and prayers to let Carol know that we are actively loving her every day.

Randi showed a "picnic" quilt she made as a wedding present for Linda's daughter. It looks so picnicky in red, white, and blue with checks, and Randi was able to use stash fabrics for almost the entire quilt! Randi showed a really cool insulated picnic bag (rather than basket) she found at World Market, which she will put the quilt in to complete the ensemble.

Live Update: At 6:50 PM, Dawn called in with a report from the Fallon Quilt Show. She said the quilts are displayed really nicely, but it's a small show -- smaller than the one in Silver Springs. She then reported on the judging -- drummmm rrrrroll -- Randi won "Best in Show" for her Garden Fantasy quilt. As she heard the news, Randi became a bit emotional (tears), and she told us that's her favorite quilt ever. And the good news didn't stop there. Randi also won a 1st place ribbon for her Two of a Kind quilt and a white ribbon for her Serenity quilt, and Dawn won 2nd place for her rag rug. Congratulations and way to go, Randi and Dawn!

Show and tell was scant this meeting. Peggy and Tricia showed the purses and wallets they, made and Randi showed her Linus quilt top. Tricia and Randi challenged each other to have their Linus quilts finished by the July meeting.

Then, what we all were waiting for -- Randi demonstrated how to make a pillowcase using the "roll and turn" technique. She provided printed instructions for everyone and then walked us through how to do it step by step. This is an amazing technique that requires only three seams and ends up with no raw edges. While she was at it, Randi made a pair of pillowcases to go with a quilt she made for her son and was able to cross that item off her "to do" list. If anyone is interested in making pillowcases for the "One Million Pillowcase Challenge," Randi will collect them at our meetings and deliver to Windy Moon. The "One Million Pillowcase Challenge" is sponsored by Better Homes and Gardens "American Patchwork and Quilting" magazine. When you donate a pillowcase, visit their website to enter your name and update the pillowcase counter.
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/millionpillowcases/index.html

We ended the meeting with a discussion of the Angel Quilt for the Cancer Resource Center. Next meeting, Linda will demo the paper-pieced block. Please bring fabrics in pinks, purples, and turquoise with some yellow accents to the July meeting, and we'll plan how to proceed with the project.

Minutes submitted by Tricia