July 2015 Meeting

We met on July 28, 2015 at Helen's house with all Bees present. Rita made a delicious frittata, which was fresh from the oven. Margie made salad, and Dawn contributed gluten free zucchini bread for dessert.

Next Meeting

*** Tuesday, August 25 at Helen's house ***

Queen Bee: Helen

Main course: Tricia

Salad: Randi

Dessert: Linda

Business Meeting

Tricia was Queen Bee. There wasn't anything new to discuss about quilting events, but Tricia shared an interesting discovery she and Peggy made at Joann's. Apparently it's possible to return yardage to Joann's as long as it's in its original condition, i.e., it hasn't been washed or cut into. Who knew!? (Helen did!)

Tricia brought up the idea of having a workshop at the UNR Cooperative Extension again this year. Ideas included just working on our own projects or possibly making a tote bag, such as the feed sack bags shown by Linda, the mesh bags shown by Peggy and Tricia, or the folding bags given at our holiday party by Tricia. Another idea could be a Jelly Roll Race quilt, because it helps to have a large room and someone to stretch out the strips with.

Possible dates include October 3, November 14, or November 21. Linda will check on dates available for the meeting room.

Show and Tell

Randi's "hexies" quilt. (I have something in my notes about a special circle drawing ruler, but I don't have details. Randi, could you please fill me in?)

Rita finished her "ugly fabrics" quilt, and even though she used the ugliest of the ugly, somehow the quilt turned out beautiful!

Helen made a Jelly Roll Race quilt top for donation. 

Peggy made some cute bibs and she finished the adorable bird quilt for her soon-to-be-born grandniece. 

Demonstration

Tricia demonstrated a product from Floriani called "Heat N Shrink." (It is the same as another product called "Texture Magic" made by Superior Threads). It is used to sew a pattern onto a fabric (such as a grid or outline quilting) and then to shrivel up the fabric with steam to make a textured fabric. Here is a link to a whole bunch of videos about using these products.

June 2015 Meeting

We met as usual at Helen's house on June 30, 2015 with all the Bees attending. We had salad, salsa, and bread for dinner, and Linda made some really cute little desserts in a jar. I apologize that my notes for this meeting are sketchy, so I don't remember who made the other parts of our dinner.

Next Meeting

*** Tuesday, July 28 at Helen's house ***

Queen Bee: Tricia

Main course: Rita

Salad: Margie

Dessert: Dawn

Business Meeting

Peggy was Queen Bee for this meeting, and she discussed with us a couple of ongoing and upcoming events.

Row by Row Experience is an "event" is being offered by quilt shops around the country. Here is what their website says: "It's like a shop hop, but it's not... no fees, no cards to stamp, and all summer to play! Simply visit any of the participating shops and receive a free pattern for a row in a quilt. Combine your rows in any way to create a unique quilt that represents the fun you had traveling throughout the summer. Travel with friends, discover new quilt shops and have fun collecting rows!" It is being offered from June 21 to September 8, 2015 with quilts to be completed and turned in by October 31.

It turned out that Randi had already started collecting the quilt patterns and quilt kits, and she showed us some of them. Each shop also offers a fabric license plate for their state with a cute quilting phrase as the license plate number.

Carson Valley Quilt Guild Show will take place on June 4-5, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Douglas County Senior and Community Center on 1329 Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville. Its theme is "Our World in Stitches." I'm sure much more information will become available as the event draws closer. Here is a link to their "official website."

Show and Tell

Peggy made a "Yellow Brick Road" quilt for her newest baby grandniece who will be born in August.

Randi showed a table runner made by little Helen, who picked out all the fabrics.

Peggy and Tricia took a class at the Quilt House to make these cute mesh tote bags. 

Helen showed us some cute little pouches. I don't remember the details, so if someone could fill me in, I will add it to them to the website. I believe it has to do with some easy folding instructions.  

Demonstration

Peggy demonstrated a product called Triangulations. This product is an aid for creating half-square triangles, quarter-square triangles, and flying geese of all sizes. It consists of a CD from which the quilter can print out her own paper-piecing sheets. Peggy, who doesn't care for Thangles, says that this product is easy to use and very accurate. She highly recommends it. Here is a link to their website and to a YouTube video demonstration.