May 30th – community quilt workbee

So how many have had a chance to weed out all those bits of fabrics that are just sour lemons?
Why bear that guilt ?- pass those lemons on and see what treasures can be made into Lemonade.
I’ve gotten 3 quilt tops done since the last post, and have some african safari fabric cut & ready to do some wonky framing for some young man.

A new member was under the impression that we got together to make blocks and I had to further confuse her to explain that blocks were only a minor part of the whole day. If you don’t have piecing skills , then you can press, cut or sandwich, machine quilt or bind.
Perhaps in our next year, we could have a block party day as well as a quilt assembly day just to clarify the work plans.

So come prepared to sew, snip and cut. Bring your lunch and beverage of choice. The quilts will be spray basted – so there is no need to bring your safty pins.

While you’re harvesting those lemons, Kathy O. is on the hunt for 6″ squares for I Spy type quilts. If you have some of those – please know they will have a good home.

If Given Lemons- Make Lemonade

So the official announcement :
There is no planned activity for the May (Thurs night)Demo eve. The guild is closed and if you’d like to go to the guild call Carole F. for the key.
Four of us are disappointed that the Program committee has nothing planned for the May Demo night, and have decided that we would have an online interactive ALL month long workbee for the community quilts.
What’s planned.
1. Break out a new sharp rotary blade.
2. Go into our stashes and scrap bins and start cutting, squares, strips, or whatever shape you want.
I’m going to work on Rail Fence blocks.
3. Find 10-20 minutes every day to cut, sew or press until you have a large stack of blocks- NOOOOO don’t count them – just make a HUGE stack .

Remember the guild is not open for the regular demo night – but we are meeting via computer to report our progress.
It would be fantastic if there were baskets full of building block units ready for our Sat workbee at the end of the month.
It would be even more incredible if there was a nice stack of quilt tops for the June Show and Tell.

Remember – it’s nice to meet together for our monthly demo nights – but if given Lemons- Make Lemonade and we will adapt in this modern time by meeting in the Virtual World of computers to have some fun.

May schedule and agenda

Our guild president asked that we email her ASAP with any additions to the agenda for this week’s meeting.
The year end is fast approaching and if there is anything that must be brought up before the end of June – please call her NOW!
Our nominations are held at the June business meeting, and the nominations committee spends the month of May seeking volunteers to fill committee positions.

Can you step forward eagerly and make their job easier?
Can you suggest any changes to the committees to make the guild run smoother , so we can all enjoy next year’s activities?

I’ve made a suggestion to Gail that the hospitality committee be increased to 2 people and that they are in charge of meet and greet of new members. What do you all think? I’m sure Gail would appreciate some imput and discussion.

DEMO NIGHT for May is not as advertised!!!
It is tentatively planned to be a charity quilt workbee. Please stay tuned for up to the minute news from the program committee.
Scrap bins could be turned out and a new cutting blade in every rotary cutter would make fast work of random bits into useful squares, or strips. Just think of the possible quilt tops that we could make for Sept Show and tell.

Have you checked the blog entry for April 2 and have you posted your vote? Remember we’re trying to improve communications but it seems onesided right now.
Nina