Friday, September 26, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Monthly Star Blocks
The top picture is of the Barbara Fritchie Star and two Ohio Star blocks.
These are the Braced Star Blocks from last month.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
CHESTNUT RIDGE QUILT GUILD AUGUST 25, 2008 MEETING
WOW! GREAT MEETING!
Our meeting on August 25, was packed full of great ideas and activities. We are going on our Day Trip to some Northwest Ohio Quilt Shops on October 9. We will be using the services of Atlee Troyer's van for 14 ladies. If more are able to go, one of the ladies will drive. Dee brought a couple of other events to our attention. Three local quilt shops are sponsoring a Scrapbagger's Faire on Sept. 27 at Berlin Christian Fellowship. Also, an Afterglow on October 31 sponsored by Hearthside Quilt Shoppe. Contact them to get more information on either event. Pat handed out instructions for making next month's block – Ohio Star. She used Eleanor Burn's method for assembling. She also showed us the two blocks we will work on next month.
Lots of the ladies completed the Barbara Fritchie Star for this month. They were very colorful. Arlene showed a lovely embroidered quilt top. Mary S. showed a Market Tote Bag which would be ideal for carrying things home from shopping. A very green idea. Sue's niece made a book with a quilt block on the front and an original story inside. Also, quilts with Scottie Dogs (Rosie); Pot holders, Family Tree Wall Hanging (Lydiann); Horse lap tops in "just can't cut it" pattern (Pat). A current Quiltmaker magazine was passed around with Fast Flying Geese directions (makes 2 at a time).
NEXT MEETING – SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
Pat will demonstrate wide continuous binding. Also, she will show Star blocks #4 and #5. Mary Schrock will have refreshments.
THANK YOU, Cynthia FOR THE DELICIOUS REFRESHMENTS.
Sue Jaberg DEMONSTRATES REDWORK
Sue gave a spellbinding talk on Redwork, which became popular in the late 1800's because of a colorfast thread made in Turkey, from a secret recipe. Up until then, colored threads didn't hold their color in the wash so could not be used success- fully to adorn everyday items like bedspreads or dish towels. They were embroidered with very simple stitches on inexpensive muslin. Children often learned how to embroider on "Penny Squares", little designs printed on muslin and sold at the general store for a penny. Redwork uses outline drawings which may be transferred to the muslin or drawn from a quilt pattern or pictures from books. Redwork can be embroidered in any color but is still called Redwork. Barbara Parrish recommends her favorite blue - DMC 824. The red she likes the best is DMC 321. Sue also suggested DMC 498(darker red), 304 or 817.Sue had some beautiful examples of redwork she had done in preparation the last 2 months. Sue recommended using a size 8 embroidery needle (big eye) and 2 strands of floss most of the time. Put your muslin in a hoop after transferring the design onto the muslin. Thank you, Sue.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Dee, Cynthia, Thelma, Mary H., Sue, Pat, Alberta, Lydiann, Rosie,
Mary S., Judith, Effie, Arlene, Nan, Sara
THELMA GORDON was in charge of our "Ugly Fabric" Fun time. We brought any fabric we didn't want or need and they were all laid out on a table. Thelma called a few numbers and those with the numbers got 1 minute to pick out the fabric we wanted. She then picked three others to choose fabric. We did this a few times until most of the fabrics were taken. Everyone went home with some new fabric to start thinking about.
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