March Meeting

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Hi All,

Just a quick reminder that our March meeting  will be on the 9^th due to National Quilt day festivities on our normal meeting day.

Be prepared to have your picture taken for our directory and bring your apron for our fashion show. Also bring any Ghastly items already made for use in our HMQS booth. We will have a sign-up sheet for our booth too, so look at your calendar.

The program this month is on Computerized Quilting.  And we will share quilt motifs we use on Rail Fence blocks. (Block pictures are attached to draw out your motifs).

Share any tools, tips or ideas with everyone and earn a chance in our Show and Tell Challenge by bringing something to show. **

See You There

Gaye

** My tip of the month - - - Take a picture of the beginning of the quilt as you work on it, by the time you get to the other end you will be able to reference the picture without unwinding the whole quilt to remember exactly what you did.

CALENDAR

March 1 Remember to renew your Utah Quilt Guild Membership

March 5-16 – This is the Place Heritage Park Quilt show in the Hospital Bldg

March 9^th SLC/Ogden Longarm Meeting 10am – 1p

         Handiquilter Warehouse
445 North 700 West
North Salt Lake, Utah

March 15 - 16^th National Quilting Day –

Legacy Village, 1205 Fairfield, Layton, UT

March 16^th National Quilting Day – 9a – 3p

St John the Baptist Gathering Place, 300E 11800S, Draper

March 20 - Utah Valley Quilt Guild Presents David Taylor

Lindon Center, 25 North Main, Lindon, Utah

March 26 & April 23 – Colonial House Quilting for the

Holiday Quilt Show

10a – 3p  corner of 7^th Avenue and B Street; http://www.utahquiltguild.org/holiday/

March 29-30 Dixie Quilt Guild Bi-annual Quilt Show

         Dixie Convention Center

        

May 9-11 – HMQS – South Town Expo –

Register for classes on-line now

Oct 8 – 12 Utah Quilt Guild – Quilt Fest – Zermatt in Midway, UT

Nov 4 – 8 Holiday Quilt Show – Little America

Rail Fence Block  -  draw your favorite motifs to share

Hope to see everyone there!

January Meeting Notes

We had a great meeting in January with a Hawaiian Theme. Julie

Kaleikini and Pauline Vogel gave us a wonderful program on the history

and traditional construction of Hawaiian quilts along with a trunk show

of their quilts. They usually teach at Morman Handicraft and quilt

shows in Utah such as Quilt Fest, if you want more info.

Some of us dressed in our “Hawaiian Tourist” apparel, we had a vote

and awarded a prize for the best. Our refreshments reflected the

Hawaiian theme too.

We recognized the members who made 2012 a success, especially Val

Gines, who did a flawless job as our President. Then the new board:

Gaye Ryon, President, Darlene Walker, President elect & Cindy Stokes,

Sec/Treasure were introduced. Kathryn Lindsey will continue giving us

her wonderful education sessions and DeAnn Oliekan will also continue

as our Librarian. We had reports from the Utah Quilt Guild, HMQS, the

kids from Idaho.

Kathryn Lindsey, after getting lei’d when she arrived, gave us a lesson

on S(i)TDs! Using Stitch in the Ditch really makes piecing and

applique motifs pop. She gave us ideas on techniques and different

rulers.

We discussed having a display book at our booth at HMQS to show off

our work and promote our businesses by area. If you want to be part of

this bring an 8x10 picture of a quilt or a collage of quilts, your business

card and maybe your price list or an info page on your business.

A few new things to look forward to is our birthday basket, meeting

challenges and a year-end drawing that you will put your name in for a

for each show and tell you bring to meetings.

We voted to change the date for March’s meeting to the 9th because

many of our members are participating in National Quilt Day festivities.

If you would like to attend or get more info the url is:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Utah-Quilt-Guild/184041761628913

On the 9th, Bring your favorite work apron. We will have a fashion show

and vote on the best apron. Extra points if you have one made of

“Ghastley Fabric” to wear in our HMQS Booth. If you have ideas for

“tips, tricks and favorite tools” bring them or email them to me (I’ll

include them in the agenda)

Our program on the 9th will be on Computerized Quilting, given by the

Handiquilter girls.

In an effort to get to know each other better, Mindy Kirton, our

webmaster, will be taking your picture as you arrive, for a group

directory.

See ya then,

Gaye

National Quilting Day

National Quilting Day

Sat March 16         

9 am- 3 pm   

North and South Salt Lake Areas of the Utah Quilt Guild invite you to celebrate 2013 National Quilting Day!

                 

WHAT: Join us for an incredible day of FUN, FRIENDS, and Food

·      Open Sew- Bring your UFOs…work on some, or swap with others

·      Power cords, extension cords and surge protectors most welcome

·      Demos: Patty Paulson: ‘Learn Maintenance’ for a Featherweight, Carol Cook: 10-minute Table Runner. Bring 2 fabrics- WOF 12 inches/WOF 18 inches, Caryl Jensen: Disappearing 4 patch

WHERE: St John the Baptist Gathering Place, 300 E 11800 S, Draper- lot to EAST

LUNCH: Potluck- Bring your favorite dish! What a great chance to ‘field-test’ a new or share a favorite ‘old’ recipe. Your last name starts with:       

 A-G- Finger Foods     H-O Casseroles  P-Z Desserts  Bring enough to serve 8 and serving utensils. Plates, utensils, napkins provided.

Questions? Contact Carol Cook @ savvyquilts2@aol.com or 801-414-8426 or Caryl Jensen @ caryla2290@msn.com or 801-897-5334