Sunday, June 26, 2016

June 2016 Meeting Recap

New Date! New Location!

Our June Meeting was held at our new location! The First Alternative Co-op South Store has allowed us to use their community room on the SECOND THURSDAY of each month for our monthly meetings and again on the FORTH SATURDAY for our sew days!  


Modern Hexagon Quilting with Caroline

Big thanks to Caroline for sharing her love of hexies with us! She shared her tips, tricks + supply list, how to make the hexagons and how to prepare and quilt your top! 



If you were't at the meeting but would like a hand-out please see Sarah and she can get you a copy!  THANK YOU CAROLINE!

Calendar of Events Reveiw

June 25th 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM: CMQG/EMQG meet up at Sweet Earth Vineyards! Please bring an appetizer or a dessert to share, your quilts to show off and your tote bag (inside a brown paper bag) to swap! 

August 6th: Corvallis Farmer's Market

August 19th - 21st: Pacific Northwest Quilt Guild Meet Up - more details here and register here!

September 22nd - 24th: Northwest Quilting Expo - If you'd like to show your quilts at this expo, please have them to Courtney by September 20th. Quilts will need a 4" sleeve attached.

Q3 Charity: 1-Hour Baskets! We are making 1-Hour baskets for local nursing homes - they fit perfectly on the back of a wheel chair! SO HANDY! We'll be providing the fusible fleece for this project. Please see Sarah at any meeting or sew day for your fleece! Hour baskets will be due at the September Meeting. Make as many as you can! 



Show & Tell Highlights










Looking Ahead to July


July's swap is HEXAGONS! Swappers choice on what you make, but it absolutely has to have hexies on it!

Monday, June 6, 2016

May 2016 Meeting Recap

Business Review

No business this month, we had a pop-up shop and book sale instead! HUGE THANKS to Dana from Winter Creek Cloth treating us to a fantastic pop-up shop with piles and piles of fat quarters in every color of the rainbow!




Calendar of Events Reveiw

June 25th 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM: CMQG/EMQG meet up at Sweet Earth Vineyards! Please bring an appetizer or a dessert to share, your quilts to show off and your tote bag (inside a brown paper bag) to swap! 

August 19th - 21st: Pacific Northwest Quilt Guild Meet Up - more details here!

August 6th: Corvallis Farmer's Market 

September 22nd - 24th: Northwest Quilting Expo - If you'd like to show your quilts at this expo, please have them to Courtney by September 20th. Quilts will need a 4" sleeve attached.

Q3 Charity: 1-Hour Baskets! We are making 1-Hour baskets for local nursing homes - they fit perfectly on the back of a wheel chair! SO HANDY! We'll be providing the fusible fleece for this project. Please see Sarah at any meeting or sew day for your fleece! Hour baskets will be due at the September Meeting. Make as many as you can! 

Show & Tell Highlights

Janet is making a mini quilt with paper pieced tea pots! She's hoping to make about 30 tea pots. They are fantastic Janet!





Lisa shared a top secret surprise quilt. Beautiful job, Lisa!




Dana was passing off a finished top to have Lisa with Upstairs Birdie quilt for her. Hoping we get to see the finished quilt at the next meeting Dana! It is gorgeous!!




Don created this original mini quilt called "Cat Surprise!" each quilt square can be flipped to the other side and the backing is made from cat fabrics. So creative and fun, Don!




Looking Ahead to June

A reminder that there will be NO swap or sew day in June. Instead, we'll be having our meet-up with Eugene Modern Quilt Guild on our scheduled sew day and swapping tote bags then. Hope to see you there!!