June Swap!

Hello fellow Quiltresses!

 

I'm excited to meet this Saturday at ETC! 

It's such a fun shop with great ideas and inspriation!

I'm also excited because meeting here may inspire you for our June swap...

 

We're going do to a 'Favorite Things' swap!

 

If you've ever been to a favorite things party, they are rather fun to see what other people love!

And, to share what you value, hoard or use on a daily basis!

 

So, here are some ideas:

a yard of your favorite fabric... or some fat quarters of the new, cutest fabric line you've been excited about... (good thing we'll be at ETC) or your fav kona solid...

your favorite quilting tool... i.e. favorite blade, cutter, binding clips, shape cutter etc...

your favorite quilting book,

a spool of your favorite Aurofil thread...

or, your favorite thing you've been mass producing lately...

For me, it's cute banners/pennants! 

if you're into triangles and making cute triangle pillows for friends - bring one to share!

 

Girls, this is wide open! 

You can bring something you have, like pull a quilt book off your shelf you love but have read and used and would swap!  (or one you bought and didn't love... someone else might! ha)

 

You can bring something used, like a tool you had to buy for one project that you don't think you'll use again anytime soon!

 

I'm want to keep this wide open giving a wide range of what your 'favorite things' may be...

So, think of something fun and quilty that you can tell us about why you love it!

Then, we'll put it in the middle and draw them out white elephant style.

 

Please bring an item from $10-15 for our June meeting!

Get your thinking caps on and soon, you'll be getting your swap on!

 

Any questions, email me, Chelsa, queenieknight@hotmail.com

Don't Forget :)

Our next meeting is coming up soon--Saturday, May 18th, 1:00 p.m.at Scrapbooks ETC which is located at  2820 E University Dr #111, Mesa, AZ 85213.  We will be having our Embroidery Workshop taught by Danny Heyen! 

You will need to bring $3.00 (cash or check) and a sharp pair of small scissors if you already signed up for a kit here.  If you would rather bring your own supplies for the kit, here is what you need again:

• Five skeins of DMC Embroidery Floss that match the Karavan Elephant
• DMC Embroidery Needle
• 10" Wooden Embroidery Hoop 
• (1) Valerie Wells Karavan Elephant in Bone
• (1) Piece of Muslin
• Sharp scissors, the smaller the better

If you want to just practice and not make the elephant you can bring something else to embroider on too. 

Don't forgot your Skillbuilder BOM blocks, and your Vitamin D Bee blocks! 

July Challenge is Paper Piecing!

Our next challenge is going to be shared at our July meeting and will be some kind of project that includes paper piecing.  Many of us attended last month's workshop and learned, relearned or improved upon our paper piecing skills (Thanks again Alissa!) so we were thinking a challenge related to that new skill is in order!  You can make anything you want as long as it includes paper piecing.  If you decide to make a quilt, you can share a flimsy or a completed top.
So hopefully you can find some time to do even a little project that includes some paper piecing between now and our July meeting.  Feel free to add pictures to our Flickr group or to our Facebook page to motivate others to get going and join the fun!

RSVP for the Embroidery Workshop on May 18th

This month we will be diving into Hand Embroidery with PHXMQG member Danny Heyen for a Hand Embroidery Workshop!

When: May 18th, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Scrapbooks ETC, 2820 E University Dr #111, Mesa, AZ 85213

You have the option to purchase an embroidery supply kit for $3 per person or bring your own supplies. Using PayPal online for such a small transaction ended up being a bad solution so kits will be sold at the meeting for cash or check.

The Kit $3 per person includes

• Five skeins of DMC Embroidery Floss that match the Karavan Elephant
• DMC Embroidery Needle
• 10" Wooden Embroidery Hoop 
• (1) Valerie Wells Karavan Elephant in Bone
• (1) Piece of Muslin

Please Bring…

• Sharp scissors, the smaller the better

If you DO NOT want a kit you will need to bring the same supplies listed in the kit and a print fabric you want to embellish. 

IMPORTANT!

Please use the form below to RSVP. We need to know how many of you will be attending and who will need kits. If you do not reserve a kit before the meeting we may run out and we will have nothing for you!

Don't forget to bring your membership card and take advantage of our 10% member discount at Scrapbooks ETC when we are there!

Drunkard's Path Quiltalong

If you are trying to decide what you want to make for our Drunkard's Path Quiltalong you might want to check out this page on Pinterest Drunkard's Path!  The PHXMQG is their own board of inspiration on Pinterest too.  There are SO many options with this quilt I can see why Kirsten and Tracy chose this pattern!

I found this picture on Pinterest (from http://knottybits.blogspot.com/2011/12/monday-path-of-modern-drunkard.html with a pattern available http://www.etsy.com/listing/127795777/modern-drunkards-path-quilt-pattern?ref=shop_home_active) and WOW what a dynamic quilt it is and all in solids!  In looking at the many variations I found this little picture with lots of variations for you to ponder.  I am guessing that no two will look alike!

Here is some tutorials I found while surfing the web too.  

1. needleandspatula

2. stitchedbycrystal

3. sometimescrafter

4. goneaussiequilting

5. seamstobeyouandme

I am inspired to join in on the Quiltalong--are you?  Kirsten and Tracy plan to do a blog post with more details soon, I just wanted to get you thinking! (Andee)

Skillbuilder BOM

I finally got around to doing the Tutorial for Skillbuilder BOM Lesson 3 and made two blocks.  I hope some of you are also working on your BOM!  I can't wait to see them at our May meeting.  This one is Woven Star made in our logo colors.

 This one is Chevron though I can't quite see the chevron in mine the way I can in others...it is Packer colors though so that is fine.

On to the Tutorial for Skillbuilder BOM Lesson 4 looks like some hand piecing is in my future.  Bring your finished blocks to our next meeting (at Scrapbooks Etc.) and we will mark your cards and get some photos! Don't forget to upload your pictures to Facebook and Flickr too.  We love to see what your blocks look like!

Paper Piecing Pictures Take Two!



Allysa (also her Emerald Challenge Apron)



Barb



BJ's



Danny



Jackie's



Jen



Kirstin



Michelle



Nancy

Becca



Sarah



Stella



Sue



Tracy