Sunday, March 27, 2011

UPCOMING QUILT SHOWS!

Of course the BIG event is our own Quilt Show April 15th - 17th - check out the link under our banner ABOVE... But there are lots of other shows going on - here are a few to consider: Quilt Guild of Metro Detroit - April 8th-9th
Genesee Star Quilt Guild - April 29th - 30th
Columbiaville Quilt Show & Fine Arts Festival - April 30th Capitol City Quilt Guild- May 21st - 22nd Have fun! Jewels

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Easter Basket


A cute little pattern for you to try - something different to put you Easter gifts in!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Super Stars!

Two of our Guild members are certainly super stars! Congratulations Linda McGibbon and Carol Rose for having Blue Birds of Paradise selected as a semi finalist at the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah this year. Well done ladies! The story was in the Tuesday, March 22nd issue of the Midland Daily News (hope the link works!).
Jewels

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Just One Star


When checking out some of the blogs that I follow, I found a link to a project by Moda for the soldiers in Afghanistan.  http://www.unitednotions.com/LA_just_one_star.pdf   If you would like to take part in this, go to the website and download all  the information and the pattern.  Sounds like a delightful thing to do for our servicemen.  I will make one and get it off this week.   You might mention this to your quilting buddies in case they don't get the blog checked out.  (Click to enlarge)

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

March 2011 Meeting

Here's Joanna and Alice looking on approvingly at the show and tell last night at Q2's monthly guild meeting.  To see some of what they were smiling at, check out the new slideshow in the upper right hand sidebar.  One segment of the S & S isn't there - should have given my camera to someone else to take pictures of those of us who went to Sandy's class a week or two ago and made wave bags  Lots of them were being shown and at least one of the girls has made another one. 

The "Wish You Were Here" challenge quilts were revealed last night also and there are photos of them on the slide show.  Ditto the mystery quilts - there were three of those there to be shown. 

Our upcoming quilt show was discussed and it was stressed that March 21st is the final date you should have your entry forms in to Jean Langrill.  If you have not finished your quilt yet but think you might, go ahead and fill out a form and get it to Jean.  Then, if it doesn't happen, the form can be pulled.  That is much easier than coming at the last minute with the information to be processed.  Closer to the show, we will get all of this information up on the blog.

A couple of videos were shown - one on English paper piecing and another on using and understanding color.  Both had some very good information.  

Lists were out for signing up for the June potluck which is in the planning.   Here is information for that event:
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Happy Quilting, all you Q2 members.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Guild Meets This Tuesday Evening

A reminder that there will be a meeting of our guild Tuesday evening, March 8th - 6:30 social hour and meeting 7:00.  There will be a video on English paper piecing and color presentation.  Those of you who have taken the "Wish You Were Here" challenge should have your wallhangings ready to be shown at this meeting.  I also understand there will be some of the totebags and purses done in Sandy's class a couple of weeks ago that will be part of show and tell.  See you there!