Sunday, December 4, 2016

December 2016 Guild activities


Photos are from recent Show 'n Tells and Sit 'n Sews. (photos may appear small; click a photo to enlarge it.)

Block of the Month: Celestial Stars meeting.

Please check the Program page for additional information for the following activities. Also, more information is provided in the newsletter distributed to members.
  • Tuesday, December 13: Christmas Banquet, short meeting, show & tell and fun at CafĂ© America. Social will be at 6 pm and dinner at 6:30 pm. Signups must be made with Sylvia or Linda no later than December 7.

  • Wednesday, December 14: Sit 'n Sew. Please note the day/date were changed because of Christmas. This is an opportunity to share ideas, work on projects, ask questions, have lunch together at a local eatery or bring a lunch. Enjoy! 

Monday, October 31, 2016

November 2016 Guild activities


Photos are from recent Show 'n Tells and Sit 'n Sews. (photos may appear small; click a photo to enlarge it.)

Block of the Month: Celestial Stars meeting.

Please check the Program page for additional information for the following activities. Also, more information is provided in the newsletter distributed to members.

  • Tuesday, November 8: Guest speaker: Ruth Ann Berry, author of "Bargello Quilts in Motion" of The Quilters Clinic. Also, hear about upcoming programs, activities and a Show 'n Tell. Guild meeting details are provided on the About Us page. 

  • Wednesday, November 9: Bargello Quilts with Ruth Ann Berry of The Quilters Clinic. Sign-up, patterns and kits will be available at the meeting on November 8.

  • Tuesday, November 15: Sit 'n Sew. Bring your projects, share, ask questions, have lunch together and enjoy!

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Saturday, October 1, 2016

October 2016 Guild activities

Photos are from September's Show 'n Tell and Sit 'n Sew. (photos may appear small; click a photo to enlarge it.)
Block of the Month: Celestial Stars meeting.

More information for the following activities is provided on the Program page and in the newsletter distributed to members.

  • Tuesday, October 11: Guild meeting (details are provided on the About Us page). Guest speaker: Kathleen Andrews from Kwilart. Also, hear about upcoming programs, activities and a Show 'n Tell. Please check the Program page and your newsletter for additional details.

  • Wednesday, October 12: Celtic Diamond or Celtic Layers class with Kathleen Andrews from Kwilart for members who preregistered.

  • Tuesday, October 18: Sit 'n Sew.

  • October 31 - November 3: Quilt Retreat at the Springs for members who preregistered.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Pillowcase project


Through generous work by Guild members, recently 45 pillowcases went to the Midland Cancer Center and 48 went to the Nathan Weidner Foundation for abused and neglected children. In the last seven years members have made 937 pillowcases for cancer patients, shelters, etc,

Thank you to all members for their work!

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

September 2016 Guild activities

Photos are from June's Show 'n Tell
Wednesday, September 7: First meeting of this year's Block of the Month: Celestial Stars

Tuesday, September 13: Guild meeting. Begin the new year; new members are welcomed. Meeting details are provided on the About Us page. Hear about upcoming programs, activities and a Show 'n Tell. Also, additional details will be provided in the newsletter.

Tuesday, September 20: Sit 'n Sew. More information and other dates are provided on the Program page

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Sunday, August 21, 2016

Carol Bornsheuer (Funoldhag), blog's co-founder, passes away

Carol Bornsheuer
Carol at the 2014 Quilt Show
Seven years ago this blog was initiated by Carol Bornsheuer, aka Funoldhag, and Julie Welsh, aka Jewels. Earlier this month Carol passed away. Her obituary is online.

Her friendship and contributions to the Guild and this blog are cherished. Carol loved to take photos and, with Julie, shared many of the Guild's events on this blog beginning in 2009 into 2013. Also, Carol shared her love of life and quilting in two of her blogs - Funoldhag and Just Quilts.

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Sit-n-Sew - August 9

Photos are a few of the projects being worked on at July's Sit 'n Sew.
This month Sit 'n Sew will be held the second Tuesday, August 9, 10 am. till 3 pm. at St. Johns Episcopal Church. Bring handwork or bring a machine and enjoy the fellowship. Additional Sit 'n Sew dates are available on the Program Calendar page. A donation of $5 to the church is appreciated.

Monday, June 20, 2016

Sit-n-Sew - new location

Sit-n-Sew for Guild members is this Tuesday, June 21, 10 am. till 3 pm. at its new location - St. Johns Episcopal Church.  Feel free to do handwork or bring a machine and enjoy the fellowship. Sit-n-Sew is usually the third Tuesday, please note exceptions on the Program Calendar page. A donation of $5 to the church is appreciated.

Friday, June 10, 2016

2016 Quilt Show

PASS THE TIARA – "Rhythm Of Life"

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2016 Pass the Tiara – "Rhythm Of Life" show between April 29, 30 and May 1. The show highlighted quilts by our featured quilters, Helen Mudd and Marcia Stanick, and our members' quilts – the Song Title Challenge, Round Robins, Mystery Quilt, a variety of small to large, oldies and innovative/art quilts.

Our thanks to the Midland County Historical Society and the Max Carey Blacksmith Guild for their continuing support.

Viewers voted on their favorites in eight categories. First, second and third places are shown in the following photos (click a photo to enlarge it).

Challenge Quilt: Kathy Allbee, Leslie Peterson, MaryAnn Howard
Round Robin Quilt: Amy Brokaw, Jackie Fellows, Beverly Hill
Mystery Quilt: Nancy McCallum, Deb Badour, Marcia Streeter
Large Quilt: Nancy Wyse, Linda McGibbon, Sue Gelderbloom 
Lap/Twin Quilt: Beth Gardner, Phyllis Roberts, Marylin Johanson
Miniature/Wall Quilt: Nancy Wyse, Leslie Peterson, Missy Hall 
Miscellaneous: Kathy Allbee, MaryAnn Howard, Karen Adamcik
Oldies: Leslie Peterson, Phyllis Roberts, Donna Leinberger

Celestial Stars - Block of the Month

Celestial Stars by Linda McGibbon
Celestial Stars
Celestial Stars will be the 2016-2017 Block of the Month. It is an original design by Guild member Linda McGibbon (Lakeview Quilting) who is chairing the project. This is the sixth year that Linda will be doing the Block of the Month. Other projects have included Diamond Jubilee from Equilter Magazine, Wheels & Gears and Grande Finale (Linda's designs), Judy Neimeyer's Prairie Star and Jacqueline DeJonge's Stars of Light. For more information about the Celestial Stars project please go to the Block of the Month page.

Several other quilts by Linda were displayed at Anthology Fabric Booth at the May Quilt Spring Market in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Linda McGibbon - Drunken Pineapple
Drunken Pineapple
upper right
Linda McGibbon - Eye of the Storm
Eye of the Storm
top back quilt under the concession sign
Linda McGibbon - Casseopia
Casseopia
left upper corner
Linda McGibbon - Perseus
Perseus
lower corner by the lady in the chair

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Breast cancer pillows

One of the Guild's charity projects is done in cooperation with Midland Cancer Services and distributed by the Women's Health Center. Breast cancer pillows are made for post mastectomy patients. Guild members make the pillows using a template. Later Velcro is added to the strap, pillows are stuffed, the opening is pinned and hand sewn so the seam remains flat and a card is added to each finished pillow. Approximately 25 pillows are distributed each month. The following photos were taken at a recent work session (click a photo to enlarge it).

Pillows that have had velcro attached on their straps; waiting to be stuffed. Pillow being stuffed.
Opening pinned so seam is flat when sewn.
Hand sewing seam Finished pillow; waiting for its card. Pillows ready for distribution.

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Blog: Update, follow us and photo tip

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