The news this month is that Quilt Fest is coming up on October 5-9, 2010 in Murray. There is a beautiful opportunity quilt that you can buy tickets for. Contact Ann for the tickets. Mini quilts are still needed as well. Contact Ann for more information.

The Road to Oklahoma quilt swap is starting. We will swap for 3 months total and if you participate all three months you will almost have enough fabric for a queen size quilt. I can't get the scanned handout to post to this blog, so here is the information:
Please use good quality, prewashed fabrics only.
Mediums and Darks
No obvious juvenile, holiday. No solids.
Country colors and tones, no jump off the quilt prints or colors.
Swapping July, August, and September.
Have baggies to Mom's the Monday before guild, (July 6, 2010, because of the holiday)

Cut strips 3 1/2 " by at least 20"(Just use 1/2 the width of fabric or the width of the fat quarter)
For one set, use 6 different fabrics. Cut 5 strips from each fabric. Make 5 stacks of strips placing one of each different fabric in the stacks. Put each stack in a separate baggie with your name on it. Keep one for yourself and put the other 4 in a larger baggie with your name on it as well.
Next month Cindy will be demonstrating how it's put together.

Thanks for all those who commented on the blog. Shanda won the prize, (it's about time I got lucky!) We will be having another discussion for next month, so just leave a comment and you will be entered for a prize!

Show and Tell

Shanda's Vintage Baby Quilt (sorry I don't know how to rotate pictures)



Shanda's Equal Sign Quilt



Shanda's High Heel (Stack and Whack)



Hollie's Bulls Eye ( She finished it!)



Hollie's Red and Black Oak Leaf with Cross stitched blocks



Carol and Grandson's Baby quilt
He colored the blocks and it will be done before the baby is blessed!



Linda's pillow or pincushion. I wrote down cushion, so who knows!


Linda's Fruit Cocktail


Nadine Smith's Vintage Purse ( watch out for the chain!)


Helen's Pillowcases


Annalee Church's Rag Wilderness Quilt
By the way, Welcome Home!


Annalee's Baby quilt made from Minkee

The quilting:


Maxine Barrel Racing Quilt for her Granddaughter


Maxine's Grandmother's Flower Garden


Ann's two UFO's are already in Arizona, But these next two are charity quilts that her sister quilted for the first time:






Winding Ways Demonstration
Wheel of Mystery



Maxine taught us a new technique. She passed out a few samples of this block and we are supposed to bring them done next month and then we can make a Charity quilt. It was very interesting and looks really hard, I hope it's not.
Start by laying the block out.



Then either sew the corners of the middle pieces. Match up the notches and be sure to take a 1/4" seam so the centers are touching.
Let's hope we all can remember how and show our finished blocks next month.
Thanks, Maxine for teaching us a new trick!

Have a happy sewing summer and don't forget to comment of the discussion!

Idea Share- Favorite quilting internet site or link

Congratulations to Holly for winning last month's prize for our idea share! Thanks to everyone who left a comment with their best quilting tip. I know I learned some new ideas! This month we would like everyone to share a favorite quilting internet site or link. Remember, everyone who makes a comment or writes a post on this topic will be entered to win a prize at next months meeting.

Humanitarian Sewing Projects

Just a reminder if you would like to do any humanitarian sewing you can find projects at Leisa Sorenson's house. If anyone has any flannel they would like to donate it would be appreciated. Everyone is welcome to donate your time, extra supplies, money, or ideas for a good cause! Contact Carolyn For More info.

We just finished tying a full size quilt that we pieced from a bunch of left-over fabric. It was fun to watch the kids get involved in the project. I loved it when they would help each other above and below the quilt!

May Quilt Guild Newsletter

If you have not filled out a survey about the Snow Goose festival you can get one from Ann. If you still have a survey please complete it and return it to Ann.



Linda Bringhurst taught us how to do an invisible Machine applique technique. She started by showing us some quilts that have used this method.

Machine Appliqué
Supplies
• Freezer paper
• Invisible thread
• Thread to match background
• Glue stick (clear/non-acid/non-permanent)
Stitch
• zig zag
or
• blind hem
Set your sewing machine to a close stitch length and have the stitch width set to just barely catch the fabric of your appliqué piece.
Steps
1. Trace appliqué pattern onto freezer paper and cut freezer paper pattern out on cutting line.
2. Iron freezer paper template onto the wrong side of your appliqué fabric.
3. Cut out your fabric appliqué with a 1/8 inch seam allowance to turn under.
4. Turn under the seam allowance and glue to freezer paper. (be careful to make smooth edges)
5. Stitch around the edge of your appliqué (pay close attention to points and valleys)
6. After your appliqué is completed, trim background fabric away leaving your 1/4 inch seam allowance.
7. Gently remove your freezer paper template from the back of the appliqué. On very small appliqué pieces (dots) leave the paper in.
8. Press your appliqué from the wrong side of quilt.

One hint that she added was to tighten the tension on your bobbin thread a little bit.
Pam also shared with us a tool that she learned about in an applique class. The black area is sand paper so that your applique piece will stay in place while you are working with it. It can be ordered from Piper's Quilts.


Be sure to check out our newly redesigned website at pieceinthevalleyquiltguild.com Everyone should have received a user name and password on your email to log into the website as a member.


Show and Tell
Pauline- Finished table runner made with doilies that were her mothers.
Pauline- Quilt top from a class taught at Snow Goose this year
Shanda- Birdie Baby Quilt
Shanda- Jelly Roll Quilt
Shanda- Roman Holiday. This quilt was quilted by Jan as the prize for winning the UFO contest last year.


Jan's quilting on the back

Shanda- Bag from Frolic
Melissa - Summer Dress
Ruffled Bag
Car seat cover

Dress for her daughter's Ice Cream Birthday Party
Holly- Black white and lime green bedspread, pillow and case for her daughter's bedroom (seriously I am going to move in with Holly if she will make me this darling bedding!)



Linda- Flower Pot Quilt
Jane- Minky Quilt

Pink Jelly Roll Quilt
Pleated log cabin ( this picture really didn't do justice to the amazing look of the pleats on every block!)
Hollie made these twice as nice blocks from the demonstration that we had last month!


Finished truck quilt!
Pam -Pink, black and white baby quilt. (I loved this done with the Pink boarder!)
Ann- Bear quilt and bunny quilt

This mini quilt was made with her sister
Pillow case made during a free make and take at the Machine Quilting Show
Peggy showed this cute jacket that she made. She plans to have the pattern in her store in the Fall.

Carolyn- Quilts for Haiti

Pieceinthevalleyquiltguild.com NEW UPDATE

Hello Guild Members,
We have emailed all paying members a username and password to access newsletters, guild swap info and the guild membership list on the web site; as well as access to post new classified ads. Every member log-in should be working now; however if you have any problems or questions, please visit the "contact us" page at www.pieceinthevalleyquiltguild.com

New updates have been added to the website: Calendar of Events, Service Projects, Guild Classifieds and Resource Links. As a guild member, if you have any info you'd like to add, visit the "contact us" page.

If you haven't received your login info, contact Linda K to verify or update your guild membership status.

Block of the Month

My disclaimer: I did not remember to take pictures of both star blocks. I'm sorry! I'll go in later this week and take a picture of the other one. Shanda and Carolyn are really both much better organized than I am and if they hadn't gone off on a fabulous quilty weekend adventure, there would be better pictures...
And here's the beginner block. The finished one wasn't there, so this is the sample laid out so that you can see the colors.

I hope she doesn't mind...

but I'm posting these darling quilts Joleen made. They are for her sister-in-laws twin baby girls who will arrive any day now. The print is pink and purple lady bugs. Joleen pieced and quilted these herself! Way to go!

If you haven't posted your favorite quilting tip on the blog post below, you really should do it before next quilt guild meeting. Carolyn wasn't kidding when she said there would be fabulous prizes!