MEETING JANUARY 2015

We enjoyed a fun meeting with good attendance.  Everyone keen to get going after the holiday season.
A few decisions were made as to how the meeting is run.
We decided that after we dealt with any business, we would then have our program.
So the order of our meeting will now be:
Business.
Program
UFO
Charity hand in
Show & Tell
Refreshments & Socializing.

We decided by vote that we would have a simple business card made & that members can all carry some with them, so when they meet an interested person they may give them our information.  If they so desire, they may also write their own name & phone on the back.  This card will only give our blogsite for people to gain more information about us.  Sharon will attend to this.
Beverly H agreed to relieve Lauren of the Treasurer position, & Denise will continue to maintain the Membership list & deliver Ronald McDonald quilts to the House.
Gayle will be running the UFO program, so bring your list of 10 to her at Feb meeting.  Keep a list for yourself so you know what number item you complete each month.  This makes her record keeping easier.
Thank you all who volunteer for us in these positions, & thanks to those that volunteer for refreshments.

Program facilitator will be Kathleen McM.  We will continue to have programs that are pertinent to the needs of our members, given by members with occasional visitors.  There will be no paid teachers.  If you are willing to teach a program, let Kathleen know what it is that you can do.
Helen will start us in February by giving a program on "how to teach". 

The Opportunity Quilt planning is coming along nicely.  Hexagons were taken by members willing to complete same.
Judy gave us a demonstration as to how we should make these.

The product used as the template.

Judy's stitching technique.

The finished Hexie.  Not quite flat, but this is prior to pressing.

Judy's preferred needles.

A completed hexie after pressing.

Kits made up ready for members.

Judy's preferred glue.
 

PROGRAM:  A sewing product used differently than its' intended purpose.
First I shared that I use my broken sewing machine needles & hammer them into the wall to hang my rulers.  This was husband approved, as the paint will just fill the holes when no longer needed.

Then we went to a program that I had seen on Missouri Star Quilting & just had to share.
BINDING RULER STAR.

The ruler

The four sections of the star.  Made from Jelly Roll strips.

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How it goes together.  3 sizes of background squares added to the jelly roll fabric.
To view this wonderful quilt, go to youtube & check our Missouri Star.

SHOW & TELL