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Our Monthly NewsletterMARIPOSA PIECE MAKERS NEWSLETTER – FEBRURY, 2010
Hello, talented fabric artists! I’m constantly inspired by the beautiful work done with color, texture and design that is evident in quilt making. Our Ironing Board hopes that this new year will be filled with opportunities for all of us to hone our skills and try new techniques, while fostering friendships as we learn from one another. At the January meeting, Maggie taught us English Paper Piecing to create fabric hexagons used in Grandmother’s Flower Garden. Several of us are pursuing this fun concept with enthusiasm. Thanks a million, Maggie! At the February meeting, Gay will demonstrate a handy, easy technique she uses for working with triangles. We look forward to that demo!Last meeting, Mary nudged us to get those UFO’s out of the cupboards and closets and get them completed. Those of us who have been quilting any time at all can tell you that we often start a project with all kinds of good intentions, and somehow the incomplete work ends up pushed to the back of a shelf in favor of a new project. So again in 2010 we will challenge ourselves and one another to pull out those UnFinished Objects and get them done. At the February meeting, we’ll have our own version of True Confessions – by revealing our own list of projects awaiting completion. If you missed the January meeting, pull out a lined sheet of paper right now, put your name and date at the top, then start making a list of what’s hiding in your closet. Give each piece a name (like Joey’s baby quilt) and a description (light blue/yellow 40 X 44). Bring your list on February 13 to share with all of us. This might be considered a “contract” to finish those items. Each completed UFO you bring to a meeting will be awarded a fat quarter, and the quilter finishing the largest number by the end of the year will receive a really nice prize.
OK, so you’re a new quilter and you’ve only come to a meeting or two and you don’t have any of the above. Well, you can’t win if you’re not in the game, so hurry up and get yourself a pattern or several, and some fabric for stuff you want to make this year, and put those on your list. Size of the project doesn’t matter, and it can be anything quilted from a king size bedspread to place mats to a cute tote or purse.
For those who’ve been around since we had similar “confessions” last year, it’s OK (maybe a little embarrassing too) to relist projects that never quite got done in ‘09. There will be several of those on my list.
Thanks to Pat, the email and snail mail lists have just been updated. If you have an address change or any other question in regard to the mailing list, please let me know.
Mary has been very kind in handling the Treasurer’s task for the past several months, for which we’re very grateful. Charlotte Hickman has graciously agreed to take over the purse beginning at the February meeting. Since it’s time again to pay our dues of $15, Charlotte will be the one to see. Thanks to both of you, ladies.
A BIG REMINDER: May 1 is Quilt Show 2010! Start getting your quilts ready to be shown by adding labels and sleeves now. We will also have a special “Boutique” area for quilts that will be for sale. Each quilter is responsible for pricing her quilt(s) and will be contacted directly by anyone wishing to make a purchase. The transaction is strictly between quilter and purchaser. The quilter’s contact information and price will appear with the quilt. We’re looking for someone to coordinate this Boutique by making sure contact information is available for each quilt, and to determine how “for sale” quilts will be displayed. This will be fun and not back-breaking by any means. Please call or email me if you might like to do this fun task.
Those making Challenge Quilts MAY choose to sell the finished product. In any event, this is a reminder that May will be here in what will feel like about 2 weeks, so get a move on! If you don’t remember, here’s what to keep in mind in using that challenge fabric: finished size must not exceed 36 X 36, and challenge fabric must be used in some way. Try to work with the theme “California Gold” which might mean gold rush, California poppies, Golden Gate Bridge, gold nuggets....or whatever that suggests to you.
If you’re fortunate enough to own a quilt handed down through the family, or that is antique or just plain old, and you’re willing to have it on display for one day at our Quilt Show, we’d be delighted. Please let me or Pat know so a place can be saved for it.
While the rain falls and dinner is in the slow cooker, I hope you’ll find a little time for the creative endeavor that we all enjoy so much.
Happy Quilting, Marianne