Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Retreat supplies


Heber Valley Quilters Retreat
March 8-9 2013
Homestead Garden Room
Time: 8 am Friday-7 pm Saturday
Meals: Friday dinner at Mattie’s Bistro at the Zermott and Saturday lunch at Fanny’s

We have planned 3 projects for you this year.
Susan Turpin is teaching her owl pincushion. It’s fun, fast and fabulous.
Deonn and Debbie will be teaching us curved piecing using the drunkard’s path pattern and the AccuQuilt machines.
Sally will be teaching a great way to make half square triangles to help us with our design challenge for this year.

Woolie Owl Pincushion
Materials List:           1 – 8” x 8” piece of felted wool for the owl body and base
                                    1 – 4” x 4” piece of felted wool for the owl tummy
                                    12” piece of embroidery floss for nose (gold is a good color)
                                    2 buttons for eyes
Walnut shells will be provided for stuffing; however, if you prefer to use silica sand or poly stuffing, please bring your own

Drunkard's Path Class
by Deonn & Debbie

Test out our AccuQuilt machines to quickly die-cut perfect shapes, learn some great tips for curved piecing, then explore design/layout possibilities with these versatile blocks.
Fabric Requirements:
Wall Hanging 28'x 28" (17 @ 7" blocks)
1/2 yard each of 2 contrasting (dk, lt) fabrics
1 yard backing/binding
Table topper or small wall hanging, 18"x21" (42@ 3" blocks)
1 charm pack
3/4 yard backing/binding
(You may want to bring additional fabrics and fusible web to play with other AccuQuilt die cut applique' shapes.)

Half Square Triangles tutorial
2 fat quarters- light fabric
2 fat quarters-dark fabric
Make sure you bring:
*Sewing machine with presser foot and power cord, thread, scissors, projects, supplies for classes offered at the retreat, pincushion for the exchange, rotary cutter, seam ripper,  ruler(s). I’m sure there’s more but that’s up to you!

Monday, February 11, 2013

February Guild

Girls from the FFA group.  We are making 27 twin size quilts for the group so they can tie them.  Once they are tied they are going to be given to the Road Home ( a homeless shelter).  They all need to be to Debbie Proctor by THIS Friday.
 
Here is the next blocks we are doing this month.  Pick one of the 6 or do as many as you want.  Each one completed you get 2 owl bucks.  These blocks are found
Timpi doing "Who's Who"  Kami was one of the 4 spot lighted.

Rachel's cute baby
 
Who's Famous: Amy Ellis from www.amyscreativeside.blogspot.com
She had so many Beautiful quilts and projects.
 







                   She washes her quiltes before they are photographed because they photograph better.
                                                                   Thanks for sharing Amy.




Shirley made this quilt for her son and daughter-in-law

Leah's cute snowman Block and she finished her sewing machine wall hanging from last years retreat.  So Cute.
Amber's snowmen blocks.  Her daughter made her this cute figuring of her sewing.  I want one, it's so cute.

                                                                    Sally's Snowman
                                                                       Our new member
                  Barbara Finished we LOVE wall hanging and her Craftsy BOM quilt.

                                                                 Shirley's Snowman
                                                          1 of Natalia's snowman blocks
                                                            Kami's quilt that she is quilting
                                                                    Nina's snowoman
Margaret finished her mystery quilt from last years retreat and finished her snowman and nutcracker blocks.


                       Patty's snowman family.  The faces are all embroidered. amazing
                                    Our new member Kathy and her snowman block
                                Beth E.  Her cute baby quilt and apron
Candy finished her civil war quilt, at church they had a block exchange and the red and white quilt is what she made.  She put minky on they back.  She said it is her Husbands cimo quilt.  She snowman block and her cute buggy barn witch quilt.  I love how the legs are free and hang.





                Vicky Finished her flag quilt, made a snowman quilt and an "I spy" quilt.
Rachel finished her quilt from 2008
                                Tamara got her buggy barn Bird Brain quilt done



Retreat MArch 8-9 @ The Homestead
Here are what the 2 options for the drunkers path at retreat look like.  The red and white one you need 1/2 yard of 2 fabrics.  For the one on the left you need a charm pack.  These will be fun to make.

Also for the design challenge that Sally is going to show us how to start at the retreat you need (4) 9x11 or bigger fabrics.  You want (2) light and (2) dark fabrics.  You want lots of contrast.  Sally is going to show us how to do a 1/2 square triangle method.  We are going to make blocks and then will exchange and then do another step.  This is all I know about it so far.  The design challenge will be due in October.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Curved piecing class

Here is the fabric requirements for the curved piecing class at the retreat.
Drunkard's Path Class by Deonn & Debbie

Test out our AccuQuilt machines to quickly die-cut perfect shapes, learn some great tips for curved piecing, then explore design/layout possibilities with these versatile blocks.
Fabric Requirements:
Wall Hanging 28'x 28" (17 @ 7" blocks)
1/2 yard each of 2 contrasting (dk, lt) fabrics
1 yard backing/binding 
  
Table topper or small wall hanging, 18"x21" (42@ 3" blocks)
1 charm pack
3/4 yard backing/binding

(You mau want to bring additional fabrics and fusible web to  play with other AccuQuilt die cut applique' shapes.)