Thursday, September 29, 2011

2011 Dec It's Christmas Ideas and Projects night!

Everyone loves Christmas! This will be a wonderful night to show new projects and ideas for the holidays. It's easy and fun. Just bring the holiday idea or project with the directions to share. During the meeting you might find just the right project to make a gift for a friend or a new idea for a decoration. The possibilities are endless!
The October Guild meeting will be on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00 pm in the civic center. Don't forget show and tell items and the Bright or Jewel tone fat quarters. The fat quarter drawing will be at the November meeting.
Bring a friend to share in the holiday spirit.

2011 August Lots of Tips and Tricks with a look at must have Tools

The following pictures are candid shots of guild members as they shared new tips and tricks. Some of those tips were: 

Using small hair bands to hold bobbin thread in place.
Putting pins on the back of hand applique to keep from being stuck and catching thread as you sew.
Using medical forceps to hold or pull needles out.
Cutting out a cheater squares and appliqueing, can cover old business names on t-shirts.
Magnetic bowls for pins can be bought cheaper at Harbor Freight or other tool stores.
Oliso iron has a neat feature - pop up feet for no scorching.
Instructions for a great sewing machine matt for tools.
When you have a block that a point doesn't quite match you can take a permanent ink pen in a matching color and "draw" the point in.









Show and Tell

A visitor from the McKinney Guild with their raffle quilt

Karen's smashing string quilt

Donna's great idea for a quilt using the jelly roll  technique.
Jackie's wonderful wall hanging