Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Time For A New Look

Summer is here and it's time for a fresh look. We hope you enjoy it!

The Blogs have been fun to do and I am a little behind. The next few post should bring us all up to date.

There was one month that somehow was missed and that was last November's meeting. It was such a great meeting it needs to be put on right away. Take a look at the "snippet" wreaths that we worked on, they were a lot of fun to do, and then enjoy all the other super meetings we've been having.

Oops! I left out November - Snipping Some Holiday Fun

While going through the posted guild blogs I noticed that I had inadvertently left out last November's meeting. So before you take a look at the next few months let's have a look at a really fun night.
Marsha  presented the program/workshop on a technique called Snippets. The guild was given a list of fabric requirements for making a Snippet wreath for the holidays. After measuring and cutting a background fabric we were ready to begin. Several colors of fabrics were ironed onto "steam-a-seam" and we started snipping away at the wreath fabrics. Greens and some blues, then maybe a few reds, and on it went until the shape and colors looked right. At the end of the meeting there were some very nice wreaths taking shape. It was a fun and easy way to begin the holiday season.

Marsha as she waits for the meeting to start


Wonderful Fall food and table


Bonnie's version of the Snippet wreath

Donna holds her beginning wreath done on a scalloped linen


Ann show the start of her wreath

July Sparkles With Joann Cross

"If you don't get at least one new tip tonight, I will refund what you paid double or triple, when I leave," Joann exclaimed!
The guild was treated to some wonderful quilts and excellent quilt tips at the July meeting. Joann Cross presented each quilt she displayed with a story, tip or technique. Her quilts are fun, colorful and perfectly made. We loved her sense of humor and everyone went away with something new that they had learned. Some of the things she showed were; unique uses for bias strips in quilts,  making a curving  triangle, using Sudoku as a quilt pattern, using a double needle to sew on bias in stained glass quilts, trying a 36 degree triangle ruler to complete a 360 degree circle and a great technique for cutting curves in boarders. At the end of her program she asked, "Does anyone want their money back?" The answer was a loud NO!

The wonderful Joann Cross 

 Joann's Showcase of Quilts


Add diamonds to blend backgrounds

Bias in quilts

Anyone for Sudoku?

Curves in borders

Corner curve

Bias use in Celtic Knots

Curves and piecing them

Three ways with one block - one, two and ...

number three

The "added chicken" quilt

Astigmatism!

Floating bias in a circle

How to fit unusual pieced borders onto quilts

Add some colored triangles to a blah quilt

Off center curved Drunkards Path variation

How to make triangles curve

Block of the Month

New blocks for July

Sew and Tell

Pat shows her last months Block of the Month

Debi holds her blocks

Karen show her blocks

Becky displays her blocks

Marsha holds her delightful Trip around the World that she learned
in one of Joann's classes

Marsha made another one using black and white.

Donna shows some of the Angel Baby buntings she has crocheted 

Ann's first quilt and....

here is Bonnie's first quilt

Bonnie shows a small wallet style card holder



Happy 5th Birthday

The 5th birthday of the Farmersville Quilt Guild was celebrated at the June meeting. Of course, there was birthday cake, games, prizes and lots of fun for everyone. Some of the games that were played were a question asked after a bell was rung. The person who had the correct answer won a pin for an adorable pin cushion made by Pat. Each pin cushion was waiting by each seat at the table. Teams also raced to make a birthday "quilt" made from magazines and poster board. The word scramble was very tricky!

Joan started a short program that installed the new board for 2013-2015. A very big thank you to Joan, Karen, Becky and Carolyn for their service to the guild the last two years!
Welcome Bonnie, Jackie, Karen and Becky!


It has been a wonderful five years and in the last two years many things have happened to strengthen the guild and it's members. Some of these things are:


  • A get to know you dinner at Bonnie's home.
  • A loose leaf binder was started to hold patterns and ideas introduced at guild meetings.
  • Name tag holders.
  • Show and Tell was changed to Sew and Tell.
  • Singing happy birthday to members on their birthday month.
  • Participated in Doggie Days.
  • Continued at the Old Time Saturday Celebration.
  • Raffle quilts were started.
  • Junior membership began in 2012.
  • Spotlighting books and magazines from the guild library.
  • Block of the month program began.
  • Donated quilts to the Fire department fund raising raffle.
  • Donated quilts to the Hinton Home.
  • Donated quilts to the editor of the newspaper who lost her home to a fire.
  • Donated two Quilts of valor to veterans at the Audie Murphy Day Celebration.
  •  Established a sister guild connection with the Cherry Blossom Quilters in Zachary, LA.
  • Changed the guild board term of office to two years.
  • Joined the Texas Association of Quilt Guilds (TAQG).

Introduction of Officers



Joan calls the new board to the front and begins the induction ceremony.

New president Bonnie receives the binding that holds the guild together.


Karen passes the batting to Vice President Jackie that fills the guild with programs.

Secretary Karen receives  the needle and thread from Becky.
They keep the guild from shifting out of place.

Treasurer Becky receives the "backing" from Carolyn.


The new 2013-2015 board
Let the Party Begin!

Donna, Lynn, Pat and Debi sit at one of the five pretty decorated tables.

Charlotte, Becky, Carolyn, Donna and Jackie look over their table.

Jackie, Debbie, Karen and Bonnie sit at the middle table.
Delicious food and cake. Pat made the gorgeous flower arrangement.

The party gifts displayed.

 Games and Prizes
Elizabeth poses with a Topsy Turvy doll.

Karen wins a gift certificate to the Quilt Asylum.

Monica shows off the apron she won.

The three poster "quilts" using the guild birthday as their theme.
Pictures were taken out of magazines and then there was frantic
cutting and pasting!

The winning team - (front)Donna, Lynn, (back) Elizabeth, Karen, Bonnie.

Donna, Debbie and Jackie

(front) Monica, Becky, (back) Joan Charlotte and Ann

Pat made cute chicken pin cushions for everyone.
Who rang that bell!!!!