The Q.U.I.L.T Guild of Paris, Tennessee: First Meeting of 2014

Sunday, February 23, 2014

First Meeting of 2014

First of all I want to shout, " WELCOME BACK" to Celeste Benefield We missed you!

Well our first meeting for 2014 was a great meeting, we usually don't have our first meeting in February but last month we had a snow day on our meeting day so no meeting. I was glad because I was out of town and hated to miss a meeting.

Sue won the door prize. And it was of course fabric.

The person hiding behind this quilt is a master quilter. She does not like her picture taken but we know who you are.

Don't have much to write........ Chuck and I went to a very nice little quilt shop in Trenton Kentucky. It's only about 7 miles from Clarksville off exit 1 from route 24. Wonderful batiks, many patterns and samples made up......Kathy.

Love this quilt.

So beautiful.

Like, love, this quilt.

Pat made her t shirt. She did a great job.

Denise does marvelous applique. Isn't this beautiful ?

More applique from Pauline. This is going to be a beautiful quilt also.

Oh don't you just love love this messenger bag Kimmy made from a pair of bib overalls.

The guild made this quilt the year I joined and I won it. I just thought I would bring it so it can visit with the guild again.

This is a fabric bouquet that we give to members that have been sick or in hospital.

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Quilt Show News

By Pat Mallory

Well, here we are at the quilt show in Paducah with our "loud" jackets and hats on. I saw a jacket pattern that I just had to have, so that has been ordered. Then we were in the midst of a big crowd at Hancock's of Paducah. I know the manager was counting his "big" bucks because there was a lot of spending in that store.On the way home we stopped at Walmart and was told by a gentleman that we were in the wrong town. With our loud jackets and hats on we laughed and told him we had been to the Paducah quilt show. He was about to redirect us back to the quilt town. We laughed all the way home.

One of the pictures here shows the back of a jacket that had a beautiful design, so I asked permission to take a picture. There was another pattern that I purchased online that I saw at the Civic center....cannot wait to make it.

Well, that is it! Hope to go again next year.!

Jelly Rolls by Jean Liddle

Have you tried Jelly Rolls (also called Bali Pops, Stripz, Worms, etc by different manufacturers) these are pre-cut 2.5 inch strips by width of fabric sold in sets, usually a line of fabric in a set of around 40 strips. There are many patterns to be found that use these - in magazines, sold specifically for this purpose, whole books and free on the internet.

If you want to do a fast fun quilt try using one of these sets - you would not believe how fast they go together :) Having precut, matching fabrics is great. However, if you terribly frugal like many of us you can make your own strip sets. Since I have found out how much these quilts are I have started cutting 2.5 inch strips from each of my fabrics that I get out to cut from and put them in a drawer - thus having a "stash" of strips for when the mood strikes me.

try it - you'll like it!