Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Crystal Quilters' Calendar - March 2018

Friday, March 2 - 11:30 am - Lunch at The Mint, 1608 Cole St, Enumclaw.
1:00 pm - General Guild Meeting at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St., Buckley.  Please have your Traveling Robin boxes ready to swap at the meeting.

Friday, March 16 - 1:00 pm - Guild Workshop at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St. Buckley.  Sharon will teach us the Disappearing 9-Patch Block.

Disappearing 9-Patch Workshop Supply List

Sewing machine & your regular sewing kit
Cutting mat, 6" x 12" ruler & rotary cutter
Fabrics you will need for one test block:
9 - 3.5-inch squares
4 squares for background, all the same solid or nearly – solid fabric
4 squares for the corners (all the same print or scrappy)
1 square for the center (contrasting from the background and the corners)

If you want to make more Disappearing 9 Patches than just the test block, you will need to bring more fabrics in any colors/combos you'd like.
2.5-inch cut squares make a 5.5 inch disappearing 9 Patch
3.5-inch cut squares will yield an 8.5-inch block
4.5-inch cut squares = 11.5-inch block
5-inch squares (charms) = 13-inch block.
I suggest starting with no larger than 4.5-inch squares for this workshop.
Any questions or concerns, call Sharon @ 360-889-0880.

Thursday, March 22 -  1:00 pm - Quilt Show Committee meeting at the Buckley Library, 125 S. River Ave.

Friday, April 6 - 11:30 am - Lunch will be at Il Siciliano, Enumclaw.
1:00 pm - General Guild Meeting at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St., Buckley.  Please have your Traveling Robin boxes ready to swap at the meeting.

Friday, April 20  - Field Trip to the quilt shops Gossypium, Carriage County and Running Stitch as well as  Lunch.

     * Upcoming Quilt Show and Events *

March 1-4 - Sewing and Stitchery Expo at Washington State Fairgrounds, 2606 W Pioneer Ave, Puyallup.
For more info, see the website.

Friday, March 2 - 4:00 pm - 7 pm - Empty Bowls, a fundraiser, at Enumclaw High School Commons, 226 Semanski Street S., Enumclaw.
For more info, see the website.

March 7-28 - Class Act at Enumclaw City Hall, a display of some of the quilts made by our guild members, in the Council chambers.

March 16 - 18 - The Great American Cover Up, Quilters Anonymous 37th annual quilt show, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe. $8 admission.
For more info, see the website.

March 23 - 24 - Persistence of Pattern. the Tri-City Quilters' Guild 2018 Quilt Show, Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd, Kennewick. Admission $8 for both days.
For more info, see the website.

April 5 - 7 -  Once In A Blue Moon, the Clark County Quilters 43rd annual Quilt Show at the Clark County Event Center, 17402 NE Delfel Rd., Ridgefield, WA. (exit 9 off I-5)  Admission $7 or $12 for 3 days, $6 for parking. Featured quilter is Lynn Czaban.
For more info, see the website.




Monday, February 12, 2018

February Calendar Update

Wednesday February 15 - 1 pm - Quilt Show Committee meeting at the Buckley Library, 123 S. River Ave.  All are welcome!

Friday Feb.16 - Guild Workshop at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St., Buckley.  You must be signed up with Mary S. who will be giving the workshop, and also have your own copy of the pattern.
Here are the needed items for the workshop:

Poppy by Ann Shaw (pattern)

This is an art quilt, sized at 35" X 29". This art quilt is comprised of five small complete quilts.  One each  of four petals, plus the background.  Making an art quilt is meant to be fun and enjoyable, there is no rush.

Supplies list:
Iron 
Ironing mat
Freezer paper
Scotch tape 
Scissors for cutting paper
Sharpie with fine point
light source for tracing -optional
Cutting Board
Rotary Cutter
Ruler
batting
backing
sewing machine
threads

Selection of fabric.  you (not necessarily the fabrics) should be bold -choose light, medium. dark and small, medium  and large prints

If you don't know what color to make your Poppy, Google "pictures of poppies", or "poppy pictures", etc.

This class goal is to complete one full petal (out of the four) -   the top, batting and backing.  There is plenty of time to accomplish this goal.

This is an easy and fun quilt I am sure you will enjoy creating. 

If you have any further questions, please email or call Mary S. - her info is in the membership directory.