The next meeting is April 28, 2024.

Our April event includes both a Sew Day and Regular Meeting at Home Inn and Suites (253 Willis Crescent). Come and Go from 9 am to 8 pm (free for members) with a Lunch Break at 12 pm and Meeting from 2 to 4 pm.

Please RSVP for the sew day via smbirnie@gmail.com. Members that are only able to attend the meeting should arrive by 2 p.m. Try to remember to bring your name tags! We encourage our members to wear their own stitched name tags.

We are revealing the Ugly Fabric Challenge. We can’t wait to see what creations have been made. Also for the meeting, those interested are to bring a box front from really anything for the Box Challenge. It could be tooth paste, a food box, or from a gadget you have purchased. The box fronts will be put into a bag and those participating (of course this is always optional) will do a draw. Then they are to make a quilt (any size, any shape, any style) using ALL the colors on the box front and not adding any extras. We can debate at the meeting as to whether the reveal should be in June or the Fall or at both times! Finally, the Scrappy Word Challenge is also ongoing. For this, you have until November to say something with a quilted project… a word for this year, a phrase of a song, a line of a poem, a quote, a name, etc.

Note that everyone is invited to participate in the Education topic this month. We are delaying the bindings until a later date. BRING a UFO (unfinished object) or WIP (work in progress) or just something that has been on your mind or sitting on the back burner for awhile.  Perhaps by digging it out and sharing with others a new spark of excitement, creativity, and inspiration will ignite! If something about the process has you stuck or stumped, this is the group to share with – there are so many creative, helpful people in this group!

Meeting Agenda

• Icebreaker – Have you ever incorporated buttons into a quilted project? If yes, what was the project? Perhaps you can bring it?
• Education – Show us a UFO or WIP (see above)
• Show & Tell and Book, Blog, or Bolt