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Two Slice Quilts created by some of our guild members.  These quilts are on display at the Albany Visitors Center, Jan. 15-Mar. 31, 2010

  Albany Skyline
Kathy Riedel
Susan Rivers
Carol Newhart
Lila Smith
Virginia Huerfeld
Anita Paul

June 2010:

Mary's photos of Challenge Quilts and 2011 Raffle Quilt

Sue's Challenge Quilt photos

Lucy's pictures from the meeting

June 2010 Challenge - Going 'round in circles

1st: Jane Stearns

2nd: Ardyce Elmore

3rd: Virginia Huerfeld 

December 2009:

Placemat Prizes - 130 placemats collected and distributed.  Thank you.  The winners are:
1st - Marcia Hajeck
2nd - Dona Pavlovic
3rd - Jo Wilson
Most Placemats - Patricia Rose (16)

The winning placemats (l to r): 1st, 3rd, 2nd

Holiday Block Challenge
1st - Marcia Hajeck
2nd - Kira Hoelzi
3rd - Carolyn Dollard

 Shared Demos:

Simple Gifts -Coasters/HotPads

Stars From Stash

Uses For Quilt Labels

Mobius Scarf

  Kathie Alyce's Landscape workshop (Nov. 2008) produced great results by the next day.

Note: The guild has fabric available for QUILT service projects.

• Summer project 2010 : quilts for Albany Hospice, Camp Erin (Sept. 2010).  Bunk bed sized quilts (42-50 wide, 70-82 long).  Contact  Marcia Hajeck    for more information or with completed quilts.
• March 11, 2011 Service Day
• Nine-Patch Service quilts
  Use 2 1/2" (unfinished) squares to make 9-patch squares. Put off-white muslin in the center square; dark fabrics in the corners; med/light for remaining squares. Bring to the meeting or assemble into quilt tops (10 X 12 blocks).
  
  Or cut 2 1/2" strips of fabric for these quilts and bring them to the meeting.
• Parson's
  1. Two twin size quilts for Parson's cupboard.
  2. Some throws for their TV room. These can be made of denim (which the guild has) or corduroy. Neither of these materials require batting. A good size for these is 45 X 45.
• Flannel quilts for newborns.
Size is 35 X 36. These need to be machine tacked to eliminate dangling threads.
• Capital City Rescue Mission
• AMC, Albany Children's Hospital
• Row by Row Service Quilt - Continuing

Cut 7 - 4 1/2 " dark fabric squares
Cut 7 - 4 1/2 " light fabric squares
Using 1/4" seam, sew the 14 squares in a row alternating dark and light.
Press seams towards the dark squares.
Bring to next meeting. These will be sewn into a service scrap quilt.
• Some size guidelines - these are approximate sizes

Crib size 45X45 or 45X55
Lap size 45 X 45
Twin size: 65X95
Infant size 35X35

An easy service quilt pattern (Wicked Easy Quilts ) is available at http://www.byannie.com/free_patterns.html

For more information contact Caroline Eichner

Placemat Project 

Make a placemat to be distributed in November to various organizations.  The placemats will be collected all year at guild meetings.  Those to be judged must be submitted by October each year, with your name.  

Holiday Block Challenge - due at start of Dec., 2009 meeting

For this year’s holiday block challenge, quilters are asked to make a 12 ½” unfinished block of any pattern using a recognizable amount of the chosen fabric.  This fabric can be used anywhere in the holiday-themed block and combined with any other fabrics.  Other fabrics, method of piecing and subject of the block are the quilter’s choice.  To add to the challenge--fat quarters of the chosen fabric will be available at the guild meetings but will be sold in a brown paper bag so the fabric will not be visible until after purchase.

Fat quarters of the challenge fabric will be available for $2.50 to guild members.  The chosen fabric was selected from Log Cabin Fabrics which has additional amounts of the fabric as well as companion fabrics.

Blocks need to be presented at the beginning of the December meeting to be displayed and  voted on by the membership.  Cash prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.


Challenge Quilts- due at start of June, 2010 meeting

Most of us complain our lives are going around in circles!   The spring 2010 challenge is “Going ‘Round in Circles.”    Fabric is the quilter’s choice.  Quilts may be any size, any piecing and quilting technique, and must be finished.  Keeping with the challenge theme, the fabric may have circles, the finished quilt may be circular in shape, and/or the quilting may be circular as long as the circle theme is clearly visible.  Quilts must have been completed between September 2009 and  June 2010 and need to be presented at the beginning of the June guild meeting.  They will be displayed and voted on by the guild membership.  Cash prizes will be awarded for 1st,  2nd, and 3rd places.

2011 Quilt Challenge

In keeping with the theme of the 2011 quilt show, the spring 2011 challenge will start with a paintchip grab. At the June 2010 meeting (and each meeting of the 2010-2011 guild year), the challenge committee will have paint-chip strips in a brown bag (no peeking!). Each strip has four coordinating colors. Any quilter wanting to participate in the challenge will pick one paint strip from the bag. The challenge will be to make a quilt using fabrics as closely matched to those four colors as possible. All four colors (and no others) must be used in the quilt.

Entries into the challenge need to be finished and will be due at the beginning of the April 8, 2011 meeting. Method of piecing, quilting, and size is the quilter’s choice. Pieced, appliqued, or quilted clothing items and accessories, as well as quilts, will be accepted. Only one item per member may be entered.

 SAVE YOUR PAINT CHIP!! It needs to be attached to your challenge entry for viewers’choice voting by the membership. Prizes for this challenge will be 1st place $50, 2nd place $30, and 3rd place $20.

 If you were not at the June meeting and didn’t get a paint strip (or you changed your mind!) and want to get started over the summer, call Elli McEvoy at 439-0009 and arrangements will be made to get a strip to you. 

Any questions, please call Elli McEvoy (439-0009) or Laura Defino (439-8510).

 Bus Trip to  AQS Lancaster Quilt Show , March 25-27, 2010

   Click   HERE     for trip details;  Click    HERE   for Registration Form.

  For more information, contact Marie Folderman  at  mariesquiltworks@yahoo.com

For current itinerary click ITINERARY QUILT SHOW.pdf

 Bus Trip to   Vermont Quilt Festival    June 26, 2010 -CANCELLED

There will be over 485 Antique and Contemporary Quilts on display
There will be over 60 vendors

Depart Crossgates Mall at 6:45 am
    Coffee stop en-route...arrive Quilt Show approx. 10:30 AM
Depart the show at 4:00 PM and return to Crossgates Mall approx 7:30 pm
 
$55.00 Price per person, includes admission ticket to show
 
Full payment required by May 14, 2010.  No refunds unless your seat is resold or trip is cancelled.
 
Drivers tip is not included in price.
 
For more info: email mariesquiltworks@yahoo.com
 
Monies to be collected at the April meeting  or mail check payable to Q.U.I.L.T. Inc.
to Marie Folderman, c/o Q.U.I.L.T. Inc., P.O. Box 523, Delmar, NY 12054
 
Sponsored by North Country Tours