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October 2014 Guild Meeting

  This month’s guild meeting featured a presentation and trunk show from designer and teacher Marlous Carter of Marlous Designs.  Marlous shared several of her designs from her new book, ‘Director’s Cut – Stash Busting with Precuts 1,’ where several of the samples were made by the guild’s own members.   Marlous also gave several tips for giving […]

October 5, 2014  Tags: ,   Posted in: 2014 Quilt Show, Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northern Rivers Family Services, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Speakers  Comments Closed

May 2014 Guild Meeting

Guest lecturer and teacher, Linda Halpin shared helpful tips about how to block our quilts for squareness, how to bind, and how to prepare for show. She also shared these lovely quilts from her collection and her two books: “Scrap Bonanza 2” and “Quilting with Laura: Patterns inspired by the Little House on the Prairie […]

May 17, 2014  Tags:   Posted in: 2014 Quilt Show, Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northern Rivers Family Services, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Speakers, Uncategorized, Veterans' Quilts  Comments Closed

April 2014 Guild Meeting

This month’s guild meeting featured Sue Pelland and her wonderful trunk show of appliquéd quilts made with her Leaves Galore Templates and Mistyfuse. Several members attended Sue’s class the following day. Checkout Sue’s website, Sue Pelland Designs, for more information on her tools and techniques. Guild Meeting Program: Members’ Show & Tell:

April 13, 2014  Tags:   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, New Techniques, Northern Rivers Family Services, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Speakers, Uncategorized  Comments Closed

March 2014 Guild Meeting

Sharon Stroud gave a lecture on “Hot Stuff” – about the use of color and fabric. Sharon’s truck show highlighted her use of lime green (her ‘neutral’) and chili pepper fabrics and also her fabulous hand quilting. The evening included a short business meeting and a members’ show & tell which included pocketbooks, vests and […]

March 9, 2014  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Show & Tell, Speakers  Comments Closed