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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

April 2011 Guild Meeting

The title of this fun and informative meeting was “The Altered Cloth.”  Program Committee members Kathie Greenwold and Marcy Jo Hess and guild member Mary Albers (Dyeing 2 Sew) set up demonstrations of several techniques quilters could use to create their own fabric designs.  Stations were set up and QUILTS members were free to move […]

April 25, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, New Techniques, Show & Tell  Comments Closed

March 2010 Guild Meeting

Diana Marshall from Gloversville Sewing Center spoke at our meeting about sewing machine maintence and the importance of using the proper threads and needles for our sewing projects.  Did you know that 2 bobbins equals approximately 3 hours of sewing time?   How often do you change the needle in your sewing machine?  What type of […]

March 7, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northeast Kids, Service Projects, Sew-In, Show & Tell, Soldier Quilts, Speakers, Tie-In  Comments Closed

January 2010 Guild Meeting

The Judging Study Group presented their recommendations for how the quilts should be judged for the upcoming Autumn Inspriations 2010 quilt show. As in the past, the quilts will be judged (scored) against “excellence.”  However, categories on the judging sheet were revised to account for new techniques and innovations in quilting.  Also, guild members were […]

January 21, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northeast Kids, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Soldier Quilts  Comments Closed