Fantastic September meeting of GreatFul Threads. Thanks to
all who attended, the tables were full with current members and visitors, Jane Indyke and Susan Asendorf,
who we hope will come back. It was especially good to have Brenda Cregger back
with us. We have missed her fearless, hold no embellishment back, just do it
approach to art quilting! Sandi also
returned after a whirlwind year of AQS
and Chattanooga Visitor Bureau
business. The group expressed appreciation for her hard work, dedication to
quilting and the city of Chattanooga.
Sandi wants everyone to know that deadline entry for 2015 AQS
Chattanooga is May 1. Get online to
read categories and size requirements.
Karen Sperry’s quilt was videoed by AQS to be used in advertisement for the
Albuquerque, New Mexico show. You just never know what good things will happen
when you enter a show!
Jackie Cory is the new coordinator for the Heritage Quilt
Trail. This is the organization that puts those lovely, painted quilt blocks
on the side of small businesses, non-profit agencies and family farms. If you
or someone you know might be interested, send her an email for more info.
Congrats to all our members and friends who had quilts in
the show and hanging in the many venues around Chattanooga. What a thrill it
was to see your work hanging in a new environment being oohed and aahed by admirers who might never have seen it
otherwise.
There is a new business open in Ooltewah next to Chattanooga
Quilts called Tinker Fairy Cottage. It is a vendor booth store similar to the
E. Brainerd Merchants Warehouse. Be sure to check these stores out, you will
appreciate the hand made merchandise.
Some of our members have rented booths.
October is the due date for our 2014 challenge, “Self
Portrait”. It’s not too late to begin and finish. Rules are as follows:
1.50% must be pieced or appliquéd
2. sleeve on back
3. size 11” X 14”
4. can be interpretive, real or abstract
Karen Dewhirst, Science Manager from Childrens Discovery
Museum came to inform us about the new “Make It Room”. Five new sewing machines
plus a die cut machine have been purchased. They need volunteers to work one on
one with a child at each machine. They also need fabric scraps and clean items
that can be recycled into craft projects. Karen is looking for simple sewing
project ideas that will be good for both boys and girls.
We have had such a good relationship with CDM this year, I
would like it to continue and make the
museum our community outreach project. Each of us would like to see our craft
continue into the next generation and this is an ideal outlet to accomplish
that goal.
I would like everyone to come up with one simple sewing
project and get it to me within 2 weeks. I will forward those to Karen. She
needs to have her budget projections
for 2015 and will need to estimate cost of supplies. Get me that one idea on
or before October 13 and I will forward
those to her. Next I would like
everyone to start saving your fabric scraps, notions, empty spools, buttons, 2
liter bottles, pine cones, seed pods, bottle caps, anything you look at and
think…hmm, you could do something fun with this.
The official “Make It Day” program is scheduled for
Saturday, February 14, 2015. Put that day on your calendar, and let’s spend
Valentines’ Day doing something we love, sewing! Once Karen gets our simple project recommendations we can work
with her on setting a schedule for days we can
be there to volunteer throughout the year.
If the museum agrees, I would like us to make another quilt
with the children that can be hung during AQS 2015. Be thinking about a simple
block the children can make (maybe one using the die cut machine) We will need
to schedule those workdays into the calendar also.
October is our last GT meeting for 2014. At that meeting we
will finalize our 2015 program, challenge, officers, retreat, meeting location
and time.
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| Linda Smith's circle floor covering |
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| Jackie Cory used crayons to make the pear design |
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| Linda's crazy quilt Christmas tree |
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| Kim Callaway and her work from an AQS class |
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| Those are Miriam Duncan's hands behind this beautiful paper piecing |
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| Miriam, that really pops! |
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| The pic does not do it justice, it was beautiful and the butterflies were so well made. |
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| Miriam's compilation of techniques she drew from the basket this year |
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| Fabric folding |
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| It was a long drive from Dayton, thanks Jane Indyke for making the trip. 1 of 9 art quilts mounted on wood in a nine patch square. |
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| Sandi Suggs and her Ruched pillow. |
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| Lovely on the sofa for Fall |
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| Welcome back to GT Brenda. 1 of 3 aquarium quilts |
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| Great use of Michael Miller MQG challenge fabric |
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| Beautiful job on the jellies |
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| Detail of thread play on Brenda's Aquarium otter quilt |
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| Denise painted with Rit Dye using a glue resist to keep it from spreading |
