GreatFul Threads October meeting re-cap

Thanks to all who attended the final GreatFul Threads meeting of 2015. We had a full house of members with three guest present.

Jackie Cory shared that she had won two blue ribbons at the Common Threads Quilt Show in Cleveland. Delores Dady had a Michael Miller Challenge quilt accepted to the upcoming Quilt Con in Pasadena. Hats off to those two exceptional quilters.

 Leader for 2016 will be Jackie Cory with Karen Sperry in charge of programs. Karen will also send notices about upcoming meetings. The new January meeting time will be 3:00 - 5:00 on the fourth Thursday of months January thru October.

 Kim Callaway won the monthly art give away made by Jackie (see pic below). Kim will make the give away for the 2016 January meeting.

The 2015 Bird Challenge quilts were exceptional. There was a great number of entries with some still in progress. See pics below.

Melissa Klingensmith had the program which was inspired by Irena Bluhm's book, "Quilts of a Different Color". The water color activator she used is 70% Jo Sonja's Textile Medium (Melissa substituted this for Americana Textile Medium), 20% Delta Ceramcoat Textile Medium and 10% Versatex Fixer. Members are encouraged to bring your finished piece to the January 2016 meeting.

 I hope everyone has a blessed upcoming holiday season. See you in January. If you have any pics or news to share send it and I will post it on the blog.

Denise Ohlman

Delores' Michael Miller Challenge accepted to Quilt Con

Kim won the Artist give away for the month. This one made by Jackie Cory

Melissa working on collage technique

Karen Young's Bird Challenge

Delores Dady's Bird Challenge

Miriam Duncan's Bird Challenge

Miriam's challenge up close 

Fabric Jackie had printed on Spoonflower

Jackie using Sharpie markers and alcohol 

Kim Callaway working on a Cathedral window

Jackie Cory's Bird  Challenge

Melissa Klingensmith's collage

Karen Sperry's Bird Challenge

June Lay's Bird Challenge

Melissa's watercolor pencils on fabric

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To activate and seal watercolor use: 10% Versatex Fixer, 20 % Delta Ceramcoat Textile
Medium, 70% Jo Sonja Textile Medium (can substitute Americana Fabric Painting Medium)

 

Fabric painting with watercolor pencils