Enjoy!
Welcome to GreatFul Threads. We are an art quilting group located in the North Georgia/Chattanooga, Tennessee area. Our group is composed of 21 active members and we meet the 4th Thursday, January-October. Meetings are from 3:00 - 5:00 PM and are held at Bernina Sew and Quilt Studio located at 5950 Shallowford Road in Chattanooga. GreatFul Threads is open to anyone interested in art quilting.
Friday, July 11, 2014
June 2014 Meeting
We had a great meeting on Thursday June 26. We met early to work on putting together the Quilt the kids at the Childrens Creative Discovery Center were making in conjunction with our group. We met many times during the spring to teach the kids some sewing skills and to get them interested in quilting. We also had our monthly meeting afterwards. We had a fun time and got a lot accomplished. I was asked to photograph the meeting and upload it. Sorry for the delay. I normally used Flickr to upload to Blogger but for some reason they took away that feature.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Upcoming GreatFul Threads June 26 meeting
Greetings GreatFul Thread Art Quilters,
I do hope you are having a glorious Summer in and around the Chattanooga area. We have a meeting coming up next week on Thursday, June 26. I will not be available that day and Vista has graciously volunteered to oversee the meeting, thank you Vista.
We will be meeting at 3:00 that afternoon in order to work on the fused CDM quilt. Karen assembled the six fused rows Saturday during a Modern Guild Sew-In, thank you Karen. The 4-patch blocks and rows will need to be made and stitched, along with the remaining strips and side borders. it will not take long to make if we have 2 to 3 machines running with someone to iron and another to oversee the stitched rows. The business meeting will begin at 6:00, as usual.
Be sure to come with ideas for making use of the Arts Build grant money. Liza Blair sent a copy of the 2013 guidelines that will be passed around and discussed. Before the meeting, take time to online research ideas and artist you think would be a draw for our art quilt community. Begin with names of artist you would like to take a class from.
Bring your recently finished or ongoing projects for show 'n tell. Don't forget when you are traveling this summer to check out quilt shops wherever you might be. You never know what ideas and supplies are waiting just for you.
Take time to create,
Denise
I do hope you are having a glorious Summer in and around the Chattanooga area. We have a meeting coming up next week on Thursday, June 26. I will not be available that day and Vista has graciously volunteered to oversee the meeting, thank you Vista.
We will be meeting at 3:00 that afternoon in order to work on the fused CDM quilt. Karen assembled the six fused rows Saturday during a Modern Guild Sew-In, thank you Karen. The 4-patch blocks and rows will need to be made and stitched, along with the remaining strips and side borders. it will not take long to make if we have 2 to 3 machines running with someone to iron and another to oversee the stitched rows. The business meeting will begin at 6:00, as usual.
Be sure to come with ideas for making use of the Arts Build grant money. Liza Blair sent a copy of the 2013 guidelines that will be passed around and discussed. Before the meeting, take time to online research ideas and artist you think would be a draw for our art quilt community. Begin with names of artist you would like to take a class from.
Bring your recently finished or ongoing projects for show 'n tell. Don't forget when you are traveling this summer to check out quilt shops wherever you might be. You never know what ideas and supplies are waiting just for you.
Take time to create,
Denise
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Recap of May meeting
During the May 22 meeting of GreatFul Threads, Liza Blair, from Arts Build (formerly Allied Arts) explained a grant that is available to groups such as ours. A maximum of $3,000/group is available for buildings arts within the group and the community. The application is due this Fall. In the meantime, members will research ways we could best utilize the funds.
Bill Klingensmith, our meeting place host, said several alteration shops in the area are looking for help; if anyone is interested contact Bill for more info. He is in need of quilts to hang in the background of his booth during the upcoming AQS show. What a wonderful way for our quilts to be hanging at the show as well as making sure Bill has an outstanding and attractive booth. Be thinking about which of your quilts (with or without sleeves) you would like to loan him. Bill is looking for several people to work his booth during the show and someone to give classes in the store. The store will soon receive Riley Blake wide backs and wide back batiks.
The following pics are a combination of the evening's program techniques and show 'n tell. If you were not at the meeting and need a technique for June, send me an email and I will be glad to do that for you. Also, if you have an idea for how we could best utilize the grant money, let me know.
We will meet earlier in the day for the June meeting in order to assemble the CDM quilt blocks. The work session will be on the regularly scheduled day, June 26, 3:00 p.m. with the meeting to follow at 6:00.
Take time to create,
Denise
Liza Blair of Arts Build sitting beside Linda Smith
Jackie's technique of crayon on her ongoing technique quilt top
Vista's technique of tucks and pleats
Karen's painting on fabric
More stamping
Miriam's stamp made with a jewel case and silicone
Delores' technique of paper piecing
Delores' metal technique
June's flower garden quilt
June's double wedding ring
June's double wedding ring close up
Denise's bleaching technique (roof)
Bill Klingensmith, our meeting place host, said several alteration shops in the area are looking for help; if anyone is interested contact Bill for more info. He is in need of quilts to hang in the background of his booth during the upcoming AQS show. What a wonderful way for our quilts to be hanging at the show as well as making sure Bill has an outstanding and attractive booth. Be thinking about which of your quilts (with or without sleeves) you would like to loan him. Bill is looking for several people to work his booth during the show and someone to give classes in the store. The store will soon receive Riley Blake wide backs and wide back batiks.
The following pics are a combination of the evening's program techniques and show 'n tell. If you were not at the meeting and need a technique for June, send me an email and I will be glad to do that for you. Also, if you have an idea for how we could best utilize the grant money, let me know.
We will meet earlier in the day for the June meeting in order to assemble the CDM quilt blocks. The work session will be on the regularly scheduled day, June 26, 3:00 p.m. with the meeting to follow at 6:00.
Take time to create,
Denise
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| Vista's store bought pillow demonstrating running stitches |
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| Miriam's stamping technique |
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| Close up of Miriam's parrot |
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| Miriam's handmade parrot stamp |
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| June's Sunbonnet Sue |
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| Karen's computer parts |
Thursday, May 15, 2014
May Meeting
Thursday, May 22, is the date of GreatFul Threads next meeting. Top of the agenda is the CDM quilt project. The blocks are completed and it's time to set them together. In this blog you will see the pics we took Saturday during our last session with the children. Thank you to everyone who has participated up to this point. A big thank you to Sandi Suggs and the Piecemaker Bee who stepped in to give us a much needed hand.
Looking forward to seeing what everyone has created with their technique for the month. Mine is my head but will be in my hand Thursday eve! It's never too late to create. Don't forget to bring your show 'n tell.
See you Thursday evening, 6:00 at Bernina Sew and Quilt Studio, 5950 Shallowford Rd.
Denise
Looking forward to seeing what everyone has created with their technique for the month. Mine is my head but will be in my hand Thursday eve! It's never too late to create. Don't forget to bring your show 'n tell.
See you Thursday evening, 6:00 at Bernina Sew and Quilt Studio, 5950 Shallowford Rd.
Denise
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Saturday # 3 at the Children's Discovery Museum
Thanks to Delores Dady for heading up the crew to work our 3rd Saturday at the CDM. We appreciate Kim Callaway, Melissa Klingensmith and Karen Sperry for taking time to go. It was another successful day of making blocks for the two quilts that will hang in the museum during Chattanooga's AQS month of September. Thanks also to Delores for taking the pics, gratification smiles on the girls faces is its own reward!
This Saturday, the 10th, is our final day at the museum, then we will begin to assemble our quilts. Those on the schedule to go are Sharon Griffith, Josie Dinwiddie, Phyllis Godschall, Susan Dodd, Sandi Suggs, Carol Hooper, and myself. Pat yourself on the back because it looks as if we had the perfect # of kits made up for this project, that's what I call great teamwork. A big thanks to each of you.
We still have 2 weeks until our May GreatFul Threads meeting. Have fun working up your technique and if you need me to pull two from the basket, send me a text or email. We do not have flower pounding in the list of techniques, but if you are in the mood, this is the time to do it!
Take time to create,
Denise
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This Saturday, the 10th, is our final day at the museum, then we will begin to assemble our quilts. Those on the schedule to go are Sharon Griffith, Josie Dinwiddie, Phyllis Godschall, Susan Dodd, Sandi Suggs, Carol Hooper, and myself. Pat yourself on the back because it looks as if we had the perfect # of kits made up for this project, that's what I call great teamwork. A big thanks to each of you.
We still have 2 weeks until our May GreatFul Threads meeting. Have fun working up your technique and if you need me to pull two from the basket, send me a text or email. We do not have flower pounding in the list of techniques, but if you are in the mood, this is the time to do it!
Take time to create,
Denise
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