Thursday, June 25 will be the next GreatFul Threads meeting. Jackie Cory has the program and we will be making memory boxes. Bring a small box, 4" X 4"approximately, along with the following supplies:
Elmer's glue
decorative paper, personal pics, or magazine pics
small bits of fabric
modge podge
paint brushes or foam brushes (nothing expensive)
small mementos, jewelry, beads, goodies to attach to your box
Remember to bring Show 'N Tell and the project you made with last months reverse applique technique.
Penny Lane has our give away for the month. You can't win if you are not there!
Denise
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.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Friday, June 5, 2015
GreatFul Threads May 2015 Meeting Recap
Nine members and one guest were present for the May GT meeting. The guest was Penny Lane brought by Susan Cooper.
Sandi Suggs will be teaching four classes during September's AQS show in Chattanooga this year. All members are encouraged to enter a quilt in the exhibit that Sandi is putting together at the Mall. It is a juried exhibit with the theme of "4-Patch". If you did not receive an email invite with rules to submit a quilt, please contact Sandi and one will be forwarded to you.
Bird Challenge due in October, size 30" X 36".
Box project will be the June program, Jackie Cory is in charge. Bring any size small box with ephemera/found objects to permanently attach.
We now have business size cards with GT info for members to hand out. The cards include our meeting time and location so that perspective members can have a permanent reminder of our group.
Visitor, Penny Lane, won our drawing for the month. See the pic below of Miriam Duncan's beautiful necklace made with alcohol inks and Modge Podge Dimensional Magic. Because Penny won this months she is expected to make the give away for June.
The upcoming program list is a s follows:
June 25-Jackie, box project
July 23-Kim
August 27, Karen Young
September 24-Melissa
October 22-Sandi
Show 'N Tell was spectacular as always, the following pics back me up.
See you later this month on the 25th,
Denise
Sandi Suggs will be teaching four classes during September's AQS show in Chattanooga this year. All members are encouraged to enter a quilt in the exhibit that Sandi is putting together at the Mall. It is a juried exhibit with the theme of "4-Patch". If you did not receive an email invite with rules to submit a quilt, please contact Sandi and one will be forwarded to you.
Bird Challenge due in October, size 30" X 36".
Box project will be the June program, Jackie Cory is in charge. Bring any size small box with ephemera/found objects to permanently attach.
We now have business size cards with GT info for members to hand out. The cards include our meeting time and location so that perspective members can have a permanent reminder of our group.
Visitor, Penny Lane, won our drawing for the month. See the pic below of Miriam Duncan's beautiful necklace made with alcohol inks and Modge Podge Dimensional Magic. Because Penny won this months she is expected to make the give away for June.
The upcoming program list is a s follows:
June 25-Jackie, box project
July 23-Kim
August 27, Karen Young
September 24-Melissa
October 22-Sandi
Show 'N Tell was spectacular as always, the following pics back me up.
See you later this month on the 25th,
Denise
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| Sandi's Modern Butterfly Haven |
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| Sandi having fun with modern |
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| Sandi's prayer flag. |
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| Sandi's Lil'Bit made by Susan Cooper |
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| Miriam's May project on reverse applique |
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| Vista's International Fabric potholders, a charity project. |
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| Sorry about the closed eyes Vista. I'm a better quilter than photographer. |
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| More International fabric |
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| June's take on Butterfly Haven. |
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| Vista's May program reverse applique using less fabric. |
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| Karen Sperry's working on a Modern Mystery. |
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| Reverse applique |
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| Karen S. reverse applique. |
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| Reverse applique |
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| More reverse applique. |
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| Susan Cooper's thread painting. A hint to her Bird Challenge. |
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| Susan using her Father-In-Law's ties. |
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| More ties, image is a tattoo silhouette. |
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| Susan's baby quilt in progress. She needed advice on couching the Bible Verse. |
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| The back of Susan's Iris/TN quilt. |
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
MAY MEETING
Fiber Artist,
Tomorrow, Thursday, May 28, is our monthly meeting of GreatFul Threads. Do not forget to bring a pair of small, sharp scissors. Before you come be sure to watch the YouTube video. To find it put the following info into the YouTube search:
craft daily Beryl Taylor
How to make Mixed Media Art quilts by Craft Daily
The video will last 9 minutes and 18 seconds. Pokey Bolton from Quilting Arts is the interviewer. At the beginning it says this is Chapter 2. She begins with five samples of fabric.
Do not forget to bring any projects you have finished or are working on for Show 'N Tell. Also bring your project from the March program on using snippets of fabric.
See you tomorrow evening, 6:00, Bernina Quilt 'n Sew Studio,
Denise
Tomorrow, Thursday, May 28, is our monthly meeting of GreatFul Threads. Do not forget to bring a pair of small, sharp scissors. Before you come be sure to watch the YouTube video. To find it put the following info into the YouTube search:
craft daily Beryl Taylor
How to make Mixed Media Art quilts by Craft Daily
The video will last 9 minutes and 18 seconds. Pokey Bolton from Quilting Arts is the interviewer. At the beginning it says this is Chapter 2. She begins with five samples of fabric.
Do not forget to bring any projects you have finished or are working on for Show 'N Tell. Also bring your project from the March program on using snippets of fabric.
See you tomorrow evening, 6:00, Bernina Quilt 'n Sew Studio,
Denise
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Thanks to Karen, Delores, and June for attending CDM Saturday for the Plushie program. The children designed the toys on paper. Our group, along with more volunteers, helped them cut, sew and stuff.You will see in the pics how adorable they turned out. June was telling me how proud the children were of their completed projects. Thanks to Delores and Karen Dewhirst for taking the pics.
At our June GT meeting we will be making multi media wood blocks with Jackie. You should be collecting your found/personal items that will be permanently applied. You can use a wood block or a cardboard box, any size or shape you want, it does not have to be square.
Kim Callaway found 3 1/2" wood blocks at Target. There are 6 in the bag and they are on sale for $11.00. She's happy to divide the cost and share. The first five who contact her will be the lucky ones, her email is jester@epbfi.com.
This month our meeting will be during the last week on the 28th. Catherine will be in charge of the program.
Denise
At our June GT meeting we will be making multi media wood blocks with Jackie. You should be collecting your found/personal items that will be permanently applied. You can use a wood block or a cardboard box, any size or shape you want, it does not have to be square.
Kim Callaway found 3 1/2" wood blocks at Target. There are 6 in the bag and they are on sale for $11.00. She's happy to divide the cost and share. The first five who contact her will be the lucky ones, her email is jester@epbfi.com.
This month our meeting will be during the last week on the 28th. Catherine will be in charge of the program.
Denise
Sunday, April 19, 2015
No GreatFul Threads meeting in April
Art Quilters,
Just to remind you we will not be meeting the month of April. Some are going to Paducah this week and some are going on the weekend retreat to Trenton. I do hope you have experimented with the technique that Vista showed us last month as well as working on your challenge for the year. I expect to see lots of great Show 'N Tell in May.
REMEMBER Saturday, May 2, 9:30 to 11:30, is our volunteer time at Children's Discovery Museum. I believe we will be helping the children make stuffed animals. Vista, Delores and Sandi signed up but I would like more to be there. The more we have the easier it is for volunteers and the children. Please consider giving 2 hours of time to promote the art of sewing for the next generation.
Denise
Just to remind you we will not be meeting the month of April. Some are going to Paducah this week and some are going on the weekend retreat to Trenton. I do hope you have experimented with the technique that Vista showed us last month as well as working on your challenge for the year. I expect to see lots of great Show 'N Tell in May.
REMEMBER Saturday, May 2, 9:30 to 11:30, is our volunteer time at Children's Discovery Museum. I believe we will be helping the children make stuffed animals. Vista, Delores and Sandi signed up but I would like more to be there. The more we have the easier it is for volunteers and the children. Please consider giving 2 hours of time to promote the art of sewing for the next generation.
Denise
Monday, March 30, 2015
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