Club Notes - July 14, 2021

 

We had another fun afternoon.  Thanks for the birthday wishes.  I'm celebrating that I survived another year.

Show and Tell:

Diane Placek turned a panel into a cute drawstring backpack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlotte Cecillio came with a herd of dinosaurs,

 

 

 her finished sunshine table mat, 

 

       and a quilt for her son.

B.J. Herter showed her finished patriotic placemats.

 

 

Carol Thurston showed her finished project carrier and a set of patriotic mug rugs for our sale.

 

 

 

Mic Pickard showed her latest crafted Christmas gifts - a wrap-around apron and a set of kitchen towels for every day of the week.

Deb Chapman finished her patriotic placemats and a table runner. 

 

 

 

 

Donna Rissman finished a Project carrier bag and showed a "Triangle Frenzy" table runner. (Demo in August.) She also made a set of cards for our sale.  These consist of construction paper folded and cut to fit the envelopes she had and fussy-cut fabric glued on the front.  A great, easy, no-sew idea for anyone who wants to try it.

(She often doesn't let me get pictures of her items, but she succeeded this time.  I only got a photo of the cards later.)

 

 Pat Pipa finished her project carrier bag,

a walker bag, 

 

and a bunch of chenille pot holders.

 

Audrey Phillips showed a cute gnome mug rug project she got from Sulky. (I downloaded it but the file is too large to email.  You can find this free pattern at www.sulky.com.)

 

 

I made a set of insulated hot pads, 

 

 

 

 

 

a clam-up zipper bag, 

 

 

 

2 baby books for a soon-to-be-born great-great nephew, 

 

 

and a set of "round TUIT"  coasters for our sale.

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B.J. gave today's demo of a hot pad made with 8 pieces of hexagon fabric.  This is a simple project with minimal sewing required.  It is not easy to provide printed instructions for this, it's mostly visual, but I will make an attempt later.

Next week I will demonstrate how to make a Fractured Art block out of 4 identical pieces of fabric.  The process is similar to bargello, but not as complicated.  As I said in a previous email (since this demo was postponed due to the potential hurricane),  you will need 4 fabric pieces (square or rectangle) with identical designs.  To find identical patterns in yardage, you need to look at where the design repeats.  Border fabric works well for this but the section you would be working with should be at least a 10" square for your first try.  Another option is to find a panel with several images and purchase enough to get 4 of the same image.  The images can be different colors, but must be the same image.  You will also need your sewing machine for this project. 

Hope you will be able to join us next week.