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General MeetingMonday, November 6,
20176:15 PM Set-up & Social Time
7:00 PM Meeting
Pacific Grove Community Center 515 Junipero Avenue
(at 15th Street) Pacific Grove, CA 93950
What to Bring • Name tag • BOM • UFO • Calendar to volunteer • Charity Quilts • Library Books • Name of Raffle Basket • Show & Tell
NOVEMBER 2017
MPQG Calendar November 6, 2017 - General Meeting: Tracey BrookshierTextures & Textiles in Thailand
November 29, 2017 - First Quilt Show Chair meeting5:30pm Monterey Library
December 4, 2017 - Winter Benefit Social & Fundraiser
December 5, 2017 - Wildflower Quilts Due
January 8, 2018* - General Meeting: Marie Strait A Virtual Visit to the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
February 5, 2018 - General Meeting: Mickey BeebeHow I went from a Traditional to Modern Quilter in a Year
* second Monday
In this newsletter:
President’s Letter Page 2 Winter Benefit Social Page 3 Next Workshop Page 3 UFO Resolutions, Quilt Show, Raffle Quilt Page 4 Grants & Community Page 5 Membership, PIQF Recap, Pictures Page 6 Interview with Pat Cornelius Page 7-8 Wildflower Exhibit at PG Museum Page 10 Our Merchant Members Page 11 Block of the Month Page 12 Local Events Page 13 Friendship Groups Page 14
Pines & Needles
Newsletter of the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guildwww.mpqg.org
Next MeetingTextures and Textiles of ThailandMonday, November 6, 2017Tracey Brookshiertraceybrookshier.com
Tracey's colorful slides recount her February 2016 trip to Thailand and include images of local textiles, the decorative arts and archi-tecture, and the intense colors of everyday life in Thailand. Art, fabric, food markets, color and pattern, temples and transportation are all touched upon, with emphasis on unusual aspects of the fascinating culture.
Phyllis Martin, Program [email protected]
Make sure to read on page 3 agenda and activities for the December Fundraiser. Hope you will be participating!
Board Projects: November 2017• Meeting: Lecture • Finalize original raffle quilt design • Planning for Winter Benefit Social and grant fundraising event • Call for Community Grant Award proposals • Initial Quilt Show committee members meeting • Updates and announcements to Communications by the 13th of the month
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President’s Letter - November 2017
Stay in the Momentby Rita Jacques, [email protected], 360-561-6296
As I write this, we are moored to a buoy off Shaw Island in the San Juan Islands between Washington State and Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is raining and cool but I’m snug with a warm cup of tea.
During this trip, I have been thinking about the similarities between quilting and sailing, both of equal importance to me. I’ve come to the conclusion that both require me to “stay in the moment.” Any lack of attention can lead to poor results or worse, an accident (damaged boat or sails), or damaged sewing machine or fingers. I find that this demand for full awareness of the present rests my mind in some magical way.
As a guild, we are heading into a busy but delightful time of year.
• Quilts being readied for our friends and family as gifts. • The baskets for our annual fund raiser are being designed individually or within our friendship circles. • Each of us is on the lookout for an organization that would benefit from the additional funds we give
in annual grants to support their participation in the fabric arts. If you know of any, please encourage them to apply for a grant.
I want to thank Claudia Gano for partnering with June Cornell to plan for our holiday party. Also, a big thank you to Donna Appleget who has agreed to take over the UFO project for the coming year.
No matter what your activities in the coming months, enjoy each moment. In sailor speak, I wish you all fair winds and following sails.
Board MinutesThe MPQG Secretary takes and prepares the minutes from the monthly board meetings. These minutes are posted on the MPQG website. The latest approved min-utes can be found here: www.mpqg.org/board-and-supporting-committees.htm
Jeanne Krener showing a baby quilt at the October Show & Tell (quilted by Holly Casey)
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Next Workshop: Sue BennerMarch 3 & 4, 2018 Sewing The Landby Linda Garofalo, [email protected], 415-444-6142
Please join us for this workshop with Sue Benner, a fabulous artist and quilter. We will make a land-scape art quilt using fused, collage, and quilting techniques. Sign ups for this workshop will open at our November meeting. Stop by the workshop table for details.
Sue began making landscape images from raw edges, selvedges, and other odds and ends from scrap bags. From there she went on to add other techniques and develop a body of work inspired by wetlands in her childhood-home state, Wisconsin.
In this workshop, Sue leads participants down a similar path by having each one create at least one landscape quilt, about 10”H x 20”W, along with several small studies. Sue shows you how to look at the landscape, analyze it, and translate it to fabric. She also covers fusible basics, working with non-tradi-tional fabrics, quilting, and binding the fused quilt. A second image can be started if time permits.
December Winter Benefit Social and Fundraiserby Claudia Gano, 831-659-0650
June Cornell has handed the reins over after many years of successful grant fundraising par-ties. Three cheers to June and her wonderful husband, Darrel, and his band!
This year we will have social mixers, games, and a live quilt auction. If you have anything that you would like to donate for the live auction, please let me know.
Quilt Display: To help us celebrate, we will decorate the hall with your holiday quilts, wall hangings or even table runners. We will be hanging them on frames for display, no competition. If you have a frame that we could borrow for the evening, contact Claudia Gano. Let me know if you would like to participate. I will make a label with your name, size of quilt and name of quilt. Festive Raffle Baskets: You will again have a chance to win a raffle basket. Tickets will be sold at the door for $1 per ticket, 6 tickets for $5, 12 tickets for $10, and 24 tickets for $20. Bring your mailing labels for the tickets. The revenue generated from the raffle tickets will fund our MPQG Grants Program, now in its 38th year of giv-ing. All funds raised benefit organizations that educate about quilting and fiber arts. Basket Donors: Thank you so much for the generous contributions in years past. We have had wonderful baskets. Let me know if you will be participating. On your basket, include the names of the donors, along with a list of the items in the basket. Please deliver your basket by 6:15 p.m. Appetizer and Dessert Buffet: Bring finger foods of your choice. The guild will provide drinks and paper plates. Label any non-disposable dishes. Help with the clean-up, and take your leftovers home. Community Quilts: We will be giving away the community quilts to charities. Thank you so much, Terann Carr, for your diligent and continuous work with the community quilts.
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Good news! Donna Appleget is now heading up our UFO Resolution project. Below, she describes how it works. Many thanks to Rita Remenap-Keith for her efforts these past two years.
UFO Resolutionsby Donna Appleget, 831-324-4316
What were your quilting resolutions this year? You probably hoped to (1) organize your stash; (2) finish your UFO;, and (3) clean up your sewing space once and for all. Of course, one way to eliminate clutter and organize your stash is to list your UFOs (Un Finished Objects), your WIGS (Works In Grocery Sacks), your WISPs (Works In Slow Progress), or whatever else you want to call them. You will be surprised how just listing these projects can motivate you!
Make a list of your UFOs, keep a copy for yourself and give a copy* to me. Then, get to work! When you finish your project, check it off in our UFO notebook and put your name in the jar for a quarterly prize drawing. Next, share your quilt with the guild during show and tell. How easy is that? You can list personal projects, neo-natal quilts, dialysis quilts, charity quilt finishing projects, entries in the quilt show, challenge quilts, class projects, quilts for the small quilt auction ... the list is endless! It’s a fun way to finish some projects and share them with your friends in the guild. Just know that it's never too late to start.
*or, send your UFO list to: Donna Appleget MPQG PO Box 1025 Pacific Grove, CA 93950
P. S. If you're a "form" person, click the link. October Update: Please visit me at the UFO table at the November guild event. I would like to introduce myself and update your UFO pages in preparation for a drawing at the December Holiday Fundraiser Party. I am looking forward to meeting everyone and seeing their finished UFO's!
Still time to submit: 2019 Raffle Quilt Design Proposals by Allison Barrett, [email protected]
Yes, now is the time when we start thinking about the next Raffle quilt. And yes, it will be raffled off during the 2019 Quilt Show. So if you are interested in creating an original design or using a copyrighted pattern with permission from the designer; one that encourages Guild participation; one that has people opening their wal-lets for a chance at a very special quilt; now is your moment. The MPQG Board will be taking proposals through October to be finalized by the November board meeting. All proposals must include a marketing commitment and plan. This is an excellent project for friendship or small groups. And it is a major fundraiser for the Guild. Think of the accolades; think of the acclaim if your creative spirit can help the Guild balance its budget!
Quilt Show 2018Several ladies were interested in the volunteer position of Judging Helper this past year. We have had a team of volunteers/scribes for several years and would like to open it up as an opportunity to serve for the 2018 MPQG Quilt Show. If this is something that interests you, please contact me: Judi Brown, at [email protected].
I will add you to the list and answer questions regarding the details of the job. Thank you, Judi
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CQFG Meetsby Terann Carr, 831-375-7881
The third Friday in November is the 17th, which is the week before Thanksgiving - that should help us remember. We will be finalizing the baskets the Charity group is preparing for the Holiday Party raffle; our themes are 30’s fabrics, orien-tal fabrics, and possibly Christmas. Final plans will be shared through our e-mail blast. Besides the baskets, you can bring a current project you are working on.
Please join us, we have great fun together. Bring a lunch, too. If you're new to our friendship quilt group, call for directions.
Right: Hexie Quilt in progress
Who Should Receive A 2018 Grant?by Noreen Nance, [email protected]
Hello MPQG members. As we head into November, we know that the holidays are right around the corner. In December, we have our annual fundraiser at our December party.
Applications for this year's grants are due by December 1st. The forms are here. As you know, the grant requests are evaluated on two criteria:
1. The request must meet the goals and objectives of the MPQG outreach and mis-sion, and
2. Priority is given to educational and creative programs.
Which organization do you know that would like to receive a grant? Remember, December 1st is just around the corner.
Thanks from USRC Dialysisby Terann Carr, 831-375-7881
This came to me from Margaret Blume: Dear Terann: What a beautiful assortment of quilts you brought to the clinic last week! It is such a joy to unfold each one and marvel at the amazing work that was put into it. Please thank everyone involved with keeping our supply of quilts well stocked! We are extremely grateful for your ongoing support!
Margaret & the staff (and the patients)USRC Dialysis
Quilts for NORCAL Fire Victimsby Claudia Sammis, [email protected]
This email request with the very appealing graphic was forwarded to your web manager for posting. I've joined their Facebook group in anticipation of learning more and will let Terann Carr know about any updates from them. The group, Happiness is a Warm Quilt, obviously has their hearts in the right place, but they seem pretty disorganized right now -- you know, a great idea but without a plan in place. If you have bed quilts or juvenile pillow-cases watch for news from Terann Carr, our Charity Quilt Coordi-nator.
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Membership Newsby Linda Branting, [email protected], 650-703-0531
Welcome new member Cecelia Larsen of Salinas and returning member Susan Holtam of Pebble Beach! Also, Michele Benson and Diane DiGirolamo have renewed their memberships. While their contact information is not in the MPQG printed directory which was distributed to members at our October meeting, it is available in our freshly updated online directory. Keep your handy hard copy relevant by adding their names to your booklet.
We happily greet new members throughout the year, so remember to check online for our most recent additions.
Mel Beach SharesQUILT CHALLENGE CONTACT LISTby Claudia Sammis, [email protected]
Aren't you energized after listening to Mel and seeing her amaz-ing challenge work? I know that I am. Umpteen years ago at PVQA and as a newish quilter, I entered a fair number of cre-ative-stretching challenges both through that guild as well as international challenges organized by Tracey Brookshier our No-vember speaker. Wow! I learned a lot by having that freedom to experiment. If you want to have another look at Mel's work, here's the scoop: • Website: www.melbeachquilts.com • Blog: pieceloveandhappiness.blogspot.com There are many good things to say about both her website and blog. (And, that's not always true of other MPQG speakers and workshop teachers.) The website is well organized by topic and up-to-date. By clicking on a Gallery photo link, for instance Fab-ric Challenges, you will see numerous quilts that fit that category. Want to see her studio and how it's organized? Go to her blog post of October 2.
Quilts from the October Show & Tell:
Holly Casey with More Beads Sally Miller with Dresden Plates Judi Furman with Lantern Quilt
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An Interview with Pat Corneliusby Cat Toth, [email protected]
One in an occasional series in which a MPQG member, chosen at random, is interviewed about her quilting journey.
It’s a good bet that if everyone had a sister-in-law like Joan, the world would be crowded with quilters. Hyperbole? Perhaps. But it certainly holds true for quilter Patricia Cornelius.
“In 2002, I had surgery and my sister-in-law, who’d been a quilter for many years, gave me a quilt—a heart motif quilt. It was beautiful, and I said, ‘Oh, I could never do this.’ Well, you don’t say that to my sister-in-law and get away with it.”
So began a quilting odyssey that Pat has enjoyed for 15 years and, while Joan has been her guide and travel companion, Pat has forged her very own path of creativity and skill.
“I started sewing when I was ten. I used my grandmother’s treadle machine and made little things, simple clothing. And I liked it. I took a sewing class in high school, and I just continued. When I had my kids I used to make a lot of their clothes, and I’d make things for the house—curtains and different things.” Joan was working at the shop Fabric and Fun in Milpitas when she challenged Pat to enter the world of quilt-ing. “’The next beginners’ class,’ Joan ordered, ‘you’re taking it.’”
“So,” Pat says, “I took a class on how to rotary cut. That first time, it was like I was a child again, learning to write. How do you hold it, how to make it go straight? Once I mastered that, I took the beginners' class. It was a sampler quilt, and it had I think eight blocks. Each block used a different technique. So I learned.” Pat’s not sure if it was the beginners’ classes themselves, or their setting, that hooked her. “The classes were in the quilt store, and all heck broke loose. I was like, ‘oh, what’s this fabric, what’s that fabric? Oh, I love that pattern.’ I just went nuts. That was a challenge for me in the beginning: picking fabrics and colors. I liked this one and that one.” It took some time, she notes, to settle down and learn to choose with care. “I wasn’t looking for matchy-matchy but for colors and fabrics that would blend and appeal to the person I was making [the quilt] for.”
Finding the right fabric has long inspired Pat. “When I was making quilts for the grandkids, it was the fabrics. I’d find out what they liked. My granddaughter liked horses, and I made her a horse quilt. One liked cars, an-other liked Batman, another liked dinosaurs.” She laughs, and adds, “The one who liked dinosaurs, he’s 22 now. So more recently I made him a flannel quilt, with deer and bear and outdoor motifs. “So, it was finding the fabric. Every quilt shop that I went to -- I lived in San Jose, and Joan and I used to take road trips to the different quilt shops looking for horse fabric, dinosaur fabric…You know, it takes a while to collect it, but that’s part of the pleasure.
“Then I’d go find a pattern to showcase the fabrics. For my granddaughter’s horse quilt, for example, I did the BQ[1] pattern. It’s very simple: you have your center block and build strips around it. It turned out great. So, the pattern was determined by the fabric that I bought, whether horses, or large-scale flowers, or my mermaid quilts. “So fabric is often my starting point. Unless,” she smiles, confessing to the quilter’s dilemma in a world of in-spiration, “I see a pattern when we’re out in one of the shops. Then I start with the pattern and look for the fabric.”
When asked about her quilting style, Pat ponders. “Everyone has their different taste. Mine, I think, is more traditional. I don’t particularly care for scrappy quilts; I seem to need everything in order. And I do love sampler quilts.” She unfolds a stunning example. “This is Eleanor Burns’ Victory Quilt[2]. It was a block-of-the-month that I bought from the shop Always Quilting in San Mateo. This was fun, because for each block [Burns] told a story about her father in WWII. Each block means something.” She points out a plane, a several stars, and even Franklin Roosevelt’s Scottie dog, Fala.
“Now, my favorite technique is paper-piecing,” she continues. “It takes a lot of concentration, but the precision is so satisfying.” Pat indicates a mini-quilt on the wall, a multi-layered star pattern featuring more than 150 unique colors. “I did this Jinny Beyer[3] wall hanging in 2010. The pieces were precut and they were so tiny, all in a stack that you had to keep in order. Don’t open the window so they blow around! And kids, don’t touch! It took me probably a year to make, it was so intense.”
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“People would see my paper piecing and ask how I did it,” Pat recalls, speaking specifically of the quilting retreats she took with members of the Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association. “’I’ll show you,’ I would say, ‘but I can’t do it for you. It has to click up here,’” she points to her temple. “Oh, and I have made mistakes. I’ve made so many holes in the paper that I’ve had to reprint whole pages. But to me, that’s part of the challenge. And once I focus, it works.”
Those quilting retreats, twice-yearly to the Marin Headlands, offered opportunity to focus, but even more so did the cabin get-aways with Joan. “My sister-in-law and I, we used to go to her cousin’s cabin up in Sonora. We’d bring our sewing machines, and all our projects, and stay there for a week.” The quilting retreats and cabin interludes gave way to new horizons when Pat moved south to Monterey, and Joan moved north to Washington State, both to be nearer children and grandchildren. Pat joined the Mon-terey Peninsula Quilters Guild in 2013, and has shown quilts (and won ribbons) in most of the county fairs and guild shows since 2014.
Pat now lives with family in a rambling house high above Monterey Bay; she occupies a delightful, private apartment that gives onto a sunny patio and the woods beyond. Her ‘multi-purpose’ room houses her sitting area, computer corner and a sewing zone where her machine, supplies, and cutting table are ready whenev-er inspiration strikes. Tasha, the ragdoll cat is always ready to test the quilts as Pat finishes them. “I’ve probably made pushing 100 quilts,” she reflects, “but I don’t have most of them because I’ve given them to grandkids, to friends, to people who have serious illnesses. Sometimes I haven’t even finished a quilt and my granddaughter says, ‘I want that,’ and then my daughter says, ‘I want that.’ My answer to them is always, ‘you two fight it out.’
Pat has honed her skills over those 100 quilts, and today is an exceedingly accomplished quilter. But she still relies on some advice she got in her earliest days at the craft. “At first, if it wasn’t totally perfect, I would tear it out and start again. One of the teachers I had would say, ‘You’re making more work for yourself. Nothing in this world is perfect, and your quilts aren’t going to be perfect.’ She told me to always use the five-and-ten rule. ‘Hang up your quilt and stand five feet away,’ she said. ‘If you see that it’s a little bit off, well, go back to ten feet.’”
“Plus,” Pat concludes, “When somebody else is looking at it, they’re not going to see your mistakes. Every quilt I give to people, I say, ‘Use it. Don’t abuse it, but use it.’ They aren’t meant to be perfect. Quilts should be used and loved.”
[1] BQ is short for ‘Big Quilt,’ a series of patterns that Debbie Bowles designed to highlight large motifs on fabrics. See mapleislandquilts.com/miq-patterns/bq-nation/ [2] The pattern is available as a book, Victory Quilts, at www.quiltinaday.com/shoponline/books_display.asp?i=13892 [3] The pattern is available at www.jinnybeyer.com/ax_commerce/detail.cfm?productID=304F9D-CD01D490DE0252BBA8F71963B5
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AmazonSmileby Kathrin Brown, [email protected]
Living out in Carmel Valley, I am relying on Amazon. Well, I also like Amazon’s prices. I signed up for Amazon Smile as soon as I saw Tina Magill’s posting so that my shopping can give our guild a few pennies with each order. It was super easy to select our guild as the beneficiary, and I am still getting my Amazon Prime benefits. So, now I go to smile.amazon.com (bookmark it!) and place my orders as I have done before. I also asked my husband to go that route when he places his order. Let’s see what these pennies will do by the end of our fiscal year once everyone orders through SMILE.AMAZON.COM.
NEED HELP? Contact: Tina Magill, eScrip and AmazonSmile donations coordinator. email: [email protected] or cell: 510-206-8477
Clockwise from left:
June Cornell and group with a cart full of community quilts. Donna Foote Elizabeth McInnes with her finished bowl from Hilde Morin’s class depicting Capitola Janyce Anderson with Clamshell quilt Dru Hammond with a flannel winter quilt
More October Show & Tell
PIQF Recapby Kathrin Brown, [email protected]
MPQG had a fantastic representation at PIQF. Congratulations to all mem-bers whose quilts were on display: Bev Schiavoni; Catherine McGovern, Cindy Brown; Claudia Gano; Elizabeth Hull; Holly Casey; Kathrin Brown; Linda Branting; Sherrill Ash; Tina Magill,
And our guild was also attending in swarms: I think I counted 20 members in the hotel lobby on Thursday night!
Tina Magill with her “Seamus and Flora at Bloomhill" (started in a David Taylor
Empty Spools class this year)
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Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild Wildflowers Quilt Exhibition
December 2017–April 2018
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Call for Entries We’re very excited to announce a second Guild quilt exhibition at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, this time reflecting a theme of wildflowers. The show will open in mid-December 2017 and run until late April 2018.
The exhibition will feature quilts from Guild members depicting aspects of wildflowers in any style—traditional, modern, art, abstract, etc. The show will be open in early December and run through the holidays until late April and will overlap with the Museum’s annual wildflower exhibit. Please note that quilts submitted for the Museum exhibition will NOT be available for the Guild’s Quilt Show in early April. This means we can have quilts on exhibit in two places at once!
Guild members may submit up to three quilts. This year, the Museum will be accepting the quilts directly in early December, and quilters will be able to pick their quilts up directly from the Mu-seum in late April 2018.
Deadline ▪ Bring quilts with Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History entry forms and a 4”x 6”
photo of each to the Museum on Tuesday, December 5th from 10 AM to 2 PM. ▪ Quilts will be returned on April 23, 2018, from 10 AM to 2 PM.
Guidelines 1. Must be a member of the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild to enter – to join or
renew your membership, visit www.mpqg.org. 2. Members may submit up to three (3) quilts for the exhibition. 3. Members may submit existing work that fits the theme and size or create some-
thing new. 4. Quilts may be any size up to a perimeter of 120 inches (the sum of all four sides). 5. Each entry must be accompanied by a 4”x 6” printed photo of the quilt. 6. Each quilt must have a sleeve for hanging. 7. Each quilt must have a label identifying the quilter on the back of the quilt. 8. PG Museum staff will make the final selection of quilts to be exhibited. 9. Questions? Email Nora Deans at [email protected]. 10.NOTE: Although every protection is taken to safeguard your entry, MPQG does
not provide property insurance. Please make sure your entries are covered un-der your homeowners insurance.
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Our MerchantsShop FIRST at our advertisers.
Take a day trip to visit any of them. They can’t live without our support and we sure can’t live without them! When shopping at the following businesses, thank them for supporting our guild.
Registration opened on Thursday, May 4, 2017.Check the 2018 workshop schedule by clicking: here.
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Monterey's sewing, craft & design studio; where inspiration and creativity are set free.
BELLA LOFASO BRANCATO
140 West Franklin St., Suite 205, Monterey, CA 93940 www.bellastudiomonterey.com,
[email protected], 831.920.2272
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Monterey's sewing, craft & design studio; where inspiration and creativity are set free.
BELLA LOFASO BRANCATO
140 West Franklin St., Suite 205, Monterey, CA 93940 www.bellastudiomonterey.com,
[email protected], 831.920.2272
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Monterey's sewing, craft & design studio; where inspiration and creativity are set free.
BELLA LOFASO BRANCATO
140 West Franklin St., Suite 205, Monterey, CA 93940 www.bellastudiomonterey.com,
[email protected], 831.920.2272
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Monterey's sewing, craft & design studio; where inspiration and creativity are set free.
BELLA LOFASO BRANCATO
140 West Franklin St., Suite 205, Monterey, CA 93940 www.bellastudiomonterey.com,
[email protected], 831.920.2272
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See website for store hours.
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Remember, we appreciate DIFFERENT blocks. So if you make multiple blocks, please use differ-ent fabrics. This BOM is due at the guild meeting on November 6, 2017. More info on the BOM on our web site at www.mpqg.org/activities/block_of_the_month/
Block of the Month: October 2017* Double Hourglass on Point *
The September Double Hourglass was a huge success for our BOM. So, Marjorie Longo found this version of the block put on point with back-ground. And the method is mind-blowing and super easy - of course, be-cause Jenny Doan from Missouri Star Quilt Company shows it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOWSp0mTTqE (Search: “Tube Tuto-rial - How to Quilt” - there is a mistake though - strips sew to 4.5” not 4.25”)
Materials Needed(2) 21” x 2.5” strips of contrasting “AUTUMN” fabric (1) 21” 4.5” strip of background fabric (beige, brown, black, anything that works well with your other 2 strips to make them shine).Spray Starch
Instructions1. Lightly spray starch fabric strips and iron dry to help with bias cuts.2. Take the two 2.5” strips of fabric and sew them together on the long side with a
1/4” seam - use 2.0 stitch length or smaller. Press seams to the darker fabric. Unit should measure 21” x 4.5”.
3. Now lay the background 4.5” strip right side up, and place the strip unit that you created in No. 1 on top (right sides together). Pin if desired.
4. Sew a 1/4” seam along the long side - on both sides. You are creating a tube. Place on cutting board.
5. Pick a ruler with a 45 degree line. Place the 45 degree line on the bottom sew line so that the top of the ruler just goes thru top seam line - as shown in pic 2 - cut. Save first cut triangle for other use.
6. Turn the ruler and line up the 45 degree line with the top seam line, and the cutting line will go right through the bottom seam line at 5.75”. Cut.
7. Turn ruler again, now lining up with bottom seam line, and ruler going through top seam at 5.75”. Cut.
8. Repeat No. 5 and 6 once more to create four units. Open up the units and see the surprise - you have two different units in duplicate. Press to back-ground fabric.
9. Sew the units together as you see in top picture: sew together 2 units, press seams in opposite directions, nest the seams, sew together the double unit, and then press seam open. Trim the dog ears.
10.Block will measure 11”x11”.
Note: Create another unit from first and last cut triangle scraps - use for bor-der or another use.
Pic 2:
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Calendar, Road Trips, and Local Events
November 5, 2017 - January 2, 2018 Our Lady of Guadalupe Quilts by Freddy Moran. Opening reception on Sunday, November 19, from 1 pm to 3 pm at the gallery at Back Porch Fabrics. 157 Grand Ave. Pacific Grove, 831-375-4453. www.backporchfabrics.com
Now through January 14, 2018 San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles Expressions of Identity: 40th Anniversary Exhibition Identity Tapestry: Mary Corey March Juncture 1: 40th Anniversary SJMQT Member’s Exhibition - October 20 - November 26, 2017 Juncture 2: 40th Anniversary SJMQT Member’s Exhibition - November 29, 2017 - January 14, 2018 520 South First Street, San Jose, CA. www.sjquiltmuseum.org
November 11-12, 2017 Stockton/Tuleburg Quilt Show - Odyssey of Quilting San Joaquin County Fair Grounds. 1658 W. Airport Way, Stockton, CA. Sat 10-4. Sun 10-3:30. Admission $7. www.stocktonquilters.org/quilt-show.html
November 17-19, 2017 Sacramento Quilt Show by River City Quilters’ Guild Scottish Rite Temple. 6151 H Street, Sacramento, CA. Fri & Sat 10-5. Sun 10-4. Admission $10. www.riverci-tyquilters.org
January 18 - 21, 2018 Road to California - Quilter’s Conference and Showcase Premier consumer quilt show West of the Rocky Mountains held at the Convention Center in Ontario, CA. www.road2ca.com
New Merchant Vendor: Nimble ThimbleNimble Thimble in Gilroy is a new Merchant Vendor for our guild. So, please visit Linda Williams, owner, on your next trip to/through Gilroy.
From the website: The Nimble Thimble, in the heart of historical downtown Gilroy, California, offers the beginning or accomplished quilter a unique re-source for fabric, books, patterns, classes and gifts. I am committed to car-rying the products that quilters want and need for their projects - start to finish - patterns to binding. If you want it, I will do my best to have it for you. At the Nimble Thimble, we go the X-tra Measure for you.
Make sure to sign up for the monthly newsletter for events and news at the shop. It’s funny too. NT also sells sewing machines and is adding a long-arm machine for rental time.
And if you like Liberty of London, make sure to see the “In the Beginning” fabric at the Nimble Thimble - quilt on shown here was made with that line.
Next General Meeting: Monday, November 6, 2017Location Pacific Grove Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. (at 15th), Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Meetings are usually held the first Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. Many members arrive at 6:30 PM for an informal social time. Please check the front page for any schedule or location change.
Membership New members are welcome any time! Dues are $50.00 to be paid annually by the Sep-tember general meeting.
Guests are always welcome and are asked to pay a $5.00 fee to attend the evening program. Please stop at the membership table.
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MPQG Friendship Groupsby Marjorie Longo, 831-624-8649 or [email protected]
These groups are open to all MPQG members. Please contact the member listed below. If you would like an introduction to a group, or if you need help forming a new friendship group, contact me.
Carmel Tea Timers Meets Wednesday 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Pat Tillson, 831-625-4123 All levels meet to do handwork
Carmel Out of the Box Quilters Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Marjorie Longo, 831-624-8649 All levels meet to sew, discuss, and create. Large tables available.
Carmel Valley Cut-Ups Meets the 1st Thursday 12-4pm, St. Dunstan's Church; Liz Rondelle, 831-601-0330 Meets to sew, share mini demos, group challenges, and charity quilts. Large tables available.
Mid Carmel Valley Valley Girls Meets the 3rd Thursday 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Dru Hammond, 831-659-1507 All levels meet for sewing and some group projects.
Laguna Seca area Charity Quilt Friendship Group Meets the 3rd Friday 9:30 a.m. to ?? Terann Carr, 831-375-7881 All welcome to participate.
Pacific Grove Stitch and Dine Meets the 2nd Thursday 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Gudny Campbell, 831-372-6369 Sewing and dinner.
Salinas Que Sera Sera Meets every Monday, 11-2pm Active Senior Center Susan Riddoch, 831-449-6315 Focus on embellishments.
Monterey Friends of Fred Meets the 3rd Monday 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Regina Liske, 831-333-9302
