Enfield Quilters

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A chapter of the Greater Hartford Quilt Guild

November 2005 Newsletter

The Next Meeting

The next meeting will be Wednesday, November 16, at HB Stowe Elem. School on Post Office Road. Doors open at 6, meeting begins at 7pm.

Ann Marie Gontarz will do a presentation on flannels for our November Meeting. She will have some quilts to show and give us tips on cutting, laundering, etc. With colder weather coming and more flannels in the fabric shops, this should be a very timely and interesting topic.

Those who signed up for:

Refreshments: Tammy Bunngard, Darleen Theriault, Cynthia Mahdalik
Beverages: Cindy Ostrout, Rosalie Keegan
Raffle: Tammy Bungard, Laurie Gokey, Rosalie Keegan, Cynthia Mahdalik

Workshop

Our monthly workshop is Wednesday night
November 9th at the Senior Center, from 6:30 – 8pm.

Jean Hoagland will teach us about borders and bindings!

Announcements

A box has been created for the "Orphan Blocks" for anyone who would like to donate. I will be bringing the box each month.

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Donations are being sought for the Alcorn School after school quilting class being taught by Marcia Testa. Any and all items would be greatly appreciated (pins, needles, scrap fabric, thread, etc.). A box/bag will be available at the meeting for dropping off donations.

Connecticut Piecemakers' Quilt Guild Show - "A Spring Show of Quilts XI" celebrating the guilds 25th anniversary. Saturday, April 1, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 2, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Seymour Middle School, 211 Mountain Road, Seymour, CT 06483. Admission: TBA.

This is an impressive quilt exhibit with hundreds of judged and displayed quilts. The show represents a wide variety of quilt styles from traditional to contemporary. Show highlights include: Quilt Exhibit with a new category - Junior Quilts (made by under 18 year olds), *Lectures, Invitational Quilts, Quilts in Progress, Vendor Mall, Block Challenge, Dream Theme Baskets, Wearable Art, Doll Exhibit, Demonstrations, Workshops, Quilt/Craft Boutique, Quilt Appraisals by appointment and Food Court. Busses welcome, free parking, handicap accessible. Lunch available, hotel info available.

*Lectures by: Carol Doak, paper piecing - new book available.

Trish Hughes, batiks and batik printing, etc.

Mickey Lawler, fabric dyeing

Gwen O'Hara, landscape quilts

For more information please send a S.A.S.E. to:
CT Piecemakers' Quilt Guild
c/o Patane
40 Cobblers Mill Road
Sandy Hook, CT 06482.

Website: www.ctpiecemakers.org

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If anyone is planning a trip to Malden Mills, Lawrence, MA, see
me at the next meeting. I have "20% off everything in stock" coupons.
Tammy Bunguard

Dates to Remember

Sat, Mar 25, 206
Sharing Day @ Elmwood Community Center, West Hartford

Sat & Sun, Apr 8-9, 2006
Spring Program. Speaker is Debbie Bowles, Marilyn Gattinella is the Chairperson.

Fri-Sun, Jun 2-4, 2006
Quilters Retreat, Incarnation Center, 253 Bushy Hill RD, Ivoryton, CT.

Quilting Tips & Tricks

Jinny Beyer, teacher and fabric designer recommends tearing fabric. She wants the fabric to be on the grain. Sometimes the torn edge is at a diagonal, and sometimes the fabric can't be cut if doubled. What happens is that when the fabric is processed, it is clamped flat on a table, and the grain may not bee at right angles. Once it has gone through the processing, it can't be changed. One reason some people object to tearing is that the print may become distorted on the edge of the fabric.

Submittals for Our News Letter

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