Remember: Sew Day January 5!

Our next Sew Day is coming up on THIS Saturday, January 5
Sewing will go from 10am-11pm - any project is welcome!
NEW LOCATION! (see below)

Please RSVP to the post in the forum if you are coming, so we can get a head count. There is a limit of 20 sewers at the sew day this time, so this is important.

Location:
The Intrepid Thread
1709 S. Main
Milpitas, 95035
http://goo.gl/maps/Lw7qU

Shout out if you can bring these items to share (Julie has limited number in the shop, and more is better anyhow):

• Light/non-messy snacks
• Ironing Board
• Iron
• Extra cutting mat

Plan to bring your own:

• Extension cord and/or power strip
• Sewing machine
• Cutting tools/mats (you might want a personal one)
• Night-owls might want to bring an iron/ironing pad with them.

We hope to see you there!

Sew Day January 5, 2013

Our next Sew Day is Saturday, January 5
Sewing will go from 10am-11pm - any project is welcome!
NEW LOCATION! (see below)

Please RSVP to the post in the forum if you are coming, so we can get a head count. There is a limit of 20 sewers at the sew day this time, so this is important.

Location:
The Intrepid Thread
1709 S. Main
Milpitas, 95035
http://goo.gl/maps/Lw7qU

Shout out if you can bring these items to share (Julie has limited number in the shop, and more is better anyhow):

• Light/non-messy snacks
• Ironing Board
• Iron
• Extra cutting mat

Plan to bring your own:

• Extension cord and/or power strip
• Sewing machine
• Cutting tools/mats (you might want a personal one)
• Night-owls might want to bring an iron/ironing pad with them.

We hope to see you there!

Help the Kids at Sandy Hook Elementary

I saw this on Mark Lipinski's Facebook page. Thanks, Mark, for being in the loop and sharing this great opportunity.

Here is YOUR chance to help the families in Newtown...

Becky at Quilter's Corner quilt shop in New Milford, CT is collecting pillowcases for the children at Sandy Hook School. She is trying to collect around 600. Please pass this message to any sewing friends. Pillowcases can be mailed to her at Quilters Corner, 312 Danbury Rd, New Milford, CT. 06776.

HOW TO MAKE EASY, FAST PILLOWCASES: http://yhoo.it/Uq5AHj

Members of our guild have written about pillowcases on their own blogs in the past. The pattern your editor likes is the Twiddletails pattern. The French seams means no raw edges, but the pattern can be a little tricky to understand.

What fun fabrics do you have that could help to brighten  a child's day? I have some Mexican food fabric that is great for boys!

2013 Meeting Dates/Times/Places

Mark your calendars, folks!  The meeting times for 2013 are IN.

Due to room conflicts, we have had to move our meeting time to a 1:30pm start.  We will have meeting time from approximately 1:30-3:30 and sewing/snacking/socializing time from 3:30 to 5pm.  Also, we were unable to get the regular meeting place for some months, so January, March, and June are at the Redwood SHORES library instead of the downtown library branch.  Compared to the regular spot, Redwood shores is a few minutes north on 101 and on the other side of the highway.  Redwood shores has a cafe inside of the library, so unfortunately we are not allowed to bring snacks to share when we meet there.

Redwood City Library (most meetings)  Meetings are in the upstairs community room
1044 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
tel: 650.780.7018

Redwood Shores Library (Jan, Mar, June) Meetings are in the community room, not the smaller meeting rooms.
399 Marine Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065
tel: 650.780.5740

The dates: 
Saturday, 1/19/13 Redwood Shores

Saturday, 2/9/13

Saturday, 3/16/13 Redwood Shores

Saturday, 4/13/13

Saturday, 5/11/13

Saturday, 6/15/13 Redwood Shores

Saturday, 7/13/13

Saturday, 8/10/13

Saturday, 9/14/13

Saturday, 10/12/13

Saturday, 11/9/13

Saturday, 12/14/13

Check the meeting announcements posted the week before each meeting for changes to the schedule, more information and other details.

December Meeting Show and Tell

show and Tell!

BAM Challenges 2012 Recap

By Ruth

Where did the year go?  It really flew by.  This was a huge year for Bay Area Modern, full TONS of activities and events. 

We started out the year with the Me, Me, Me (Echo) Challenge, a guild-sponsored selfish-sewing challenge using Lotta Jansdotters Echo line.  The projects were amazing!

My favorites were probably the Storm at Sea wall hanging that Marci made:

And the quilt that Adrianne made with some additional hoarded prints:

There were a lot of other amazing and creative projects, including sewing organizers, journal covers, bags, placemats, pillows, and of course more quilts!  Confession time guys... my Echo challenge project was a sewing machine cover that I ended up never using.  It looked kind of lumpy on my machine, and I use the machine so often that it was always off and sitting on the table (in my way) or on the floor (collecting dog hair).  I love the fabric and pattern, so last sew day I took it apart into quilted panels.  I think I'm going to turn it into a bag (thanks Adrianne for the suggestion!)

For the second challenge this year, we joined in the Modern Quilt Guild international challenge to make quilt blocks in the QuiltCon colors.  Plus, we each made a duplicate set of blocks in the local colors.  The designs were amazing and it was so fun to follow along with the submissions featured on the Modern Quilt Guild blog and pick out the ones from our local folks!  

Our QuiltCon blocks:

And our local submissions:

It's confession time again already???  The plan is to make a guild banner or quilt using the submitted blocks, but I haven't done anything yet.  Yeeep, sorry guys!


The last challenge of the year was a whole cloth challenge sponsored by Aurifil.  The quilts were AMAZING!

Ok, so you really can't appreciate it that well from the photo - people created amazing designs with their quilting that just have to be seen up close. 

Maybe if we get a little closer... like to Colleen's quilt (she quilted the Millennium falcon BY HAND): 

It's awesome, Colleen!

We also did a block challenge that ran the entire year... the ABC challenge.   At the December meeting we saw some quilts that are already being assembled, and there's more to come.  I'm really looking forward to seeing all the finished quilts! 


Wondering about our next guild challenge?  YES, we are planning to participate in the MQG Madrona Road challenge.  Fabric should be here in time for the January meeting.  I'm looking forward to seeing what everybody does!  Here's to another year of great challenges, guys!

Meeting Tomorrow! Saturday December 1

NOTE NEW LOCATION FOR THE MEETING: LOS ALTOS LIBRARY

The Holiday Party is tomorrow. We hope that you have already RSVPed, but if not, please click on the link to RSVP.

You are invited to the Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild December Meeting and Holiday Party!

Date: Saturday, December 1st, 2012 

Time: 1pm - 3pm (plus sewing time)

Address: Los Altos Library Community Room (left side of the foyer), 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022

     Please RSVP via the link

 *** NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE ***

In order to avoid the parking problems we experienced last December in Redwood City, this year's December Meeting and Holiday Party will be held at the Los Altos Public Library  located at 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022.

SCHEDULE

10 am to 1 pm - Early Bird Sew

 1 pm to 3 pm - Meeting and Holiday Party

 3 pm to 11 pm - Sewcial

SNACKS

The BAM Party Committee will provide a variety of tasty snacks and drinks for the Holiday Party.  No need to bring anything but your appetite.

WHAT TO BRING

- Name Tags

- Sewing machine and sewing stuff if you plan to sew before or after the meeting

- Fat Quarters for Fat Quarter Swap

- Quilts for Show & Tell *

- ABC Quilt Finished Tops *

- Charity blocks*, tops*  and finished quilts*

- Cat beds*

* These items are KLIPPIE-Eligible.  Last chance to pick up KLIPPIES before the

Door Prize Drawing  (Read on!)

DOOR PRIZE DRAWING

Everyone who attends the December meeting will get one entry in the hat for a chance to win a fabulous Door Prize.  In addition, you will receive one more entry for every 5 KLIPPIES you turn in!  So don't forget to BRING YOUR KLIPPIES!

Don't miss it!  This will be a very fun meeting and a good chance to mingle with all your favorite quilters and spread some holiday cheer! Non-members are welcome and should RSVP. First meeting is free, additional meetings are $5 (you really should just join. ;-)   )

If you will be attending the Holiday Party, the fabulous party planners need an RSVP from you. Please click on the link and let us know to look for you.

Intrepid Thread Brick & Mortar Opening

by Kathleen

IT'S TIME FOR A WONDERFUL MODERN QUILT SHOP AND JULIE DUECK IS MAKING IT HAPPEN!

It is really happening!  Julie is opening her brick and mortar quilt shop and we are all invited to share in her amazing new adventure.

Here's the details:

The shop is located at:  1709 S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035

                                     

Her hours of operation are:

Mon-Thurs 10 AM - 6 PM

Friday 10 AM to 7 PM

Saturday 11 AM to 5 PM

Sundays Closed

Soft Opening is 12/3 (you can come and see the fabric but most everything else won't be in yet)

Grand Opening 12/8 or 12/15 - we'll let you know the details as they solidify.

Julie will have fabric including:

• Quilting Cotton
• Select Japanese Fabrics
• Select Fashion Fabrics such as Voile
• Select Home Dec Fabrics

She will also have patterns, essential notions (starting small but will be building inventory), and classes.

Julie also plans to have sewing studio time available if you would like to come and use any of our studio tools like the Go! Baby.

Julie will also continue to sell fabric on line - so many ways to purchase/hoard fabric!

I know we all wish her the best!

Meeting: Saturday December 1, 2012

NOTE NEW LOCATION FOR THE MEETING: LOS ALTOS LIBRARY


If you will be attending the Holiday Party, the fabulous party planners need an RSVP from you. Please click on the link to RSVP.

You are invited to the Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild December Meeting and Holiday Party!

Date: Saturday, December 1st, 2012 

Time: 1pm - 3pm (plus sewing time)

Address: Los Altos Library Community Room (left side of the foyer), 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022

     Please RSVP via the link

 *** NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE ***

In order to avoid the parking problems we experienced last December in Redwood City, this year's December Meeting and Holiday Party will be held at the Los Altos Public Library  located at 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022.

SCHEDULE

10 am to 1 pm - Early Bird Sew

 1 pm to 3 pm - Meeting and Holiday Party

 3 pm to 11 pm - Sewcial

SNACKS

The BAM Party Committee will provide a variety of tasty snacks and drinks for the Holiday Party.  No need to bring anything but your appetite.

WHAT TO BRING

- Name Tags

- Sewing machine and sewing stuff if you plan to sew before or after the meeting

- Fat Quarters for Fat Quarter Swap

- Quilts for Show & Tell *

- ABC Quilt Finished Tops *

- Charity blocks*, tops*  and finished quilts*

- Cat beds*

* These items are KLIPPIE-Eligible.  Last chance to pick up KLIPPIES before the

Door Prize Drawing  (Read on!)

DOOR PRIZE DRAWING

Everyone who attends the December meeting will get one entry in the hat for a chance to win a fabulous Door Prize.  In addition, you will receive one more entry for every 5 KLIPPIES you turn in!  So don't forget to BRING YOUR KLIPPIES!

Don't miss it!  This will be a very fun meeting and a good chance to mingle with all your favorite quilters and spread some holiday cheer! Non-members are welcome and should RSVP. First meeting is free, additional meetings are $5 (you really should just join. ;-)   )

If you will be attending the Holiday Party, the fabulous party planners need an RSVP from you. Please click on the link and let us know to look for you.

Pincushions Sent

Pincushions made by members of the Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild

Top Row: Adrianne, Cheryl, Deborah, Peggy, Annemarie
Middle Row: Michelle, Cynthia, Jaye, Buff, Lizzie
Bottom Row: Kathy, Jen A., Rhonda, Jen J., Kelly

These pincushions are on their way to Kansas City for a pincushion swap with fellow modern quilt guilds, Austin, Wichita, Indianapolis, Northern Virginia and Kansas City. What a wonderful variety of shapes, sizes and designs. I'm excited to see what pincushions we get back and where they are coming from.

Happy pinning from the Bay Area!! : )

Visit our flickr page to see any of the pincushions larger.

Holiday Party RSVP

If you will be attending the Holiday Party, the fabulous party planners need an RSVP from you. Please click on the link to RSVP.

You are invited to the Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild December Meeting and Holiday Party!

Date: Saturday, December 1st, 2012 

Time: 1pm - 3pm (plus sewing time)

Address: Los Altos Library Community Room (left side of the foyer), 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022

     Please RSVP via the link

 *** NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE ***

In order to avoid the parking problems we experienced last December in Redwood City, this year's December Meeting and Holiday Party will be held at the Los Altos Public Library  located at 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022.

SCHEDULE

10 am to 1 pm - Early Bird Sew

 1 pm to 3 pm - Meeting and Holiday Party

 3 pm to 11 pm - Sewcial

SNACKS

The BAM Party Committee will provide a variety of tasty snacks and drinks for the Holiday Party.  No need to bring anything but your appetite.

WHAT TO BRING

- Name Tags

- Sewing machine and sewing stuff if you plan to sew before or after the meeting

- Fat Quarters for Fat Quarter Swap

- Quilts for Show & Tell *

- ABC Quilt Finished Tops *

- Charity blocks*, tops*  and finished quilts*

- Cat beds*

* These items are KLIPPIE-Eligible.  Last chance to pick up KLIPPIES before the

Door Prize Drawing  (Read on!)

DOOR PRIZE DRAWING

Everyone who attends the December meeting will get one entry in the hat for a chance to win a fabulous Door Prize.  In addition, you will receive one more entry for every 5 KLIPPIES you turn in!  So don't forget to BRING YOUR KLIPPIES!

Don't miss it!  This will be a very fun meeting and a good chance to mingle with all your favorite quilters and spread some holiday cheer! Non-members are welcome and should RSVP. First meeting is free, additional meetings are $5 (you really should just join. ;-)   )

If you will be attending the Holiday Party, the fabulous party planners need an RSVP from you. Please click on the link and let us know to look for you.

Slideshow: November '12 Meeting

Take a look at all the great quilts shown at the last meeting. Please bring your quilts to show and tell so they can be admired!

Sew Day Tomorrow!

We're having another Sew day tomorrow, 11/17 from 10am-11pm (yes, 13 hours of sewing goodness!)

This will be an open sew day, but you can also do Charity Sewing.
 Please RSVP in the forum if you are coming, so we can get a head count.

The Charity Coordinators had us working on building a group quilt,
the Strip and Flip Baby Quilt from Cluck, Cluck Sew:
http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2012/07/tutorial-strip-and-flip-baby-quilt.html at the last Charity Sew Day and you are welcome to work on those as well as your own projects.

Location:
Los Altos Library
13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022
http://g.co/maps/kvpkt
Note: This is not the same location as our regular Sew Day meetings.

Shout out if you can bring these items to share:

    Light/non-messy snacks
    Irons (need 3 total)
    Ironing Boards (need 3 total)
    Large Cutting Mats (need 2)
    Design Walls (need 2)


Plan to bring your own:

    Extension cord and/or power strip
    Sewing machine
    Cutting tools/mats (you might want a personal one)
    Night-owls may want to bring an iron and cutting mat if an
early-bird needs to take theirs home.


We will be in the Community Room of the Los Altos Library. It's the
large room on the side of the library nearest San Antonio Rd. There
are two sets of double doors on the outside of the library - both lead
into a foyer area, and the Community Room door is on the left part of
this foyer, the checkout desk is on the right.
If you arrive late (after 6pm when the library closes), knock on the
doors closest to the Community Room, and someone should be able to let
you inside.

We will need to set up and take down tables and chairs, which are
available at the library. Please plan to help with this. Also please
try to keep your floor area clean.
Coffee and other light snacks are available in the foyer of the library.
People often pick up meals from a local restaurant. There are many
places nearby, or you can take San Antonio to El Camino and find many
restaurants and markets there.


Here's the link to my Forum page:
http://bamodernquiltguild.ning.com/forum/topics/sew-day-november-17

Hurricane Sandy Donations

When our group started the charity project, we had a goal of 25 quilts. We, as you may know have dozens and dozens - many more than 25 - quilts to donate. We never know what our fellow human beings will be facing, but the charity quilts are there for the planned donations as well as unexpected needs.

Most of you have seen the images of the devastation wrought by Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy. Again, your generosity of time and spirit by making quilts is enabling us to provide some comfort to some of those victims. The Charity Girls, Deborah and Jennifer, explain below:

by Deborah and Jennifer


Jen and I are collecting monetary donations for shipping fees so that we can send about 10 or so charity quilts made by the guild members this year to victims of Hurricane Sandy.  We currently have $50 in donations, and need $17 more to cover shipping. Any overages will be used to further support the guild's charity project

Here's the info posted on the forum:

"If you'd like to make a contribution, please send the funds through Paypal.  Here is the info:

From your PayPal account select the 'send money' tab. 

Enter bamodernquilt@gmail.com in the 'TO' tab and the donation amount in the 'AMOUNT' tab. 

Click the 'PERSONAL' tab right below the USD drop down menu. 

Select 'OTHER' option.

Click CONTINUE.

Enter 'Sandy Postage' as the subject

Click 'SEND MONEY'

Please leave a comment here if you make a contribution through Paypal so that Sara can track funds sent for this relief effort.

Thanks in advance for your generosity!
-Deborah and Jennifer"

Sew Day November 17

We're having another Sew day on 11/17 from 10am-11pm (yes, 13 hours of sewing goodness!)

This will be an open sew day, but you can also do Charity Sewing.
 Please RSVP in the forum if you are coming, so we can get a head count.

The Charity Coordinators had us working on building a group quilt,
the Strip and Flip Baby Quilt from Cluck, Cluck Sew:
http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2012/07/tutorial-strip-and-flip-baby-quilt.html at the last Charity Sew Day and you are welcome to work on those as well as your own projects.

Location:
Los Altos Library
13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022
http://g.co/maps/kvpkt
Note: This is not the same location as our regular Sew Day meetings.

Shout out if you can bring these items to share:

    Light/non-messy snacks
    Irons (need 3 total)
    Ironing Boards (need 3 total)
    Large Cutting Mats (need 2)
    Design Walls (need 2)


Plan to bring your own:

    Extension cord and/or power strip
    Sewing machine
    Cutting tools/mats (you might want a personal one)
    Night-owls may want to bring an iron and cutting mat if an
early-bird needs to take theirs home.


We will be in the Community Room of the Los Altos Library. It's the
large room on the side of the library nearest San Antonio Rd. There
are two sets of double doors on the outside of the library - both lead
into a foyer area, and the Community Room door is on the left part of
this foyer, the checkout desk is on the right.
If you arrive late (after 6pm when the library closes), knock on the
doors closest to the Community Room, and someone should be able to let
you inside.

We will need to set up and take down tables and chairs, which are
available at the library. Please plan to help with this. Also please
try to keep your floor area clean.
Coffee and other light snacks are available in the foyer of the library.
People often pick up meals from a local restaurant. There are many
places nearby, or you can take San Antonio to El Camino and find many
restaurants and markets there.


Here's the link to my Forum page:
http://bamodernquiltguild.ning.com/forum/topics/sew-day-november-17

Sew Day November 17

We're having another Sew day on 11/17 from 10am-11pm (yes, 13 hours of sewing goodness!)

This will be an open sew day, but you can also do Charity Sewing.
 Please RSVP in the forum if you are coming, so we can get a head count.

The Charity Coordinators had us working on building a group quilt,
the Strip and Flip Baby Quilt from Cluck, Cluck Sew:
http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2012/07/tutorial-strip-and-flip-baby-quilt.html at the last Charity Sew Day and you are welcome to work on those as well as your own projects.

Location:
Los Altos Library
13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022
http://g.co/maps/kvpkt
Note: This is not the same location as our regular Sew Day meetings.

Shout out if you can bring these items to share:

    Light/non-messy snacks
    Irons (need 3 total)
    Ironing Boards (need 3 total)
    Large Cutting Mats (need 2)
    Design Walls (need 2)


Plan to bring your own:

    Extension cord and/or power strip
    Sewing machine
    Cutting tools/mats (you might want a personal one)
    Night-owls may want to bring an iron and cutting mat if an
early-bird needs to take theirs home.


We will be in the Community Room of the Los Altos Library. It's the
large room on the side of the library nearest San Antonio Rd. There
are two sets of double doors on the outside of the library - both lead
into a foyer area, and the Community Room door is on the left part of
this foyer, the checkout desk is on the right.
If you arrive late (after 6pm when the library closes), knock on the
doors closest to the Community Room, and someone should be able to let
you inside.

We will need to set up and take down tables and chairs, which are
available at the library. Please plan to help with this. Also please
try to keep your floor area clean.
Coffee and other light snacks are available in the foyer of the library.
People often pick up meals from a local restaurant. There are many
places nearby, or you can take San Antonio to El Camino and find many
restaurants and markets there.


Here's the link to my Forum page:
http://bamodernquiltguild.ning.com/forum/topics/sew-day-november-17

November Meeting Notes

As usual, the meeting was great. Lots of people, quilts and a good demo. For some reason, your editor's camera does not want to take photos when am out and about. The battery (not fatal) ran out  and I forgot the spare at home, so I only took a few photos with my phone. I'll try to do better next time.

Pincushion Swap

Vintage Modern Pincushion

The pincushion swap was successful. There were a lot of really great pincushions. Kelly wins the big *ss pincushion award. She likes big pincushions and she made one for the swap. There were probably a dozen that were given in. It will be interesting to see what the Kansas City Quilt Guild sends us back. Thanks to Adrianne for organizing.

Donation Quilts

Yellow & Pink Donation Top

More donation quilts floated in. The word on the BAMQG street is that we have collected/made/produced 99. More went out to be quilted and finished, so I am sure we will break 100 at the next meeting.


Jennifer and Deborah had kits and cat beds available and people took the kits to make more.

Cross/Plus charity quilt

Peggy made this Cross/Plus quilt for the charity effort as well. The colors in the photo don't do it justice. The quilt is a really nice combination of turquoise and scarlet. I believe that Kathleen made a quilt like this in a swap earlier this year. These may be the leftover or reject blocks from that quilt. If they are rejects, they are perfect in this quilt- definitely a lemonade from lemons situation.


Show & Tell

Sparkling Cider by Mallory

There was a lot of great show and tell in addition to the pincushions. One of the quilts that I really liked was a from a pattern called Sparkling Cider by All Washed Up quilts. The fabrics used for the pattern's packaging doesn't do the layout justice. Mallory used Tula Pink's Plume Collection from a few years ago. Mallory does a great job using these fabrics to best effect in this quilt. One thing I like about the Sparkling Cider pattern is that the blocks are large, but the quilt design is not boring. There are some nice renditions of the pattern on Flickr, too.

Adrianne's Modern Amish

Adrianne saw an advertisement for modern Amish quilts that were needed for a book. The deadline was very short and since publishers require that a quilt not be published anywhere else, including on a blog (So many of us who participate in social media are so totally screwed on this front) that many quilts people had already made were ineligible. Adrianne got inspired and started work on this quilt. She said she didn't make the deadline, but she finished the quilt and it is a really great piece. The negative space is a really interesting shape. This could be made with the Fons & Porter Pyramid ruler.
I know you can see it, but the quilting is horizontal lines across the whole quilt, which looks great.

Alison's baby quilt

Alison brought a baby quilt made from fabric from a Malka Dubrowsky's first hand-dyed looking line, A Stitch in Color. It came out really well. It sounded like she said she did  a sort of Jelly Roll technique, but the description sounded like she managed the design process more than the directions for a Jelly Roll Race quilt usually suggest. She added in the parallelograms to break up the fabric motifs. I like those parallelograms; I think they add a bit of stability to the design as well.

Sew Time
A few of us stayed until the bitter end. Only Alison was doing anything remotely related to sewing. The rest of us were chatting and socializing. If you are not sure what to do at sew time, it is a great time to baste quilts or cut out projects, especially things like bags and other accessories.

December meeting will be on December 1. Remember to bring your FQ Swap fabrics.

November Meeting Tomorrow!

AGENDA (subject to change)

-Sign up for Fat Quarter Swap

-Show & Tell
-And Rhonda is back with the BAM Demo Series on binding! The demo agenda and stars are: 

1. Rhonda will show how she joins the end of the binding on a placemat.
2. Ruth will show her tip for joining the binding ends.
3. Kelly will do a demo of how to sew the binding on by machine, using a quilt as a sample.

-Sewcial (Yes, we’ll have that too!)

WHAT TO BRING

-Name Tags
-Pincushion for Pincushion Swap
-Aurifil Whole Cloth Challenge Project, if you just finished or weren't at the last meeting
-Quilts for Show & Tell
-ABC Blocks (catch up)
-Snacks to share
-Charity blocks, tops and finished quilts
-Cat beds

NEW MEMBERS
If you’ve never been to a meeting before this will be a great meeting to see a lot of new projects and meet our members. Your first meeting is free and you can read about becoming a member here. We want to see your projects too, so bring them along! If you have any questions, ask any officer. We’re happy to talk with you.


Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BayAreaModern

See you Saturday,

Meeting Saturday November 3!

AGENDA (subject to change)

-Sign up for Fat Quarter Swap

-Show & Tell
-And Rhonda is back with the BAM Demo Series on binding! The demo agenda and stars are: 

1. Rhonda will show how she joins the end of the binding on a placemat.
2. Ruth will show her tip for joining the binding ends.
3. Kelly will do a demo of how to sew the binding on by machine, using a quilt as a sample.

-Sewcial (Yes, we’ll have that too!)

WHAT TO BRING

-Name Tags
-Pincushion for Pincushion Swap
-Aurifil Whole Cloth Challenge Project, if you just finished or weren't at the last meeting
-Quilts for Show & Tell
-ABC Blocks (catch up)
-Snacks to share
-Charity blocks, tops and finished quilts
-Cat beds

NEW MEMBERS
If you’ve never been to a meeting before this will be a great meeting to see a lot of new projects and meet our members. Your first meeting is free and you can read about becoming a member here. We want to see your projects too, so bring them along! If you have any questions, ask any officer. We’re happy to talk with you.



Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BayAreaModern

See you Saturday,

Pincushion Swap Ideas

We're makin' pincushions!  Our lovely president got us invited to participate in the KCMQG (Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild, in case you’re wondering) pin cushion swap.   Hope you have started!

You’ll bring your pincushion into the NOVEMBER meeting to hand in.  Then, in December you will get back a totally  DIFFERENT pincushion, made for you by the precious little fingers of another far-flung guild member.  Those participating in the pincushion swap are: Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild, Austin, Wichita, Vancouver, Indianapolis, and US! (Did you see Vancouver in there? That means you might get an INTERNATIONAL pincushion of mystery, a pincushion who has seen the world and will tell you all its stories about it!)

Any size, shape, form is acceptable, however, make it a Modern aesthetic.  It shouldn’t be breakable, but you can fill it with any appropriate filling [sand, crushed walnut cells (lizard litter from PetCo), polyfil, etc].  When you bring in your pincushion, make sure it has a little label that says your name, BAMQG, and what it is stuffed with.

Here is a write-up by the Vancouver guild, and includes links to all the guilds participating!
http://vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca/blog/2012/09/pincushion-swap-wi...

And yes, BTW, questions are welcomed. Post them on the forum or in a comment below.

Remember: place your pincushion in a zipper plastic bag and label with:

• your name
• your blog and/or your email address
• the filling (crushed walnuts, pellets, etc)

The labeling is due to some allergies to nuts that have come up with other pincushion swaps. Bring your fabulous creation to the November meeting.

Inspiration and Patterns:

Our fearless leader, Adrianne, has found a bunch of patterns, which we have listed below. We have also had some additional contributions. If you find any other superfabulistic patterns you want to share, post them in the comments here or send them to Jaye and she will incorporate them into a blog post.

Little Bluebell Inspiration Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlebluebell/galleries/72157624210288334/

Free Pattern by Heather Bailey: http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/heather_bailey/2008/07/some-of-you-may.html

Free Pattern by Anna Maria Horner: http://www.bhg.com/crafts/sewing/wild-flower-pincushion/

Cathedral Window Pincushion by Kim, My Go-Go Life: http://gogokim.blogspot.com/2011/12/cathedral-window-pin-cushion-tutorial.html

Patchwork Pincushion from The Purl Bee: http://www.purlbee.com/miniature-patchwork-pincushion/

Inspiration: Rainbow Pincushion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25372265@N00/4773087260/ - pattern from Last-Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson

A Girl in Paradise Spinning Star pincushion: http://agirlinparadise.blogspot.com/2012/02/work-in-progress-wednesday_29.html and tutorial. She also has a nice inspiration board of pincushions posted.

Quirky Eye Pincushion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/verybigjen/sets/72157594386689892 (base instructions here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/verybigjen/123887411/in/set-72057594099768007)

Check out "Prettylittle Pincushions" from Lark Books (November 2007)

Thanks to Adrianne for the above links and patterns.

Sew Day Sunday! October 21

Our next Sew Day is this coming Sunday, October 21, 12pm-11pm (yes, noon to 11pm - 11 hours of sewing goodness!)

Charity Sewing will go from 12pm-5pm. After 5pm, it will be open sew
for your own projects.
Please RSVP in the forum if you are coming, so we can get a head count.

The Charity Coordinators have us working on building a group quilt,
the Strip and Flip Baby Quilt from Cluck, Cluck Sew:
http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2012/07/tutorial-strip-and-flip-baby-quilt.html

There will also be the previous charity blocks and quilts to work on and finish!

Location:
Los Altos Library
13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022
http://g.co/maps/kvpkt
Note: This is not the same location as our regular Sew Day meetings.

Shout out if you can bring these items to share:

    Light/non-messy snacks
    Irons (need 3 total)
    Ironing Boards (need 3 total)
    Large Cutting Mats (need 2)
    Design Walls (need 2)


Plan to bring your own:

    Extension cord and/or power strip
    Sewing machine
    Cutting tools/mats (you might want a personal one)
    Night-owls may want to bring an iron and cutting mat if an
early-bird needs to take theirs home.


We will be in the Community Room of the Los Altos Library. It's the
large room on the side of the library nearest San Antonio Rd. There
are two sets of double doors on the outside of the library - both lead
into a foyer area, and the Community Room door is on the left part of
this foyer, the checkout desk is on the right.
If you arrive late (after 6pm when the library closes), knock on the
doors closest to the Community Room, and someone should be able to let
you inside.

We will need to set up and take down tables and chairs, which are
available at the library. Please plan to help with this. Also please
try to keep your floor area clean.
Coffee and other light snacks are available in the foyer of the library.
People often pick up meals from a local restaurant. There are many
places nearby, or you can take San Antonio to El Camino and find many
restaurants and markets there.


Here's the link to my Forum page:
http://bamodernquiltguild.ning.com/forum/topics/charity-sew-day-sunday-oct-21-12pm-11pm


P.S. The next sew day will be Saturday, November 17, 10am-11pm.

B-A-M Demo Series - Finishing Your Quilt

by Rhonda 

It's hard to believe but it's time for the 4th and final installment of the B-A-M Demo Series - Finishing Your Quilt.

I'm looking for one or more volunteers to do a demo on binding or labeling.

Do you have a set of tried-and-true binding tips, tools, and tricks?
Have you tried an out-of-the-ordinary binding technique recently?
Would you like to demo your favorite labeling technique(s)?

Something simple?  Something EXTREME?  We're up for anything!

Send me a message via the Forum if you would like to volunteer to do a demo at the November meeting.

Sew Day - October 21

Our next Sew Day is Sunday, October 21, 12pm-11pm

Charity Sewing will go from 12pm-5pm. After 5pm, it will be open sew
for your own projects.
Please RSVP in the forum if you are coming, so we can get a head count.

The Charity Coordinators have us working on building a group quilt,
the Strip and Flip Baby Quilt from Cluck, Cluck Sew:
http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2012/07/tutorial-strip-and-flip-baby-quilt.html

There will also be the previous charity blocks and quilts to work on and finish!

Location:
Los Altos Library
13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022
http://g.co/maps/kvpkt
Note: This is not the same location as our regular Sew Day meetings.

Shout out if you can bring these items to share:

    Light/non-messy snacks
    Irons (need 3 total)
    Ironing Boards (need 3 total)
    Large Cutting Mats (need 2)
    Design Walls (need 2)


Plan to bring your own:

    Extension cord and/or power strip
    Sewing machine
    Cutting tools/mats (you might want a personal one)
    Night-owls may want to bring an iron and cutting mat if an
early-bird needs to take theirs home.


We will be in the Community Room of the Los Altos Library. It's the
large room on the side of the library nearest San Antonio Rd. There
are two sets of double doors on the outside of the library - both lead
into a foyer area, and the Community Room door is on the left part of
this foyer, the checkout desk is on the right.
If you arrive late (after 6pm when the library closes), knock on the
doors closest to the Community Room, and someone should be able to let
you inside.

We will need to set up and take down tables and chairs, which are
available at the library. Please plan to help with this. Also please
try to keep your floor area clean.
Coffee and other light snacks are available in the foyer of the library.
People often pick up meals from a local restaurant. There are many
places nearby, or you can take San Antonio to El Camino and find many
restaurants and markets there.


Here's the link to my Forum page:
http://bamodernquiltguild.ning.com/forum/topics/charity-sew-day-sunday-oct-21-12pm-11pm


P.S. The next sew day will be Saturday, November 17, 10am-11pm.

October Meeting Show and Tell

There was a lot of great Show & Tell at the last meeting. Though the attendance was smaller than normal, you can get a great idea of the range of work and design from the slideshow below.








Enjoy!

Rockin' Holiday Swaps! Part 2

by Amanda

Get ready all you savvy-crafty super-swappy peeps! It’s time to rock the holiday swap!

For this year’s holiday we’re swapping TIMES TWO. You heard that right – it’s a chance to get more gifts than you could ever-ever possibly dream of!  Okay, maybe that’s being a tad bit melodramatic, but you get the picture, right?  We wanted to please all you crafters and shoppers, so this year, if you choose to join in the FUN, we’ll be making a faboo pincushion gift to swap, and also bringing in a purchased gift of a fat quarter stack to swap.
So, are you in or out?!? Wait, what’s that you say – you need details?  Alright already, keep your fabulously-quilted panties on – here they are:

THE DEETS

PART 1: The Crafty-Makey EXTRAGUILDULAR Pincushion Gift Swap: See the post from yesterday

PART 2: The “let’s go shopping or raid our stash” purchasey-assembly Fat Quarter Stack Swap: This one starts in NOVEMBER and ends in December.  For the November meeting, bring in a piece of paper with your name on it and a list of fabric you like – include favorite designers, favorite colors, prints or solids, or even OOP (out of print) fabrics you wish you could’ve gotten your hand on. (Who knows, maybe your swapper shops at the super-secret quilty black market, where one must escape from rotary cutters aplenty, and can embark on a breathtaking adventure to get you that coveted piece of fabric!) Then turn those requests into Amanda and she will match you up with another quilty-crafty-guildy member, who will then put together a fat quarter stack of 5-8 fat quarters, and will bring that stack to you at the December meeting/holiday party.  And yes, you too shall get a name and list of fabricy-type quarters to get for your super-secret swappy partner.

Alright, so NOW are you IN?!?! I hope so!!  Leave a note on the forum (yes, you have to be a member, but that is easy to remedy if you are not already a member!) to let us know whether you’re playing (ahem, sewing, shopping) or not.  Tell us whether you’re doing one or the other or BOTH! We’ll take whatever swapping we can get from you to make this a rockin’ holiday swap!

And yes, BTW, questions are welcomed. Post a note below or on the forum.

Rockin' Holiday Swaps! Part 1

by Amanda

Get ready all you savvy-crafty super-swappy peeps! It’s time to rock the holiday swap!

For this year’s holiday we’re swapping TIMES TWO. You heard that right – it’s a chance to get more gifts than you could ever-ever possibly dream of!  Okay, maybe that’s being a tad bit melodramatic, but you get the picture, right?  We wanted to please all you crafters and shoppers, so this year, if you choose to join in the FUN, we’ll be making a faboo pincushion gift to swap, and also bringing in a purchased gift of a fat quarter stacks to swap.

So, are you in or out?!? Wait, what’s that you say – you need details?  All right already, keep your fabulously-quilted panties on – here they are:

THE DEETS

PART 1: The Crafty-Makey EXTRAGUILDULAR Gift Swap:  We're makin' pincushions!  Our lovely president got us invited to participate in the KCMQG (Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild, in case you’re wondering) pin cushion swap.   If you choose to accept this mission, then get started RIGHT NOW! :) You’ll bring your pincushion into the NOVEMBER meeting to hand in.  Then, in December you will get back a totally  DIFFERENT pincushion, made for you by the precious little fingers of another far-flung guild member.  Those participating in the pincushion swap are: Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild, Austin, Wichita, Vancouver, Indianapolis, and US! (Did you see Vancouver in there? That means you might get an INTERNATIONAL pincushion of mystery, a pincushion who has seen the world and will tell you all its stories about it!)

Any size, shape, form is acceptable, however, make it a Modern aesthetic.  It shouldn’t be breakable, but you can fill it with any appropriate filling [sand, crushed walnut cells (lizard litter from PetCo), polyfil, etc].  When you bring in your pincushion, make sure it has a little label that says your name, BAMQG, and what it is stuffed with.

Here is a write-up by the Vancouver guild, and includes links to all the guilds participating!
http://vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca/blog/2012/09/pincushion-swap-wi...

If you find any superfabulistic patterns you want to share, post them here or send them to Jaye and she will post them on the blog.

PART 2: The “let’s go shopping or raid our stash” purchasey-assembly Fat Quarter Stack Swap: Come back to see the post on this swap tomorrow!

Alright, so NOW are you IN?!?! I hope so!!  Leave a note below to let us know whether you’re playing (ahem, sewing, shopping) or not.  Tell us whether you’re doing one or the other or BOTH! We’ll take whatever swapping we can get from you to make this a rockin’ holiday swap!

And yes, BTW, questions are welcomed. Post them on the forum or in a comment below.

Remember: place your pincushion in a zipper plastic bag and label with:

• your name
• your blog and/or your email address
• the filling (crushed walnuts, pellets, etc)

The labeling is due to some allergies to nuts that have come up with other pincushion swaps. Bring your fabulous creation to the November meeting.

Inspiration and Patterns:

Little Bluebell Inspiration Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlebluebell/galleries/72157624210288334/

Free Pattern by Heather Bailey: http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/heather_bailey/2008/07/some-of-you-may.html

Free Pattern by Anna Maria Horner: http://www.bhg.com/crafts/sewing/wild-flower-pincushion/

Cathedral Window Pincushion by Kim, My Go-Go Life: http://gogokim.blogspot.com/2011/12/cathedral-window-pin-cushion-tutorial.html

Patchwork Pincushion from The Purl Bee: http://www.purlbee.com/miniature-patchwork-pincushion/

Inspiration: Rainbow Pincushion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25372265@N00/4773087260/ - pattern from Last-Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson

A Girl in Paradise Spinning Star pincushion: http://agirlinparadise.blogspot.com/2012/02/work-in-progress-wednesday_29.html and tutorial. She also has a nice inspiration board of pincushions posted.

Quirky Eye Pincushion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/verybigjen/sets/72157594386689892

Thanks to Adrianne for the above links and patterns.

Check back for more inspiration and clarifications or changes to the information. And yes, questions are welcomed. Post them on the forum or in a comment below.