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.

October Meeting Notes

We had a great meeting yesterday even with a small turn out. Lots of fun and exciting stuff continues to happen in the guild.  Are you a member?


New Officers
Sign ups have been posted for our 2013 Officers and Coordinators on the Forum.  Come on over and tell Adrianne which one you want!  http://bamodernquiltguild.ning.com/forum/topics/iso-officers-and-coordinators-2013

Remember: Many hands make light work. Everyone can contribute. We need all of your talents, even if you have a small amount of time. How will you contribute?


Swaps 
Lots of swap fun is in the works: Pincushion Swap and Fat Quarter Swap

The Pincushion Swap is "extra-guildular" and is being hosted and coordinated by the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild. Each person who wants to participate will make a pincushion in the modern aesthetic. Please do not include anything breakable, put it in a plastic zipper bag and bring it to the next meeting, labeled with your name, blog and/or email address and a description of the filling. These will be send to KC and they will send us a box back.

Fat Quarters will be swapped at the December meeting. Bring a wish list to Amanda on November 3 with your color, fabrics wishes and we will swap 5-8 FQs at the December meeting. You will paired with someone else in the guild and commit to bringing 5-8 FQs for your partner, new (unless someone requests an out of print fabric, of which you have a piece) and prettily wrapped.

Whole Cloth Challenge
The works that people came up with were really great. We saw wall hangings, pillows, table mats and lots of other pieces. Thanks to Ruth for organizing.

Thanks to Aurifil for sponsoring this challenge.

Show & Tell, as usual exhibited the great talent of the guild. A separate post will be written with more photos and details of the show and tell for October. Stay tuned.

A-B-C Challenge
Only a few blocks were shown for the end of the alphabet. Jaye and Rhonda both showed their Y and Z blocks. We would like to show these quilts as a group at the San Mateo County Fair in May. The next deadline is to bring your finished top to the December Meeting, December 1.


Announcements

• Ruth's QuiltCon block was chosen for the QuiltCon raffle quilt. Read more about her selection on the blog post and more about the QuiltCon Block Challenge in this series of posts.
• Thanks to Warm Company for donating batting for the door prize. 
• The BAM series will continue with binding at the next meeting (November 3). If you have a unique way of binding or something about binding you would like to share, contact Rhonda.

Calendar Reminders:

• PIQF is next week, October 10-14
• Charity Sew Day October 21 
• BAMQG Meeting, November 3, 1-5 
• FQ Requests due to Amanda, November 3
• Pincushions due to Adrianne, November 3
• Binding Demo, November 3
• Sew Day, November 17
• Black Friday Sew-in November 23 on Twitter (hashtag #BFSI)
  
• BAMQG Holiday Party and Sew Day [Meeting], December 1, Los Altos Library (note change of venue!)
• FQs for Swap due December  1
• A-B-C Challenge tops done, December 1
• Shower of Stars, SCVQA Show, April 21-22, 2013

October Meeting Tomorrow!!!!

Escape the heat! Come to the meeting TOMORROW and hang out with your quilty peeps in the air conditioned community room. We’ll be meeting Saturday, October 6th, at the Redwood City Library (1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, Ca) from 1-5pm.

AGENDA (subject to change)

-Aurifil Whole Cloth Challenge - Finale (bring your projects, we want to see them!)
-Future of the A-B-C Challenge (find patterns for your Y and Z blocks on the 9/22 blog post)
-Holiday Swap announcement & sign ups *NEW*
-Introduction to officer elections *NEW*
-Show & Tell
-Sewcial (Yes, we’ll have that too!)

WHAT TO BRING:

-Name Tags
-Aurifil Whole Cloth Challenge Project
-Quilts for Show & Tell
-ABC Blocks (Y & Z)
-Snacks to share
-Charity blocks, tops and finished quilts
-Cat beds


ANNOUNCEMENTS:

•  Part 4 of the Demo series (on finishing your quilt) will take place at the November meeting.  If anyone has an unusual binding technique that they would like to demo, please contact Rhonda or leave a comment on this post.

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 (http://bayareamodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/p/membership.html). 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 TOMORROW!

Meeting! Saturday October 6, 2012

by Adrianne

Escape the heat! Come to the meeting this Saturday and hang out with your quilty peeps in the air conditioned community room. We’ll be meeting Saturday, October 6th, at the Redwood City Library (1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, Ca) from 1-5pm.

AGENDA (subject to change)

-Aurifil Whole Cloth Challenge - Finale (bring your projects, we want to see them!)
-Future of the A-B-C Challenge (find patterns for your Y and Z blocks on the 9/22 blog post)
-Holiday Swap announcement & sign ups *NEW*
-Introduction to officer elections *NEW*
-Show & Tell
-Sewcial (Yes, we’ll have that too!)

WHAT TO BRING

-Name Tags
-Aurifil Whole Cloth Challenge Project
-Quilts for Show & Tell
-ABC Blocks (Y & Z)
-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 (http://bayareamodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/p/membership.html). 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,
Adrianne