BAM-BOM Block #2 - Feather

This post is part of the Block of the Month series, sponsored by Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild.  See all the blocks right here and catch up on the January block here.

This month's block is from Anna Maria Horner's gorgeous Feather Bed Quilt.  Anna Maria's pattern provides a template for the block in 18" by 9" size.  That's a bit large to fit in the sampler, but you can easily resize to a 12" by 6" block. To make a 12" tall feather, print the template with the scale set to 70%, and then add 1/4" to the side of F1/F2 on the edge that says "join to next F."

12" feather block by Ruth

 If you are making a size smaller than 12", you need to do a bit more work to resize the block.  The templates have the seam allowance included, so just printing it smaller will reduce the seam allowance (that's why you have to add a bit to the 12" block).  I recommend printing the pattern, cutting off the seam allowances, then using a copier to resize the templates.  After that you can tape the pattern pieces to a new piece of paper and then draw the seam allowances back.  Make a master copy of your finished templates so that you can make additional blocks without having to do this again!  If that sounds like it's not worth it... weeell look at these little 6" feathers:

Tiny Feathers by Cheryl and Ruth

 The feather is twice as tall as it is wide, but you can put two feathers side-by-side for a square block, or leave it skinny and make another block in your quilt wider. Yet another option is to put the feather on the diagonal:

tote feather by Sadie @ stitching up a storm via Flickr

You can make your feather by strip piecing - that's the method explained in the quilt pattern.  You can also print extra copies of the feather template and use that as a foundation paper to string piece the feather sides.  That's a great way to use up itty-bitty scraps, and an awesome place to use selveges:

AMH Feather by Charm About You via Flickr

If you're playing along, be sure to put your block photos in the BAM-BOM Flickr group so that we can check them out!

Links:
Feather template
January block tutorial - Film Strip
All 12 quilt blocks
Flickr group

Sew Day Sunday 3/3

The next Sew Day is Sunday.  

Quick View:
Where: Los Altos Library 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022
http://g.co/maps/kvpkt
When: Sun. March 3, noon to 11pm
RSVP on the forum post 

Sewing will go from noon to 11pm - any project is welcome!
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 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 first, go talk to the librarian at the children's reference desk to check in.

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.

The next date is:
Sat. Apr 20 10am-11pm

All are at the Los Altos Library. 

Thanks to Diana for organizing!

BAM Baby

Welcome to BAM baby, Nicholas. We think that little Nick is our first BAM Baby!

He was two weeks late and weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs, 14oz on arrival.

New BAM Mom, Aly, is finally starting to feel like she has her "sea legs" a bit, though she is still completely overwhelmed! She lost her sewing room/office to the new addition, but your editors are certain she will find a way to sew. I am sure many BAM moms have tips to keep the creativity flowing.

She would love to hear from you since she won't be able to attend any meetings for the next month or so.

February Meeting Photos

Thanks to Jen for taking the photos and managing the Flickr Stream. This is a companion post to the meeting summary posted earlier in the week.

February meeting summary

Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild February 9, 2013 meeting summary

Alison shows off her finished baby boy quilt. Ruth demonstrates the finer points of zippers.

February meeting notes, compliments of Kelly. Photographs taken by Jen.

For a complete look at all photos from BAM, including the February meeting, check out our flickr page.

Full February notes here.

Kathleen shares the round robin quilt on its way to Mallory. Finished charity quilts, and more charity quilt kits for the taking.

Next meeting: please bring representations of color for a project at next month's meeting. Three colors that you like. The representations should be divisible into 6 pieces. They should be stable, divisible, not messy, please. Examples: magazine page that can be torn into pieces: good. Piece of chocolate cake: not good.

Kelly brought us up-to-date on the Special Exhibit at the SCVQA Quilt Show. There are entry forms available (from Kelly) due March 20th. Completed quilts are due by April 13. The show is April 20-21. 

Cheryl gave out more retreat info. Private rooms are gone, so you'll need a Roomie now! See Cheryl for sign up forms. There are 21 currently signed up, space for 30 total. We will open registration to other area Modern Quilt Guilds at the end of February.

The new BOM: Anna Maria Horner's Feather (except only one feather, not the entire bed quilt). If you do a BOM pleaase post it in our flickr BAM-BOM group!

BAM's 2nd Retreat: Update

An update from the Retreat Committee

The Retreat Committee has been hard at work to make this years quilting retreat a most amazing event!

Are you ready for the UFO ATTACK??

Details:

Who: YOU! (any member of BAMQG)
NOTE: WE WILL OPEN THIS UP TO OTHER MODERN QUILT GUILDS FEBRUARY 28TH.

What: BAMQG 2nd Quilting Retreat

When: May 17-19, 2013

Where: Presentation Center in Los Gatos

Fee schedule:
Single rooms: $300/person All single rooms taken at this time
Double rooms: $260/person (please indicate who your roommate will be)
Commuter: $140/person (lunch included)

Bring your UFO's, sewing machine, and pajamas along and join in the fun! We currently have 20 people signed up, and a limit of 30.

To receive a sign-up sheet, please contact me by leaving a message here (blog or forum). A deposit of $85 (double roomers) or $45 (commuters) is required to reserve your spot. If you need help finding a roommate,  leave a message here.

Previous post regarding the 2013 retreat: here.

February Meeting Tomorrow!

We can't wait to see your smiling face!


When: February 9.2013 at 1:30 - NOTE: new start time
Where: W
Redwood City Library (most meetings)  Meetings are in the upstairs community room
1044 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
tel: 650.780.7018

Dues are Due! $30 for the year. Email bamodernquilt@gmail.com, if you need further instructions or want to join for the first time.

AGENDA (subject to change)



Meeting 1:30-3:30pm
- Announcements  If you have any announcements to share, please submit them in advance by sending Ruth an email or Ning message.

- Vote on Bylaws

- Show & Tell  Our guild is growing & growing but our time slot just got shorter.  :(  This year we ask that you bring finished projects only for show & tell, unless it is something you need help with, or a top or other nearly finished project that you will not be able to show at a later meeting. 


Sewcial time  3:30-5pm
- During the sewcial we will introduce the 2013 BOM and Rhonda will be doing a demo of the first block!

WHAT TO BRING

-Name Tags (Don't have one? Here's a modern tutorial)
-Aurifil Whole Cloth Challenge Project, if you just finished or weren't at the last couple of meetings
- Finished Quilts for Show & Tell
-Charity blocks, tops and finished quilts
-Cat beds
-Projects, tools and fabric to work on

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.


On the fence about attending? Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BayAreaModern or the notes and pictures of the great work our members create.

See you Saturday!


Locations for Upcoming Meetings:
In order to help you plan for future meetings, see the locations below: 


The future dates: 
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

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

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

Patti's Playhouse

Patti made this gorgeous playhouse for her granddaughter. She bought the pattern from 

missprettypretty on Etsy. Patti worked really long and hard on this project.

Patti used some of the applique' dies from Accuquilt to embellish the flower pots and windowboxes.

If she had any questions she was able to email the seller. I like to think this is about 60% missprettypretty's design and certainly missprettypretty's concept. Butterflies, ladybugs, bunnies, interior, back wall, little flowers…all Patti's.

 Patti reports that this project was not hard but took a long, long time.

February Meeting 2.9.13

When: February 9.2013 at 1:30 - NOTE: new start time
Where: W
Redwood City Library (most meetings)  Meetings are in the upstairs community room
1044 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
tel: 650.780.7018

Dues are Due! $30 for the year. Email bamodernquilt@gmail.com, if you need further instructions or want to join for the first time.

AGENDA (subject to change)



Meeting 1:30-3:30pm
- Announcements  If you have any announcements to share, please submit them in advance by sending Ruth an email or Ning message.

- Vote on Bylaws

- Show & Tell  Our guild is growing & growing but our time slot just got shorter.  :(  This year we ask that you bring finished projects only for show & tell, unless it is something you need help with, or a top or other nearly finished project that you will not be able to show at a later meeting. 


Sewcial time  3:30-5pm


WHAT TO BRING

-Name Tags (Don't have one? Here's a modern tutorial)
- Finished Quilts for Show & Tell
-Charity blocks, tops and finished quilts
-Cat beds
-Projects, tools and fabric to work on

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.


On the fence about attending? Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BayAreaModern or the notes and pictures of the great work our members create.

See you Saturday!


Locations for Upcoming Meetings:
In order to help you plan for future meetings, see the locations below: 


The future dates: 
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

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

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

January meeting summary

Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild January 19, 2013 meeting summary

Fabric goodies for the Madrona Road Bag-making Challenge.

January meeting notes, compliments of Amanda. Photographs taken by Jen.

For a complete look at all photos from BAM, including the January meeting: here.

Full January notes here.





The new BAMQG 2013 board was introduced, including: Ruth (President), Rhonda (Vice Prez), Claire (Treasurer), Jennifer (IT), Cheryl (Retreat coordinator), Joy-Lily (swaps), Diana (sew days), Kathy (new member coordinator), Peggy, Joelle, and Jennifer Altman (Charity).

We are still in need of a few positions to be filled: Social media chair, Meeting notetaker, Fundraising, Meeting activities. If you are interested in filling one of these roles, please let Ruth know.

Goody bags for 2012 board members, demos for the new BAM-BOM, and our extra-guildular pincushion swaps.

Show & Tell – because of decreased time for meetings in 2013, we ask that you show finished pieces or something you want advice on. If you are going to miss a meeting and don’t have something quite done, you can still show it. More show and tell photos on the flickr site.

Other announcements: 
SCVQA Quilt show  and BAM involvement here
2013 BAM Retreat
BAM-BOM instructions
New charity block tutorial
Pincushions sent and received from fellow modern quilt guilds, Austin, Wichita, Indianapolis, Northern Virginia and Kansas City!

Sew Day Tomorrow!!!

The next Sew Day is tomorrow.  

Quick View:
Where: Los Altos Library 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, California, 94022
http://g.co/maps/kvpkt
When: Sat. Feb 2 10am-11pm
RSVP on the forum post 

Sewing will go from 10am-11pm - any project is welcome!
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 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 first, go talk to the librarian at the children's reference desk to check in.

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.

The next dates are:
Sun. Mar 3 10am-11pm
Sat. Apr 20 10am-11pm

All are at the Los Altos Library. 

Thanks to Diana for organizing!