Meetings

May Meetings

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:02:57 -0400

The Spring Quilt Retreat is at the Franciscan Guest House in Kennebunk Beach, Maine, May 10-13.

The Business Meeting is Monday, May 14, at 6:00 PM at the American Legion in Greenville. We should see some show and tell items from the retreat!

The Workshop this month features the Moroccan Tile quilt. This quilt requires a template. Both the pattern and template are available at Crazy Moose Fabrics, Greenville, ME. The workshop will be held Saturday, May19 from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM at the Methodist Church in Greenville Junction. More information is available in the Calendar and at the business meeting.

April Meetings

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:24:22 -0400

April is a busy month. Spring is underway and quilters will have lots to do.

The business meeting is Monday, April 9, at the American Legion in Greenville, ME at 6:00 PM. There will be Show and Tell, refreshments, and meeting,and Door Prizes, too! The BOM for April is another state of each members own choosing. Everyone has fat quarters they no longer need or want...bring these abandoned FQ's to the April meeting. You will get a ticket for each one you bring and at the end of the meeting each ticket holder can chose a different FQ until they are gone. You may bring more than one FQ. Rules will be explained at the meeting. Refreshments are courtesy of Kathy D. and Lauri M.

On Saturday, April 21st, the Moosehead Quilters will travel to the Penquis Higher Education Center in Dover-Foxcroft in support of Linus Blanket Day. You will need a sewing machine, thread, normal quilting supplies and yourself! Materials (fabric, batting, binding) and patterns are supplied for you. There will be a lunch and snacks available by donation. Come join the fun!

Due to Linus Blanket Day, there will be no workshop this month.

March Meetings

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:50:26 -0400

Our March business meeting is Monday, March 12, 6:00 PM at the American Legion in Greenville.

The block is a State of your choice (12" sewn-in: 12.5" raw size).
Snacks are courtesy of Donna S. and Denise (unless this has changed from the printed schedule).
The 2013 raffle quilt plan will be introduced, as well as the center block for the quilt.
Last chance to sign up for the retreat in May. The next deposit is due before April 1.

The March workshop is moved to Saturday, March 24 from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM at the Methodist church in Greenville Jct. Joanna will teach the Flip Flop leaves 16" block. Directions and supply list will be available at the meeting and workshop. You may view this pattern in Quiltmaker Magazine #87.

• You will need to pre-wash two contrasting fat quarters (to allow the fusible web to adhere and behave properly). The fat quarters may be batiks, calicoes, solids, or small to medium prints. One should be light and the other dark, so the contrast will emphasize the flip flop design.
• Thread to appliqué the leaves (variegated or regular sewing thread)
• Fusible Web that can be sewn through, such as Wonder Under, Heat n Bond light, Steam a Seam, to iron on leaves
• 4" x 6" scrap of freezer paper, to make leaf placement guides
• Sharpie Fine marker or pencil to trace leaves and placement guides
• Paper scissors and fabric scissors (short blade recommended to cut out leaves)
• Standard sewing equipment, including:
• sewing machine with decorative stitch for machine appliqué (a straight stitch may be used to stitch close to the edge of the leaves, if no decorative stitch is available)
• if using a free arm sewing machine, have your sewing table extension for a flat sewing surface
• pins, thread, rotary cutter and mat
• rulers: 12" x 12", 6" x 24" (opt.)

February Meetings

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:12:11 -0500

The Business meeting is at the American Legion hall in Greenville, Maine at 6 PM on Monday, February 13th. Remember that there will be two block of the month drawings, one for the Maine BOM that was taught at the January workshop, the other a state block of your choice. The drawings are for gift certificates; you get to keep your beautiful blocks! Show and Tell items are welcome, so let’s see what you have been making! Refreshments are by Bernice and Joanna.

The Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 18, is at the Peoples United Methodist Church in Greenville Junction, Maine, from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Paula will teach the Merry-Go-Round quilt technique as described in McCall’s Quilter’s How-To Workshop, Autumn 2011 issue. This quilt is pieced with NO set-in seams! It resembles the Grandmother’s Flower Garden pattern which consists of hexagons, traditionally pieced by setting in each seam. You will be cutting wedges from strip sets consisting of two 2-1/2” strips, one dark, one light. Fabric requirements will be available at the Feb. Business Meeting.

January Meetings

Fri, 6 Jan 2012 13:55:49 -0500

The business meeting was held Monday, January 9 at the American Legion. Nineteen members attended. Edie M. introduced her guest, quilter Geneva B. of Shirley. Delicious refreshments were provided by Lurline and Jolene. Show and Tell included some information about another way to stitch in the ditch using an elongated serpentine stitch. Not all machines have this feature. Joanna used this technique on a crib quilt.

The workshop is on Saturday, January 21, at the Methodist Church in Greenville Junction from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. It features the paper pieced State of Maine block and can be made with two fat quarters. Donna S. will teach us how to make this block. She also reminded us about the packet for paper piecing that can be purchased at Crazy Moose Fabrics in Greenville. As always, you may work on your own projects, or just visit and enjoy the inspiration! Bag lunches and your sewing machines and paper-piecing supplies and a couple of fat quarters are all you need!