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Common Thread Quilt Club meets the 2nd Monday of each month at the Parker Adventist Hospital, 6:30 PM
Common Thread Quilt Club exists to promote quilting camaraderie in the Parker area through
programs, sharing of skills and community
service projects
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February 2019
Upcoming Meeting: February 11, 6:30 PMInspiration A Meeting Room
~ Quilting in Sections ~ QUILTING STRATEGY, TIPS
AND TECHNIQUES
Do you still have quilt tops that are daunting because they are large and you want to quilt them on your home machine? Or maybe you’re about to start a full size quilt project.
Julie Yandura, a local quilter, has a lot of experience tackling larger projects and making them more manageable by quilting them in sections before assembling the entire quilt. She will give practical advice on how to divide up the quilt top and give tips and techniques for how to quilt, then assemble the entire quilt.
Please bring quilt patterns you’re interested in doing or are working on, copied in 8-1/2” x 11” format, and she will show everyone how to think about dividing up quilts using this technique. You can also bring those quilt tops in for tips on how they could be assembled and quilted using her technique.
At 5:00 we will be having dinner at Casa Mariachi in Parker with Julie Yandura. Everyone is welcome.
Quilting Made Easy
Make your quilt finishing easier. See how to think differently about assembling your large quilt tops to make quilting easier, more manageable.
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Don’t Forget to Bring:
• Nametag
• Show and Tell (especially
a winter theme or red,
hearts, valentine theme)
• Hospital Bags
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LEADERSHIP:Ethel Swartley, Moderator and Membership [email protected]
Jananne Garl, [email protected]
Kathy Curry, Programs [email protected]
Mary [email protected]
Heather [email protected]
Website: Ginny [email protected]
Looking Ahead . . .Please Note: Check the hospital’s information board just inside the garden level entrance for the room assignment the night of the meetings. We are scheduled for Inspiration A most nights, but the hospital may reassign us at the last minute.
February 11 Quilt as You Go Tips and Techniques, Julie Yandura Kickoff of 2019 Quilt Project, 1st Pattern
March 11 TBD, Quilt Project Fabric Audition, 2nd Pattern
April 8 TBD, Quilt Project 3rd Pattern
May 13 Jennifer Rapacki, Creativity Unleashed: Modern Technology for Quilters l
Leadership Meetings: Feb. 7, 5:30 PM Park Meadows Food Court March 7 5:30 PM Park Meadows Food Court
Any members are welcome to attend leadership meetings. We meet the first Thursday of the month at 5:30 PM at the Park Meadows Food Court close to the fireplace.
Website: http://commonthreadquiltclub.com/
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This Year’s Project
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Collage Quilts
Instead of bi-monthly challenges in 2019, we are going to kick off a bi-monthly project in the form of a Mystery Quilt. As you receive instructions every other month, you will have a clear pattern to follow. After the presentation in February, those interested in the project can stay and get instructions, fabric requirements, and the first block to put together. Or you can choose fabric as you go, making your project more scrappy. In March we will take time to look at your chosen fabrics and give you feedback (since you haven’t seen the pattern). With the handout of some of the patterns we will have demos to explore new or fast techniques.
There was a large response to having a mystery quilt this year, so get ready...
At January’s meeting, Jacqui Snow showedsome of her lovely collage quilts, a techniquemade famous by quilt designer, Laura Heine.
Because of a lot interest in Jacqui’s quilts,we are planning to arrange an upcomingprogram on collage quilts, an overviewon how they are made, with the goal ofhaving a class on this technique at a latertime.
Please stay tuned for more info!
To see more of Jacqui’s collage quilts,see the Show and Tell pages at the endof the newsletter.
Quilting, Fiber Events and Exhibits Colorado
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum https://www.rmqm.org/ It Takes Two to Tango: Collaboration Quilts and All in the Family: Family and Album Quilt from the RMQM Collection Through April 20, 2019
Magical Miniatures by Mike Klicek, March 10, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Also, the museum has sent us a limited number of raffle tickets for their quilt drawing/fundraiser this year. They will be available at regular CTQC meetings.
University of Denver, Museum of Anthropology Gallery, Strum Hall, Room 102 du.edu/duma Click on “exhibits” in sidebar Bound by Thread: Sister Fred's Quilt Art, quilts by Dr. Frédérique Chevillot, or “Sister Fred” Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 4:00, Through March 29 Interfaith Quilters of Longmont Show and Sale interfaithquilters.com/ Friday evening, March 1, 5:00-8:00, Preview (no sales) Saturday, March 2, 10:00 4:00, Show and Sale First Lutheran Church 803 3rd Avenue Longmont, CO
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Web Wanderings by Ethel Swartley
Thom Atkins Beadwork, Quilts and Sculpture http://www.thomatkins.com
As I was wandering the quilt web this month, everything I was finding seemed to look like something I’d reviewed before. Then in in search of beaded quilts, I stumbled across Thom Atkins’ website. Thom started out as a sculptor, working in bronze, and you will surely want to see his tongue-in-cheek section entitled “Guys with Balls.” Don’t worry; they are nudes, but they are not X-rated. Late in life, Thom switched his focus from bronze sculpture to beading, inspired by his sister Robin Atkins, who has a wonderful beading website of her own. Since then, Thom has created intricate quilts that he calls “beaded tapestries”, including a bright red one called “Colorado Sunset.” Descriptions of his intricate work cannot do it justice, so I encourage you to check out his website and photos. With his intense beadwork, I’m sure the photos do not do justice either, but Thom has shared them so that we who are not lucky enough to see his work in person can still be awed by it.
Winter Months Bad Weather ProtocolDuring winter months when roads are icy, snowy, or temps are bitterly cold, please check email to see if a meeting has been cancelled. If you usually are not able to check email the afternoon of the meeting, please let Kathy or Jananne know and we will plan to call you in the event of a cancellation. Contact Kathy ([email protected]) or Jananne ([email protected])
DirectoriesDigital directories have been sent out. If you did not receive one, please [email protected] for the latest copy. If you need to update your info, please contact Ethel at [email protected]
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January Collectibles
JanuaryShow and Tell
