Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Cactus Patchers Meeting Notes - October 2019

Meeting notes from our October meeting have been emailed to members. Let Erika know if you have any questions, comments, etc.

Our sew day is October 22, 3PM to 8(ish)PM at the Pyle Center in Tempe.

Be sure to enter your Underwater Treasure quilt into the AQG Quilt Show!_______________
  • AQG Updates
    • 2020 Arizona Quilters Guild Quilt Show - Desert Stars - February 27 - 29, 2020
    • 2019 AQG Fall Membership Meeting
      • Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
      • Elks Lodge #355 - 32nd Street & Thunderbird
      • Featuring: Kelly Cline
      • The national educator for the November 16th event is Kelly Cline, will be giving a lecture and trunk show on how to turn ordinary antique linens or quilts into heirloom pieces. For more info about Kelly visit her website: http://kellyclinequilting.com
      • President's Challenge – “Collage Quilts” Show us your collage quilts, big or small.
      • Registration online
      • AQG Education - See Chatter for more details:
        • Quilting Vintage on a Domestic Machine
        • $45 Members, $55 Non-Members
        • Monday, 11/18 - 10A-3:30P: - Tempe Mulqueen’s
        • Tuesday, 11/19 - 10:30A-4:P: - Phoenix - Bernina Connection
        • Lecture: Quilting Vintage on a Long Arm Machine
        • $30 Members, $45 Non-Members
        • Wednesday, 11/20 – 9:30A-12:30: - Phoenix - 35th Ave SewNVac
      • AQG still looking for Chatter editor
      • AQG Solicitation for Donations Updates – Margo 
        • If we want to ask for donations for our chapter, we need to use the form from AQG, rather than just the chapter 
  • Local quilt shows
    • Quail Country Quilters present “A Covey of Quilts”
      • Dates: Friday, 10/11 from 9am – 5pm & Saturday, 10/12 from 9am – 3pm 
      • Location: Cottonwood Community School K-8 - 500 E. Mingus Avenue, Cottonwood, AZ 
      • Admission: $5 Adults, $2 Age 9-18, FREE 8 and younger - 80 and older 
      • 200 + Displays, Boutique, Raffle Quilt, Raffle Baskets, Vendors 
    • Havasu Stitchers Quilt Show
      • November 2 – 9A-4P
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●       Community Service
●       QOV – Updates by Laura M
●       Sign up with Laura
●       Sympathy card for our QOV state contact – her husband passed away – she will be stepping down
●       Suzanna – AZ Blankets 4 Kids - https://azblankets4kids.com/
●       October 22 - Friendship Sew Day will be dedicated to a project of your choice
●       Open Task Positions – Opportunity to steer the direction of our Chapter and give back to the quilting community. 
Master of Ceremony – 
Parking Lot (ensures folks use buddy-system to walk to cars at night)
●       Oct – Carol
●       Nov – Claire
●       Dec – Nancy P and Phyllis - Party
·       2020 Jan – Cindy
·       Feb – Suzanna
·       March – Peggy 
·       April – OPEN
·       May – OPEN
·       June – OPEN
Raffle Basket – Raffle Queen
Judy Hodges
●       Oct – Cecilia / Rita
●       Nov – Diane D 
●       Dec – Erika
·       2020 Jan – Claire
·       Feb – Carol
·       March – Barbara
·       April – Sue
·       May – Peggy

●       October Program – Ana Martinez - Portable Design Boards
o   Originally from “Bee in My Bonnet” website – she uses hot glue, Ana uses fancy duct tape or fabric tape (“Mini Design Board Tutorial”)
1.      Cut foam board with “paper” rotary cutter the desired size
2.      On back, draw 1 ¼” lines from each side
3.      Use Spray N Bond (Joann’s w      ith coupon) (Ana likes it better than the 504 spray) to spray edges
4.      Press cotton batting to board, cutting off excess
5.      Cut fabric tape from Crafty Cuts, a few inches longer than one side
6.      Align fabric tape to lines drawn on back, wrap tape to front, fold corners neatly (think binding corner)
·        Alternate, use foam board insulation from hardware store, cover with felt or batting. Thicker and you can push pins through as a design wall
●       Challenge – Underwater Treasure– Claire
o   Prizes / Ribbons / Participation gifts!
1.      Carol – Sea dragon collage – SECOND PLACE
2.      Peggy – thread art
3.      Cindy – added trapunto and stitching
4.      Claire – Trout collage – FIRST PLACE
5.      Cecilia – Seahorse embroidery
6.      Erika – Alabama pine burr variation – fish scales
7.      Phyllis – orcas – applique
8.      Pam – octopus – granddaughter’s footprint
9.      Sue – Sun Bonnet Sue – dreams of books
10.   Barbara – Fish aquarium
11.   Dema – collage endangered reef – inspired by PBS program
12.   Suzanna – crazy fun mermaid –
13.   Laura F – foundation paper pieced ocean sunset / landscape
14.   Colleen E – Mermaid – bright red hair
15.   Stephanie – koi collage – THIRD PLACE
16.   Ana – whale tale

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