Fundy Quilters
Meeting
April 26, 2012
Heather won the fat quarter draw. Next month she has chosen
teacups/tea pots/something kitchen like for the draw.
NO MEETING at the end of May—Go to Quilt Canada
June 14th –Centreville Baptist will be hosting a
dessert party featuring Dianne Skink’s apron collection. It starts at 7 PM and
the cost is $10.00. Dianne has written
several books and is well known in the quilting world.
Sew In Saturday June 9 will be the workshop on the pointless
wonder star pattern. Pat will be teaching this and here are the instructions of
what you need to bring to class.
POINTLESS WONDER
(Lap-sized Quilt)
Supply List
Sewing
machine
Cutting mat
a cutter (new blade – at least 4.5 cm.)
You will
be cutting through several thicknesses of
fabric.
6 x 24 ruler
15 x 15 or
12 ½ x 12 ½ ruler
neutral
color thread
pins
scissors,
pencil
Fabrics needed
3 different
colors with 4 different values of each color Or--- in other words-------12
pieces of fabric each 12 x 14 (cut before class) ---one of each piece of fabric
1.4 m. for
borders and sashing. You may want to
choose fabric for the sashings after the blocks are assembled and you may want
to frame each block before adding the sashing.
The pattern calls for 1 ½ in. sashing and 3 ½ in. border.
You may also
want to have more than one border. Be
creative in your finishing.
I will bring
my finished quilt so you can see what it looks like when done.
If you have
any questions, call me at 363-2079.
Pat O’Brien
At our June
28 meeting we will have a potluck and we passed around the signup sheet to make
sure we would have a variety. If you were not at the meeting, just figure out
what to bring. We would like to start
eating between 6 and 6:30.
MaryJane-coleslaw,
rolls
Suzanne—broccoli and cauliflower salad
Carol—Rolls
Trish—Strawberry
Tarts
Ann-Fruit
Tray
Heather—Salad
Emily—Dessert
Sandra—Chicken
casserole
Karen—taco
salad
Ann S—salad
Verna—macaroni
salad
Alice—molded
salad
Esther—Dessert
Pat—Dessert
Janet—sliced
meat
