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December Meeting

January 27, 2019

Call to order [Olivia and Nikki]

Olivia and Nikki called the meeting to order and welcomed the new members and guests.

Treasurer’s Report[Katey]

Katey provided the treasurer’s report. We will not be posting the accounts balances online. However, any member is welcome to ask for the information and it will be provided at each meeting. We have 37 paid members so far for the year.

2019 Board Member voting

Olivia, Nikki, Jennifer and Christie will be returning to the board for 2019. We welcome Cat Crain who was voted our new treasurer.

Upcoming Quilt Shows/Events/Member Promotions

If you have a show or event that you would like the guild to know about please contact the board (ATLMQG@gmail.com) so we can get it added. We would like to promote paid members in our newsletters. If you have a pattern coming out or are teaching classes let us know so we can share the info! Please send in requests for the newsletter by the 15th of each month.

2018 Quilt Along

Thanks again to Ella for showing us another amazing block in the quilt along

Program-Sarah Roberts

Sarah Roberts from In The Quiet Hours taught us some embroidery basics with a make and take star project. It was a fun way to relax during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season.

Check out her amazing work here:

http://www.inthequiethours.com/

Show and Tell and Holiday Party

October 2018 Meeting

October 28, 2018

Call to Order

Meeting was called to order by Olivia and Nikki with a special greeting for all of our friend from the West Atlanta Modern Quilt Guild. We were so happy that they made the trip out to visit us at Tiny Stitches for the swap!

Treasurer’s Report

Katey will begin accepting 2019 dues in November.

Social Events

Sewing Retreat at Lincoln Tech in Marietta on October 20th. Thank you so much to Jennifer for setting this up for us!

Announcement

December meeting will be a make and take embroidery project. Please donate $10 to help cover the cost of the kit.

Block of the Month

Ella continues to amaze us with a new block every month.Find the directions under News>Quilt Along. Use #AMQGQAL2018 and #ATLMQG on social media to share your progress!

Program Content

Elizabeth Becker from Tandem Quilting Company who employs refugee women in making custom quilts in East Atlanta.

Find out more about them

https://www.tandemquiltingco.com/about-tandem-quilting-co

Swap with West Atlanta Quilt Guild

We have been working on these quilts all year and the results were a success! Both guilds have some amazing talent.

Show and Tell

Up Next Month

Jess Jones Fiber Arts Professor from Georgia State

September 2018 Meeting

October 28, 2018

Call to order [Olivia and Nikki]

Olivia and Nikki called the meeting to order and welcomed the new members and guests.

Treasurer’s Report[Katey]

Social Events [Olivia]

Quilt Swap with WAMQG is going to be at the October 7th meeting.

Working on setting up a day quilt retreat for October

Upcoming Quilt Shows/Events/Member Promotions

2018 Quilt Along

Ella is taking a break for the September meeting- she showed an extra block last month. Now is a good time to get caught up!

Program-O V Brantley

O V Brantley is one of the founding members of the Atlanta Quilt Festival which celebrates African American quilters and quilt history.

Check out her amazing work here:

https://ovbrantley.com/

Show and Tell

Block of the Month: Block 5-A Star is Born!

June 3, 2018

Block 5: A Star is Born Block

(Throw Version, 24.5” block)

Supplies:

If using the HST ruler, cut 8 6.5” background triangles and 8 6.5” star point fabric triangles.

If making your own HSTs, cut 4 7.5” squares out of background fabrics and 4 7.5” squares out of the star point fabric.

Cut 4 6.5” squares of background fabric.

Cut a 12.5” center. (Note: If you had leftover bits from previous blocks, you can improv piece your own center and then trim if down to a 12.5” square. Alternately, you can make is 4 square patch center by sewing together 4 6.5” squares or substitute in a 12.5” block of your choosing.)

Assembly:

You need to make 8 star points. Using either the 2 at a time HST methods (marking the diagonal and sewing ¼” seam on either side of the line, then cutting, pressing, and trimming down to 6.5” squares or by sewing a background triangle to a star point triangle, assemble the 8 HST blocks.

Sew two pairs of HST star points together and attach to each side of the center.

Sew the remaining blocks into 4 square rows (background square, star point, star point, background square.)

Attach top and bottom rows to the center section. Press.

(Mini Version)

Supplies:

If using HST ruler, cut 8 background 3.5” triangles and 8 3.5” star point fabric triangles.

If making your own HSTs, cut 4 4.5” squares out of background fabrics and 4 4.5” squares out of star point fabric.

Cut 4 3.5” squares of background fabric.

Cut a 6.5” center. (NOTE: you can use this as an opportunity to improv piece your own center out a favorite scraps and then trim down to a 6.5” square. Alternately, you can make it a 4 square patch center by sewing together 4 3.5” squares.)

Assembly:

You need to make 8 star points. Using either the 2 at a time HST methods (marking the diagonal and sewing ¼” seam on either side of line, then cutting, pressing, and trimming down to 3.5” squares) or by sewing a background triangle to a star triangle, assemble the 8 HST blocks.

Sew two pairs of HST star points together and attach to each side of the center.

Sew the remaining blocks into 4 square rows (background square, star point, star point, background square).

Attach top and bottom rows to the center section. Press.

Introducing: Block of the Month 2018!

February 10, 2018

Hi, it’s Ella! I’ve got a skill building block of the month for this year.

It’s low key. (Think not very intimidating, scrap friendly.) The quilt is made up of 11 sets of blocks, with the 12th month spent assembling the quilt top.

The Throw size measures 60.5”x72.5”, without borders.

The Mini/wall hanging size measures 30.5”x36.5”, without borders.

I’m not giving exact fabric requirements. If you are doing the throw size, 4 yards of background should be more than plenty, assuming you don’t want to do borders. I’ve designed this to be a non-threatening skill builder. You can consider using this as a scrap clearer. While the backgrounds may vary in block requirements, many of the blocks can use scrap pieces or pieces of FQs.

Each month, the new block will be posted on our website and on my blog (www.throwawenchintheworks.blogspot.com). I’ll also be doing a demo of each block at the Guild meeting!

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Call to order [Olivia and Nikki]

Treasurer’s Report[Katey]

2019 Board Member voting

Upcoming Quilt Shows/Events/Member Promotions

2018 Quilt Along

Program-Sarah Roberts

Show and Tell and Holiday Party

Call to Order

Treasurer’s Report

Social Events

Announcement

Block of the Month

Program Content

Swap with West Atlanta Quilt Guild

Show and Tell

Up Next Month

Call to order [Olivia and Nikki]

Treasurer’s Report[Katey]

Social Events [Olivia]

Upcoming Quilt Shows/Events/Member Promotions

2018 Quilt Along

Program-O V Brantley

Show and Tell