What goes on at a UFO day

Today was a great sewing day. We had three more gals join us ('cause we're so much fun!). Lydia coached the girls on layering a quilt, pin basting, and free motion machine quilting.








Umm, Madeline? You've gotten a little ahead of yourself. You've forgotten the quilt top and the backing.

This is what I accomplished today.





Colleen was hard at work ironing something.








Charlotte enjoying her oh-so-healthy lunch.





This was left at the church and came home with me. I had to eat the last butter tart square before I could put it in my project container.

UFO Sewing Day

Wednesday March 25th from 9:30 - 4:30-ish you are welcome to come to the church and sew your little brains out. OK, sorry, your BIG brains. Clean out some of the ufo's - they clutter up your life and bring toxic karma into your aura. (what've I been smoking????)

Cost is $10 if you have not previously registered. That will also give you free admission to the May UFO sew day.

Meeting rehash

We made yo-yos the old way and the new way, and there were lots of ideas for setting the half-square blocks into quilts. The gals who actually MADE a yo-yo the old way were entered into a draw for a Clover yo-yo maker. The winners were Anne J., Irene Mc. and Christine N. Congratulations ladies.


We must have some new books in the library - they look very intent!




The monthly job of sorting the half-square triangle blocks for the gals in the swap.



Some of the great show & share.
















We seem to be a forgetful bunch. These were the leftovers from tonight's meeting.

Program - Wednesday March 11th

First, let me apologize for not posting a summary of our February meeting. I was only recently back from Asia and still had jet lag. My camera cards were all full so I could not take any photos. Barb was away and she normally has HER camera, but again, no Barb no photos. We had a guest speaker: Maureen Czerneda from Dundas. Maureen gave us a lovely trunk show and talked about her quilts.

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OK - now for March:

We will be setting up 3 stations.

1. Hanna will be working with the half-square blocks you’ve been collecting: laying them out and providing examples of how they can be set. Bring your camera if you want to save some of the ideas.
2. Helen will be giving you a HANDS-ON lesson on how to make yo-yos, and some ideas for their use. Bring fabric (a 10” hunk should be lots), scissors, pencil, needle & thread.
3. Sue will be demonstrating the Clover Yo-Yo maker to make yo-yos the NEW way. If you have a yo-yo maker bring it along.

If you type the word yo-yo enough times it becomes completely nonsensical. :-)

Sampler Quilt Top - Finished

Good job ladies!!!






Don't forget the extra sewing day on Wednesday January 28th. 9:30 am till 4:30 pm. If you're not a regular member of the UFO group the cost will be $10.00. But that's a small price to pay for keeping one of your new year's resolutions. You did make a new year's resolution to GET RID of some of the ufo's, didn't you?

January meeting Wed. Jan 14th

This month we will have a stitch night. It is time to assemble the quilt we've been working on in bits and pieces. However... we need 9 more blocks with a white-ish (not cream-ish) background. Please let me know if you can provide one - 12 1/2" unfinished size. This is a sampler quilt, so any block is fine and any colours are fine too, as long as the background fits the white-ish requirement. Get rid of some of those orphan blocks... put 'em in this quilt!

As a little background, the blocks have been collected as the samples of Block of the Month. The 9-patches were made last year in a Relay Race. The railroad sashing strips were made at a sewing day last summer.

I would like 5 gals with sewing machines to do the sewing. And perhaps 3 irons and ironing boards. Everyone will learn my uber-neat way of assembling quilt blocks with sashing and cornerstones with NO STRETCHING OR SKEWING of the sashing.

If you never have an opportunity to come for sewing days, you are welcome to bring your machine and work on something this month! Either one of your own projects or placemats for Meals on Wheels. Bring a project you are stuck on and get some help, if you like.

New York Trip

Hello Girls, Happy New Year

Okay, anyone interested in doing an overnighter to New York State?? Our family went to New York City to celebrate a birthday over the New Years. Of course hit a couple of Jo-annes Fabric stores and on the way back stopped in at the Canal Barn in Fayetteville. It is an old barn converted into a needle work store. The bottom level is for needlepoint and the upper level is for us quilters. It was like shopping in a candy store. The worse part was having Bill and the son waiting in the car for me. At least Brian's girlfriend Nadia enjoyed the place with me, thank goodness someone else in the family sews!!. Anyway..... the gals who worked there were just awesome and boy did they have fabric, some of which I have never seen. I now know the value of working with the better fabrics. I have ordered a back pack pattern which they will send to me later. Please take a moment to see their website. www. calicogals.com. I picked up a copy of the local quilters newspaper and will bring it to the next meeting. So... if you have a chance and are passing by, drop in there, its not far off the main drag and well worth the visit. I plan to stop by again in July on the way through to the Poconos!

See you soon by quilting buddies

Janet