Quilter’s Message

Just a reminder that the Modern Bee will be meeting this Wednesday May 15 1-4 at the Talahi Island Community Center (532 Quarterman Dr.)

We’ll be continuing our work on the DIY Round Robin Quilts. This week we’ll concentrate on stripes. Do join us even if you haven’t started this project.  We’ll bring you up to speed. Just bring fabrics with the colors you’d like to work with and your sewing machine. We’ll also talk about the next stage in the Round Robin.

Also, bring things for show and tell even if you brought them to the guild meeting last Saturday. See you Wednesday afternoon.

Click here for the Supply List for Michael’s Tie Workshop.

This Saturday is our monthly guild meeting at 1000, with social time starting at 930. We will begin signing up for our July Luncheon and Game Day. Lunch will be catered by Chicken Salad Chick. The cost is $15 per person.  So bring cash, check, Venmo, or Zelle, and start working on your Mexican Train skills!  And just a friendly reminder….our monthly Take-It Table is for sewing, quilting and craft items only.  If your items remain, please take them back home with you on your way out. We really appreciate it. See you all Saturday!

This is my first time posting on the site so hoping all goes well.

Looking forward to working with everyone who signed up for the Quilting with Neckties workshop on Saturday.  It’s not too late to grab a few at the local thrift store, raid the closet, or ask your neighbors for unwanted ties. I will also have some extra scraps and old shirts which you are free to mix in with what you have. Look for a mix of light and dark and varied patterns like stripes, foulards, dots, even large scale patterns. If you are worried about working with any precious fabrics feel free to bring ones you don’t care about to practice on and learn the techniques.  You might be surprised and like it better once you cut it up into smaller pieces.

It will be a fun and interactive workshop to learn how to deal with bias, and non traditional fabrics for your quilting.  The techniques will work for almost any block and I will bring some examples to share.

I am attaching the supply list for reference if you need it.

Hope to see you there and help inspire your creative work.

Hello, Quilt Guild Members!

I’m excited to announce an upcoming event for Project Linus: Make-A-Blanket Day, July 6, 10:00 am at Bull Street Baptist Church.

Unlike past events, this get-together won’t be about sewing quilt tops. Instead we will be making fleece blankets for local hospitals and shelters.

I plan on making two styles of blankets: simple no-sew fleece blankets with a fringed border, and fleece blankets with a crocheted border. I hope that those of you who know how to crochet can attend!

To RSVP and for more details, click here: https://forms.gle/BnsKAAnhMwd5Ug2EA

Thank you all for your wonderful support of Project Linus!

Ellie

Questions? Email elliegrix@gmail.com

All Modern Bee people who have started their Round Robin quilts should bring their circle sections to the May guild meeting to share. sorry for the confusion on the last posting.