Quilter’s Message

Just a reminder that the modern bee will be meeting this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s a copy of the original post:

The Modern Bee will be meeting again on the third Wednesday afternoon of the month. Our next meeting will be 1-4 pm, Wednesday, January 17 at the Talahi Island Community Center (532 Quarterman Dr.). Everyone interested in modern quilting is welcome.

We’ll be having a workshop exploring a simple technique used in designing modern quilts. It involves starting with stitched paper models (called maquettes). This technique is based on the work of David Owen Hastings (check out his website).

The following supplies are needed for the workshop:

• A sewing machine (with a bright thread for the paper model and thread to match your fabric);
• A ruler, a rotary cutter, a scissors for cutting paper;
• A brown paper bag, and a few sheets of white paper and a little construction paper if you happen to have some handy.
• Fabric of your choice to make a small quilt based upon your paper model.

Carol has lot of brown paper that she’s bringing. Also there was a question about the fabric to bring. Pick something that would be your background and maybe three other matching fabrics. You won’t need a lot. Hope to see you Wednesday and if you’re booked up that day think aobut coming next month on the third Wednesday — Feb. 21.

The address to send a check to Jan Howard treasurer is:         Jan Howard

P O Box 31051

Savannah, GA   31410-8151

Please note, the zip code is not 31404!

Thanks!  Jan Howard

Registration is now open for the Scrappy Applique Class on Friday March 8 from 10am to 3pm.  Please note the location will be at the First Christian Church at 711 E. Victory Drive, Savannah.  Parking is accessed from the lane behind the Fellowship Building.  We recommend that you arrive at 9:30 to have time to set up your workstation.

Katie is bringing patterns with her.  They include the Wild Animal collection (bear, lion, giraffe and deer), Science and Fiction (kraken/octopus, dinosaur, phases of the moon and robot), US Skylines (Seattle, NYC, St. Louis, San Francisco and Austin), World Skylines (Paris, Cairo, London and Sydney) and Canadian Skylines (Toronto, Ottawa , Calgary and Vancouver). All these will be available for purchase.  Or you can go online (www.katielewisquilting.com/shop-patterns).  If you purchase on line be sure to download and print your pattern.

I have the class supply list for those who did not pick one up on Saturday. There are spaces available!  You can register by dropping a check for the $75 nonrefundable registration fee to Jan Howard, PO Box 31051, Savanah 31410, Venmo or Zelle. We will continue registering at our February Guild Meeting.

If you have any questions, give me a call at 912 547 3166 or email at jwwalker06@icloud.com

Judy W Walker and Mary Bell Fuller

Do Guild members have the ability to access David Hastings online videos?  I’m still a guild member but live in Atlanta now so can’t attend the workshop in person.

Gail Scarbrough

Hi, all. Frances and I are hoping you can stay after the guild meeting on Saturday to help cut fabrics for the pillow case project to benefit Children’s Hospital. We will be cutting 27″ by width of fabric.

You will need your large cutting mat, rotary cutter, and ruler or other measuring tool. We will bring fabric.

We will spend 1 to 1 1/2 hours max. Thanks. See you on Saturday, Debbie Whiteway and Frances Stockton

The Modern Bee will be meeting again on the third Wednesday afternoon of the month. Our next meeting will be 1-4 pm, Wednesday, January 17 at the Talahi Island Community Center (532 Quarterman Dr.). Everyone interested in modern quilting is welcome.
We’ll be having a workshop exploring a simple technique used in designing modern quilts. It involves starting with stitched paper models (called maquettes). This technique is based on the work of David Owen Hastings (check out his website).
The following supplies are needed for the workshop:
• A sewing machine (with a bright thread for the paper model and thread to match your fabric);
• A ruler, a rotary cutter, a scissors for cutting paper;
• A brown paper bag, and a few sheets of white paper and a little construction paper if you happen to have some handy.
• Fabric of your choice to make a small quilt based upon your paper model.

We can answer any questions you might have at the guild meeting this Saturday.