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Welcome to Common Threads!
"Friendship is a tapestry woven through the years
with threads of joy and laughter, happiness and tears."
 July Meeting
WHEN/WHERE - July is the month for the Common Threads Annual Picnic. We are having an indoor picnic at Bexley United Methodist Church starting at 7pm, July 28, 2009.
Mary, a quilt
instructor and pattern designer from Willoughby, Ohio will present "Adapting
Patterns". Try to bring 2 or 3 of your favorite quilt patterns to the meeting. Mary will help you analyze your pattern choices to
recognize which elements draw you to those patterns. Then she help you learn to manipulate key elements to create a more satisfying quiltmaking experience,
find ways to have your own preferences surface in your quiltmaking and explore ways to adjust values for a more pleasing effect. See www.maryhueyquilts.com for more
information.
Here's the
link to the June 2009 Newsletter (PDF).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LITTLE QUILT SHOW
The theme of this year's Little Quilt Show is "Baby, It's Cold Outside". Make a quilt of whatever comes to mind when you think of winter in Ohio. Maybe snowmen, snow-covered trees, snow days, skiing, a warm fire, flannel, hot chocolate, tropical dreams, your car in a ditch (oh no!)? There are lots of holidays in winter, but holidays are off limits for this challenge/show. Your challenge is to quilt your idea of what "Baby, It's Cold Outside" means to you.
SIZE: The sum of all 4 sides (the parameter) should be no larger than 84". For example, an 18" wide by 24" high quilt has a parameter of 18 + 18 + 24 + 24 = 84". Or a 21" square quilt is 21" x 4 = 84". You can have any combination that does not exceed 84" in parameter.
TECHNIQUE: Use any quilting technique that inspires you: regular piecing, paper piecing, scrap quilt, applique, embroidery, art quilt.
COLOR: Choose any color that "warms" your spirit. However, there must be a small piece of yellow fabric or fiber somewhere in the quilt to represent "sunshine" and the hope of spring!
The Little Quilt Show will be held and judged by Common Threads Guild members during the October Guild meeting. Recognition will be awarded in the following categories: Best of Show, Best Interpretation of Theme, Best Use of Embellishments, Best Use of Embroidery.
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It's winter in Ohio
And the gentle breezes blow
Seventy miles an hour
At twenty-five below.
Oh, how I love Ohio
When the snow's up to your butt
You take a breath of winter
And your nose gets frozen shut.
Yes, the weather here is wonderful
So I guess I'll hang around
I could never leave Ohio
‘Cause I'm frozen to the ground!!
--Author Unknown |
UPCOMING 2009 PROGRAMS
- August - Frankie Seme. Frankie, is co-author of "Posterize
It! Shoot, Enlarge, Print & Sew". Frankie will demonstrate how to
use "Kaleidoscope Kreator" software to create beautiful,
one-of-a-kind kaleidoscope designs from photos. See
www.kaleidoscopecollections.com for more information.
- September - Challenge Quilt Contest. Bring in your "Paint Chip
Challenge" to enter in the contest and quilt show. Winners and prizes!
- October - Halloween/Little Quilt Show
- November - Mystery Quilt Show. Starting in January, 2009, a
new clue will be presented each month so that you can create your own 2009
Mystery Quilt. Bring your completed Mystery Quilt this month for the
Common Threads "Mystery Quilt Show".
- December - No meeting. Happy Holidays!
Sneak Peak of Next Year's (2010) Programs:
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March, 2010 - Carol Doak. Carol is a best-selling author,
celebrated teacher and lecturer, and award-winning quiltmaker. She used
to be from Ohio, but now resides in Windham, New Hampshire. See
www.caroldoak.com for more information.
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October, 2010 - Kimberly Einmo. Kimberly, an author, designer
and international instructor, is from Flying geese ruler. "View the
World through a Quilter's Eye (and Make Stunning Quilts)". Kimberly
will share innovative ways to gather ideas and incorporate those design
elements into your quilts! She'll share her experiences and helpful tips
for viewing Mother Nature and the endless possibilities in the environment
around you so you can visualize these inspirations too! See
www.kimberlyeinmo.com
for more information.
2008 CHALLENGE WINNERS
The winners of our Challenge were:
- Best Representation of Theme ("Black and White and A Bit of Bright") -
Mary Mayeres
- Best Wallhanging - Marty Rigo
- Best Baby Quilt - Faith Haynesworth
- Best Wearable - Jovita Bailey
- Best Bag or Tote - Vikki Price
James Stitching Sisters
Here's an interesting article about the James Stitching Sisters that appeared
in the May 21, 2008 addition of OSU's OnCampus newsletter for faculty and staff.
http://oncampus.osu.edu/article.php?id=2131
Guild Quilt Retreats
Our quilting retreats are scheduled for the 3rd weekend in May and the 2nd
weekend in October at Zinck's in Berlin, Ohio. See Connie Bell for more
information.
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