March 16, 2013 - Minutes

Attendance: 9 members and 4 visitors

Business

• We want to focus more emphasis on 'show and tell' at each meeting.
• Service projects - We'd like to do some fundraising and will form a committee to organize.
• We brainstormed ideas on recruiting more members:

• hang out at local quilt shops
• host or participate in a quilt exhibit (organize a committee to research local quilt competitions or places to hold an exhibition)
• tap into artsy East Nashville community
• check into getting a booth at a farmer's market
• check out local fairs
• post project pictures on Flickr and get discussions going online
• keep blog alive with current things
• add member blog links to guild blog and vice versa
• host linky parties
• find out about Franklin Art Crawl

•  We signed up for committees.

Show and Tell

Block of the Month by Royce

Royce is 'into' improvisational piecing and she's good at it!  She loves it because you don't have to worry about 1/4-inch seam allowances or lining anything up.  The whole point is to not think about it and let the fabric 'speak' to you.

Here's the block that she improvised with her Flirt fabrics.  Of course when we improvise our own blocks, we can do whatever we want.  That's the whole point!  Go here for her instructions for this improvisational block.

Here is one of Royce's improvisational pieces.  She found this fun flower panel, cut it up, and added in other coordinating fabrics in 'random' places.  Notice the fun little black triangular shapes and the touch of red in the binding.  She's so artistic!

On the left is a sample of a 'wonky' log cabin block and on the right, an improvised crazy quilt-ish block.  You just design as you go.

Royce fell in love with this koi fish fabric and knew that she just had to have it.  It reminded her of her grandma's koi pond.  She let this fabric 'speak to her' and improvised a whole quilt around it.  Zoom in for a better look.

March Meeting Reminder

March 2013 Meeting Reminder

Saturday, March 16

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Barr Conference Room
First Presbyterian Church of Franklin
101 Legends Club Lane
Franklin, TN 37064

Guests are welcome to come learn about the guild. If you would like to attend, please be sure to leave a comment below.

AGENDA:

- Regular Meeting

- March Block of the Month Presentation
- Show & Tell

2013 Block of the Month:: February

Special thanks to Kelly Bowser for creating this super-cute block. She is a new member of our guild, having recently relocated to Music City from Florida. You can find Kelly at her blog, where you can follow her adventures in sewing & quilting. The block she has created uses a reverse applique technique, which will result in a wonderful, scruffy texture to the raw edges after the quilt has been laundered. I'm sure you will love it. Without further ado, here it is...

Reverse Heart Block by Kelly Bowser

click here to download the tutorial

We'll see you back here later this month with the March Block!

February Meeting Info

February 2013 Meeting Notice

Saturday, February 16

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Barr Conference Room
First Presbyterian Church of Franklin
101 Legends Club Lane
Franklin, TN 37064

Guests are welcome to come learn about the guild. If you would like to attend, please be sure to leave a comment below.

AGENDA:

- Regular Meeting

- February Block of the Month Presentation

- Potluck Luncheon

- Service Project Sewing

Current Members: Please visit the member-only forum for important details about the meeting.

2013 Block of the Month:: January

We are so excited about our Block of the Month program for this year. We will be posting a new block each month with a tutorial prepared by one of our guild members. The January block is being posted a bit late (so sorry!), but it is worth the wait. Be sure to follow our page so you don't miss out on the next block.

Special thanks to Kathy Kuryla of The Quilting Squares for taking on the challenge of our first block. Her block is so gorgeous (hopefully we can get a better photo of it soon). Without further ado, here it is...

Flirt Block by Kathy Kuryla

click here to download the tutorial

We'll see you back here later this month for February's Block!

January 2013 Meeting Notice

Please join us as we ring in the new year and do a post-holiday party...

Saturday, January 19

10 a.m.
Barr Conference Room
First Presbyterian Church of Franklin
101 Legends Club Lane
Franklin, TN 37064

Guests are welcome to come learn about the guild. If you would like to attend, please be sure to leave a comment below.

AGENDA:

- Regular Meeting

- January Block of the Month Presentation

- Potluck Luncheon

- Secret Santa Swap

- Dirty Santa Fabric Swap

- Sit & Sew

SECRET SANTA SWAP

If you signed up for this swap last fall, we will exchange right after lunch.

DIRTY SANTA FABRIC SWAP

If you want to participate, please bring some fabric to swap, dirty santa style. How much fabric? The equivalent of one yard... a charm pack, four fat quarters or larger cuts is appropriate. Fabric should be new, unwashed and quilt shop quality. Don't forget to wrap your package. This is lots of fun, so be prepared for the highs and lows of this kind of swap.

Current Members: Please visit the member-only forum for important details about the meeting and other important happenings for 2013.

November 2012 Meeting Notice

Join us for a quick and easy election (for real), followed by a tasty potluck and a few hours of uninterrupted sewing time!!

--PLEASE NOTE DATE/TIME CHANGE FOR MEETING--

Friday, November 16
6-9 p.m.
Barr Conference Room
First Presbyterian Church of Franklin
101 Legends Club Lane
Franklin, TN 37064

Guests are welcome to come learn about the guild. If you would like to attend, please be sure to leave a comment below.

Current Members: Please visit the member-only forum for important details about the meeting and other important happenings for 2013.