December Guild Meeting

The Altamont Itchin' for Stitchin' Quilt Guild held their annual Christmas party at their December meeting. The Christmas committe did a wonderful job of decorating and the food brought by all the members was greatly enjoyed!





All Night Sew

There will be an 'All Night Sew' at the Quilter's Bin on Saturday, January 2, beginning at 4pm. The project is a scrappy friendship quilt. See Nancy Kessler for more details.

Show and Tell

Rita Foster - baby quilt

Arleen McKinney - a pillow featuring 'twilling'

Arleen McKinney - a jacket pocket with 'twilling'

Karen - fabric cord bowl
Nancy Kessler - fabric cord coasters

Rita Foster - pot holder

Rita Foster - decorated towel

Peggy Reynolds - Double Irish Chain quilt

September Photo Hightlights

Peggy Reynolds presented the program at the September Itchin' for Stitchin' Guild meeting. The name of the pattern she showed us is 'The Lizzy Cob Liberated 6" Crazy Patch'. The patch was made without foundation or paper piecing.

Here are some more pictures from the September meeting-

Block Totes

Seek and Find quilt by Janice Hentzen

Double Pin Wheels baby quilt by Karen Bohner

Quilt by Janice Hentzen

This quilt was made by Nancy Kessler's daughter, Kayla Crabtree. Ruth Lavender and Linda Holtzman picked out most of the fabrics and then shipped them to Kayla in Japan.

Southwest jacket by Kathy Evans

This is the back of Nancy Kessler's project that uses 'Texture Magic'. You sew it and steam it and you get the following results:

Yo-Yo gift bags by Peggy Reynolds

Day and Night quilt by Peggy Reynolds

July 2009 Itchin' for Stitchin' Guild Meeting

Julie Jack was a guest and the program presenter at the July meeting. Julie said that if she had to title her program, it would be, 'Things We Leave Undone'. She lost her mother this past year and shared about the fabric and sewing projects her mother left behind. Julie has enjoyed going through her mother's projects and taking time to finish them and reflect on past times.

Julie shared how to make a rug using double knit fabric and she also shared several other of her mother's projects that she has taken time to finish. The guild members loved her double knit rugs! The program was greatly enjoyed!!

Julie uses a ruler and a compass to mark her rug backing.

August Meeting

The August Itchin' for Stitchin' Guild meeting will be held at the FACS room at the Labette County High School.

Sewing and Quilting Expo Trip

The Labette County Extension Office is sponsering a trip to the Sewing and Quilting Expo in Kansas City on October 23rd. The cost is $10 at the door. If you are interested in attending, contact Nancy Kessler. quiltersbin1399@gmail.com

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Quilter's Bin Closed

The Quilter's Bin will be closed on August 3rd and 10th.

RaNae Merrill

Quilt designer, author and teacher, RaNae Merrill, will be with the Altamont Itchin' for Stitchin' guild on September 17th, 2009. RaNae will teach a class during the day and have a trunk show in the evening. The class and trunk show are open to the public and there is a fee. Please contact Nancy Kessler for more information. quiltersbin1399@gmail.com

BOM

The BOM winner for this month was Carolyn Green. The blocks that you need to have ready for next month are double 4-patch blocks.

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Show and Tell

Carolyn G. - wall hanging

Carolyn G. - baby bonnet

Tara F. shared a yo yo blanket made by her step-mother

Peggy R. - 'Day and Night' throw

Kathy E. - Red, White and Blue 'Fairfax County Fair' quilt

Kathy E. - emroidered hat

May 2009 Itchin' for Stitchin' Guild Meeting

Rita Foster presented a program on feed sacks and how they were used to make quilts, clothing and even bedding.  It was a very interesting program and she shared items that she and her family used when she was a child.  Here is a link that tells more about the history of the feed sack.

This quilt was made from feedsacks and was made by Rita's Grandmother.

This is a bed sheet made from feedsacks.

Pillowcases made from feedsacks

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New Guild Officers

The new guild officers have been selected and are as follows:

President- Peggy Reynolds

Vice President- Carolyn Green

Secretary- Karen O'Brien

Treasurer- Ruth Lavender

Historian- Karen Barnett

Hospitality- Nita Billman

Program- Nancy Kessler

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Birthday Bags

Each member that would like to participate in the birthday bag exchange needs to put a sewing related gift and a signed card in a brown paper bag and bring it to the June guild meeting.

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Block of the Month Project

Nancy Kessler is in charge of this years BOM project. It will be a 12 month project called 'Mystery Scrappy Project'. The newsletter will have the first set of instructions.

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Show and Tell

Nancy Kessler made this needle felted rabbit, cloth baby wipe and yo-yo Chirstmas ornament.

Pocketbook made by Sarah Gilreath

Inside of pocketbook

Purse made by Sarah Gilreath

Americana tablerunner made my Carolyn Green

Scissor holders made by Carolyn Green

Americana wall hanging made by Carolyn Green

Peggy Reynolds- shirt made with yo-yo's

Purses made by Mary Shields

Hand quilted baby quilt by Kathy Evans