Times Spent Sewing

Monday, May 7, 2012

Whats coming up

Hi fellow quilters,

Remember there is no meeting in May as we are on retreat at Stacey's at the Gap. The next meeting is on the 24th June and we will be finishing stars or doing UFO's .

I recently heard a nicer term for all those beautiful things we quilters begin but not always finish a WISP " work in slow progress" mmm... I am sure we all have some of
those.

Ladies going to Stacey's should pay remainder owing by this Friday.

Happy sewing!

COMING ACTIVITIES

July's meeting project will be run by Chris

Iron Tote - This is our August meeting project

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Embroidery and Recycle Challenge

Nothing like a challenge to get your creative side stitching.

We have 2 challenges on the go at the moment.

The Embroidery Challenge

The mystery embroidery challenge will see us receiving 3 stitcheries a month for the next 6 months we can use all or some to create something by the November meeting finished or not thats ok. Think outside of the block and remember it does not have to be a quilt.

The Recycle Challenge

We have to find something we would like to recycle
Take a photo before you begin to recycle it
50% of your new article must be made from the recycled article
The due date for the project is the October meeting.

Big or small it doesn't matter - see what you can use again.

There is a prize - viewers choice.

ENJOY....

Remember June's meeting is finishing the stars or bring a ufo if you didn't start on the stars.
See you there !

Did you say recycle ?

Let your imagination go wild!

What eve happened to dad's old ties????

Monday, April 30, 2012

Our First Ever Blog

Welcome everyone to the first blog for the McIntyre Quilters Group. Our group meets in Goondiwindi at the Golden Age Centre on the fourth Sunday of the month.

Over the years we have undertaken many quilts, patchwork projects and occasionally other crafts.

We generally meet around 9.00-9.30am and sew until about 4.00pm.
Tea and coffee is provided but please bring your mug. Members bring a plate to share for our morning and afternoon teas and we bring our own lunch or you can pop around to town and buy something.

Bring along your sewing machine and basic sewing/patchwork needs plus an extension cord and or power pack to plug in from a distance.

Requirements for monthly projects are either posted or emailed before the monthly get together.

At our get togethers we either learn a new skill in patchwork, finish a UFO ( thats an unfinished object) or possibly have a guest tutor.

Membership is $15 per year and $10 per meeting.

There is no meeting in May as we are going on a retreat to Stacey's at the Gap outside of Warwick. We will be back at the Golden Age Centre in June.

Please enjoy the pics from our April Meeting.

There is a lot more blog building to do but I hope you enjoy the beginnings of our blog.