On Tuesday we were joined by Shirley McGuire of
EZ-Woolworks. Shirley is fabric dyer and a fabulous wool quilting craftsperson. She gave a great presentation on the types of wools available, how to felt wool, and how to prevent moths eating your collection! She also brought lots of beautiful patterns and kits for sale.
Shirley is joining us this Saturday for a workshop where she'll be teaching us various techniques including dyeing, wool appliqué, felting, and more.
Click here for more information and contact Tami A. or Andie B. as spots are still available.
Photos from Shirley's presentation and trunk show and our regular Show and Share segment are available
here.
On Moths:
Shirley uses Pro-Pest Pantry Moths and Beetle Trap which are available from
Amazon, WalMart and other retailers.
When she is repurposing wool from garments that she's purchased from charity shops, Shirley disassembles the garment outside and stores it outside tightly wrapped in plastic bags, only bringing it inside to directly go into a hot washer and hot dryer to prevent any possible moth eggs that may be in the garment. Another option is to store the garment in the freezer 12-24 hours to kill off any eggs.
Block of the Month
We had a few folks bring in some recent Blocks of the Month, which was great to this! This month, since we always miss February and who doesn't love fall, we're going to make Nordic Hearts.
The pattern is ready for you!
Round Robin
Our next exchange is
due at the November meeting, so you better get going! Every notice how the round robins are getting bigger and bigger? Who's excited to see your top!? I can't wait!!
Community Service Updates
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Happy Bag Maven Dawn M. has asked that everyone bring in any and all happy bag goodies to the next meeting in November. She is still looking for little flashlights from Harbor Freight and adult coloring books for the older kids bags. Contact her if you have any questions.
- Gloria H. let us know that
Child Help doesn't need any more quilts, quilt tops, or pillow cases for a while, but she is looking for help quilting some tops. If you have some availability, please contact her.
- We are still looking for someone to take over as
Quilts of Valor Hero or Heroine. Please contact Susan C. if you have questions or are interested.
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Hospice Quilts always has quilt kits to sew together, quilt tops to be quilted, and quilt binding to do. Please contact Cassandra G. if you can help.
Upcoming Guild Meetings
Our next meeting is Tuesday November 19th and it's our annual
Steal Game! You are invited to make a cool, pretty, and/or handy sewing room accessory.
Check out this post for ideas. Please bring your item in a brown paper bag and feel free to embellish the bag to make it pretty - or not! All up to you.
And we are happy to announce that
the December meeting will convene on its normal night, the 3rd Tuesday in December, December 17th, at the Goeske Center. We will have an our annual Holiday Potluck and a special program.
Door Prizes
- Bobbin holder - Rose O.
- Batik bundle - Linda A.
- 2yd red fabric - Valerie T.
- Charm pack - Phyllis H.
- Signs & pins - Shirley L.
- Halloween fabric - Carol R.
Mystery Box
Lois
- Cassandra G.
