April Meeting Recap

Our April guild meeting was a blast!

Announcements:
Quilt Shows:
Quilting in the Pines - Pine Mtn Club Scrappers; Saturday, May 18th from 10 am to 4 pm
International Quilt Market & Festival - In Houston, October 31 to November 3rd
Long Beach IQF August 2-4; Long Beach Convention Center
Hoffman Challenge - quilt entry deadline is July 19th; info at www.HoffmanChallenge.com
Heart of the Valley Shop Hop - May 3-5; 11 shops participating from Bakersfield to Turlock
Sew In - April 27th, 10 am to 4 pm at Strawberry Patches
May program - to be announced

 Zippered Pouch Swap:
We had 11 members participate in a zippered pouch swap. Everyone who participated brought a finished zippered pouch to the meeting in a paper bag, then got to choose a bag for themselves. There was quite a variety of pouches, from embellished pouches to wide mouth and triangular pouches. It was great to have such enthusiasm for this swap!

  Show and Tell:

Christy's Dr. Seuss quilt for charity

Jane with a lovely quilt made for a young lady who is graduating

Lois with two darling isolettes made from jelly rolls

Shelly with a super cute baby blanket...

and a great picnic blanket....

that zips up into it's own carrying bag!

(Yes, Shelly, you seriously need to write a pattern for this!)

Lynn with her framed Dresden Plates

(Great idea, Lynn!)

Sandy with lovely embroidered Chrstmas quilt

Pam with another stinkin' cute pillow

the back - just as cute as the front

Pam's lovely quilt in purples 

with a great pieced back featuring Kaffe Fassett fabric

The group showing off the pouches received in our pouch swap

(Amazing work ladies!)

Kara with a cute quilt

Jane hard at work, modeling the Modern Quilts Unlimited apron she won.

Program: QuiltCon Recap

     QuiltCon was held in Austin, back in February and we had 8 members attend. Christy, Lynn, Nicci, Pam and Sandy P. shared some of their QuiltCon experiences with the group. Pam shared a slideshow that included photos of many of the quilts on display, as well as a few shots from the '80's Dance Party.

Wrap Up:

     - Thanks to all who participated in the Zippered Pouch Swap

     - Sew In April 27th at Strawberry Patches

     - Shop Hop May 3-5

     - May program to be announced