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

April 2009 Highlights

The Itchin' for Stitchin' Guild held their annual Spring Tea at the April meeting. The Blockheads, from Ottawa, KS, were the special guests and provided a fabulous trunk show. The Blockheads are a group of six ladies that make quilts together throughout the year. They decide on a project and then meet once a month over dinner to discuss their project and exchange quilt blocks. The presentation was greatly enjoyed by everyone.

New York Beauty Opportunity Quilt
to be given away at the June 27-28 Quilt Show in Ottawa, KS

3 Inch Project
First year long project

Chrismas Potpourri

Patriotic

30's Era Fabric - 6 month project

Nursery Rhyme Folk Art

Cinco De Mayo

Black, White and Gray

Poster Cut-Apart

February 2009 Highlights

Peggy Reynolds presented a program on Hardanger Embroidery. She shared that one time when she was on vacation, she and her family had stopped in Lindsborg, KS. Lindsborg is also known as 'Little Sweden' - it's a Swedish settlement and the people in the town have worked to maintain it's heritage. Peggy went into a craft shop and discovered a section of needle craft books on Hardanger Embroidery. She was very intriuged by it and decided to give it a try. The program was enjoyed by all. Peggy does beautiful work and did a great job describing the process of Hardanger Embroidery.

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Block of the Month Project

The current Block of the Month project is called 'Stars Ablaze'. For the February guild meeting, participating members were to bring in three completed quilt blocks. 6 total quilt blocks are due for the March meeting.

Peggy Reynolds was the winner of the Feb. BOM prize. Congratulations Peggy!

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Show and Tell

Rita Foster - table runner

Rita Foster - pillow with 'Twist and Shout' pattern

Rita Foster - 'Tea for Two'

Tara Foster - baby quilt

Nita Billman - baby quilt

Vera Cramer - 'Around the World'

December 2008 Highlights

The Itchin' for Stitchin' guild had their Christmas party at the December meeting. The Christmas committee was in charge of the program and had a fun game for the members as they exchanged Christmas gifts. Gloria Eaton provided the beautiful table decorations. Here are a few pictures from the party:

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Nancy Kessler was the winner for the BOM project and she received a fat quarter. Ruth Lavender was the overall winner for the Block of the Month Project and she won the miniature quilt!!

The next BOM project will begin in January.

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Happy 90th Birthday to Elsie Vail!

There will be a birthday celebration for Elsie Vail on Sunday Dec. 14th from 2-4pm at the Altamont Senior Center.

All Night Sew

There will be an all-night sew at the Quilter's Bin on Friday January 2nd beginning at 4:30pm. You will need to bring: a dish to share, sweatshirt 1 size larger than you wear, 6-7 coordinating fat quarters, 1/2 - 1 yard coordinating fabric to add length. You can also bring your own project to work on if you don't want to make the sweatshirt.

YoYo Quilt Group

There will be an organizational meeting on Monday, January 12th at 6pm at the Quilter's Bin for those interested in forming a group and making a YoYo quilt.

5th Monday Project

Nancy will be teaching a 5th Monday Project on December 29th at the Quilter's Bin. The project is a sewing bag and you will need the following supplies:

Four, 1/4 yard coordinating fabrics
Warm and Natural batting. Approx. 25"x45"
thread for stitching
1 yard beaded trim

See Nancy Kessler for more details.


Show and Tell

Wall hanging by Nita Billman

Table Runner by Nita Billman

Yo-Yo projects by Ruth Lavender

Quilt by Vera Cramer

Stocking hand knitted by Carolyn Green

Yo-Yo sweatshirt shared by Sharon Nelson

Yo-Yo sweatshirt shared by Sharon Nelson

Yo-Yo Santa by Sharon Nelson

Yo-Yo quilt shared by Sharon Nelson

Yo-Yo placemats by Nancy Kessler