Show and Tell (7)

Show and Tell (6)

 

 

 

Round Robbin projects are passed around with different members adding to the work in progress. The projects are then quilted. We enjoy seeing the projects in different stages of completion.

Inspiration from DVD Covers

Get your color inspiration from a DVD movie cover. Select the entire palate or use only a few of the colors. Here are some examples of color palates from DVD covers. Create anything you like with the color scheme.

 

 

Quilt labels from your computer printer

The Bee Mine Sewing Bee will be piecing in pre printed labels as part of the process to create backs for the guild's charity quilts.

A label was created using a word processor.

 

This design includes a place for the name of the member who pieced the front and the name of the member who quilted the project.

 

 

Supplies needed include computer, printer, packaging tape, card stock paper, light body starch (sizing), and iron. I use card stock to help stabalize the fabric. The card stock can be used more than once.

Cut your fabric for the label to 7.5"x10". The starch is optional. I spray a Light Body Magic Sizing Fabric Finish to slightly stiffen the fabric for the printer. Tape the fabric to the card stock. Make sure the side that feeds into the printer is completely taped down so the fabric or fabric strings do not wrap around the printer rollers.

My printer prints by feeding the paper face down. I tape the sides because of this. Test your printer for correct feeding by marking the top front with a word or mark then print a test paper page.

Load your fabric lined page in to match the orientation of your printer. Print the fabric lined page when ready.

After printing carefully remove tape. The packaging tape comes up very easily from the fabric.

Iron the label to set the ink into the fabric.

This label is going to be pieced into the backing like a block. You can either piece the labels into your backing or hand stitch to the back.

The Bee Mine Sewing Bee takes orphan blocks donated by guild members and creates backs for the guild's charity quilts. If you would like to donate any left over blocks from your stash to the process bring them to any guild meeting.

There are other methods to feed fabric through your printer including exchanging the card stock/tape method with wax paper.

Have you tried this method or others? Which method do you prefer?

Enter Your Quilt(s)

Your Quilt Welcome!

 

Enter your quilt in the 12th Annual Quilt Show on March 23, 2013.

 

Fill out the entry form (one form for every entry).

 

Entry Form [ click here ]

12th Annual Quilt Show

 

North Missouri Piecemakers' Quilt Guild

12th Annual Quilt Show

March 23, 2013

10am - 3pm

 

Quilts today; Heirlooms tomorrow

 

Quilts

Silent Auction

Demonstrations

Vendors

 

Location:

Trinity Fellowship Center

300 S. Main Street

Brookfield, Missouri

 

Free Admission

(Wheelchair Accessible)

Show and Tell (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

John 19:2

And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns and put it  on His head,

and they put on Him a purple robe.

Member Show and Tell (4)

 

 

 

 

 

Luke 2:7

And she brought forth her firstborn Son,

and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes,

and laid Him in a manger;

because there was no room for them in the inn.

 

Member Show and Tell (3)

 

 

 

 

Genesis 37:3

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children,

because he was the son of his old age:

and he made him a coat of many colours.

 

Member Show and Tell (2)

 

 

 

Member Show and Tell

 

 

 

 

Watch for more Show & Tell in the future.
Return to North Missouri Piecemakers' Quilt Guild Web Site [ click here ]

Log Cabin Orphan Blocks

We are in need of backings for our charity quilts. The Bee Mine sewing bee will take orphan quilt blocks and assemble them into backs for the charity quilts. An orphan block is a block of any size that did not make it into a quilt. Donate any of your unused quilt blocks by bringing them to any of our meetings. Our next meeting is February 19th 6pm at Trinity United Methodist Church, 300 S Main, Brookfield, MO.

Here are some orphan log cabin blocks being matched with Bella Solids Cocoa color 9900 180 to create a quilt back.