Sunday, June 30, 2019

Kimberly Einmo Comes to Cordova!

July 2019 is here!  It is time for our guild to host another "Quilt Rock Star Event"!

We are so excited for our members to spend time with Kimberly Einmo!  Kimberly has traveled the world, sharing and teaching quilters her techniques and skills!  Make sure to spend time on her website, familiarizing yourself with the depth of Kimberly's talent and experiences!  We invite you to spend the weekend quilting and learning with Kimberly!

We have planned an all-inclusive three day event for members!  All events will be held at the Cordova Center.

Schedule of Events

Friday, July 19th

  • 6:00 pm.          Potluck Dinner - Bring a dish to share.  


  • 7:00 pm.          Kimberly's Trunk Show!  Members (not taking classes Saturday and Sunday) and the general public may attend for a $5 fee.
Saturday, July 20th

  • 9:00 am.               Set up of sewing stations.
  • 9:30 - 12:30         Lone Starburst Class begins! 
  • 12:30 - 1:30 pm   Lunch Break
  • 1:30 - 4:30 pm.    Lone Starburst Class Continues! 
Sunday, July 21st

  • 12:30 - 6:30 pm   Flying Geese Crossing Class begins! 
  • 6:30 - 7:00 pm.    Take Down and Clean Up!
  • 7:00 pm               Group Photo!
Class Information

Class Descriptions

Click this link to find the description for both classes!

Class Equipment and Supply Lists

The lists for both classes can be found in the links provided in the right hand margin!

Registration and Fees
As always, the guild is absorbing half of the expenses incurred to host this event!  Providing learning experiences for our members is important to our members.  

Registration 
  • The online Registration Form is available and can be found in the right hand margin.

Potluck and Trunk Show Only
  • This event is open to all members and the general public for a $5 fee and a potluck dish to share.
All Inclusive Three Day Event
  • To attend all three events, the fee is $200 for members.
  • Non-members will pay $220.  This will include membership for the remainder of the year.
  • The fee includes the three specialty rulers (a $53 value) and patterns required for the classes. 
Payment
  • Payment is due at the time of attendance.
  • We accept cash or personal checks only.  We are unable to accept debit or credit cards.
General Information

Snacks and Refreshments
  • All participants are encouraged to bring snacks to share during class.
  • We will have use of the kitchen refrigerators and microwave, but not the ovens.
Cutting and Ironing Stations
  • Due to space limitations, personal cutting space will not be available.  We will have a cutting station in place for participants to use.
  • Due to both space limitations and the electrical power circumstances, participants may not use personal pressing equipment.  We will have a pressing station available for participants to use.
Kimberly's Publications
  • Kimberly has graciously offered to print copies of the patterns necessary for the quilts we will be making during this event.  They are published in a book and not sold as individual patterns. 
  • She will be bringing a limited supply of her books for purchase.  They will be available after the trunk show.

Register soon!

To reserve your participation and set of rulers!




Friday, May 3, 2019

Quilt of Valor Project and Time to Sew!

In January, the guild decided to continue their efforts in making a Quilt of Valor for our primary service project! 
Fortunately for us, Kathleen and Kay are willing to organize this event again this year!
 Jackie has also signed on!  These three ladies know how to make everything fun!  And all their effort is for a very good cause!
This is a pic of the quilt we pieced last year!  Members made one or two blocks before beginning their own projects that day ... what stunning results!

Quilt of Valor 2019 Project

The Quilt of Valor project will take place during our monthly Time to Sew event on May 11th!  The fun begins at 9 am in the Home Ec room!  Members are asked to bring scraps of red, white, and blue fabrics!  We will be cutting the scraps into 2.5 inch strips and will be piecing blocks using Bonnie Hunter's Scrappy Trip pattern!  You are encouraged to make one or more blocks during the day!  The goal is to finish our top by the end of the day again this year!
Recently Kay presented a Quilt of Valor.  It was presented to Elaine Zeine in memory of her husband Ed.  So important to let our veterans know that their service is never forgotten.  Thank you Kay!
Bring your scraps on the 11th and we can honor another local veteran by making another guild quilt!  The ladies have prizes for members who participate!  Thank you Kathleen, Kay and Jackie for providing our members with this opportunity!
 
Pictures from our April Time to Sew Event!  

Enjoy and be inspired!















Friday, April 12, 2019

April Time to Sew!

It's April!  And this month we have a two-day Time to Sew event!

April 13 & 14th
9 am to 6 pm
Home Ec Room

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Spring Retreat 2019 Fun!

Spring Retreat was busy, productive, but most importantly fun!  So much inspiration found in one room! 
Our President, Amber, was busy with the final borders on another Llama quilt!
So fun!  We refer to her as our Llama Specialist!
Next, she worked on making this super cute backpack!


Susie has been on a roll ... making another jelly roll rug!


It was a small, 24 piece, jelly roll so she adapted the pattern to make this perfect sized rug!
Angela is the mother of three beautiful children!  The youngest are a set of twins (boy and girl) who will be three in a few weeks!
She spent most of the weekend making her son a "Big Boy" quilt!


We all enjoyed watching her piece together a top filled with all the things he loves, cars and trucks! 
Amber made great progress on her "Frozen" quilt!
Lots of paper pieced, one of a kind, snowflake blocks!



On Sunday all the blocks had been pieced and all corner stones/lattice strips cut!  Final layout decisions were made! 
Diane spent her weekend with Forest Friends!  Her fox even matched Amber's shirt!  Too fun!

We all enjoy watching Diane create the forest whimsy this quilt captures!
Theresa owns and operates our local bakery, and just became a quilter this month!  In only 4 weeks she has taken her first quilting class and joined the guild!  Welcome Theresa!
Sarah is also new to quilting!  She was in the same class as Theresa!


There is nothing more inspiring than witnessing new quilters fall in love with their creativity!  Welcome Sarah!
Retreat is all about sharing the creative process!
Barb began the process of making a spring themed quilt kit!

Oh Barb, this quilt promises to be another stunner!
This picture of Sam is priceless!  Doesn't she look like she is up to some sort of quilting deviance?  Actually, she is just squaring up some scrappy units!
Sam was inspired to make Groovy Girl shopping bags by Terry Atkinson! 
Her knitting themed fabric makes these bags especially cute!
Jackie brought her Groovy Girl bags already made to retreat!
Jackie is an online quilting guru and is busy making a beautiful, online, international sampler!  Impressive and we fell in love with her fabric choices!

Denna shared a recent finish!  The results are lovely!
She started a new quilt using two layer cakes!
We all enjoyed watching her quilt grow, block by block!
Sheryl came with a mission!
And it involved a lot of cutting!  This quilt promises to be amazing!
Shannon shared a recent finish too!  This mermaid is beautiful!  The picture doesn't capture the detail she put into it!
Next up Shannon put our Accu - Quilter to good use!
And began piecing her next quilting masterpiece!  Stay tuned!
Marcela also came with a new project!

As always, it will be fun to watch her piece!  Beautiful!
Emma set her quilting aside and began making herself a jacket!

Talk about whimsy ... Daneille began the weekend by repairing this quilt for her toddler daughter!  It made us all dream of mermaids!
Soon she was on to piecing a star pattern!  The whimsy continues in this project!

Amy came with a mission as well!

Mission accomplished!  Absolutely beautiful!
Danielle and Amy were the Co-Chairpersons for this event!  They are relatively new members and willingly took on organizing and implementing our annual spring retreat!  We can not thank them enough for making the weekend fun and enjoyable for us all!  Our membership is grateful and we were blessed by their efforts, thank you!