C U Soon!

Hey MOD PEEPS, I can't wait to see you guys Saturday! It seems like ages since I've made a meeting!

If any of my pals feel the urge to make me a tiny signature block, please feel free to make and bring to the meeting on Saturday. Here's what I need. THANKS! See ya Saturday! ~Victoria

I've been obsessed lately with big quilts, with small pieces… Last September, I started gathering signature blocks from any quilters I know… And will continue to ask for them when I teach or lecture etc…

So now I realized, I missed a bunch of people this past year that I'd like to have in my quilt...

Have you ever taken  class with me? 

...or my come to my lecture? 

or met me somewhere along the way, 

or not even met me but want to contribute a tiny block?

ha ha!

I'd love to get a signature block from you, for a quilt I'm making…

Pass it on, ask your quilter pals...

 cut  TWO - 1.5" X 3.5" strips of ANY SOLID COLOR

(no prints please)

cut ONE - 1.5" X 3.5" strip of WHITE for signature

Sew them together, press seams open….and sign, (fabric pen)

Keeping your signature a 1/4" in on the sides, so it doesn't get cut off in the seam allowance…

I will trim up the block when I receive them all…. don't worry about doing that.

ADDRESS to send is here (CLICK HERE)

January Mod Bee 3 for Brian

Finished my Wonky Roman Stripe Blocks for Brian!

Lucky Bee Blocks

 

for Jody

for Judy
See you on Saturday!

January 2014 Bee Blocks for Brian - Wonky Roman Stripe Blocks

Here's my January Bee Blocks for Brian - Wonky Roman Stripe Blocks or, in my case, maybe not quite so wonky:

If you'd like to know more about making the blocks and their non-wonkiness as always there's a post on my blog made by ChrissieD  :)

Our Next Meeting Saturday, February 1st

Looking forward to seeing you all at our next meeting!

Saturday, February 1st 10am - 2pm

Hartley House

413 W 46th St, NYC 

Between 9th and 10th Aves.

Here's what you should bring:

1.  Your hand sewing supplies, needles, scissors, thread, 2.5" strips or squares or scraps in brights and low volumes.  Jessica A. is going to do a presentation and tutorial on her version of English Paper Piecing.  Please bring any EPP projects you are working on to show us what you are up to!  We will put together whatever we create during the meeting into a baby quilt donation.

2.  Your LOVE SWAPS, if you signed up.  We will show them all before they are shipped to Minnesota.

3.  The 6.5" green and/or yellow blocks that will be donated to our baby quilt project.

4.  If you have finished a baby quilt, you may show it and drop it off this Saturday.

5.  One Show and Tell, there will be a sign up sheet at the check in desk.

6.  Did you participate in the name tag swap?  Please bring that too. 

6.  Your lunch!

So many fun things going on this month!  I hope you will all be able to attend.  

wonky roman stripe

A couple of bee blocks for Brian........

Brian sent us instructions for a Modern Roman Stripe Block (they are from a book - just not sure which one!)  These blocks are really large and fun - 15"x15".  He provided different stripes of blue fabrics - don't you just love the blueberries?

These went together really quickly, sewing longer strips to the white triangles.  To trim them up, you use a 15" square of freezer paper, folded diagonally corner to corner....lining up the fold with the seam of the white triangle.  Then you iron the shiny side down to the block and trim to the edges of the paper.  It doesn't shift on you because it is ironed down...cool! And you can re-use the freezer paper "template" for more than one block.

Have fun with these Brian!

Lucky 13 Bee ... calling new members!

There are several members who have decided to drop off this bee (at least for now) and therefore we have room for new!  If you'd like to join us send me your name and info (and if you have a preference of month -- no guarantee) or come to February's meeting and let me know.  If there are a lot of you, we may just start ANOTHER bee.  It's a fun way to try new ideas and share experiences... and get a jump on a project!
reply here or send to my email: jodysull@optonline.net

Bee Blocks finally done

Chrissie's And Rossanna's blocks are finally done.  Pop over to cocktailsandthread.blogspot.com if you want to read the story...

So here is Chrissie's - she had 5 blocks in a stack and wack style.

And Rossanna's- my word was "Adventure"