TONIGHT’S PROGRAMHonoring the Past: Making Legacy Quilts
Next Month: Organizing and using tools. We ask that each member bring her favorite tool to share. Be prepared to tell how to use it and why you like it!
NEXT. New Date: April 1, May 13, June 10
Saturday Sews Mar. 14 Hanky Panky (doll with hanky skirt), Supply list: basic sewing supplies, 20” square background fabric, 1 plain coordinating fabric for bodice, 1 hanky. Or multiple hankies for crazy quilt style. Patterns will be provided. April 4 Mystery Quilt Party II May 9 Charity quilts and QOV June – no Saturday available at library.
The wiki space URL is: bbqg.wikispaces.com
Retreat: March 20, 21, 22 The retreat slots are filled. 51 ladies have signed up to attend.
Mini Treasurer’s report General fund $ 3,600.29 Retreat Fund $ 8,838.12
Committees: Charity – Ginny Draa Sunshine – Linda Bogart WIKI – Linda Lovely and Cindy Dean Greeter – Mary Pallman Field Trips – Regina Hobbs Newsletter – Donna McDade
DUES ARE DUE: $12 a year. Make payable to Buckeye Blossoms Quilt Guild. We have 49 paid members for 2015
1 pint water (if you have hard water you might want to use distilled water.)
1-2 drops essential oil (optional) 1. Fill a pint mason jar with water (or you can use a bowl, just measure one pint of water into it), add the cornstarch.2. Put the lid on the jar, and shake it until the cornstarch is completely dissolved. (The mixture will be a milky color.)3. Add in a couple drops of essential oil for fragrance (lavender or lemon would be nice!), if desired, then transfer to a spray bottle, and use. For best results, shake before each use, and remember a little goes a LONG way, so use sparingly. Did you know? Commercially-produced spray starch usually contains formaldehyde.
Can you spot the HSTs in this
table runner by Amy Ellis?
If I told you to go to your LQS to get some PFD so you could finish your ATC you HSY, would you know what I was talking about?
Quilters use many abbreviations to communicate basic quilting terms.
Some are practical: you don't want to have to write (or repeat) "half-square triangles" over and over in quilting instructions. It's easier to say "HST," instead.
Some quilting abbreviations are tongue-in-cheek. For example, in quilt making, you don't have to believe in aliens to see UFOs (Un-Finished Objects) in your sewing room.
For beginners, especially, quilting abbreviations can be as impenetrable as the shorthand language of a texting teen.
So here is a glossary of some of the more popular quilting abbreviations you might come across in quilting lessons or conversations.
ATC:Artist Trading Card ("I made 20 ATCs for the quilt show. Do you have any to trade with me?)
BOM: Block Of the Month ("I ordered a BOM kit and the quilt is shaping up nicely.")
BSS:Basic Sewing Supplies ("You just need a few fat quarters and BSS to complete this project."
DSM:Domestic Sewing Machine ("Can you do that stitch on a DSM, or do I need an embroidery machine?")
HST:Half-Square Triangle ("Make 32 HSTs from the dark and light fabrics.")
HSY:Haven't Started Yet ("My grandson was born last week and his crib quilt is still in the HSY pile!)
LQS:Local Quilt Shop ("You can find twin needles online or at your LQS.") PFD:Prepared for Dyeing ("For batik, make sure you buy fabric that's PFD. If it isn't, wash it to remove the sizing.")
PHD:Projects Half Done ("You just got a promotion at work? Well, I've been busy working on my PHD.")
NQR: Not Quilt-Related (To your guild or online quilt group: "I know this is NQR, but I really need to ask where I can find a good plumber.")
SID: Stitch in the Ditch ("Quilt as desired or just SID.)
TBQ: To Be Quilted ("Here is a picture of my latest project, TBQ.")
UFO: Un-Finished Object ("I have so many UFOs, I'll have to live to be 100 to complete them!")
WOF: Width Of Fabric ("Cut 20 strips, 3 inches by WOF.")
Next Month: Organizing and using tools. We ask that each member bring her favorite tool to share. Be prepared to tell how to use it and why you like it!
NEXT. New Date: April 1, May 13, June 10
Saturday Sews
Mar. 14 Hanky Panky (doll with hanky skirt), Supply list: basic sewing supplies, 20” square background fabric, 1 plain coordinating fabric for bodice, 1 hanky. Or multiple hankies for crazy quilt style. Patterns will be provided.
April 4 Mystery Quilt Party II
May 9 Charity quilts and QOV
June – no Saturday available at library.
The wiki space URL is: bbqg.wikispaces.com
Retreat: March 20, 21, 22 The retreat slots are filled. 51 ladies have signed up to attend.
Mini Treasurer’s report
General fund $ 3,600.29
Retreat Fund $ 8,838.12
Committees:
Charity – Ginny Draa
Sunshine – Linda Bogart
WIKI – Linda Lovely and Cindy Dean
Greeter – Mary Pallman
Field Trips – Regina Hobbs
Newsletter – Donna McDade
DUES ARE DUE: $12 a year. Make payable to Buckeye Blossoms Quilt Guild. We have 49 paid members for 2015
Quilt Shows
Apr. 28-May 3. Sauder Village, Archbold OH. www.saudervillage.org/creativity/quilt_show.asp
March 20-21, 2015NW Ohio One-Stop Shop Hop Howard Johnson Conference Center 1920 Roschman Ave. Lima, OH
Feb. 28 – June Bloomington IN. Civil War quilts
http://americanquiltstudygroup.org/QS%20Exhibit%20Schedule.asp
April 24 and 25 Miamisburg, Ohio. 937-344-7610.
April 14-15. Nutter Center. One stop shop hop.
July 17-18 Mansfield OH, U.A.W. Local 549 Hall
4th Street. Lynn Kerr - 419-512-4784 or Judy Gilbert - 419-989-3460 mmquiltguild@yahoo.com
July 1-31. Quilt show. Bob Evans Farm, 800-994-3276 gale.leslie@bobevans.com
Homemade Spray Starch
1 heaping tablespoon corn starch
1 pint water (if you have hard water you might want to use distilled water.)
1-2 drops essential oil (optional)
1. Fill a pint mason jar with water (or you can use a bowl, just measure one pint of water into it), add the cornstarch.2. Put the lid on the jar, and shake it until the cornstarch is completely dissolved. (The mixture will be a milky color.)3. Add in a couple drops of essential oil for fragrance (lavender or lemon would be nice!), if desired, then transfer to a spray bottle, and use. For best results, shake before each use, and remember a little goes a LONG way, so use sparingly.
Did you know? Commercially-produced spray starch usually contains formaldehyde.
table runner by Amy Ellis?
Quilters use many abbreviations to communicate basic quilting terms.
Some are practical: you don't want to have to write (or repeat) "half-square triangles" over and over in quilting instructions. It's easier to say "HST," instead.
Some quilting abbreviations are tongue-in-cheek. For example, in quilt making, you don't have to believe in aliens to see UFOs (Un-Finished Objects) in your sewing room.
For beginners, especially, quilting abbreviations can be as impenetrable as the shorthand language of a texting teen.
So here is a glossary of some of the more popular quilting abbreviations you might come across in quilting lessons or conversations.
ATC: Artist Trading Card ("I made 20 ATCs for the quilt show. Do you have any to trade with me?)
BOM: Block Of the Month ("I ordered a BOM kit and the quilt is shaping up nicely.")
BSS: Basic Sewing Supplies ("You just need a few fat quarters and BSS to complete this project."
DSM: Domestic Sewing Machine ("Can you do that stitch on a DSM, or do I need an embroidery machine?")
HST: Half-Square Triangle ("Make 32 HSTs from the dark and light fabrics.")
HSY: Haven't Started Yet ("My grandson was born last week and his crib quilt is still in the HSY pile!)
LQS: Local Quilt Shop ("You can find twin needles online or at your LQS.")
PFD: Prepared for Dyeing ("For batik, make sure you buy fabric that's PFD. If it isn't, wash it to remove the sizing.")
PHD: Projects Half Done ("You just got a promotion at work? Well, I've been busy working on my PHD.")
NQR: Not Quilt-Related (To your guild or online quilt group: "I know this is NQR, but I really need to ask where I can find a good plumber.")
SID: Stitch in the Ditch ("Quilt as desired or just SID.)
TBQ: To Be Quilted ("Here is a picture of my latest project, TBQ.")
UFO: Un-Finished Object ("I have so many UFOs, I'll have to live to be 100 to complete them!")
WOF: Width Of Fabric ("Cut 20 strips, 3 inches by WOF.")