Thursday, November 24, 2016
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Monday, November 7, 2016
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016
Additional info for the UFO if you are interested, We will be having a tutorial at 1:30 for “What not Bags”. Here is the supply list:
2- 10"X12"pieces of fabric ( the back of the bag)
1-10" X12" piece of batting (or flannel or soft and stable or whatever, depending on how firm you want the back of your bag)
4- 10: X 1 1/2" pieces of fabric ( the prints on either side of the zipper)
1- 10"X10" piece of vinyl
1 zipper longer than 10"
Approximately 55" of 2 1/2" of wide binding folded and pressed.
You can use leftover blocks if you want..anything goes
A full set of instructions will be available as well
2- 10"X12"pieces of fabric ( the back of the bag)
1-10" X12" piece of batting (or flannel or soft and stable or whatever, depending on how firm you want the back of your bag)
4- 10: X 1 1/2" pieces of fabric ( the prints on either side of the zipper)
1- 10"X10" piece of vinyl
1 zipper longer than 10"
Approximately 55" of 2 1/2" of wide binding folded and pressed.
You can use leftover blocks if you want..anything goes
A full set of instructions will be available as well
Hello Everyone,
We have the blog back up and running and the events calendar has been updated. Please check back on here or on our Facebook page as the events dates draw nearer, for confirmation of these dates and times. Below is the information for our upcoming UFO. Hope to see everyone there!
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Hello Everyone,
Here are the details of our UFO weekend.
Hope everyone can make it out, even if it's only for one of the days!!1
UFO DETAILS:
The building will be open for drop-in from:
Saturday May 14, 2016- 9:00 am - 10:00 pm ($10.00)
Sunday May 15, 2016 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm ($10.00)
The Details:
1) Food: Bring your own snacks and lunch. Saturday Pot luck dinner at 6:00, We are allowed to use the BBQ that is on site so don't hesitate to bring something to grill.
2) Games and prizes: Once again we are playing LRC (Left, Right, Center) To participate you will need 3 Fat quarters. This is a non-elimination and fairly quick game in which there is only 1 winner. We hope everyone will enjoy it and participate.
The theme for this game will be RAINY DAYS
3)Volunteering: As most of you know Volunteering is part of our membership....not a lot is asked of you, just 2 hours. There are a variety of things you can help out with. here is a short list of some of those ideas:
Some events you can volunteer for are:
Farmers Day June 3-5
Canada Day July 1
Blueberry Bluegrass Festival July 29-31
Cowboy Gathering Aug 19-21
City Slickers Sept 23
Harvest Festival Sept 24
Other ideas include:
Artifact Research
Town and County History Research
Archiving and Cataloging
Cleaning Artifacts
Cataloging Artifacts
Data Entry
This is not all that is available but it some of it. Feel free to call or come by and look for something that suits you. We would like to remind you that you need to fill out the volunteer sheet for the museums records and take a photo of it to send to Caroline so we can keep track of the volunteer hours.
4) Parking: Please remember not to leave your vehicle at the side entrance, come in unload and move your vehicle to the parking lot...Thank you.
5) Set Up & Clean Up: Remember to help out where you can. The more help the less work for everyone. Thank you.
6) Membership: Membership renewal is now available. We will have the forms and cards ready to hand out this weekend. $35 for the year. You will receive a new membership card this year.
7) 100 Block Challenge: We will be continuing our 100 Block challenge during this UFO. If you have been unable to find/ purchase this book, no worries....we will have copies around for the fist few blocks. This is a great book and the blocks are simple and quick. No pressure to participate but we hope many of you are interested.
8) The Teahouse: The Teahouse opens for the summer this weekend. Feel free to stop in for lunch during the UFO it's just for one of the days!
Here are the details of our UFO weekend.
Hope everyone can make it out, even if it's only for one of the days!!1
UFO DETAILS:
The building will be open for drop-in from:
Saturday May 14, 2016- 9:00 am - 10:00 pm ($10.00)
Sunday May 15, 2016 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm ($10.00)
The Details:
1) Food: Bring your own snacks and lunch. Saturday Pot luck dinner at 6:00, We are allowed to use the BBQ that is on site so don't hesitate to bring something to grill.
2) Games and prizes: Once again we are playing LRC (Left, Right, Center) To participate you will need 3 Fat quarters. This is a non-elimination and fairly quick game in which there is only 1 winner. We hope everyone will enjoy it and participate.
The theme for this game will be RAINY DAYS
3)Volunteering: As most of you know Volunteering is part of our membership....not a lot is asked of you, just 2 hours. There are a variety of things you can help out with. here is a short list of some of those ideas:
Some events you can volunteer for are:
Farmers Day June 3-5
Canada Day July 1
Blueberry Bluegrass Festival July 29-31
Cowboy Gathering Aug 19-21
City Slickers Sept 23
Harvest Festival Sept 24
Other ideas include:
Artifact Research
Town and County History Research
Archiving and Cataloging
Cleaning Artifacts
Cataloging Artifacts
Data Entry
This is not all that is available but it some of it. Feel free to call or come by and look for something that suits you. We would like to remind you that you need to fill out the volunteer sheet for the museums records and take a photo of it to send to Caroline so we can keep track of the volunteer hours.
4) Parking: Please remember not to leave your vehicle at the side entrance, come in unload and move your vehicle to the parking lot...Thank you.
5) Set Up & Clean Up: Remember to help out where you can. The more help the less work for everyone. Thank you.
6) Membership: Membership renewal is now available. We will have the forms and cards ready to hand out this weekend. $35 for the year. You will receive a new membership card this year.
7) 100 Block Challenge: We will be continuing our 100 Block challenge during this UFO. If you have been unable to find/ purchase this book, no worries....we will have copies around for the fist few blocks. This is a great book and the blocks are simple and quick. No pressure to participate but we hope many of you are interested.
8) The Teahouse: The Teahouse opens for the summer this weekend. Feel free to stop in for lunch during the UFO it's just for one of the days!
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Hello Everyone,
We are returning to our Sew In Saturday this week, Saturday May 7, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Our next UFO weekend is next weekend, Saturday May 14 from 9 am to 10 pm and Sunday May15 from 9 am to 4 pm, more info to follow.
Hope to see as many of you as possible for both weekends. Excited to see what everyone has been working on while on hiatus.
We are returning to our Sew In Saturday this week, Saturday May 7, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Our next UFO weekend is next weekend, Saturday May 14 from 9 am to 10 pm and Sunday May15 from 9 am to 4 pm, more info to follow.
Hope to see as many of you as possible for both weekends. Excited to see what everyone has been working on while on hiatus.
Monday, April 11, 2016
UFO Weekend
Hello Everyone,
UFO DETAILS:
The building will be open for drop-in from:
Saturday April 16 - 9:00 am - 10:00 pm ($10.00)
Sunday April 17 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm ($10.00)
The Details:
1) Food: Bring your own snacks and lunch. Saturday Pot luck dinner at 6:00, We are allowed to use the BBQ that is on site so don't hesitate to bring something to grill.
2) Games and prizes: We are changing things up this time and playing LRC (Left, Right, Center) To participate you will need 3 Fat quarters. This is a non-elimination and fairly quick game in which there is only 1 winner. We hope everyone will enjoy it and participate.
The theme for this game will be Blue/Orange/Yellow our thought was since you need 3 FQ's, you could bring one of each in complimentary colours.
3) Parking: Please remember not to leave your vehicle at the side entrance, come in unload and move your vehicle to the parking lot...Thank you.
4) Set Up & Clean Up: Remember to help out where you can. The more help the less work for everyone. Thank you.
5) Membership: Membership renewal is now available. We will have the forms and cards ready to hand out this weekend. $35 for the year. You will receive a new membership card this year.
6) 100 Block Challenge: We will be kicking off our 100 Block challenge during this UFO. If you have been unable to find/ purchase this book, no worries....we will have copies around for the fist few blocks. This is a great book and the blocks re simple and quick. No pressure to participate but we hope many of you are interested. More information will be given out during the UFO
7) Tutorial: The lovely Carolyne will be doing another tutorial for us. This time the project is for potholders:
those who would like to participate, these are some instructions for you to prepare:
UFO DETAILS:
The building will be open for drop-in from:
Saturday April 16 - 9:00 am - 10:00 pm ($10.00)
Sunday April 17 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm ($10.00)
The Details:
1) Food: Bring your own snacks and lunch. Saturday Pot luck dinner at 6:00, We are allowed to use the BBQ that is on site so don't hesitate to bring something to grill.
2) Games and prizes: We are changing things up this time and playing LRC (Left, Right, Center) To participate you will need 3 Fat quarters. This is a non-elimination and fairly quick game in which there is only 1 winner. We hope everyone will enjoy it and participate.
The theme for this game will be Blue/Orange/Yellow our thought was since you need 3 FQ's, you could bring one of each in complimentary colours.
3) Parking: Please remember not to leave your vehicle at the side entrance, come in unload and move your vehicle to the parking lot...Thank you.
4) Set Up & Clean Up: Remember to help out where you can. The more help the less work for everyone. Thank you.
5) Membership: Membership renewal is now available. We will have the forms and cards ready to hand out this weekend. $35 for the year. You will receive a new membership card this year.
6) 100 Block Challenge: We will be kicking off our 100 Block challenge during this UFO. If you have been unable to find/ purchase this book, no worries....we will have copies around for the fist few blocks. This is a great book and the blocks re simple and quick. No pressure to participate but we hope many of you are interested. More information will be given out during the UFO
7) Tutorial: The lovely Carolyne will be doing another tutorial for us. This time the project is for potholders:
those who would like to participate, these are some instructions for you to prepare:
cutting directions to make 6 potholders from 4
fat quarters or scrap fabrics
1. cut six 1 1/2" strips WOF {aprx 21"} from each fat quarter or a scrap folder 2. cut six backings: { 10" x 11" for hexagon potholders } or { 10" x 10" for square potholders } 3. cut six pieces of batting to match your six backings. 4. cut six pieces of insulbright or batting to match your six backings. 5. cut six binding strips WOF {most people cut at 2.5" ) Hope you can join us!!!! |
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Hello Everyone!!! We just wanted to say a BIG Thank you to everyone for Helping out, attending or visiting us during our OPEN HOUSE last weekend (Feb 27/28 2016). It was a great success and we enjoyed seeing everyone. We had some great quilts and projects on display for the weekend, i hope everyone had an opportunity to see them all.
This Saturday we have our usual Sew-In-Saturday planned. All you need to bring is your machine and personal tools, your project and the days $5 fee. We have the Coffee, tables, cutting matts, rulers and irons already. We hope to see lots of you out to join us.
Labels:
Sew-In Saturdays
Location:
Stony Plain, AB, Canada
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Good Evening Quilters!
We had just an amazing Open House and UFO Weekend this last weekend, what a great couple of days. This was a fabulous opportunity for our guild members to really shine and share their fantastic work.
A big thank you to Cindy from Sewing with Class for getting us excited about some of the new products that they are carrying, can't wait to use them.
Our regular Sew in Saturday will be this Saturday March 5th, 2016 at the Museum, see you then!
We had just an amazing Open House and UFO Weekend this last weekend, what a great couple of days. This was a fabulous opportunity for our guild members to really shine and share their fantastic work.
A big thank you to Cindy from Sewing with Class for getting us excited about some of the new products that they are carrying, can't wait to use them.
Our regular Sew in Saturday will be this Saturday March 5th, 2016 at the Museum, see you then!
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