Programs 2008

SMQG PROGRAMS 08

1/14/08 am Beverly Adkins- Storybook Quilts Misty Mtn quilters

1/21/08 pm Carlie Nichols- Quilts of Valor(QOV)

+1/26/08- 10 to 4 Jeanie McDougall Design Your Own Jacket

2/11/08 am Kim Denault- Raggedy Reverse Appliqué

Maxine Ramey- Mystery Quilt

2/18/08 pm Chris Eichener- Thread Painting

Maxine Ramey- Mystery Quilt

3/10/08 am Judging Quilts, What Judges Look for in entries for Quilt Shows,

Make ribbons for Quilt Show

3/17/08 pm Judging Quilts, What Judges Look for in entries for Quilt Shows,

Make ribbons for Quilt Shows

4/14/08 am Cindy Williams Quilters Math Made Simple

*4/28/08 pm Pat Knoechel Trunk show and lecture from Quilt In A Day Show

5/12/08 am Uncommon Threads group Trunk Show and discussion on Art Quilts

5/19/08 pm Susan Edmonson Crazy Quilt Techniques and Trunk Show

+5/20/08 10 to 4-Susan Edmonson Workshop Purses, Book or Wall Hanging

6/9/08 am Annual Meeting

6/16/08 pm Annual Meeting

+6/14/08 10 to 4-Emily Keele Machine Quilting

*7/17/08 am Merikay Waldvogel Quilt Historian- bring old quilts to be dated and learn the history of quilts (Meeting date moved to Thursday to accommodate Speaker)

7/21/08 pm Martine House Handwork and Trapunto lecture with Trunk Show

+7/22/08 10 to 4 Martine House Workshop

8/7/08 to 8/9/08 QUILT SHOW

8/11/08 am Mystery Quilts revealed Maxine Ramey

8/18/08 pm Mystery Quilts revealed Maxine Ramey

+8/23/08 10 to 4 Cindy Williams Borders Workshop

9/8/08 am Yard Sale

9/15/08 pm Yard Sale

+9/20/08 10 to 4 Machine Applique with Cindy Williams

10/13/08 am Sue Hausman from America Sews

10/20/08 pm Fabric Postcards by Peggy James

+10/25/08 10 to 4 workshop on Holiday Post cards

11/10/08 am Peter Koch Curator at WCU Mountain Heritage Center- Quilts of Macon County and their History

11/17/08 pm Guild members make and take

12/8/08 am Christmas Party and auction

12/15/08 pm Christmas Party and auction

+ Workshop

* date change

Regular meetings are held the second Monday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at Tartan Hall (Presbyterian Church) and the third Monday night of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Tartan Hall. All are invited to attend either or both meetings every month!

SMOKY MOUNTAIN QUILT GUILD

6 inch Charm Square Swap

Purpose: To have FUN!!

            By the end of the 6 month (April – September) Charm Square Swap (CSS) you will have a variety of squares in a quantity sufficient to make a quilt of your choice. What an excellent way to use your stash so that you can buy some of the beautiful fabrics new this Spring.

Plan:

Sign up to participate in either the AM or PM Guild meeting. If you know that you will be unable to attend the meeting that you have signed up for then make arrangements to have someone bring your squares and pick up your baggie.
Use only quality fabrics, pre-wash and remove the selvages before cutting. Use precise measurements.
Bring your cut fabric squares in a gallon size baggie with your name on it to the Guild meeting (am or pm) that you have agreed to participate in.
Place your cut square in the designated stacks on each baggie of the other participants.
At the end of the meeting take home your filled baggie (this is why your name must be on the baggie).
Admire the vast assortment of beautiful squares and begin to plan how you will incorporate them into a quilt.
Challenge- Make a top and bring it to the December SMQG meeting. We will have a prize for the “Group Choice”. Everyone who participated in the CSS will get a vote whether they finished or not.
If you do not typically use the color choices chosen then consider donating your squares, top or quilt to one of our charities- Baby Quilts, QOV or Storybook Quilts. Get out of your box and have some fun!!!
If after the end of this we decide we want this to be on going then please let Linda Harrison know. The next 6 month group may want to choose another theme.

2008 Colors by Month- Primary Colors these should be true colors not dilutions (red not burgundy)

            April- Red

            May- Green

            June- Blue

            July- Yellow

            August- Black and White (black or white or a black and white print)

            September- Multi print primary (could be polka-dots, stripes, geometrics etc)

Lharrison 2008