Project Linus Sew Day Feb.10, 2012

Hey all!

Just a quick email to let you all know that this Friday’s (February 10, 2012) Linus Sew Day at The First Christian Church has been Canceled. The church needs the kitchen area for a family dinner that will be taking place after a funeral.

The next Scheduled Project Linus Sew Day will be on March 9, 2012 at the First Christian Church from 9:00-2:00. I will be teaching a new pattern titled “Wonky Baby” you can find the pattern on the Moda Bake Shop Website if you want to have a look! If you want to try out the new pattern bring along 2 yards of a SOLID fabric (or nearly solid marble or blender print) to use as your background. You will also need 52, 4″ circles from various prints. I will help you with cutting circles during sew day if you do not have a circle cutter. It is also possible that a few circle fabrics will be available pre-cut at the sew day “IF” I have the time! Also, as always, bring along your basic Sewing supplies. Lunch on this day will be on your own, so be sure to bring a sack lunch or feel free to have lunch at one of our many local eating establishments!

Also, on February 17th, the Effingham VFW will be holding a fundraising dinner for Project Linus. The Pork Loin dinners will be available to eat at the VFW or the can be purchased to go if you want to take one home with you. Deserts of any kind are being asked for to go along with the dinner, if you would like to donate a desert you can bring one or more to the Effingham VFW on February 17, after 2:00pm or you can contact Sharon Shields (our local Linus Coordinator) about a drop off at her home. Also there will be a need of any extra hands to help serve the food, so feel free to stop by the Effingham VFW if you want to volunteer some of your time.

Most of the Linus Sew days this year will be taking place on Fridays at The First Christian Church. We are looking into trying to have a couple of Saturday Sew Days at the Beecher City Kluthe Building. More info on the Saturday Sew Days will be available once the arrangements  have been completed!

Thanks to all that have help to make our local Project Linus Group what it is today!

Hope to see you at a Linus Sew Day Soon!

Elizabeth Karnes

Monday night was guild night!

Time for another Guild night Rundown!

First up was our quilt show meeting, We decided that Red & White quilts will be used as decorations in the entryway at this years show, be sure to get started making one now! We would like them to be in the size range of close to 45”x60”. This way the quilts will be close in size to one another for a bit of continuity in the decoration!We received the contract and check from Accomplish Quilting. So that means Representative Tamera B. from The Quilting Station will once again be at the show selling Gammill Quilting Machines this year!

Show Book Add Sales must be turned in to Karen R. by August 15th… NO EXCEPTIONS!

Be sure to bring in your extra fat quarters or yardage and hand them over to Helen M. who will be in charge of collecting the 400+ fat quarters this year. We will purchase fabric if we do not get enough donations from the guild members. Helen would like to get the fat quarters ready to go as soon as possible to save time for more tasks when we get closer to show time!

Michelle B. will be printing sticky tags to put on our Pink gift bags. She has been given the ok to order the tags from Staples and get started!

This years Bed Turning will feature Antique Quilts. If you have a antiques quilt you wouldn’t mind to share at the Bed Turning this year be sure to talk to Rita N., who has agreed to be in charge of the turning again this! Rita would like to have around 15 quilts for the show. Please remember that quilts 50 years or older are considered antiques at our show!

The Guild’s Challenge Quilt project was announced and colors were picked by the members. More info on the challenge can be found here on the blog! 2012 Guild Challenge

Blanketing Effingham With Quilts will take place again this year. Be sure to start thinking about what business you would like to ask to display a quilt in their shop. These quilts will be donated to Project Linus when the show is over, and they WILL BE JUDGED!

Becky H. reported to the group that last year we made, 37 WIC quilts, 263 Linus Quilts, 13 pillow cases, and 116 do-rags all for donation! These numbers include only the ones that were recorded, and we are sure a large number of quilts were missed but great work!

We will be making Red & White Prairie Point Swags to decorate the doorways and entry areas. If anyone has and red and White scraps at least 6” square in size please bring them to a guild meeting and give them to Beth K. or Colette F.

Next month we will have the Entry Forms ready for the show, as well as the show fliers so we can start getting them set to shops, guilds, and our vendors. We would also like to get the dates changed on the large outdoors signs next month at the regular night meeting.

At the regular night Meeting Sue W. showed us this years Raffle Quilt, a Nine patch on Point made from Batik fabrics. Get your money out girls cause this one is a beauty! Sue handed the quilt off to Beth K. for machine quilting.We will be purchasing two boxes (4 rolls) of batting for Project Linus as we are once again out of batting! This means the group and others are making lots of donation quilts, so keep lets it up! last Friday Linus held a sew day at The First Christian Church. With the bad weather and the short notice not many were able to attend. Those that were there pieced a few quilt tops, cut lots of fabric, and bagged up even more quilt kits. Most of the kits that were put together that day were taken home by the ladies attending to finish up and return at next months sew day. Beth K. brought home a large box of sports themed fabric to cut and bag into kits. the kits were available at the guild meeting for anyone who wanted to finish them up. A sign up list was used so we knew who took kits and how many kits they have. Linus has decide that this is a good way to keep track of pre cut kits & fabrics so when things go missing we might be able to find them easier!

The refreshments sign up sheet was passed around, this months hostesses were Karie W. & Beth K. Next month Sharon D. & Irene V. will be the meeting hostesses.
It was decided to go back to having the refreshments at the end of the Program as many people were leaving at after refreshments and not taking part in the programs. Guild members work hard putting a program together and it would be nice if everyone would stay, not talk, and listen up! Sue W., our Program Charman let us know that Lori’s Pins & Needles will be coming to our July meeting for a Trunk show to share with us new quilt market items!

Sharon D. talked to us about having a two day retreat at the Untied Methodist Church in Watson. It would be a Day Retreat meaning we would come in the morning, sew all day, and go home to sleep at night. Any items brought the first day can be left overnight at the church as there is a security system at the church. A Full kitchen is available and The Hanger Restaurant is located not that far away. The dates of February 6-7 were chosen for the retreat and Sharon D. has volunteered to make a soup for the first day of the retreat. Sandwich making items, deserts, and snacks will be needed.

Debra G. Henninger, author of the book “Hobo Quilts” will be coming in July for a lecture on Hobo Quilts and the meanings of the symbols used by the Hobo’s. We will be checking on a room at the KC Hall for the lecture and will be inviting other guilds and the public to attend. Cost of the lecture will be determined at a later time.

The nights program was from Rita N. who gave a quick but informative lecture on Batik fabrics. Lots of samples were available to see and the information was very well received. Thanks Rita for the program!

Rita N. passing around samples of Batik fabric

Show and tell was shared by all, it’s always great to see the amazing quilts the guild members have been making!

Simply Sashed Turning Twenty in Black & White made by Sue W.

Nita's Fat Quarter Linus Challenge Quilt!

Large China Coin Quilt made by Joyce C. for Project Linus!

Joyce also brought along a second Linus Quilt, A Simple Strip Quilt!

A Fat Quarter Linus Challenge Quilt

Tossed Nine Patch made by Ivy M.

Finally the finished Spool quilt from Gwen!

Gwen shared with us her paper pieced Snowflake wall hanging

Next months meeting will be held on February 20th. The show meeting will start at 1:00 and be at St.Johns Church and the regular night meeting will be at 6:30 at The First Christian Church. Hope to see you all there!

Project Linus Sew Day this Friday January 13th!

Hi everyone,

Project Linus Sew days will be on the 2nd Friday of the month at the First Christian Church from 8:30-2:00.  Some of the sew dates are:

January 13th

February 10

March 9th

Lunch:  The lunch will be a sack lunch or anyone can enjoy lunch at any of the surrounding resturants.

There will be a dinner on February 17th and all proceeds will be going to our Linus Chapter for batting and any other supplies that are needed more information will follow at a closer date.

Project Linus mystery bag challenge end in February the bags are located at Angie’s Nine Patch.  You can drop off finished blankets at Angies with your name, phone number attached to your quilt to be entered into a drawing for prizes.  You can complete more than one if you wish.

Thank you,

Sharon Shields

Project Linus Cordinator

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Hey Ladies!

i just wanted to add that i will be at sew day Friday cutting fabric and bagging up quilt kits! We could use some more gallon size ZipLock type storage bags to bag the kits in, if you want to donate a box please drop them by the church on Friday, or if the church is open on Thursday (you might want to call and check first, as i do not know the hours they are open!) you can leave them in the storage room with the Project Linus Fabric.

Thanks in advance!

Beth K.