January Meeting 2015

Old and New Business Our two challenges are in process, "Free Floating Flabergast" an anything goes, made up words, you figure it out, kind of easy challenge. A more formal challenge for the April UVQG Show is "Fins, Feathers, Scales and Tails", this challenge is due at the March meeting. 20" on a side limit, any technique or materials, have fun and be creative.
Show & Tell

We have photos from the meeting, but no notes, so I can't attribute any of the photos to the artists, so I'll just wing it. Dorie is wearing her wonderful jacket made with couched yarns over a heavy navy fabric. It is very impressive.

Several of our talented spinners could have made these beautiful yarns and the knit hat. The hat is small and almost looks tie dyed with the color variations.

All I can say is "WOW!" Pat G. made this hexagon masterpiece, it will be on display at the Umpqua Valley Quilt Guild Show in April, if you want to see it close up.

Peggy's delightful Frog Frolic, is full of detail for the Flabergast challenge. The words will be used in the border.

A multi color dyed fabric with a woven texture. Who is our color master that dyed this?

Jana has been loving the thread painting technique, her crow has many layers of threads and subtle color changes. It's bold look will be great on whatever project she puts it on.

The crewel embroidery rooster is proudly standing on a pillow cover. I'm guessing this might have come from Nancy's sewing room cleaning project.

Several photos are printed on fabric, which challenge are they for?

An elegant case holds a set of Japanese Sumi brushes, were these a Christmas present?

Demo Lorraine and Crystal did the demo for this month, how to make the microwave bowl potholders. Start with two square pieces of fabric for the front and back.

Use an all cotton batting for the filler, polyester batting can melt when hot items are touching it.

Two colorful finished bowls.

Corners are rounded and a "V" is cut on all four sides, cotton batting is added to the top and it is free motion machine quilted. Then the "V" darts are sewn together.

Sew the darts on the backing fabric, layer it with the front/batting piece right sides together, and sew around with a quarter inch seam. Leaving a 3-4" opening to turn it right side out. Hand stitch the opening closed and iron the edges, top stitch a 1/4" around the outside edge.

Use the potholder around the bowl when you put it in the microwave, then when it is hot you don't have to juggle the bowl, the potholder is already on it. Thank you Crystal and Lorraine for the demo.