It's a Wrap!!

On December 4th a handful of guild members got together and shared a meal and some laughs; then we got busy and bagged up the; hats, scarfs, gloves and socks.

Getting the bags ready to put items in.

piles of fun warm scarfs..

hats

and more hats.

it was fun to visit while we put the bags 

together.  Well done!!!

the following agencies were helped 

this year...

Safe House

Valley House

Crisis Center

and

East Enders

about 100 kids will be warm this year..

Thanks to all of the guild members and friends

of the guild, we couldn't have done it without you.

Merry Christmas

What do you get when you put quilters in a room full of fabric?

            you get....

                                    Quilts!!!
                                                                                    lots of them.....

                                      and pillowcases too...

The "Community Quilters" work all year and then donate to organizations like; East End Providers, CSI Refugee Center, Women's Crisis Center, Valley House and CASA.

 

It truly takes many hands to make so many quilts.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this 

giving opportunity possible.

What I make with my hands, I give with my heart.

 

The Community Quilts are members of a mini-group of quilters who meet in the classroom located in the back of Hancock Fabrics on the first Wednesday and the third Monday of each month @ 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (except in December)

On the first Wednesday of each month we meet to tie quilts that have been created by our members and friends. The quilts can be made at home or by those who sew at Hancock Fabrics. 
On the third Monday of each month, we meet to create the quilt tops. Creativity is the key word here. We may begin with blocks donated to us or with a group of beautiful fabrics donated to us by our generous benefactors. The tops are created by some of us, but may be sewn by others. It is truly a community effort. What fun it is to see what develops as we use what we have to make beautiful quilts for our friends in need. Though our fabric is donated, other items must be purchased such as;  thread, needles, batting, pins, tacks, staplers, etc. Desert Sage Quilt Guild provides us with funds each year to help with these costs. Hancock Fabrics generously donates the classroom space and storage in the back of their store.

Who do we Serve?   The people who receive our quilts are located in the Magic Valley area. Many of our creations are given to East End Providers, CSI Refugee Center, Women's Crisis Center, Valley House and CASA and others.

We welcome anyone who is interested in sewing with us. Please contact Sue Pack, Phyllis Bybee or Susan Stallings with any questions. You can send an email to desertsagequilters@gmail.com

the "A Team" has done it!

the basket quilt is beautiful and ready

to be donated to "Misty" 

Mt State Tumor Institute

This quilt will be used as a fund raiser for "Misty"

This "BIG" news

mark your calendar

 

 

The Community Quilts club is having a

"TIE IN"

 

Dates to mark on your calendar

 

                     Wednesday  August 6, -- 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

                     Wednesday September 17, -- 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

                      Thursday September 18, -- 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

                      and Friday September 19, -- 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

 

You can find us @ Hancock's in the classroom.

 

One more thing ---

 

There will be a special Quilt-as-you-go event with Jan Hyatt

Wednesday September 3rd @ 11:00 am

She will be showing how to quilt baby quilts or small quilts using this fast and efficient method of quilting as you go.

Come and have some fun.

 

Come and Tie one on

                  see ya there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Desert Sage Quilters

Guild Picnic

 

 Barb Bratt

 

 

 Sheri Wills and Darlene Brackett    

Show N' Tell

 

 

2014 DSQ guild Picnic

"Sew Twisted Raffle Quilt"

Boise Basin Quilters Guild

September 27-28

Expo Idaho, Boise ID

Boise Basin Quilters' Guild

"Sew Twisted quilt show"

 

 

 

Cheryl and Connie came to our guild meeting and gave a demo on "Spiraling Journey"

 

 

Author RaNae Merriall of "Spiraling Journey" will be the featured Instructor at the quilt show.

 

"Sew Twisted"

September 26-28

 

Mystery Quilt Finishes

 

 

 Camille was the Mystery Quilt leader. Each month she gave us instructions to create Mystery.

 

 

 

This is Camille's version

 

 

Liz McVey made this one.

 

 

This one was brought to you by, Maxine Metzler.

 

 

Regena split her blocks and made 2 smaller quilts.

 

 

Mary Jo decided to make a narrow longer version for a bed runner. she liked it so much she decided to make another one.

 

and another one..

     and another one...

 

 

          and another one...

 

               and another one...

                   OH yes one more...

What is your Mystery????



 



UFO's

We had a few finish up some long awaited projects... 

Sheri Wells got us started with 2 of her finishes --

telling us that sometimes when you start a project it sometimes

ends up smaller than what you had in mind when you started.

 

Then she told us that when she bought this project she loved

it. and now that its finally finished not so much. Has

that happened to you?

Liz McVey -- ABC quilt -- Prize -- Smallest finish

 

 

Pat Winther -- pillow -- Prize -- oldest finish

 

 

Not pictured

 

JoAnn Mueller -- had already given away her projects and brought pictures to show. -- Prize -- biggest

 

 

Regena Hardy -- grandmother's flower garden  Prize -- most inches

 

 

Almost finished UFO's

 Billy Cutler -- double wedding ring

 

Jan Hyatt -- Friendship Star

 

 

Barb Bratt -- mystery quilt from the past.

 

May Guild Meeting

It's a Mystery how we get so many UFO's! Somehow they just seem to pile up. Maybe this will help motivate you to dig into to that pile and finish things.

May Guild Meeting is Mystery quilts and UFO's  so get busy and finish up those long awaited projects bring them and show them off. There will be prizes. WooHoo!!

See you there May 22nd @ 7:00 pm

Quilt Walk 2014

July 18-19

sponsored by Twin Falls Downtown Merchants

It's a family event! Come visit downtown Twin Falls and check out all of the quilting talent in the local area.

Merchants will be displaying quilts both inside and outside of their businesses.

Stitchin'Time is bringing in 3 trunk shows from Buckboard Quilts.

• God Bless America Touring Quilts
• Food for Body and Soul feature 22" x 22" quilts
• Children Hope for Tomorrow quilts 9"12"

There will be approx. 120-160 of these quilts on display here at Stitchin'Time. Each quilt will have a description and a price on them. They will be priced between $15mand $100. All of the sales from these quilts will be donated to the Idaho Food Bank.

Buckboard Quilts will also send Centennial Stitches Oklahoma History in Quilts coffee table books, and signed copies of their 1905 Cookbook to sell. All of the proceeds from these items will go to the Idaho Food Bank too!

Also, Pfaff is sending 20 of their new Passport Sewing Machines. They will be set up in the StitchinTime classroom so people can sew on them and make more of these small quilts to give back to Buckboard Quilts so they can continue to do these trunk shows to help feed the needy. You can bring a 9" x 12" piece of fabric and Stitchin'Time will cut some applique pieces with the Go Cutter. You will be able to stitch up some pretty cool and exciting quilts for a great cause.

If you are interested in displaying a quilt in the "Quilt Walk" please contact Stitchin'Time for a list of merchants willing to take responsibility for and display your quilt.



Snake River Valley Quilt Guild

presents

 

The Quilt Parade Quilt Show

June 19-21, 2014

if you would like to enter a quilt you can find entry forms here

ifquiltguild.citymax.com

Raffle Quilt

Here We Have Idaho

The quilt show will be @ Calvary Baptist Church

785 1st Street Idaho Falls

Spirals #101 Workshop

presented by

 

The Boise Basin Quilters' Guild

 

sign up to enjoy a FUN day with other quilters. The only fabric requirement is a fat eight (11" x 18") of a BATIK fat quarter. Students will paper piece a nested spiral block using RaNae Merrill's technique with translucent foundation vellum.

 

Date: Thursday June 26, 2014 (same day as June guild meeting)

Time: Two half day sessions (choose one)

                Morning: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm 

            or

               Afternoon: 1:30 pm to 5 pm

 

Where: KMVT Community Room

Class Fee: $20.00

Contact to sign up: Pat Wagner 208-329-2547

 

Back ground:

 

The Boise Basin Quilters' 2014 quilt show "Sew Twisted" will feature nationally known instructor and designer; RaNae Merrill, with her "Spiral Quilts" and piecing techniques. To acquaint you with her fun and easy methods and help you look forward to attending her classes  September 26-28, 2014 DSQ is hosting an introductory workshop June 26, 2014

 

Supply list: (more detailed list provided with sigh-up)

• Sewing Machine
• Fabric: fat eighth (18" x 11") of bright batik fabric -- keep in mind batik should be suitable for a baby quilt. In the class you will make one block. Blocks may be added together to make a baby quilt to donate to community quilts.

Things that will be provided by BBQ:

• spiral pattern pre-printed on translucent vellum foundation (other types of translucent foundation options will be shown)
• cream batik background fabric for the spiral blocks

 

 

Mystery Quilts

Do you have your mystery quilt ready

 for show and tell?

Camille is calling all mystery quilters to bring their

projects to the May guild meeting.

 

"UFO Challenge"

Oh and did you hear there is a UFO challenge.

Complete your projects and bring them to the May guild meeting.

It will feel so good to have all those projects done. WooHoo!!!

 

May guild meeting is May 22 @ 7pm

KMVT Community Room

Community Quilts  

Tie-in

April 1 and 2

9:30 am to 4:00 pm

@ Hancock Fabric

Come help tie quilts that will be given to families or individuals in the community.

Creative Stitching Workshop   

                                                    Sponsored by Desert Sage Quilters 

Date: April 26, 2014
Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Place: Hancock Fabric

Class fee: $30 (make check to DSQ
                  $25 kit for sample project included in class fee)

Sign up: contact Joan Anderson @ 731-5157 or 
granny_quilter@ live.com

Presented by: Cece from The Thread Gatherer, Boise ID
Beautiful colors and quality fibers make it possible to stitch "Reminders of Gentler Times in hand-dyed Threads Nd Ribbons" and this has become our mission statement. 

Required Book: Creative Stitching by Sue Spargo. This is required for the workshop and it is a great reference book to have in your library. Books can be shared for those that don't have one.

Kit: Includes hand dyed wool for practicing stitches using The Thread Gatherer specialty threads of Sea Grass, Silken Pearl, Silk Chenille and Ribbons. These will not be full skeins. The class project would be expected to be completed after class.

There will be door prizes and additional items for purchase. This is a great opportunity to purchase those hard to find specialty threads at a great price.