Day Retreat

Day Retreat July 27th

Place: Newdale Church

Time:9am to end of meeting

Cost $5

Bring Pot Luck and Snacks

Bring your White Elephant,

Plan on games,

LOTS of sewing,

and loads of fun

There Will Be Prizes

REMEMBER YOUR NAME TAG!!!

see you all there!!!

please on a side note if you have any suggestions for the blog please leave a comment!!!

June Meeting

Charity Blocks
Happy House

Roof: One 2"x8" rectangle
House: One 2"x 8" rectangle
Three 2"x 3.5" rectangles
One 2" Square
Door: One 2"x 3.5" rectangle
Window: One 2" square
Chimneys: Two 2" squares
Background: Five Neutral 2" squares
Two 3"x 11" rectangles cut diagonally sewn around with SOG Next to the houses
(Picture for reference below)

Don't forget to work on Charity from last month-
Uganda School Girl Kits are in great need
Bird house block, any size with blue background.
- Many bird house patterns will be found on line
Slave Lake Quilts

Creative Connections
Create two 12 1/2 " blocks in true red,white, and Blues
One block being any STAR
One block being STRIPES
(Half of Kym's Star below)

Cute idea found at http://www.modabakeshop.com/2011/07/starry-eyed-quilt.html#more

Black and Yellow FabricSHOW and TELL
Remember that what you show inspires others. PLEASE Show all your beautiful projects

Day Retreat JULY 27th
Place: Newdale Church
Time: 9am to End of Meeting
Cost: $5
Bring Pot Luck and Snacks
Bring your white elephants, plan on games, lots of sewing, and loads of fun
THERE WILL BE PRIZES!!!

REMEMBER your NAME TAGS!!!

THANK YOU
PORTER'S
Congratulations on NEW fabric department

Lisa @ Shogun

Its time for a July clean out.
All fabric is on sale.
Solids or 20%
Flannel Prints are 30%
Cotton Prints are 40%
End of Bolts are 50%

Any Pattern Books are 40%

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JUNE MEETING REMINDER

GUILD MEETING WEDNESDAY JUNE 22ND 2011 AT PORTERS 6:30

There will not be refreshments at this meeting. Porter's has enlarged their fabric department so there is lots to see and that is new and inspiring.

CHARITY PROJECT: Uganda School Girl Kits are in great need
Bird house block, any size with blue background.
- Many bird house patterns will be found on line

FAT QUARTERS: Bodacious Batiks ** also remember your fat quarter birthday presents

CREATIVE CONNECTIONS: Show project from black and yellow fat quarters traded in April

4th Row by Row - Show your row by row add. FUN TO SEE AND MORE

FUN TO DO: Blocks of the Month - always so beautiful to see

TIME OUT TO LEARN:
News from Porter's about trends and new design ideas and this year's collections

SEW & TELL: YOUR WORK INSPIRES OTHERS

RAFFLE: So much fun - so much thanks to be given to local merchants for their kindness to us and the Raffle Committee.

See you Tonight at Porter's....

May Quilt Guild

June Meeting will be held at PORTERS

Linda B. is taking any quilt tops or finished quilts to the Slave Lake fire.
If you have any to dontate please bring it to the Burton church on Tuesday!!!
Even Quilt Blocks can be donated!


Sanitary kits for Africa
Questions call Chimene


This Months Charity Challenge
Bird house
Background- Sky blue
Any Size of Block


Intra Guild
Show project from Blake and yellow fat quarters traded in April


June's Fat Quarter
Batiks

Sew and Tell

Tying Charity Quilts

Jar Quilt

Rag Quilt

Table runner

Charity Quilt (Cut apart 9 patch)

Hugs and Kisses Quilt (http://www.modabakeshop.com/2010/01/hugs-kisses.html)

Dear Jane Quilt (4 inch blocks)

Circles (All done by hand and hand quilted)

Patch Flowers

Thank-you Ladies for all your support!!!

May Quilt Guild Meeting

MOUNTAIN VALLEY QUILT GUILD MEETING
WEDNESDAY MAY 25TH 2011, 6:30 PM at the
Madison Library Community Room in Rexburg

MAY'S CHARITY CHALLENGE is a quiltop or finished quilt. Plus in our meeting a new
Charity project will be taught to us by Chimene Bensen. This project requires scrap flannel or cotton. There is a target of 30,000 in quantity.

INTRAGUILD CHALLENGES: BLOCKS OF THE MONTH
ROW BY ROWS ADDED
REPEAT OF A block reflecting something about you
YOUR RENAMING CHOICE is needed and new name voting will be at this meeting

FAT QUARTER FOR MAY = Flag Waving Blue

RAFFLE FUN AND SEW AND TELL ACCOMPLISHMENTS always promise a great meeting
S E E * Y O U * T H E R E

April Quilt Guild

Sorry Not very many pictures my camera died-- I will do better in May

Thing to remember to do:
Enjoy the Shop Hop 4/22 to 5/7

Row by Rows

Think of new name for Intra-Guild

When you use your Gift Certificates be sure to thank our sponsors

Make a block reflecting something about you (any size- any color)

Sign up at Joann.com for your VIP discount card
1st time you use you will need proof of membership (get your membership card from Hazel)
You will receive 10% off your purchase every trip!!!

What we are doing in May:
Wear your Name Tags!!!

Tie Charity Quilts

Make sanitary pads
Bring Surgers and Sewing Machines

Retreat Canceled

I drove up to West Piney and there is still 5 feet of snow... it would take a V blade and many dollars to PLOW... I've looked for additional locations on short notice.. everything is super $$$$ so .. I am throwing in the towel... I must cancel the retreat .. I am so sorry, I will call those that had signed up.. please tell your friends.

Thank you
Alicia

April Quilt Guild

Dear Guild Member, Meeting time on Wednesday 27th at 6:30 pm at the Library
in the Community Room.

Charity Project: Black, Orange, Yellow centered strip style blocks with the center and foundation material given at last month's meeting.

FAT QUARTER: MODA "KANSAS TROUBLES"

INTRA QUILD CHALLENGES:
Fabric exchange, will bring 8 different prints returned in your envelope, a challenge will follow on this i am certain.

Bring a block, any size, any colors, telling something about you.

2nd Row by Row showing Fun to see Fun to do.

TIME OUT TO LEARN
SEW & TELL Your work inspires others
RAFFLE, so much fun - so many thanks to be given to local merchants for their kindness to us and the raffle committee

4 DAY RETREAT PLANNING FOR MAY 5TH TO 8TH AT BIG PINEY GIRLS CAMP
PLAN FOR THE FUN COST IS $40.00

SHOP HOP starts 4/22 to 5/7 PASSPORTS AVAILABLE AT PORTERS

PACIFIC WEST QUILT SHOW HAS AN APRIL 28TH DEADLINE ON ENTRIES TO their quilt show. There is a cash prize. http://apwq.org/quiltshow-contest.html

SEE YOU WEDNESDAY.

March

February Quilt Guild

February 23rd,2011
Birthday Celebration
Remember to Renew Membership $12.00 Annual Fee


We are playing Quilto
to get your playing card and multiply your playing card by bringing
FAT QUARTERS for each card

Bring and Show your
Finished ROW BY ROWS
so others can join the fun this year

Charity 9 Patch Due- Linda B. gave
with our additional brights one in each corner
Beige fabric from Linda
XOX
OOO
XOX

Use Orphan blocks as Decoration in some item or New Prodject

Be sure to Shop at our Raffle Gift Stores
Driggs: High Country Quilting
Idaho Falls: Porter's, Jones sew and Vac
Rexburg: porters, Rosemary's Stash,
Rigby: Abbots
Teton: Sho-Gun

Binding

Binding odd angles

http://ankastreasures.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/binding-odd-angles/

Binding inside corners

http://ankastreasures.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/how-to-bind-inside-corners-plus-a-give-away-to-practice-your-skills/
(drawing closed)

January Quilt Guild

Show and Tell

Lisa from Shogun Showing us how Die Cutters work and how easy it is!!!

Thank you for all your support!!!