Quilt Gathering Newsletter ~ November 2010 issue
Hello Fellow Quilters~
Welcome to the 3rd QGN for 2010. Welcome to autumn! Crafters up here in the PNW sure are having a cold autumn! Brrrr…stay warm & safe out there everyone. This newsletter was late as I was sick for quite awhile. Thank you for being patient!
The holidays were just around the corner but we have since celebrated several of them. If I had not gotten sick I would have sent these issues out sooner & included recipes, ornament ideas, gift tag ideas, etc. so future newsletters will include some or all of those ideas. Hope you all are staying warm :-).
Currently Looking For
Mary Jo is looking for some great ideas for a backing fabric for a quilt called Beach Glass.
Aunt Mary is looking for articles for needlework in the Middle Ages.
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Accomplishments & Works in Progress
Please submit pictures of what you are currently working on or what you may have already finished that you would like to share with the group so that we can all admire each other’s work throughout the year leading up to the next quilt gathering. I will be posting the pictures on the website as soon as I receive them. Please send all submissions either to thequiltgathering@hotmail.com or via mail to P.O. Box 1075, Tonasket, WA 98855. Thank you.
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Monthly Quilt Pattern
This month the quilt pattern we thought we would share is Wrench Set:
http://www.quiltmag.com/quilt-patterns/wrench-set/ .The finished lap quilt is 57 “x 78 ¼”. Enjoy!
Interest & Reading Corner
1. What kind of upcoming events/happenings/festivals are you aware of that you think others might enjoy checking out?
2. Any new quilt or fiber stores of interests?
3. Are there any new books or magazines that you would recommend sharing?
We would love to hear from you of what new & exciting things are happening near you.
This past month I came across the yarn shop from the author, Debbie McComber, in Port Orchard. It is really called “On Blossom Street”. Across the parking lot is another store of her’s that has all kinds of collectibles and is a doll shop. Yarn shop is absolutely amazing and worth going to. I haven’t gotten the chance to visit her other store yet but sometime in the near future when the budget isn’t quite so tight. Also if you haven’t been to The Yarn Garden in Portland you should check that out too. Melissa & I went there recently when she was on a quick trip to the area. As always it was great to spend time with family.
Not sure if any of you have been to the quilt store in Olympia/Tumwater called Ruby Street. I went there in September and they have some nice prints in there that several of you would probably enjoy.
A new knitting book I would recommend is More Last Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Haverson.
Group Question
Ideas for the next quilt gathering have been suggested already. How does everyone feel about going camping at a KOA or similar type of place toward the end of June/beginning of July?
Would anyone be interested in having a quilt gathering on a sailboat/boat?? It might be kind of nice to have one with an ‘Ocean/water theme’ for a change. Or how about one with an outdoor theme/camping theme after all Grandma did love going to the forest and snagging new plants for her yard:-).
