Join us on Saturday, November 8

for a “FREE to Guild Members” class

Two options... both can be finished by lunch!!

(lunch could be 3:00, depending...)

We, Chris Milodragovich 549-8384 & Sue Wehmeyer 543-3020, plan to start around 10:00

This is a Sew Day at 3011 Latimer Street Fire station, head out west Broadway and take a left on Latimer... so come with food to share and plan to spend the day ☺☺☺

Mystery Project 1

2 coordinating fat quarters plus one 2x 44 strip

another secret ingredient will be furnished

Mystery Project 2

cut two 9 x 14strips & two more of co-ordinating fabs (4 all together)

36 of ribbon--½ inch ish wide or cording and a 1½ safty pin

embellishments that match the fabric

beads, buttons, sew or glue on stuff!!

Seasonal fabrics would be great this time of year.

Also, bring machine, thread, seam ripper, measuring tape... you know, the usual sewing stuff.

HELP!! I can't remember who I gave that cute little red bra purse to... and I'd love to borrow it back for a short time :) Sue Wehmeyer, 543-3020

The Missoula Round Robin Quilters have updated pictures at our website http://quiltroundrobin.wordpress.com/ . Come see our latest round! We have one more round to go. It has been fun to try new designs and build upon the theme in the center and what the others before us have done. We have been surpristed at our talent and designs and love what we have created. Michelle Baker

Jardín de México

Finished at last! This is the quilt I have been working on for the past 4 months for the Concurso de Bernina here in Mexico. Only requirement is thst quilts be between 1-2 yards square and have a Mexico theme. This one was a challenge for me for many reasons. First challenge was figuring out what I could make with fabric I have. That in part determined the color scheme. Only fabric I had to purchase was the Spice Shade Cascade for the doors. I used two of the wolors for the front and two for the back.

The two layer concept took a bit of thinking and I changed designs several times in trying to figure out how to attach doors so all layers would look nice (scratch the velcro), the doors would be removable (scratch sewing them into seam). finally arrived at bottons -- all 42 of them and almost as many buttonholes. Had a bit of a glitch when I lost the manual to my sewing machine and couldn't figure out how to make the buttonholes. Saved by the internet!

Next task was the garden itself. All the azulejos (tiles) are colored with crayons. I couldn't face the idea of appliquing all those tiny pieces. Each tile is 4" square and design is from a real tile. Had trouble getting the fountain right and after looking at lots of fountains and taking lots of pictures finally drew one I could live with. Water is angelina fiber. This is my first attempt at using it -- thanks Peggy!

Our little Mexico City Quilt Guild is having a quilt show this weekend so it will hang there first and then go to the Concurso the beginning of November. It will be interesting to see how the quilt show works. There are only about 10 active members of the guild so we are doing it all, no committees on this one. A few posters were distributes but I'm not sure where. I did post a notice at the embassy. No quilt magazines here to use for publicity. The show will be at the Anglican Church which has services in English and I suspect that will be our biggest audience. The show opens Friday night with a cocktail party for family and friends.

It will be a busy weekend but I still will be thinking of you guys and envying those of you at quilt retreat. I keep telling myself I'm going to get back for one but life keeps interfering.

My next task, well actually I have two, is preparing to teach a class on the French Rose pattern to guild here and secondly to make a wedding quilt for my son and his fiance. That will have to be finished by mid June.

Guild has really been pressuring me to teach lots of classes. I taught a design class in SEpt " How to make a quilt Mexican." That was a fun one. I started out with simply using fabric with a Mexican theme then moved to suggesting traditional quilt blocks that are Mexican. I was surprised at how many I could find. Then we started to get more creative. I gave them log cabin blocks as asked them how to make it Mexican. My idea was to use pastel colores because many of the housed are cement painted in these colores. I made the centers black because all the houses have water storage on the rooftops in black barrels. finally we looked at all the Mexican designs in pyramids, tiles, rugs etc. I think I left them wowed. These are everyday things to them so they don't see them as potential material for quilts.

Love to you all

Lorinda

A small but stunning and colorful collection of Southeast Asian textiles at UM PARTV building (across from the Adams Center). This is a collection of 19th, 20th and present day costumes, prayer shawls, story blankets and more either hand-stitched and/or hand woven.

Meloy Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11am-3pm, Friday and Saturday 4pm-8:30pm. Till October 25.

Library Books:

Please let Phyllis Scobie (360-4394) or Elaine Rose (626-5288)know if there are any special requests for Books that you would like to have in the Library. We are also looking at DVD's so if you know of any that are really great, let us know. We would like to have a wide variety and might not think of what others would want. Thanks

Guild member, Angela Rozo of Columbia, South America was recently diagnosed with a cancerous tumor. She's in the hospital in Bogota. Her address is : Carrera 12 #136-06, Bogota, Colombia, South America.

Updade as of Thurs Oct 9, a note from her husband:

Hi, Sue

I thought that Angela would have gotten her package on Monday, however, I did not plan on the government here wanting an import tax!!! Anyway, her sister in law paid it and got the package on Tuesday. She dropped it off at the hospital on Wednesday. Angela was having a bad day and it sure turned it around. She stared at the quilt all afternoon as I hung it over the door. I read her all the book and cards and it all improved her attitude. She will write you an email when she can, but she wanted me to let you know how much she enjoyed everything in the package (and from me too...it was great!!)

Angela is getting better each day. She still has lots of pain but I think they are going to get her up to take a few steps tomorrow. I think she will be released the early part of next week. I will write more when I get a chance.

thanks again for the package and being such a great friend to her,

Jerry

Angela can get emails at dirnberger@aol.com

I am looking for a few good women!!!! I would love to start a round robin with 6-8 quilters. I would like to have a theme but we can just do our own thing, whatever we decide. If you are interested, contact me at grizzly.girl@yahoo.com or 251-3460 or 544-0375, Peggy Floyd

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