(The February 12th meeting will be held at the Augustana Lutheran Church at 5500 S Woodlawn. There is a nice parking lot and no stairs. Enter from Woodlawn. Walk west from the parking lot to the door to the church. The meeting room is all the way to the back. It’s the same location that we had our Yours, Mine and Ours presentations.
We will have a hands-on Workshop on English paper piecing using hexagons, presented by our own Cheryl. . You should bring pins, needles, a pin cushion, dark and light thread and scissors. Fabric hexagons and hex paper templates will be supplied, as well as wool felt backing to complete one coaster. You are welcome to bring your own fabric and felt if you want to.
6:30PM - snack & chat
7PM meeting starts
Agenda items for the business portion of the meeting:
Treasurer’s report
Update on the Quilt show
Update on the Cook County Display
IQF Entries - 3 Blue & White Guild Quilts
Scholarship
Monthly raffle
Show & Tell
Raffle Baskets for the Quilt Show
Categories this year are
(Batiks, Wine & Cheese, Stationery, Fat Quarters, Yarn, Flannel - new category this year)
We need someone to be in charge of each basket to help gather up fabrics and baskets to be used. The baskets will be assembled at our March 12th meeting at the United Church of Hyde Park.
Last Call - please let us know if you made a block for either the Sampler quilt or the Indigo Churn Dash quilt. We are submitting the applications on Saturday, Feb 9 after they are appraised.