The quilters met on Thursday, March 9th at the Malad Senior Center. We meet on the second Thursday of each month at 9:30 AM.

There were many wonderful quilters who brought in projects to share with the group. Bonnie shared her tricot quilt in yellow which she made for a new grandbaby. Cindy had many finished quilt projects to share. Her daughter had enough fabric to make one table topper for herself and her mother. Cindy did the quilting and binding. 

Shara shared a Bunny Hill quilt in blue applique that has taken her two years to finish.

Tami and several others had completed their friendship squares. Patty made a quilt top in a Jewel Box pattern with whites and oranges. Esther shared a Massachusetts Star quilt of valor in red, white and blue.  Lori made a tractor quilt with cross stitch tractor squares, dish towels and a crochet blanket. Jill showed her latest American Girl Doll Belarusian outfits.

Debra Clark shared her directional quilt, (see picture). She made this from two charm packs and one jelly roll. These are packets of precut squares.

We had a presentation on paper piecing, given by Becky Molarski from Sew N Stitches in Pocatello. 

Becky says that almost everyone she talks to says they hate paper piecing, but guess what? Becky loves paper piecing. She also loves to teach quilting classes. She never gets a chance to finish a project because she’s always moving on to something else.

We were given a pattern for a tulip. These are the items you need for this project:

• a pattern
• add a quarter ruler
• Elmer’s glue stick
• scraps of fabric larger than the pattern requires
• a sewing machine and thread
• rotary cutter and mat
• an iron

You add a fabric piece to the back of the pattern and sew it on the front of the pattern, right through the paper. The purpose of paper piecing is to get more exact point on your angles.