Esther Emerson led the meeting and began with recent announcements.

Our club received letters from Samaria Days and from Jean Thomas from the Welch Festival thanking us for our quilt exhibits.

Mt. America Center in Portneuf will be having a quilt show. 

The Enterprise ran an article about the Montpelier Quilt Show.

Debbie Schoolcraft and Cindy Gevas had quilts in the show and Cindy won an award for best
of show.

Crafting Supplies are now available at the Holiday Barn.

The quilt club is nominating officers for the upcoming year. We need to think about who we wish to nominate.

Utah State Quilt Guild will hold their State Quilt Fest on October 7. It is usually held in August. October is better. It will be held in Davis County and the staff will include national teachers. One class will teach us how to quilt on a regular sewing machine.

Two shop hops are coming up. Allen Drug and Variety is part of the big shop hop. This runs from September 23-October 5th. Each shop will give out patterns or small gifts. 

Heritage Quilts & Fabric Shoppe – WY

Jones Sew & Vac (Idaho Falls & Pocatello) – ID

Bernina Sales & Service-Stylish Fabrics – UT

Best Kind Embroidery & Quilt Shop – WY

My Girlfriend’s Quilt Shoppe – UT

All-Star Sages Creek – ID

Beyond Bolts – Fabric • Quilting • Crafts – WY

Valley Fabric Shop – WY

Allen Drug & Variety – ID

 There will be an upcoming event on October 11th and 12th at the Heritage Square in Samaria. This is the place to feature quilting and to get your charity quilts tied. There will also be quilting
demonstrations.

Tammie Benson says, “Some people don’t consider it to be a quilt if it’s tied rather than being quilted. The definition of quilting is a top, middle and bottom and it doesn’t matter how it’s put together.” 

Show and tell:

Debbie, (Brenda Daniel’s sister) made three lap quilts for her grandchildren. Jolynn John made a lozenge quilt plus two other quilts which she had quilted for her. She said it had been a two-year project. She also brought an old steam iron to show the group.

Debbie Schoolcraft made a mystery quilt for Peach Days in Brigham City. Many quilts were made with the same pattern, and they are all different. It was suggested that we have a mystery quilt category for the Onieda County Fair next year.

Sharon Harris suggested that the quilting section of the county fair book be revamped. It’s hard to figure out what category to enter our quilts in.

Tracy Drury showed two quilts she had been making with Esther. 

There was no quilt block class this month. 

Kristy showed a quilt she made for her niece. Jill showed a Celtic doll dress she made.

Esther taught a class on applique. First you choose a coloring page for your pattern and cut out a template from a reusable material such as cardboard or plastic. Next you cut out your fabric pieces, plus a piece of Wonder Under, press it on and you don’t need to use pins. With your pattern there are three ways you can do your applique.

1. Cut out the pattern leaving a seam allowance so you can turn under your raw edges and press them.

2. Cut all pieces a bit larger—1/4 inch and put both your pieces and stabilizer face to face. Sew around edges, leaving an open space. Turn your pieces right side out and then iron the wonder under stabilizer to your piece—make sure your Wonder Under will end up on the bottom of your turned pieces.

3. Cut out your pieces without a seam allowance. You will be leaving your pieces with a raw edge and using a zig zag stitch or blanket stitch around all the edges, preferably with matching thread. This can be made adhesive by using Wonder Under or spraying with basting spray or glued on with a glue stick—leaving a 1/8-inch area that isn’t glued. You will still need paper (paper towel, used dryer sheets, or newspaper) for a stabilizer.

Next month we will have a class on machine or hand embroidery and a hot lunch will be served. 

For November’s class we will learn to make a six color Hexagon for a table runner.