Wildflower Quilt Guild

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2023 Activities

Welcome to the Activities Page – we have so many activities planned for this year. 

No Quilt Challenges or 2023 UFO Challenge this year since this is the year of the Quilt Show. 

The Rainbow Scrap Challenge is something that will be done on your own. The Charm Square Swap, Birthday Fabric Raffle, Quilter’s Pal, Block of the Month Project, “Playin’ with Pinwheels” and Share Your Skill are activities planned for 2023.

All patterns and instructions can be found as attachments to the monthly newsletter, as well as on the Facebook page (Wildflower Quilt Guild | Facebook) and the guild website. (Wildflower Quilt Guild). Look for the activity tables on the lefthand side of the room during the guild meetings.

Please refer to Wildflower Yearbook for contact info on classes

RAINBOW SCRAP CHALLENGE 2022/23 (RSC22)


Online resource - superscrappy.blogspot

The RAINBOW SCRAP CHALLENGE is a fantastic way to use up your scraps! If you are new to the Rainbow Scrap Challenge,

this is something you do on your own. 

Visit Superscrappy.com choose any pattern you wish to use. The idea is simple. You will collect together all the scraps that you can find of the assigned color and create some quilt blocks. You can make any size block you choose and any block design you choose. Just use up those colorful scraps! Some people choose to create one specific block each month, while others choose to create different blocks. The choice is yours!

Check out the So Scrappy website for ideas from other RSC quilters.

What can you use these “rainbow” blocks for?

  1. You can keep the blocks for yourself
  2. Make them into donation quilts
  3. Donate them to the Wee Care Bee to make into donation quilts
  4. Donate them to the Quilt Show Boutique.

At the end of the year, we encourage you to put your RSC blocks together to create a rainbow quilt. We will share these “rainbow masterpieces” at our April guild meeting the following year.


2022/23 COLORS

Completed Projects from RSC 2022

Due April 2023

Month
 Color
January
 Brown
 February
  Red
 March
  Aqua/Teal
 April
  Gold
 May
  Pink
 June
  Green (but not lime)
 July
  Bright or Navy Blue
 August
  Purple
 September
  Orange
 October
   Light Blue
 November
   Lime
 December
  Yellow

2023 BLOCK OF THE MONTH PROJECT

Playin’ with Pinwheels

Jan Rogers - Coordinator


This year we will be Playin’ with Pinwheels for our Block of the Month activity from the book, Around the Block by Judy Hopkins. This such a fun project that you can customize anyway you want. Jan Rogers will be making all the sample blocks and I have been assured that IF YOU FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS (LOL) it is very easy and quick to put these blocks together. This Block of the Month project will last through December 2023. We will find a time during 2024 for a show and tell of all our finished creations. Happy quilting and have fun!



Month
 Block
January
  Electric Fan
 February
  X Quartet
 March
  Louisana
 April
   Double Pinwheel
 May
   Turnstile
 June
  Spinner
 July
  Paper Pinwheels
 August
  Brave World
 September
   Windmill Square
 October
  Grand Right and Left
 November
  Yankee Puzzle
 December
  Year's Favorite

SHARE YOUR SKILL
Karen Woodham - Coordinator

In hopes of promoting quilting as a hobby, encouraging members to try new techniques, and hoping to offer fellowship with other members, we want to offer a NEW activity. If you have a particular skill or technique that you would be willing to share/instruct, please let Karen know and she will help you organize it.

I am offering this in the grid quilting technique starting this month. I will offer instructions at my home, at one of the bees, or some other space if interest outgrows my space. I am thinking 1 – 3 “students” at a time. Instruction time and place would be coordinated between you and your ”students.”


Current List of Skills Being Offered


GRID QUILTING

Definition: taking squares of fabric and adhesive grid interfacing to create traditional quilt blocks.

Would you like to learn the basics of grid quilting?

Learn how to adapt other blocks to create your own patterns.

Contact: Denise Farquhar




IMPROVING QUILTING BASICS

New to quilting or want to try a new skill? Kathy can help in many areas.


Freezer Paper Applique

  Quilt Construction
  Accurate 1/4" Seams
  Beginner Machine Quilting
  English Paper Piecing
  Paper Foundation Piecing


Contact: Kathy Greene





CHARM SQUARES

Renee Owens - Coordinator

Guidelines for Charm Square Swap

Every month, or any months you want to participate, bring (24) 5” squares in a plastic bag with your name on the front. These may be the same fabric or different fabrics. During the meeting we will mix up the squares with others that brought squares. After the meeting pick up your bag to take home (24) new charm squares.

Each month will have a new Charm Square Theme as shown below:

Month
 Theme
 Month
 Theme
Jan
  Red
 Jul
  Black and White
 Feb
  Green
 Aug
 Purple
 Mar
  Yellow
 Sep
 Orange
 Apr
  Pink
 Oct
 Fall
 May
  Blue
 Nov
  Christmas Print
 Jun
  Patriotic
 Dec
 (no swap)

BIRTHDAY FABRIC

Tammy Ferguson – Coordinator

This is a great way to clean out your stash of unwanted fabric, so you have more room for fabric that is new to you. It is also a great way to “win” new fabric at our monthly guild giveaway.


There are three (3) ways to win this fabric at the guild meetings.

Members who bring in fabric for this drawing, will get to put their name in for a chance to win.


Those having a birthday that month will have their name put into a separate drawing.


Anyone can purchase a chance to win for $0.25. There is no limit on the number of chances you may purchase, but each person can win only two (2) prizes at each meeting.


Any member who wants to contribute please bring items listed below in good quality quilting fabric.


Please place loose fabric, listed below in a quart size labeled baggies.

1 Panel piece (in baggie)

2 Fat quarters (in baggie)

½ yard of fabric (in baggie)

1 yd. spaced-out prints (in baggie)

2.5” Charm Square Pack

10” Layer Cake

5” Charm Square Pack

1 Jelly Roll


If you don’t have a baggie at home no problem, we will have some at the meeting. If you are not able to cut down to size no problem, we can take it home & cut it down for next time.

QUILTERS PAL

Judy McMahon – Coordinator

Quilter’ Pal is a fun activity that encourages members to get to know each other better. At the October and November guild meetings participants complete questionnaires and turn them in for the December drawing.


At the December meeting participants draw for their secret Quilter’s Pal. Every month you bring a fun gift for your Quilter’s Pal and your Pal will bring a gift for you. Place your gift in the Quilter’s Pal area, and try not to “get caught” by your Pal.


Your identity is kept secret until the Christmas party. This is the most fun meeting of the year, and part of the fun is revealing yourself to your Quilter’s Pal. You deliver your Christmas present in person to your Quilter’s Pal. It is customary to have a small thank you gift for the person who has given you the wonderful gifts all year.


As you are running around and shopping throughout the year, remember your Quilter’s Pal and pick up anything cute you might find.


Please stick to the recommended price limits for your gifts.


PRICE LIMITS

$10 - $15 for monthly gifts

$20 for the December gift