Month: May 2017

May Meeting Recap

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IPS Southern Branch met on 13 May, with main speaker Moya Geraghty on “Big Prints and how to use them,” the Sewing Shed shop in attendance and a great show and tell from our members. Erin, our outgoing chair, presented the latest block of the month and was in turn presented with a quilt made by members of Southern Branch in gratitude for her work for the branch during her time in Cork. 40 shades of green to take back to the USA!

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She likes it!

 

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Can you find the 9-patch you made?

Hazel Armstrong brought a display of the items she makes for “Days for Girls” – a day in June is being organised, come to sew, or donate the makings. Contact Mary O Regan for more information (see separate post about this).

Announcements:

2 June, 2017: Deadline for River of Dreams show. Any baby quilts shown can then be donated for Henry Bear Quilts. Further details and entry form here.

17 & 18 June, 2017: Lismore Quilts – Quilts in the Cathedral (more information here)

Month of June, 2017: Exhibition of Current “and Older” Patchwork Quilts by Christine M. Sawyer in Fermoy Library

On Big Prints:

  • Let the big print tell you what colours to use – and use the print for the centre  or the border
  • Slash and lattice the big print
  • Combine with small prints in a disappearing nine-patch

Gallery of Big Print Quilts:

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Show and Tell: 7 members brought work to show

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Reminder: June meeting is 10 June, 10:00 – 13:00 at Sacred Heart,

Days for Girls – Want to help?

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We are having a Days for Girls kit making day Monday 26 June 2017 @ Bishopstown GAA hall, 10am to 4pm – bring your own lunch.

Let us know what you feel you might like to do to help… Overlocking, machine sewing, tracing, cutting out, ironing, donating items, chatting!!!

Queries?: Please contact: Mary O Regan (mary “at” redsockproductions.com 0876682641), or Mary Palmer (marimu.designs “at” gmail.com) or Assumpta Lydon (skipper.assumpta “at” gmail.com)

Email – corkireland “at” daysforgirls.org

Donations Required

  • Kam Snap DK-93 Presser with size 20 dies and snaps. Table top press.
  • Girls/ladies briefs – small sizes. Girls size 25 ½ inch up to ladies 12. Dark cotton. Bikini style ok – no thongs or boy style. We can dye light colours.
  • Hotel size soaps
  • Face Cloths – dark colours
  • Ziplock 1 gallon size Freezer Bags – (26.8cm x 27.3cm)
  • Polyester machine threads – not cotton (breaks down in the Sun’s UV rays!) Medium/ Dark colours
  • Overlocker threads Medium/dark colours
  • Drawstring – grosgrain or cotton twill – (1/2” to 5/8” i.e 13mm to 16mm width) Lengths of 40”

FABRICS – ALL FABRICS NEED TO BE PRE-WASHED

  • No Print with a face/eyes
  • No Insects or snakes (butterflies okay)
  • No Camouflage / Guns / Hunting
  • No Cartoon / TV / Pop Culture / National Flags / Words / Girly Glam
  • No solid saffron (Buddhists robes) – yellow in patterns is okay.
  • No light colored fabrics that easily show stain
  • Flannel – patterned/dark coloured (stain hiding) for liners. We are badly stuck for flannels – we can use scraps that are minimum 9 inch square.
  • Bright Cottons for Bags
  • Colourful/Dark cotton for Shields

What we need to make 50 kits

  • 27 Yards 100% Cotton
  • 44 yards Flannel
  • 2 yards PUL (editor’s note: Polyurethane laminate – I had to look it up!)
  • 110 Yards drawstring
  • 100 Knickers small sizesPhoto 13-05-2017, 12 27 53.jpg
  • 50 Face cloths
  • 50 Hotel size soaps
  • 50 Snaps/poppers
  • 100 1 gallon Ziplock Bags

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