February Meeting Recap

On February 13, 2016February 13, 2016 By corkipsIn Meeting Recap3 Comments

To begin, Happy Valentines Day!

We had a great meeting today! Moya from Patchwork Plus was our shop for the meeting. Jane started off with a few announcements which included a request for members to join the committee in April, as only two members are continuing on.

Mary O’Conner briefly spoke about Quilts for Crumlin, hoping to reintroduce it as a charity our branch can focus on. Quilts for Crumlin gives quilts to seriously ill children aged 0-17in hopes to provide comfort to them during a challenging time. Ms. O’Conner challenges our members to create any sized quilt and show and donate it at our June meeting.

Erin then debuted the Block of the Month Quilt:

It features sashing, diamond cornerstones, and two borders! Watch our blog in the next week for the directions to complete your Block of the Month quilt!

Arlene Shawcross then did her presentation, “Stitch to Enrich” which featured these beautiful works from various artists:

Thank you Arlene for your amazing presentation!

We then had an inspiring show and tell!

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Enjoy some snapshots from the meeting:

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Our next meeting is March 12, 2016! We hope to see you there!

Workshop Opportunity

On February 10, 2016February 9, 2016 By corkipsIn Class OpportunityLeave a comment

12592447_1147358601941629_1246877409521861149_n — Photo courtesy of the Irish Quilt and Design Facebook page

IRISH QUILT AND DESIGN

MARINER’S COMPASS

Saturday & Sunday, 27th & 28th February 2016

In this two-day workshop we will learn to draft, and make, Mariner’s Compass Blocks. We will also look at various types of Compass blocks, and at some of the design issues of putting them in a quilt.

This block looks complex, but just like the Feathered Star from January, it’s all about breaking it down into straightforward and do-able steps. By going through the drafting you get a better understanding of the block, this makes it easier to develop your colour placement for the compass you want.

Learn how to get the sharp points sharp, and the curves nice and smooth. We brake down the construction into nice easy steps. See how to keep track of colours and placements, so that even if you are interrupted, or have to put it away, you don’t loose track of where everything goes.

We will also look at a number of methods for setting your Compass into a square block – two methods of setting into a circle, or how to piece it into a background.

As usual, we gather at 9.30 for coffee and ‘something nice’ for class to start at 10.00. We take a break at 1.00 for Emer’s famous lunches, in the dinning room. And class finishes at 5.00, but the studio is available in the evenings and early mornings for anyone who wants to ‘sew on’!

Price: 2 day workshops, lunches and snacks €190

Bring List: You will receive a bring list on booking, anything specialised will be provided.

Questions: Contact Emer Fahy at emerfahy.quilts@gmail.com

Accommodation: There is some accommodation at the studio (on a first come, first served basis) and there is lots of accommodation nearby – happy to give recommendations.Quilters coming by bus/train/air: kits and equipment will be made available, please arrange at booking.

Back to Basics – Patchwork Terminology

On February 8, 2016February 7, 2016 By corkipsIn Back to BasicsLeave a comment

We’ve posted another video to our YouTube channel! This week’s video goes over some of the terminology you may come across when you begin patchworking!

Enjoy!

Back to Basics – Tools for Patchwork

On February 1, 2016January 31, 2016 By corkipsIn Back to BasicsLeave a comment

Here’s our third video in our Back to Basics series. In it, you’ll find examples of many of the tools needed for patchwork, and some tools you may be interested in investing in after you’ve made a quilt or two. Enjoy!

Quick Housekeeping

On January 27, 2016 By corkipsIn AdminLeave a comment

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If so, please contact Olivia to ensure you’re in the database! Her email is carrigaloe AT gmail DOT com

Back to Basics – Threading a Sewing Machine

On January 25, 2016January 20, 2016 By corkipsIn Back to Basics, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Here’s our second video for the Back to Basics series.

In the video below, you’ll see how to thread a Juki 2010-Q sewing machine.

Not sure how to thread yours? Check out your owners manual!

Back To Basics Series

On January 18, 2016January 15, 2016 By corkipsIn Back to BasicsLeave a comment

The committee of the Southern Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society has decided to make education a priority for 2016, especially education for beginner patchworkers. This includes not only education at meetings, but also our new video series on YouTube!

Our first video published is entitled “Back to Basics, Parts of a Sewing Machine”

Other videos we’ve completed include “Tools for Patchworking” and “Threading a Sewing Machine.”

Do you have a suggestion for a future video we can add to our list? Just put a comment on our YouTube page or here, and we’ll add it to our growing list!

January Block of the Month

On January 13, 2016January 12, 2016 By corkipsIn Block of the Month1 Comment

Well, it’s time for the last block of our Block of the Month Project! It’s been a great year, where we were able to learn new skills!

This month, we tackled foundation paper piecing by making the Wheel of Fortune Block.

This block requires a foundation template which you can download here.

I created a presentation to explain the basics of the block for during our January meeting. Our members enjoyed it so much that there was a request to make a presentation for the web. I created it today and have posted it to YouTube.

Be sure you check out our Pinterest website for inspiration for quilts to make with this block.

January Meeting Recap

On January 9, 2016 By corkipsIn Block of the Month, Meeting RecapLeave a comment

Happy New Year from the Southern Branch!

We had our January meeting on the 9th, and had an amazing attendance!

Jane started the meeting with a few announcements.

These included:

Committee members will be needed in April, the majority of the current committee will have to step down then.
The finally tally for the Christmas sale was €1725!
Patchwork Plus will be having a sale January 23rd and 24th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

We set up a few special tables this meeting as well.

The first was our Back to Basics table:

It was an opportunity for newer patchworkers to get a closer look at some of the tools that can make patchwork easier.

We also had our Swap Your Stash Table:

This will be in our next few meetings, and is an opportunity for you to rejuvenize your scrap stash! Just bring a 3 L bag of scraps. Bring a bag, take a bag. Scraps should be at least 5 inches square.

Erin then made a presentation for the final block of the Block of the Month, the Wheel of Fortune!

We had another amazing Show and Tell this meeting!

Mary brought a quilt that was inspired by the Wild Atlantic Way:

Assumpta shared a quilt she made using a Missouri Star Quilt Company tutorial, the Dresden Sunburst:

Catherina shared one of her first quilts, made with scissors, and hand quilted!

Joanna brought a few quilts to share. Two were quilts for her grandson:

And the last was a Christmas table runner.

Finally, Ailbhe shared two quilts. The first was her first quilt which included pieces of her wedding dress:

and a quilt that she had made for her son:

Then Apple Tree Crafts gave us a demonstration on an easy quilt to make with Half Square Triangles.

Here are a few more shots from our meeting.

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We hope to see you at our next meeting on February 13th!

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