We recently were informed of the death of IPS member Sheila Allen from Kerry.
We send her family our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Launch Event December 6th
This week is the launch of the new shop for Cork Craft and Design in the Douglas Woollen Mills.
Tomorrow evening is the opening:
Everyone is welcome!
Mary Palmer also has an exhibition going on next door at On the Pigs Back. Be sure to go and check it out!
December Letter from the Chair
Greetings members!
The Christmas season has always been my favourite time of the year, even before my boys were born. We’ve put up our tree, and I’ve even hung the patchwork stockings I made last year on the mantle.
The committee met today to start to plan the rest of the meetings prior to the summer break.
On December 10, 2016, at 10:00,
we’ll be meeting at the Sacred Heart Church on Western Road for our annual Christmas meeting!
Patchwork Plus will be the shop for the meeting, and Moya will also be giving us a talk on Christmas Patchwork Projects!
Our next two blocks of the Block of the Month project will be debuted.
Ann is putting the finishing touches on the annual Christmas Table Quiz. Be ready with your quilting knowledge!
We’ll see the results of the Christmas Challenge, Mug Rugs!
In response to members requesting a Kris Kringle, the committee is going to be running a Mug Rug Swap from the Challenge Mug Rugs! For members who don’t want to swap your challenge, don’t worry, you’ll be able to opt out of the swap if you want. Bring a Mug Rug, take a mug rug!
Bring your projects for Show and Tell! Our last few Show and Tells have been amazing, and full of inspiration!
We’ll have our usual Raffle!
Tea and Coffee will be provided, however cakes and other goodies will be dependent on members.
We’re looking forward to seeing you on the 10th! If you’re unable to come, we wish you a healthy and safe holiday season!
Christmas Challenge 2016
As mentioned in our November meeting recap post, the Christmas challenge for this year is
MUG RUGS!
What is a mug rug exactly? Think of it as a cross between a mini quilt and a coaster. It needs to be large enough to accommodate a cup of tea and a biscuit, or piece of cake.
Making a mug rug is a great way to use up scraps! A small finished size means that you can use those smaller scraps to make yours!
Use this as an opportunity to try a technique or style of quilt you’ve always wanted to try out!
When I participated in a mug rug swap, I decided to make an Irish Chain mug rug. I took this as an opportunity to practice free motion quilting swirls.
If you need some inspiration for this challenge, I’ve created a Pinterest board of different tutorials, you can find it here.
Don’t feel like you have to make yours Christmas themed! Make whatever suits you!
November Meeting Recap
Hello members!
What an amazing turnout we had at our November 19th meeting!
We had the opportunity to host two shops at this meeting, Lismore Quilts and Sew Crafty Fabrics! Our members enjoyed all the shopping available.
We also invited the members of the Mid-Western Branch of the IPS to join us at our meeting.
We had two demonstrations going on, Slow Stitching:
and disappearing Nine Patch:
We started out the meeting with announcements. These included an announcement from member, Bernie Kelly:
A Christmas Market will be held in the hall of the Presentation Secondary School, Ballyphehane on Sunday 4th December. This is a great opportunity for crafters to sell their wares in advance of the Christmas rush!
Tables for vendors are available priced at €25.00 each. All proceeds go to school fundraising.
Email admin@presballyphehane.com
It would be great to get some of our enterprising members to participate!”
Second was the announcement of the January workshop, Drawstring Patchwork Bags, lead by Tomomi McElwee:
The sign up sheet will be available at our December meeting!
Our December Challenge was announced as well. Members are challenged to create a Mug Rug.
What is a Mug Rug exactly? It’s a small sized quilt, around 6 to 9 inches large. Large enough to set a cup of tea and a biscuit on. We’ll be doing a blog post in a few days about this.
After our raffle, we began the Southern Branch Show and Tell. Here’s a slideshow of all of the amazing work our members showed off:
Next, the Mid-Western Branch Members began their part of the Show and Tell:
After our meeting, the Mid-Western Branch members joined us for an open sew afternoon.
It was a great meeting!
See you at our next meeting, December 10th!
November Letter from the Chair
Hello Members!
It’s time for our November meeting, happening at
10:00 am
November 19, 2017 at the Sacred Heart Church on Western Road.
The committee has been working hard since the last meeting and we have a LOT to share with you!
First, we’ve hosting two shops at our meeting, Lismore Quilts and Sew Crafty Fabrics! It’s a great opportunity for you to get supplies to finish the projects you’re working on to gift over the holidays.
We’ll also be hosting the members of the Midwestern Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society! It’s a great opportunity to meet and network with the members from Limerick. We’ve asked them to bring some projects to show and tell to inspire us!
Our November Block of the Month will be debuted.
Our December challenge will be announced. We’re looking forward to seeing what you make!
During our social time before the meeting, we’ll also have a slow stitching demonstration. Be sure to check it out!
The sign-up sheet for Tomomi McElwee’s class, the Drawstring Patchwork Bag, will be available. This workshop will be happening after our January meeting, from approximately 1 pm to 5 pm. The cost of the workshop is €30. Remember that sign-ups are first come first served!
There are a few books left from the Library book sale. These will be available for €2.
We will have our usual raffle.
Be sure to bring your projects to show off during Show and Tell! We’d love to be able to inspire the Midwestern Branch as well with our makes!
Tea and coffee will be supplied, we look forward to seeing what cakes and other refreshments you can provide.
After the meeting, we’ll host the Midwest Branch for an Open Sew Afternoon! For Southern Branch members interested in staying, we’ll have lunch available for a small fee. **Note, depending on demand for the open sew afternoon, be prepared with a hand sewing project just in case there isn’t enough room for your sewing machine! I’ll be bringing a quilt to sew the binding on just in case I won’t be able to work on my sons’ quilts!
See you all on Saturday, please feel free to email me if you have any questions! corkips@gmail.com
Meeting Reminder
Just a reminder to members, our November meeting was changed to the 19th due to hall availability. See you then!
October Block of the Month
Members who attended our October Open Meeting had the opportunity to see the construction of the October Block, Wyoming Beauty!
If you weren’t able to attend the meeting, have no fear! I’ve recorded the slideshow for you!
In the slideshow are several quilt variations that you can make with this block, just by rotating the block!
Enjoy!
October Meeting Recap
October 8 was our annual open meeting and we had an excellent turn out!
During the extended social time, we had three demonstrations: a patchwork bag by Sheila, the AccuCutter by Assumpta, and the Block of the Month, Wyoming Beauty.
We started the meeting with a few announcements. These included:
- The Knitting and Stitching Show is happening October 20-23 in Dublin. You can find out more information and buy tickets from the website.
- The Open European Quilt Championships are happening the same weekend in Maastricht. You can find more information from the website.
- Members should have received their latest newsletters. Deadline for the next issue is October 20th.
- Our November meeting will be a joint meeting between the Southern branch and the Mid-Western Branch. Two shops will also be joining us for the meeting, Lismore Quilts and Sew Crafty Fabrics. We’ll also be having an open sew afternoon!
Next, John O’Donnell from Singer Sewing Centre in Waterford gave us talk and answered questions from the members.
Next, our members gave us a spectacular Show and Tell. Look at all of the amazing work!
We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting happening November 19th!
Below is a slideshow some of the snapshots Susan took at our meeting:
Book Sale Preview
Here’s a list of the titles available at the book sale tomorrow! They’ll be available for €2 per book. Arrive early for the best selection!
Beaded Elegance
American Quilts
The Twentieth Century’s Best American Quilts
Art Quilts: A Celebration
Batik – Introduction
Beyond Boundaries
Birds of a Feather
The Contemporary Irish Textile Art
Creating Scrapbook Quilts
Cotton and Wool, Miss Jump’s Farewell
Creating Sketchbooks for Embroiders and Textile Artists
Free Stuff for Quilters on the Internet
Fantasy Fabrics
Fiberarts
Folk Quilts
Hand-Dyed Fabric Made Easy
The Irish Linen Industry
Loving Stitches, a Quite to Fine Hand Quilting
Magic Patch
Needlepoint Designs from American Indian Art
Patchwork Duet
Plain and Fancy: Country Quilts of the Pennsylvania-Germans
Prints and Printmaking
Kaffe Fassett, Glorious Knitting
Vogue Guide to Patchwork and Quilting
The Quilting and Patchwork Project Book
The Art and Technique of Creating Medallion Quilts
Nancy Crow
Quilts from Europe
Quick and Easy Crazy Quilt Patchwork
Quilts, Quilts, Quilts
Quilting with Style
Mastering Quilt Marking
Quilting Workshops
Serging for Softies
Summertime Quilts
Strip Patchwork
The Uncommon Quilter
Thread Play
Thread Magic
Threads of Time
The Contemporary Quilt
Tifaifai
The Pieced Quilt, and American Design Tradition
The World of Carpets
Transformation
Where Love Resides: Reflections on Love and Life
Southern Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society 