Here’s a recording of the Block of the Month presentation that was given at our June Meeting.
June Meeting Recap
On June 11, the Southern Branch met for our final meeting before the Summer Break. We started the meeting with some announcements. These included
- Many thanks to Moya of Patchwork Plus for bringing an amazing selection of fabrics, tools and notions.
- Many thanks to Joanna for running the demonstration table. We’re planning on continuing this on for the next year, providing members with opportunities to learn from in person demonstrations.
- Congratulations to Cathy Davis for being selected to represent the Southern Branch for the Diversity in Europe Quilt Gallery.
- Be sure to visit the “Blues” Exhibition going on at the Bishopstown Library. The exhibition runs until the end of the month.
- The Knitting and Stitching Show’s IPS gallery will be a bit different this year. They’re planning on having a Modern, Art quilt, bag, traditional, branch, and young person’s gallery. There will be one person in charge of curating each of the gallery. If you’re interested in joining in the exhibition, you’ll need to send in a good quality photo for consideration. When we get more information, we’re planning on offering an opportunity for providing photographs. Start your brainstorming!
- National AGM is October 1st, Ormond Hotel in Kilkenny. Dorothy Russell is the speaker and instructor. Find out more information about her at dotrussell.co.uk
- Theme for the National AGM Challenge is “Witches and Castles” Finished product should be no bigger than 15” x 15.”
- We’re planning on creating a teacher page on our website as a resource. Please email us at corkips@gmail.com to be included.
- River of Dreams Quilt Exhibition is happening at the Limerick School of Art and Design, June 24th-July 1.
- Open European Quilt Championships October 20-23 in the Netherlands. There is a special fibercard exhibition going on, and they’re asking people to send in fabric postcards on the theme of Twenty Find out more information at our website!
- Full list of exhibitions in the newest Newsletter.
- Membership form going to be available in September. Please print out and bring a completed form to the September meeting. Email blast will be done.
- Be sure to bring in any outstanding books back to the library in September. We’re planning on going through the library over the summer!
After the announcements, we introduced the summer challenge. This years theme is:
REVOLUTIONARY
What exactly does this mean? Well, you could take what first sparked our inspiration for the theme, the 100th commemoration of the Easter Rising. Or, you could take a more literal interpretation and work with circles or curved piecing. Another idea would be to do something you’ve never done before in patchwork. You’re welcome to interpret this in any way you choose, and we’re excited to see what you make.
This year’s prize is a sewing machine service to be performed by John O Donnell during our October open meeting.
Next, we debuted the first block of our Block of the Month, the Half Log Cabin:
We’ll be posting the step-by-step slideshow during the next week, so watch out for that!
Next was a jam packed Show and Tell. Many quilts were collected for Quilts for Crumlin. What an amazing display of work by our members:
Finally, our invited speaker, Ruth Bourke gave us a fantastic presentation on Modern Quilting. If you’d like to find out more about the Modern Quilters Ireland, you can check out the website here.
After our meeting and a bit of lunch, Ruth ran a fantastic workshop entitled “Traditional Blocks Made Modern.”
Here’s the result of our work today:
If you missed your change to weigh in our brainstorming session today, feel free to send in suggestions on programming you’d like to see for next year to our email address, corkips@gmail.com!
Our next meeting is September 10, 2016, see you then!
Photos From the Blues Exhibition
I was able to go to the fantastic Blues Exhibition this morning at the Bishopstown Library.
Here’s a slideshow of all the photographs I took at the exhibition.
If you have some time, be sure to go and check it out, as these photos do not do justice to these amazing quilts.
Spike Island Exhibitions Slideshow
Joanna, our Executive Representative had the opportunity to go to the Spike Island Exhibition opening. Below is a slideshow of some of the quilts she had the opportunity to see!
June Letter from the Chair
Greetings everyone! I hope you’ve enjoyed the beautiful weather we’ve been having! The boys and I have made multiple trips to the park, played in the backyard pool and while they nap to recover from the day, I’ve been busy working on sewing projects! I should have a completed quilt to show at our Show and Tell this meeting.
I hope you’re ready for a jam packed meeting! We’ve got a lot planned for the last meeting before the summer break.
On June 11, 2016 we’ll be meeting at the Sacred Heart Church on Western Road, starting at 10 am.
Patchwork Plus is the shop for the meeting.
— At the meeting, we’ll be announcing the Summer Challenge! We’ve decided on a prize and hope you find it as valuable as we do!
— We’ll also be holding a brainstorming session. The committee is hoping you’ll be coming armed with ideas for the programming you’d like to see in the upcoming year. We’ll be taking these ideas and incorporating them in our planning for the year over the summer.
— The first block of the Block of the Month will debut. Photocopies of the instructions will be made available at the meeting, with the directions posted to the website 3 months later.
— Ruth Bourke will be our speaker for the meeting. She’s planning on talking about the Modern Quilting movement.
— We will have our usual raffle.
— Don’t forget to bring something to Show and Tell! We love seeing your work!
— There will also be Tea and Coffee, and any refreshments you are kind enough to bring.
— For the members who’ve signed up, don’t forget about our workshop, “Traditional Blocks Made Modern” after the meeting. You should have received a supply list on what you need to bring and some cutting instructions if you wish to pre cut your fabrics.
— For any members who have outstanding library books, please be sure to bring them in! We’re planning on going through the library this summer!
Hope to see you on Saturday! Please email us if you have any comments or concerns!
Erin Case
corkips@gmail.com
Exhibition Opening
The Blues Quilt Exhibition opening is tomorrow night at six o’clock in Bishopstown Library.
All are welcome.
You’ll have the opportunity to see works from :
Margaret Walsh
Mary Palmer
Kay O’Sullivan
Ailbhe O’Callaghan
Moya Geraghty
Photos to follow!
Exhibition Opening this Thursday, May 26th
You are invited to the opening of two Textile Exhibitions in The Mitchel Hall on Spike Island on Thursday the 26th of May 2016.
“Devil in a Dress” is by Kevin Dinan and “Freedom “ the 2nd Irish Quilters’ Showcase exhibition features quilters from all over Ireland.
A boat will leave from Kennedy Pier, Cobh at 1pm and return at 3pm.
Spike Island will be closed the week starting the 30th of May and will reopen on the 6th of June.
The exhibitions will run until the 13th of June.
Please rsvp Paula (087 7699200 astrocatty@yahoo.co.uk) so that we will know numbers for the boat.
May Meeting Recap
Thanks to Susan for writing this recap for me in my absence:
There was a good buzz in the air today. Everyone was in good humour.
Our meeting started with Joanna welcoming everyone in Erin’s absence. We have a new committee and it is hoped that we can find out from members what would be liked in future meetings and that we would talk more about it at June’s meeting.
Joanna thanked Anne Marie of Kilbora Quilts for joining us at our meeting and wished her well in the future after closing her shop.
We were reminded that those wishing to submit a quilt for the National Exhibition should liaise with Joanna who will make sure they are delivered on time.
Other upcoming exhibitions were also announced including one in Bishopstown Library and Spike Island.
Executive news was given by Joanna as she is now the rep for the branch. The national AGM will take place on the 1st October in Kilkenny.
The librarians have asked that all library books out be returned by June’s meeting so that a stock take can take place over the summer break.
Mary Palmer gave a demo on binding with mitred corners and one strip binding. It was very well received.
Anne Marie gave a demo on free motion quilting rulers. It is a new way of doing free motion quilting with the aid of specific rulers and a special foot for the machine. This was very interesting and a lot was learned by us all.
Show and Tell:
Mary Palmer – Japanese and batik fabrics. Quilt for her daughter
Joanna Harrington – A charity quilt made by Evelyn Montague
Frances Mc Carthy – 1720 map of cork unfinished was a workshop given by Ailbhe
Fionnula Creed – sampler quilt to test the star block for a wedding quilt
Finishing quilts from before
Carpenters Wheel
The bag carrying the quilts was made good number of years previous. All by Bernie Kelly
Two Quilts for Crumlin
Mystery quilt designed by Mary Palmer from a few years back
And “Think outside squares” quilt top good for beginners, all by Mary O’Connor
Jar Quilt by Anne Moloney
and Anne Moloney’s quilt she did with her daughter.
Frances McCarthy – Fat quarter quilt from a Canadian themed charm pack
Here’s a slideshow from all of the photographs taken by Susan:
Postcards for Open European Quilt Championships
From October 20-23, 2016, the twentieth edition of the Open European Quilt Championships takes place in MECC Maastricht. This is a milestone to celebrate! We’ve been invited to celebrate by sending in a fiber postcard on the theme of “Twenty.”
From their website:
What do you have to do?
Below you can find the instructions for making a fibercard. This instruction was made available to us by Dineke Ugen. Design your own fibercard with the theme ‘Twenty’ and make it according to the instructions below. You can send us the fibercard by mail. In honor of the twentieth anniversary of OEQC a special jubilee exhibition is composed of all submitted fibercards. You want to exhibit with your fibercard at OEQC 2016 too, don’t you?
Instructions for making a fibercard
Special thanks to Dineke Ugen.
You need:
• A piece of adhesive batting, slightly larger than 15 x 15 cm.
• A post card, a larger piece of heavy paper or thin cardboard. Keep the weight of the card in mind with regards to the number of required stamps.
• Cotton ticking or a piece of unbleached cotton.
• Glue stick.
Method:
• Make a small “quilt” on the adhesive batting without backing. Or use thin cotton.
• Attach the cotton to the post card with your glue stick. Cut the cotton to size of the card.
• Iron the “quilt” on the card side. This is only possible if you have used adhesive batting. In case you used thin cotton you glue the cotton to the card. Cut the card to size (= 15 x 15 cm).
• Zigzag the postcard with colored yarn . Min 1.0 stitch length, stitch width 2.5 -. 3.0 / 0.4 / 0.5.
• Please note! Do not use black background fabric or black yarn to zigzag your fibercard. The fibercards will be presented on a dark wall. This will lead dark fibercards or dark details to fade into the background.
Additional information:
A fibercard can be sent as a regular post card, without an envelope. Cut out a square at the corner for the postmark. This way the mail man can enjoy your card too. Wrap your card in plastic if you used beads or other embellishment. Tape on the front side of the card, otherwise the address is not clearly visible. You can also send the card in a regular envelope. Please note! Fibercards are not returned after the show.
Please send the fibercard to our office address before September 1, 2016
You can send the card to the following address:
Textile Festivals
With reference to: 20 years OEQC
Rondven 42a
NL-6026 PX Maarheeze
The Netherlands
Good luck on behalf of Textile Festivals and Dineke Ugen.
National Exhibition Quilt Delivery
With the May 31st deadline coming up, the committee is working on arranging a delivery of our branch’s quilts. This way, you don’t have to worry about the Post misplacing your precious package.
If you have a quilt ready for submittal, feel free to bring it to this Saturday’s meeting! Don’t worry if you still have some steps to go. Joanna will be announcing more details this Saturday at our meeting. The deadline for having your quilt in the delivery will be May 25th.
Southern Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society 