October is traditionally our open meeting, and in order to get the word out, we’d love it if you could post our information poster in billboards in your community!
Thank you for helping to get the word out!
September Meeting Recap
Apologies for the lateness of the post, I needed to leave the meeting early to catch a ferry for a holiday, and our internet in France was very slow.
On September 12, we met at the Sacred Heart Church on Western Road for the first meeting of the year.
Membership dues for the year were due at this meeting, €40 which goes to the executive board. Due to insurance, you can only attend 2 meetings prior to paying for your membership. After those two meetings, you won’t be covered by insurance anymore!
We’ve also increased our door fees to €4 for members, and €8 for non-members. This increase in fees is a result of a motion passed by members at our AGM in April.
Our meeting started out with announcements from our chair, Jane.
We showed off the eight blocks of the Block of the Month that have been created so far, in two different colorways.
Then, Erin followed with a recap of the Block of the Month project we’ve been doing since February. Then, using the projector, showed a step by step tutorial of this month’s block, the Spools block!
In future meetings we’ll be doing a step by step visual tutorial for the remaining blocks!
Maeve from Limerick Quilt Centre did a demonstration.
Photo by Susan Garde
Christmas Placemats!
Photo by Susan Garde
Sadly, I had to leave before the Show and Tell portion of the meeting. Please, if you have photos I can use in a slideshow, please send them to our email address, corkips@gmail.com.
Our next meeting is scheduled for October 10 and will be our open meeting!
Letter from the Chair
Letter from the chair.
September is here already! Time to get out all those projects we put away in June, thinking it was ages before we had to think about them again. I am thinking in particular of a Name Tag–our summer challenge. Erin has given us lots of support on the internet all summer, so we have no excuse. We have a new committee member, Susan Garde – welcome!- she has already proved very useful as our ‘local knowledge’ Colette has taken on the roll of membership secretary.
Our next meeting will be this Saturday 12th September at 10am.
It will be a great chance to catch up, show off all the summer work and get inspired for the winter.
Our shop will be Limerick Quilt Centre, and Maeve will be giving us a demo.
Please show your summer challenge with pride! The great prize will be a lucky dip, so everyone has a chance of winning.
The block of the month will be demonstrated by Erin, and we will do a recap of the blocks so far.
We hope to have a great Show & Tell, please leave all your works of art at the front desk.
It is subscription time again, the annual subscription which goes straight to the executive is €40 .
Eilis (has stepped in again for us) will have a separate table for subscriptions. PLEASE remember to bring this as it helps so much with administration.
It was agreed at our AGM in April that our door price would be increased to €4 and €8 for visitors. Still excellent value for a great morning of inspiration.
Tea and coffee will be provided, but again cakes etc depend on your generosity, and you have never let us down yet!
There will be our usual raffle.
Phew! Just in case you have given up the will to live, here it is in a nutshell:
Saturday 12th September 10am
Subscription € 40
Show & Tell
Summer challenge – name tag
Raffle
Limerick quilt Centre will be our shop
Maeve will give a talk/ demo
Entrance fee € 4 , visitors € 8 .
Cakes required
Block of the month demo,& recap.
We are really looking forward to seeing you there
Jane
Chair Southern Branch IPS
Churn Dash Directions Available!
Time to download the next block from March in the Block of the Month Project, the Churn Dash. We use strip piecing skills and learn about half square triangles in this block.
You can download the instructions here.
Have you made your Rail Fence block yet? Show us a picture!
Rail Fence Directions Available!
The Block of the Month Directions are available for February’s block, the Rail Fence! Directions for strip piecing and scrap pieces are included in the handout. Have you made yours yet? Send us a picture! We’d love to see it! Download the directions here.
Be on the lookout September 1st for the directions for the March Block, Churn Dash to be posted!
August Block of the Month
August has finally arrived!
We’ve been hard at work over the last few weeks preparing the materials for the block for you!
Introducing August’s Block, the Half Rectangle Triangle Star!
You can find the downloadable materials here.
This is our first opportunity to work work templates. IMPORTANT NOTE: A small square has been drawn next to the Half Rectangle Triangle (HRT). When you print out your template, be sure that your square measures 1 inch square! This will ensure your Half Rectangle Triangles will end up the correct size. Be sure to cut the bevels of the template. Cutting the bevels into your half rectangle triangles will make sewing together the triangles easier.
If you’re new to working with Half Rectangle Triangles, do not fear, we’ve created a video tutorial for you!
Be sure to subscribe to our channel to ensure that you’ll be notified of any future uploads.
Be sure to check out our Pinterest page for other tutorials and inspiration!
Enjoy! If you have any questions or problems, feel free to message us! Happy Sewing!
July Blog Silence
We’ve been pretty quiet on the blog this month, for good reason! On Saturday, August 1st, we’ll be debuting the August Block of the Month! This month’s materials includes not only the step by step directions via a handout, but also a video tutorial that will be posted to YouTube!
We’re also brainstorming for more video tutorials, so if you have any requests, please leave a comment on the blog!
February’s block materials will also be posted to the website, as our six month waiting period will be over!
See you on Saturday!
Summer Challenge Update
How are you doing with your summer challenge? I’m brainstorming my layout and trying to figure out how to paper piece my name so it’s about 4 inches across.
Have you seen the latest issue of Love Patchwork and Quilting?
They’ve got a pass holder project that you could easily use as a holder for a name tag!
Let us know how you’re doing in the comments. Be sure to check out our Pinterest page for more inspiration!
July Block of the Month
The Bear Paw block! Another excellent user of scraps!
Download the instructions here!!
Check out our Pinterest board for inspiration!
June Block of the Month
Our June Block of the Month is the X – Plus block! Using skills we learned in last month’s block, we create the “X” portion of the block. Perfect for using scraps you have in your scrap bin. Directions for this block will be uploaded to our site in December.
Check out the scrappy versions on our Pinterest page!
We’re putting the finishing touches on the directions for July. Be on the lookout for the instructions for these blocks on July 1st!
Southern Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society 