March Update

The first quilts of the baby quilt challenge are in! The quilts will be on exhibit at the Steel Days quilt show in July. Don't miss out--get your challenge fabric from Claudia if you do not have it. Thank you Nancy, Jane and Peggy.

The March meeting will have the theme of Nostaliga featuring keepsakes paired with quilts. Signature quilts, keepsake linens and similar ideas will be shared. Remember your Show & Tell--March 4 at 10 AM in Pleasant Grove.

A special workshop in April with quilt show award winner Terry Young has been scheduled, and we will be learning to make Lone Star quilts. She will teach us the strip-piecing method of construction. Look for supply information n the near future. Terry's clear instruction and success oriented methods will be appreciated by everyone attending the workshop.

The pieced block for technique week will be a traditional pieced tulip--just in time for spring, The featured technique will be half-square triangles. This will give you a second spring flower block to go with your paper-pieced crocus from last month. Necia will have another applique tecnique ready to share on March 11th. Be sure to bring your blocks from last month to the technique day workshops. You may receive something from the "goodie box" if you have done your homework. Carmen has corrected the size of the crocus block, so get your corrected pattern at the quilt room or the March 4rh meeting. Sorry for the inconvenience.

We were able to complete tops for 4-1/2- flannel rag-edge quilts at the February community service day. In March we will finish the quilts with batting and backing. Several baby quilts are out for quilting and binding by group members now. The donation shelf in the quilt room is starting to fill up. Thank you all for your assistance with these projects.

Remember Thursdays are available for you to use the quilt room and receive help on your projects. Contact Carmen to be sure of available instruction time.