Arizona Greyhound Fall Festival

OLB has created many items for sale at the Fall Festival in Tucson:

Please visit http://azgreyhoundrescue.org/html/fall_festival.html






Our quick video tour shows our craft table with baby quilts, bibs & receiving blankets, computer wrist rests, wallets, coasters, microwave baked potato bags, sewing machine caddy, bun warmers, wine bags, My Minkies, crayon holders, more dog, cat & hound place matts, a Fairy wall hanging, and best of all, our Christmas tree with hounds wall hanging. We will also have hound throw pillows (pillows for hounds to play with), fleece blankets, and quilts for hounds & babies.

Trip Around the Star Class

Please note: The incorrect name was given for the specialty tool required for the class; it should have been "QUILT in a DAY's Triangle Square Up Ruler." If you do not have one and are unable to pick one up prior to class, one will be avalable during class and there will also be copies of the grid for everyone. We will first concentrate on making the STAR block.

PRIOR TO CLASS:

Choose 5 fabrics for the star & make a fabric key

Press fabric (I use Best Press or Magic Sizing for this) & cut as follows

#1 - lightest - (cut 2 - 2 1/2" strips & 2 - 1 1/4" strips)

#2 - medium light - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip)

#3 - medium - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip)

#4 - medium dark - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip) #5 - dark - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip)

You may also press (again using Best Press or Magic Sizing) & cut your 2" strips for the "trip" per the instructions in the pattern.

Magic Tiles Quilt Materials List

We will work on this project Feb 23rd and there will be a Sat. class to finish up if needed. Heidi giving instruction.

Fabric for tile portions:

12 fat quarters of fabric OR 12 cuts of 1/2 yards of fabric (if you purchase the 1/2 yard pieces you will have enough for a queen size quilt.)

Additional fabric for construction:

1st Border - 1/2 yards of fabric

2nd Border - 3/4 yards of fabric

Binding - 3/4 yards of fabric

Grout - 1 1/2 yards of fabric

Thread the same color as the grout fabric

(Queen size quilt will need extra border and grout fabric)

Cutting instructions:

Cut a 16 1/2 by 16 1/2 inch block from each of the 12 fabrics for lap size quilt.

OR

Cut 24 squares 16 1/2 by 16 1/2 inch blocks from the 12 different fabrics for a queen size. Bring the scraps for making 1 additional block.

Cut one inch strips of the gout fabric. Cut selvage to selvage.

Bring sewing tools; sewing machine, rotary cutter, scissors, seam ripper, etc.

Christmas Party 2008

QUILT RAFFLE RESULTS!

Linda Ferguson won the quilt from the raffle! Congrats Linda!

Arizona Quilt Guild Raffle

This quilt was designed by Linda Adkins, Hope Adams, Gus Nelson, and Barbara Harrell for the Arizona Quilt Guild.

This quilt will be displayed around the valley, and people can buy tickets from any AQG Board members. Interested folks can also e-mail Gus at gusnaz@cox.net for tickets as well. The cost is six tickets for $5.00 or one for $1.00.

The drawing will be held in March 2009 at the Mesa Spring Quilt Show. All proceeds will go to the Arizona Quilt to fund teachers and traveling expenses for quilting classes.

October 2008 Quilter of the Month: Heidi