Learning New Techniques

Four of our talented guild members demonstrated techniques in a Round Robin presentation at our January 18th meeting.

 

Kelly Brown teaches her technique for squaring up quilts.

 

 

Jan Thompson demonstrates her method for dyeing lace.

 

Carolyn Mangler shows us several ways to
create quilts from jelly rolls.



Debra Van Tassel demonstrated her techniques for making
microwave bowl potholders.



 Sherry Hocker brought her beautiful Thanksgiving table runner for Show and Tell.

Quilt Guild Meeting Rescheduled

The stars are aligned! We were able to reschedule the guild meeting that was canceled last night to NEXT Wednesday, January 18. Same time, same place, same program. Many thanks to the presenters, the program committee, and the hospitality committee for being so flexible. Many thanks to all of you for understanding our need to cancel since the weather was so questionable.

We'll see you all next Wednesday.

Nancy Elgin
President
Estes Valley Quilt Guild

January 11 Meeting Cancelled

This doe suggests you stay inside and enjoy the view!

 

Because of adverse driving conditions, the January 11, 2017

EVQG meeting has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule and

will post that information when we have it.

 

Stay inside and make a pot of soup, brew a cup of tea, watch a movie, read a good book, or work on a quilt this evening. Quilters are resourceful!





January 11 Meeting - Round Robin

The first meeting of 2017 will feature a Round Robin of techniques presented and demonstrated by four of our members.

 • Carolyn Mangler  - “Jelly Roll Quilt” - Learn how to make a quick, cute quilt top with your jelly rolls.  Adding some surprise extras makes it special.  She will also present, “Making Half Square Triangles”  This block is used in many complex blocks.  However, making the HST’s one by one can become tedious. There are several methods to making lots of HST’s at once and Carolyn will demonstrate how to make HST's from a tube, make 8 HST’s at once, and squaring up your HST’s quickly and easily. 

 • Jan Thompson – “Dying Lace” – Hands on demo. Have fun learning to dye a piece of  lace you can use in a quilting project. It is an easy and inexpensive way to add a technique  to your repertoire.  

• Debra Van Tassel - "Microwave Bowl Potholders” These handy all-cotton holders will protect your hands from getting burnt when removing a bowl from the microwave.  They can be made in several sizes and also serve as cozies to keep your soup, stew or  cereal warm - or your ice cream cold!

 • Kelly Brown - “How to Square a Quilt”- Kelly will share her method for squaring a quilt. This was a topic on the 2016 survey that many people requested! 

Join us for a fun night! Guests are encouraged to attend for a nominal fee of $10. Join us at Good Sam’s, 1901 Ptarmigan Trail, Wednesday, January 11, at 6:30 pm.