MAGIC NEEDLE NEWS
MARCH 3, 2011
The Magic Needle Newsletter is back! I hope every one will find something useful and enjoyable in it‘s content. I had hoped to get this issue out before the end of February, but unfortunately, that did not happen.
I did not get a lot of response to requests for items of interest to include but this is what I did get for this month. Please contact me if you have news for the next newsletter. stitchinfrenzy@gmail.com
“It Takes Charm”
Several members have expressed an interest in exchanging charm squares. This is a project that could be shared with our sister guild, Piecemakers. If you’re interested, contact Angela Faulkenberry, faulk@comporium.net.
MAGIC NEEDLE MONTHLY MEETING
The next scheduled meeting for Magic Needle will be March 10. After the business meeting the program will be a sewing workshop. Please have everything cut in advance to save time. Bring your machines and sewing supplies. We can share ironing stations. If you did not download the pattern when Angie sent it out, I have attached it to this newsletter for your convenience. If you do not wish to use this pattern, feel free to bring your own project and have a fun day sewing with your quilting sisters!
NATIONAL QUILTING DAY
Did you know that March 19 is National Quilting Day? National Quilting Day was established in 1991 by the National Quilting Association. Officially, it is the 3rd Saturday in March. Unofficially, the celebration has expanded to the entire month. The purpose of the day is to continue the tradition of quilting through education and service . Quilt shops, fabric stores and guilds host a variety of events & classes throughout the month to expand the knowledge of existing quilters and draw a new generation of quilters into the craft.
Each year, the National Quilting Association introduces a new logo block for quilting groups and individuals to add to their Quilting Day quilt. In addition, the association suggests a service project and provides a pattern for use by any individual or organization. It can be a day to gather and work on an existing service project, or to start a new project. In 2010 the service project was sewing for the troops. Quilts created for this project are provided to veterans hospitals and other local organization providing support to the troops and their family members.
Here's a link to the National Quilting Association's free quilt projects including the 2011 "Build Your Own Log Cabin" pattern developed as a service project for National Quilting Day.
http://nqaquilts.org/free-projects/
INTERESTING LINKS
Here are a few links you might enjoy
Dancing Quilt Blocks http://www.nfb.ca/film/quilt/?ec=en20110209
Bonnie McCafferey http:http://bonniemccaffery.com/
Fat Cat Patterns (free) http://www.fatcatpatterns.com/
For the past several months I have been participating in on line shop hops. There are great prizes awarded and you can collect blocks for some very nice quilts along the way. You can also find some wonderful quilt shops and great bargains. There is a new shop hop every month with new blocks to collect and prizes. The March “Fab Shop Hop” has just begun and if you like surfing the web, this is a great place to start. Here’s a link to the Fab Shop Hop with all the information and registration. http://www.fabshophop.com/hopmain.asp
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cherie Hulse is missing a 12” square cutting mat which is the top half of her rotating board. It was last used at the Senior Center. Her name is on the back. If you happen to find it, please contact her.
Happy Anniversary to Mary Lou and Billy Mosley on March 20th . 51 years of wedded bliss!
Happy Birthday to these members who have already had birthdays this year and members who will be celebrating birthdays this month:
January:
Lys Hart, our president and first birthday of the year- 1/1
Linda Blackmon- 1/13
Judy Phillips-1/17
Sue Edwards- 1/21
February:
Brenda Marshall- 2/2
Jean Rushing- 2/6
Kelly Bishop- 2/14
March:
Edna Drakeford- 3/21
Terry Harich- 3/27
I sincerely apologize if I’ve left any one out. My list may need updating.
SENIOR CENTER
Everyone is encouraged to join us every Thursday at the senior center to quilt, talk, eat, and just plain ole have fun socializing with each other. We will be planning some special projects, do hand work such as applique and crazy quilts, make ALS quilts and anything else we take a notion to do! The guild has an AccuQuilt Go fabric cutter and an assortment of dies available to members for cutting quilt projects quickly. Members are encouraged to use the system at the center to become comfortable with using it, then rent it for a small fee for at home projects. Any money collected from renting it will be used solely for replacing cutting mats used with the system and purchasing dies.
FRAYED ART GROUP
Meets monthly. Contact Janet for details. Regretfully, I have missed the last couple of meetings and don’t have new meeting details.
JUST A LITTLE HUMOR
Scientific Study Reveals Hypnotizing Effect
A recent study has indicated that fabric gives off certain Pheromones, that actually hypnotize women and cause them to purchase ungodly amounts.
When stored in large quantities in enclosed spaces, the Pheromones (in the fabric) cause memory loss and induce the nesting syndrome (similar to the one squirrels have before the onset of winter, i.e. storing food), therefore perpetuating their species, and not having a population loss due to their kind being cut up into pieces and mixed with others. Sound tests have also revealed that these fabrics emit a very high-pitched sound, heard only by a select few, a breed of women known as 'Quilters'.
When played backwards on an LP, the sounds are heard as chants “buy me, cut me, sew me!" In order to overcome the so-called 'feeding frenzy effect' that these fabrics cause, one must wear a face mask when entering a storage facility and use ear plugs to avoid being pulled into their grip. (One must laugh, however, at the sight of customers in a fabric store, with WW2 army gas masks and headphones!).
Studies have also indicated that aliens have inhabited the earth, helping to spread the effect that these fabrics have on the human population. They are called FABRIC STORE CLERKS. It's also been my experience that these same Pheromones cause a pathological need to secret these fabric purchases away when taken home (or at least blend them into the existing stash), and when asked by a significant other if the fabric is new, the reply is "I've had it for a while".
(Originally published in August 1997 in the Western North Carolina Quilters Guild Newsletter)
ROAD TRIP TO SPRINGS CREATIVE
I hope every one who went to the big sale at Springs Creative was able to find a place to stash the huge bags of fabrics I saw leaving the building. The Pheromones were definitely at work!
This issue of the newsletter has come to an end. Please let me know what you would like to see included in future issues. The format will be changing when I have some time to work on it. Any and all suggestions are welcome. ‘Til next time……….keep on quilting!
Submitted by Terry Harich
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