Ohio LongArm Quilters February Mini Meeting Pictures |
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Bona and Jodi Robinson hosted the Mini Meeting at Bona's home. Bona demo'ed the Statler Stitcher and Jodi showed us how she does freehand all-over edge-to-edge. We also watched a video showing how to do special things with one of the software program for the digitized machines. Pizza, veggies & dip, cookies, candy, soda, coffee & tea. What more could a body want? Three members of the PA Longarm group joined us. Pictures and info from Anna B |
Eight women participated in the mini meeting at Dottie's studio. We began with coffee, tea and delicious donuts. We sarted sharing fillers and all- overs on a white board but quickly went to the machine. We took turns filling in squares on the fabric. Sometimes one lady began an idea and someone else showed a different approach to the same idea, or showed a variation that worked for them. Our ideas bounced around and we never shut our mouths! After soup, salad and cake for lunch, we continued with instruction on the square in a square sewing method Dottie teaches. There was more machine time with some feather demos and McTavishing basics and the majority of the group left around 3 pm. Pictures and info from Janet Joehlin |
Four members met at Carol Erickson's home and had a marvelous time (those of you who had to cancel missed a great evening!). We ate and drank first, while Nancy Rab did a Show & Tell. We helped her decide how to quilt a few of her customer quilts. Pepper performed all of his tricks for us and was rewarded with treats and guests clapping & yelling "Good Boy, Pepper". Then off to the Sewing/Quilting room for the Piece as You Quilt demo. We all tried Carol's machine and were impressed at how easy it was to use. Carol also gave us a list of her Favorite Tips and Her Favorite Fabric Stores Online. After that we got to see all of her unquilted tops and how she stores her fabrics and UFO's. This gal is quite clever. Pictures and info by Anna Bachtel |
| Pepper taking money from Carol's pocket. |
| Be VERY careful with the rotary cutter! |
| CAROL'S FAVORITE TIPS |
| Yahoo Group "Home Quilting Systems"' files; Vicki's strip quilting |
| #1 Use PVC pipe to raise the height of a table. |
| #2 Make a Big Board using wide board from the lumber store, batting and cotton drill cloth cover (no picture) |
| #3 Make a light weight portable ironing board, to carry to class, by covering the cardboard (that fabric is wrapped on in the stores) with batting a cotton fabric. |
| #4 Favorite tools are: Proportional Scale for figuring the % to reduce or enlarge block patterns on your printer and #5 Flexible Curve for figuring shapes (such as a vine in a border) |
| #6 FAULTLESS Lavender Spray Starch available at Walmart for less than $1.00 and smells great. |
| #7 Use an old bottle with a small pouring hole to fill your iron with water. Ketchup bottles are great. |
| #8 When pinning fabrics together, put the FIRST pin pointing TOWARD the raw edge. This prevents it from shifting as you handle it. |
| #9 Use an Office Organizer or a Sturdy Napkin Holder to keep your rulers handy |
The Hula is an easy dance to learn. Just follow my moves. |
| February 28, Saturday 9:00 AM Diane Wantz invited her OLAQ friends to breakfast and a mini class before the Lake FarmPark Quilt Show. These pictures show how much those in attendance enjoyed themselves. It was a perfect beginning to a wonderful day. Pictures by Rosemary Darraugh |
| "Now listen here, Connie, there is no reason to be offended because I said you are a little on the short side." |