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April Meeting update- this month we learned how to machine quilt.

4/23/2017

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Jan was our instructor for April.  Jan took a machine quilting on your domestic machine from Christa Watson at QuiltCon. Jan is also a wonderful teacher so this month was a fantastic lesson!  We will have the resources updated soon with the templates shown here. 
Here are 2 books that Jan recommends. 
Jan explained how to spray baste with 505 spray. It is best to spray the quilt backing and top instead of the batting.  And you can spray then gently fold the quilt top in half to move it around and then lay it out on the batting. The 505 spray does not gum up your needle as well.  

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Jan had some examples of how to section your quilt top before you begin quilting.   It is best to stitch in the ditch to stabilize your quilt first before you do the free motion quilting. 
​Think of how you can follow the piecing design to travel from one side to the other of your quilt.  Here is one example that Jan showed and gave us ideas which path to follow from one side to the other. 

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Jan also had templates for us to trace so we could section our quilt sandwiches and have different areas to try a few free motion designs. 
Members got right to the machine quilting- here we are busy at work.  
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And here is Maria's free motion quilting- the double and triple loop! Oh and Jan recommended using some kind of grippy gloves to better control your quilt. 
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Thank you Jan for another great workshop!  We hope to see some completed quilts using this free motion technique at the next Show and Share!
Linda is collecting slab blocks for the Great Canadian Quilting Bee in June.  More info can be found on our Community Events page.  Here are some we have received these past few months. 
We also have another logo block brought in.  I think we are going with a leaf/ tree theme!
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And we did have more Show and Share this month, but I forgot to take photos.  Hopefully we can upload a few more soon.  Sheilagh is showing her block that was hanging in the Crimson Tate booth at QuiltCon.  It was EPP- Sheilagh's favourite quilting technique!  Mary had her flying geese circle tote bag and Pat was showing us her elephant quilt that was made with raw edge appliqué like our ticker tape workshop in December.  Linda was busy once again and made a few Lone Star quilts as well as the Pantone Greenery quilt and Stars quilt.   Sarah made a Libs Elliott inspired greys and lime green quilt and Joyce made a grey quilt that she is in the middle of machine quilting. 
In May, Sonia will be showing us how to make a traditional block into a modern block and Jan will be explaining an online  palate builder website. 
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