LAQ Minutes: March 21, 2026 …..taken by Sue Green
Ronda brought a car-load of sewing supplies from her neighbor who is moving.
Members spent a good 30 minutes rummaging through the magazines, notions, fabric etc.
Formal meeting started at 9:40
Lynne mentioned the presentation that will be held at the Eppson Center on April 10, starting at 6:30 pm. Scott Schell will be talking about insects that can affect our fibers.
We had a group introduction around the table.
Financial report from Michaella: Our funds are about $3,500.00
Joan spoke about our retreat in May. She asked who was coming for one day or possibly two. She spoke about making Hospice quilts. Members volunteered to bring fabric and other supplies. We brainstormed design and piecing. Mary said she was saving some bags of fabric for just this purpose. We all agreed that we would just be making tops at the retreat and the backings and quilting would be done later.
It was decided that we would have a regular meeting in April anyway(aside from the retreat). It would be a show ‘n Tell, get to know each other….
May meeting on felting: Joan would be showing how to “shrink” wool and would bring her little machine. Cathy (other presenter) would do some felting using needles. Sue may run the meeting because of absences.
Uncommon Threads Gallery Showing: 2027 Tentative for August 20,21,22. We are considering a new space for the showing: The Collective on 2nd street. Most loved the venue, much bigger, better parking, more exposure, opens up more possibilities with the “space” in the middle. The cost could be $ 1,400.00, maybe less. It was mentioned that it’s really not a fundraiser for us but a demonstration of our talent and exposure for the group. We just need to be able to fill the space? Can we do it?? Should we consult Sharon about the space and how art would or could be displayed. Judy said we could actually use the ceiling beams to hang a quilt perpendicular to the wall as a little room divider.
The lighting seems good there as well.
Michaella started an introduction to her Thermofaxing/Foil application presentation. We all got our glue rubbed out early since it takes time for the glue to dry.
Show ‘n Tell:
Sue showed her forest scene with coyote, continuing to practice thread painting.
Barbara had a little mermaid swimming in the ocean. I thought it was great for her first thread painting attempt!
Maureen showed us 3 quilts, all made from hand dyed fabric. She tried a new Hunters star pattern. She also showed us a 20” x 20” dyed fabric with circles on it from a couple years ago. It was lovely…not finished yet.
Micaella is practicing her Inktense painting. She quilted together two printed pieces of fabric with flowers and leaves on it. Then she quilted the two pieces together following the fabric design. Then, colored in the flowers etc. with the pens. Beautiful!!
Mary challenged her “hate to hand sew” challenge by making a lovely embroidered flower on a piece of her dyed fabric. She then cross hatched the whole thing with large basting stitches.
Next Challenge project: Barbara passed out 2 color cards (from paint store) that we need to create something using those two colors. Each color had 3 “hues” of that color.
Lynne took a fabric with a scene on it and cut it into small squares. Then she put all the squares back together again with small spaces in between and “window paned” the entire piece. She sewed tule over the entire piece.
Ronda used chenille to make strips for grass at the bottom of a flower she has yet to create growing out of the grass.
Everyone got up around 11:30 to finish their thermofaxing/foiling design. We all left with samples.
Ajourned and clean up around 12:15.
