Ideas and Show and Tell. Mar 20, 2021

 An interesting option for field trip

Barbara

Rhonda

 Book club "assignment" for the chapter on limitations, mostly self-imposed.  

Theme-- "no rules" using something I have on hand--a drawer full of seam binding, bias tape, rick rack lace and trim (at least one package proceed at 25 cents).

Started with a "canvas" made with stitch witchery. I randomly dropped the assortment on the canvas, pressed without rearranging. Many did not touch the fusible so put tulle on top and stitched down. Sewed lace rosettes on top. It's so put of the box for me I'm going to hang in my  "creating" room. Maybe one day it will grow up and be a studio.

February 20th Show and Tell & minutes

 LAQ Notes

02-20-21

 

Present via Zoom:  Barbara, Brett, Carmen, Christy, Dolly, Judy, Kathleen, Mary C. (Zoom host), Mary K., Maureen, Michaella, Ronda

Old Business:

1. Dolly researched teachers offering lectures, classes, or workshops via Zoom. The web sites of those who might work best for LAQ are:

https://www.cindygrisdela.com/

https://lyrickinard.com/home/

https://www.clairebenn.com/

An email survey will be sent out to members to determine how we proceed. 

She also mentioned a site with lots of $38 classes - video only, no teacher access or student interaction. https://gallicreative.com/ 

2.  Since we plan expenditures this year, we will continue to collect annual dues. Send $20 to Brett Selmer, 2608 E Park Ave, Laramie, WY  82070-4862

3. Discussion about challenges included utilizing Deb Donnell’s donated fabric in a fall book club with Artful Improv by Cindy Grisdela.

4. We have several Hospice quilts in progress and Barbara is making labels. The requested size is approximately 58” x 72”. It’s better for the quilts to be more narrow than wide to avoid getting caught up in bed rails or tangled in legs. Brett has another pattern that would work. Mary K. continues to provide pro bono quilting for LAQ Hospice quilts with 13 in queue. Several volunteered to help with binding. Our current Hospice contact is Lisa Shipley, their volunteer coordinator. Update: Hospice re-opened Monday, February 15. Mary C. and Brett are looking into an optional (virtual?) workday mid-to-late March.

5. Dye Days at Dolly’s may be scheduled for August.

New Business

1. Mary K. will provide a Photographing Your Work demo in the fall

Show and Tell:  laramieartquilters.blogspot.com

Next meeting:  March 20 

9:00 am social; 9:30 business

Lydia will present a Painting on Fabric demo

SHOW AND TELL

"Aviary"  42 x 57

Technique & design by Emily Taylor

Made & quilted by Maureen tenBensel

Kathleen Bertoncelj

Judy Knight

This is first in another series I'm doing to use up tatted circles in a bunch of different colors and patterns that were made as experiments by "master tatter" Mary Maynard who was from Missouri but lived at least the last 20 years of her life in Laramie. She about 10 years ago and her daughter was going to toss all her unfinished tatted experiments along with much of her other stuff--Mary was a classic depression-era person who collected lots of things and parted with almost nothing. 

Her protegé and friend, Isabel Glass, offered to "host" a sale of Mary's things.  I bought all of the tatted experiments -- three plastic containers that normally you'd put beads in, maybe, but Mary used them to organize her tatting experiments by color.  Mary self-published two books on tatting, and she designed note cards using the tatted circles as flowers that we sold in the LPM until they ran out.  I'm trying to think of different things to do with the tatted circles, but they do lend themselves to be florals.  There are lots more where these came from, but no greens, and these are all the pink ones. 

Demo Images and notes from January meeting

LAQ Notes

01-16-2021

Present via Zoom:  Ashley Hope, Barbara, Brett, Carmen, Debbie, Dolly, Judy, Kathleen, Kirsten, Lydia, Mary C, Mary K, Maureen, Michaella, Ronda

Treasurer’s Report: 2,078.78 balance

Dues:  Brief discussion (build reserve, hire teachers, group travel, resource obligation, tax liability) then tabled until February meeting. 

Book Group:  Creative Strength Training by Jane Dunnewold. Michaella will send email to organize two groups starting January 23 and 27.

Recording Meetings:  Agreed unanimously. Mary C. will provide this month’s demo.

Challenges:  Postponed. A group (Judy, Michaella, Kirsten) will introduce a plan to start after the book group ends.

Teachers/lecturers for 2021:  RMCQ has been revived and is inviting teachers to give lectures via Zoom. A group (Dolly, Ashley Hope, Debbie) will check this out and make recommendations for LAQ.

Long-range planning:  Brief discussion (steering committee, divvy up chores, structure positions, involve more in leadership roles). Ronda volunteered to work with space and food when that time comes. Tabled until February meeting. 

General:  Social time will be scheduled for 30 minutes at the beginning of each meeting.

Show-and-Tell:  Send photographs to ashleyhope1@gmail.com no later than the day before each meeting. They will be displayed during the meeting and posted along with the minutes at laramieartquilters.blogspot.com

Shibori Demo by Mary Corcoran

Next meeting:  Saturday, February 20; social 9:00 a.m.

 

LAQ SHOW AND TELL- January 16th

 

LAQ Meeting January 16 2021 Show and Tell

Judy Knight 

From Judy Knight 1) is #4 in my series in an on-point set variation with a “star” cornerstone.  2) is a little wall hanging using up some old blocks and embellished with fabric covered beads and piping.

Barbara Bogart

Barbara Bogart                 Scrappy hills

Barbara Bogart     Scrappy rock

Barbara Bogart         Scrappy sun

                                                Barbara Bogart                 Wave after wave

Ronda Whitman
						Didn't quite get either little wall hanging finished, but close enough for right now.

Got a new sewing machine this week and am trying to figure out out, practicing and experimenting.

January 16 LAQ Meeting Agenda

 Here's the agenda:

9 am social time available

9:30 am meeting starts

Business meeting:

1. Treasurer's report (Brett)
2. Decide re: dues for 2021
3. Book group update (Michaella)
4. Decide re: recording meetings
5. Challenges - Have them? If so, leader(s)?

New business:

1. Teachers/lecturers for 2021
2. Long-range planning - starting to think about where we want to be in a year or two or five

Show-and-Tell

Shibori "demo"

   The demo is sharing information from Quilting Arts TV 2405 that was presented by Patricia Kennedy-Zafred. I have been unable to locate any online source to watch any Quilting Arts TV episodes without buying them. You can find the show preview and a handout for the technique by searching for episode 2405 at quiltingdaily.com. If you scroll down and click on Patty's art image, you will access an instructional handout that you can print. You can also view Patty's work on her website: pattykz.com.

 December 19th 9am Meeting Show and Tell

 Marilyn

"My latest project.  This husky was our neighbors ' in Canon City and our dog"s best friend. The wall hanging went to them for Christmas."

 Judy Knight

"I’m using up fabric!  All same pattern setting which turns out exactly 52” x 78” that Hospice wants.  Having fun using up hand dyes and stash. Small variation each time besides color. A size I can machine quilt.  I know it’s not show & tell tomorrow but these might be gone soon if Hospice opens."

Rhonda

This is a panel with some hand quilting, some machine quilting and a couple of embellishments. Fun, but time consuming, with nowhere to stop.

Dolly

"This book was recommended by a few members of MXDYERS . 

It has great instruction on dyeing specific colors in gradation & uses US measurements instead of metric.... easier for my pea brain! 

I think it will become a well used tool for my dyeing. "

The Works of Wyoming store on Second Street in Laramie is opening a new gallery space next to the existing shop.  The new gallery has three spaces -- one large space and two smaller ones (tiny, really).


Their plan is to schedule exhibits by Wyoming artists in these spaces for a month at a time, beginning in May.  With three spaces, they can handle three shows at a time.  At present, they are soliciting artists to exhibit in May, June and July.  After that, it may be a juried process, with a small jury fee.


Artists will do their own hanging.  Exhibits must be up the first day of the month and down the last day of the month.  For each exhibit, WOW will organize a reception and do all the advertising for the show.


The gallery will be open only on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, but will be staffed during those hours.  WOW carries full insurance.


All items must be for sale.  Items sold will remain on exhibit until the end of the month.  WOW will take a 40% commission for nonmembers (I think it's 30% for members) and will handle all the sales, including collecting sales tax.  They will also ship pieces to customers.  Artists will be paid in the month following the sale.  Each artist must complete a W-9 and 1099 form if sales exceed $600.


I think this is a great opportunity for LAQers to get our work out there.  Can we talk about putting together a show for July or August?  With the 150th anniversary celebration, there will be a lot of activity downtown this summer.