A New Theme Song for RWYS??

At retreat. . .the girls of the "Parrot" room rewrote a famous song and performed it for us on the last morning. The melody is to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" . . . .perhaps we should adopt this as our theme song. Thanks gals. You are great.

The words go like this:

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the sewing of the quilt

Let the spouse and kids go hungry, we will never feel the guilt

Let the housework go to blazes and the trees and flowers wilt

As we go quilting on....

Glory, glory, halelujah

Glory, glory, halelujah

Glory, glory, halelujah

As we go quilting on.

IMPERFECT QUILTER - ROTARY MATS

While at RWYS retreat, Nadine Arney, shared a tip on how to revitalize your rotary mat. Since these mats are expensive....anything that can make them last a little longer is very helpful. Thus, here is how it is done:

To clean your OLFA mat, use a generous amount of ROOM temperature water and a few drop of mild detergent. Soaking it in the tub for about 10 - 15 minutes will help to re-hydrate it. Use a soft, mild bristle brush such as a toothbrush or mushroom brush (did you know there was such a thing???) and create a lather and gently clean your mat. Rinse it with room temperature water and wipe it dry with a cotton towel. Please note that warm or hot water, and direct sunlight might damage the mat. Dry it and store it FLAT. To keep fibers from getting caught in surface, use a lint roller after each cutting session.

ALSO....CHECK OUT DARLENE SMITH'S LINK FOR RETREAT PICTURES:

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Meeting Notice

REAP WHAT YOU SEW

a ministry of First Christian Church

6750 N. 7th Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85013

AUGUST 16, 2011

Early Birds: 3:30 – Take me out to the Fair; GO Block and BOM; Pineapple Rule demo

Evening Song Birds: 6:30 – Take me out to the Fair; Go Block and BOM; Pineapple Rule demo

COUNTING DOWN!!!

We are counting down o two big things….Fall and the retreat….both are drawing near. Fall brings a lot of fun things, including the State Fair. Darlene Smith will give us a run down on the fair and YOU ARE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE…..please bring any items you have submitted to the fair in the past, items you want to submit this year, ribbons you have won and anything else you might have that is fair related.

Also, Sandy will give the first of many demos on how to use your Pineapple Rule.

We had a virtual harvest of fabulous quilts last meeting. Thank you all who so faithfully give to this ministry with your time, talent, finances, etc. Your work is greatly appreciated by those in need.

WE WILL HAVE A BLESSINGS DAY THIS WEEK ….. 8/13. WE ARE A WEEK EARLY DUE TO RETREAT. SO, PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO COME AND BE HELPFUL HANDS.

THERE IS NO “NAME THE BLOCK CONTEST” THIS MEETING…INSTEAD…TO EARN YOUR EXTRA MONEY….PARTICIPATE IN “FAIR” MEMORABILIA AND/OR COME TO BLESSINGS DAY.

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Ramblings, continued

I'm still new at this and accidentally published before I edited.....I really can count. I know some of you wonder sometimes.... my edit would have been to identify THREE of my favorite books, not TWO.

Ramblings from the Imperfect Quilter

Good morning to all of you....

Just thought I would take a moment and share a couple of my favorite books and tell you why I use these so much. You might want to look for them on Amazon...used books....or check out "quilter's dump" sales....ever been to one? These are fun and perhaps we should have a true "dump" sale where we bring in fabric, books, extra notions that we want to shed. Any takers on helping set this up? This would be different from the auction where anything is game...this would be only for quilting stuff. Let me know if you would like to do a DUMP SALE.

Ah......but, I digress. Here are two of my very favorite books:

1. Measure the Possibilities with Omnigrid, by Nancy Johnson-Srebro - great reference book for using your rotary cutter. Learn to cut almost any shape with this book.

2. Quilter's Complete Guide, by Fons and Porter. This is truly a quilting "bible". While we have advanced in some things...this book is a solid, tried and true reference book.

3. 40 Faboulous Quick-Cut Quilts, by Evelyn Sloppy (what a name, huh?), but another great book with good quilts and excellent instructions.

Please share with me.....some of your favorite books.