This Month's Program -
English Paper Piecing Craft
Regular Monthly Meeting - not required to register but doing so helps us plan.
Shrewsbury City Center
5200 Shrewsbury Ave
St. Louis, MO 63119
Multipurpose Room
We are making fall-themed English Paper Piecing bookmarks at our November meeting!
Please bring:
Needle and thread
Fabric - ~2.5 inch squares in fall colors or your preference 8-10 pieces
If possible or desired - please also bring fabric scissors, thimble, needle threader, glue stick (we’ll have some) and any other notions that you like to use in hand sewing.
We will have these supplies on hand at the meeting (paper hexagons, paper half-hexagons, fabric squares, needles, thread, scissors, clips, sharpies, glue sticks, felt pieces, fabric glue).
Want a sneak peak at our activity? Check out these two resources:
English Paper Pieced Bookmark from American Patchwork & Quilting
EPP Turkey Towel from wild olive handmade crafts & cuteness
Want to get a head start? We recommend these tutorials:
STLMQG February 2021 Zoom Skill Builder: English Paper Piecing with Leila Gardunia(STLMQG member log-in required)
Or check her blog: https://www.leilagardunia.com/blog/2012/05/32-hexagon-flower.html
Getting Started with English Paper Piecing (EPP) by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill (MQG log-in required)
Intro to English Paper Piecing with Paper Pieces
Get It Done Quilts: English Paper Piecing Basics
Intro to English Paper Piecing with Jenny Doan of Missouri Star & Sue Daley (Video Tutorial)
REMINDERS
--- ROUND ROBIN ---
ROUND 6 FINAL PASS - Email guild by midnight 11/10/23 for prize drawing. (DO NOT POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA). Prize (awarded in November): Carolyn Friedlander FQ Bundle
All participants bring the current quilt top to the guild meeting to commence the final pass.
Do not let the original quilter see progress on their top.
--- More Reminders ---
If you have any charity projects completed, remember to drop them off. Check the website for information and patterns. Link
If you have possession of library books, they need to be returned before the end of the year. Time to start looking for them.
Got quilting stuff that you no longer want? Bring it for the Free Table. Please, only quilty/crafty/sewing stuff and try to keep it modern. No cast-off clothing. Anything left behind will be pitched at the end of the meeting.
Wear your handmade name tag for an attendance prize raffle ticket.
The best part of the meeting is Show and Share; bring your projects to show off.
--- RAFFLE TIME ---
November Raffle – Arrival of Winter by Riley Blake – Donated by Cotton Cuts. Note - the raffle gets very busy at break time, save some aggravation and buy your tickets ahead of time
Nov Raffle Link
--- After Meeting Lunch Social ---
We are meeting at McAlister’s Deli. There's an event for this on the calendar, check your app for the address (it’s near Joann’s in Maplewood).
--- ZOOM INFO for Virtual Attendees ---
There will be a Zoom option for anyone who is unable/chooses not to attend in person. Please be advised, after the November meeting we will no longer be offering a Zoom option for regular monthly meetings.
STL MQG is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: STLMQG Monthly Zoom Meeting
Time: Nov 11, 2023 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Every month on the Second Sat, until Nov 11, 2023, 1 occurrence(s)
Nov 11, 2023 10:00 AM
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