It was a very well attended meeting, as you can see by the candid shots of “the Room.” We welcomed our 4 new members.
There was the business meeting, committee reports, etc.
The program for the evening was Finishing Touches – Quilt Bindings and Labels. Participants Janice T, Sally M and Kathy W all showed labels of all kinds, including hand printed, machine embroidered, hand embroidered, and pre-printed labels on fabric.
Janice T – hand embroidered label 
Janice T – machine embroidered label 
Janice T – machine embroidered label 
Janice T – hand printed label on pre-printed form 
Janice T -labels by the yard 
Kathy W – hand printed label on the X on the back of a quilt. 
Janice T – sample label 
Kathy W – sample labels 
kathy W – labels printed on fabric 
Kathy W – labels printed on fabric-2 
Sally M – Quilts of Valor sample label
Cynthia and David Y gave a binding demonstration with flange binding. Check it out on youtube.com where you will find several helpful videos for this cool technique. Loretta T showed her lazy way of using Elmers Schoolhouse glue to affix a binding which she first saw demonstrated by Sharon Schamber on youtube (check youtube.com for Binding the Angel, parts 1 and 2).
During the course of the meeting, there was, of course, Show and Tell. Ya gotta have show and tell for quilters to show off and share their work, as well as being able to appreciate the work of others.
Carol Z – Quilts of Valor quilt 
Cynthia L – baby quilt 
Kyoko Y – fidget quilt with lots of interesting things including a hidden pocket 
Janice T – zip top handbag she made for her hairdresser 
Laura P – Prairie Point Fidget Quilt with surprises under each prairie point square. 
Vickie H – Star Surround by Eliasa’s quilt top. A kit she got at Threads Run Thru It.
The meeting was then adjourned to the refreshment room where there were a few nibbles and a lot of donated fabric to be had at very reasonable prices !! See you next month on the 14th, same time, same location.
Blue Ridge Quilters 