Meetings

The upcoming NF meeting is
September 1, 2010

Hospitality

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Speakers-Workshops
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The program committee is excited to share with you some of the lectures and workshops that we have planned for the coming year.  We welcome suggestions for future programs and have endeavored to schedule a diverse array of topics to meet the quilting interests of our group.  Contact any of us with your ideas or comments.

September 1, 2010:  We will begin our year with Karen Fricke, a talented local quilter who will share her technique for “Thread Sketched Photography” in her lecture.  Karen’s work has been featured in Quilting Arts Magazine.

All quilt registrations are due by the September meeting and the small quilts for the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative must be turned in at this meeting.

October 6, 2010:  We will have a large show and tell featuring the beautiful quilts that our members have made for our quilt show this month.  There will be last minute details to discuss about the quilt show so there will be no formal lecture this month.  The program committee will be sharing details about a new activity designed to encourage members to reduce their scraps and create gorgeous quilts for themselves and others.

November 3, 2010:  We will celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving through our annual “Quilting for Others’” day.  Members are encouraged to prepare quilt tops to give to the guild for a morning of hand tying, serging, and sandwiching quilts which will be donated to local shelters and others in need in our community.  Francie Parrack will be providing information about preferred quilt top sizes and other details.

December 1, 2010:  Our guest speaker will be Jane Garrison from YLI Corporation who will share her insights in a lecture: “What a Difference a Thread Makes.”  After lunch, Jane will present a three-hour hand workshop entitled “Hand is Not Always a Four Letter Word.”  The cost will be $35 payable to Nimble Fingers, plus a $20 kit fee to the instructor, which will include all materials needed for the workshop plus an assortment of lovely YLI threads.  Plan to come for a relaxing afternoon from 1-4 PM of reacquainting yourself with the joys of hand stitching and learning new stitches.

January 5, 2011:  Our talented Nimble Fingers members will take center stage this month to present a round robin of tips and techniques entitled “Tool Time.”  Our full day workshop on Thursday, January 6, 11 AM- 5 PM, will be presented by Kim Jalette, who has found a new Mystery Quilt with which to challenge us.  The cost will be $40 for Nimble Fingers members.

February 2, 2011:  Eleanor Levie will join us to coax us out of our comfort zones with a lecture entitled “Quilting Outside the Box.”  Her afternoon workshop, “Stretch a Block”, will feature a design from her book Skinny Quilts and Table Runners.  The workshop will be held from 1- 4 PM and will cost $35.  Check out her website at www.EleanorLevie.com.
Plan to bring your checkbook to the September meeting to sign up for these interesting workshops, or send checks payable to Nimble Fingers Quilters, along with your registration information, to Susan Sellers.