Welcome to the Nimble Fingers Web Archive!

Here you will find articles and items of interest that have appeared on the Nimble Fingers web site in the last year.
Items can be found by date order.

Newsletters:

November/December 2007 Newsletter
January/February 2008 Newsletter
March/April 2008 Newsletter

Meeting Notes:

November 2007 Meeting Notes
December 2007 Meeting Notes
January 2008 Meeting Notes
Febrary 2008 Meeting Notes
March 2008 Meeting Notes
April 2008 Meeting Notes

Executive Meeting Notes:

November 2007 Executive Meeting Notes
December 2007 Executive Meeting Notes
February 2008 Executive Meeting Notes
March 2008 Executive Meeting Notes

November 7, 2007:
Quilt Appraisals by Mary Kerr. Mary is an ACS Certified Appraiser, from Woodbridge, VA. Her website is www.MaryKerr.com. She will be able to see about 6 people that morning, each one to get 30 minutes for a written appriasal of a quilt you'd like to show her. Payment will be made directly to Mary ($40 each for written appraisal and $15 for a verbal consultation). Sign-ups can be made at the October meeting desk or directly to Burt White (Abilumo@aol.com).
November 7 Workshop: See note below---Quilting for Others

November 7, 2007 we will spend the morning Quilting for Others.
I am getting teams organized for the November Quilt-in and will have signup sheets at the October meeting. Just in case you can't make it to the October meeting, here is a list of the tasks that we typically do at the Quilt-In. Please email Beth at bethasmith3@comcast.net and sign up for one of the tasks listed below.
If you are a new member or don't know many people in the guild, this is one of the best ways to get to know other guild members.
One or two floaters who can help with setup, distribute tops, batting, backing, and other supplies, and just kind of keep things moving from one team to the next. The floaters also help Beth get all the batting, etc. out of her car, and carry it inside. If you have a luggage cart, that helps a lot. At the end of the meeting, floaters help Beth put everything back into her car and kiss her goodbye.
We need four teams of at least two people each for making quilt sandwiches. This involves laying out the batting, then the backing right side up, then laying the top right side down over the batting, and then pinning all three layers together. (Note, you can make the sandwich in any order you like as long as when the quilt is serged and turned, the back and top right sides are turned out, and the batting is inside the quilt.) If you sign up to do this job, please bring a good pair of sharp scissors.
Next, we need at least three or four people who can bring a serger and appropriate thread of any neutral color to sew up the edges after the sandwich is pinned. I believe we have lost a couple of members with sergers during the past year, so if anyone has acquired one during the year, or could operate my serger, please consider. I can show you how to do it and VOILA! a new skill. One edge is only partly serged to enable turning.
After serging, the quilt is sewn closed. Three or four people with sewing machines and basic sewing supplies are needed. Last, we need people to tie the quilts Crochet thread will be provided but you can also bring other tying supplies such as yarn, embroidery thread, etc.
I provide pins for pin basting, masking tape, tying thread, batting, backing, and tops.

December 5, 2007: Challenge Quilt Show & Tell and the Holiday Party, we will also have a lecture by Emilie Richards, entitled "Which Came First: the Book or the Quilt?" Emilie is the author of over 50 books, and her writing , as described by Booklist, " glows with transcendent warmth, wisdom, grace, and compassion." Emilie will talk about the writing process and how it equates to quilting, creativity, ideas, etc. and also about her own journey. Emilie has also graciously agreed to be a judge of our Challenge Quilts! Emilie's books are available at Amazon.com and she will be available for signing them after the meeting.

Gaithersburg City Senior Center Donates Quilts

Rita Royster has been instructing quilting for over fifteen years at the Lord & Taylor Oasis Senior Center and the Gaithersburg City Senior Center. The groups meet weekly.

The Gaithersburg Senior Center Group of ten quilters recently finished sixteen quilts which were donated to Nimble Fingers. These quilts have been taken to the Betty Ann Kranke Center for Women and Children.

Making these quilts was a learning experience for the group, some of whom have been meeting with Rita for years. They are going to continue to work on quilts to be given to charities.

Photos from Charity Quilt Day

Habitat for Humanity SIide Show Link 2007

Meeting Guests

April 2, 2008
Lecture — Emelie Richards, “Which Came First, the Book or the Quilt?” We have re-scheduled Emilie, www.emelierichards.com, an author whose Shenandoah Series include quilts and characters in Toms Brook, Virginia — not too far from our area. Emilie is also a quilter whose quilts enhance the beds of family members. The Program Committee is trying to arrange to have books on hand for you to buy and have signed. We will have pre-orders again at the March meeting. You can also order books through Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/2wghmc