CAMEO Quilters Guild
...Come And Meet Each Other...
Welcome to CAMEO Quilters Guild Website!
Since 1994 CAMEO Quilters Guild has been committed to a variety of quilting activities. We promote the appreciation and knowledge of quilting techniques, textiles, history and quiltmakers to the general public. The guild members share time and talents in service to our communities.
Through guild meetings we experience travel and fellowship, preserve and promote the tradition, culture, and history of quilt-making, and foster good friendship among persons interested in the art of quilting. Our website is to make the Guild information available to current members and guests.
We are welcoming new members, please visit our Forms page for an application or visitors are welcome, we charge a fee of $5 for regular meetings and $10 if we have a special program speaker.
Our Next Open Meeting is Thursday March 15, 2012.
Our program will be
GAME NIGHT- Get Ready Ladies, We will be playing Trival Pursuit.
LEARN TO QUILT!!
Have you always wanted to learn to quilt but felt overwhelmed by the prospect? CAMEO Quilters Guild has the answer for you!!
On Saturday, February 4, 2012, at 1 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Master, 3333 Coolidge, Troy, MI 48084, a FREE introductory class will be offered. A nominal fee of $5.00/session will be charged to non-CAMEO members for the remaining 8 classes. Please see class outline below:
There will be 9 sessions in all. If you finish all the blocks taught, you will have enough for a small wall hanging/throw.
Please call or e-mail Dorothy Strefling at vpmembership@cameoquilters.org to sign up no later than Feb. 2, 2012.
Session 1: Free Introductory Class - Carol
Basic Equipment needed
- Fabric & Thread selection
- Cutting the Fabric
- Assembling first block – Rail Fence
Session 2: Dorothy
Three blocks- Log Cabin, Nine Patch, Snowball. Getting more difficulty in the piecing, practice at accurate seam allowances, and tricks to get seams to line up.
Session 3: Carol
Two blocks- Sawtooth Star, Shoo Fly. Continue with importance of ¼” seam allowance, matching seams, and pressing versus ironing while highlighting flying geese units and half-square triangles.
Session 4: Dorothy
A block with the Y-seam piecing; Attic Windows. Introduce fussy cutting.
Session 5: Willie
Two blocks; a curved seam block- Drunkard’s Path and paper piecing- New York Beauty.
Session 6: Dorothy
One combination block; a pieced Flower Basket block with an appliquéd handle and flowers in the basket.; include broderie perse as a possible way to add flower fabric.
Session 7: Willie
Sashing and borders, how to add correctly so that there are no wavy edges. Squaring the top.
Session 8: Carol
Sandwiching, pinning, quilting (machine & hand)
Session 9: Carol
Binding including the joining of the two ends of binding.