FEBRUARY SEWING DAYS

 

FEBRUARY SEWING DAYS – Feb 26 & 27

Our regular monthly sewing days were canceled this week due to snow, so The Montpelier Center has opened up NEXT WEEK – February 26 and 27 for us to sew together.  Wednesday from 9 – 4 p.m., Thursday 9 – 1 pm. (notice we will need to leave at 1 on Thursday)

Mark your calendars and hope everyone can come sew together when the weather will be in the 60’s!

Luncheon Is Today

 The luncheon will be at 12:30 today at JJ’s and we are chasing the snow away!  Let me know if you can come and I’ll add your name to the list. Or drop by and surprise us. If you are a little late, that’s okay too. Please bring your show and tell, and I will be collecting quilt tops. Vicki and I need some!  Hope you can come!

Baby Lock Coronet for sale

 Mary Knight submitted this information for a friend:

Baby Lock Coronet long arm quilting machine and 5-foot frame with casters

16-inch workspace

Large capacity M-class bobbins

Stitches in manual or regulated mode

Programmable needle positioning in needle up/down mode

1/4-inch hopping ruler foot and interchangeable open-toe foot

External electric bobbin winder with variable speeds

Coronet 16-inch ruler base

All clamps for holding the quilt to the frame, side bungee clamps

 

One owner with purchase in 2020. 

 

Asking $4,000. Price is negotiable. 

If interested contact Carolyn Jewell -  cejewell at hotmail dot com

February Meeting

The weather forecast for Tuesday is "Snow/Wintery Mix." The Montpelier Center follows the Hanover County School closing schedule, so if Hanover Schools are closed, we will NOT HAVE A MEETING on Tuesday. ⛄

February Luncheon

 Our luncheon will be on Friday, February 21, at JJ’s Grille at 12:30. (Yep, right after Sewing Days. 🤣🤣) JJ’s is at 10298 Staples Mill Road in the CrossRidge Shopping Center which is anchored by Publix. The most direct entrance is to turn at the stoplight at Staples Mill and CrossRidge. Then turn left into the shopping center. JJ’s is immediately on your right. Please bring your show and tell to share. If you can attend, please let Brenda know by Wednesday, February 19, so our reservation can be confirmed. Hope to see you soon!

February Program: Exploring 9-Patch Designs

At our February 11 meeting we will explore 9-patch blocks. Old patterns are timeless and offer so many variations. Please help with the program by bringing quilts based on 9-patch blocks. 

Combining two 9-Patch blocks offers many possibilities. Here's an example: alternating these two blocks makes an interesting design. 

Remember to bring your 9-patch Swap Challenge Block, your regular Show & Tell and your 9-patch quilts.

Stay warm and let's hope for no more snow!

Our 2025 "rent" quilt

 When we moved to the Montpelier Center for our meetings, they offered us a very reasonable rent that included a nominal fee plus a raffle quilt ever year. Last year I was looking for a new project and feel in love with Elizabeth Hartman's Fab Farm quilt, but I didn't have anyone to make it for. Once we moved to MCAE I knew it would be perfect to be one of their raffle quilts.

I named it Hanover Country Life and it's about 75" x 77". I hope you like it!

If you want to see more photos, you can see them on my blog.