{"id":2954,"date":"2024-02-29T09:42:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T16:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2024-02-29T09:42:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T16:42:30","slug":"february-open-sew-and-lots-of-community-giving-quilts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/february-open-sew-and-lots-of-community-giving-quilts\/","title":{"rendered":"February Open Sew and Lots of Community Giving Quilts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":x2\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":x1\" class=\"a3s aiL \">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<p><b>Our Saturday open sew meeting had lots of community giving show &amp; tell, and plenty of time to sew and visit. Here&#8217;s a recap:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>Community Giving Quilts: Anna<\/b>\u00a0showed several quilts for donation. Just recently, quilts have been distributed to the Women\u2019s and Children&#8217;s Alliance (4), MSTI (3), Ada County Victims Services (4), and Children&#8217;s Home Society (2). She reported that the best part of donating quilts was talking to the recipients who are very thankful and happy to receive the quilts.<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2954 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/february-open-sew-and-lots-of-community-giving-quilts\/feb-msti\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Feb-MSTI-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2955\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2955'>\n\t\t\t\tMSTI\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/february-open-sew-and-lots-of-community-giving-quilts\/feb-adacovictimsvcs\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Feb-AdaCoVictimSvcs-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2956\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2956'>\n\t\t\t\tAda County Victim Services\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/february-open-sew-and-lots-of-community-giving-quilts\/feb-projectlinus\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Feb-ProjectLinus-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2957\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2957'>\n\t\t\t\tProject Linus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/february-open-sew-and-lots-of-community-giving-quilts\/feb-childrens-home-society\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Feb-Childrens-Home-Society-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2958\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2958'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren&#8217;s Home Society\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Animal Mats:<\/b>\u00a0The Idaho Humane Society uses small mats to set at the base of kennels. You can simply make a quilted mat (fabric on both sides, batting or even an old blanket sandwiched in the middle, zigzag or binding around the edge) that eventually can go to the animal\u2019s new home. Bring yours to the next meeting and\u00a0<b>Jeri<\/b>\u00a0has volunteered to deliver them to the Humane Society. Finished sizes are: (1) Cats: 18\u201c x 24\u201d (2) Small animals: 24\u201c x 36\u201d (3) Dogs: 40\u201c x 25\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Backpacks &amp; Zipper Pouches: Jeri\u00a0<\/b>recently\u00a0took\u00a08 filled backpacks with 8 pouches to the Agency for New Americans. We can use\u00a0<u>more pouches and backpacks<\/u>\u00a0to donate in several places. A backpack tutorial is attached; and a couple of helpful zipper pouch tutorials from Noodlehead are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.noodle-head.com\/2010\/10\/scrappy-make-up-pouch-tutorial_20.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/blog.noodle-head.com\/2010\/10\/scrappy-make-up-pouch-tutorial_20.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1709310274815000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Pypatbs0TzXvisMlR4mSD\">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.noodle-head.com\/2012\/06\/open-wide-zippered-pouch-diy-tutorial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/blog.noodle-head.com\/2012\/06\/open-wide-zippered-pouch-diy-tutorial.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1709310274815000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PAC4KkHcP42YdkOjTCobn\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Announcements and upcoming items:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The next guild meeting is March 23 at Bown Library. A panel discussion on\u00a0quilt judging will feature our own\u00a0<b>Fay, Millissa, Karen F., Linda J. and Carol M.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Mary<\/b>\u00a0will teach a class about Featherweight sewing machine maintenance; tentatively scheduled for May 15 \u2014 stay tuned for details.<\/li>\n<li><b>Cathy R., Pam, Jeri and Darla<\/b>\u00a0presented some Modern Quilts to the Nampa Quilt Guild. Pam did a great job running the little quilt show and talking about Modern Quilting.<\/li>\n<li><b>Diane\u00a0<\/b>is giving away a complete Hawaiian quilt pattern.<\/li>\n<li><b>Marilyn<\/b>\u00a0is looking for batting scraps to make \u201cfrankenbatting\u201d \u2014 if you have extra, bring to the next meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Show and Tell:\u00a0<\/b>participants showing quilts included Shelly, with 8 quilt tops made by her niece for donation,; Linda Cooper; Margaret Eastwick with pouches; Faye with a donation quilt; Sarah and Stephanie; Debi with an English Paper Piecing pattern using Tula Pink fabrics; Michelle with her gingham quilted jacket; and Cheryl (first time attending!) with 3 small art quilts from an online class she is taking. Mellissa showed 3 donation quilt tops \u2014 fabric is from Shelly; Marylin had donation quilts; Elizabeth showed her Violet Craft elephant quilt; Karen Falvey had some colorful quilts (front and back!). Watch our Facebook and Instagram feeds for photos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>We hope to see you on March 23 for our next meeting!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\":xg\" class=\"hq gt\">\n<div id=\":xi\" class=\"ho\">\n<div class=\"aZi J-J5-Ji\">\n<div id=\":y3\" class=\"T-I J-J5-Ji aZj T-I-ax7 L3\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Add all to Drive\" aria-disabled=\"false\" data-tooltip=\"Add all to Drive\">\n<div class=\"asa\">\n<div class=\"XF T-I-J3 J-J5-Ji\">\n<div class=\"T-aT4\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"T-aT4-JX\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"a3I\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\":xm\"><\/div>\n<div id=\":xh\" class=\"aQH\">\n<div class=\"aZK\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hi\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"WhmR8e\" data-hash=\"0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Saturday open sew meeting had lots of community giving show &amp; tell, and plenty of time to sew and visit. Here&#8217;s a recap: Community Giving Quilts: Anna\u00a0showed several quilts for donation. Just recently, quilts have been distributed to the Women\u2019s and Children&#8217;s Alliance (4), MSTI (3), Ada County Victims Services (4), and Children&#8217;s Home [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,87,25],"tags":[21,93,28,84,12,85],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2954"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2954"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2960,"href":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2954\/revisions\/2960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boisemodernquiltguild.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}