The Chenango Piecemakers

Our annual Super Sew Sunday will be held on Sunday February 7 at the UCC Church in Norwich from 12:30 until whenever.  Arrive anytime after 12:30 and stay as long as you'd like.  This is our big sewing marathon for converting all those donation block into quilts for charity.  Please join us - we always have a lot of fun.. You are welcome to bring a snack, if you'd like, we usually work up an appetite.

The 2009 Festival of Quilts show CD's are available for sale to members at $3.00 each.  They may be purchased at the monthly meeting or you may contact Nancy C.

July 2010 Challenge event was voted on at the September 2009 meeting.

Joy B has selected some ugly fabric to include in the "What's for Dinner" challenge.  The goal is to make a quilt that somehow represents food and incorporate the "ugly" fabric into your project.  Fat quarters of the "ugly" fabric will be avaialable at the monthly meeting at no charge.  If you wish to use more than a fat quarter you may purchase extra.

Congratulations to the following Viewer's Choice winners from the 2009 Festival of Quilts.

Bed Quilts
Wall Quilts
Small Quilts

Wearables
Other

The Piecemakers were very successful at this year's Chenango County Fair:

Blue (1st)                    Red (2nd)                  White (3rd)
Nancy C.                      Nancy C.                     Elaine S.
Martha O. (2)               Kathy M.
Elaine S.                      Betty T.
Martha W. (2)
Barton S.
Guild Donation Quilt
Betty T. *

* Betty T's Blue Ribbon quilt also won Best in Section & Best in Show.  It is now eligible to go on to this year's State Fair.               

 

Winners of the Purses, Bags, & Totes Challenge at this years July Picnic.

1st place:  Martha O'Keefe's Chicken Bag
2nd place:  Janice Wolfe made a Crazy Purse w/Silk Ribbon Embroidery
3rd place:  Jane Stillman and her bag of multicolored squares

                                                                                                                                                                 



The First Baby Quilt, "Fun in the Sun", (left) was presented to Kim & Baltazar of Sherburne in honor of their baby Manuel.  Theirs was the first baby born at Chenango Memorial Hospital on National Quilting Day, March 21st.   Baby Manuel weighed in at a whopping 10 lbs.11 oz.

Thanks to those of you who showed up for our annual Super Sew marathon at the church on Sunday.  There were about 20 of us, and we had quite an efficient assembly line in the works.  Many people brought completed tops with them ready to be assembled into quilts.  Mr. Speziale showed up and took photos for the Evening Sun.   

We started the day with a brand new roll of batting from JoAnne Fabrics and it wasn't long before we ran out.  We sent Elaine out on a batting run and she returned with about 6 bags of king size batt and we burned through that too.  By the time we closed up shop for the day we had sewed (and eaten) our way to having 86 quilts in various stages of completion.

I believe the quilts will be distributed to Catholic Charities, Roots & Wings, The Clothes Closet -Oxford, and The Vets Home.  I'm sure the hospital will get a share as well.

Once again, thank you to everyone who contributed, from making blocks, tops, whole quilts, attended Super Sew, donated supplies, and anything else I may have forgotten.  It was a very successful day! 

On Sunday February 15th, The United Church of Christ held a quilt dedication ceremony for all the completed quilts.  It gives the congregation an opportunity to see the work we do and how we use the space they are so generous to share with us for our meetings. Thank you!