October 2009

 

Welcome!

Susan Rule and I, Leah Braton have agreed to bring you a newsletter when we feel there is information to share.

 

Please feel free to send tidbits of useful quilter’s information to LeahTards@aol.com.

 

Our goal is to bring you some worthwhile information to help encourage you in your quilting experiences.

 

We would also like to use this time to inform you of any celebrations and concerns that our CRQC members might have.

 

Upcoming events…

 

Castle Rock Quilt Club

CRQC invites quilters of all levels.

Please invite your friends to join us for a wonderful time of knowledge, food and fellowship.

October 6, 2009 ~ Judith Stewart will be showing her technique on mitered corners.

See you there…

 

CRQC meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month at the Castle Rock Senior Center,  2323 North Woodlands Blvd., Castle Rock, CO.

 

Quilters

Arapahoe High School in Centennial (corner of University & Dry Creek) is presenting the play 'Quilters' on October 22, 23, & 24th.  Tickets are $5 per seat.  Contact Arapahoe High @ 303-347-6000 or go to http://arapahoe.littletonpublicschools.net/ for more information.

 

 

Quilt Camp at the Lowell Ranch

You can find details about classes given at Quilt Camp at the link above.  We sew every Thursday from 10:00 to 4:00 or sew :) at the Lowell Ranch just south of Castle Rock.

October 1, 2009, Quilt Camp will meet at 12:00 to 4:00.

 

 

Rocky Mountain Quilt Expo

Mark your calendars for February 4-6, 2010 for this expo at the Denver Merchandise Mart.

http://www.rockymountainsewexpo.com/

 

Informative web sites…

 Have you checked out the Castle Rock Quilt Club web site lately?

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http://www.crqc.org/

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www.DavidTaylorQuilts.com

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www.ConnectingThreads.com

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http://www.fonsandporter.com/aspx/fonsandporter/default.aspx

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http://www.quiltmaker.com/index.html

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http://www.coloradoquiltcouncil.com/

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http://www.quiltguilds.com/colorado.htm

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http://www.firehousequilts.org/

  

Other useful information

 JoAnn VIP Discount Card

Available to members of crafting guilds ...

You can save 10% on every total purchase at any Jo-Ann store or at Joann.com.  How do you enroll?  Take your CRQC membership card and a state-issued photo I.D. to any Jo-Ann store or request your card by e-mail at discountcards@joann.com

 

Sewing and Quilting on PBS

Local PBS is offering a new station 6.3 in Denver or 8.3 in Colorado Springs.  This station is called Create and it is a station made up of art, craft, sewing and cooking programs.  Check out their viewing schedule.  http://www.createtv.com/CreateTV.nsf/Home?ReadForm

 

Sulky Sewing Tips

CRQC offered two David Taylor Picturesque Appliqué Quilting classes in August.  At these classes David shared with us a number of general sewing tips and one of those tips is his thread of choice.  David allowed us to test a number of different threads to see which thread, (Superior, King Tut, etc.) we felt comfortable with.  David’s ultimate favorite is Sulky Blendables.  He stated that this thread has random color change for a huge variety in quilting.

One of CRQC new members, Paula from Alaska, shared these tips about Sulky threads.                                                       

Enjoy… Thanks Paula…

Happy quilting….