April 2020 General Meeting

April 9, 2020

We had a different – but fun – meeting this month. We hosted on Zoom, which allowed us to see and hear each other, while also sharing our Sew and Tell quilts from the month. Darlene introduced Mo, Heidi, and Renee as members/previous member guests that were able to join us from out of town and Jen Janisch who will become a member after moving to Santa Cruz County this summer.

Darlene had us share our socks, which was a fun watch as everyone lifted their feet into the camera view. We gave away a fabric with the words “home” and “love” on them, as a reminder that we love our homes, especially while we are stuck in them! Laura Ryle won the fabric from a random number generation. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ucCKqHxNC/

Darlene gave an update on masks, which we have been collecting for local needs. Please see our blog for updates

Mickey put together our BOTEOM color palette vote and we voted by Google Form. Mickey made the palettes based on Émile Alain Séguy prints. The winning vote with 67% of the vote was Dragonflies. This color palette will be used for the BOTEOM demo in May for blocks due in July.

For philanthropy, two of our members, Ruth and Kathy, finished quilts for Quilts Beyond Borders. Kathrin shared a Disappearing 9-Patch child quilt top for CASA that Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild, which will tie at annual Tying Event at September meeting.

Tamlin gave virtual demos of the SBAMQG blog, showing members how to navigate to our payment page, BOTEOM page, and more. She also demoed the MQG website to show members how to find their membership card, sign up for virtual classes, and find archived patterns and classes.

With all of us spending more time at home, many of us had a lot of quilting progress to share, but also our members made SO MANY masks! It was great to see the variety. We had a very interesting and productive conversation about mask making options. We learned from our resident fabric experts that fabrics like batiks, which are made of poplin and have a high thread count, are best for making masks. Art Gallery Fabrics has a thread count of 200, while other cotton quilting fabric tends to have a thread count of 120-180. The higher the thread count, the better resistance to particle transmission, high thread count sheets, pillowcases, and flannel have been proven to be great alternatives. See NYTimes for more info: https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-homemade-mask-material-DIY-face-mask-ppe.html

We also learned to use vertical cuts of t-shirt material for ties so that it properly rolls. We were very impressed with Lori Green’s two seam, one piece of fabric mask. We hope she can follow up and send us a video to show us her tricks!

Quotes of the night goes to Kathrin: “We’re all wearing masks, but who is wearing a bra?” Yes, we’ve replaced bras with masks and at least the braless part feels really nice! And Kathy “No family member will ever tease me about having too much fabric again!”

14 members (those below + Lori by video) participated in our virtual Sew and Tell by emailing photos of their work prior to the meeting, in order for it to be included in our slide show. When their slide was being presented, members spoke about their quilts. See our Instagram for photos:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-v8nJGnl7s/

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-v9WylHq6e/

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Thanks to all who virtually joined us!

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SBAMQG Collecting Home Sewn Masks in Support of Health Care Providers

March 24, 2020

Update 4/13/2020: This need has been fulfilled! Please see our newer post for a new need!

Background:

There are many resources that are looking into the efficacy of home sewn masks during the shortage of medical grade masks usually provided to protect Health Care Providers (HCPs), you can find some resources here, here, here, here, here, or here!

SBAMQG has received two specific requests for masks and we are asking for your help to fulfill these requests.

Current Updates (updated 4/13/2020)

We are checking comments on this blog, which is one of the best ways to communicate your questions with us at this time.

	# of masks delivered	# of masks still needed
Request #1	98	Order fulfilled
Request #2	39	Order fulfilled

	Elastic	Fabric	Nose Wires	Notes
Hart’s Fabric	yes	Yes	–	Hart’s Fabric reached out through Tina and would like to contribute to the mask making cause. We will be making arrangements for a pick up later this week.
Lori Green	1/4″ black – 288 yards	–	–	Lori will leave elastic at Pat’s pick up spot. Take what you need for this purpose.
Sarah Eblen	yes, lots avail.	–	–	Sarah has offered elastic when the stash at Pat’s runs out
Kathy Howard	1/8″ – 40 yards	–	–	If you need thinner elastic, contact Kathy.
Darlene Talukder	–	–	my daughter has many paper clips	I’ll leave a box at Pat’s the next time I pick up there. contact me at dartal6@gmail if you need a delivery

Styles: The masks are two different styles based on what has been requested. Request #1 is for a shaped style which can be worn with or without an insert and Request #2 is for a pleated style which does allow for an insert but also provides a minimum of two layers in the body of the mask.

For request #1, we would like to make an initial delivery of these on Monday March 23, 2020. Once collected, we will be delivering them to Dr. Moore.

For request #2, we will deliver the masks to the requester who will take them to the hospital.

For now we are asking you to provide materials from your stash to make these.

Elastic: The elastic requirements are very specific and may dictate which style of mask you can make. Elastic is in short supply at many online resources. We will have more information about elastic soon. Use what you have at home for now. If any of you have large stashes you are willing to share, let us know. The patterns have an option for ties; ties are not preferred by HCPs, but work if you don’t have elastic.

Fabric: Use 100% cotton fabric – the HCP prefer it’s breathable nature. Quilting cotton is acceptable. Pre-washing is required. Tighter woven cotton is even better (think 100% cotton high thread count sheets).

Wire: This is for both requests. The wire is desired but optional and you may come up with your own solution based on what you have. There is jewelry wire and snips at the drop off location (below) which you may use in 3″ segments, they can not be added after the fact. You may have wire at home which will work as well or the wire may be omitted as it is optional.

Collection Location: We will collect and deliver to the HCPs daily as the quantities dictate. We will let you know when the orders have been filled. Pat Goulet will provide 2 collection boxes for these masks on her porch out of the rain, please see email or contact us at sbamqg@gmail.com for Pat’s address. There is no interface needed, simply drop the masks in the appropriate box according to the style.

Specific Needs

Request # 1 Shaped Masks

For Dr Margaret Moore, who works for Sutter Health.

Dr. Moore plans to distribute masks between Sutter and Dominican depending on how many she gets. She has 40 colleagues who she would like to provide personal masks. She has requested 40 masks which are shaped to the bridge of the nose and under the chin. We think we should provide at least 80 masks to them so they can alternate while washing. Dr. Moore said “This is all new for us. Has not ever happened in our health system in my life time ….My goal is to have each of my colleagues to have one of their own washable masks, if we run out of surgical masks…” We have the following video and pdf pattern which go together and meet her requirements. Kathy Howard has made these masks for her own HCP daughter.

Link with video & pattern or How to Sew A Face mask Instructions-1 Video Only

The PDF pattern for Request #1 Shaped Mask can also be used

Request #2 Rectangular Masks

For an anesthetist at Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center. Following is her mother’s email request for masks.

“As you may know, my daughter, works as a nurse anesthetist at the Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center (KSCMC). The center is being set up as Kaiser’s NorCal primary coronavirus testing and treatment center. She said the numbers of patients are increasing rapidly. And supplies are already in very short supply. To be honest, since she is pregnant, I’ve begged her to take medical leave, especially since the safety gear is in such short supply. She insists on being there to help – like others on the front line.

She sent out a very urgent plea for face masks for the medical workers Each health care provider was each issued only one N95 mask. They are desperately seeking face masks that can be used over their N95 masks.

I tried many different ways to make face masks and this is the easiest that I found:

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/S9RWII2-5_4 [see alterations below]

There are many other YouTube face mask vids that you may prefer. I chose this one above for the ease of making it for mass production, relatively speaking.

If you follow the directions in the video, it is SUPER easy. However, at least near me, it impossible to buy elastic as the fabric stores are all closed. And Amazon cannot deliver the elastic bands for weeks. So these are my modifications…also to meet my daughter’s request via the anesthesiologists’ needs. They need these masks to function as covers over their ONE issued N95 masks.”

Alterations to meet Request #2’s needs:

Based on the above video this pdf Directions for Rectangular Facemask (Request #2) were made and the following directions were provided from the mother and modified by SBAMQG contributors

1. Cut the rectangular pieces slightly larger as it needs to adequately cover men’s faces WITH the N95s in place. Cut the outer form to approximately 11”x 8”. Cut the two inner shapes to 7 1/2 ” x 5 3/4”.

2. Add a 7” strip of plastic covered wire strips (a member was able to locate some at an open hardware store) under the TOP seam of the face mask (some were found at an Ace Hardware store, alternatively 3″ strips can be picked up at Pat’s house or jewelry wire can be used). This wire is inserted so the user can shape the top of the mask to the shape of the bridge of their nose. Stitching underneath and parallel under the inserted metal strip helps to hold it in place.

3. The opening in the back (see video) is for hospital staff to add whatever extra barrier they deem appropriate.

4. Fabric ties were made extra long to secure the mask over the N95s. Cut 1.5” WOF (width of fabric) strips; fold in half and press; open fold; press each side to center crease; press in half again to get 1/4” closed strip. Top stitch; Place end of string into created tunnel on all 4 sides about 1/4” in. Zigzag or straight stitch a few times back and forth to secure. The ties will go around the head and need to be 8-9 inches long.

Stay Healthy and Sew On!

February 2020 General Meeting

March 9, 2020
Updates
- Sew Day set for 3/14/2020 at the Congressional Church
  - please bring extension cords and/or power strips to help with power
- QuiltCon update – shared most up to date photo from Mo
- Lynne volunteered to do Marche BOTEOM due in May
- Mickey told us about the oldest and biggest quilt festival, the International Quilt Festival happening in Houston this year from October 29th to November 1st: http://www.quilts.com/quilt-festival-houston.html
- Members shared their completed Timna Tarr workshop quilts:
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  A few of our @timnatarr maps workshop attendees finished their maps! Every map is unique both in location and the technique they chose to use for their top. Great finishes!
  
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Member Spotlight: Terry Pohle

Terry Pohle kicked off our first member spotlight.T erry took us on a journey from some of her first quilts in traditional piecing through her newer modern quilts. She talked about her favorite thing to do while quilting: make it bigger! She showed some enormous quilts! Terry shared over 23 quilt tops and tons of blocks yet to go into a quilt top. At the end she shared her sketchbook, which she uses to doodle possible quilt designs. We were all impressed with the breadth of work from Terry and loved learning more about her quilting life.

A member asked Terry “When is the last time you bought fabric?” Terry’s answer was, of course, “Yesterday!” For images of some of Terry’s quilts, see our Instagram post:

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Today we started doing Member Highlights and our first was @tsmithp. Terry took us on a journey from some of her first quilts in traditional piecing through her newer modern quilts (pictures go in reverse timeline). In slide 7 you can see her talking about her favorite thing to do while quilting: make it bigger! She showed some enormous quilts! She shared over 23 quilt tops and tons of blocks. At the end she shared her sketchbook, which she uses to doodle possible quilt designs. We were all impressed with the breadth of work from Terry and loved learning more about her quilting life.

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BOTEOM

We voted from three color palettes and “Fabulous Colors 2” won the group vote for May 2020 BOTEOM. Kona Gold (golden brown) Kona Ochre (golden yellow/mustard), Kona Caribbean (turquoise blue), and Kona Terracotta (rust/burnt orange) with Kona Eggshell as background fabric:

Dear SBABBY,

Isabelle shared her great pattern testing of Cotton and Bourbon’s Indigo Radial pattern. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8T4_OKHlTr/

Sew and Tell
- Desiree shared her Alison Glass quilt for her daughter: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LO86FnHMx/
- Laura shared her PVQA entry: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LPHdJHX0S/
- Pam called her own quilt “dull” and promised us her next will be “gaudy” with lots of brights. We still thought it was typical Pam – amazing: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LPQK6nf4Z/
- Jeannie showed the first BOTEOM finish of 2020! She said that this is one of the few quilts that she has made that she decided to keep. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LPeCJH11G/
- Elizabeth shared an incredible fabric bowl featuring the colored houses in Capitola. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LP3IAHDkY/
- Anna shared her bright and beautiful hexi-poppies! https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LQMteH6n3/
- Eileen shared a baby quilt top that will be finished and given away soon. She also shared a block from a sampler she has been working on. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LQbWAnyDL/
- Regina shared a mini quilt, where she described her process of “quilting” as “stabbing” her beautiful quilt top. She so minimally wanted to alter it that she finished the whole quilt with just 8 lines of quilting and pondered “how do you bring yourself to finish your quilts? Can you stop at just the top because that’s the part you enjoy?” Yes. Yes, you can. Regina is also learning how to free motion quilt by making some little birdies. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LQx9InUzy/
- Leslie shared her MQG block finish with great contrasting blues. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LRRX7Hr81/
- Susan finished a weaving mini from a workshop by our own Isabella. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8LRcpvnOFI/
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January 2020 General Meeting

January 20, 2020
We started off 2020 with a giveaway for members who signed up for 2020 MQG membership prior to the start of meeting. We had two winners:
- Creative Grids ruler won by Jeannie Land
- Harts gift card won by Susan Wagener
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We kicked off 2020 with a membership giveaway. @landjeannie won a Creative Grids ruler and Susan won a gift card to @harts_fabric

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Quiltcon Charity Quilt 2020 update:
- SBAMQG official entry top has been completed. Mo Goltz emailed photos, which Darlene printed and shared with the group. ~37 members participated in making the quilt
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About 36 of our members contributed to our @themqg 2020 Quilt Con Charity Quilt! Introducing “Persisterhood”! #quiltconcharityquilt2020 @mgoltz is finishing up the quilt soon, then it’s off to Austin!

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- The “unofficial” Charity Quilt for Second Harvest Food Bank will be submitted to MQG by “Individual Members”. The finished quilt was shared!
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Our over-achievers in our group were so excited about this year’s @themqg 2020 Quilt Con Charity Quilt, that they made a second submission! This will be submitted as an individual submission for the group that helped pull it together. #quiltconcharityquilt2020

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BOTEOM:
- Lori Green and Ruth Smith completed a demo of “Modern Stripes,” the BOTEOM due March 3rd. Color scheme is Bordeaux, Lemon, and Palm
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@sewsewlori and @scarletbegonias633 gave us a demo for our block of every other month, due in March #sbamqgboteom

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- BOTEOM for “Vintage Crossed Lines” were due and were won by Kathy Howard
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Kathy won January’s #sbamqgboteom “Vintage Crossed Lines”, which Kathy actually designed for us after inspiration from a previously shown vintage quilt.

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Sew and Tell:
- Barbara Keeley shared 3 quilts
- Cate Munch shared a shirt
- Laura Pyle shared her jacket from Tiny Pieces workshop with Chawne Kimber
- Mickey Beebe shared a Hawiian shirt
- Leslie Botu shared a log cabin quilt
- Stacey Rod shared “All Roads” quilt
- Vivian Skripek shared 2 quilts
- Isabella Selak shared her woven quilt
- Regina Falkner shared her “Sea Glass” quilt
- Chelsea Hard shared two pouches
Check out our Instagram for more photos of our fun meeting!
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September Meeting

October 1, 2019

We started our meeting by announcing and celebrating that it was our 8th anniversary of our very first meeting. Who knew that our branch of the MQG would grow and thrive as it has done? We’ve not only grown in size, but together we have produced vibrant work, made friendships, had shows of our work, had guild challenges, retreats, road trips and donated quilts to various charities. We are more when we are together.

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Can’t believe it’s been 8 years that our guild has been going! I feel continually inspired and grateful for the #sbamqg @sbamqg for being a part of my life. Thinking of @playcrafts @codingcrafter @seventeenandem tonight and wishing you all were here. #quiltguildchangedmylife #quilting #quiltsofinstagram #showusyourmqg @alchemytea wish you were here too!

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Tonight we celebrated our EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY as a guild! #sbamqg

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We announced our new BOTEOM and it is called “Irish Unchained” Directions for this are posted previously HERE.

October meeting we will have our annual Scrap swap. Bring your scraps, fabric, notions, books or any and sundry items that you would like to sell or share or donate. This is a great way to keep what you love and pass on what you no longer need or want.

We have a sew day coming up on 10/12 at the community foundation room in Aptos.

Here, we have our usual show and tell featuring the amazing quilts we make.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2SoiuAHnWa/

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Renee @uniquilter visited! Despite having moved out of state, she continues to be a valued member and friend. She recently finished two Hawaiian appliqué blocks. She’s got skills! #sbamqg

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Mickey @mickeybeebe experimented with cyanotype to use the power of the ☀️ to capture images on fabric. #sbamqg

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Pam brought several finishes to our meeting. She continues to amaze and inspire us all! #sbamqg

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Also, one last reminder that we still have spots in the Tara Faughnan workshop this weekend!

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Hey SBAMQG Members! Have you seen the @_color_collective hosted by @tarafaughnan and @sewtopia it’s a monthly subscription that includes a palette of solids hand selected by Tara and an original block design that teaches you a new technique. All that comes with tips, tricks and videos direct from Tara! What could be better than that? Head to the @sewtopia page to sign up for this six month adventure before October 18th. Plus, we still have spots open in Tara’s workshop this weekend if you want to sign-up for that too!

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Tina Michalik

Update 4/13/2020: This need has been fulfilled! Please see our newer post for a new need!

Background:

Current Updates (updated 4/13/2020)

Styles: The masks are two different styles based on what has been requested. Request #1 is for a shaped style which can be worn with or without an insert and Request #2 is for a pleated style which does allow for an insert but also provides a minimum of two layers in the body of the mask.

Specific Needs

Request # 1 Shaped Masks

Request #2 Rectangular Masks

Stay Healthy and Sew On!

Updates

Member Spotlight: Terry Pohle

BOTEOM

Dear SBABBY,

Sew and Tell

Quiltcon Charity Quilt 2020 update:

BOTEOM:

Sew and Tell: