March Show & Tell

Betty H. brought in a lot of items this month...the first of which was a quilt for her Grandson's girlfriend.


These are some of Betty's biblical wall hangings...one for each month of the year.



Betty's really cute fabric bird houses.


Brenda's patriotic quilt.


Jeanine's quilt top that will be a donation quilt.

Lainee brought in a rotating cutting board that her significant other made for her.

Here's Maureen's color scheme using Veronica's Pentagon tutorial.

Paula's version of the Pentagon quilt.

Take a look at the embroidery that Paula did for each center pentagon.

Sherry's parctice quilt using a panel.

Veronica's Yo-Yo vest.


Warren brought in this quilt and the machine below. His son found it along the side of the road and gave it to Warren.


This Tuesday, we will be working on donation quilts and our raffel quilt. We will working longer and will have lunch at the church. Hope to see you there!

Sewing Machine Maintenance

Loraine, who has many years of machine maintenance experience under her belt, presented our March instructional meeting. Pictured with Loraine is Brenda's computerized machine and Lainee's older non-computerized machine.

Here's Brenda cleaning with the base of her machine taken off.

Here are some important tips from Loraine:

1. If you have a newer machine that is still under warranty, do not clean/oil in places other than indicated in your owner's manual. The manufactures have little clips in the machine that will let them know if you have been exploring...and it will void your warranty.

2. DO NOT use compressed air in a can to clean your machine...it will only blow the lint into places that you don't want it to go, like computer boards and nooks and crannies.

3. Only use sewing machine oil to lubricate your machine...other oils can become sticky over time and attract lint.

4. Use cheap paint brushes (1" or smaller) or soft craft brushes to clean your machines. The soft brushes attract the lint. Or you can buy the attachments for your vacuum to suck out the lint.

5. Always have a piece of fabric under your presser foot.

6. Check your presser foot plate for nicks if you've broken a needle. Nicks can cause your thread to fray (more lint) or break (more aggravation). You can smooth the nicks with emery cloth.

7. Know what a clean machine looks like so you won't confuse compacted lint with the little pieces of felt that are suppose to be there.

I know there where more tips and I will check with Loraine and update with more tips.

Our March Show, Tell and Ask will be held tomorrow...if you're in the area, stop by and join us...10 a.m., at the First Methodist Church.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

This is Martha's March Sun Bonnet Sue Block.


This is Veronica's March Sun Bonnet Sue Block.

They are both taking the Sun Bonnet Sue BOM class at The Quilt Shop On The Square in Ellijay.

Passing The Pickle

Betty H. received a copy of The Persian Pickle Club for Christmas and has been generously sharing it with the rest of the guild. Maureen read it and then passed it on to Lainee. It will be passed on to Martha on Tuesday.

Join us this Tuesday for a demo on machine maintenance and care by Loraine.

Our Almost LQS

Country Stitches is up the road (515) about 16 miles in downtown Blue Ridge.

There will be a tutorial coming soon...as soon as enough pictures can be put together to show the process of making a Pentagon Block quilt.

This Tuesday, the 8th, we will be having our business meeting for the month of March. Y'all stop in and join us at the First Methodist Church, in Ellijay, at 10 a.m.