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Friendshipgroep 13 Feb 2015 - Ons kuier by Bernina Bloemfontein.

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How to fold and store quilts

How to Fold and Store Quilts!

http://annfahl.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/how-to-fold-and-store-quilts.html

It's been quite awhile since I taught at a guild in Virginia.  Before my lecture, I had dinner with about 6 women, and one of them mentioned how she folded and packed her quilts.  She folded her quilts on the bias instead of the the straight of the grain.  The bells and whistles went off in my brain--this was the answer on how to safely pack quilts when I teach and send them to exhibits.  Of course it also works when quilts are stored in a closet somewhere.

One of Ann's quilts folded and ready to pack, ship or store in the closet

Everyone loves "show and tell" at their quilt meetings, I've probably been to hundreds.  I could just cry when someone opens up their quilt and there is a hard crease right down the middle in two directions.  Once that crease is set, over time, it will never come out. 

With the consent of that quilter in Virginia, I wrote and published a short article on folding forQuilter's Newsletter Magazine in the January 2006 issue.  This little article has gotten more comments, feedback and requests to reprint in local newsletters, than anything I have ever written.  So if you are tired of having heavy creases down the middle of your quilts, this is what you should do:

Lay your quilt on a table, bed or on the floor.  Fold one 

corner across the quilt on the bias.

Fold up the next corner, the same way.
Fold the third corner, the same way.

 Then fold the last corner as shown.

 The finished package should look something like this.

If the package still needs to be made smaller, fold again much the same way.  Or open it up and refold.

When you open up the quilt after it has been folded like this, the folds will soften and disappear in a very short time.  Why?  Because every fold that has been made is a soft one, the fibers aren't folded or crimped  on top of each other--always at an angle.

All quilts should be folded on the bias, or rolled to prevent permanent creasing. I heartily recommend this method.  When sending to a show, it will arrive without the big crease in the middle, it will look much better.  The same goes for antique quilts, it may be too late to "save" some of them from heavy creasing because the damage has already been done.  In general even old quilts will be happier folded this way.

Practice this a couple of times and you'll figure out how to do this.  Even blankets and bedspreads can be folded and stored this way too.  Go to your closet and find something to fold!  You will be impressed.

http://annfahl.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/how-to-fold-and-store-quilts.html

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Eerste Kwartaal saam met die Friendshippers

Ons groepie het hierdie  jaar sommer vinnig weggespring! 

Groepsprojekte vir hierdie kwartaal het ingesluit `n oortreksel vir ons masjiene en... seker een van die lekkerste projekies om aan te pak - poskaarte uitruil!

Ons kan nie wag dat al die lede  hul kaarte (maandeliks met ons groepiebyeenkoms) by ons posman  ( Amanda Palvie) inhandig, sodat dit  `n oulike stempel kan kry en sy dit dan uitdeel. 
`n Groot lekkerte om joune  te ontvang! Ons het vir elke maand `n tema en ons eerste poskaarttema ( Feb)  was blomme, daarna voëls en vir April is dit `n landskappie. Hier is so `n paar van ons poskaarte - 

Hierdie is Maxie se masjienoortreksel in wording.

Frances se "huisie" is ook amper klaar, kort nog paar "embelishments".

Anna Rautenbach werk aan haar "Baby Jane".

Martie Botha se blokkies na aanleiding van Griet Lombard se kursus, word by die dag meer!  Te Pragtig!

Amanda en Elaine werk fluks aan hulle "Bugs and the beautiful"- kwilte na die klas van Wilna de Beer.

Hanli het  haar "kersgeskenk" beertjie afgehandel. 

Neline het vingerpoppies gemaak vir `n vriendin se "ooievaarstee". 

Mari se vingers is nooit stil en en sy werk aan `n "uile" - kwilt - 3d - te oulik! Kyk uit vir hierdie kursus vroeg volgende jaar!

Februariemaand het Marlene ons bederf met heerlike "cupcakes" en `n lekker sjokoladetjie - ons groepie het mooitjies op Valentysdag vergader...en was die soetigheidjie lekker! 

Die  effense koeligheid in die lug herinner ons dat die winter oppad is...
warm kwiltgroete  tot volgende kwartaal!

"dis wonderlik wat ons kan bereik as ons altyd iets aan die doen is" 
George Washington

Oranje Quilters' Guild: National Quilting Day

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Friendshipgroep - Alweer `n wenner!

Die Friendshipgroep spog alweer!!!

Baie geluk Amanda!  Sy was die wenner van die afgelope "challenge" by die Alg. Verg van die OKG gedurende Augustus 2013.
Hier "pronk"  sy met haar pragtige handsak wat sy gemaak het,  na aanleiding van `n klas wat sy by Marilyn Pretorius tydens die afgelope Kaleidoskoopfees bygewoon het. Baie mooi!!!

Trudie en Anna het ook byna hul projekte, van `n  klas wat hulle by die Fees bygewoon het, voltooi. Die klas is aangebied deur Marilie de  Bruyn en is die kruise nie pragtig nie!


Martie Botha het `n klas van Griet  Lombaard bygewoon en  sy vorder fluks met haar "block a day".

Die res van die groep werk almal stil- stil aan hul UFo`s en feesprojekte - wie weet,  dalk met die volgende groepsbyeenkoms  weer `n paar uithaler kwilte wat klaar is! 

"When you work

 you are a flute

through whose heart 

the whispering of the hours turns to music."

- Kalil Gibran - 

OKG wenner van "show and tell" vir Mei 2013.

Baie geluk Anette,  jy hou ons Friendshippers se naam hoog!

Anette is eintlik `n  redelike nuwe lid van ons groepie - sedert sy en haar man so twee jaar gelede van Kroonstad na Bloemfontein verhuis het, het sy by ons groepie ingeskakel. Tans doen sy afloswerk by `n plaaslike skool, maar maak  steeds tyd vir kwilt.

Sy inspireer ons groepie gereeld met haar pragtige kwiltwerk.

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Friendshipgroep - 2de kwartaal

Uiteindelik kom ek by die blog uit! Lede van die Friendsgroep doen al navraag hoekom die blog so stil is!

Net so bietjie besig met die besprekings vir die Kaleidoskoopfees.  As jy nog nie jou kaartjie gekoop het nie, sal jy moet wikkel - van die klasse is al uitverkoop.

Sedert die begin van die jaar vergader ons by Bernina. Dankie aan die eienaars en personeel, ons geniet die ruimte en jul vriendelikheid.

Die lede van die Friendshipgroep doen so in die stilligheid hul eie ding en met die laaste byeenkoms het hulle weer kom spog met hul pragtige kwiltwerk.

Hier is Amanda se kwilt - `n kursus van Mari Claase.



 

 

Anna Gropp se handwerkie.

 







 

Trudie se "candle wick".

 

Tannie Magriet se "art" kwilt.

 

 

Frances se "ufo jelly - roll"

 

 

Anna Raubenheimer se "Baby Jane"  "on point" - hier kom `n wenner!

 

 

 

Estelle se "groepskwilt" het nou 3 "lap quilts" geword. Hier is een van die 3.

 

Hierdie naweek hou ons Skou - die Friendshipgroep het goed gevaar. Heelwat 1ste plekke. Baie geluk maters! Julle hou ons naam hoog.

Groetnis van die Friendshippers - lekker kwilt!

Phil Bosmans skryf -

"Ek het `n son aan die hemel.

Ek het `n dak oor my kop.

Ek het WERK VIR MY HANDE.

Op my tafel is oorvloed.

Ek het mense om lief te hê.

Here, ek het genoeg!"