North Bingham County District Library

The10th Annual Quilt Spectacular Open House will be held :

Tuesday January 27th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and
Wednesday January 28th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

• Quilts on diplay, old and new
  Quilt books to check out, door prizes for class attendees
• Demonstrations Tuesday
  11:00 Working With the Pre-Printed--Julie Sangendorf
  How to use panels, cross-stitch, embellishments, and hand quilting. See how cute!
  11:30  Heartstrings and Crumbs--Dawn Ramirez
  Using scraps, see the myriad of ideas and quilts.
  1:00  Kitchen Quilts--Susan Nelsen
  Using your leftovers in the kitchen. Lots of things to see.
  1:30 Chenille It!-- Susan Wood
  Decorate all those projects with homemade chenille. Easy......
  4:00 Machine Quilting---Ginny Dredge
  Tricks to quilt your projects, using your own home machine. Save money
  4:30 Cut It Again, Sam--Kaylene Christensen
  Cut traditional blocks and then resew for complicated looking blocks.
• Demonstrations Wednesday
  11:00 It's Not Food!--Blackbird Haven, Brenda Randall
  What to do with the jelly rolls, layer cakes, sweet rolls, and turnovers(fabric)
  11:30 Make it, Take it, a "Make-Do" Embroidery Project--Dalene Kohler
  A folksy embroidery kit to add to a table topper. Sign up at the library. Limited supply
  1:00  Ta-Da! Making half-square triangles--Sheri Bear
  Find a method for you and see all the quilts to use them in....
  1:30  Q E C Receiving Blankets--Rose Scholes
  (Quick, Easy, Cute) You will love to make dozens of these.
  2:00   Accurate Paper-Piecing--Susan Wood 
  See all of Susan's cute patterns, and learn the joy of this method.
  2:30  Anounce block contest winners, and draw for the gift basket.  Be Here!
  4:00 Cut It Again, Sam--Kaylene Christensen
  In case you weren't here, this is a repeat class, and worth it. Don't miss it.

We would love to display your quilt.  Please call Terry Anderson, 346-6559 or the library, 357-7801, to tell us how many quilts to plan for. Each quilt must have a 3 x 5 card attached to the front right corner of the quilt with the maker's name in large print, city, and 1-2 sentences about the quilt. Please deliver your quilts to the library on Monday, January 26, between 4:00 & 6:00 pm or Tuesday January 27, between 8:00 & 10:00 am or call to make special arrangements. Please pick up your quilt on Wednesday evening between 7:00 & 7:30 pm  Thank you for your help!

12 1/2 inch Block contest:
We will accept blocks in two groups, Pieced or Applique.
Coose fabrics in black, white(not cream) and ONE other color as listed here. Choose ONE of these colors as your accent for one block:
Bright Yellow
Red
Purple
Make any Pattern of block, and turn your block in to the library in Shelley any time before 6:00 pm Monday, Janurary 26, 2009. Make sure your block measures 12 1/2 inches when you turn it in. Use safety pins to attach a paper with your name and phone number on it to the back of the block. You may enter as many times as you wish with different block patterns, in either or both categories. Winners, as determined by popular vote, will be awarded csh prizes, and all participants will be entered in a random drawing to win blocks. Voting on the blocks will close at 2:00 pm January 28.

Quilter's Gift Basket Raffle

You might win a large bsket of quilter's supplies and goodies worth over $300.00!
To enter, just turn in a baby-size quilt top, which we will quilt and give to charitable causes in our area.
The quilt top should generally measure between 40-42 inches wide, and 40 to 60 inches long.
Pieced tops, panels, and whole cloth are accepted in this size range.
Turn these in any time before January 28th, 2:00 pm at the library in Shelley to enter your name in the drawing for this super prize, and feel great about donating to good causes!

**See the basket of goodies and the names of those who donated them, in the library anytime in January befroe and during the quilt show.