Happy New Year...a bit late!

So it's 2017!

New Friends are ready for a great year with the theme

2017 Board of Directors

 President :Jill White

VP: Joyce Smith

Secretary: Peggy Narhumenti

Treasurer: Carrolee Howell

Block of the Month (BOM): Cathie Denney

Special Activities: Lana Osmun and Cathie Denney

     Quilt Show Carrolee and Peggy

     Baby Quilt Challenge Patty Davis

     Quilter's Night Out Cathie 

National Quilt Day Lana

     Quilts of Valor: Marianne Hampton 

Community Service: Carmen Martinez

January BOM winner was Carrolee
This year you can only win the BOM prize once in a 5 month's period.

Coming up:
Jan.10 BOM #2
Block of the Month Link
      17 Triangles with paper by the roll or sheet
      24  Fund Raiser Mini Quilt Planning with Pot Luck lunch
      31 Community Service

MARCH 18 National Quilt Day Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM with pot luck lunch

November 22 Surprise Project

Carrolee and Peggy have a fun quick project for us on November 22.
 Watch your email for specific supplies list but this will be made by strip piecing and then cutting into triangles with a 60 degree ruler...easy peasy
Here's a link to a TUTORIAL

If you have a 60 degree triangle ruler bring it along and strips...2-2.5 inch for a small version and 2.5 -3 for a larger version.

Read All About It

Sneak Peek Block of the Month 2017

Yeah it's a little early but to allow group members to save or print the block of the month info we are going to get a head start on 2017's project.

Be My Neighbor BOM  click on the purple

More info to come at the Christmas party Dec 6....

Quilt of Valor August 16

Marianne will be heading up our Quilt of Valor work.
We will be presenting our quilts in November for Veterans Day remembrance.
We need all members to lend a hand!

Block of the Month August 9

Jill will be presenting our August blocks

Page 58 Scrapy Maple Leaf

page 64  Sunday Morning

Springville Trip

Join New Friends at the Springville Museum of Art for the

 43rd annual quilt show.

You will be sure to see the best that Utah has to offer in quiltmaking.
Meet at 10 AM in the parking lot to carpool 

After the museum we will head over to The Art City Trolley Restaurant  256 North Main Street in Springville...a change for this year.  It has great reviews for yummy food.

Community Service Day Once More

Always plenty to do at the quilt room for Community Service day.

 Don't let us down and see what we can accomplish as a group!

JULY  26  10 am

July 12 Day Group

It's Block of the Month day again

Cathie will be leading us through 

Milking Day  page 45

And Pinwheels  page 56

Quilt Show Info!

Add this info to your to do lists!

July 5  10 am Hang the Quilt show

upstairs at the senior building.  Bring a step ladder if you have one 

July 6  7 pm  Night Group Hangs the ribbons on the winners

July 7-9

Steel Days Quilt Show

Peggy and committee will have sign ups for quilt show minders (baby sitters) to keep the quilts safe and undamaged.  Take a shift or two and we can share the work.  It's always fun to be there as a representative of New Friends and answer what  questions the public might have and see the excitement when someone recognizes a quilt with a ribbon.  

July 9 4:30 pm

Helpers needed to take down the show and it's amazing how fast it goes when we have a lot of helpers.

June 28 Check In Quilts

Volunteers Needed to help check in quilts for the quilt show.

No experience necessary, you can sign up with Peggy and committee ahead of time or just show up and there will be something you can do to help.

June 21 Community service

June Community Service Day

June 21 which is the THIRD Tuesday not the usual LAST 

There is always some way you can help out with our latest projects.

See you there

June Farm Girl Vintage

Block of the Month day is June14 lead by Carrolee

 Fresh Pears  page 32

Old Red Barn page 48

NIght Group June 14

Subject: Sweet Pickin's tablerunner

The the tablerunner is SWEET PICKIN'S and designed by Darlene Zimmerman.  It is in the May/June 2011 Fons & Porter's LOVE OF QUILTING magazine.  It is not hard just takes a little time.  It is 18" x 43 1/2".

Materials needed:  You can use any color you want.  Just make they contrast with each other.

3 fat quarters in a white print, a red print and a yellow plaid or print for blocks

1/2 yard blue paid or print for border and binding

3/4 yard multi-color for outer border

1 1/4 yard backing fabric

Batting

CUTTING - If you come with it already cut, all you have to do is sew.  Yes!  Make sure you label them.

1.  From white fat quarter, cut:

     1 (4 1/4" wide) strip.  From the strip cut 3 (4 1/4" ) Squares.  Cut squares in half diagonally in both directions to make 12 quarter-square B triangles

2. From the red print fat quarter, cut: 

     2 (3 7/8" squares) Cut 6 (3 7/8") squares.  Cut squares in half diagonally to make 12 half square A triangles.

3.  From the yellow fat quarter, cut:

     1 (4 1/4" wide) strip.  From the strip, cut 3 (4 1/4" wide) squares.  Cut squares in half diagonally in both directions to make 12 quarter square B triangles.

4.  From the blue plaid or print cut:

     4 (1 1/2" wide strips.  From the strips cut 4 (1 1/2" x 14") F rectangles, 6 (1 1/2" 8 1/2") D rectangles and 6 (1/2" x 6 1/2") C rectangles.

5.  3 (2 1/4" wide) strips for binding.

6.  From the multi-print, cut: 3 (4: wide) strips for outer borders.  1 (10 1/2").  From the strip cut 1 (10 1/2" square.  Cut square in half diagonally in both directions to make 4 quarter square E triangles.

Hope you enjoy!

Janine

June 7

The first meeting in June is our annual

Picnic in the Park

10 am in the pavilion between the library and the senior building.  Because it is sprinkler season you might want to bring a towel to help dry off the picnic tables...just a suggestion.

Don't forget your pot luck dish and show and tell.  Can't wait to see everyone

Thought some of you might be interested in this free pattern 

It's a great traditional basket quilt

http://www.quiltviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/blooming_instructions-final.pdf

And another free pattern from Connecting Threads

http://www.connectingthreads.com/cfpatterns/pattern_display.cfm?ID=991667&media=BE160603&email=cooki801%40afconnect.com&elink=1--HugsAndKissesQuiltPattern&utm_source=media&utm_medium=bem&utm_campaign=BE160603&utm_content=1--HugsAndKissesQuiltPattern

NIght Group May 31

It's Quilt of Valor time again (QOV)

May Block of the Month

Patty will be leading the BOM for May
Hope you have had a chance to see her examples.

 Wooly Lamb

And one other not pictured.

Like You Don't Have Enough on Your Plate

Did you know that famous quilt teacher, author and radio personality Pat Sloan has a free Mystery Block of the Month going on?

Some of you may have admired Cathie D's Splendid Sampler but might not be ready to make 100 blocks at 6 inches each however these are 16 inch blocks with all the great style and pizazz of Pat's designs.

Find the info HERE

  It's not too late to join in and it's FREE!

NIght Group May 10

Janine will be giving tips and tricks for our Lori Holt Farm Girl Vintage BOM.
Bring any completed blocks for show and tell that night.

Also Janine will be leading our Lori Holt Flowers ideas that night.
Did you know that you can find similar shapes on the Brother Scan and Cut?
Maybe Peggy or Cathie will bring their machines and cut a few shapes.
Check out Lori's Pintrest boards for ideas!

April Community Service Day

Willing hands and happy smiles are welcome.  April 26

Remember we will NOT have show and tell on this day to leave plenty of time for all the work we need to do.

May Tea Party Time

All New Friends are invited to our 

May Tea Party meeting  May 3
NOTE CHANGE OF PLACE TO
 THE AMERICAN FORK SENIOR BUILDING

Dress in your tea party best and hats and gloves are encouraged!
If you have a tea cup/pot etc that is special to you bring it for display.
If you would like to share a favorite tea party snack we would love to have a variety of treats to share.

Tea Party food, lemonade will be offered
Bring your show and tell and let's enjoy each other's company