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July Block Lotto — House

three house blocks on a cutting mat

For our July block we’re making houses! This pattern is by Amanda Castor, who is a local quilter.

The pattern has both a house and a tree pattern. The unfinished house block size is 5 ½” x 7”—make one or more of them to be included in the drawing. Tree blocks are optional contributions that are welcome but won’t count as a lotto entry.

Follow Material Girl Quilts’ My Town Quilt Blocks tutorial using the following guidelines:
— For the house, door and roof, go wild! Use whatever colors you like. Fussy cuts welcome!
— For the background, use blue in a small scale print or solid. We want the background to represent the sky, so keep that in mind.

As a reminder, these blocks will be turned in at the August meeting and the lotto is open only to current, paid members.

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Fall Retreat 2022

promotional shot of FFA Leadership Center from their website

Our fall retreat is happening September 29 – October 2 at the FFA Leadership Center in Trafalgar, Indiana, starting at 9 AM on Thursday and ending at 2 PM on Sunday. We’ll have the entire Fellowship Hall space to ourselves for sewing, socializing, snacks, and shenanigans! There is space for 13 overnighters to have their own beds and 8 single-day retreat-goers on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

Please register via PayPal below. Registration is first come, first served, and PayPal is set up to prevent overselling of the available slots. If the retreat is sold out when you try to sign up then you’ll be taken to a waiting list form.

Attendees for the full retreat can participate in the voluntary Snack Swap activity. After submitting your payment, you’ll be taken to a form to sign up for the Snack Swap—details about that swap are included in the form.

Fall Retreat 2022
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Do you know about the Everyday Arts and Aging initiative?

two Black women working together on a quilt project at a table, smiling at the camera

This summer, folklorists from Traditional Arts Indiana are looking to meet and interview quilters and other fiber artists in the Indianapolis region as part of the Everyday Arts and Aging initiative. The project focuses on the diverse ways of aging in urban parts of the state. Folklorists will be using these interviews to create a resource guide which highlights how older adults are using everyday arts in later life. The guide will be distributed to libraries, senior centers, and individuals throughout the country. If you are interested in being involved, or if you know someone who might be, please contact Claire Gillett at cgillet@iu.edu or 801-577-2707.

Please see this article or visit their website for more information about the project.