Fulton County Fair:  The Fulton County Fair will be held on August 15-21.   The raffle quilt and club quilt frame will be available so club members can demonstrate hand quilting to fair attendees.  In addition, a "remember when" display will be available to commemorate the club's 30th anniversary.  The display will depict how quilting in 1980 was different from the way things are done today.


Annual Quilt  Club Retreat:  The annual retreat for the quilt club will be held on Saturday, September 18 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at St. Stephens Catholic Church in McConnellsburg.  Everyone should bring a covered dish to share.  At the retreat we play games, have many door prizes, and work on UFOs or take one of the following classes being taught.  Be sure to bring your sewing machine, cutting mat, rotary cutter, rulers, iron and ironing board, seam ripper, thread, etc. 

(1)    Welcome Pineapple Wall Hanging -- This project measures 16" by 24" and can be made in one day.  Copies of the instructions complete with pictures will be available during fair week.  The pictured project uses batiks.  

Supply list:
(a)  ½ yd background fabric (dark fabric if you’re using light scraps for pineapple, and light background for dark pineapple)
(b)  1/3 yd border fabric
(c)  ¼ yd inner border fabric
(d)  Scraps of fabric for pineapple and leaves (It looks like 2 1/2” strips 5” long will work.)
(e)  Light weight fusible

Cutting Instructions:
(a)  Background fabric 10 ½” x 17 ½”
(b)  Inner border:  2 – 1”  x 17 ½” (sides)  and  2 – 1” x 11 ½” (top and bottom)
(c)  Outer Border:  2 – 3 ½” x 18 ½” (sides)  and  2 – 3 ½” x 11 ½” (top and bottom)
(d)  Corner Blocks: 4 – 3 ½” x 3 ½”

Sewing Instructions:
(a)  On background sew 1” border to each side; 1” border to top and bottom;  3 ½” border to each side; a square to each end of top and bottom border.  Then add top and bottom borders.  Press well and set aside.
(b)  Using the wedge shaped pineapple piece, stitch 13 strips of fabric as indicated in illustration. Press well after adding each new piece.
(c)  Trace pineapple pattern and leaf patterns onto lightweight fusible.
(d)  Iron the fusible leaves onto wrong side of green fabric and cut out each shape.
(e)  Iron the fusible pineapple onto the wrong side of the pieced pineapple lining up your design with the wedge at the top of the pineapple. Cut out pineapple shape.
(f)  Place pineapple and leaves appropriately onto wall hanging and press to fuse. Blanket stitch or satin stitch as desired.
(g)  Quilt and bind!

(2)  Mary M.  is also teaching the "disappearing nine patch" table topper.  This project can also be completed in one day.  For this class you will need one charm pack (42 5-inch squares).  

The Fulton County Quilt Club 30th Annual Quilt Show:   The quilt show will be held on October 15-17, 2010 at the Fulton County Theater behind the F&M bank.  The show will feature quilts made by four of the club's founding members:  Whrelda Pittman, Kate Berkstresser, Ida Schmidt, and Helen Clusman. 

The quilt contest is open to all Fulton County residents and members of the Fulton County Quilt Club.  Items for judging must be hand quilted.  Both hand quilted and machine quilted items will be accepted for show.  Quilts for judging or for show will be received on Wednesday, October 13 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Thursday, October 14 from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. at the Fulton County Theater. 

The 2010 quilt club raffle quilt, Flying Geese, will be raffled off at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 17.  Fabric for this quilt was donated by Traditions at the White Swan in Hagerstown, Maryland.  This quilt measures 80" by 95".  It was designed by the club's 2009 design team and was hand quilted by club members.  Tickets are now available.  They can be purchased from any quilt club member for $1 each or 6 tickets for $5. 

Quilt show hours will be:
Friday, October 15, 2010 -- 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 16, 2010 -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 17, 2010 -- 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.


Quilt Challenge:

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Fulton County Quilt Club.  In commemoration of this anniversary, create a hand-quilted wall hanging that ranges in size from 24" by 24" to 36" by 36".  In this wall hanging use any fabrics, colors, blocks, applique, embroidery, images, embellishments, and quilting motifs that represent the mission of the club and what membership in the club means to you.

Submitted quilts must include a short written description (either separate or as part of the quilt) explaining the quilt element choices you have made.  The submitted quilts will be judged by the challenge team based on overall quality and how well the quilter's feelings have been captured in the finished quilt.

The winning wall hanging will be displayed at all public FCQC events this year, and the winning quilter will receive a quilt-related gift.

To participate in this challenge, submit your wall hanging at the FCQC show in October.  All submitted entries will be displayed at the show along with their written descriptions.