September 8, 2025

 A small but enthusiastic group of artists attended the TAGY meeting on September 8, 2025, in Room 2070 of the Park County Compex Building:  Judy, Ben, Jan W., Jeanne, Laura G., Barb P., Barb M. and Jan H.

Announcements:  

    1. The Quilt Show at Plaza Diane begins September 18, 2025.  Several of our TAGY-ites have quilts in it:  Jeanne, Jan W., Pam, Jeanette, Barb M., Cyndy, Marybeth. Sorry if I missed anyone!

    2. Sue Beardslee has cotton/poly sheets that were donated.  Who needs them?  Barb Pike will take them for her church (used for backing for quilts).

Annual Challenge for 2026:  Several ideas were presented:  Haiku, State or State of Mind.  This will be discussed again at the next meeting.  Keep thinking!

Annual Challenge for 2025:  Due at October meeting!!

Christmas Gift Exchange Theme:  This will be discussed later.  "Leftovers" was mentioned.

Monthly Challenge due at October Meeting:  Star (shape)/Dots (element)/Pink & Gray (color).  Be creative!!

Show and Tell: 

Barb M., Monthly Challenge of Heart/Water/Red

Barb M.'s ever evolving Gingo Leaf-hand stitching

Jan H.'s progress on 2025 Challenge of Map Quilt

Program:  Barb Pike, who worked for 10 years at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, gave a program on dating your quilt.  There were 2 handouts. Each "team" had a quilt to identify characteristics.  It was a terrific program, and we all learned a lot!  Barb is a wealth of information!

Barb's books

Careful examination 

Yes, it's blurry.

Ben and Cathedral Window quilt

Barb M. had a quilt that was also a "family tree"

Quilt detectives

Barb P.'s John Hewson reproduction

This was an OLD one!

Teacher Barb.  Thank you!!

The End!

August 4, 2025

 Twenty-one talented artists attended the TAGY meeting on Aug. 5th, 2025, in the Grizzly Room of the Cody Library:  Jeannette, Ben, Barb P., Ellen D., Vanda, Pam, Barb M., Laura G., Lili, Kris, Darlene, Sue S., Colleen, Alice, Judy, Jan H., Karling, Cyndy, Connie, Mary and Ginger.

Announcements:

Map Quilts will be hung in the Powell Branch of the 1st National Bank of Wyoming in November.  They will be hung in the library in January.  It is not too late to create one!

Anna Sapp's Fiber Art Show:  Those wanting to display art with Anna Sapp's fiber art show in the Plaza Diane in Powell should contact her as soon as possible: annamae101@gmail.com

Monthly Challenge for September:  water/heart/red   Create something that uses that theme/shape/color! 

Natural Dying:  Alice gave an overview of the recent dying class provided by Anna Sapp and the Meeteetse Museums.  Various items were used such as onions, tomato leaves, rhubarb. Cotton and wool were used.  

Show and Tell:

Vanda, Connie, Mary, Pam and Barb M.

Vanda's--perhaps wrap around a candle

Laura G.'s

Lili and Trail Town quilt

Lili

Barb M.'s Ginko

Laura's

Vanda's spoolie

Ellen D. and cute apron

Barb P. and beautiful "antique-y" quilt

Ginger and quilt for a hunting friend

Ginger's greeting cards called "Fairy Gardens"

Ginger's spoolie

Sue S., Colleen, Alice and Judy

Sue S.'s monthly challenge: lime green/rectangle/garden

Sue and Colleen

Alice's potpourri from her garden

Kris

Darlene's quilt with special meaning for her

Detail of quilt below--Kris

Hand-painted soccer player

Kris'

Judy of samples from Natural Dying class

Colleen, Alice and Judy

Kris, Sue, Colleen, Alice, Judy and Ginger

Jan H. redecorated her motorhome cowboy-style

The Program:  Painting on Tyvek, Evalon and Lutrador by Lili!

Jeannette

Alice and Judy

Vanda

Mary--so serious!

Pam concentrating!

Angelina fibers

Lili

Lutrador, Evalon and Tyvek

Vanda, Cyndy, Lili and Barb

Lili

Samples

The End!!