December 4, 2023

 TWENTY-ONE talented artists attended the TAGY meeting on December 4, 2023, in Room 2070 of the Park County Complex Building:  Jan H., Ellen B., Lili, Cyndy, Rusty, Judy, Ben, Carol, Vanda, Sylvie, Marie, Jan W., Barb M., Laura, Colleen H., Cathie, Pam H., Barbara H., Alice, Sue and Karling.

Announcements:  

Challenge due at the January 2024 meeting/potluck from Pam H.:  

Do something with a dot! This leaves it wide open as the dot is the starting point of a design. Can dots be bubbles? In my mind yes! Just have fun and experiment! So...even if you were not at this meeting, you can still do the challenge!

The Pear/Pair/Pare quilts are back from First National Bank in Powell.  

First National Bank will allow us to hang quilts again in January.  We will hang our ZOOM challenge quilts.  Bring yours to the January meeting and Barb M. will hang them at the bank.

January 8th Holiday Potluck Meeting:  It's a holiday potluck!  Bring a dish to share.  If you wish to participate in the optional gift exchange, bring a gift!  The gift theme is BUBBLY.  Your gift should be handmade and somehow relate to bubbles or bubbly or such. (loose interpretations are allowed!)

Marie S-J has an exhibit at the Cody Country Art League.  Go and see her beautiful art!  Congratulations Marie!

Pam and Marie at Marie's artist reception at CCAL

Marie's beautiful art!

Karling admiring Marie's art.

Marie's exhibit

2024 Program Sign Up Sheet:  Sign to present a program next year.  It doesn't have to be quilting, but just something fun and/or creative!  Sign up with a buddy if you don't want to go it alone.  We need Feb., March, June, Sept., Nov., and Dec.

Many TAGY members have lunch in the Pardners Cafe prior to the meeting.  This is the cafe Christmas tree.

Show and Tell:

Cyndy's cup-shaped holders

Cyndy looking through her many projects!

Cyndy's fabric collage after last month's program.  I love his eyes and smile!

Colleen

Colleen--cool!

 shows her piece for the AZ Botanical Garden "Toward 2050" project.

Colleen's

Colleen's

Barb M. with a quilt she made based on one that Carra wouldn't give her!

Laura and Barb M. show off that quilt!

Marie shows her beautiful work. It looks Oriental!

Sylvie shows the books she has covered in fabric and leather.  She is really into this technique!

Vanda is passionate!

...and kind.

Karling shows the improved 9 patch quilt.

Judy and Rusty

Rusty's fabric collage--so festive!

A room full!

Cyndy's pillow.  

Cyndy

Cyndy's pillow!

Cyndy and the fabric collage

Cyndy's fabric collage.

Cyndy's

Cyndy's cylinders

Cyndy's beautiful quilt!

Rusty and Cyndy

Close up Cyndy's quilt.

Lili's silk fabric altar-wear

Shibori dyed from Japan fabric.

Lili looks into her bag of tricks!

Precious!

Lili's fabric collage.

Lili's ladies...

Ellen B. shows the sweater jacket she knit.

And the last-minute pockets she put into the knit-wear below.

And the cool button.

Lili's laces.

Lili's lace tags.

Lili's lace booklet.

Alice knit her L'Enveloppe sweater.

Freebies

I just like Alice's name tag.

Pam H.

Pam H. shows the calendar from her Alaska quilting group.

Pam's multi technique quilt that she entered into Quilting Arts contest.

Pam H. greeting cards.

Jan H. fabric collage cards.

The Program:  Making a silk screen of DOTS!!!  by Pam H.

Silk screen starts with this vinyl.

Ironing the screen.

The screen is ironed between two pieces of parchment paper.

Ben made Micky Mouse ears with her hole punch!

Ben and Barbara H.

Barbara H.

Karling and Judy punching holes.

Judy hard at work.

Rusty punching holes.

This corner of the room was really having a good time!

Sue T.

How dots change the look of the fabric.

The vinyl painted with marker so you can see your design.  Then punched with holes, then put onto organza, ironed, and duct taped around the edges.

After and before...how dots change the look.

Pam's silk screen of ovals.

After and before:

Another shape to punch or cut on the screen.

Dots!!!

Pam H.'s very cool!

Another shape to cut on the screen.

Helpful books.  There is quite a glare on photos from the overhead lights! Ugh!

Pam H. is enamored with dots.

Screen technique is from QA Issue 53/October/November 2011

Stencils to use.

Products that make dots.

We completed our screens but have not used them YET.  Now for the challenge due at the January meeting from Pam:  

Do something with a dot which leaves it wide open as the dot is the starting point of a design.

Can dots be bubbles? In my mind yes! Just have fun and experiment!

The End!