Wednesday, March 11, 2026

TAGY March 2, 2026

 SEVENTEEN lovely artists attended the TAGY meeting held in the Grizzly Room at the Park County Library Cody Branch:  Laura G., Alice, Susie, Kat, Marie and guest Jenny, Sue S., Carol, Sue B., Pam, Jan H., Barb M., Lili, Judy, Vanda, Jennifer and Kim.

Announcements:

The September meeting will actually be held on August 31st due to scheduling issues.

Bird Quilts, for the Library Bird Program, are due to Jan H. at the April 6th meeting if you have one to hang.  Hanging will be after the meeting. Artist statements are due to Jan W. (jancwn@tritel.net) by March 27th.

Quilt Wyoming--TAGY will have about 15 quilts there.  We have 2 quilt racks to fill.  Bring your BEST work from our challenges to the July 6th meeting. Quilts will be hung July 7. Help needed. Artist statements due to Jan W. by June 1st! Quilt WYO is open July 8-12.

2026 Challenge:  Haiku. No size limit. Quilts due at the July 6th meeting. They will hang at First Bank in Powell in July. We will hang them after the July 6th meeting. Artist statements are due to Jan W. before June 1st. Quilts will hang in the library in September.

Think of 2027 Challenge:  Whimsey? What other ideas do you have??

2026 Program Sign Up Sheet:  Please sign up, even if you don't know yet what to present.  It will come to you!  Need someone for the April, June, July, September and December programs!!! Help, please.

Show and Tell:  

Marie shows her stunning silk quilt made from silk neckties




And silk trees!




Silk bird quilts...for hanging in the library in April



Silk Pelicans!


Silk Sandhill Crane


Ben completed her Haiku challenge--4 months before the due date!!!  You win!




Felt bracelets we started last month

Sue B., Jan H. and Alice's

The Program:  Lili and Confetti Quilt Birds

Lili showing us some lovely "Confetti method" quilts


Confetti quilt with echo stitch quilting



Carol, Sue and Judy creating a confetti quilt

Susie and Kim

Vanda, Jennifer, Alice and Laura

Lili--she was so well prepared!  Tons of backgrounds, scraps, yarn, irons, pressing sheets!

The supply table~

Jennifer and Marie--hard at work!

Sue, Barb and Pam--making hard choices!

Jennifer, Alice's hands (fire the photographer!) and Laura

That's better!

Kim and Vanda--artists at work!

Jennifer

Vanda

Kim

Susie

Jenny and Marie

Judy and Ben

Carol

Sue--deep in thought!

Pam--buried in fabric!

Alice admires Lili's scrap basket

Alice

It's just too much for Kit Kat! (plus it's nap time)

Sue and Carol--consulting

Judy's smile...it was representative of how much fun we all had.  Everyone was very much "into" making their confetti quilt!

Thank you, Lili!!

The End!







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