Next Upcoming Event
Membership Meeting ~ Grace Errea
May 17, 2018
7:00 pm
Program: Grace Errea Doors open at 6:30 Details are on our May 17 Program page  

Guild Meetings!: Every 3rd Thursday of month.  Meeting starts 7:00pm at  Boise Church of Christ, 2000 Eldorado St., Boise, Idaho

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Don’t miss the delightful quilts to be shown at “Spring Fantasy,” the 38th Annual Palouse Patchers’ Quilt Show, April 14-15, 2018, in Moscow, Idaho.  Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Latah County Fairgrounds, Exhibition Building, 1021 Harold Street, Moscow, Idaho.  Cost: $5 for general admission; $3 for seniors 65+ and children under 10.  You’ll be treated to over 200 locally made quilts.  See two special quilters’ challenge results plus an exhibit from The Mod Squad, modern quilting group.  Shop for fabric, quilting patterns and tools in the vendor mall, or rest in the kitchen with free cookies and refreshments.  Take a chance on the $1 raffle “Spring Breeze” queen-size raffle quilt.  The winner will be chosen at the show; need not be present to win.  The show’s proceeds benefit Quilts of Valor & CASA youth.  See: www.palousepatchers.org for more information or to enter a quilt. Find our poster here.

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Mennonite Relief Sale

Quilts, Quilts and More Quilts!!! and dozens of other high quality, unique handmade items! All proceeds go to support the work of Mennonite Central Committee in disaster relief, sustainable community development, and peace and justice building.

Saturday, April 21
7:30 am — 3:00 pm
College Church of the Nazarene
504 E. Dewey Ave, Nampa ID

Other activities include a country breakfast from 7:30 am to 10:30 am, childrens’ activities, a silent and a live auction, food booths, fair trade items from Dunia Marketplace and much more!

More information and photos of some of the quilts and auction items can be found at  http://www.idahomrs.org/

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Fred Meyers Reward Program:

As a nonprofit organization, Boise Basin Quilters is eligible to earn a quarterly donation from Fred Meyers by linking your Fred Meyers Rewards account to BBQ in their Community Rewards program. The amount of this donation is directly related to how many Customers link their Reward cards to BBQ and how much they shop. The minimum quarterly donation to BBQ is $25. Anything less will roll over to the next quarter. This program DOES NOT take away from customers’ rewards. The procedure to link your Rewards card to BBQ is as follows:

  1. Get a Fred Meyer Rewards card at any register or the customer service desk; this will be your Fred Meyer Rewards car number.
  2. Sign in to Fred Meyer Rewards.
  3. https://www.fredmeyer.com/signin?redirectUrl=/account/communityrewards/enroll
  4. There are links at the bottom of the page to Create an Account or Forgot Your Password?  You’ll need your Fred Meyer Rewards card number to create an account.
  5. Enter BBQ’s Community Partner ID 89797 and click the Search button.
  6. Click the circle next to BBQ as the Organization Name and click Enroll.
  7. Present your card whenever you shop at a Fred Meyer store or gas station.

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Membership meetings are held every third Thursday of the month (except July and December) at 7:00 pm at the Boise Church of Christ, 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID 83704.  Doors open at 6:30 pm.

 

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  • First Place Challenge Winner - Cheryl Little and her "Comic Encounter"
  • Second Place winner - Lois Alice with "On My Way to the Outhouse"
  • Third Place Challenge Winner - Kiry Kirkpatrick with "Northern Star"
  • Patty Henry
  • Karen Falvey
  • Esther Kleinkauf
  • Connie Emmen
  • Chris Klover
  • Tara Henderson
  • Catherin Pickerall
  • Barbara Smith
  • Ann Swanson
  • Louise Maley made this pinwheel variation for her husband to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Linda Jolley quilted it.
  • Meri Kay Woodworth created and quilted these "Aggie Quilts" from Utah State t-shirts for family members. After the first on she simplified it by making all the shirts square - much faster!
  • Mitzi Aden created and quilted "Black & Whites" for her grandson to take to college. It was made from a pack of black & white strips.
  • Meri Kay Woodworth created & quilted "Fancy Fox". She bought the backing fabric first and then made the foxes to match it.
  • Lois Alice created & quilted this "One Block Wonder" of hexagons. It was fun to get in the grove and quilt feathers in the border.
  • Karen Falvey created and quilted "Huamper Leftovers" from leftovers from the wedding quilt made for his son's wedding in 2003.
  • Donna Swanson created & quilted this layer cake disappearing 9 Patch. It is a wedding gift for Liza who is in St. Petersburg, Russia.
  • "Log Cabin Stash" was began as a way to use up Donna's stash. Even the solid fabric and backing was from her stash!
  • Barbara Smith created "Quilters Patch" from a block of the month at Cindy's Quilt Shop in Caldwell. This is from a Laundry Basket Quilts book.
  • Maryon Evans made "Winter Reds" from a Moda & Minnick collection, and Blue Bird Quilt Studio quilted it. It took several years to complete.
  • Connie Emmen presented and quilted "Aunt Ethel's Flower Garden" for her aunt's 90 birthday. The Dresden plates were from blades that were rescued from a scrap bag by the BBQ Inheritance team.
  • Phyllis Kizer created the "Schoolhouse" and it was quilted by Sew & Sews. This started with the black & white window pane fabric.
  • This Crazy Quilt was made by Cathy Venosdel's great-grandmother. Mona Harp, Tina Hutto and Cathy repaired the muslin lining, patched it with wool suitings, replaced the batting with 100% cotton, retied it and bound it with a suiting -look binding to finish it.
  • Dresden Plate blocks were made & quilted by Barbara Smith. Barbara enjoys piecing and applique with Dresden Plates, as this is her #5 so far!
  • This Woven Quilt of Valor was presented by Esther Kleinkauf and quilted by Connie Emmen., from a pattern titled 'Chain Reaction.'
  • This Quilt of Valor was made and quilted by Nancy England from a pattern titled "Blue Cheese Night".
  • "Miniature Pinwheel" was made and quilted by Joy Saxon. as her first and last Miniature quilt. This is the result of the BBQ Schoolhouse presented by Maureen Stevens.
  • "Lattice Baby Quilt" was created and quilted by Darci Mead out of scraps for her cousin's baby girl, due in March this year.
  • "Kapakahi Quilt" was created & quilted by Darci Mead from a class in 2004 for the 'quilt-as-you-go' method. Finished sashing it this year!
  • "Wallflower" was created and quilted by Shannon Wilson as an exercise in applique. She machine quilted it on her domestic sewing machine.
  • "Grandma's Album Quilt" was created by the Clark County Sewing Circle in 1941; ladies were related to Lois Alice's grandmother. Lois made and quilted the 30 blocks into two quilts.
  • "Phone Home" was created and quilted by Linda Jolly, from a quilt kit. Gotta love the fabric!
  • "Seaglass" was made and quilted by Karen Falvey. This quilt is the result of the free motion class sponsored by BBG a few years ago.
  • "Turtle" was created and quilted by Karen Falvey in a class with Barbara Shapel some time ago. Thread painting made each class project unique.
  • The back of the "Turtle", created and quilted by Karen Falvey in a class with Barbara Shapel some time ago. Thread painting made each class project unique.
  • "Sophia's Star", made and quilted by Chris Klover. This quilt is made up mostly of leftover fabric from a twinbed quilt for her first grandaughter.
  • "Panda Baby" made and quilted by Hope Ayres. The was made for her grandchild that was due in February.
  • "Fire Escape" was created and quilted by Margie Braach. A new quilt for an RV bed was just the thing for this pattern and fabrics.

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