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The Rundown is a blog that I read because I have family members who participate in the occasional marathon. I am trying to understand the “joy” in marathon running.

Recently Whitney Miller, a trainer of long distance athletes wrote an article for The Rundown. Her advice seemed to fit a quilt making journey. Below is her advice and my interpretation.

Whitney, Highlight what’s going well…

Janice, My fabrics look good together, my machine is working and I have time to work on my quilt.

Whitney, Always celebrate small wins…

Janice, Quilt seams are matching, my borders are the same dimension, my batting and backing are the right size.

Whitney, Recognize self doubt and reframe into opportunities for growth

Janice, I will never finish on time. I don’t like that one fabric color. I will finish in plenty of time and I love all the other colors.

Good advice whether you are preparing for a race or making a new quilt.

September 10 follow up to workshop ( see below)
October 8 Planning for November retreat
November 11-15 Fall Retreat at Fire Station
December 10 Christmas Party and KISS it goodbye swap instead of presents.

Bring your finished or unfinished project you started at the August meeting. Mine will be very unfinished so no worries! If you finished, bring your project for show and tell and another project to work on! Bring your supplies, lunch and sew awhile. If you missed the August meeting, no problem. We have plenty of kits to share and you can get started on a creative project inspired by the Japanese philosophy towards "quilting". The article that explains this philosophy is: https://www.blossomheartquilts.com/2017/04/difference-in-japanese-quilting/

Five aspects of Japanese quilting that can guide our projects:

Handwork: Their homes are small so not as much room for machines but handwork is also ingrained in the Japanese culture.

Thrifty: Japan is an expensive place to live and thriftiness is a part of the culture

Improvisational: something right up our alley but it is tied to the thriftiness thing.

Materials and More: The Japanese are not afraid to MIX IT UP but this is tied to the thrifty thing and improv! See pic in right hand corner.

Everyday Life: There is quilting evident in many items used in everyday life-they are not just making quilts. There are also craft stores everywhere like there used to be here. Ah, the dream!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haptic-hue/id1530400722

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-thread-podcast/id1508572777?i=1000663499933

Her upcoming book is: Marking Your Time by Tommye McClure Scanlin

Marking Time with Fabric and Thread: Calendars, Diaries, and Journals within Your Fiber Craft https://a.co/d/71Q7u8N

Thanks for sharing this Linda Barron!

Need the password for member section for the guild (www.mlqg.org) website? Contact Linda Barron (linda.barron@gmail.com)

Silke uses Superior thread 100 weight (micro quilter)-blends in well.

Kathy I. uses 100 weight silk thread by Yli (order from Amazon or another vendor online).

Since we’re all at various levels when it comes to hand stitching, learn, refresh or improve your hand embroidery skills with tips and techniques from Bee members. Some of the experienced stitchers in Bee Artful are ready to share! Each month you can come with a sampler of some kind (cloth, hoop, needles, floss, and/or Perle cotton (see photo for a sampler idea) and learn some new stitches.

https://www.janedunnewold.com/resources/critiques

One is a checklist that can be used as a guideline when looking at a quilt - this is published on her website as part of her creative strength training class.

The second is a detailed essay she wrote concerning the process.

I hope that these documents will help the Bee Artful group conduct critique sessions that are productive.

I am so glad that the COVID I came down with the day after the Bee Artful in August did not infect everyone else! It was my first time and it took me out of commission for two weeks! Needless to say the project I started in August has not been worked on at all! No problem, I will bring my supplies and work on it in September. As you can see from the many projects shown above, we are a productive and creative group for which I am so grateful. It was so nice to have Lynda Doll join us again. We hope to see you again in September.

I am happy to convey all of these wonderful "goings on" via this newsletter. Try to get things to me in advance of the end of the month via email (mandmoliver@gmail.com) or text. If you put the word "newsletter" somewhere in the message line I will be able to find it easier (if using email). See you soon.

Melinda