This month Cheri displayed several of the  blocks she has made and talked about her progress. 

Participants have been attending meetings at the Library and at Cheri's home to learn, teach and share.  Everyone has been excited to see how much progress each has made. The meetings have provided true mentoring.  Whether a member just started, in the middle or up-to-date on the quilt lessons, Cheri will be within a phone call to help.

Cheri Heinecke noted that we had a number of new members who were new to quilting and/or sewing. As a new quilter, Cheri benefited from Bonnie Hunter’s teaching. Cheri has decided to encourage our members to participate in Bonnie Hunter’s 2019 mystery quilt,  called "Frolic."

She explained how to sign up and get the information, which is online at Bonnie's website. Every Friday, new instruction is published to make the quilt. Cheri suggested swatch colors for the quilt but said other colors could be used, as long as tone is considered.

Cheri hopes to get a room at the Chino Library where members can come and work on the quilt on a weekly basis.

This month Cheri showed a great Fall table runner.  It uses all the colors of Fall so it does double duty; beautiful on the table and uses up lots of scraps. Get your Cornbread & Beans Quilting free pattern here.

She also showed how Bootleg Spray starch really helps when you are ironing your blocks. Did you pick up a copy of how you can "bootleg" your own?  No? Well here it is.

1. In September, Cheri Heinecke  demonstrated a new way to rip those seams quickly using an eyebrow trimmer. 

2. She also gave us a great tip using microfiber cloths.  When laundering  new fabrics, toss in a microfiber cloth or two and watch it collect loose threads.  Use it in regular laundry, too, because quilters always have lots of loose threads hanging around. 

3. Her third suggestion was to apply "Nexcare" medical tape to the backs of our  rulers. The tape texture holds on to fabric so it will not slip.  Better than those "bumpy" little plastic stick-ems!

At this month's general meeting  several members were shown how to make the "plarn," made from plastic shopping bags and used in making the sleeping mats for our  military veterans who are struggling with housing and homelessness. The sleeping mats are in conjunction with the StandDown Allaince program being featured this year. 

Susan Joy demonstrated how truly easy it is to create an Anita's Arrowhead Block quilt.  From a simple block comes this magical quilt.  Sew 2 squares face-to-face, cut into pieces, rearrange and watch the magic happen! Susan Joy also supplied the link at Quilting Daily to download, here.

Mentor Susan Joy Noyes showed us how to make Dimensional Windmills. Beautiful quilt design!