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    Old 02-07-2016, 08:16 PM
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    On average, how many times a year do you participate in your guild's show and tell? What kinds of things do you bring? Only quilts? Smaller items such as tote bags, table runners, pillows?

    Any opinions on what you like to see?
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    Old 02-07-2016, 08:30 PM
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    I attend one guild and two quilt clubs every month. I usually bring something to every guild and club, usually a smaller wallhanging or I'll even bring something I'm working on. Others do the same. There are actually a lot of people that don't bring anything, sadly. People also bring smaller projects like bags or table runners. We all like seeing whatever anyone wants to show. There's one woman, though, that makes doll clothes and donates the clothed dolls to a charity. Although we appreciate seeing a few, sometimes she'll bring like 20 dolls. That's a bit much I think.
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    Old 02-07-2016, 08:41 PM
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    I bring something almost every month as I do a lot of sewing. Quilts, bags, potholders, aprons, place mats, purses, jackets, wall hangings, pincushions, etc. The guild enjoys all types of creations including knitting, fleece items, etc. It's fun to share whatever you are working on with others.
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    Old 02-08-2016, 04:26 AM
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    i belong to 2 guilds and 3 groups. i usually bring something every time. i recall one recent month when there was a lot going on in the family and i didn't get much creating done. i felt weird just sitting there. we have members who never show anything, also. but the show n tell line is usually very long.
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    Old 02-08-2016, 04:27 AM
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    I'm on a finish your UFO (my guild calls them PIGS) projects so I usually show something every month. This hasn't been hard for me as many of mine were already completed tops. My good quilting buddy is a fairly new LA owner and between the two of us, I now have a pile of finished quilts which never ever happened before. It's not hard to have a monthly finish when your main part is binding and labelling.
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    Old 02-08-2016, 06:01 AM
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    If I have something finished to show I'll show it. I usually have something every other meeting.
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    Old 02-08-2016, 06:10 AM
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    I am a member of 2 groups. One meets monthly and the sole purpose is to bring what we have done. This is a small group of only 6 but it keeps me in stitches (no pun intended). The other group meets weekly and I often have something to show. I love these groups and have learned so much from then.
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    Old 02-08-2016, 07:20 AM
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    I am in a senior quilter's group and mostly everyone brings an item once a month to show and tell. (We meet ever Wednesday so not everyone attends every meeting each month!)
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    Old 02-08-2016, 07:37 AM
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    Out Modern quilt guild has a rule that only finished quilts can be shown at Show and Tell. I usually take one 3-4 times a year (monthly meetings).
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    Old 02-08-2016, 09:56 AM
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    I usually show a quilt at Show and Tell during our monthly meetings. I was sick for our last meeting, so I will be showing 3 quilts at the meeting this evening. Most folks show quilts, but bags and jackets have also been shown. My favorite part of the meeting is Show and Tell. (If I don't show my quilts early, as in first or second in line, I chicken out. Everyone else has such beautiful quilts and theirs are always quilted by a long arm. I quilt on my domestic, usually SITD, which I really like the looks of. My quilts always look way different than any others. I have even been known to take a quilt and then not show it. But, I don't lose my nerve if I get towards the front of the line.)

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