Town & Kountry Kids 4H Club
All meetings are held on the second Saturday of each and every month
9:00 - noon
September through June
Parish Center in Dodgeville
(unless noted otherwise)
2008-2009 Officers
Megan Kupferschmid & Stacy Stover - Co-Presidents
Mary Breuer & Kaci Keitzer - Co-Secretaries
Historians - Aubrey Siegle, Sophie Breuer, Tayler Keitzer & Kendra Keitzer
This Quilt was Constructed by the Town & Kountry Kids 4H Club
and was Donated to the Des Moines County Cattlemen
to be Auctioned off at their Annual Banquet
The Quilt Raised $275 to be Used Towards the New Beef Class
at the 2009 Des Moines County Fair
Upcoming Town & Kountry Kids Events:
June 13th - Project Day Parish Center 9-noon
Rag Quilt Information:
Supplies
Sewing Machine
Walking Foot
Machine quilting needle size 90
Thread: 40wt. cotton
Rotary cutter/ruler/mat
Batting: cotton or thin poly
Scissors
Fabrics
yarn dyed woven cottons or cotton flannels work best (homespun/flannel/madras)
If there is any question of color running, then wash the fabric first
Yardage
Baby quilt: 30" x 36" - 30 pair (60 total) 7" squares = 3 yards
Lap quilt: 42" x 54" - 63 pair (126 total) 7" squares = 5 1/2 yards
To calculate the amount of different fabrics, divide the total yardage by the number of fabrics - i.e. baby quilt: 3 divided by 6 = 1/2 yard of 6 different fabrics
Batting
Baby: 30 6" squares
Lap: 63 6" squares
Assembly Instructions
Cut fabric into 7" squares
Cut batting into 7" squares
Sandwich batting between fabric
Sew an "X" from corner to corner. When "X" is sew, the block is complete
Sew blocks together using a zig-zag stitch and a 1/2" seam, according to desired size
When size is reached, in place of a binding, sew a zig-zag stitch 1/2" from raw edge around the entire quilt
Snip raw edges on seams and border 1/8" to 1/4" apart
Take the completed quilt to the laundromat to wash and dry. It may take two washings to completely fray to your satisfaction.
July 29 thru August 4th - 2009 Des Moines County Fair!!!
Picnic at leader's Campers at 6:30 Sunday, August 2nd
Link to Des Moines County Extension May 2009 Newsletter:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/NR/rdonlyres/6897062E-41C3-48C3-ABDC-A4FAC9ADD3C3/101016/May09.pdf
June 25th - Stalling forms due to Fair Board Office (Sherlyn Beckman) NOT the Extension Office
Additional Photography Class at Fair
An additional Photography class has been added to the county fair. This class is entitled "Life in Des Moines County". The class will feature photos taken in Des Moines County only. Photos may include landscapes, animals, buildings or people in any of our four seasons of the year.
Rules and Guidelines of the contest:
Entries maybe either black and white or full color
Must be no smaller than 5”X7”
Entries maybe vertical or horizontal
The photos must be on high quality photo paper and while not required it is encouraged that they be matted.
Entries should not be in a frame however some sort of hook should be attached so that they can be exhibited during the fair.
Each exhibitor may enter up to two entries in each of the categories
All entrants must have sufficient permission of any recognizable person appearing in the photograph to grant the Des Moines County Fair the right to display their photographic submission either on line or in printed material.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call the Extension office - 319-754-7556
