August Guild Meeting, Saturday, 8-9-2025

Topic: Hands-on Beginner-friendly Crochet Bunting

Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025. 10:00am

Location: Hoover Church of Christ

Crochet Bunting is a delightful way to add charm and a pop of color to any space! Whether it is decorating for a party, your local guild’s meeting space or just adding some jazz to your home, this versatile and beginner-friendly project is perfect for all occasions.

With endless colors and shapes, crocheted bunting is as fun to make as it is to display.

August 15 is National Granny Square Day and to celebrate we are gathering with our hooks in hand to create a unique and colorful bunting that will be displayed at September’s Fiber Frenzy.

Hosted online by Simply Crochet magazine, if you’d like to participate in the nationwide event, please take a picture of your finished product at the meeting and post to Instagram with hashtags #GrannySquareDay2025 and #GrannySquareMake2025

Please Bring:

• Scrap yarn of your liking
• Crochet hooks and/or knitting needles (you can find size preferences on the ball band of your yarn)
• Darning needle
• Scissors

The guild will provide patterns for the bunting both in crochet and knit. The wonderful members of our Tatting and Crochet group will be available to assist and lead small groups.

In Other News

The Homewood Public Library has again asked for the GBFG to display our wonderful talents in September in the Ellenburg Art Gallery.

Please bring your items to display to August’s meeting. They will be set up/displayed at the library for all of September and will be returned at the November meeting. Please include your name, phone number, email address and a brief description of your item(s).

We would love to display items that have been made throughout the year at meetings; felted bowls, quilted mug rugs, etc.

If you would like to volunteer to assist there is plenty to do! We need Museum placards compiled and made, displays arranged and pieces cataloged. Please reach out to the Board at 2025gbfgboard@googlegroups.com

 

Family Picnic is this weekend!!

https://www.bbhillalpacas.com/

Everyone is invited to our annual Family picnic. Bring the whole family! Well, except for pets, they need to stay and watch the house.

This year’s gathering will be held at the award-winning alpaca farm/event venue Blackberry Hill Alpaca Farm. Come see and pet the Alpacas!

Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025

Time: 10:00 am-Noon

Location: Blackberry Hill Alpaca Farm, 6330 Saks Road, Anniston, AL 36206

Please bring your own lunch, drink (non-alcoholic, please) and a dessert to share, if you'd like. Tables and chairs will be provided.

Spinners, bring your spindle or wheel for an informal spin-in for Tour de Fleece.

Keep an eye on the weather and your inbox! If weather gets bad again, the Board will notify all via email of any changes/cancellations.

See you Saturday!!

July Guild Meeting, Saturday, July 12

Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025

Time: 10am-1pm

Location: Hoover Church of Christ, 3248 Lorna Road, Hoover, AL 35216

No Zoom available for this meeting

Our program this month is: Christmas in July

Tis the season to start thinking of handmade holiday gifts. To try and evade the last minute holiday rush please join us for a little gift and decoration making fun.

We will be doing a few make and takes and also have examples of other projects with take home instructions to do later. We will also be providing supplies, but if you have anything specific that you want to use please bring it with you!

Felted Soap: Cover a bar of soap in felted wool! These are so easy to make and are great gifts for almost anyone on your list. We will have wool and some soap on hand, but if you have a specific kind of soap that you like, please bring it with you.

Washcloths and Facecloths: Cotton washcloths are a great way to use less paper towels, are quick to make, and are a fun way to try out a new stitch without committing to a full sweater or blanket. We will have some Knit Picks’ Dishy yarn and other cotton yarns, but please feel free to bring your own yarn if you wish.

Felt Ornaments: We will have lots of patterns and supplies to make stuffed felt ornaments.

Granny Square Trees: Now these are just adorable as either an ornament or making several and making them into a garland. We will have a variety of greens and browns for the trees but if you have specific colors or yarns that you like please bring them. 

Team Vulcan Spinners, Tour de Fleece 2025

The Vulcan Spinners are back up and riding; join us and spin up miles and miles of yarn. You can find us at: https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/greater-birmingham-fiber-guild/4366494 Whether on your old production wheel, spindle, e-spinner or anything you can put a spin on fiber with, join the Team Vulcan Spinners for spinning fun.

 

Family Picnic is Back on the Schedule

May’s Family Picnic has been rescheduled to July 26, 10am-noon at Blackberry Hill Alpaca Farm, 6340 Saks Road, Anniston, AL 36206. Bring your own food and drink and a dessert to share. We will have use of the pavilion and take a tour of their working alpaca farm. There is a small gift shop with alpaca themed items so don’t forget your wallet!

Save the date!

The May picnic that was canceled due to scarey weather has been rescheduled! Saturday, July 26, 10:00 to 12:00, at Blackberry Hill Alpaca Farm. Bring your own food and drink. Shared desserts are welcome!

More information will be posted and emailed soon.

Register by Wednesday, June 25!

Confetti Crumb Quilting Workshop

Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025

Time: 10 am-3 pm (break for lunch at noon)

Location: St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Holy Family Room, 2061 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, AL 35216

Instructor: Rosalynn Fairless

Cost: $15 per person (Guild member exclusive). Space is limited to first 20 members who fill out the registration link below.

Do you have fabric, yarn or fiber scraps that are too small for you to use but you can’t bring yourself to throw them away? Would you like a fun, gratifying low-risk, quick project playing with color? In this workshop, we’ll explore confetti crumb quilting to make a mat out of tiny scraps. We’ll make a “pocket” out of tulle and fabric-lined batting, stuff it with scraps, quilt it, and then add a binding around the edges. This is a great scraps stashbuster project.

Payment options are the same as guild dues: You may pay by cash/check or mail your check to Jennifer Lackey, 1907 Saulter Road, Birmingham, AL 35209. The fee can also be paid using PayPal. Please mark it “friends/family” and NOT “goods/services”. Use this address: paypal.me/GBFiberGuild or use our gmail account gbfiberguild@gmail.com

We’re excited to see what everyone makes! Register for the workshop by clicking https://form.jotform.com/251485030256149

Reminder: UFO Days is starting soon!

Are your circular needles tangling into crop circles? Do you have a strange feeling like someone is hovering over you as you craft? UFO Days are almost here again! Join us on Ravelry starting Tuesday, June 24, and post pictures of your UFOs (UnFinished Objects). We’ll offer support and cheers while we work on our UFOs together through Wednesday, July 2. Post a picture of your now Finished Object, and win a special commemorative sticker at our in-person UFO Days Party of Saturday, July 5 at 1 pm. (Location: TBD, but probably the Hoover Public Library).

WWKIP at Purl on the Plaza

Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025

Time: 1-5 pm

Location: Hoover Public Library, 200 Municipal Drive, Hoover, AL 35216

Our program this month is: World Wide Knit in Public Day

Join us for our annual Guild outreach at the Hoover Public Library on World Wide Knit in Public Day. Bring your project (or two) and share with others our love of all things fiber. We will have a display table set up and there will be demonstrations by guild members going on all afternoon.

The wonderful staff at the Hoover Public Library are allowing us to join in their festivities. There will be giveaways, prizes, demonstrations and comradery.

 

UFO Days

Are your circular needles tangling into crop circles? Do you have a strange feeling like someone is hovering over you as you craft? UFO Days are almost here again! Join us on Ravelry starting Tuesday, June 24, and post pictures of your UFOs (UnFinished Objects). We’ll offer support and cheers while we work on our UFOs together through Wednesday, July 2. Post a picture of your now Finished Object, and win a special commemorative sticker at our in-person UFO Days Party of Saturday, July 5 at 1 pm. (Location: TBD, but probably the Hoover Public Library).

(Psst, this is probably a great time to get some stuff off the needles so that you’re ready to cast on new, shiny things for our Christmas in July program)

 

Guild Family Picnic

Due to inclement weather, the Alpaca Farm picnic that was scheduled in May had to be cancelled. BUT don’t fret because it will now be a “Summer Field Trip”. Keep an eye out for a poll about your availability and preferences as we try to reschedule this warm and fuzzy (and hopefully dry) afternoon.

 

Confetti Crumb Quilting Workshop

Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025

Time: 10 am-3 pm (break for lunch at noon)

Location: St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Holy Family Room, 2061 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, AL 35216

Instructor: Rosalynn Fairless

Cost: $15 per person (Guild member exclusive). Space is limited to first 20 members who fill out the registration link below.

Do you have fabric, yarn or fiber scraps that are too small for you to use but you can’t bring yourself to throw them away? Would you like a fun, gratifying low-risk, quick project playing with color? In this workshop, we’ll explore confetti crumb quilting to make a mat out of tiny scraps. We’ll make a “pocket” out of tulle and fabric-lined batting, stuff it with scraps, quilt it, and then add a binding around the edges. This is a great scraps stashbuster project.

Payment options are the same as guild dues: You may pay by cash/check or mail your check, send a note to gbfiberguild@gmail.com to get the USPS address (we are protecting the home address of our treasurer by not posting it here, it is in the email sent to members). The fee can also be paid using PayPal. Please mark it “friends/family” and NOT “goods/services”. Use this address: paypal.me/GBFiberGuild or use our gmail account gbfiberguild@gmail.com

We’re excited to see what everyone makes! Register for the workshop by clicking https://form.jotform.com/251485030256149

Rescheduling the Picnic

The guild's May picnic was canceled due to bad weather. Watch your inbox for information and a survey about possible dates for rescheduling.