Lots of creativity on display at our November meeting. Take a look!
A foxy little paper pieced block from Linda!
Beautiful stripes!
Karilyn is in the holiday spirit!
Sharon took a weaving class at Libertytown and look what she created!
Another beauty from Sharon!
A holiday pillow from Karilyn!
We had a great array of quilts on display at the Expo show. Here are the Art Deco beauties:
And here are a variety of quilts by our members:
It was a great show, and we’re already planning the quilts for next year. Watch this space!
At the August meeting, we shared the quilt that we’ll be raffling at the Expo show. Thanks to everyone who made this happen: guild members who voted for the Eudaimonia quilt pattern, everyone who helped put it together, Karen for the gorgeous quilting and Carolyn for binding it and creating the beautiful label.
We’ll be selling raffle tickets at our September meeting and then at the Expo show. Tell your friends!
We had some beautiful quilts (as always) at the August meeting. Take a look:
We also enjoyed seeing everyone’s versions of the Art Deco project. Thanks again to Linda for pulling it all together for us. Don’t they look great?!
There are a few more Art Deco pieces in the works, so be sure to join us at the September meeting to see them all (Thursday, 9/11, at the Salem Church Library, doors open at 5:45, meeting begins at 6:00). See you there!
This month’s S and T ranged from paper pieced to traditional with a twist. Take a look!
The BOM Art Deco pieces are coming along nicely:
By the August meeting, we should have some finished Art Deco quilts!
At our March in-person sew-in, several people worked on putting the blocks together for our raffle quilt, and it looks great! Linda found some backing fabric that picks up all the colors, Karen has kindly agreed to longarm it, and Carolyn will attach the binding. Well done, all!
Linda showed us the next two Art Deco blocks in our modern Block of the Month. Check your email for the patterns.
Last month’s blocks look great! It will be interesting to see how they develop over the next several months.
Carolyn presented ideas for threadwork, based on the Jane Davila book. Sharon used sashiko on this pillow.
Another piece by Sharon, filled with color and beautiful stitching.
Caroline’s improv nine patch, featuring hand- and machine stitching.
Our show and tell was wonderful, as always! This is Jan’s Blue Jay from the Legit Kits company:
Bev’s Christmas wreath
Karilyn’s minions quilt for Linus
Bev’s Batik sampler
Makenzie’s “Shine” quilt from Suzy Quilts
Karilyn’s Twisted Hexagons with gnome fabric
Karilyn’s Spinney quilt for Linus
Anna’s Judy Niemeyer quilt
Caroline’s Star of Hope quilt by Bonnie Hunter
See you all at our May meeting!
We had a great turnout, with lots of colorful quilts. Let me know if I missed anybody!
Alice in Wonderland inspiration for lots of little blocks!
Bev’s beautiful creations
Laura’s Bargello-like quilt
Foundation paper piecing with a twist
Carolyn’s bright colors
Karilyn has been busy
Linda used a piece of fabric as her inspiration
An ALS quilt from Karilyn
Well done, everyone! See you in April back at the Salem Church Library!
The snow had melted enough that we met at our regular time and place, and the show and tell was great! Below are the pictures from our evening.
Tesselating Cats, a pattern by Jinny Beyer, made by Pat P.
Two Linus quilts by Linda, both free motion quilted on her new Cutie quilt frame.
Sydney and her daughter Makenzie in the vests they made to wear to the Hampton show
Sydney’s baby quilt and Kaffe mystery quilt
Pat’s tree skirt, finished in time for Christmas!
Bohemian Rapsody by Renee
Starry quilt and baby quilt by Makenzie
Karilyn’s baby quilt with a Minky back
Caroline’s medallion quilt for her niece
Thanks, everyone! See you next month at the Howell Library.
Our Zoom meeting was great, even though we could not see everyone’s creations in person. Here’s what we saw and loved:
Karilyn’s Spinning Dogwood Blooms Quilt (VCQ sew-in on New Year’s Day) and her mini sewing tree with ornament from Makenzie
Sakura – Kimono pattern with Japanese flair by Linda (paper pieced)
…and another version by Renee
Quilty Love – Star Pop by Makenzie (quiltyloveshop.com)
Bigfoot by Sharon
Pillows with William Morris prints, Foxes and Hares by Gloria
Art painting challenge with fabric and acrylic paints by Anna
Jenn’s foam cone Christmas tree from scraps, and Christmas squares
Hello, everyone! Given the iciness and freezing temperatures, we’ve decided to hold our monthly meeting on Zoom this time. We’ll open the Zoom link at 5:45 and the meeting will start at 6:15.
The Zoom link is here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82118440840?pwd=LzBBeFBkKzlNd2R6T1NoVGVrYyttdz09#success
Give it a try before the meeting to be sure it works for you.
It’s dues renewal time! Go to the form to update or create your membership, and pay your dues for 2025:
We will postpone the January BOM (modern block of the month) till February. Procrastinators, rejoice! 😉 Linda will answer any questions you may have about it, and she will also preview the next BOM, which will be due in March.
Show and tell! We will hold up our creations so everyone can see and discuss. Jan asks that we then post photos of our show and tell to the guild email, fredericksburgmodernquiltguild@gmail.com, so that she can then post them to FB and Instagram.
See you Thursday evening from the comfort of your home!
We had another great show and tell this month. Thanks to Jan for the photos, and thanks to our members for doing such beauful work!
Jan’s and Karilyn’s Galaxy of Stars
Renee’s Garden Party and Rabbit Hole
Pat’s Winky stars, a playful portrait, a funky chicken and a gift for a fellow teacher
Mckenzie’s little ghost (more to come!) and SEW from Giucy Giuce’s class in mini alphabets
Little treasures
Karen’s quilts for ALS
Welcome, new member Kathie!
Linda’s Back to Nature
Thanks to everyone for their creativity. Looking forward to next month’s work!
Our meetings are held at the Salem Church Library (except for the January and March meetings, see below) on the second Thursday of the month in Meeting Room 2 , from 5:45-8:00. Doors open at 5:45 for social time, and the business meeting starts at 6:15.
Update: the January meeting has been moved to Zoom because of inclement weather!
Not yet a member? You’re welcome to drop in and find out what we’re up to! Or you can join us here.
Mark your calendars for the following meeting dates:
2025
January 9 – Please note that this meeting will be held on Zoom.
February 13
March 13 – Please note that we will meet in Room 2 at the Howell branch this time!
March 22 – Sew-in at Salem Church Library, 9:00-5:00, Room 2
April 10
May 8
June 12
June 28 – Sew-in at Salem Church Library, 9:00-4:00, Room 2
July 10
August 14
September 11
September 20 – Sew-in at Salem Church Library, 9:00-4:00 (tentative)
September 25-27 – Original Sewing and Quilt Expo at the Fredericksburg Convention Center
October 9
November 13
December 11 – holiday dinner meeting at Vinny’s
This month’s meeting (Thursday 9/12) is a busy one!
Local quilt artist Lorie McCown will be presenting a trunk show of her art quilts. If you saw her quilt exhibit at the Fredericksburg Library last year, or follow her online, you know we’re in for a treat! Here are just a few pieces to whet your appetites. Her use of color and the way she incorporates recycled fabrics into her pieces make for some powerful work.
The Block of the Month, led by Linda, is due at the meeting. This is our first paper-pieced block. It’s always fun to see the different colorways people use, and one lucky winner will get to take home all the entries.
We have a booth at the Expo at the end of the month, where we will spread the word about our guild, raffle off our lovely quilt (a fundraiser for our guild), and display members’ modern quilts. If you haven’t yet signed up for a shift at the booth, there are still a few openings, and volunteers get free admission to the show! Sign up here.
The raffle quilt is here:
If you’re planning to have a quilt in our exhibit, remember to include an artist’s statement (short and sweet is fine) and a hanging sleeve. We can’t wait to see all the quilts you’ve created over the last year or two. You can drop them off at this week’s meeting or at the sew-in on Saturday, or contact us at fredericksburgmqg@gmail.com to make other arrangements.
Finally, we have reserved the library on Saturday, September 14, from 9:00 to 4:00, for a sew-in. Drop in and out as your schedule allows, bring your sewing machine, handwork, or whatever you’d like to work on, and meet and greet other members. See you there!
A few updates as we look forward to our June meeting on the 13th!
First, did you know that the Guild hosts virtual sew-ins twice a week? They are scheduled for Mondays from 1-3 and Thursdays from 6:30 -8:30. Log on and join the discussion for advice, feedback, quilty news, and anything else that comes to mind. You can work on whatever you like, handwork or machine. Drop in and out as your schedule allows. All members are welcome. Members, check your email for the link.
Second, don’t forget to bring your first Art Block of the month (BOM) to the meeting. This is the project that Carolyn is leading for us, based on Jane Davila’s The Art Quilt Workbook (available at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library). The Art BOM should be 9 x 12 using your choice of theme and color palette. You may make more than one piece if you desire. We would like to display your creations at the quilt expo this September.
Attached are examples made by Carolyn using the theme of flowers and colors found in nature.
Finally, we have plans afoot to create a modern quilt to raffle off at the expo. This is a fundraiser for the guild as well as a fun group project. We are basing it on this design by SwirlyGirl Quilts, but with our own color palette. We plan to start working on it at our in-person sew-in on Saturday, June 22, from 9:00-4:00 at the Salem Church Library. You can work on whatever you’d like at the sew-in, but we would love you to join us in creating it. More details at the meeting and at the sew-in!
Quilt by Andi Cullins from the exhibit Code Switch at the Virginia Quilt Museum
Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 11. (Reminder that the room will open at 5:45, and the meeting begins at 6:15.) The agenda includes:
Art quilt block of the month: Carolyn is leading us in this exploration, based on Art Quilt Workbook by Jane Davila and Erin Waterston, available at the library. The quilt size is 9 x 12, the lesson is color theory, and we will start choosing color palettes at the meeting.
Reminder about trunk shows at upcoming meetings and our fall workshop with the amazing Lyric Kinard!
We had talked about setting up some visits to local quilt shops and museums, so here is a propsal for our first venture, a road trip to the Virginia Quilt Museum on Saturday, May 4th or 11th. It’s about a two-hour drive through beautiful country to Harrisonburg, where the museum is located. We could meet at the Salem Church Library at 9:00, visit the museum, have lunch nearby and perhaps do a bit of shopping at one of the amazing quilt shops in the area (Patchwork Plus is 15 minutes away), arriving back in Fredericksburg around 5:00. Other ideas? We’ll discuss further at the meeting.
Calling all longarmers! There is interest in compiling a list of guild members who are also longarmers. If this is you, please email the guild at fredericksburgmqg@gmail.com with details (location, price, contact info, and anything else you’d like to include). We can then send the list out to members.
Show and Tell!
Anything else? Let us know at fredericksburgmqg@gmail.com!
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