Author: cspgarden

gardener and traveler

Sew-in news

At our upcoming sew-in (Saturday, June 24, from 10-5 at the Salem Church Library), you can bring whatever you want to work on BUT we also have two opportunities to think about:

  • We are planning to enter a group/bee modern quilt at QuiltCon next year! If you’re interested in this project, please join us at the sew-in at 11:00 to discuss how we’ll proceed. We’ll need to talk about design, a color palette, and how to divvy up the creation of blocks or other elements of the quilt. Lots to chew on, so we may not nail it all down right away! Quilts can be entered between September 1 and October 31. This year’s winner is posted above, or see all the winners of the group/bee quilts at QuiltCon 2023 here (scroll down) for inspiration.
  • Get a jump start on holiday (or any day) gifts! At 1:00 p.m. Linda will be walking us through a cool technique for making fabric origami flowers, as presented in Flower Origami by Kumiko Sudo. You can create gift boxes, needle cases, holiday ornaments, and much more. If you’d like to participate, please bring:
    • 2 different sets of 2 coordinated light and dark 7.5” squares (total of 4 squares)
    • 2 different pairs of 2 coordinated light and dark 9” squares (total of 4 squares)
    • Thread and needle for hand sewing
    • Scissors
    • Fabric marker
    • Small ruler
    • Buttons for centers (optional)
    • Templates will be provided, along with a limited selection of fabrics (if you don’t want to bring your own and are willing to take “potluck.”)
    • Finished origami pieces can be used as holiday ornaments (just add a string) or turned into more ambitious projects such as wall art, cell phone cases, bags, napkin rings, etc.

Questions or suggestions? Post to our Facebook page or email us at fredericksburgmodernquiltguild@gmail.com.

Credit for the photo above:

1st Place: Sashes
64” x 83”
By Elizabeth Ray
Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
Northwest Arkansas MQG

Contributing Quilters: Carole Lyles Shaw, Chris Davies, Chris Simon, E. A. Cox, Ellyn Zinsmeister, Emily Lang, Isabelle Selak, Loide Wasmund, Sarah Goer, & Sarah Ruiz

Show and Tell

Lots of creativity on display at our June meeting!

Jan’s two quilts made from precuts. The middle image shows the back of the quilt on the right. She will be adding a crocheted border in pink.

Renee’s first two blocks for the Winter Star quilt for her mother. Love these soothing colors!

Two bird blocks Linda is testing for a pattern maker on the left. The other is an exploration of various Dresden Plate blocks from a class she took. Check out the big stitch quilting on this one!

Thanks for sharing, everyone!

Quiltcon 2024

Next year’s QuiltCon will be held in Raleigh, just a few hours south of Fredericksburg, and we expect quite a few members to be there. For this upcoming show, the Guild would like to create and enter a Group/Bee quilt. The only requirement is that at least three people must work on it. Otherwise, it’s up to us – colors, size, techniques, whatever! Come to our meeting this Thursday and we can see who’s interested. Bee members can also attend the sew-in on June 24 to discuss possibilites.


Details are on the MQG website here:

Categories & Prizes

In-person sew-in coming up

Our regular meeting will be held on Thursday, June 8th. BUT we also have an in-person sew-in scheduled for Saturday, June 24th, from 10:00-5:00 at our regular location, the Salem Church Library. Drop in for an hour or two, or stay the whole day! Feel free to bring whatever you are working on. It’s a great way to get some sewing done while chatting with fellow guild members and sharing good ideas.

*If you’re bringing your machine, don’t forget an extension cord.

*Ditto for irons, plus an ironing board or other surface (wool pressing mat, etc.).

*Remember to bring your cutting mat, too, plus all the notions you can’t sew without: wonder clips, sewing machine needles, rotary cutter, scissors, thimbles, etc. etc. etc.

You can bring your lunch, or walk over to one of the restaurants right next door and pick up something to go.

ALSO: we have traditionally included a technique or project to share or demonstrate. Previous projects include an origami bag, a soup bowl cozy, and how to make eight half-square triangles at a time. If you have a favorite technique to share, or a simple project that can be completed (or at least well started!) in a few hours, please let us know. Email fredericksburgmodernquiltguild@gmail.com or tell us about your idea at our upcoming meeting.

Save the dates

A quick reminder that we are meeting this evening, Thursday, May 11. The room will open at 5:00, and the business meeting starts at 6:00. Bring your challenges if you have them, and don’t forget your show and tells!

Note that we have two upcoming sew-in dates at the Salem Church Library: June 24 and September 23. Both days are Saturdays. You can bring anything you want to work on to our sew-ins, and we might have a new technique to share. Stay tuned!

Remember that our meetings are always on the second Thursday of the month. You can see our complete schedule here.

April Meeting Minutes

Attendees: Carolyn B, Carolyn P, Pat P, Karilyn, Linda
Guests: Valerie R, Ann, Beverly E.
Introductions of the members and guests
Show N Tell
Challenge for June is the Page 20 challenge.
Next challenge due in July
Reminder: there is a Sew – In in June
Our quilt from QuiltCon didn’t sell – discussed what we want to do with it … Raffle vs. Donate?
Friends of the Library is having their 50th anniversary and we will present the book quilt to
them.

Show and Tell

February and March Meeting notes

February 2023
Members attending: Carolyn B, Karolyn, Karen, Lori, Pat, Sharon, Linda, Jan.
New members: Lori Steinlauf, Rene Johanason
Reminder: In-person sew – in in 2 weeks
Piedmont MQG invites us to a workshop – Confetti BOM designed by Erin Grogan
Instagram for the guild is FredericksburgMQG

February Show and Tell

March 2023

Attendees: Carolyn B, Jan F, Linda B, Rene V, Carolyn P, Lori T
Show N Tell was discussed and passed around
Linda discussed class she is taking with hand dyed fabrics by Color Waze by Vicky Welsh in
Madison VA
Wonderline quilt discussion: what to do about our quilt for QuiltCon which has now been returned to us.
No word from Friends of the Library yet to present quilt.
Discussed upcoming challenges.
Found objects challenge projects presented.

Challenges and more

 

Join us this Thursday for our monthly Guild meeting. Bring your Show & Tell and your Found Objects challenge, and hear about our next challenge (does Page 20 ring a bell with anyone??). See you at the Salem Church Library on April 13, doors open at 5:00, meeting starts at 6:00. All are welcome!

Show and tell!

This month’s meeting included a member’s very first quilt (yay!), a couple of entries in our found objects challenge, and more. Take a look!

Jan’s creative entry was made by bleaching and printing shells, as well as coffee-dying cheesecloth

Sharon was inspired by the recent balloon spying (or whatever it was!) to create her own balloons here. Ask her to tell you more about it!

The first quilt made by new quilter Renée. Well done!!

And her second qulit, also lovely! Both were quilted by our LQS, Straight Stitch Quilts.

Lori created these charming bird houses!

This is the latest creation by Linda, sparked by a class she’s been taking. Linda designed and paper pieced it, and the teacher will be including it in her new book!!

When your neighbors are having babies – two twins and a singleton, all boys – what else can you do but make a quilt? This is one of three that Linda has made this month for the new arrivals.

Reminder about our found objects challenge: Bring something to the meeting, whether it’s fabric or an object, that you will use in the challenge. It could be an old key, an interesting rock, a piece of twine, old earrings, or anything else that inspires you to create! Inspiration for this challenge comes from a book by Jane Davila. (The library owns her Art Quilt Workbook.) Check her out on Facebook at Jane Davila and on Instagram at @JaneDavila. Here’s an example of her work:

Mark your calendars for next month’s meeting, on April 13th. Bring your found objects wall quilts and anything else you’re working on!

Sew-in this Saturday

Just a reminder that we will hold an in-person sew-in on Saturday, January 28, at Salem Church Library from 10 am-5 pm. Please bring your sewing machine, basic sewing supplies, and any orphan blocks you want to contribute toward making one or more quilts to donate to Project Linus. Both Linda B and Jan F are active in Project Linus, so feel free to ask them if you have any questions about this worthy organization!

Of course, you can also work on your own projects if you want to.

Bring a lunch or pick up something at Pho Saigon, a Vietnamese place, or Tito & Teresa Restaurant, a Honduran place, just a few steps beyond the library parking lot.

November meeting notes and news

Evening meeting at Salem Church Library
November 10, 2022 at 6:30pm
Attendance: Carolyn B, Sharon C., Carolyn P, Lori T, Jan F, Linda, Karilyn P
Show N Tell: Several members showed their works of art and explained the significance of it.
Linda displayed the Library Book quilt top and backing at ShowNTell. Now it will go to be
quilted together. [see pictures below]


Business Meeting:
Carolyn Bohling called the meeting to order.
Treasurer’s Report: currently there is approx. $1200 in account. Expenses this past month
included purchase of backing fabric for Quilt Con quilt, $30 Christmas presents for tonight and
regular ZOOM expense payment.
Officer Line-up for Next Year:
President – Carolyn Bohling
VP – Caroline Parr
Treasurer – Lori Therrien
Secretary – Sharon Coleman


Future Events:

January meeting will feature Erin Grogan from Warrenton MQG speaking on Wearable Art
We will kick off the first of our challenges for the year – FOUND OBJECTS CHALLENGE – to be due in March.
The challenge is to bring something to the January meeting whether it’s fabric or
an object and it must be used in the challenge. Inspiration was from a book by
Jane Davila. Find her on Facebook at Jane Davila, and on Instagram at @JaneDavila. Here’s a sample of her collage/found objects work, from her Facebook page:

We are looking for ideas for a March challenge, and suggestions for workshops you are interested
in. Comment below, or email us at fredericksburgmodernquiltguild@gmail.com.


We are still selling QuiltCon quilt raffle tickets at our meetings.


Next meeting on Dec 8th at 1pm at the Salem Church Library. If you would like to attend via
Zoom – please let Carolyn know.

Sharon Coleman, Secretary

Lori’s husband surprised her with this sweet Singer Featherweight!

Linda’s jacket made from “made fabric,” using a pattern she had used quite a while ago!

Sharon’s cheerful quilt with a pieced back as well as the front

She also brought this Bigfoot piece made for her daughter’s boyfriend

Karilyn brought two different table runners for the holidays

Carolyn’s panel that will be finished for a Project Linus quilt

Caroline’s finished Free Bird BOM

Our book quilt designed as a gift to the Salem Church Library. Blocks made by members and pieced by Linda. She had enough left over to include some on the back, too. Thanks to Linda for bringing this project to fruition!