Category: QuiltCon

August meeting notes

We had a great show and tell, with lots of challenge quilts among other Works in Progress and new creations.

Four takes on the Maximalist challenge

Challenge from another guild to use “ugly” fabric in a table runner

Page 20 challenges (turn to page 20 in any magazine or catalog and use what you see as inspiration)

Renee’s fabulous star, from a Mid-Appalachian quilter’s workshop at Gettysburg

Wonky star made from 1930’s blocks with Mary Kerr at a workshop at the Stitch Fest in Lancaster

Two sweet little blocks from Lori

Baby quilt with walking foot quilting

Remember that you can register for workshops and lectures at QuiltCon starting at 10:00 on Tuesday, August 15th. Make sure you can sign in ahead of time so that you’ll be all ready on Tuesday. Pro tip from Jan: you can put workshops in your cart and then easily sign up for them right on the dot of 10:00. Sessions fill up fast!

Note our upcoming meetings: Monthly meeting on September 14, and our in-person sew-in on Saturday, September 23.

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

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:

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