Category: Show and tell

Raffle Quilt and More

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!

Thursday’s meeting will be on Zoom

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: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqKvkS2HAYU0NU2fmBuAEl4FcuwZRgRl3y-QasLm6NVuTmPA/viewform?embedded=true

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!

All the projects

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!

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.

Opportunities abound!

At our August 10th meeting, we’ll be getting ready for our booth and exhibit at the Expo, September 28-30. There are several ways you can participate:

  • Sign up for a two-hour shift at our booth. We’ll be using SignupGenius.com again this year, details to come. Meet and greet people interested in modern quilting, and spread the word about our guild. We need at least one person for each shift, but it’s more fun with two!
  • Volunteer for booth setup. We will be coming on Wednesday, the day before the show opens, to set up our booth. Need at least two people.
  • Wrangle the quilts we’ll be displaying on the show floor. We need to keep track of the quilts we’ve received from members, but the staff at the show will do the actual hanging of the quilts.
  • Help with the flyer we’ll make available to potential members.
  • Volunteer for take-down of our booth displays on Saturday. Need at least two people.
  • Bring your modern quilts to the September meeting so we can plan how much exhibit space we’ll need. Don’t forget a hanging sleeve!

And don’t forget show and tell this Thursday! You can also bring your challenges, whether found objects, maximalism, etc. Not quite finished? You’ve got a bit more time, just be sure to bring them to the September meeting.

Last year’s booth:

Show and Tell and the Expo

Great show and tell this month!

Expo Plans

The Original Sewing and Quilt Expo takes place in Fredericksburg on September 28-30, and the guild will be there. We will have a booth to promote the guild, plus we have lots of exhibit space. We plan to display our quilt challenges for this year, as well as any modern quilts you’d like to display. Remember that larger quilts need to have a hanging sleeve attached! Here’s one method.

Quilts for the Expo can be delivered to us at the September 10th meeting, or email us to arrange a different pickup time.

We’ll need volunteers to staff the booth, as well as to help with set-up and take-down. Watch this space and your email for more information coming soon!

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!

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.

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!

November’s meeting

The second Thursday of November is the 10th, and we are meeting today (as I type this) in the evening. The room will be available starting at 5:00 p.m., and our business meeting will start at 6:30. Bring your show and tells!

The final meeting of 2022, and our final daytime meeting, will be on Thursday, December 8, from 1:00-3:00. Starting in January, all our meetings will be in the evening. See the 2023 schedule here.