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!
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
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!
Good morning, everyone! Our February meeting is this Thursday. We’ve changed the start time just a bit. Since 5:00 was too early for almost everyone, we’ve decided to open the room at 5:45 for chatting and setting up, and our meeting will start at 6:15. We hope this will work better for all our members.
This month’s agenda:
Around the table: What’s your favorite block? And if you weren’t here last time, please introduce yourself!
Note from raffle quilt winner
Program updates – Linda
Art Quilt challenge – Carolyn
Reflections block updates (reminder, block is due in March)
Treasurer’s report
Show and Tell
Other?
…is this Thursday, November 9th, at the Salem Church Library. The room opens at 5:00, and the meeting starts at 6:00.
We currently have nominations for four Board members for the coming year: Caroline P for President, Linda B for Vice-President, Carolyn B for Secretary, and Sharon C for Treasurer. If anyone else is interested in running for one of these positions, please let Carolyn or Caroline know. Voting will take place at the December meeting.
Speaking of the December 14th meeting, we will be meeting for dinner at a local restaurant. Details to follow!
Dues renewals and new members – Dues for 2024 are payable January 1st but you can pay earlier if you like;) New members: If you join at this meeting, your membership will go through December of 2024.
Don’t forget to purchase your tickets for our raffle quilt! We’ll have the quilt at the meeting for you to ooh and aah over, and below is a picture of it in our booth at the Expo in September. We’ll draw the winner at our January meeting.
And of course, bring your show and tells!
We’ll be meeting this Thursday 10/12/23 at the Salem Church Library. Room is open at 5:00, meeting starts at 6:30. A special welcome to those who met us at the Expo and decided to drop in and find out what we’re all about!
Agenda:
Expo recap – what worked? what should we change?
Raffle/opportunity quilt tickets – report on tickets sold at the Expo and opportunity to buy tickets tonight
Dues renewals and new members – Dues for 2024 are payable January 1st but you can pay earlier if you like;) New members: If you join in December, your membership will go through December of 2024. In the meantime, you can come to our meetings in October and November for free!
Nominations for 2024 Board members will be made at the November meeting, and voting will take place at the December meeting. Please let Carolyn or Caroline know if you are interested in a Board position (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer).
Show and Tell – the best part! Bring anything you’re working on or anything you’ve finished.
And, in case you missed it, enjoy these photos from our Expo booth.
Jen’s quilts
Linda’s Dresdens
Found objects challenges
Three versions of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston quilt-along above, more challenges below!
Our monthly meeting will take place this Thursday 9/14 at the Salem Church Library. Doors open at 6:00, business meeting starts at 6:30.
Please bring any completed quilts for the Expo exhibits if you have them ready. Don’t forget to add a hanging sleeve, a label, and an artist’s statement. We can’t wait to see what everyone has created!
We still have a few open slots at the Expo to staff our booth and promote the guild. It’s easy and fun! Shifts are two hours but we can work around it if you can’t do a whole shift. Sign up here.
Of course, we’ll have show and tell as usual.
Don’t forget that our quarterly sew-in will take place on Saturday, September 23rd, from 10-5 at Salem Church. Feel free to drop in whenever you can and stay as long as you like. Remember to bring an extension cord and make sure you have the power cord for your sewing machine (ask me how I know this!). Hand sewing is fine, too, of course!
We’ll be at the Salem Church Library Thursday 3/9 starting at 5:00 p.m. The business meeting starts at 6:00. Bring your show and tells and your challenges!
Hi, all, February crept up on us, or is that just me?! Join us at the Salem Church Library from 6:00-8:00. Bring your Show and Tells and find out what the guild is up to! All are welcome, including new members and interested non-members.
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