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!

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.

October meeting

Last week’s meeting featured a great show and tell, two visiting quilters who might become members, and a few future plans.

The Expo booth was a great success. We spoke to dozens of quilters who were interested in our guild and sold upwards of $100 for our raffle quilt. If you have not yet bought tickets, they will be available at our next meeting or email us at fredericksburgmodernquiltguild@gmail.com and we will get tickets to you.

We have decided to move our annual holiday party from December to the January 12th meeting, 5:00-8:00 p.m. This will be our first meeting on the new evening schedule. Look for more details coming soon!

We have reserved the library meeting room for four Saturday sew-ins next year, topics TBA. Suggestions include a round robin (two or three members present a tutorial, with time for participants to make a start on the projects); a hand dying session in the spring, possibly outside; and a sew-in where members work on a current project and/or a recent guild challenge. If you have more ideas, please email us at fredericksburgmodernquiltguild@gmail.com!

For show and tell, Jen brought her finished piece from the David Owen Hastings workshop. Love her quilting!

She also brought her T-shirt quilt in process, and got lots of tips on how to proceed.

Caroline’s Free Bird BOM is done! That is, the flimsy. Backing fabric has been purchased and soon it will go to the long-armer. This was sponsored by Thread House, a UK site that is about to release next year’s BOM if you’re interested in their modern take on traditional quilting.

Lori, one of our visitors, brought these improv quilts, this one featuring playful scrappy birds, and

this “Improv in Gray” with bright shapes and colors and close quilting. Full of movement!

Diane, who says she is more of an art quilter, showed us this richly detailed sun image, based on techniques from Susan Carlson,

and her first foray into more traditional quilting with this disapearing nine-patch as taught by Brita Nelson. Well done!

Remember that our next meeting is an evening one, Thursday, November 10, from 5 to 8. See you there!

Sneak peek at the upcoming Expo show

Visit us at the Sewing and Quilt Expo at the Expo Center in Fredericksburg on September 29 & 30 and October 1. We’ll be staffing a booth with lots and lots of gorgeous quilts from our members. Here’s a sampling of what you’ll see, from our meeting last week.

Three different versions of the QAL sponsored by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts last fall. Linda’s is dramatically dark with a few bonus blocks, Lori’s is done as a quilt-as-you-go with striking solids, and Caroline’s is by the book on a white background.

From David Owen Hastings’ workshop, “Inspired by Art”

Jan’s creation, with the inspiration piece at right
Caroline’s piece, with inspiration by William H. Johnson below

Linda’s piece and the original art that inspired it

Finally, these artist’s choice pieces by Linda, Jan and Caroline

Enjoy these quilts and more from our guild. See you at the Expo!

September meeting

Our next meeting is right around the corner: Thursday, September 8, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. at the Salem Church Library. Don’t forget to bring your entries for the Expo show!

Reminder: The guild will have a booth at the Expo Center for the sewing and quilt show September 29-October 1, and we need you to help spread the word about our guild and what we do! Volunteering at the booth is a great way to meet and greet potential new members and other friendly quilters. We’ll have some quilts on display at the booth as well as our own exhibit of recent quilts in the exhibits area.

At the booth we’ll have info about how to join the guild and will answer questions about our activities and about modern quilting. You can sign up for a two-hour shift via our Sign-up Genie here.


If you volunteer as an ambassador at the Expo, you can get free admission to the show. Details here.


For our exhibit of recent quilts we want to include your creations from the David Owen Hastings workshop; scrappy applique from our most recent challenge; your Museum of Fine Arts modern QAL; and members’ choice (whatever you’d like to enter that has a modern slant). Quilts will be due by the next meeting, September 8th, or at the very latest by Wednesday, September 28th, for set-up.
Remember that all quilts that are entered must have a four-inch hanging sleeve on the back. If you haven’t made a hanging sleeve before, there are lots of tutorials online, including a video here.


And don’t forget to check out the classes and lectures!
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Join us! Schedule and membership 2022

We offer monthly meetings in person and on Zoom; weekly sew-ins via Zoom on Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings; quarterly guild challenges; annual workshops; and friendly quilters who support one another as we explore modern quilting.

Annual dues are $30. Please fill out this form to join us.

We meet monthly at the Salem Church Library. Our 2023 meetings, alternating between daytime and evenings, are scheduled for the following Thursdays:

Jan 13, 5 to 8
Feb 10, 9 to 1
Mar 10, 5 to 8
April 21, 1-3
May 12, 5 to 8
June 9, 2 to 5
July 14, 5 to 8
Aug 11, 1 to 3
Sept 8, 5 to 8
Oct 13, 1 to 3
Nov 10, 5 to 8
Dec 8,1 to 3

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July Show & Tell

Our talented members brought a number of great quilts to our July meeting.  Enjoy!

Karolin’s easy hexies with no Y seams!
Sharon’s throwback quilt with Wild West motifs
Linda’s scrappy applique is ready for the challenge
early!
Karen tested this block for a pattern maker
A quick, easy, and beautiful quilt by Karilyn
Caroline’s New Zealand quilt top, with wonky stars inspired by Gwen Marston
Another pattern test by Karen
Jan’s interlocking blocks

August Show and Tell

We had three S&Ts at our August meeting, all of them in process.

Linda’s dilemma: A border or no border? And if a border, which fabric to use? Decisions, decisions!
Sea turtle made with the scrappy applique method. Even more impressive when you know that Jan put this all together 24 hours before the meeting!
Since she is still sewing on the facing, Caroline’s piece from the David Owen Hastings workshop looks a little wonky. And some big stitch quilting is still to come!

At the meeting, we also discussed our participation in the Original Sewing and Quilting Expo at the end of September. Be sure to finish up any challenges so we can enter them in our show!

We’ll be staffing our booth as well, so look for updates on how to sign up for a shift (remember, you get free entry to the show on the day you work at the booth!). More details to come.