Monday, March 18, 2024

March 2024 Meeting Recap

 March’s meeting had a ton of lovely quilts to share.

Jody kicked off our show and tell with her “Plaid-ish” quilt - pieced to appear plaid. Very nice finish!


Maureen showed her impressive improv quilt made from Mod Tech Mystery challenge by Nancy Powell


Laurie wowed us with her variation on double wedding ring quilt and even had great backing fabric to go with the colorful design.




Claire showed another impressive scrap log cabin made with shirts from family members.


Claire also showed a stunning EPP travel quilt. This received a lot of oohs and awes!


Fiona showed her sweet Bows and Arrows quilt - pattern by SuzyQuilts, fabric from Spoonflower, with a pieced, scrappy backing.



Theresa showed an incredible paper pieced animal quilt - pattern from a book.



Kira showed her Kawandi quilt with 8 different animal fabrics. Can you see them?


Chris showed really incredible city sunset postcard sized quilts.


Lenny shared a wonderfully finished block lotto quilt with fun back!



Elinor first shared a stunning Pink Star machine quilt, hand quilted with art gallery binding


Elinor then shared a colorful improv quilt inspired by Alp mountain flowers


Pam stunned us with a very coolTesselate pattern quilt with Kafe Fasset fabrics


Maren’s “Then Came June” Peanut Butter quilt received lots of excitement. Almost as much as the Michael Miller cat backing fabric!



Jean showed an amazing one block wonder quilt.


Anthony first showed an impressive pine burr quilt make with men’s fabrics, inspired by Gees Bend Quilters.


Anthony then showed is showstopping scrap - displayed earlier this year at quilt con quilt. This stunner is made with 540 different fabrics!


Ann wrapped up the show and tell with great pieces for upcoming wedding quilt, made with scrap table findings!



Monday, February 5, 2024

February 2024 Meeting Recap

 

Great to be back! This is our first meeting since our winter hiatus and there were spectacular quilts to show!

Allison kicked us off with her mini thread spool quilt. Pattern by Thimble Blossoms.

Nina came next, showing a quilt started in a pandemic-era Gotham Quilts zoom class hosted by Irene Roderick.

Sue then showed a stunning mini quilts with ultra-mini triangles.

Laurie then showed her "Wacky and Happy" quilt inspired by two different quilt classes.

Arlene had two quilts to show - a plaid baby gift and...

A couch accent quilt - to help liven up a grey sofa!

Marie then showed a Christmas present quilt top with William Morris fabric. 

Orlando showed a recent retreat finish - a mini peace sign.

Nanette showed a throw size scrap quilt, inspired by Gees Bend quilters. She notes this is a perfect cuddle quilt and any stains from food get covered in lace.

Jody then showed her scrap quilt.

Anne then showed an EPP pillow she started in the Manor at Hemingford Grey.

Debbie showed a series of canning fruits. The fruits themselves are appliquéd - first glued down then quilted with tulle on top.

Bernadette came in to show her cheeky "low volume" quilt with...

An enlarged block on the back! She lightly calls it "scrap vomit".

Kira showed a small baby quilt with...

Flowers she quilted around on the back.

Renee showed her "Peace in Our Time" quilt.

Marilyn showed two panel quilts made to donate to ALS patients.

Jean showed her recent quilt from our round robin stash.

Maureen made a quilt for a friend's grandson with themes of "green and nature".

Candice showed a scrap quilt up for donation.

Helen showed two hand quilted wall hangings.

Mia showed a wall hanging featuring curves and applique.

Nancy then showed her Push Pin Studios inspired Valentine's quilt. Hearts are appliquéd over pieced top.

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

December 2023 Meeting Recap

 Our last meeting of 2023 was incredibly festive.

We started off with a plentiful potluck - from cheesy sticks to donuts!

In show and tell, Greer kicked us off by showing a bag she made from fabric won during a previous quilt guild meeting.






Christine then showed the front and back of her Block Lotto quilt. Every meeting, we have a Block Lotto where members can submit a predetermined block design in exchange for a raffle ticket. The quilter that wins the raffle, receives all the finished blocks submitted!



Maria then showed a beautiful flannel quilt, quilted by our own quilt guild's Orlando from Quiltysauras


Marilyn then showed a recent panel quilt made. She highly recommends the impulse buys, this panel being a great example!


Aaron, a new member then showed his stunning quilt and quilted jacket.


Back of the quilt was hand-dyed.


Variety of fabrics, but it comes together perfectly!


Jody then showed a recent I-Spy quilt - a great scrap buster!


Sara then showed her stunning tree skirt in winter colors.



Sam finished one bag for the last meeting and loved it so much that she made another bag and a wallet! Great execution!



Asher then showed their haunting make! Minimalist design with sneaky kitties at the bottom. Beautiful!


Andrea showed her recent Dala horse quilt. See the pattern here. Such a sweet design.


Maureen showed her summer challenge quilt with quilting done with a walking foot spiral. Very impressive.


Kira, a new member as well, showed her wild, crazy quilt! Great colors


Orlando then showed his recent make - a quilt design by the guild's own Sewspicious! Great finish!


Maren shown an incredible design. The little squares spell out her grandmother's name - look closely and you will see Joan repeated over and over again. Great work!


Finally, Mia showed her fantastic finish of a recent block lotto - a variety of trees made from tiny scraps. Great execution!