Reminder: If you haven't joined our wonderful guild yet, don't forget to do so. It's quick and easy - go to NYC Metro Modern Quilters Guild to sign up online.
Tina - our fabulous new president, kicked things off with a warm welcome to our new members and guests and then introduced Deborah, our vice president, who led us in an icebreaker. We went from one side of the room or the other depending upon the questions she asked, such as: "Would you rather be a quilter in the past or future?" "Would you rather run out of thread or fabric?" "Would you rather work from a pattern or design your own?"
Great fun was had by all!
Fab Scrap was our guest speaker and Annie, from Fab Scrap, gave a wonderfully informative presentation. Fab Scrap was founded by a woman who worked for the Department of Sanitation. It is now located in Brooklyn - Sunset Park at the Brooklyn Army Terminal where there are plenty of volunteer opportunities. Fab Scrap's website is full of great information about what they are doing and how they are reducing waste by recycling textile scraps from the fashion industry. They also accept your fabric scraps for a small fee and have a retail location at 110 West 26th Street in Manhattan.
After Annie's presentation we went over to the Fab Scrap table, laden with gorgeous scraps, to purchase and drool over.
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| Tina shows off her Fab Scrap Patch for her jeans |
The Mini Quilt Challenge is to use Fab Scrap fabric using the prompt "Fabulous" to make a quilt that is no larger than 16" on any one side and no smaller than 12" on any one side. Tina will be posting more about the challenge.
The January Retreat is coming up! It will be at Mariandale in Ossining the second weekend of January.
Member Announcements:
November 15th - 17th Create-Away Quilt & Craft Weekend!
"Enjoy creative time and space during this instructor-free weekend to work on your art, craft or quilt projects. Workspace provided as well as ironing boards for quilters."
Friday, November 15th, 4pm - Sunday, November 17th, 1pm.
Fee: $175 (all inclusive) Commuters: $75
The Center at Mariandale, 299 N. Highland Avenue, Ossining, NY
For information or to register: www.mariandale.org or call: 914-941-4455
That same weekend on Sunday, November 17th 10am - 3pm there will be a Quilt & Craft Market!
Remember to bring your Back Basting Block (Deborah taught us this technique last June) to the November meeting. All blocks will be sewn together to make a charity quilt.
Show & Tell
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| Andrea started things off with her Lucky 13 Group effort quilt which was 5 years in the making! |
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| Jody S. shows off her Men's Charity Quilt |
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| Jody with her Charity Quilt using donated fabric |
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| Jody with another Charity Quilt using donated fabric |
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| Nancy with her quilt using donated fabric and scraps from the June Retreat |
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| Ariane (that's me!) shows her Cookies Delight Quilt |
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| Naomi with her Hand Dyed & Painted Fabric |
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| Naomi's Ice Dyeing! |
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| Naomi shows us her sun dyeing |
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| Naomi's Ribbon Weaving |
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| Teresa's Charity Quilts |
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| Teresa's Charity Quilts, which will be going to St. Vincent's - a transitional home for foster children |
In addition Lisa Mason will be donating pillow cases to The Elizabeth Seton Nursing Home and will collect more as they come in.
Here is the link to the PDF file for the Hot Diggity Dog Pillowcase and a link to the You Tube video for directions for the Crafty Gemini Pillowcases.
I do not have a photograph of the Round Robin Quilt that Jeannine showed. If someone has a photo of it, can you please send to me so that I can insert it into this post?
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| Ellen showed off the Coat of Arms, which will be making its way to London this winter! |
Show & Tell (continued)
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| Chris's quilt which will be displayed at her hair salon |
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| Tina's Quilt top using Fab Scraps |
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| And the back! |
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| Colette's Quilt using Amy Butler Fabric |
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| Jacque's quilt made for "the new baby in the family" |
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| Jeannine shows off the Guild's Round Robin Quilt, which will continue to be added to! |
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| Claire's Quilt Top that she is hand quilting |
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| And the back |
For the November Meeting - we are participating in 25 Million Stitches and will be hand stitching at the next meeting!! Many of us will be bringing in threads to share with everyone. I will bring a bag filled with Valdani Perle Cotton #8 threads both variegated and solids and will try to remember to bring in some needles as well! Each stitch represents one refugee. If you have a specific design that you'd like to stitch, bring it to our November meeting. For more details you can go to Jennifer Kim Sohn's website where she also has examples of some of the work that has already been submitted.
I think that's everything! If I've left anything out, please let me know. Apologies to Claire for forgetting to add her beautiful hand quilting quilt. I've just added!
This is my first time as your secretary, so please be patient while I learn the ropes. Looking forward to seeing everyone in November!
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