This month, our intrepid gang of guild members braved their way through April showers for the chance to meet Leni Levenson Wiener and see her beautiful artworks in person.
Our summer retreat is taking place on May 12-14th. There are only a few spots left so please sign up now to avoid disappointment.
The Brooklyn Quilters Guild's upcoming show will be held on April 29-30th and the Northern Star Quilters Guild's upcoming show will be held on May 6-7th. Don't miss these fantastic opportunities to see some amazing quilts and support our fellow quilters!
We recently rediscovered this group quilt that our guild made all the way back in 2017 using Deborah Fisher's 'Garden' pattern. Maren polled the group about what to do with the quilt and we ended up collectively deciding to raffle it. Raffle tickets will be sold at our upcoming guild meetings and the winning ticket will be drawn at our June meeting.
This month's Block Lotto design was an improv style 'forest' block made from green and brown scraps. We produced an especially large batch of blocks this time around - well done, team! The blocks were won by Mia.
Our Vice President, Bruce, showed us next month's Block Lotto: a print-on-print design that juxtaposes warm and cool colors. Bruce has emailed the instructions to all of our guild members. Don't forget to bring your blocks to the next guild meeting for a chance to win the whole bundle...
Bianca was up first for Show and Tell and she brought in this intricately pieced quilt top featuring log cabin blocks with four point stars in the sashing. Believe it or not, this is only the second quilt that Bianca has ever made!
Audrey is making this quilt as a gift for a friend who's expecting their first baby. Her friend asked for muted colors, so Audrey chose a gender neutral combination of blues and reds - that way her friend can re-use the quilt if any more babies come along. (Genius!)
Maureen is making this quilt for Our Little Roses...
Sue salvaged some fabrics from the scrap table and worked her magic to turn them into this lap quilt...
Marie made a tiny replica of her chevron quilt so that Baby Yoda can have a quilt too. (If you haven't met Baby Yoda yet, you might see her make an appearance at a future guild retreat.)
Lorraine made a quilt coat using the 'Tamarack' pattern by Grainline Studio. The fabric is from Anna Maria Horner's 'Love Always' collection.
Renee brought in the guild's 'coat of arms', which she recently donned to attend a formal event in the UK alongside some people whose ceremonial coats were much less impressive.
As is tradition, Renee added an embellishment to the coat before passing it on to another guild member for its next adventure. In a nod to our guild's New York roots, she attached a crocheted Lady Liberty headband to the hood of the coat.
Jody made a bundle of knitted 'pocket pals' for Our Little Roses...
Orlando brought in his 'Tattoo' quilt top, which is made from a pattern designed by Happy Sew Lucky. The entire top is foundation paper pieced...
Bernadette brought in a quilt top featuring an oversized orange peel pattern. The green fabric is "vintage Ikea" (a recycled bedsheet.)
After Show and Tell, our special guest Leni Levenson Wiener showed us some of her artworks and talked about how she developed her creative process.
Leni's work explores the power of body language and she creates all of her artworks from photographs of strangers. Leni talked about how she found her voice as an artist and how she developed her own distinctive style of fabric collage - often combining unexpected fabric choices with free-motion thread painting. She discussed the impact of color, value and composition - and showed us how a pop of color can completely change the focus of an artwork.
Leni was an engaging and entertaining speaker and it was very interesting to learn about her process - including her sources of inspiration and her practical techniques for transforming photographs into textile art. It was a real treat to see her artworks in person, as there were so many beautiful details to take in. We're very grateful to Leni for sharing her knowledge and experience with our guild.
Here are a few photos from Leni's presentation...
That's it for this month, folks. At next month's guild meeting we're going to have a 'Members Teaching Members' workshop where guild members can share their tips, tricks and sewing hacks. We hope to see you there!
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