September 2020 Meeting and Raffle

We have a very exciting meeting planned for our meeting on September 15!

Maritza Soto of  will be presenting via Zoom a discussion of "Color Interplay" discussing how color value can be used in your work to create depth, movement, and "pop"!   For more on Maritza's work, see her website at sotosewn.com.  Maritza lives in Cambridge MA, and teaches quilting and patchwork at Gather Here.

We also have a terrific raffle planned for this month focused on new releases from Alison Glass!

Raffle # 1 Kaleidoscope Stripes by Alison Glass - 10 Fat Quarters

Raffle # 2 Kaleidoscope Plaids by Alison Glass - 10 Fat Quarters

And for our Raffle #3 ...

Alison Glass Observatory, her sixth Handcrafted Collection 14 fat quarters

PLUS the Lilli Quilt Pattern

We again will be offering Raffle tickets for each of the three items  (6 for $5 dollar units).  If you want to buy more tickets for an item, on the Paypal check out change your quantity.  When buying tickets for more than one item, on the Paypal check-out select "Keep Shopping" and it will return you to the blog Paypal buttons. Note that you do not have to attend the meeting to participate!

The raffle is closed - good luck to everyone who purchased tickets.

August Meeting and Raffle

 The August Raffle has 3 really great prizes!!

Raffle #1  The Deluxe Kit for Curvelet

Everything you need to make Curvelets is in this box!  Teeny tiny curvlets are fun, addictive and can go anywhere.  You can make these on your porch, at the beach, in a hammock...anywhere!  Get together with your friends for a chat and make curvelets!

At our August meeting, Betsy will be showing us the curvelets she has made.

And we will share a MQG video by Jen Carlton Bailey on how to make Curvelets.

Raffle #2  Anna Maria Horner Hindsight - 3 Prints One Yard Cuts

Raffle #3  Anna Maria Horner Hindsight - 3 Prints One Yard Cuts

NEW THIS MONTH -- You can buy raffle tickets for specific prizes! 

Remember that you can participate in the Raffle even if you cannot attend the meeting!    Winners will receive their prizes either by picking up from a Board member or in some cases the prize will be mailed.  

NOTE --  (1) you can increase your purchase if you want when you are in the Paypal payment app.

                (2) if you want to buy tickets for more than one item, when you are in the Paypal app hit                         "keep shopping" and it will bring you back to this page, and you can select another item. 

The raffle is closed!  Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets.

 

July 2020 Meeting and Raffle

Our July meeting will be via Zoom at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 21.  If you are not a member, but would like to join us as guest, please contact us at nhmodernquilt@gmail.com and we will provide the Zoom meeting information.   

We will have a guest speaker, Andrea Tsang Jackson of 3rd Story Workshop will be presenting The Here and Elsewhere Bee.The Here and Elsewhere Bee compiles nearly 1,200 immigration stories and assembles them into a 10’ x 10’ quilt. Andrea Tsang Jackson was the 2017 Artist-in-Residence at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 and worked for several months collecting small quilt blocks made by visitors on site. The Here & Elsewhere Bee was awarded 1st Place in the Group or Bee Quilt category at the Modern Quilt Guild’s QuiltCon in February 2018.  

Our raffle this month will have three items.  Note that you do not have to attend the meeting to participate in the Raffle!!  If you are a winner, we will contact you.

#1 Tula Pink True Colors Fat Quarter Bundle - 42 fat quarters!

This collection was just released!

#2 Heather Ross 20th Anniversary Wildflowers in Pink Fabric 

     6 yard cut for a Backing!

#3 Uppercase Magazine Issues 36 and 41

The Here and Elsewhere Quilt is featured in Issue 36.

The raffle is now closed! 

 

Guild Atmosphere Sew-Along!

As a project for the COVID quarantine, members of the guild decided to complete the Atmosphere pattern Quilt Sew-Along, led by the pattern designer, Lee Heinrich.  Our group met regularly by Zoom to share progress and creative choices.  The results are below (if I missed someone, please send your photo to me and I will get it added!).  As you can see there are many different but equally beautiful interpretations.

Allison (from across the pond!)

Brianna

Marie 

Susie

Patty

Betsy

Robin

Mary Jean

June 2020 Meeting Raffle

Hoping everyone is doing well and getting some sewing done!

Our May virtual raffle was very successful so we are going to continue in June!   Thanks to everyone who participated!

We are going to adjust the categories to be 6 tickets for $5, 12 tickets for $10, and 24 tickets for $20 (the Paypal fee makes a $1 ticket not worthwhile).  All of the tickets will go into a single pool, and we will pull from that pool for each of the three raffle items.  The Paypal button is at the end of this post.

There will be three (3) raffle prizes.  The items for the raffle are (1) two sets of fat quarters from Carolyn Friedlander's new Jetty collection, one with 13 FQ and the second with 14 FQ, and (2) a book titled "Modern Kogin" that discusses various types of modern Sashiko stitching.

The raffle is closed!  We will pull the three winning tickets at our meeting Tuesday night.

Recap of May 19, 2020 Meeting

Our second Zoom meeting was well attended.  We welcomed a new guild member, Mary Lou.

Ellen D, our Treasurer, provided an update on our financial status.

Patty advised that we are not going to be able to meet in the First Baptist Church space until this fall at the earliest.  We are considering the possibilities of an outdoor meeting.

We had 222 tickets purchased by 19 people for our Raffle of Alison Glass's Stitched half-yard assortment.  Patty won the raffle.

Trish talked about 2020 trends in quilting based on what was showing at the MQG convention and otherwise.  She then led a game involving quick research into the latest quilting news and activities.
Below are the references for the items she introduced.

Casserole Quilt by Elizabeth Hartman

https://elizabethhartman.com/casserole

25 New Kona Cotton Color for 2019

https://www.fatquartershop.com/new-25-kona-cotton-solids-color-card-insert?gclid=CjwKCAjwqpP2BRBTEiwAfpiD-7GGqMFJV9aCG8F6nwi9BkELSFL6Dc4TKrddNZIIh9oLqq4716yS3hoCNoYQAvD_BwE

Pantone Color of the Year 2020

https://www.pantone.com/color-intelligence/color-of-the-year/color-of-the-year-2020

Warp and Weft Yarn Dyes by Alexia Marcelle Abegg of Ruby Star Society

Due in Stores May 2020

https://www.loandbeholdstitchery.com/blogs/lo-and-behold/my-warp-weft-vintage-lace-quilt

Lee Heinrich's Summer Sampler 2020

https://freshly-pieced-quilt-patterns.myshopify.com/products/summer-sampler-2020-summer-of-easy-piecing

Ruby and Bee Solids - Due in stores Fall 2020

https://issuu.com/windhamfabrics/docs/rubybee_catalog

Kaleidoscope Stripes and Solids by Alison Glass

Due in Stores June 2020

https://www.andoverfabrics.com/Grid.php?groupId=26505&GroupName=Kaleidoscope%20-%20Stripes%20and%20Plaids

Linework by Tula Pink

Due in Stores October 2020

https://issuu.com/freespiritfabrics/docs/tp-linework_web

Bon Voyage by Tilda

Due in Stores July 2020

https://www.tildasworld.com/dear-tilda-friends/

Alison Glass Mini Series

https://alisonglass.com/mini-series-sew-along/  

We got updates on the Gemology and Atmosphere quilting group status and activities.

Trish is going to lead a group doing Lucy Boston English Paper Piecing (EPP).

We had a good round of Show & Tell at the end of the meeting.

May 2020 Guild Meeting Raffle

We have a meeting coming up next Tuesday at 7 pm via Zoom!

We are very excited to offer a raffle this month for 12 half yard cuts (yes, you are reading that right!)  of Alison Glass's new line Stitched! Check out the beautiful colors.

To participate in the raffle, you will need to buy "tickets" via Paypal (see below).  We will have our normal advantageous pricing scheme for those of you that want to increase your odds by buying more tickets at one time!  We will close the raffle purchases at 9 pm Monday, May 18.  We will have raffle tickets made up with names and for the number of tickets you purchased and pull the winner at Tuesday's meeting.  It should be very exciting!

Raffle is Closed!!!