Sunday, May 19, 2019

March 2019 Show & Tell

Carolanne showed us her map of London around Grosvenor Square made with Liberty of London fabrics (scraps, stash and shirt), a project from Timna Tarr's map workshop.


Sarah did this about six years ago, quilted it and got Chelsea to help with hand binding it, donating to charity.


Sarah made this from the yard sale leftovers with a grape pattern and purple strips.  The pattern is Good Girl quilt pattern by Southern Charm Quilts.  Very quick.  Will also go to charity when its quilted. 


Another made from yard sale leftovers by Sarah and Chelsea.  There was a lot of pink fabric, same pattern as the one below this.  



Another leftover fabric quilt on the left with Kona solids.

This is the third quilt Sarah showed.


Laurie showed us a coat she made for her daughter. Very cute!


Laurie mad little kitchen themed potholders for retreat she's going to in Colorado.

Leslie also made a quilt for her baby due on July 4th made with lawn fabric.


Laurie also brought in another wonky star quilt she had done, also in lawn.

Laurie showed her sampler and found it very challenging to piece, taking two hours per block to do. Quite impressive.  Had a long-arm quilter do it for her.


Back of Laurie's sampler quilt.

Lorie used scraps to make a cute little bag, very fun!

Lorie also is building her crochet skills, and did this blanket for her nephew's baby boy due in August.  She also described the problems when you don't have enough yarn to finish your project and then have too much!



This is Lorie's WIP, using a pattern from Quilted Threads.

Special charity quilt that Laurie quilted.  It is absolutely beautiful.  Need to figure out where to offer it to make sure we get good value from the donation.   

Deb showed us her experiment using rulers to quilt to make this bag!  Pattern from Pine Tree Quilt Shop.  Very nice!

Betsy has completed gorgeous quilt from pattern found at Quilted Threads, strip pieced. 

Michelle made a multi-color pillow this month!


Michelle also made a duffle bag for her niece.  Really cute.  She did a sew along for the bag ending March 31!

Donna, made this quilt with her daughter together.

Julie showed her first quilt front and back -- very striking! 



Marie showed a quilt she designed -- very dramatic!  Showed two versions.

Suzie showed us her mini-quilt from Quilt Con.  


Suzie also did a map quilt of Minnesota.  Very impressive!

René  is quilting as much as possible before spring arrives.  First showed us a square in a square, with a clam shell quilting pattern.  This one is for charity.



René also showed a vintage 2014 quilt using Ricky Timm's kaleidoscope pattern.  Quite stunning.  Check out the back below.  



René had another quilt finish dating from 2000, which she hand pieced and has now finished.  Laurie quilted this for her. Really nice and another WIP.  

René also showed us a tool she has found that you wind your folded binding on.  The "Binding Babies" come in three sizes and you can put them on a spool while you sew the binding on the quilt.  Great idea!


Simone presented a really cute baby quilt made from the Giggles pattern.  Nice colors!

Gail showed her MiniQuilt from the exchange at QuiltCon, which used Carolyn Friedlander fabric, some fabric that was ice-dyed by her partner along with some other found solids.  Very lovely with fancy label on the back!



Monday, April 15, 2019

April 2019 Meeting Reminder

Our April meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 16th at 7pm!! Doors open at 6:30 if you would like to come early for some pre-meeting sew-cializing!


April Programming: Bring the quart sized bag full of scraps for the challenge. These bags will be swapped around to other participating members. Projects will be due at the July meeting. Use provided scraps + 1 solid of your choice to create anything, anything at all. A pillow, a zippy bag, potholders, a full quilt. Anything at all. We’ll pass out Chelsea’s awesome booklet, and show some great examples. Discuss (as a group) different ways to manage your scraps. 


May Programming: Scrap cutting party!! If you’re like me, your scraps are in a jumbled heap and need some serious attention. Usually, that attention involves cutting to precut sizes - so let’s make a party out of it. Or you can just hang out and chit chat, or cut for another project. 


Show and Tell: Make sure to bring your finishes for show and tell this month. Remember, each item you bring to show and tell in 2019 enters you into a special year-end raffle. Don't forget those WIPs too! We'll be pulling the winners (you heard that right, WINNERS!!!) at our May meeting.


Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is Three charm packs of Robert Kaufman's Valley of the Kings.

Raffle #1
Four half-yards of Longitude by Kate Spain 
Rhomus Dance pattern


Raffle #2

Modern Memory Quilts by Suzanne Paquette




We'll see you tomorrow at the First Baptist Church!




Sunday, April 14, 2019

February 2019 Show & Tell

Everyone has been busy during the cold weather, and several members were preparing for QuiltCon in Nashville!

Carolanne showed us her butterfly pillowcase  from extra blocks with a quilt .... 

and pillow in same blue colorway!


Betsy finished her Gypsy Wife quilt with her daughter -- it is absolutely gorgeous and very colorful!
                                             
                                                



Alison done at retreat.  Ophelia did quilting and also help from Leslie.

                                              


Lorie made up this quilt from donated fabric for a charity quilt. Pattern from Moda Bake Shop and blew up the sizing.


Lorie had a second quilt fully bound she had shown before.  Sarah did the quilting and Leslie bound it.  Will be raffled off for ABLE NH.

                                                


Ophelia started with the backing and then designed the front.  She did two and quilted both in sequence, and are donated to charity.  Great colors and design!

                                               

Carolyn  showed us a very modern and colorful quilt oriented to a toddler.  So cute!


Carolyn also showed us a tote bag she made!


Patti finished a super cute  Range back-pack (pattern by Noodlehead) to take to Nashville QuiltCon!



Patti also showed us a jellyroll based WIP.


Suzie has a new bright  Range back pack to carry goodies from QuiltCon!  (She actually made 5 of them!)


Suzie showed off the mini-quilt swap she made for QuiltCon -- the theme is pretty obvious!


Suzie made up a pattern designed by fellow guild member Marie, called Nordic Sweater.


This is Marie's mini-swap quilt for Quilt Con.  Pretty colors.



Chelsea showed us a beautiful scrap quilt.


Chelsea also showed a super large cross quilt.

Sarah had several quilts.  This is a baby quilt for a friend, and made a second for the other kid.  All out of scraps.


Briana showed a quilt she started at the last retreat.  

                                                


Rene shared with us the mini-quilt with nice bright colors she received from her partner in Sweden.  The binding is "X"d down by hand with an ombre thread.

 René also showed a quilt she made from a kit.  Each block has 103 pieces! Wow!  She also practiced her free motion quilting.  She donated it to charity.

Simone announced she is going to be a grandmother!



 Gail showed her trial run mini-swap quilt using Alison Glass's Meridian pattern using Alison Glass fabrics.

This is Gail's actual mini-quilt for her swap mate in Mississippi.  The theme was Mississippi Blues using the Alison Glass handcrafted fabric.


This is the back where Gail tried out reverse machine applique using Anna Maria Horner's method.




Sunday, March 17, 2019

March 2019 Meeting Reminder

Our March meeting will take place on Tuesday March 19th at 7pm!! Doors open at 6:30 if you would like to come early for some pre-meeting sew-cializing!


Programming: Our programming this month is a very special guest, Mary Gregory (aka, See Mary Quilt)!


Show and Tell: Make sure to bring your finishes for show and tell this month. Remember, each item you bring to show and tell in 2019 enters you into a special year-end raffle

Spring 2019 Retreat: Our Spring Retreat to Kennebunkport will take place May 2nd through May 5th at the Franciscan Guest House. Your last chance to sign-up will be at our March meeting with cash or a check or PayPal sign-ups are available here.

Shop Hop: The winner of Shop Hop gift certificate is Rene! 

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is a Shimmer On charm pack by Jennifer Sampou.
Raffle #1

Modern Selvage Quilting by Riel Nason

Raffle #2
Lily & Loom High Seas Quilt Kit (includes five charm packs and yardage for a throw-size quilt top and binding)


We'll see you Tuesday at the First Baptist Church!



Sunday, February 17, 2019

February 2019 Meeting Reminder

Our February meeting will take place on Tuesday February 19th at 7pm!! Doors open at 6:30 if you would like to come early for some pre-meeting sew-cializing!

Programming: Our programming this month is our 3rd annual yard sale! Details about items we'll be accepting can be found herePeople who visit our February meeting will also be able to shop so let your non-member quilty friends know!.

Show and Tell: Make sure to bring your finishes for show and tell this month. Remember, each item you bring to show and tell in 2019 enters you into a special year end raffle

2019 Dues: Your 2019 guild dues are due ASAP. Our dues for 2019 will be $55. You can pay via PayPal on our membership page or with Cash or a Check at the meeting. 

Spring 2019 Retreat: Our Spring Retreat to Kennebunkport will take place May 2nd through May 5th at the Franciscan Guest House. You can sign-up at the February meeting with cash or a check and PayPal sign-ups are available here

Timna Tarr Workshop: You asked and she's coming back! After hosting a successful workshop with Timna Tarr in 2016 we'll be bringing her back on March 9th for a full day mapmaking workshop. Pricing is $100 for members. You can sign-up via PayPal on our events page or with Cash or a Check at the meeting. The workshop is also now open to non-members.

Shop Hop: If you still have it, please bring your "passports" from the shop hops to the meeting and give them to Carolanne. She'll be making up tickets for each stamp you have and we'll have a drawing for a gift certificate. The gift certificate will be to a local shop of the winners choosing. February is the last meeting where you can bring your passport, the drawing will be held before the March meeting. 

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is wrist pin cushion.

Raffle #1
Tula Pink, Pom Poms and Stripes


Raffle #2
Feeling inspired to free motion quilt after our programming last month? This book is for you!


We'll see you Tuesday at the First Baptist Church!