CAMQG August Updates

The minutes from the August business meeting can be found here.  Barb also shared some ideas for how to create modern quilts from jelly rolls.











Our members have been busy sewing this summer!

Up first Amy shared a lovely quilt that started last October.  She says that it involved a lot of precision sewing...and lots of ripping!  She plans to give it to her mom for her 80th birthday.












Mary Ellen shared her improv sampler.  It is quilted and almost finished!  She also shared a t-shirt quilt she made for the son of a friend for his high school graduation.  She used interfacing to stabilize the t-shirts, which made the quilt very heavy.

Lois shared a lovely leaf quilt that she made from a quilt.  The leaves are raw edge applique, and she used paper-backed fusible and cut the center out, then machine blanket stitched.  She says she is glad to finally have it done!











Sigrid shared a paper pieced zebra pillow that will go on her gray couch.  Everyone oohed and ahhed over the bright colors!

Karen made a bag that feature inside pockets and straight line quilting.  The fabric features a bunny hopping through the tulips.

Marla shared two paper piece blocks, and says that she likes how they turned out.













Cindy shared a Row by Row made from a kit from a quilt shop in Virginia.  She says she's surprised that she actually finished it!

Dawn went to longarm certification and shared a sample of her quilting that she made from a pantograph.  She did a great job for her first time, and you could see her improvement as she got a little practice!  She also shared a jelly roll quilt and says that she will practice quilting on it.

Gay says she is on a roll with table toppers.  She shared several of these - one was made from a charm pack, another from a mini-charm pack, and another featured hexagons that had different quilting in each hexie.











Ann shared a mini-quilt that she didn't get done in time from the Riley Blake Challenge, which is why she started it.  It features all Riley Blake fabrics.















 Does this look like fun to you?  New members are always welcome!  Contact us at CapitalAreaMQG@gmail.com for more information.