October Meeting Minutes

Welcome with Donna Lohman (Debbie Lohman was traveling for work this month)

Show and Share:

Amy Barrick  - “national sew day” Tote bag and table runner

MaryEllen Wical - “quilt camp” tote bag, Christmas door hanger

Gina Padilla -   show : Stack and wack quilt top and  English paper piecing blocks using fussy cutting

                   share :“ Humble Stitch” new shop in Newport Perry County

                             humblestitch.com

                               Little Foot Quilt shop near Evans City (Pittsburgh Area) 

www.littlefoot.net

                                Loom Exquisite Textiles (near Pittsburgh)

                                    www.loomshowroom.com

Gloria  DeCreny -  CAMQG name tag “Glo Worm”

Barbara Phillips Long -  Show:Abrigonal Australian inspired fabric from Quilter’s Corner 

                                      Share: Book “Intuitive Color & Design by Jean Wells

Lois Bruno - Green and Yellow quilt finished as part of Angela Walter’s Swirl Quilting along

                     Quilted Banner Logo for her daughter’s organization. “70 years old and still helping my daughter with her science projects”

Segrid -  Zip around wallet by dogundermydesk.com

Meike  -  Elk (moose) wall hanging from red fabric collected over many years (hand appliqué)

                sampler wallhanging completed during the sew day in September

Gay W - Improv sampler top from Beth Reese Workshop September sew day

               Star Quilt with wonky stars and  snowballed corners

Evelyn Hunt -  show:  “When You Die” Star quilt from York Guild yard sale (top was donated by     spouse of former York guild member)

                        share:  Robert DeCarli’s book and advertised the York Quilt Guild workshop this Thursday Oct 8 at 7pm as well as this workshop Oct 27.  

Pat Arnold - Purple stripes blocks from last month’s demo 

Committee Reports:

Treasurer: Donna Lohman explained that Barbara Thrush had resigned to go for an extended visit with family and then to travel in the first half of 2019. Debbie Lohman would be taking over the roll of treasurer.

Announcements:  Sign up for holiday dinner to be held at Isaac’s in Lemoyne, PA $10 (order from the menu) Bring a microwave bowl to exchange as well as a $20 gift grab exchange. The gift exchanges are not mandatory. All are welcome with or without the gift exchange.

The board meeting was rescheduled for Nov 20 6pm.  All are welcome, however only board members may vote.

 

Evelyn Hunt reminded us that the LebanonQuilters Show is November 9,10 she will be exhibiting 3 quilts and Nancy King will be vending this event

Monthly Give aways:  

BOM - Karen Sikes Winner

Door Prizes - Amy Barrick, Nancy King, and Beth Reese

Communications Committee ask for volunteers to assist on their committee.  

Modern Updates:

MQG mini swap signups until Oct 25, Quilt con entries, webinars on MQG website

Member Spotlight: Cindy Wolfe “When did you first learn about quilting?”

“once I got into quilting, I fell for it pretty hard like everyone else.”

“My Style - I try things” 

Cindy like podcasts and shared that 2 were particularly interesting

“Just wanna Quilt” by Elizabeth Townsend

Quilting Podcast  “Annie Smith” from California

Block of the month:  Flying Geese explained by Donna Lohman

Amy Barrick presented English Paper Piecing Christmas ornaments

referenced Sue Daly “25 days of Christmas” and Connecting Threads magazine , paperpieces.com 

November’s meeting Donna Lohman will be presenting, Cordell will be the member spotlight.

Respectfully submitted by MaryEllen Wical 

September Sew and Share

 

What have CAMQG members been up to over the past month?  Check out the Sew and Share summary below:

Debbie made a new quilt for her granddaughter who just started going to preschool from a fabric line called Kinder. She says she got the idea from Instagram.  It is finished with straight line quilting.

When Debbie turned 60 two years ago people in her family gave her a yard of Kona cotton.  She has a relationship with each of the people who picked out the colors, so that’s how the colors for this quilt were selected.  On the back each person who gave her a yard of fabric has a wonky star.  MaryEllen did the quilting.

MaryEllen said that the York Guild is having a stocking challenge, where you make stocking and fill them with personal care items for veterans.  She has made two stockings so far – and her feedback is that she doesn’t like the one that she did with metallic thread because the thread kept breaking!

Lois created a cat from a Laura Heine after she saw another member, Melanie, create a different pattern by the same designer.  

The second quilt Lois shared was made from Kaffe Fasset fabrics.  We were so impressed how she used the leftovers on the back to make it just as stunning as the front!

 

Sigrid jumped on the jelly roll rug bandwagon.  She said it was fun to make, but it was the only thing that she made all summer.

Maike said that she didn't have anything new to show, but she did just make her nametag!

Beth made a quilt for her niece from layer cakes and a free pattern called Auntie’s Diamonds from Moda Bakeshop.  It has minky on the back and no batting, making the drape of the quilt really nice.

Melanie shared two table runners - one that she pieced using a quilt-as-you-go method from a kit purchased just ten days ago at the Quilt Expo in Madison, Wisconsin.  She showed another that her mother started in a class and she gave to Melanie to quilt.

New members are always welcome! Contact us at CapitalAreaMQG@gmail.com

Modern Improvisational Piecing Workshop with Beth Reese

On Saturday, September 22, CAMQG held a Modern Improvisational Piecing Workshop led by our very own Beth Reese.  Twelve members of CAMQG gathered to learn and sew the day away. 

Beth led us through the creation of blocks such as Shifty Strips, Positive Addition, Daring Diamonds and Twin Peaks.  Everyone had fun letting go of our inner perfectionists and just having fun with the improvisational techniques.

The group enjoyed a delicious fried chicken lunch organized by Donna, and the cookies lasted throughout the afternoon. 

We delighted in seeing how everyone's blocks came together - they all looked so different with the varying fabric selections and placement of light and darks.  The day sped by!

New members are always welcome!  Contact us at CapitalAreaMQG@gmail.com

September Meeting

The September meeting of CAMQG was held on September 18, 2018 in the community rooms of the Camp Hill Giant.  You can find the meeting minutes here. 

The program was conducted by Karen, who demonstrated how to transform striped fabric into dynamic blocks. By the end of the evening we were itching to go home and dig out all the striped fabric out of our stashes.  Special thanks to Karen for sharing this neat technique! 

New members are always welcome!  Contact us at CapitalAreaMQG@gmail.com