April Sew and Share

Sew and Share is one of our favorite monthly activities.  Members bring items that they have finished over the course of the month and share with the group.

Nancy did not sew anything this month, but she did get a cool new quilting tatoo! 

Marla shared a quilt that took 3 years to make from her scraps.  She said it was a fun project for her to work on because it chronicles the history of her personal sewing projects of over 30 years.  MaryEllen quilted the project, and it is backed with Moda Grunge.

Jenna shared a tablerunner from the pattern shared by the Lohmans last year.  She also shared some of the blocks that she has done using the English paper piecing method.  She says it is addicting and that we should all try it.

Gloria shared a hanging quilt made from a panel of sunflowers and blue birds.  It isn't finished yet, but this is her last meeting with us and her last opportunity to share.  Quilted by MaryEllen.

Sharon shared a beautiful cat quilt that she made from a pattern that she found on Pinterest.  Each block has a hand embroidered heart, the inside of which is machine quilted.  She used all Kaffe Fasset fabrics, and mae it for her niece who is a "crazy cat lady"!

Donna shared a rabbit that she embroidered on her mother's antique dresser scarf.  We also enjoyed the story of how she did this handwork while waiting for her car to get fixed!

Debra is still working hard on getting her UFOs finished!  She shared a quilt she made from a kit in Houston that is made with Tula Pink's All Star Animals fabrics.

Debra also shared a quilt she made from solid rectangles.  She challenged herself on the quilting, and alternated between straight line and curved designs, as well as free motion and computerized designs.  She quilted ribbon candy in the sashing.  

Elise shared a king size scrappy quilt from a pattern called Jamestown Landing that is a wedding gift for her sister.

Beth shared her logo challenge quilt, and explained that she incorporated both the colors and the hexagon shapes into her design.  She utilized straight line machine quilting for a wonderful textured effect. 


Doesn't this look fun?  New members are always welcome! Contact us at: CapitalAreaMQG@gmail.com

April Meeting: Quilt of Valor Presentation

At the CAMQG April meeting, Jo Garvin from Piecemakers Guild shared about the Quilts of Valor program. She helped CAMQG present a Quilt of Valor to Sgt. Richard Payne of Camp Hill, who served in the U.S. Army from 1997 – 2006, where he served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in Kuwait. For more information about Quilts of Valor, visit qovf.org.

See the April meeting minutes here.


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