February 2024
Sew and Share
Debby M. - colorful purse
Leslie R.- Leslie displayed this beautiful white-on-white quilt made by the Wellness Farm Stitchers as a shroud quilt for the Pappus House. Bits of old hankies and doilies were integrated into the design. MaryEllen’s quilting incorporated a variety of stitch patterns speific to the various blocks. 
Chris - Chris displayed this modern wedding ring quilt which she desinged and personalized for her daughter. The ombre of blacks, golds and whites reflect the colors of the wedding attire. 
Karen S - Karen was thrilled to display this striking final product of her lessons from Karen D in making the eight point stars..
Sharon - Sharon enjoyed using her scraps for the triad color hearts in this “I Spy Love” quilt. The back uses a fabric with mini yoga poses as the quilt will be given to her yoga instructor to share with her one year old grand daughter.
Chelsea - Chelsea displayed this quilt of brilliant Kaffe Facett red and pink fabrics. She chose black and white as her negative space giving separation to the strong colors.Several members are off to attend Quiltcon in Raleigh, North Carolina. We look forward to hearing about the experience.
Program: Chelsea - Color Theory
A big Thank You to Chelsea for her presentation on Color Theory. Taking small fabric pieces and placing them in ROYGBV order was more challenging than we thought, but nicely laid the groundwork for other activities in using color to plan quilts. See attached handout if you would like some practice at home. Here are the video resources on color theory from Karen Brown’s Just Get it Done Quilts. (We watched the first one at the meeting)
We were also intrigued with Karen D’s “Essential Color Card Deck” available for online purchase. Below is a tutorial on how they can be used.
Our Q&A was “How and how often should you clean your iron?” - Various suggestions were: A hot iron on a dry setting can be rubbed over a cotton cloth, a cloth with 1” of the 'creamy stuff' that comes in a tube, or salt sprinkled on cloth or wax paper. A cold iron can be cleaned with a baking soda and white vinegar paste, brillo pad, crumpled foil, or a water/vinegar solution. Some chose to scrape their hot iron on the ironing board or just not clean the iron. The choice is yours!!
Round Robin - Tasha described her vision of a Round Robin Quilt, many were excited to participate. If you were not at the meeting but would like to participate please contact Tasha. TashaFerris@gmail.com or (570) 404-0097.
Looking Ahead
March w16 Meeting - 7-9pm at the CampHill Giant Center, social time 6:30
Program: Karen Sykes on Scrappy Quilting
Quilt Con Member Spotlight: We are hoping those who went have some stories to tell!!
CAMQG Quilt Challenge: Be prepared to share your pattern (How are you intentionally using negative space) OR color ideas (how do your color selections reflect color theory)
Round Robin Quilt: Those who are participating should bring their center block.
Sew and Share
Community Opportunities
April 10-13 - Lancaster Lebanon Quilt Show, LebanonValley Expo Center (last year it was at the Wynydam Ctr, Lancaster)
April 13-15 - Global Sample Connections online mini presentations - Deb L will forward the link when available
April 27 - Quilt Bingo sponsored by LaTorte Guild - tickets are going fast!
June 7-9 - York Quilt Guild Celebration of Quilts - Grumbacker Gym York College. They are currently accepting quilts and may consider non York guild member quilts space allowing.
Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild
New members are always welcome, contact us at CapitalAreaMQG@gmail.com
