Sunday, October 20, 2024

September 2024 - Challenge Reveal

September 2024

Tonight was the big reveal on our negative space challenge quilts.

One of the defining traits of The Modern Quilter is the use of negative space in a quilt. The Modern Quilter often uses large expanses of negative space, or space in a single color, around other pieced or appliqued areas. This negative space is often heavily quilted adding to the design of the quilt. Large segments of negative space can add weight and focus to the design area of the piece, drawing you in and allowing the positive space (the object in the quilt or design space) to be the focus. - The Quilt Show

Every member who finished their challenge quilt was entered in a drawing for a gift card to Halfmoon Handwerks in New Cumberland, PA. Congratulations to Chelsea and Karen D.

Chelsea chose colors to contrast with her gray background with repeated block patterns in different sizes finishing off with straight line quilting.

Sharon enlarged a pattern by adding negative space and used colors to match a gifted pillow

Back

Leslie’s entitled her quilt “things fall apart” using fabric from a friend

Debby M’s wall hanging “Tumble” uses different size blocks and design layout to for a tumbling effect.

Donna L thread painted this cat quilt

Deb L designed her own fabrics and created a pattern that illustrates either breaking a design

or a design coming together depending on your mood.

Karen D used a paper piecing kit for her vibrant cardinal

Karen S. Different quilting in each color

Sew and Share

Both Karens made flower quilts for a Rachel Daisy class.

Karen S - quilted her Round Robin Quilt

Deb L. Welcome Three Bears, a McKenna Ryan pattern

Next Month

Leslie Robinson - update on Pappus House

Charity Project- polaroid quilt blocks due

Scrap Exchange with members

Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild

New members are always welcome, contact us at CapitalAreaMQG@gmail.com

October 2024 Monthly Meeting

October 2024

PRESENTATION

Pappus House Quilts - By Leslie Robinson

Pappus House is a social/community end-of life home located in York, Pennsylvania. Individuals who are on hospice care can come and live at Pappus House and receive attention and care just as if they were at home from a myriad of volunteers. It's the only home in York County that provided supportive care exclusively to people in their final months of life. Their original house had three rooms, they recently moved and just last month received certification to have 8 rooms. Local quilt guilds, including CAMQG made quilts for them to use. A local group, The Wellness Farm Stitchers also made a shroud for the facility. They use it to cover the deceased until they leave the house. They incorporated doilies, handkerchiefs and anything white on white they could find from their stashes.

Made by members of CAMQG, quilted by Mary Ellen Wical

Made by Leslie R. - from scraps from first three quilts

for her personal use.

A local group, The Wellness Farm Stitchers also made a shroud for the facility. They use it to cover the deceased until they leave the house. They incorporated doilies, handkerchiefs and anything white on white they could find from their stashes.

Shroud, made by The Wellness Farm Stitchers

Challenge Quilt Update

The polaroid blocks have been turned in and Chelsea already has many of them trimmed so they are "wonky".

They will be sewn together to make a quilt (possibly two) for the Ronald McDonald House in Hershey, PA.

Sew and Share

Mary Ellen- holiday projects

Sharon F. Panels she worked over multiple times

Kris B - Halloween Pillows

Chelsea H.

Sharon F. - her own design combined from several other patterns and modified for size.

Looking Ahead-

November 8-9th- Lebanon Quilt Show, Lebanon Expo Center

November 19, 2024

Board Meeting at 6pm

Houston Quilt Festival at 50 years! - by Deb Lohman

Member Product Reviews

Sew and Share

December 17, 2024- save the date for the annual holiday gathering and gift exchange!

Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild

New members are always welcome, contact us at CapitalAreaMQG@gmail.com

Monday, September 2, 2024

August 2024 - Round Robin Reveal

August 2024

Round Robin Reveal

We had 10 people participate in a fun and interesting round robin. Special thanks to Tasha for planning, organizing, and keeping us on track.

Karen D.

Debby M.

Karen S.

Debbie L.

Chelsea

Kris

Tasha

Donna L.

Leslie R.

Program

Karen D. Demonstrated techniques and tools for being successful in piecing curves.

Show and Share

Debby M. Showed her completed improv quilt. She machine quilted with her walking foot.

Cordell- looking for ideas on what to do with a piece of fabric.

Upcoming

September - Negative Space Challenge quilts due- two winners from completed quilts

October - Polaroid Quilt Blocks due

October - Scrap exchange

November - sorting scraps

December - holiday gathering- Quiltagories will make an appearance.

Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild New members are always welcome, contact us at CapitalAreaMQG@gmail.com

July 2024 - Summer Picnic

July 2024

We celebrated summer with an indoor picnic and some games.

Sharon created her own version of Scattegories with a quilting twist- Quiltagories. We divided into groups and played several rounds. Winners received the fat quarters that were the “ante’ to play.

Show and Share

Cordell displayed three items: a purse, dress in which she used common household items such as dish drain for textile dye prints and a scrappy quilt which used three pairs of complementary colors. She commented on this improv piecing “this opened a door in my heart.”