February 2025- Art Quilts - Tell Your Story

February 2025

Round Robin- Tasha is going to spearhead another round robin project for members. Beginning in April, participating members will bring a completed 12.5” unfinished quilt block. Each month members will receive a bag with another members’ block(s). Then the participant will make at least 1 block that goes with the primary block to add to the bag. The following month the bag of blocks goes to another member. In November participants will get their original block and all the blocks made to go with it to then make into a quilt of their choice.

Challenge Quilt- due in October- members are to make an art quilt using their stash and trying something new, out of their comfort zone.

Sew and Share - members were encouraged to bring examples of their art quilts.

Chelsea H. - Brown Bag Challenge - a bag of scraps and what can you make

She also made a block of her zodiac sign-the Sun Sign

Debby M. - the modern alphabet -fabrics by Andover, “Motley’ by Guicy Guice

Winter trees

Amish squares

A Charley Harper print that she enlarged a part of it to be her inspiration 

Based an a mural she saw in Dublin, Ireland. She appliqued bias on top of squares.

Janet F. - practicing her free motion quilting

Janet F. - Colorful Dresden Plates

Janet F- shared a quilt from the 1930’s made from clothes

Gay W.- based on a photo of the farmhouse where her husband was born. She had the photo enlarged at Staples.

An Accidental Landscape

Timna Tarr class project

Cutout birds- feather quilting class by Bethanne Nemesh

Birds in a nest- pattern by Laundry Basket

Silk Flowers with a neutral log cabin background

Fall Leaves

Karen S. - memories from her trip to Ireland

Her dog, technique by Shannon Brinkley using fused applique 

Sharon F. - 369 Pattern, based on a preselected color palate 

Back of quilt is one large block

Next Month

Cordell A will present on surface designs. It will be interactive so be sure to wear something that is washable. You may even want to bring an apron.

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

January 2025

January 2025

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

November 2024 - Tool Reviews

November 2024 

Cordell shared information on the PA Art of the State. An annual exhibit of Pennsylvanian artists. 

Sew and Share plus tool reviews

Cordell- Strip Clubbing quilt using African print fabrics, Trout kitchen accessories 

Loraine needle threader is not as easy to use as others, recommends dynaflow and paint sticks for stencils.

 

Kris - Hera marker is great for marking lines without worry about how to remove lines. 

Debby M- made quilt for son that prefers dark fabrics, a wonky star quilt made from scraps based on value not color.

Her favorite tool is a stiletto for aiding in guiding the fabric at the needle.

 

Leslie - made blocks for a wonky star quilt.

She does not recommend the magnetic guide for the sewing machine. She felt it moved too easily, she really likes the rack her husband made for storing her templates. It is a one of a kind item.

Janet-made a jelly roll quilt with her 13 yr old granddaughter.

Blue Scraps and panels of Dresden Plates came together beautifully.

She found the creative grid 1/4” tool helpful for marking sewing lines for half-inch triangles.

 

Joan-stitched a dark square that reflects emotions

Does not like the quilt clamps for rolling a quilt for machine quilting. She even gave them away!

Karen D.- made Christmas gift bags; using her batik scraps made a star quilt.

She recommends a seam presser to press open seams

 

Karen S. - cardstock for making prairie points and glass head pins

Gay W. - uses her phone to take pictures in grayscale mode to see value

Chelsea -  to deal with the election she made a quilt “Vote, Vote, Vote”

Frixion pens have a purpose, great for piecing but would not recommend for marking quilting lines.

The charity quilt top was finished. Polaroid blocks were made by the members and the finished quilt will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House.

Upcoming;

December - holiday gathering, gift exchange and quilt game so bring charm squares to play.

Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild 

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

December 2024 - Holiday Party

December 2024 - Happy Holidays

The guild gathered together for the annual holiday party. We had snacks, played games and ended with a gift exchange that was full of laughter and stolen gifts. In the end it is all about sharing our passion for quilting with others and learning new skills.

Sew and Share  (photos will be added in a few days)

Joan - she caught the wonky star fever and made two table runners from her stash. She also made some project bags for her daughter.

Leslie- also is working on a quilt with wonky stars. She was looking for some suggestions on quilting. She also shared a quilt made for Quilts for Kids.

Gay- showed a holiday Trip Around the World quilt and a table runner for a friend. She sought some advice on dealing with fabrics that bleed.  Using color catchers even with fabric that had been prewashef, especially older reds was suggested. That and keeping the quilt wet while you figure out a solution. 

She also knitted the cutest beanies for her 4 great nephews.

Cordell- made placemats and used different quilting designs to add interest.

We then played several rounds of Quiltagorirs (similar to Scattagories). Thinking of words late at night is harder than it should be, Winners of each round won holiday themed charm squares.

Upcoming:

January- meeting will be via zoom, the challenge quilt will be revealed and information on the Modern Quilting website will be shared.

February - Quiltcon is being held in Phoenix,AZ.  As members of a chapter of the National Modern Quilt Guild, members can register for free admission to the annual quilt show. 

 Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild 

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

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