Sunday, March 22, 2026

CAMQG - MARCH 2027

March 17, 2027

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Announcements:

Look for the Global Quilt Connection link in early May for the next Quilter's Sampler- May 16th and 17th. Two days of sampling new teachers and ideas to view online. More info to come.

We are encouraging all members to sign up for member spotlight. It isn't just for introductions, it is an opportunity for members to share a skill, hobby, passion, or just an idea you want to explore. 10-15 minute talk about whatever you find interesting.

Debbie L. will be sending out an updated membership list for 2026.

Collected a number of quilt tops for the church in Gettysburg who will be finishing the tops. Thanks to Cory, Joan, Donna and Janet who all made tops. We will still be collecting tops so bring them to future meetings as you make them. Remember they need to be 48" or less in one direction.

2026 Quilt Challenge

Maximalism- This type of style is the opposite of minimalism, which is a style characterized by the “less is more” mentality. Instead of incorporating limited design elements and colors, maximalism embraces vibrant colors in a “more is more” mentality.

Bold colors, contrasting colors, variety of fabric styles/textures. Think everything AND the kitchen sink.

Challenge is to make a quilt, any size, that exemplifies maximalism. Finished projects are due at the September meeting. Participants will be entered in a random draw for gift certificates from Half Moon Handwerks in New Cumberland.

Presentation: Fabrics of Tula Pink by Karen Sykes

Tula Pink is a fabric designer whose fabrics are a perfect example of maximalism in design. She incorporates animals and faces into many of her fabrics and has a consistent color theme across her different fabric lines so you can mix and match. Karen brought in a sample of her fabrics and was generous to allow members to take a snippet if they liked something.

2026 Round Robin

Leslie Robinson is leading us on a new round robin adventure.

This time, participants will be adding whatever they want to the starting piece. It can be a block or blocks, only one one side, or multiple sides. Each participant is starting with a theme that comes with the starting piece. You are free to cut up whatever you want and you encouraged to include fabric scraps to give future sewers fabric for continuity.

This year participants are: Leslie R., Donna L., Debbie L., Debby M., Kris B., Gay W., and Cathy M. As blocks grow each month, pictures are being taken so we will be able to see the progression from each member. Photos are being collected by Cori N. When sending your photos to Cori be sure to include the last name of the original owner and what number you are in the adding to the project. The final reveal will be in November.

Show 'N Share

Joan D. - an adorable highland cow with yarn for hair.

Joan D. -Finished her 2024 Round Robin

Gay W. - Blue Scraps, cut into 2.5" strips and sewn together with a light blue square between strips. Sewn like a Jelly Roll Race. Her husband saw it and loved it. It doesn't have to be complicated to be appreciated.

Karen D- quilted sweatshirt for her daughter's birthday. The sleeves and pocket were removed from the original and then used as the pattern for the quilting to be sewn to.

Karen D - thought it would be simple with half square triangles and stripes but every one is a different size and keeping track of the colors was challenging.

Kris B. - Cute chicks done by paper piecing.

Kris B. - Paper Beauty, a wedding gift for nephew

Donna L - found a quilted heart in the elevator at the GIANT. First one she has seen "in the wild". She wants to make some and share on her travels.

Condolences...

Deepest sympathies to Cordell A. on the passing of her husband. Also, to Chelsea H. on the passing of her father. All of our thoughts are with the families at this difficult time.

Upcoming-

March 25-28th - Lancaster/Lebanon Quilt Show at the Lebanon Expo Center- free parking and free admission.

April 16-18th - Three Rivers Quilt Show, Cannonsburg, PA (near Pittsburgh)

Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild

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

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

September 2025 Art Quilt Challenge

September 16, 2025 Meeting

Location: Camp Hill GIANT Food Store- Community Room

Third Tuesday of the month, 7pm

What a talented group of people! We met tonight to reveal this years challenge quilts. The challenge was to create an art quilt and to incorporate a new technique or idea. The idea of the art quilt was to focus on design over function and express a feeling, an event, or an inspiration.

Participants:

Karen D. - pet portrait of her dog Rosy. She did raw edge applique of a photograph that she used Adobe Photoshop to create the value shapes. She then had the design enlarged at Staples.

Joan D. - from a class on curves she did her first facing binding and also incorporated yarn couching.

Cathy N. - Nebula Quilt pattern by Shashari Kiburi, a free pattern from Modern Quilt Guild. It was all about the curves. A print of koi fish was the inspiration for the colors and some of the fabrics came from the guild fabric exchange.

Leslie R. - she went outside her comfort zone and created a pieced and raw edged appliquéd immigrant family that was part of a larger quilt that was donated to an immigrant and refugee welcome center.

Debby M. - created a story quilt based on a short story “A Heavy Load” from the book Zen Shorts. She also did raw edge applique, quilt as you go technique and added embellishments.

Kris - inspired by artwork she pieced her arcs, the melons are three dimensional

Karen S. - inspired by her recent trip to Switzerland to trace her family roots, she captured favorite memories of the Swiss cows, Matterhorn and edelweiss. Her technique for the cow was based on a workshop she took with Jean Impey. New techniques were scribbling quilting and creating yo-yo flowers.

Donna L. - decided to commemorate her very recent visit to the hospital after working in her garden. She added embellishments with the wristbands she wore in the hospital. She drew the images and colored with markers and paint. The label on the back references the pants that the hospital lost.

Debbie L.- inspired by a photograph she took on a recent trip to California. The image was from Laguna Beach and is a nice memory of a change in her position at her work.

Sharon F. - created a quilt story that referenced her experience growing up in Nigeria. Incorporated a lot of symbolic elements of the culture. New techniques of a 3-d flying geese and prairie points. Used burlap for the top and bottom borders reminiscent of the bags that were used to store and stack peanuts.

A random drawing from the participants determined who received gift cards from Half Moon Handwerks in New Cumberland. $5-$20. Congratulations, Cathy, Sharon, Donna, Karen D.

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

Friday, March 21, 2025

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.