March 2025
Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild
New members are always welcome, contact us at CapitalAreaMQG@gmail.com
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
CAMQG- APRIL 2026
New Business
After submitting our bylaws to the national organization they informed us we were missing some required sections that needed to be added with specific wording. Amended bylaws were distributed to members for review and voting will occur next month.
Donna shared a charity project a guild in Texas has undertaken. They are asking people to make a poppy block in bright colors. They plan to sew them together with a goal of 1000 quilts. The project is “Hugs for Texas”. Donna will collect any blocks members may want to make up until the July meeting and we will mail them together.
You can download the free pattern here: https://www.myfabricfriends.com/shop/c/p/Hugs-for-Texas---Poppy-Block-PDF-x93750194.htm
Upcoming Events
May 16 & 17 -Global Quilt Connection Sampler- the link will be sent out about one week in advance. The presentations will be available for viewing for seven days following the event.
June 5th & 6th - York Quilt Guild show. Theme: Tiny Treasures. The York Flower Club will also be displaying coordinating floral arrangements. http://www.celebrationofquilts.com/
June 5th-7th - Mid-Appalachian Quilt Seminar at Gettysburg College. Visit their website for more information. https://maqonline.org/annual-educational-seminar/
June 17th- APQS Longarm Road Show https://www.apqs.com/event/pennsylvania-mechanicsburg-june-17-2026/
Presentation
Cory provided information and demonstration on a method of improv piecing she learned from Cindy Grisdela. Improv can be freeing because there are no rules and you just need to play around with what works for you. She also shared a clever way to hang her quilts. She puts a board into the quilt sleeve and then attaches a picture hook. The quilt is supported and it is easy to hang up on a single nail.
Discussion Panel
Big Stitch Quilting - what is it? Pros and ConsKaren S. shared a sample of Big Stitch and Cory shared a project done with Kawandi, which uses big stitch running stitch.
Sew and Share
Janet F.- contributed another quilt top for the Gettysburg Church, she even included the backing and binding.
Cathy N.- completed her round Robin blocks from last year and is donating the quilt to Quilt for Kids.
Debbie L.- has been collecting spool patterns for year and this year she decided to stitch as many as she could. Over the Easter holiday she made a donut table runner. She was able to quilt it on her sit down machine. She quilted the donut frostings in different patterns.
Karen S. - saw a technique online to use snippets of fabric to make a small confetti quilt top. The fabric is fused to a background and a water soluble stabilizer was put on top. She quilted it all over and then washed away the stabilizer. She also made a very stylish bag from Sally Tomato out of faux leather.
Gay W. - she also completed her round robin blocks from last year. To make the quilt bigger she added plain blocks that she showcased her quilting in. A piano key border tied it all together.
Sharon F. - she made some cute little pouches that are perfect for knitters to store their yarn in. Pattern is Kato Japanese Bag. She made a darling little pillow- Sunrise/Sunset based on the sun blocks Leslie had been collecting.
Karin- made a wonky star quilt for Sharon using scraps from past projects they had worked on together. On the back was a large star which she purposely put in rainbow order because that is how Sharon likes her colors.
Door Prize Winners
Kris B.
Cory N.
Debbie L.
Round Robin Exchange- the second handoff for the round robin. Be sure to send your before and after photos to Cory. In case you need to know who you are passing to next, here is the order.
Upcoming
May 2026
Donna & Debbie - Fiber & Fabric Festival, Chicago, Illinois
Discussion Panel- Longarm Quilt Machines
June 2026
Shibori - stitching and dyeing
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