April Meeting

April 19, 2022

 

Modern Moment: We took a moment to recognize Meg Connor and Jill Stemple who were the two ladies who started our guild in August of 2012

Sew & Share

 

We had an extended sew & share this meeting where everyone brought some old favorites and some new projects 

 

Gina and her bright and colorful mini

Gay's beautiful temperature quilt using temperatures from the year 1951

Olivia brought this cute puffin quilt

Gina's mini she calls Mother Natures Eye using large scale fabrics all from her existing stash

An adorable postcard quilt with great detail

Cordell's lovely quilt

Chris's beautiful pandemic quilt

Microwave cozies by Mary Ellen

Japanese fabric quilt by Marla

Cute tote bags by Mary Ellen to help support Ukraine relief efforts

Cute mini quilts by Marla

Beautiful english paper pieced quilt by Gina

Rainbow quilt by Christina

Awesome bag by Cordell

Fun ocean themed collaborative quilt from Maike's quilt group in germany

King sized improv quilt by Micky

Quilted panel by Gay showing many different quilting patterns

Merry Triangles quilt by Karen

Unique raw edge quilt by Chris

T-shirt quilt by Karen

Fun decorative quilt by Marilyn

Sharon was our member spotlight tonight. She shared her quilting journey and all her beautifully made quilts, many of which she gave as gifts.

 

Upcoming Programs: 

May- Yoga for Quilters- Sharon

June- TBA- Mary Ellen 

July- Selvage Quilt- Evelyn

 

Member Spotlights:

May- Gay

June- Evelyn

July- Christina

 

Other Events:

4/20-4/23 Salvation Army Fabric Sale

Chambersburg Mall @ 8am

 

4/27-4/30- AQS- Paducah, KY

 

6/3-6/5 Schoolhouse Quilt Show

Cumberland, MD

 

June 10-11 Celebration of Quilts

York Quilt Guild

York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA 

 

Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild

New members are always welcome! Bring a guest! Contact us at capitalareamqg@gmail.com

 

 

March Meeting

March 15, 2022

 

Modern Moment: Gay and Christina shared their experiences from QuiltCon which was held in Phoenix Arizona this year. Remember that from now until March 31st you can virtually attend Quiltcon 2022 and see all 575 quilts. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at quiltcon.com Many quilts have a recorded statement from the artist about their creative process. QuiltCon 2023 will be held in Atlanta Georgia and QuiltCon 2024 will be held in Raleigh North Carolina so keep it in mind since they are both on the east coast!

 

Sew & Share

 Debra Lohman shared a pinterest inspired baby quilt for a baby names Paris. Fabric is Midsommer Meadow by Riley Blake.

 

 She also shared this super bold and fun piece she calls "Space Invaders"

Leslie Robinson shared a quilt top using up her scraps leftover from a charity quilt project made by her quilters group Wellness Farm Stitchers for Quilts Beyond Borders. She also shared another scrap project, an iSpy quilt!

Gay shared a happy and colorful quilt using Tula Pink fabric. Pattern is The Hazel Quilt by Kitchen Table Quilting. Great choice of binding! She also shared her court house steps quilt top using fabric scraps.

 

 Maike shared her finished quilt after showing us the quilt top a few meetings ago. She wasn't crazy about the look of this quilt but the crowd agreed.. its gorgeous!

 

Karen shared her log cabin block she calls Resist and Hope using the colors of Ukraine and the national flower: the sunflower. Sewing can be a great calming and therapeutic part of our lives.

Christina shared her first foundation paper piecing project made in her QuiltCon workshop. It will be a pillow cover!

Donna shared this beauty. An incredibly detailed art quilt using a combination of cotton fabric and wool.

And a super stylish quilt coat was spotted at this meeting!

Presentation this meeting was done by Maike! She did a fantastic job explaining and showing different hand piecing and grid piecing methods. So good I forgot to take a picture! Her work has a beautiful preciseness, very inspiring!

Local Events:

Quilt Show of Lancaster will be March 23-26 at the Doubletree in Lancaster. Check out their website for more info thelancasterquiltshow.com Admission and parking are free!

April 1-2 is the PA Relief Quilt Auction at the PA Farm Show in Harrisburg. Check out the website for more info: pareliefsale.org/events/2022/4/2022-pennsylvania-relief-sale-mewdc

Next month look forward to a presentation by Leslie on scraps and "What the *%#& to do with them!" Be sure to bring along a scrap project to share and let us know how you use up those scraps.

Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild

New members are always welcome! Bring a guest! Contact us at capitalareamqg@gmail.com