May Meeting
May 17, 2022
Modern Moment: Debra shared some ideas of what we can do as quilters to help decrease our environmental impact. Reduce, reuse, recycle! Some things you can do are: unplug your sewing machine when not in use, use energy efficient lighting, reuse packaging, use up your scraps for a project in lieu of buying new material or check your local thrift store!
Our member spotlight tonight was presented by Gay. She shared her quilting journey with some awesome quilts and showed the wedding dress she made.
Sew & Share
Mary shared her colorful quilt top
Christina shared her latest quilt. Pattern is called Moon Medallion.
Leslie shared a few projects made for a program called Quilts Beyond Borders all using scraps from her stash
Debby shared her scrap quilt she also made for Quilts Beyond Borders, a whole cloth quilt and this colorful quilt made with Bella solids. Pattern Summer Haze by Suzy Quilt
Marla shared her creative quilt inspired by a picture she saw on Pinterest. She used a bag of scraps she found at Goodwill! Quilted by Mary Ellen Wical.
Elise shared her wonderful One Block Wonder quilt.
Karen shared her eye catching Murmuration quilt, pattern by Rebecca Bryan (bryanhousequilts.com) using Kona solids. Quilted by Mary Ellen Wical
Debra shared her Modern HST Block quilt. She took a block of the month pattern, made lots of extras and randomly sewed them together to make this fun quilt top
Presentation: Yoga for Quilters by Sharon
Sharon guided us through some stretching and yoga techniques keeping healthy bodies. We tend to forget our posture while doing things like sitting at our sewing machines, cutting and hand stitching. Remember to take a "Sew Break" frequently to help prevent injury.
SEW BREAK
Stand up and Stretch
Swing your arms long
Shrug your shoulders way up and back
Squeeze your palms
Shake your hands
Sit down
Check out these resources: "15 minute chair yoga for quilters" Homemade Emily Jane on Youtube
"Yoga for Healthy Hands" Heidi Parkes- Modern Quilt Guild website
Marma Stick (tool to help massage muscle) yogasadhna.com/shop/details/marma_stick
Sharon's beautiful Lotus quilt she designed herself that hangs in her yoga space
Upcoming Events:
Schoolhouse Quilt Show: June 3-5 Cumberland MD
Celebration of Quilts: June 10-11 presented by the York Quilt Guild
Hope to see you at the next meeting in June! Presenter will be Mary Ellen Wical and member spotlight will be Evelyn Hunt.
