August 2024 - Round Robin Reveal

August 2024

Round Robin Reveal

We had 10 people participate in a fun and interesting round robin. Special thanks to Tasha for planning, organizing, and keeping us on track.

 Karen D.

Debby M.

Karen S.

 Debbie L.

Chelsea

 Kris

 Tasha

 Donna L.

Leslie R.

Program

Karen D. Demonstrated techniques and tools for being successful in piecing curves.

Show and Share

Debby M. Showed her completed improv quilt. She machine quilted with her walking foot.

Cordell- looking for ideas on what to do with a piece of fabric.

Upcoming

September - Negative Space Challenge quilts due- two winners from completed quilts

October - Polaroid Quilt Blocks due

October - Scrap exchange

November - sorting scraps

December - holiday gathering- Quiltagories will make an appearance.

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

July 2024 - Summer Picnic

July 2024

We celebrated summer with an indoor picnic and some games.

Sharon created her own version of Scattegories with a quilting twist- Quiltagories. We divided into groups and played several rounds. Winners received the fat quarters that were the “ante’ to play.

Show and Share

Cordell displayed three items: a purse, dress in which she used common household items such as dish drain for textile dye prints and a scrappy quilt which used three pairs of complementary colors. She commented on this improv piecing “this opened a door in my heart.”

Amy displayed five of her quilts. The twelve block sampler used black/white and a third color picked from a bag of crayons.

 

(Not pictured)Karen S made several “trivia zip pouches” which she plans to donate to a fundraiser.

 

Gay had two patriotic themed quilts, one a log cabin and the other a runner. She also made a neutral themed quilt for a friend.

Upcoming

August- Board Meeting 6pm Tuesday August 20, 2024

August- Round Robin Reveal 

September- Negative Space Challenge quilts- must be quilted, any size, binding optional

October - Polaroid quilt blocks for charity quilt due

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

June 2024 Meeting

June 2024

Our meeting coincided with Quilt Label Week. Chelsea and Sharon gave us some great information on the importance of labels. Here are some examples from our members.

Sew and Share

 

Karen D - had three goals in mind: a queen size quilt, all from her stash (including backing), and the use of circles. What a beautiful improvisational outcome of greens, purples and blues in various darks, lights, and medium values.

Deb and Donna L. have MANY of these versatile bags. Contact them if you have use for some free bags.

 Joan - This unique pair of soft and stable shoes was customer made from

her own fabric through a HalfMoon Handwerks workshop.

 Chelsea - Chelsea enjoyed playing with selvedges in this small purse and name tag.

 Gay W. proudly showed of this runner and the small sampler of leftover fabrics. And what fun this colorful and versatile bag. 

Next Month 

Summer Picnic- we’re providing refreshments, you provide fabric to participate in the summer games. It’s not the Olympics so no need to train ahead of time.

Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild 

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

May 2024

Presenters: Debby M, Mary Ellen W. Debbie L.  presented information on quilting negative space. Debby M.  Shared her favorite method of walking foot quilting; Mary Ellen W. Couldn’t make it but shared her notes on long arm quilting and edge to edge. Debbie L. presented information on free-motion quilting along with design ideas and strategies to think about when coming up with your quilting plan. 

Sew & Share

Janet F.- This creative and symbolic “quilt around the square” begins with the town square with each border expanding to the surrounding forest and eventually the stars of space.

Deb L. - Ella, Deb’s friends’ dog, is rendered in this quilt made by freezer paper piecing with 2” squares. A technique she learned in a class with Timna Tarr. 

Donna - This inspirational scroll is a form of “slow” stitching done entirely

by hand with an inked background. Notice the fine detail.

Tasha - This “river runs thru it” quilt was part of a group venture in which

the river lines up in all the quilts when placed side by side.

Tasha - This buck and doe pair she did for her parents, illustrate the difference in quilting needs

when negative space is increased by removal of some element design.

Chelsea - This exquisite brain was paper pieced for Mental Health

Awareness month (May) and is also fitting for June - Alzheimer and Brain

Awareness month.

Karen S - Karen asked the group input on quilting ideas - we hope she

shares again when the quilting is done.

Capital Area Modern Quilt Guild 

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

April 2024

Presenter: Cordell Affeldt: Quilt Critiques

Cordell did a fantastic job of examining how to give and receive constructive critique of quilts. It is more than just liking something but understanding how to look at quilts and understand what makes you like,or not like. Is it the design, value, construction, theme, etc. We then practiced by looking at quilts.

Member Spotlight: Debby Moreland

Debby shared pictures of how she decorates her home with quilts. She had several favorite spots where she rotates quilts for different seasons and holidays. 

Sew and Share

Chris displayed her “practice” wedding ring quilt in preparation for the two

quilts she will make and gift to her newlywed daughters.

Debby M made this grey and blue quilt two sided quilt as a

congratulations for a women recently inducted into the secret service.

Deb and Donna displayed these quilts from a Timna Tarr workshop on

mosaic quilts using 2 ½” squares and prepared edge appliqué.

Donna also showed off her feed sack fabric collection book - another new hobby for her.

Next Month

Quilting Negative Space

Debby M. - Walking Foot Quilting

MaryEllen W. - Longarm Edge 2 Edge

Debbie L. - Free Motion Quilting

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