Showcase:
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| Shannon's Round the World for her mom's kitchen - |
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| and a jelly roll race quilt top. |
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| A Bargello quilt by Bonnie with modern back. |
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| Cindy hiding behind her star medallion quilt. |
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| Kat's Log Cabin made using the quilt-as-you-go technique. |
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| Cuddly, stuffed, winter characters by Rose! (we can't resist anything made from fabric) |
Guild Business:
Good news, we will not be charging dues for membership!
The Quilt Fest of New Jersey is February 28 - March 3 in Somerset. Let us know on BigTent if you would like to car pool to any of the events.
Let's start thinking about a day trip(s) or maybe even a weekend excursion to our favorite fabric shops in Pennsylvania. Possible destinations are:
We also had lively discussions about the techniques used for making the Showcased quilts, submitting quilts for a juried competition, some of our favorite tools, and tricks to use up all those scraps we can't throw away.
For February:
We will be joining the online Scrappy Trip Along and will each make a block for our next meeting. If you haven't heard of the craze, here's a sample quilt by City Stitches which is posted on Flikr.
Use the Quiltville's tutorial to make a 12 1/2" block from six fabric strips, each 2 1/2" wide by 16" long. The only requirement for your block is that one of the strips must be solid white.
These blocks are quick and addicting! Here's mine:
At our March Sew-in, we will use the blocks to make a quilt to be donated to a local charity.
On a different subject, I've been inspired by Carolyn and Jackie to start my own blog: my studioQ. I hope you enjoy it!
DIane