February Recap

In spite of nasty wintry weather we had another wonderful meeting - most of it spent oohing and ahhing over our handiwork. And thanks to Carolyn here are pictures along with thoughtful commentary!

Showcase:

Michelle did this amazing quilt, the colors transfer
to the little squares as they move across. It reminds me of film.

Michelle made these amazing courthouse
step blocks with little strips of fabric.

Natalie made this cute bag for her sister. Great prints and colors!

Natalie showing off her Thanksgiving dress she made.
Loved those cap sleeves!

Amazing picture quilt of Diana Ross made by Gloria!
Done with applique and stitching

Rose showing off her Starburst Quilt from the Happy
Quilting QAL.  Her first real quilt following a pattern.

Cindy had so much fun making the Scrappy Trip Along blocks that
she made a small quilt of it. She even quilted it herself, yay!
(She's hiding again!)

Carolyn showing off her Spinning Stars quilt, made with paper
 pieced blocks, for Project Quilting 

Circle Meets Square in Square quilt, another made for
Project Quilting by Carolyn.

Back of Circle Meets Square in Square quilt by Carolyn.

Front of the charity quilt for QuiltCon. We were sent blocks to makea
quilt for the Austin's Children Shelter. Rose and Carolyn made extra blocks
 to add to the ones that were sent. Diane came out with a great layout!

Diane did an amazing job quilting the
QuiltCon charity quilt.

Back of the charity quilt being sent to QuiltCon. Shannon, Bonnie
and Diane did an awesome job, the back could be a quilt in itself!

Sew In, Saturday 3/2/13:

We'll be working on our Scrappy Trip Along charity quilt at our Sew In.  Here are some of the blocks we have made - that's Zelda, my kitty, being nosey!

Kat made ten beautiful squares - thanks so much!  We also wish Kat well as she recuperates from surgery!

Please bring your sewing machine and any fabric you can donate for the back of the quilt or to make more blocks.  I'll be bringing the batting. We'll be using a Quilt as You Go method to finish the quilt. So if you're interested in this technique I hope you'll join us.  

For March Meeting:

We have another quilt planned.  This time it will be a rainbow quilt made up of monochromatic Wonky Log Cabin blocks like this:

This fabulous quilt was made by Elaine Lane and we'll be using her tutorial to make our wonky blocks.  

Make a monochromatic scrappy block in any color you like and finish it as an 8 1/2 inch square.  I know that I'm inspired to start sorting my scraps!  

Reminder:

The Quilt Fest of New Jersey takes place in Somerset this Thursday thru Sunday, Feb 28 thru March 3.  Cindy, Bonnie and I are car pooling to the conference on Friday and there's room for one more person.  Email Cindy if you would like to join us.

Diane

Big News!

Carolyn's Modern Mini Quilt has won First Place at QuiltCon in the Handwork - Mini category!  Congratulations - we're so thrilled for you!

January Recap

First and foremost, congratulations to Carolyn - her hand quilted Floating Hexagons wall hanging is going to QuiltCon!  We wish you the best of luck!  Keep us posted.

Showcase:

Shannon's Round the World for her mom's kitchen -

and a jelly roll race quilt top.

 

A Bargello quilt by Bonnie with modern back.

Cindy hiding behind her star medallion quilt.

Kat's Log Cabin made using the quilt-as-you-go technique.

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:

• Burkholder Fabrics
• Weaver's Store
• The Old Country Store

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