Don't forget that our sew-in Saturday is this weekend from noon-4:00. We are meeting at Carmel Presbyterian Church. 2048 Carmel Road Charlotte, NC 28226
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Sew-In Saturday and Modern Star Block Challenge!
Hey friends,
Don't forget that our sew-in Saturday is this weekend from noon-4:00. We are meeting at Carmel Presbyterian Church. 2048 Carmel Road Charlotte, NC 28226
(704) 366-5114
Bring your sewing machine, a power strip, an extension cord, your sewing projects and whatever else you need to have fun! If a few of us could bring an iron and ironing board too, that would be great.
Let's plan to finish the Habitat fabric charity quilts as well.!
Get ready for our next meeting on Thursday, February 23 at 6:00. (Morrison Regional Library) We will have a great mini workshop on curves and circles!
Are you working on your Modern Star Challenge blocks? Remember that you need to complete 2 12.5" blocks by our meeting on the 23rd. There are several tutorials in the Flickr group to inspire you but please feel free to use your own ideas and come up with something original if you would like.
I will bring the extra Echo fabric to the sew-in if you didn't have a chance to share your FQ with someone and would like to.
See you soon!
Don't forget that our sew-in Saturday is this weekend from noon-4:00. We are meeting at Carmel Presbyterian Church. 2048 Carmel Road Charlotte, NC 28226
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Modern Star Challenge
Are you giving some thought to your modern star challenge block?
Remember that you can use your fat quarter and white. (If you shared some of the fat quarter fabric with a friend, you can use both and white.)
Finished blocks should be 12.5" x 12.5". Please bring them to the February meeting!
Our sew in Saturday is coming up on February 18. I think we are going to have a great turn out! If you did not sign up and would like to come, please let me know so I can make sure we have enough tables and chairs set up.
The sew in is at Carmel Presbyterian Church, noon - 4:00 PM on 2/18/12. We will meet in the Ligon building by the playground. See you then!
Our next meeting is Thursday, February 26 at 6:00. A big thanks to Joyce Mullis for teaching us all about turning the perfect circle and crazy curves! The Modern Star block challenge winners will be revealed too, and I can't wait to see all of your blocks.
If you are participating in the pin cushion swap, you should have received your partner information from Karen. Please make an inspirational mosaic and post it in the Flickr group for your partner to have some direction and ideas. A tutorial on how to go about this is in the Flickr group as well.
Have a great week!
Remember that you can use your fat quarter and white. (If you shared some of the fat quarter fabric with a friend, you can use both and white.)
Finished blocks should be 12.5" x 12.5". Please bring them to the February meeting!
Our sew in Saturday is coming up on February 18. I think we are going to have a great turn out! If you did not sign up and would like to come, please let me know so I can make sure we have enough tables and chairs set up.
The sew in is at Carmel Presbyterian Church, noon - 4:00 PM on 2/18/12. We will meet in the Ligon building by the playground. See you then!
Our next meeting is Thursday, February 26 at 6:00. A big thanks to Joyce Mullis for teaching us all about turning the perfect circle and crazy curves! The Modern Star block challenge winners will be revealed too, and I can't wait to see all of your blocks.
If you are participating in the pin cushion swap, you should have received your partner information from Karen. Please make an inspirational mosaic and post it in the Flickr group for your partner to have some direction and ideas. A tutorial on how to go about this is in the Flickr group as well.
Have a great week!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Pincushion Swap- Sign Ups!
Pin Cushion Swap
Our next swap will be PIN CUSHIONS - something beautiful and useful! Karen will do a random drawing of participants and email everyone next week. If you DID NOT sign the sheet at last week’s meeting and would like to participate, please email Karen no later than this Friday, February 3.
This is shaping up to be a fun swap since we already have 14 members participating!
Pincushions will be due at the March meeting (not February!)
Pincushions will be due at the March meeting (not February!)
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Zip Pouches and January Meeting Recap
Hey Friends!
What a fun meeting tonight. I so enjoyed seeing all of you and was so happy to see so many new faces too! It is a great feeling having our Modern Quilt Guild grow and thrive!
First off, if you are taking part in our Modern Star Block Challenge,
be sure to make your modern star block with the following requirements:
We will put each participant's name in a hat and two winners will each take home 17 blocks plus three fat quarters of Echo to finish out their quilts.
Be creative, be modern and have fun!
SEW-IN SATURDAY!
Carmel Presbyterian Church Ligon Hall
2048 Carmel Road Charlotte, NC 28226-5098
(704) 366-5114
Park by the playground. The building is on your left.
February 18, 12:00-4:00.
Come for all of it or some of it. We would love to have you join us. If you didn't RSVP at the meeting, please let me know if you can make it. I want to have adequate sewing space. Bring your own project, sewing machine, extension cord and power strip. If someone could bring an iron and ironing board, so we have 2 that would be great. Also, another cutting mat and rotary cutter would be nice too.
Let's plan on finishing those Habitat charity quilts!
We'll have prizes and snacks and lots of fun. Hopefully we'll get some sewing done too! :)
Thanks Karen for a great and creative swap! It was super fun. If you would like to participate in the pin cushion swap in March, please email Karen so she can add you to the list. She will email you your secret partner. It would be most helpful for you to create a mosaic in Flickr of your pincushion favorites for your partner's inspiration. You can find out how to do that HERE.
Now, thanks for all of the kind words about the zip pouch tutorial. I am so glad you enjoyed it. Here are a few tips from tonight's demonstration:
4 pieces of fabric (6" x 8") 2 for lining, 2 for outer
2 pieces of batting or medium-weight interfacing
2 pieces of outer fabric cut 2" x 2.5" to make tabs (folded and pressed so edges meet to give you a finished edge)
What a fun meeting tonight. I so enjoyed seeing all of you and was so happy to see so many new faces too! It is a great feeling having our Modern Quilt Guild grow and thrive!
First off, if you are taking part in our Modern Star Block Challenge,
be sure to make your modern star block with the following requirements:
- 2 blocks finished at a 12.5" x 12.5" size.
- Background fabric: white
- Create a modern star block using any pattern you like.
- Bring your finished block to the February Meeting.
We will put each participant's name in a hat and two winners will each take home 17 blocks plus three fat quarters of Echo to finish out their quilts.
Be creative, be modern and have fun!
SEW-IN SATURDAY!
Carmel Presbyterian Church Ligon Hall
2048 Carmel Road Charlotte, NC 28226-5098
February 18, 12:00-4:00.
Come for all of it or some of it. We would love to have you join us. If you didn't RSVP at the meeting, please let me know if you can make it. I want to have adequate sewing space. Bring your own project, sewing machine, extension cord and power strip. If someone could bring an iron and ironing board, so we have 2 that would be great. Also, another cutting mat and rotary cutter would be nice too.
Let's plan on finishing those Habitat charity quilts!
We'll have prizes and snacks and lots of fun. Hopefully we'll get some sewing done too! :)
Thanks Karen for a great and creative swap! It was super fun. If you would like to participate in the pin cushion swap in March, please email Karen so she can add you to the list. She will email you your secret partner. It would be most helpful for you to create a mosaic in Flickr of your pincushion favorites for your partner's inspiration. You can find out how to do that HERE.
Now, thanks for all of the kind words about the zip pouch tutorial. I am so glad you enjoyed it. Here are a few tips from tonight's demonstration:
4 pieces of fabric (6" x 8") 2 for lining, 2 for outer
2 pieces of batting or medium-weight interfacing
2 pieces of outer fabric cut 2" x 2.5" to make tabs (folded and pressed so edges meet to give you a finished edge)
- cut your zipper so that it is about 1/2" shorter than your fabric (on both ends)
- place your fabric lining and outer fabric, right sides together with the zipper in between to make your sandwich when you sew the zipper on.
- when you sew your pouch closed, right sides together, UNZIP your zipper first!
- leave about a 2.5" - 3" opening in the lining (backstitch at the beginning and end of your opening) when sewing your right sides of the pouch together.
- when you sew the right sides together, fold your zipper on itself towards the outer fabric (this makes more sense when you actually do it)
- when you sew your right sides together, sew right next to your tabs but not through them! You won't be able to see them but you'll be able to feel them.
- Use a 1/2" seam to sew your lining (right sides together) and about a 1/4" seam for the outer fabric (right sides together.)
- Press your fabric before you turn it right side out.
OK, hope those tips help! I will post them in the CLTMQG Flickr group too for easy reference.
Be sure to check out Anna Graham of Noodleheads' gathered clutch tutorial for more information and instructions.
Good luck! Email me if you have questions. :)
Looking forward to a great meeting in February and hope to see you at the sew-in day.
Friday, January 20, 2012
January Meeting and Modern Star Challenge
Hello All!
I hope you are getting excited for our January meeting next week. We have lots of great things in store for you.
We'll roll out our plans for the year and have some great ideas up our sleeves. Fun swaps, challenges and workshops. Our guild is only as good as its members, and lucky for us we have such an amazing collective of talent! We need to share what we know!
Sign ups for teaching mini workshops and demonstrations will be held at the January meeting. You can sign up with a friend and team up to teach the demos together if you would like.
We need you! Our workshop topics for this year are:
Piecing Curves
Specialty blocks: Y Seams, Disappearing 9 patch, Wonky & Improv Blocks
Machine Binding
Hexagons (English Paper Piecing)
Words on Quilts
Thread School
Please give some thought to what you would like to teach our group.
So, ready for the next challenge? We have this fabulous stack of modern fabric ready and waiting.
The Modern Star Challenge kicks off this meeting. Each participant will receive some of this beautiful Echo fabric by Lotta Jansdotter. More details on Thursday!
Our next sew-in day is Saturday, February 18. We'll complete the Habitat fabric charity quilts and work on individual projects. Sew-In is from noon to 4:00, and we'll sign up to bring snacks.
The sew-in will be in Ligon Hall at Carmel Presbyterian Church. It is a beautiful church hall, at the intersection of Carmel Road and Sharon View Road, not far from Morrison Regional Library.
The address is:
And finally, we are sharing the love with a fat quarter swap on Thursday.
Turn in your fat quarters at the beginning of the meeting and they will be mixed and paired in twos.
At the end of the meeting each person will then have a turn to select the pair they would like to take home.
Please note the time change for this meeting: 6:30 at Morrison Regional Library! See you next week!
PS: A big congrats to Amanda Murphy! Her quilt is on the cover of Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting!
I hope you are getting excited for our January meeting next week. We have lots of great things in store for you.
We'll roll out our plans for the year and have some great ideas up our sleeves. Fun swaps, challenges and workshops. Our guild is only as good as its members, and lucky for us we have such an amazing collective of talent! We need to share what we know!
Sign ups for teaching mini workshops and demonstrations will be held at the January meeting. You can sign up with a friend and team up to teach the demos together if you would like.
We need you! Our workshop topics for this year are:
Piecing Curves
Specialty blocks: Y Seams, Disappearing 9 patch, Wonky & Improv Blocks
Machine Binding
Hexagons (English Paper Piecing)
Words on Quilts
Thread School
Please give some thought to what you would like to teach our group.
So, ready for the next challenge? We have this fabulous stack of modern fabric ready and waiting.
The Modern Star Challenge kicks off this meeting. Each participant will receive some of this beautiful Echo fabric by Lotta Jansdotter. More details on Thursday!
Our next sew-in day is Saturday, February 18. We'll complete the Habitat fabric charity quilts and work on individual projects. Sew-In is from noon to 4:00, and we'll sign up to bring snacks.
The sew-in will be in Ligon Hall at Carmel Presbyterian Church. It is a beautiful church hall, at the intersection of Carmel Road and Sharon View Road, not far from Morrison Regional Library.
The address is:
| 2048 Carmel Road Charlotte, NC 28226-5098 Pull around to the back of the church and park by the playground. |
And finally, we are sharing the love with a fat quarter swap on Thursday.
Valentine’s Day is on the horizon so why don’t we “SHARE THE LOVE”
WHAT: A fun, easy fat quarter swap
WHEN: Our January meeting
HOW: Bring 2 fat quarters that have PINK or RED somewhere in the fabric
(FQs may be washed or unwashed quilt shop quality fabric)
Turn in your fat quarters at the beginning of the meeting and they will be mixed and paired in twos.
At the end of the meeting each person will then have a turn to select the pair they would like to take home.
Please note the time change for this meeting: 6:30 at Morrison Regional Library! See you next week!
PS: A big congrats to Amanda Murphy! Her quilt is on the cover of Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Which One Speaks to You?
Does this group of fabric speak to you?
Chime, in... it could be worth your while!
TIME CHANGE Jan. Meeting
Please note that there is a time change for the January meeting. We will meet at 6:30 instead of 6:00! Thanks!!
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