Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Meeting Tomorrow Night

Our August meeting is tomorrow night. Be sure to bring your Habitat blocks (12.5") and your fabric for the swap (fill a quart size bag of fabric for your partner to make something for you.)
Bring a sew and tell too. :)
See you tomorrow!

Morrison Regional Library
6:00-7:30.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Meeting Reminder

Hello All! 
Our next meeting is this Thursday, August 25 at 6:00.  We meet at the Morrison Regional Library.  (7015 Morrison Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28211(704) 416-5400.) 


We are having a paper piecing lesson from our own Gail Toliver! Thanks Gail! 


Please remember to bring: 
Your finished Habitat Blocks (12.5") 
Your quart size ziplock bag filled with fabric for our swap. 
(You will be paired up and your partner will make something 
for you from your fabric.)
Wear a sewn or quilted nametag and you'll be entered in a drawing! 
 
Be sure to upload pics of your Habitat blocks to our Flickr group
We want to see everybody's! There are also some great discussion threads 
you won't want to miss. 


Hope to see you on Thursday! 

Sunday, August 14, 2011

New Logo!

A BIG thanks to our own wonderful Amanda Murphy for designing this fantastic new logo for our guild.


She even did a black and white one for printed material. 

Grab a button from our sidebar and be sure to tell Amanda THANKS!

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Calendar and Events

Check out our new Calendar and Events Page! This will give you a snapshot of upcoming meetings and activities.

Reminder: Due at August Meeting:
Habitat Blocks
Quart Fabric Swap Bags

We are having our first workshop! Many thanks to Gail Toliver for teaching our 10 minute tip on Paper Piecing.

*Optional: Create a Nametag and wear it to the meeting to be entered into a giveaway. (Nametags should be quilted or sewn.) 

See you there!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Workshop at August Meeting

Woo Hoo! Many thanks to Gail who is going to teach our paper piecing mini workshop at our August meeting.

Mark your calendars now, you won't want to miss it!

Also, plan to bring a sew & tell. It can be any modern quilting project in any stage.

Don't forget to work on your Habitat blocks if you are participating in the challenge. Upload pics to our Flickr group and please bring them to the meeting on the 25th.

And, fill your quart bag with fabric if you would like to participate in the swap.

More details can be found in our Flickr group.
See you soon!

Monday, August 1, 2011

August Meeting

Our August Meeting will be Thursday, August 25, 6:00-7:30 at Morrison Regional Library.

We are looking for someone to teach a mini workshop/lesson on paper piecing. If you would like to teach this 10 minute tip, you will receive a $10 gift card as a thank you.

Email me to sign up!

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Meeting Recap and Habitat Challenge Info

Such a great meeting tonight! I am thrilled there are so many people interested in modern quilting and happy that you all are such a fun and funny bunch!

Habitat Challenge Blocks:
Make 2 blocks with your 3 fat quarters.
You may add one solid of your choice.
Finished block size: 12.5"
Blocks should be made of squares and/or rectangles only.
Blocks due at our next meeting.

Be sure to check out the Flickr group for discussions and be on the lookout for a tutorial on how to make a Flickr mosaic for our upcoming scrap swap.

Next meeting Thursday, August 25, 6:00-7:30
Morrison Regional Library
7015 Morrison Blvd. 
Charlotte, NC 28211
704-416-5400
Bring a Sew & Tell! (Can be anything at any stage in the process.)

As always, feel free to email any questions, comments to cltmqg@gmail.com.