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. 

Source: thequiltedcastle.com via Jennifer Mathis on Pinterest

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 (704) 366-5114 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! 

Which One Speaks to You?

Does this group of fabric speak to you?

Source: etsy.com via Jennifer Mathis on Pinterest

OR

Does this one? 

Source: thequiltedcastle.com via Jennifer Mathis on Pinterest

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!!

January Meeting

Hey Friends!

We are planning ahead for the new year and want to hear from you about what topics you would like to learn more about.

A few suggestions I've received are:

• hexies (english paper piecing) 
• machine binding
• zippered pouches
• thread school (exploring the various types, brands and uses) 
• quilt block demos (Y seams, 10 minute blocks, disappearing 9 patch) 
• challenge modern BOM
• pattern workshop
• EQ / Quilt Pro lesson
• basting techniques

We are looking for someone to teach a mini lesson on hand quilting for our January meeting. If you can hand quilt and would like to share your knowledge,  please contact me ASAP!

If you have other suggestions or just want to chime in on the ones above, please let your voice be heard! I would love to know what you are interested in. Sign ups for teaching the mini workshops and topics above will be available at the January meeting.

Have you picked out your pink OR red fabric for the fat quarter swap in January? Bring your two fat quarters to our next meeting for some fun swapping. Modern, quilt-shop quality fabric please.

Mark your calendar for our next Sew-In Saturday, February 18 from noon-4:00. We will be bringing our machines, snacks and projects to complete. We'll also put together our two charity quilts using the habitat blocks. I hope everyone will join us!

See you soon!

Elizabeth is in the paper!

Our very own Elizabeth Phillippi was featured in a Charlotte Observer article recently spotlighting her jewelry bags for the Autism Society of North Carolina.

To read the story, CLICK HERE.

Way to go Elizabeth!

January Meeting- Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful, restful holiday season.

Our next meeting is January 26, at 6:00 at Morrison Regional Library. More details about our workshop/10 minute tip coming soon.

Our swap for January information is below. What a great idea Karen has put together for us!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, Feb 18 from 12:00-4:00 for our next Sew-In day. I've found a great location for us in South Park and will let you know more details soon. We need to get a move on our Habitat fabric charity quilt. Sign ups to help quilt the two tops will be at our January meeting.

If you have suggestions or ideas for our guild, please let me know. Looking forward to seeing you all in a few weeks! Let's make 2012 great for the CLT MQG!

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.

Thanks y'all!

Thank you all for coming to the guild party tonight! I so enjoyed our get-together and hope you did too. The Kona Challenge quilts were fabulous- great job everyone! 

I will get pictures up on the blog and on Flickr soon. 

Be thinking about some ideas/topics you would like to see us explore in the new year. I think we'll take Joyce up on her no-binding finish and her rag quilt pattern and Donna's beautiful bag! 

May you all have wonderful, happy, safe holidays and enjoy time with friends and family. See you in January!