CLTMQG members and other attendees can purchase patterns here for the workshop at the end of the month. Please let us know if you have any questions or issues at cltmqg at gmail.
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Monday, August 7, 2023
Ann Shaw Workshop
Registration opens at 8:00 am on Tuesday, August 8:
Ann Shaw Workshop - Chicken Challenge!
Description:
Chickens have
often found their way into the quilt world -- small wonder given the astonishing
variety of plumage in chicken breeds. Join us in poultry piecing to celebrate these
barnyard wonders! In this class, you will select from several patterns to
create your chicken wallhanging. A brief discussion introduces the methods and
techniques of freezer paper templates. You will then prepare a freezer paper
template for your chicken pattern and begin the process of selecting fabrics
for your design. We will also discuss sewing methods and sewing order to
complete your wallhanging.
Level of Skill:
Confident Beginner to Advanced
Dates:
Saturday, October 28 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Saturday, Nov 4 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This is a two-part workshop with sessions a week apart on Zoom.
Registration:
Members of the Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild will all receive an email from cltmqg@gmail. com on Tuesday morning, Aug 8. Use the links in the email to pay and register for this class. This workshop has 20 seats.
Cost:
$30 for guild members and $60 for non-guild members if we have extra spaces. Both members and non-members attending this workshop will also need to purchase the pattern.
Refunds:
No refunds will be granted within 7 days of the first session unless there is someone on the waiting list to take that spot.
Ann Shaw
Supply List:
Fabrics
Lots!! Lots and lots of fabrics. A fat quarter or less is probably as much as you will need of any one fabric. Having a wide variety of fabric choices is key to this style of quilt, so bring lots!! Bring your largish fabric scraps. Bring your stash!! I routinely pull 50 or more fabric choices from my stash for the main subject of my quilt, and additional fabric choices for the background. Prints that may have one dominant color with bits of other colors and a clear contrast in the pattern are great. Lots of different fabric choices in seemingly odd combinations brings texture and depth to your quilt, and will work well.
Before
class, spend some time looking at the print fabrics used in the quilts on my
website, www.annshawquilting.com Note the broad variety of fabrics used –
large prints, medium prints, small prints, batiks, plaids, stripes, mottled
fabrics, prints with multiple colors, bold fabrics as well as pastels. Note that we will not be using solids or
tone-on-tone fabrics that “read” as solids.
Your local quilt shop will also have a variety of fabrics that will
work well in these patterns.
You will also need the following supplies:
For Freezer Paper Template (the above supplies plus):
- Freezer paper
- Paper Scissors
- Blue Masking Tape
- Sharpie brand Ultra Fine-line permanent marker (Black only!!)
- Pencil/Sharpener (I prefer a mechanical pencil with 7mm lead)
- Good Eraser
- Ruler (18” plastic ruler is ideal)
- Highlighters (several colors)
- Color pencils (7 distinct colors for making tick marks)
- (Note: Ink Pens, Gel Pens, Sharpie Permanent Markers or Crayons will not work)
Design Wall:
You will need a 20’ x 30’ piece of foam board works great. Having a second foam board this size to which you can then pin the freezer paper template is also helpful.
You will be pinning your Master Design and template pieces to this as you audition individual fabric selections. It is then much easier to show your project during our Zoom meetings.
Sewing Supplies:
Paper and Pencil to take notes
Paper Scissors (to cut apart freezer paper templates)
Rotary
cutter, 12” (or longer)
rotary cutting ruler and cutting mat
Fabric Scissors
Pins (Pincushion overflowing with pins!! 1”
or
longer are ideal)
Basic Sewing Kit
Several
Ziploc bags (quart and gallon size)
OPTIONAL:
Sewing
machine and supplies: (bobbins thread, needles etc).
You may or may not reach the point of beginning to sew your project together. Most students will be completing fabric
selections by the end of the workshop though will not begin sewing. I will discuss sewing these designs during the
workshop. Bring a your machine if its
convenient, but leave it in your car initially.
You should be comfortable using your machine. Check to be sure that it is in good working
order.
Digital Camera: If you have a
small digital pocket camera, bring it!
Using the camera on your phone or tablet also works well and are
helpful.
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Sit N' Sew - July 29
The Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild will host a Sit n' Sew on July 29.
Saturday, July 29
12:30 - 4:30 pm
at the
Southpark Library
7015 Carnegie B;vd
Charlotte, NC 28211
Community Room - large meeting room on 1st floor
Host: Jane
Questions: cltmqg@gmail.com
July 25: Guild Meeting
The next Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild meeting will be Tuesday, July 25 on Zoom. Our business meeting starts at 6:30 pm and the presentation starts at 7:00 pm. At this month's meeting, guild member Emily Leachman will share her experience being a brand ambassador for Island Batik. Emily started quilting in 1997, discovered the online quilt community in 2015, and joined the Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild in 2020. Visit Emily's website, The Darling Dogwood, to explore her work. Hope to see you all there!
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Sit n' Sew - April 30
The Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild will host a Sit n' Sew on April 30.
Bring your portable sewing projects and join us!
Sunday, April 30
1:30 - 4:30 pm
at the
South County Library
5801 Rea Road
Charlotte, NC 28277
Community Room A - large meeting room on 1st floor
Please feel free to bring packaged snacks and a travel mug. We'll provide tea.
Host:
Megan
Questions: megmaffeo at gmail
Next Sit n' Sew:
Saturday, June 3
1:30 - 4:30 pm
at the
SouthPark Library
7015 Carnegie Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28211
Large meeting room
Please feel free to bring packaged snacks and a travel mug. We'll provide tea.
Host: Jane
Questions: cltmqg at gmail
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
January 2023 - Newsletter
Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild - January 2023 Newsletter
Upcoming Meeting dates:
February 28, March 28, April 25, May 22, June 27, July 25, August 29, September 26, October 24,
Workshops:
March Guest Speaker
Audrey Esarey - workshop
May 6 - Mobius Radial Quilt Assembly Workshop
Mobius Radial is a wall hanging made using paper piecing, curved piecing, and partial seam techniques. This workshop covers the basic concepts of paper piecing on an arc and partial seam curved piecing. We will also discuss quilting concepts. The students will complete a portion of the quilt during class. The Mobius Radial Quilt finishes at 30 x 30 inches.
*Class Free to CLTMQG members. Pattern sold separately. Registration opens March 28th to CLTMQG members class size 20, Virtual, 6-hour class check out her work at: https://www.cottonandbourbon.
Beverly Y Smith - program
Mixed Media Fiber Artist I choose to express myself through quilts because of its personal connection to my ancestors and Southern roots. I find there are qualities inherent in art made of fabric and thread: the depth of the colors, the layers, and the texture of the stitches, that can’t be duplicated in another medium. I construct collage-like art quilts using fabrics that I pattern with a variety of surface design processes. The surface is layered with machine stitching, hand embroidery, paint, transferred images, found objects, and graphite drawings. https://www.beverlyysmithart.
Ann Shaw - workshop
October 28 & November 4 12 noon - 3PM Chicken Challenge Workshop
This 2-day chicken challenge is a first introduction to Ruth McDowell’s Freezer Paper Template method and her use of patterned fabrics. We will also discuss translating a photograph into a sewable quilt design. In this class, you will select from several chicken patterns that I have already prepared to create your chicken wall hanging. Registration opens in late Spring class size: 10 minimum, Virtual, Two 3 hours classes check out her work at: https://annshawquilting.com/
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