QuiltCon 2019 Charity Quilt

Our Charity Quilt is off to QuiltCon 2019!

Background on the Charity Challenge taken from QuiltCon publication: "The QuiltCon Charity Quilt Challenge requires participating guilds to work collaboratively to create quilts using a predetermined color palette and design style.  The quilts sewn in their entirety by each guild, from design and piecing through quilting and binding, to produce complete twin sized quilts.  After the quilts are exhibited at QuiltCon, guilds donate their quilts to a charity in  their community.

The 2019 design theme is small piecing.  You have probably noticed some modern quilters using small piecing in recent designs.  While it can be hard to define, small piecing would incorporate fabric pieces that are smaller than  1 inch in either width or length. The small piecing can be improvisationally pieced, traditionally or foundation pieced. The quilt doesn't need to be exclusively small piecing.  Small piecing must be an integral part of the design, but you can incorporate other modern design elements such as negative space, to make the challenge more approachable."

And that we did!  We started brainstorming in May 2019 during our guild meeting.  Everyone took fabric home and came back the following meeting with their small piecing. 
At another meeting we continued to design and piece the top. We finished  the top during one our sew in fellowship time held on a Saturday.  Our member Delia Dorn did a fabulous job with machine quilting. 

See below our beautiful Quilt!  Can't wait to see it at QuiltCon!

Jan 2019 Meeting Recap

Below is a brief recap of our Tuesday, Jan 29, 2019 Meeting.  More details will be in our newsletter

New officers for 2019!
President - Eve Howes
Vice President - Loretta Sirota
Secretary - Karen Orr
Treasure - Heather Larsen

Changing the start time of the meeting  was discussed and everyone agreed/liked starting at 6.30 pm.
The Church is fine with the change.  Going forward the meetings will start at 6.30 pm

Loretta announced the Schedule for 2019

2019 Meetings - Please note start time is now 6.30 PM

Jan 29 - Goals for the New Year

Feb 26 - Gadget Presentation By Theresa Raleigh
March 28 (a Thursday!) Sherri Lynn Wood - Ruler Mash-Up $10 fee for non members
 ** March 29 Workshop - Modern Block Improv $85 members, $100 non members - spaces available

 ** March 30 Workshop - Patchwork Doodle  FULL!
April 30 - Friendship Tray speaker - our charity
May 28 - Place mat sew in for Friendship Trays
June 25 - Quilters Gallery Color Lecture
July 30 - Quilt Con Charity Quilt
Aug 27 - Truck Show by Ellen Apte
Sept 24 - Social Media Presentation
Oct 25 (a Friday!) Kitty Wilkin aka The Night Quilter - The many faces of Fussy Cutting Lectures
** Oct 26 - three hour workshop the Pollinate Quilt

A reminder about the Women's Auction for the St. Gabriel's  - small hand made items. quilts, place mats due in the Fall.  A definitive date to follow.

A discussion  was held about possible fund raising opportunities.  It was decided to try a sale table, where members bring items they would like to donate and the Guild benefits from the sale.  If it is not sold, the donor takes their items back.  A raffle quilt was discussed but it was decided not to go forward.

A Block of the Month will start in March, offered through Fresh Lemon Quilts.  It is $15 per person and a block will be sent via email to the recepients.  The blocks choices will be finalized and shown to the members during the Feb Meeting. If any are interested that weren't at the Jan meeting please contact Loretta (lmls088@yahoo.com).  The $15 will be collected in Feb.

There was a lot of Show and Tell!

Mary 

Debbie

Ellen

Sara

 S

Sara

Sara

Beth

Diane

Jessie

Heather

Heather

Aly

Diane

Diane

Eve

Please come join our first meeting of the 2019 year! We meet in  Room  D of the St. Gabriel's Catholic Church Ministry Center at 6 pm. 
3016 Providence Road, Charlotte  NC 28211

Here is our Charity Quilt for Quilt Con 2019!  Come see the quilt completely finished.  We will be discussing the fun year we have planned. 

Hope to see you on  Tuesday!

For those that couldn't make our meeting last week, we want to let you know we are now taking signups for the 2 one day workshops by Sherri Lynn Wood

Please reply to lmls088@yahoo.com to sign up.  Deposit of half per each class needs to be made. Please pay that by the October meeting.  Payment in full needs to be made by Jan 29, 2019.   The book is required, Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters $21.  We are selling them the same price as Amazon so please support this fund raiser.

Thursday, March 28 Lecture at 6 pm.  $5 non members

Friday,  March 29 - Modern Block Improv $85 members, $100 non members

Saturday, March 30 - Patchwork Doodle, $85 members, $100 non members

Please email Loretta lmls088@yahoo.com to sign up.  The Saturday class is filling up!  We have plenty of space in the Friday class!

9/25/18 Meeting Recap

Business updates:

Donations were brought for Women’s Club.
Donations were brought for Days for Girls.
Sherri Lynn Wood workshops will be offered for 2019. Separate email went out to members with sign-up details.

We had a sew-in for the Quiltcon Charity Quilt 2019.

Another sew-in will be held at Project 658 Center, 3646 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205 on Saturday October 13th, 9am to continue working on the quilt top.

       August 2018 Meeting Recap

           Donations were brought and will still be accepted next month for Women’s Club. 

Sherri Lynn Wood lecture and class is being proposed for Friday March 29^thand Saturday March 30^th.  Votes were taken on which classes to sign up for. Patchwork Doodle and Model Improv were the winners!  We will be able to accommodate 20 people.  A cost will be determined on after we see how many members are interested at the next meeting.  We will be able to accommodate 20 people.  We will be able to sell the Sherri Lynn Wood books.

The Pineapple Class was fun! A very special thank you to Loretta for all of her hard work putting together this event.

           Days for Girls brought to the table for discussion.  Bring fabric donations to the next meeting: Minimum usable sizes of 10”x12” and 15”x30”, darker colored cotton flannel and cotton can be patterned. (No eyeballs, camo, animals or characters)

Quiltcon Charity Quilt 2019

(https://www.quiltcon.com/charity-quilt-challenge-2019)

We will sew pieces together at the September meeting!  Bring machines, cutters, mats, irons, etc.

2017 and 2018 charity quilts were donated to The Relatives.

           Label presentation by Loretta. See email attachment for presentation notes!

July 2018 Meeting Recap

Our July 2018 meeting was a visit from Anita Grossman Soloman!  Some of the guild went on to enjoy her workshop the following day as well.  Thank you to everyone that came out.  We hope you had as much fun as we did!

Please remember to bring your small piecing for the Charity Quilt as well as any donations for the Women's Club event to the August meeting.