March Show and Tell

The Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild had a lovely meeting on March 29! We are excited that QuiltCon 2024 will be in Raleigh, NC! 

Guild members Jane, Loretta, and Teresa had a great time at QuiltCon 2022 and shared many beautiful photos with us. View the 2022 QuiltCon winners here. 

QuiltCon 2023 will be in Atlanta Georgia, just a short jaunt down the interstate. 

Show and Tell photos shared at the March 2022 meeting:

Patchwork Flatty Cat by Ellen 

"A jacket made for my granddaughter, I appliqued a heart using fabric from her great-grandfather's work shirt so she could carry him with her" - by Margaret

By June

The Gladys Quilt is touring with the Mancuso Shows in an exhibition called "It's All About the Face". Gladys will be in Greenville, SC, April 28th - 30th - by Margaret

By Ellen

A completed UFO by Loretta

Piecing and longarm quilting by Mary

This memory quilt is a painted whole cloth with applique and pieced borders - crazy fun to do. 

- by Margaret

Fabric collage and slow sewing practice by Margaret

Sujata Shah - Lecture and Class

Coming to the Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild in April 2022!

Sujata Shah will share her Stories in Stitches - The Journey Continues lecture

 at our monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 26 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Also check out her website: https://therootconnection.blogspot.com/

There is a $10 fee for non-members to attend this program. Pay and register here

Stories in Stitches: Kawandi-Siddi Quilt Class

Kawandi is a utilitarian quilt made by the African diaspora of India. Sujata will share step by step basic instructions for making a small, one of a kind Kawandi. In this workshop you will experience an intuitive process and make a unique and personalized patchwork.

During this workshop, Sujata will also share how she documents her memories and special events of life with stitches and the importance of stitching each day.

Class

Sujata Shah will lead this class on Saturday, April 30 1:00 - 5:00 pm.

This class is $50 for guild members and $60 for non-guild members.  

*Class registration is full*

Supply List

The thread, batting and needles suggestions are my choices but you can use whatever you have on hand.

Neutral color thread for basting

Fabric scissors

Embroidery needles – Bohin France Embroidery #7

Quilting thread - Wonderfil Specialty Thread - Spagetti Weight 12 Color - White or Ecru

22” X 22” Square piece of lightweight fabric for backing

21” X 21” Square thin batting - Quilter's Dream (request) Or- flannel or soft cotton fabric

Colorful lightweight, loosely woven fabric scraps. Try to avoid batiks as they are too hard to quilt through.

Prep for the workshop

Place the batting centered on the wrong side of the backing. Fold over the edges and baste back and the batting with 1/2" long stitchies. Refer to the image attached to this email.

Event Calendar for 2022

 

Here's our program schedule for the rest of 2022. Monthly programs are 6:30 - 8 pm. The Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild welcomes guests! If you are interested in a program but not a guild member you are welcome to attend two meetings as a guest. Please email cltmqg@gmail.com to request this.  Note: there are two programs with fees here.

Mar 29 - QuiltCon Highlights and UFO Challenge

April 26 - Sujata Shah, Lecture: Stories in Stitches
Guests are welcome at this lecture but there will be a $10 fee. Check out Sujata's website: https://therootconnection.blogspot.com/

April 30 - Sujata Shah, Class: Kawandi-Siddi Quilts, 1 - 5 pm

Registration for this class is open to everyone. There is a $50 fee for guild members and a $60 fee for non-members to attend. Register and pay here.

*May 24 - Carol Mallozzi, Machine Quilting with Rulers
We are meeting on May 24, the fourth Tuesday in May but not the last Tuesday.

Jun 28 - Teresa Raleigh, Bag It!

July 26 - Stephanie Hackney (Hobbs Batting), "What's Inside Matters"

Aug 30 - Eve and Kate, Trash to Treasure
This will be a program about upcycling and creative use of scraps

Sept 27 - Mel Beach, Lecture
More information coming soon.

Oct 1 - Mel Beach, Class
More information coming soon.

Oct 25 - Sharing the Unconventional

Nov - no meeting

Dec - Holiday Party

February Show n' Tell

 

The Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild enjoyed Carole Carter's Well-loved Quilt Repair lecture on February 22.  Check out her tips and sewing tutorials on her website here.

Links to products mentioned in the lecture:

Retro Clean – available at Amazon and Fat Quarter Shop
Fray Block on Amazon.
Chaco Chalk Liner

Here are the quilts and projects guild members shared at this meeting:

Guild member Emily also shared several quilts she's made from Carole Carter's Scrap Dance patterns 

Program Calendar - 2022

We've got a great line-up of programs for the first half of 2022. The Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild welcomes guests! If you are interested in a program but not a guild member you are welcome to attend two meetings as a guest. Please email cltmqg@gmail.com to request this.  Note: there are two programs with fees here.

Feb 22 - Carole Carter, Well Loved Quilt Repair 

Mar 5 - Sit & Sew 10 am - 2 pm

Mar 29 - QuiltCon Highlights and UFO Challenge

April 26 - Sujata Shah, Lecture: Stories in Stitches
Guests are welcome at this lecture but there will be a $10 fee. Check out Sujata's website: https://therootconnection.blogspot.com/

April 30 - Sujata Shah, Class: Kawandi-Siddi Quilts, 1 - 5 pm

Registration coming soon for this class. There will be a $60 fee for non-members to attend. More information TBA.

*May 24 - Carol Mallozzi, Machine Quilting with Rulers
We are meeting on May 24, the fourth Tuesday in May but not the last Tuesday.

Jun 28 - Teresa Raleigh, Bag It

January Show n' Tell

 Happy 2022!

The Charlotte Modern Quilt Guild had a great first meeting for 2022 this week.  43 people attended to hear local artist Lucy McDermott talk about Shashiko, a type of Japanese hand embroidery.

Check out Lucy's store online at https://stashcharlotte.com/ or in person at:

Stash Charlotte
1600 E Woodlawn Road, Suite 300
Charlotte, NC 28209

Open: Wed-Fri 11 am - 6 pm, Sat-Sun 11 am - 4 pm