August 14 Meeting

The August Central Florida Modern Quilt Guild meeting was great! We had 37 quilters in attendance, with seven more joining our chapter. Our membership now stands at 60!

Welcome to our newest members! We hope your curiosity about making modern quilts is satisfied as you begin engaging with the MQG at the national level and with local members, and regularly attend meetings. We all hope you enthusiastically learn about and make quilts with the modern aesthetic! 

Quilters attending the meeting who also participated in Debra Jalbert's (MadeofHonorQuilts) July 15 "Leftovers" workshop, brought their partial projects to show.

Debra, who is a member of the Orlando MQG was a guest to the meeting, so she shared a little about the workshop which is based on using scraps to make an improv type quilt. We had a great time at your workshop, Debra! Thank you for coming to our meeting, and sharing your talents with us! 

If you'd like to see pictures from the July 15 workshop, go here. 

Sharon showed a bag she made for a cat-loving friend using a Libs Elliot print for the body of the bag.

Nancy F. shared this colorful quilt.

Selina participated in Debbie Jeske's (AQuiltersTable) Instagram improv-along, and shared this quilt finish that has been claimed by Selina's sister.

Dee has challenged herself to FMQ all the UFO quilt tops she's collected. She spiral quilted this one with a walking foot.

 
This too is walking-foot quilted.

This "Candy Pop" quilt is from Christa Watson's book Machine Quilting With Style and is walking foot quilted.

Kathy is making quilts for WWII veterans for an project that pairs a WWII veteran with a VietNam veteran to provide emotional support for one another.

Ardie had several finishes.

This is a Lee Heinrich (FreshlyPieced) foundation paper piecing pattern called "Diamond Tread."

Nancy M. showed a quilt she made for her husband.

Jodie showed her scrappy pixelated sewing machine, a pattern by Center Street Quilts.

President Karen showed "Wavelength," a foundation paper piecing pattern by Lee Heinrich (Freshly Pieced). Karen spiral quilted it on her Tiara quilting machine.

Our program about quilt batting - "It's What's Inside That Counts" - was presented by member Victoria Rondeau who is a distributor for Pellon.

Everyone received a packet of Pellon batting samples, along with helpful information about various types of batting fibers, batts with and without scrim, and washing and care instructions. Many of our quilters now want to try quilting with wool!

Thank you for a very informative program, Victoria!

Next Activities
Saturday Sew-In
September 9, 10 am
Belleview Public Library

Monthly Meeting
Monday, September 11, 6:30 pm
North Lake Presbyterian Church
Program: "Tips and Demos for Modern Quilters"
The meeting is a compilation of assorted quilting tips and demonstrations by our members. Among other mini-lessons you'll see demonstrations that include: 1) how to use several specialty rulers; 2) how to sharpen rotary cutting blades; 3) which markers to use on fabric; and 4) how to use paper for quilting designs. Come and learn about something new!