We saw so many great-looking modern quilts with the entries in our chapter's challenge! (See previous blog post.) It's wonderful to see how many of our members are producing quilts with modern aesthetics. Our show and tell also saw quite a few modern quilts. Yay mod quilters!
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| Dee (quilterdee) and a mini made from her Sew Sampler Box |
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| Pixelated Sewing Machine |
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| A Sew Sampler Box pattern made with Kona's solid color of the year, Pink Flamingo. |
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| Wiggle Me Colourful made with Alison Glass fabrics |
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| Wonky Bright Diamonds by Zen Chic |
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| Mary's finish from our July 16 "Leftovers" workshop with Debra Jalbert (madeofhonorquilts) |
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| Mary's quilt made using a fat quarter from the now-discontinued Central Florida MQG Birthday Club |
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| Treasurer Kathy (themagnoliatree) has a new granddaughter! Congratulations! |
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| Jodie (simplykidsocala) shared her Arrow Quilt, a pattern by Initial K made with Kona solids |
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| Merry Christmas by Maker Valley |
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| A Moda Bakeshop pattern called Tropical Punch made with Canyon fabrics by Kate Spain |
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| Joey's (joeysmithfla) pumpkin quilt top, a design by Cluck Cluck Sew |
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| Beth (blue_dragonfly5) made this quilt entirely from up-cycled fabrics (clothing) that came from Sherri Lynn Wood (sherrilynwood) who collected them from a dump. Beth used an old sheet for backing. |
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| Beth made several Sew Together bags for Christmas giving |
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| Frances made this patriotic quilt for our host church's pastor to give to a WWII veteran |
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| Made during our spring quilt retreat, and domestic machine quilted by Margaret |
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| Made by Ardie |
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| Ardie's favorite Christmas quilt |
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| A king-sized "Rudy" made and longarm quilted by Victoria |
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| Becky (rchianese26) made this transparency mini using the free Single Burst Mini Quilt pattern designed by Yvonne Fuchs (quiltingjetgirl) for Fresh Quilting TV. |
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| Linda also made a mini quilt using a free pattern from Fresh Quilting TV. This is the Cross-Check Mini Quilt designed by Yvonne Fuchs (quiltingjetgirl) |
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| Cindy (cbubblesnsews) made and domestic machine quilted Lombard Street, a pattern by Sassafras Lane |
Upcoming Activities
No Sew-In in December!
Members' Christmas Party
Monday, December 11, 6:30 pm at the home of Ardie
Please bring a treat to share with 4-6 people.
Optional: Bring a $10 wrapped gift item for a gift exchange. The gift does not have to be quilting/sewing related.
Monthly Meeting
Monday, January 8, 2018, 6:30 pm
North Lake Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Program: "Is This Modern?"
We'll review and discuss modern quilt elements to guide us toward making quilts that are more modern. Members may bring a quilt to the meeting to receive a constructive critique with suggestions of ways to make their quilt more modern. Participation with a quilt of your own quilt is entirely optional!
Sew-In
Saturday, January 13, 10 am to 6 pm
Belleview Public Library
Bring whatever you'd like to work on, and socialize with members! It's a fun activity where we get to know each other. Bring your own drink and lunch, or go out (Subway) if you wish.
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