Workshop Opportunity!

Members! You have an opportunity to attend a special event with members of the Orlando MQG.

That chapter has let us know that they have several openings in a workshop with Elaine Poplin known on Instagram as @messygoat. Elaine blogs here as messygoat.

Elaine's workshop is Saturday, June 30 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Bernina Sewing Center in Lake Mary. Cost is $75.

Below is information. If you have questions, or want to make a reservation, contact Orlando MQG program chair Patti.

May Play

Twenty-one quilters attended our May 14 meeting. Though we had no visitors, we welcome a new member - Barb!

Dee shows: on the left, her "Quilty Love" mini, a test block for the Instagram #OmbreGemsQAL (quilt along) she's doing led by @Emily_Dennis_; and on the right, "Little Star" by Thimbleblossoms. 

Beth showed her 10" X 10" triangle mini, her entry in Curated Quilts triangle challenge, using this color palette. 

 

We encourage our members to participate in challenges, to help expand and grow your understanding of modern. One suggestion is to follow @curatedquilts on Instagram, and/or sign up for their newsletter here. 

Lynn shared this quilt, a Zen Chic pattern called "Contrasting." Batting is Hobbs wool; quilting was done on a longarm. 

We gratefully recognize Selina's donate of this quilt to North Lake Presbyterian Church who passes along patriotic quilts to veterans. What a nice way to say thank you for allowing us to use the church for our meetings. Thanks Selina!

We also very much appreciate the program Selina gave to us: "Foiling Around With Appliqué." She showed us a technique for creating appliqué pieces with turned-under edges. 

This is the link to a Sarah Fielke video demonstrating this method.

Everyone had a chance to try making their own appliqué shapes.

Selina's samples...

It's a technique worth knowing, and we're sure we'll see some of this appliqué in our members' work.

2019 QuiltCon Charity Quilt Challenge
Jane has volunteered to lead our challenge quilt, and will be assisted by Dee. A small committee has been formed to determine how to meet the challenge:

Small Piecing

using some or all of this color palette

More information to come!

June 11 Meeting

We will have a guest workshop instructor and meeting presenter on Monday, June 11. She is Anne Sullivan - @PlayCrafts on Instagram. All spots for the workshop have been filled.

Members may attend the presentation - You Are Creative! - at no charge.

Everyone is encouraged to invite friends to attend for only $5 a person! What a bargain to hear a national instructor/speaker, and see modern quilts.

Don't Forget!

The June 11 workshop and meeting/presentation are not at our usual location!

We will be at:

Amazing Grace Lutheran Church 

 4886 Co Rd 472 (Rainey Trail if you're coming from The Villages), Oxford, FL

Update

Saturday Sew-In
We enjoyed sewing together on Saturday at the Belleview Public Library. The library had recently celebrated a Harry Potter-themed event, and one character - a Dementor - remained behind to keep us company.

Dementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope and happiness out of the air around them. ... Get too near a Dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory, will be sucked out of you.

Thankfully we managed to deflect the Dementor's attempts to suck happy sewing vibes from us - and from Beth in particular!

"Florida Waves" Update

Last weekend was the online fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Hospital - the annual event is called "St. Jude Time to Give Back Golf and Tournament and Celebration."

Our 2018 QuiltCon Charity Quilt, "Florida Waves," was put up for auction with a value of $400. 

The quilt was made by Karen E., Linda H., Linda T., Jane, and Frances, and along with the book First Time Quiltmaking, written by Linda H., sold for $200. The entire auction raised $59,213.

Meeting Reminder

Our May meeting is Monday evening! 

Don't forget to bring these supplies for a hands-on lesson - "Foiling Around With Appliqué" by member Selina:

• large mug-rug size (suggested 10” X 12”) background fabric
• 1 to 4 fabrics for curved appliqué shapes (egg, heart, circle, etc.)
• appliqué notions - needle; pins, thimble, thread; scissors to cut paper; and scissors to cut fabric

Selina will show us how to prepare fabric for appliqué. You may turn your project into a mug rug following her instructions. 

And don't forget that it's not too late to register ($40) for Anne Sullivan's "Design As You Go" improv workshop the afternoon of Monday, June 11. Bring your money to the meeting, because afterward the workshop will be opened to non-members for $50. Let us know! 

Post Retreat Review

Beginning Thursday, May 3, 22 modern quilters retreated at Luther Springs in Hawthorne, Florida. Nearly everyone stayed until Sunday afternoon, and seven more stayed one more night, until Monday, May 7! 

Back, L-R: Tambry, Karen T. Linda T. Jodie, Karen E. Cindy, Beth, Bette, Monique, Debbie, Mel
Front, L-R: Linda H., Dee, Jane, Lora, Janice, Dawne, Ardie, Joey, Jill, Peggy

During our time at Luther Springs, we had the occasion to present to Miss Sarah (facility director) our 2017 QuiltCon Charity Quilt, "Paradise Central."

This quilt was pieced by many of our members, and quilted by President Karen, and Linda H.

We donated the quilt to be used at the camp, as Miss Sarah desires. It may hang on the wall at the to-be-built new community room.

The retreat committee worked very hard, planning and making numerous little gifts for everyone. These are just a few of them: a spiral notebook cover, with notebook; a small basket with tissues; and homemade soap by Cindy. (We love her homemade soaps!)

Here, quilters were choosing mug rugs made by Mel.

There were a few impromptu lessons... Here Lora demonstrates freezer paper foundation piecing.

Linda H. gave a "Web" lesson and this is Peggy's web.

Led by Mel, several quilters made blocks and/or assembled quilt tops. These four completed tops will be finished and donated to Quilts of Valor.  

And there's a little bit of a story behind this picture of President Karen holding a "hazard" block pieced by Tambry. Go ahead and ask Karen about it. 😉

To see all the pictures taken during retreat, visit Instagram

#cfmqg2018retreat

In that hashtag you'll see 62 pictures of wonderful modern projects, some fun outtakes of quilters, and just general fun! The socializing was fantastic! Members: You simply won't want to miss retreat 2019, so save the date! March 22-25.