August Meeting Part I

Our August meeting was packed with many Show and Tell shares, which 29 quilters enjoyed. A "Part II" post will follow to show our pictures from our quilts made with specialty rulers. We welcomed four new members at this meeting, bringing our chapter to a total of 62 members.

President Karen E. shared announcements, including our upcoming September 6 lecture and  September 7 workshop by Christina Cameli, as well as Rebecca's Bryan's October 14 lecture and workshop.  There are still a few openings in both workshops.  Please click on the date on our calendar for further information.

Our Show and Tell of recently completed projects included the following:

Dee shared "Colorblock Strips" by Urban Elementary, which is 52.5"x 82.5".  She quilted this herself on her Bernina Q780.

Karen T. completed this "Honeymoon Giraffe", which is a paper-pieced Giraffe Abstractions pattern by Violet Craft.  The colorful giraffe was made with Kaffe Fassett fabrics.  She quilted it on her Janome 9400 QCP.

Honeymoon Giraffe was made as a gift to her daughter and son-in-law to celebrate their honeymoon trip to Africa, which is represented on the back of the quilt.

Beth shared "Shades of Blue", which is 35"x35".  She made this while participating in the Cross-Cut Quiltalong with Debbie at www.aquilterstable.blogspot.com

This is Beth's own design named "Light and Shadows."  This is 15"x15", and was created using the Interweave technique.  This is Beth's submission into Curated Quilts current Black and White Challenge.  We all expect to see this in the upcoming issue!

Beth used the leftover corners of Light and Shadows to make another 12"x12", named "4 Corner Wedges."  She domestic machine quilted both minis.

Tambry treated us all to this showing of her version of Harry Potter made for her son after participating in the Sew Fresh Quilts and Kelli Fannin Quiltalong.  This is queen-sized, and was quilted by MyQuiltingLongarm (IG).

Cindy B. treated us to an in-house workshop last month in which we had so much fun making these Zippered Wrapper Pouches!

After our Show and Tell, CHALLENGES for 2020 was an exciting topic.  Beth had the creative sides of our minds reeling with all of her fantastic options!  This is Beth with a her quilt made from repurposed fabric, which was supplied by Sherri Lyn Wood's "dump-diving" project.  This quilt was on the front page of a Curated Quilts issue this past year.  Repurposed fabric was a popular option from those presented.

Beth also described her processes of ice-dyeing, solar dyeing, and fabric-stamping, providing dozens of examples that were just gorgeous.  She talked of many household items she's used to make her own stamps - including items from hubby's tools in the garage!  The following is an example of a piece of fabric that was both dyed, and then stamped by Beth.

Stay posted for August Meeting Part II coming soon!