November 12 Meeting

It was a treat to have Jennifer Lee of Red Thread Studio visit our chapter. On Monday afternoon, November 12, she gave a three-hour English paper piecing workshop. 

This is the project offered to our members - Grandmother's Flower Garden Mini Quilt. Workshop participants had the option of purchasing Jen's fabric kit, or bringing their own fabrics. Everyone learned to use templates and papers to cut fabric and wrap it around paper, how to stitch together the shapes, and fussy-cut print fabrics.

That evening Jen set up a pop-up Red Thread Studio shop. 

Thirty-seven quilters - members and guests - were in attendance.

Jen Lee, owner of Red Thread Studio, Stuart, Florida

 Jen's program about "Hand Therapy" had everyone trying her suggestions. 

She shared exercises for our hands...  

...shoulders, and wrists. Here's the link to all the exercises Jen demonstrated.

Following hand therapy, Jen shared a trunk show of some of the quilt patterns, kits, and BOMs available at her shop. 

Many of the patterns and BOMs available come from Australian designers.

Red Thread Studio also sells big stitch hand quilting supplies.

"Florence Flamingo," a pattern by Elizabeth Hartman is definitely a "Florida design."

Jen showed that a single block can be pieced into a lovely, portable design board.

Members who wish to receive the Red Thread Studio newsletter, go here. Then scroll to the bottom of the page to enter your email address.

Below are quick links to Red Thread Studio's key categories:

Quilt Kits

English Paper Piecing

Fabric

Books/Magazines

Quilting Notions

Embroidery

Sashiko

Needlework Notions

Block of the Months - Use BOM drop down menu on top of page

Tutorials - Use Blog drop down menu on top of page and select Tutorials or Guest Blog

Stitch-Alongs

Blog – Featured Designer

Clearance

Follow Red Thread Studio on one of these social media platforms: 

Instagram – RedThreadStudioOnline
Facebook – RedThreadStudioOnline
Pinterest - RedThreadOnline

Next Month

Our Monday, December 10 meeting date is the occasion of our annual Christmas social.

These were our 2017 party-ers!

We'll meet at 6:30 pm at the home of member Ardie. Detailed information will be emailed to members, but plan to bring hors d'oeuvres for six people. If you wish to participate in our gift swap, bring a wrapped $10 to $12 quilt-y or sew-y related item.

2019
All meetings, programs, and workshops have been planned for 2019! Information is posted on our Google calendar. Be sure to note several meeting date changes due to conflicts with our regular meeting site, and to accommodate guest presenters.

Saturday Sew-In, Making Badge Holders

We had a great turnout for our Saturday, October 13 Sew-In - 17 quilters! While 12 of us were involved with making Badge Holders together, another five joined us for sewing and socializing. We had a lovely time!

L-R: Peggy and Marie

L-R: Dee and Jane

L-R: Cindy, Cindy's mom (We're so glad you could join us!), and Karen E.

Carla

Not everyone was able to complete their badge holders, but here are a few who did and/or made great progress. 

L-R: Betty and Ardie

L-R: Karen E., Marie, Jane, Cindy, Dee

We were happy to see badges made in many bright colors, with several of them made from Central Florida MQG fabric. Thank you President Karen and Linda H. for leading this project.

Belleview Public Library Display

During the month of October, Central Florida MQG members' work is being featured in the Belleview Public Library display case. 

Thanks to Barb for arranging the display case.

Thanks to members who contributed items for display.

Thanks to President Karen who collected display items from members.

Sew-In, and November 12 Meeting

As we do each month, this Saturday we'll meet at Belleview Public Library from 10-6 (or whenever we decide to finish!) for a day of sewing and socializing.

Saturday October 13 Sew-In
10 am to 6 pm
Belleview Public Library
13145 SE County Hwy 484, Belleview, Florida

Special to our October 13 Sew-In is the opportunity to make a Badge Holder. For $8, members will receive the discounted pattern to make a cute and practical badge holder that's perfect for wearing to QuiltCon. Go to this blog post for detailed information.

If you'd like to register, please email us as soon as possible.

Whatever you decide to work on, come and sew with us! You don't need to make a Badge Holder to join our fun!

November 12 Workshop - We have openings!
1-4 pm 

Our Monday, November 12 meeting day is special as we welcome

Red Thread Studio shop owner Jen Lee from Palm Coast, Florida

Both the workshop AND the meeting will be at

North Lake Presbyterian Church, 975 Rolling Acres Road, Lady Lake, Florida

Jen will lead a workshop, teaching English paper piecing

to make a Modern Grandmother's Flower Garden Mini Quilt (24" X 24"). 

Fee: $15 for members; $20 for non-members
Kit fee: $5; optional fabric kit fee $12.

For detailed information about the workshop, go to this blog post.

Link to Workshop Flyer

We have workshop openings, so if you or someone you know would like to attend, please email us!

November 12 Meeting
6:30 pm
Come hear Jen's program about "Hand Therapy." Following that, she'll provide "Retail Therapy," sharing new products from her shop which will also be available to purchase.
Fee: free for members; $5 at the door for non-members

Link to Program Flyer

October 8 Meeting Wrap-Up

Twenty-nine quilters attended our regular October 8 meeting, one of whom was a first-time visitor. We're always happy to see our members, and welcome visitors!

Jane (gonequiltinginflorida) showed her "Throwing" quilt, a pattern by ZenChic. She walking foot quilted on her home sewing machine using several different directions of diagonal lines, all about a quarter-inch apart.

Barb shared a new bag she made using KraftTex Paper Fabric which is machine washable and stitchable!

President Karen (sunrayatplay) completed her second quilt made with blocks from Tula Pink's book 100 Modern Quilt Blocks. Karen says she didn't buy fabric, but used only scraps for piecing. The quilt back is a sheet. Quilting is all free motion and ruler work on her Babylock Tiara.

 

She also completed these two quilts for a granddaughter. Karen learned this scrappy fusible appliqué technique in a recent workshop with Shannon Brinkley in The Villages. 

Betty made this "Dresden Neighborhood" from a pattern by Persimon Dreams. It's lovely, and also happened to perfectly fit the program theme: wedges!

Beth (blue_dragonfly5) shared her QuiltCon entry into the Two-Color Challenge sponsored by American Patchwork and Quilting. This is "Twin Peaks." Blocks were made according to Improv Paper Piecing by Amy Friend. Batting is wool. All quilting is walking foot quilting to reflect a landscape of clouds, mountains, and water.

We were happy to have Beth again share her "3-2-1-1" improv quilt - so named because in piecing the quilt she used 3 jackets; 2 ties; 1 dress; and 1 sheet as backing! Batting is wool. She walking foot quilted it on her home sewing machine.

Beth is a COVER GIRL! Her "3-2-1-1" quilt appears on the cover of the current issue of Curated Quilts with the theme "improv." We're very proud of Beth. Congratulations!

The program was presented by Linda H. (flourishingpalms) who shared information about making quilts using 9-degree or 10-degree wedge shapes.

Her presentation - "Wedges Go Modern" - was based on a July 21, 2015 MQG webinar by Christina Cameli, and Christina's book Modern Wedge Workshop.

Linda showed two quilts she made using Christina's book as inspiration. The first quilt is "Roulette." It's machine pieced, and includes bias tape appliqué. Home machine quilting is free motion quilting, ruler work, and walking foot quilting. Batting is Quilter's Dream Polyester.

The back of Roulette is a free pattern called "Bookmarks" by MaterialGirlQuilts. Find it here.

Linda also made "Spin Art," a quilt made with Painter's Palette Solids she selected as a bundle during 2018 Inspired by Fabric: Mad for Solids. Color inserts in the wedges, and color pieces appliquéd to the white background fabric, were cut with a Quick Curve Ruler. Linda home machine quilted using a walking foot, and also free motion quilting. Batting is Quilter's Dream Wool.

More information about working with wedges can be found on Christina's blog: AFew Scraps

A Few Fun Facts!
The Modern Quilt Guild has:

• 41,646 members, worldwide
• members represent 39 countries
• 211 chapters, worldwide

The state of Florida has:

• 732 Modern Quilt Guild members 
• 10 Modern Quilt Guild Chapters

and we're one of those chapters with 57 members! Whoo-hoo!

Meeting Wrap-Up

We had a wonderful meeting last evening, September 10. With 33 quilters in attendance, eight of whom were visitors, we enjoyed let's-get-acquainted time, and happy quilt-y chatter.

Upcoming Programs and Activities (This information is also on our calendar, at the right.)
Members were reminded and informed about upcoming chapter activities.

Monday, October 8 Meeting - Program: "Wedges Go Modern," by member Linda H.

Saturday, October 13 Sew-In - Make a Badge Holder Details on this blog post. Or come and sew on whatever you wish!

Monday, November 12 Workshop and Meeting - Guest instructor/presenter Jen Lee from Red Thread Studio will share English paper piecing. Link to more information on this blog post.

December 10 - Holiday party at the home of member Ardie.

2019 Save-the-Dates

Monday, April 8, 2019 - Guest instructor/presenter Carole Lyles Shaw will give a six-hour "Midcentury Modern Curve Quilt" workshop, followed by an evening program and trunk show. All activities at Amazing Grace Lutheran Church, Oxford.

Monday, November 14, 2019 - Guest instructor/presenter Rebecca Bryan will give a six-hour "Playful Color" workshop, followed by an evening program and trunk show. Location to be determined.

Ardie (Instagram: FatQuarterAddict) shared her first appliqué quilt made for her daughter who is ending six years of work in the roller derby. Ardie used a Facebook picture of her daughter to design the appliqué. She quilted this on her longarm.

Polly began making this improv quilt in a workshop with member Debbie. It's "Floating Squares," the first score in Sherry Lynn Wood's book "Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters." Polly walking-foot quilted it on her home machine.

Monique (Instagram: FoleyDerenne) used a pattern in "Modern Patchwork Magazine" to make this quilt that she walking foot quilted on her home machine.

This is the second "Cartwheels" quilt Dee (Instagram: QuilterDee) has made. The foundation paper piecing pattern is by Lee Heinrich (Freshly Pieced). Dee walking foot quilted it on her home machine using a double cross-hatch design.

Gwen (Instagram: FlaQuiltz) made this pattern from "Stitch Happens. She used two layers of wool batting and walking foot quilted it on her home machine.

While recovering from surgery, Tambry improv-pieced this table runner, with a Halloween-ish feeling to it. 

Linda (Instagram: FlourishingPalms) made "Diamonds in the Pond" as a year-long quilt-along by Bernina Zen Chic. She used wool batting, and quilted it on two different domestic machines. Triangles were quilted with a combination of ruler work and free motion quilting, and negative spaces were quilted with a walking foot. 

Beth (Instagram: Blue_Dragonfly5) designed this mini quilt for "Curated Quilts" (magazine) house challenge. She named it "Nana and Papa's House on Wheels" as a remembrance of five years spent living in a motor home. This is the fourth time Beth has entered a "Curated Quilts" challenge.

As an aside... 

Beth will have an improv quilt on the cover of the next issue of "Curated Quilts," due to be released in October. Here is a picture of Beth with the cover quilt, when she shared it during Show and Tell in November, 2017. The quilt is pieced from clothing Beth won in a giveaway from Sherry Lynn Wood, and clothing from a relative. Beth walking foot quilted it on a home machine.

We're all very proud of you, Beth!

Our evening program, "Inspiration for Modern Quilting," was presented by Debra Jalbert (Instagram: MadeofHonorQuilts) who is a member of the Orlando MQG (Instagram: OrlandoMQG). She offered many good suggestions for resources and ways to develop quilting designs.  

At our tables, we exercised with paper and pen, to draw quilting ideas for three different quilt tops. Thank you so much, Debra, for sharing your skills with us!

Monday, October 8, 6:30 pm 

North Lake Presbyterian Church

975 Rolling Acres Road, Lady Lake

Program: "Wedges Go Modern"

Linda will demonstrate how to use a 9-degree or 10-degree ruler to make modern quilt designs. This program is based on a July 2015 MQG Webinar by Christina Cameli, and her book "Wedge Quilt Workshop."

Follow CentralFloridaMQG on Instagram to keep up with our activities!

Let's Learn English Paper Piecing

On Monday, November 12, we will welcome Jen Lee, from Palm City, Florida, to Central Florida Modern Quilt Guild. She will teach an afternoon workshop and speak at our evening meeting, both at North Lake Presbyterian Church.

Jen owns the online shop Red Thread Studio and will share her love of hand stitching.

Monday, November 12, 1-4 pm
North Lake Presbyterian Church
English Paper Piecing Workshop - Modern Grandmother’s Flower Garden Mini Quilt

Fee: $15, plus $5 paper kit. Optional $12 fabric kit.

English paper piecing dates back to the late 1700s when hexagon quilts became popular in England.  The technique involves basting fabrics over paper templates and then sewing the shapes together by hand.  In this introductory workshop to English paper piecing, students will learn the basic techniques including how to cut the fabric, baste the pieces and hand sew them together along with tips and tricks to complete the project successfully.  In addition, Jen will also show you how fussy cut fabric and use this technique to create secondary designs with a wow factor.  

This is the workshop project that finishes at 24" X 24". 

Modern Grandmother’s Flower Garden Mini Quilt

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PDF SUPPLY LIST

Supplies may be purchased from Red Thread Studio at the workshop.

We will begin accepting workshop registrations at our September 10 meeting. 

Registration fee of $15 is payable to Central Florida Modern Quilt Guild.
When registering, also indicate if you want a $12 fabric kit. All kit fees are payable to Jen.

Monday, November 12, 6:30 pm
North Lake Presbyterian Church
Program: "Hand Therapy, and Red Thread Studio Trunk Show"
Free to Central Florida MQG members; $5 at the door for guests

Do you love handwork but your hands "don’t work"? Love to free motion quilt but your shoulders don’t feel so free? In this interactive program, Jen demonstrates easy and noninvasive ways to keep the joints flexible, improve range of motion, and relieve arthritis pain so you can stitch longer. These hand and shoulder exercises are followed by a trunk show of the latest and greatest available at Red Thread Studio.

Shopping at Red Thread Studio will be available at the workshop, and evening meeting!

The meeting is open to all non-members, and guests! Please invite your friends!
Print the flyer below to share program information with other quilters.

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PDF PROGRAM FLYER