September 2019 Meeting

Anniversary Meeting

You just can't beat Publix's Chantilly cake.

So much happened and so much to share!

Great discussions, great food and prizes were enjoyed by all. 

First off, Dress a Girl dresses are finished! Approximately 20-25 dresses were made. Thank you to all who sewed all these very important dresses and thank you Maureen for heading this up.  You ladies are amazing and so appreciated. <3

We had an Art Gallery Fabric Swap. Such beautiful selections we have to play with now:

Our Auction is coming up. Dates are November 15th through November 24. 

The Kona splash sewing machine cover challenge is due next month. I can't wait to see these!

Our door prizes were several bundles of the below fabric:

The September Block Lottery blocks:

Well done ladies!

Here is the October block for Block Lottery:

It is called Wall Block by Carolina Oneto and can be found on the Modern Quilt Guild web site as the March 2019 block study.

 It is so versatile!!

For Anniversary fun, we played BINGO! 

These were the bingo prizes with the basket full of goodies being the grand prize! 

Show and tell time:

Lauren had a lingerie bridal shower in Philly. Very cool!

For the October meeting, we will have a Quick Curve ruler class making a Pumpkin table runner. It will be given by Michelle Stewart. I can't wait for this class. $10 for our guild members.

Like I said, we were busy!! Whew! 

We are already planning for our December dirty Santa swap so be ready! 

February 2017 Meeting Minutes

February 11^th brought us together for our second meeting of 2017 in our regular meeting place, First Baptist Church of Crestview.  Cindy promptly began the meeting at 10:00am, welcomed our members and guest, and asked the energy, thoughts, or prayers from our opening moment of silence be directed to several of our current and past members who were in need.

The first order of business was distribution of the awesome packets of Riley Blake Designs Creative Rockstar fabric to those who signed-up for the latest MQG fabric challenge.  

Just because the MQG bundles have been distributed, doesn't mean you can't participate.  You can!  Simply purchase fabric from your favorite retailer, submit pictures and details of your quilted item by April 30, 2017 to be in the running for prizes. (Here is the submission link.)  Remember to post pictures on social media using the #mqgfabrichallenge hashtag. 

Savannah, GA and QuiltCon were discussed.  So many ECMQG’rs are attending for the first time!  We hope everyone returns with ideas and inspiration to share!! 

Cindy let us know our QuiltCon Charity Quilt would not be displayed because it was not representative of the talent within our guild.

February door prizes were F8 bundles of coordinating Cotton + Steel fabrics purchased from one of our favorite online shops, Westwood Acres.  

Wendi and Cindy selected these fabrics to show the diversity and coordination of the various Cotton + Steel lines across collections and designers.  Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets; our winners were Bailee, Mary, Loree, Jill, Wendi, Maureen, Kim, and Cindy.  

Introduction to Color Theory was the program segment Natalie prepared and which she’ll continue to present, in small amounts, over the next several months.  This time, the basics were given including the 12 main color families and their associated names, and explanations of primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. 

Before Laraine could talk about the March Block Lottery, Natalie issued this color challenge – use your color wheel; attempt to keep the five pieces of the fan blade arc in the same color family. 

 

Laraine showed us the first glimpse of the chosen tutorial for March’s block lottery, Letha’s Electric Fan which uses the Pantone Color of the Year, Greenery.  You can use as little, or as much, of the color as you want.  Her sample blocks were made with that in mind; the color in her Kona solids stash was Sour Apple.  All of the block lottery details can be found in this post.

25 You’ve Got Mail! blocks were received from Natalie, Faye, Bobbi, Cindy, Wendi, and Jill.

Before we could choose a winner (or two), Cindy showed us her quilt top made from the Foldstar lottery (November).

Natalie showed her top from the Umbrella lottery (July).

Laraine showed her table runner from the Transparent Play lottery (October).

After eligibility had been established, Jill’s and Wendi’s names were drawn.  Congrats ladies!

2017 Program Captain, Loree, provided an overview of programs through July, deliberately leaving the calendar for the last half of the year open-ended until she (and the other ECMQG’rs) returns from QuiltCon.  She is tapping into the interests (the survey passed around last month) and talents of people within the guild.  Please see her with your suggestions and ideas.      

Next month March begins a three-part program/mini-workshop series that delves into rulerless improv strip piecing using all solid fabrics!  Diane and Natalie will share presentation duties.  You can find full details and a supply list here.  The guest and non-member fee for each session is $15, payable at the door.

Mary shared a charity request for Pillowcase Dresses and Curtain Rod dresses on T.J's Site.  Please see Sherri, our Community Outreach and Charity Captain to coordinate giving efforts.  She told us she'd have some names of organizations for us at the March meeting.

Mary generously shared her construction expertise for the yoga mat bag planned for the Sit and Sew.  Thank you!

Cindy reminded us to save our selvages – 1.25” to 1.5” wide - because of an upcoming project Laraine’s proposed.  You want that little extra bit of color and pattern attached.

The beautiful Carolyn Friedlander F8s were distributed thanks to Natalie’s mad sorting skills!  Remember, if your bag(s) had Amy 1 and/or Amy 2 tickets in them, see her at the March meeting to receive your F8(s). 

Show & Tell wrapped up the meeting with more than half of the group sharing 12 projects (not including the block lottery insta-quilts shown in the middle of the meeting). 

Travels kept Jo, our Hospitality Captain, from being with us but her idea (thanks to Pinterest!) for a Perfect Pairs potluck lunch was a hit!  Just ask Natalie's dog.  :)

Respectfully Submitted,

Roxie Tew

ECMQG Secretary

Cotton & Steel F8 Swap - March 2015

Cotton & Steel modern F8s are the swap item for March!

Instructions for cutting can be found here (Cutting Modern Fat 8ths by A Lost Cricket Quilts) or here.

After cutting, separate your fabric into eight individual pieces.  Fabric received that is not folded into eight individual pieces will not be accepted.  The owner will be given a chance to fold the fabric before the sorting begins.  

Fat 8ths individually folded for the swap

Next place your fat 8ths into a zip top bag labeled with your name.  Each yard of fabric will go into a separate ziplock.  This sample would be for only one yard of fabric.  (This was what I had on hand to photograph.  I wasn't cutting up fabric for a sample picture.)

Eight fat 8ths in a ziplock clearly labeled and ready for the swap.  (This is what I had on hand to photograph.  Please use one continuous yard of Cotton & Steel for each bag of fat 8ths for the swap.)

If you submit three different yards of fabric for the swap, you will submit three ziplocks of fabric. One ziplock for each yard of fabric cut into fat 8ths and individually folded.   Theoretically, you will receive one piece of your fabric plus seven different cuts of fabric back in your ziplock(s).  We will do our best to properly sort the fabric and return it to you without mistakes.  I will be the first to admit I am not perfect, but we will try to sort the fabric accurately.

Thanks for participating.  If you have any questions or need help, I am on Facebook as Cricketharris1.  You can reach me on the chat & I can provide further contact information to help you.

Thanks, 

Cricket & Yvonne