Quilt Blocks for the Boston Marathon bombing victims

The Boston MQG is collecting quilt blocks and plans to make quilts for victims of the Marathon bombing. They want the blocks turned in by May 24th so if anyone wants to participate they can't wait too long. 

Click here for more information ==>  http://bostonmqg.blogspot.com/

Thank you.
              Lynn

Sewing and Quilt Expo in Raleigh

Sewing and Quilt Expo
June 20, 21 & 22, 2013
Raleigh Convention Center

Welcome to Original Sewing & Quilt Expo! Get ready for three full days of extreme satisfaction and personal fulfillment when Original Sewing & Quilt Expo comes to Raleigh!  This year’s Expo will be brimming over with classes and workshops, trunk shows, how-to demos and more, all about fashion sewing, embellishment and surface design, machine embroidery, ‘crafty sewing’ and....lots and lots of quiltmaking.

For more information => http://www.sewingexpo.com/RaleighNC.aspx

CFMQ Guild Meeting Minutes - April

Cape Fear Modern Quilt Guild 

Meeting notes for April 15, 2013 by Penny & Lorelei.   Only 6 people in attendance (due to illness and people traveling).    Let's hope everyone is feeling better soon.

Started at 10 a.m., finished at 11 a.m.

Treasurer’s report:- absent

Secretary’s minutes: Check the blog for the minutes from previous meetings.

Field trips/retreats: Sherry Ward not in attendance but Kathy L. forwarded a short email to her regarding status of trip items.

• Monday, April 22 is Spoonflowers trip.  
We will meet at Spoonflower around 10:30 am.  

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.527171167324533.1073741830.200809193294067&type=1 

Member Spotlight: Karen took ill and not in attendance. She is not available for May but says she can be the spotlight in June….we will need a May spotlight.   If you can do the May spotlight… contact Kathy or one of the other board members -or- send and email to cfmq.guild@gmail.com.

Traditional to Modern Block Challenge – Basket

Penny was the only one who brought in a block- fabric substitution from the ‘traditional’ type of fabric used. 

Just before meeting broke, Laura arrived. She had done a red/white paper pieced block in keeping with her other red and white challenge blocks.

** we decided to keep the Traditional To Modern Challenge as a basket for May since so many people were out or hadn’t gotten to it. (Lynn did take pictures of at least Penny’s)

Check for pictures of the Basket challenge blocks on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.527168957324754.1073741829.200809193294067&type=1

Winner of Viewer’s choice was –no  viewer’s choice since at the time of presentation it was only Penny.

Self-Sampler challenge blocks: 

No self-Sampler challenge blocks

Self Round-Robin - Row by Row:  Members shared their circular blocks at the meeting.

Lois did two blocks…circles appliquéd using Asian fabrics on white (see Lynn’s pix)  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.527168957324754.1073741829.200809193294067&type=1

Lorelei- put nine of the box in square blocks from first week together to create a 36”x 36” size blanket. Will appliqué a series of solid and open circles OVER the box in square blocks….eventually to become a neonatal/charity quilt. (See Picture)

Next Month: STAR …some sort of star block using any of the Modern Quilting books (thought it was appropriate for Memorial Day)

Check for pictures on facebook of the quilt squares.   https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.527168957324754.1073741829.200809193294067&type=1

Modern Odyssey - Bull’s Eye Quilt: Lynn left her’s home and no one else was there from group.

Fat Quarter Exchange: members exchanged floral fat quarters at the meeting.

There was a 3 person exchange. NEXT MONTH: RED,WHITE, and BLUE fabric

(again for Memorial Day)

General Show and Tell:  We love seeing your show and tell projects.

Check for pictures of the show and tell on facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.527168957324754.1073741829.200809193294067&type=1

May Meeting:

Program speaker & trunk show - Maggie Earley, quilter

Fat quarter exchange – Red, White, and Blue

Traditional to Modern Block challenge –keeping with Basket

Self round Robin block: Star

Our next CFMQ Guild meeting is April 15th

What's up at our April Meeting?

• Member Spotlight - Karen
• Fat quarter exchange - floral fabric
• Traditional to Modern Block challenge - Basket block
• Self round Robin: “love beads” or Eclipse” blocks from the book. Or a simple circle block of your choice.
• Show & Tell