Minutes from our June 16, 2014 meeting

• Reviewed treasurer's report
• Checked addresses and added birthdays to guild roster. (will send out roster to members)
• Reviewed minutes.
• Mary reviewed how to join our blog so you can get email reminders.
• Lorelei - update on the charity quilts.  Karen will quilt with her long arm.  Lorelei will get the backing and batting together and finish the quilts with the binding.  Another Quilt of Valor was finished and be donated at next QTBS guild meeting.

Calendar blocks for June show and tell: very creative blocks.  It was interesting to hear the stories behind the inspiration for the blocks. Can't wait to see next month's calendar blocks. ( see pics on our FB page ==> https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.704849149556733.1073741853.200809193294067&type=1 )

• Arleen - lighthouse
• Penny - moon
• Mary - Ranger the lifeguard
• Lorelei - modern hexagon
• Laura - triangle block
• Lynn - beach landscape
• Donna - wonky log cabin

General Show & Tell ( see pics on our FB page ==> https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.704849149556733.1073741853.200809193294067&type=1 )

• Karen - knitting a blanket with sock yarn
• Donna - mini-bird collages
• Lynn - Lily of the Valley flower collage
• Mary - Pear collage
• Teddy - challenge bag made from fabric swap at May's meeting
• Penny: ALS challenge donation quilts (scrap quilt and Dresden quilt), wedding quilt with Downton Abbey fabric, Birthday table runner for her mom's 90th birthday
• Didi - working on memory pillows and other memory quilts
• Arleen - placemats in fall colors
• Francine - picture of new great grandchild - making burp cloths
• Alice - Bargello quilt from Paula Golden's class

Member Spotlight:  Lynn (see pics on our FB page ==> https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.705243609517287.1073741856.200809193294067&type=1 )
Thank you Lynn for sharing your quilting history with us.  Lynn started sewing at age 12.  She took her first patchwork quilt class in 1982.  Lynn has taken many classes to learn new techniques - ex. 3 D flowers and folded flowers.  She shared some of her Round Robin quilts.

Reminders for July 21 meeting:

• Calendar block - theme is "America"
• General Show and Tell
• Member Spotlight: Dianne will share some of the exotic fabrics from her travels and jobs overseas.

Have a great day, Donna (secretary)

Reminder: Our next meeting is June 16

Reminder: Our next meeting is June 16 @ 10am @ Sew Happins Creative Studio

What's on at this meeting:
* Member spotlights:  Lynn will share her quilts
* Show & Tell of your 1st calendar block. This month's theme is Beach/Ocean.
* General Show & Tell

More about our Calendar Block challenge (in case you missed it):

Each month create a one calendar block to be included in your "Modern Calendar" quilt.  

Choose your color scheme for your own quilt.  Each month make a block based on the monthly theme in your color scheme.  No restriction on block size - your blocks can be different sizes.  Have fun - try new techniques, experiment with color.  

Here are the block themes for the next 7 months:

• June - Beach/ Ocean  
• July - "America"  
• August - Picnic
• Sept. - Back to school  
• Oct. - Fall   
• Nov. - Thanksgiving
• Dec. - Winter holidays

I can't wait to see everyone's calendar block.   It you're stuck for ideas… just google Calendar Quilt and you'll see lots of examples (for inspiration).

Happy Stitchin.

Mary

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Quilt Show @ UNCW (5/30-31)

Reminder:  The NC Carolina Quilt Symposium is in Wilmington, NC (May 29 – June 1, 2014)

The Quilt Show & Vendors Booths are open to the public on Friday & Saturday (5/30-31)

• Friday hours: 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
• Saturday hours: 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Location:  UNCW (Quilt show will be held at the Burney Center and the Vendor pavilion will be held at the Warwick Center).

I helped out yesterday at the Quilt show registration and got to see all the quilts that are entered in this show and they are AMAZING.   Over 200 quilts.

** Don't miss seeing this Show and all the wonderful Vendors. **

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mary

Cape Fear Modern Quilting Guild - Notes from our May 19th Meeting

Meeting notes for May 19, 2014

• Welcome to members and new member - Arleen
• Secretary minutes from March meeting
• Treasurer's report from March

Upcoming programs:

• June - Member spotlights: Lynn will share her quilts
• July - Dianne: Exotic fabrics Show & Tell from her travels
• August - Kathy: How to make stones using fabric demo (Quilting Arts, June/July 2014)

Upcoming Field Trip:

• Fall (date - TBD) - Field trip to gallery in Carolina Beach where Linda will have an exhibit of her work. (more information later in the fall)

There was a Group Discussion about projects, challenges and charity sew-in for the coming year.  Here is what the group decided:

1. We will continue to meet throughout the summer (3rd Monday of the month)
2. Summer challenge: using batik fabric that we swapped at the meeting, make a bag and bring to the September meeting. Use the fabric that you received in the swap - use any bag pattern and add extra fabric.  Can't wait to see the bags in September. 
3. Charity Sew-in for the fall (in October or November): theme will be fall colors (string piecing using scraps in fall colors).  More information later.
4. Monthly Block to make a "Modern Calendar" quilt.  Choose your color scheme for your own quilt.  Each month make a block based on the monthly theme in your color scheme.  No restriction on block size - your blocks can be different sizes.  Have fun - try new techniques, experiment with color.   Here are the block themes for the next 7 months:

• June - Beach/ Ocean
• July - "America"
• August - Picnic
• Sept. - Back to school
• Oct. - Fall
• Nov. - Thanksgiving
• Dec. - Winter holidays

Show & Tell (see pictures on our Facebook page)

• Dianne -  3 Quilts of Valor with backing fabric (she put together the blocks from our March Charity Sew In) - The quilts looks awesome! - thank you Diane.
• Also another quilt with blocks from our fall Charity Sew In with a backing fabric Dresden plate quilt
• Laura - Quilt as you go using lasagna strips (2.5" wide) - flower prints
• Donna and Mary - thread painting projects from Santa Fe workshop (dog, dancer, and buoys)
• Kathy - Bull Eye's quilt
• Lynn - Book: Adventures in Design by Joen Wolfrom, Tool: reducing glass to see a quilt at a distance
• Mary - Book: 500 Art Quilts
• Penny - Kaffe fabric quilt, Downton Abbey and batik fabrics quilt, Books: Batik Beauties by Laurie J Shifrin, Batik Gems by Laurie J Shifrin
• Didi -   Lap quilt made from scraps from dresses, Book: Designing Tesselations by Jinny Beyer
• Lois  - Wallhanging with peacock fabric (won 1st place in Senior games this year), Her spiral table runner won 2nd place and she sold this piece

Our next meeting is June 16

• Bring your calendar block (theme is Beach/ Ocean)

Have a great day, Donna (secretary)

Reminder: Next meeting will be May 19 at 10 am.

Reminder:  Next meeting will be May 19 at 10 am @ Sew Happins.

What's up?
    - Bring one yard of batik fabric for the challenge fabric swap and your scissors
    - Bring a favorite book or pattern to share with the group
    - Show and Tell

See y'all on Monday.