January 14 Meeting

FlourishingPalms

We had a great turnout for our first 2019 meeting with 36 attendees, two of whom were first-time visitors!

President Karen (@sunrayatplay) launched our meeting with information about upcoming activities – Sew-In Workshop, retreat, a guest presenter and workshop in April. Click this link for more information.

She also introduced a new addition to our lending library – rulers! Members may check out a variety of rotary cutting rulers from our chapter library. Click the tab above – Lending Library Rulers –  to see what rulers are in our library. More rulers will be added!

Our evening program was presented by Beth (blue_dragonfly5) who provided information about color…

… and introduced our chapter challenge – It’s All About Color – that’s due by our May 13 meeting. 
For detailed information, click here. 

Jane (@gonequiltinginflorida) revealed our finished QuiltCon Charity Challenge Quilt. 

QuiltCon Charity Challenge quilt back
Members submitted names for the quilt, and Lynette (@netsyclay) was our winner! She received the Painter’s Palette Solids (donated by PB Studios) left over from making the quilt.  
“All Stacked Up and Nowhere to Go”
Lynette and “All Stacked Up and Nowhere to Go”

This is “Heading South,” a pattern by Material Girl Quilts, made in Moda Grunge fabrics by Ruth (@sewocd). She quilted it on her home sewing machine.

Karen T. (@yorkie3mom) finished this scrappy appliqué zebra quilt started during a fall 2018 workshop with Shannon Brinkley. She quilted it on her home sewing machine.

Missy made this “Freefall” bargello quilt following an Ann Lauer quilt-as-you-go pattern.

Beth (@blue_dragonfly5) pieced this Gravity quilt, a Jaybird Quilts kit, with 127 different Kona solid colors. Karen E. (@sunrayatplay) quilted it on a sit-down Tiara quilting machine.

Beth (left); Karen (right)
New member Shloe foundation paper-pieced this quilt using batik fabrics. It was domestic machine quilted by a friend.
Beth (@blue_dragonfly5) made this quilt for the latest Curated Quilts challenge which was to use curves in these colors.
Debbie (@dbook1) completed this quilt started in a Jane Sassaman workshop. 

Dee (@quilterdee) was busy over the holidays, and shared six finished quilts. 
This is Dee’s “Modern Grandmother’s Flower Garden” in Christmas fabrics, started during our chapter’s November 12 workshop with Jen Lee, from Red Thread Studio. 

This “Holiday Ornament Mini Quilt” is a free pattern by Lee Heinrich, on the Bernina We All Sew website.

This English paper-piecing mini was made during an Instagram #hexagonwaterfallsal hosted by @coffeeringstudio

This is “Don’t Touch the Scissors,” an appliqué quilt.

This is “Spools” made with Thimbleberries fabrics.

“Starburst” is a Jenny Doan pattern made with layer cakes. Dee quilted all her quilts on her home sewing machine.

Karen (@sunrayatplay) showed her finished Florida quilt, a pattern by member Linda (@flourishingpalms). She quilted it on her Tiara.

Karen also made this elephant quilt, requested by her sister, from a Violet Craft foundation paper-pieced pattern. She quilted it on her Tiara.

This is “London Nights,” a Zen Chic appliqué pattern made by Carol.

Linda (@flourishingpalms) shared her entry into the Curated Quilts curve challenge. She used Victoria Findley-Wolfe’s strip braid ruler, reduced to 60 percent, to cut and piece this mini, which wasn’t accepted for publication.

This “Comfort Quilt” is from Amy Ellis’s book, “Modern Heritage Quilts.” It was made during the Instagram #comfortquiltqal She home machine quilted it using several methods, including ruler work. 

Our next Central Florida MQG meeting is Monday, February 11.
Our program will be presented by Judi Rutherford who will help us learn how to navigate “The MQG Website.”
Click on the calendar (upper right) to learn more. 

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