Lynn welcomed the group and asked guests to introduce
themselves. Marie is an avid sewer, but
just started quilting again. Mary Kate
has been quilting for 16 years, but says she is a bad quilter.
JK Modern Quilt Camp
Lynn
announced that JK Modern Quilt camp will be the last week in August next
summer, August 25th-27th.
Applications were distributed. At this time, camp is only open to members of the Charleston Modern Quilt Guild.
Charity
Geri
announced that the Pulse quilt is ready for quilting and the next item to work
on is the QuiltCon Charity quilt. The
QuiltCon quilt will be the focus of the October sew day scheduled for October 15.
Geri told
about a shelter she has been working with called the Magdalene House in
Summerville. The shelter is for women
who have been involved in the sex trade.
She has been teaching them how to sew, so they can make and sell
items. She will be holding a class at
PPQ to teach them sewing skills and said that anyone that would like to help
with their projects is welcome.
Swaps and Challenges
Swaps &
Challenges for September 2016
We will have a lot going on at our September 2016 guild
meeting. First, we will be swapping
gadgets. Do you have rotary cutters,
sewing/quilting gadgets or rulers that you never use? Your trash could be someone else’s
treasure. Bring your item(s) to our
meeting and the same rules apply that were used for the UFO swap. If there isn’t something there you want, you
don’t have to take something home, but if you item is still there at the end of the meeting, it will go
back home with you.
For a last hooray – we will draw names at our September
guild meeting for the holiday party swap.
This year we are all making an Undercover Maker’s Mat (https://lillyella.com/tutorials/undercover-maker-mat/)
for each other. You can get the pattern
free from Craftsy.com (http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/sewing/other/undercover-maker-mat/179231).
You will provide the two 20” x 23” panels (one for the front
and one for the back) or ¾ of a yard of one fabric. We will draw names at our next guild
meeting. You will make a Maker’s Mat
with the fabric provided and by adding to it from your stash of fabrics and
trims. At our Holiday party we will
complete our exchange. If you are not
able to be at the September meeting, please send your fabric with a friend.
At the September meeting bring your gadget to swap and
fabric which will be placed in a bag for the drawing. If you have any questions, contact Kim.
Programs
Lynn asked
the group who they would like to see teach and asked everyone to write down
their choices and hand them in.
Sew Day will
be September 17th. Please let
Lynn know if you will be there.
Show and
Tell
Lynn- Each
year on vacation Lynn helps her family members make a quilt. This year they made house blocks. Each member designs and selects the fabric
and Lynn helps them sew it. Pictures can be seen below on the TV screen in the background of Delynne's picture.
Phoebe
finished her Amy Butler Weekender bag and an improv quilt using Carolyn
Friedlander fabric.
Delynne showed a table runner she made using Modern Handcrafter’s hexie technique.
Kim finished
her swap quilt that was started in 2013.
It was quilted with an art doodle and the pattern was a wonky log cabin.
Susan shared
her purple star quilt.
Sandy told the
group about the Uppercase magazine and how much she uses it for inspiration and
also the magazine Machine Quilting which has unlimited recommendations.
Amy shared
her completed Meadow top and her City Sampler blocks.
Kelly showed
the group her Ron Swanson quilt, a traveling quilt her friends made for her and
her City Sampler blocks.
Tamie said
that her Swoon quilt is currently being quilted and told the group that she is
going to a Sew Katie Did workshop while in Washington.
Alice shared
a mini with tiny one inch squares, her Molehills quilt, String Quilt baby
quilt, Airshow Baby quilt and Wonky Stars quilt made from blocks from JK Modern
camp 2015.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, September 27th at 6.30pm. All meeting are held at the Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union. Doors open at 6pm. Don't forget your nametag and your show & tell! See you there!
