Thursday, September 28, 2017

August 2017 meeting minutes

NEWS AND BUSINESS -
Chawne Kimber will be teaching on November 12th at Five Eighth Seams in West Ashley.  Class fees are $80.  Please contact us at charlestonmodernquiltguild@gmail.com for more information.

The Coastal Carolina Fair will be held October 25 - Nov 5.  They will be accepting quilts for showing at no fee.  Entries are due October 21st with judging held on October 23rd.  They are looking for volunteers for the quilters' table inside the creative arts pavilion.  Volunteers receive free parking and tickets to the fair.

Holiday themed mug rugs were exchanged as part of a challenge put forth by our swaps and challenges committee.

Cathy Beemer gave a presentation and demonstration on paper piecing.

SHOW AND TELL -
Alice brought in her 100 blocks in 100 days quilt made entirely from solids.  This quilt was also hand quilted!
 Lynn brought her improv circles quilt she made at our last sew day.
 Lynn also had a sweet mermaid quilt top she made for a family friend.
 Each member of Lynn's family made a block for this quilt top at their annual summer family vacation.
 And finally, Lynn showed off these adorable vinyl, glitter and pom pom bags she made.
 Cheryl had a pillow for her couch made out of Charleston row house fabric.
 Cheryl also made an improv curve quilt top at our last sew day.
 Cheryl made this quilt for her living room out of a Kaffe Fasset charm pack.
 Cheryl brought in a pillow for her chair that she used at Quilt Camp.
 Whitner finished her gorgeous sew together bag.
 Cathy made a beautiful kaleidoscope quilt.
 Colleen made these sweet little beaded stars.  She's lucky that she left with all of the stars she brought........  ;)
 Colleen also brought in a quilt top that she made for the Pantone quilt challenge.
 Pam brought in a felted wool art quilt.
 Angie made this bed scarf out of all polka dotted fabric for her daughter.
 And another improve curves quilt made by Connie.
She loved those improv curves so much she also made this mug rug!

September meeting is scheduled for Tuesday the 26th.

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