March 2019 meeting notes

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Business

We had 23 members and welcomed 2 visitors (Charlene and Alice) who also joined tonight.

Whitner opened the meeting.  Sherri Lynn Wood will be coming May 17-19,  2019.  She will present a lecture/demo Friday May 17 which will be free for members and open to the public for $10.  The guild will provide appetizers/sweets for a reception at 6:30pm and the lecture will start at 7pm.  Please sign up at the April meeting to bring something to share.

We will have a two day intensive class on Wedge Curve Improv held on Saturday and Sunday, May18 - 19.  Registration is $200 for both days and includes catered lunch.  Please contact us at charlestonmodernquiltguild@gmail.com for more details. 

Program

Charlene K. shared a presentation addressing Color Theory and use of hue,  value and saturation.  Charlene and Bev brought scraps and groups of 2-3 played with scraps looking at our ‘Go To’ palettes and our ‘Never Ever’ palettes.

Don’t forget to sign up for member presentations of Your Quilt Journey.    

Charity

Connie reported on a successful trip to sew with the girls at Florence Crittenton House in March.  They made keychains and lanyards.  The next scheduled trip will be May 8 organized by Hope, and they will make burp cloths using diapers and fabric.  Fat Quarters can provide enough material for 2 burp cloths.  Please bring in any fabric you would like to donate for this cause.  The July 10 visit will be headed by Marie and they will be making toiletry bags.

We are also making blankets for the cats and dogs at the SPCA.  Connie will provide the sizes needed.

Challenges and Swaps

Kim reminded everyone of the Two Color Challenge for members to make quilts by August 27,  2019 to submit to AQS for a local exhibit when the show is in Charleston in 2020.  Check out instagram #chsmqgtwocolorchallenge to see color selections by members. 

Sew Day

Phoebe led a paper piecing demo at our March sew day.  Here are a few of the finished pieces from class. 

May 18  -  We will still have a Sew Day at Five Eighths Seams for members not attending the Sherri Lynn Wood class.

Show and Tell

 Phoebe took a boro hand stitching class at QuiltCon with Kristin Axtman from Brooklyn Haberdashery and made this sweet sampler with linen, prints from India and vintage Japanese fabrics.

 Phoebe also took a lone star class at QuiltCon with Tara Faughnan and brought in her finished piece.

Phoebe shared one of her entries for our two color challenge.

 Hope showed off a sewing machine mat that she made from scraps left over from the jelly roll quilt below that she made as a wedding gift.

 Linda made this pineapple quilt as a sample for Wild and Wooly, a local fabric and yarn store.

 Amy is working on these gorgeous English paper pieced Lucy Boston blocks.

 Rick surprised us again with another finished quilt made from Charleston row house fabric.

 Alice showed off her paper piecing skills with this adorable and seasonally appropriate bunny pillow.

 She also shared a quilt pieced from her grandmother's handkerchiefs.

 Alice hand quilted it and added wonderful details like this little spider web.

 Cathy brought in her finished circle quilt to which she had applied some extra amazing quilting.

 Charlene shared a sweet holly Christmas throw.

Charlene also made this Valentine's quilt.  It was a very holiday themed show and tell!

 Lynn had a wonderful Liberty of London log cabin quilt.

 Hope showed us one of her first quilts she made for her son.

 And she was so inspired by the paper piecing class that she went right home and made this very impressive ring of flying geese! Nice work!!

 We all loved the owl quilt that Elaine brought in.

 And she also shared her Molehills quilt that she finished up after a class we took with Latifah Saafir.

Whitner designed and made this stunning quilt for a friend.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23rd.

February 2019 meeting notes

Business

We had 23 members and 3 visitors.

Jenifer opened the meeting and Phoebe shared highlights from QuiltCon held in Nashville Feb. 21-24,  2019.  She is providing Whitner with a link to quilt pictures and their identifying cards that will be shared with the group.  Our Charity Quilt ‘Don’t Put Baby in A Corner’ was among those hanging at the convention center and several members had their photos taken with it.

Program Planning – Charlene and Bev

A Program Survey was handed out listing 15 possible topics for selection and comments and collected at the end of the meeting.

Bev introduced classes offered by the Charleston Cobblestone Quilt Guild invited speakers that are available for sign up for any interested members.  Each class offers the opportunity to learn and perfect different techniques.  Currently there are four classes scheduled for 2019.

The March Sew Day (Sat.  March 16 at 9:30am at Five Eighth Seams) will feature Phoebe offering a paper piecing project.  The project will be beginner friendly and the will teach how to combine two separate paper pieced blocks.  The important tool necessary for the technique is the ‘Add a Quarter Ruler’  which will be available at Wild and Woolly.  Whitner will send out an email to get a head count before the sew day.

Charity Planning  - Connie

Connie handed out information about the charity projects for 2019.  We will continue to visit Florence Crittenton and provide dinner and a project for the girls every other month.  Connie and  Karyn will be going on March 8.  Currently May 8, July 10,  September 11  and November 13 are available for sign ups. A copy of the handout was included in Whitner’s email (2/27/19).

There are several other ideas for charity projects this year.  However since we are looking toward the AQS Challenge (see below) and potential for making a charity quilt for QuiltCon 2020 in the fall decisions on how to proceed will take place later in the year.  The April Sew Day will include the opportunity to make crate blankets for SPCA.

Special Guest – Debbie – owner of Wild and Woolly

Debbie is open for business with quilting and knitting supplies.  She is excited and encouraged by the warm welcome she has received and is looking forward to growing the store with input from quilters in the area.  She has located a source for Essex Linen so let her know if you have any special favorites!  Sunday Sew-In with Linda will continue and hand-sewers are welcome to join in the Knit Nights as well.

Challenges and Swaps  - Gloria and Kim

Kim and Gloria presented the challenge for 2019 – the guild will make and submit 25-30 TWO COLOR quilts to the American Quilter’s Society (AQS) for consideration as an exhibit for the AQS Show in Charleston in 2020. A copy of the handout was sent out in Whitner’s email (2/27/19).

Guild members brought in thirty house blocks for House Block Challenge for the Humble Quilts Campfire charity collection for those who have suffered loss during the fires.  Cathy will send these off to California this week.

Programs – Lynn

Lynn has been in contact with Sherri Lynn Wood to present a lecture and class for the guild on May 17-19,  2019. It was agreed that the guild would request a two day class.  Details will follow as they become available.

Show and Tell

Alice made an adorable Valentine's Day quilt.  She's also been busy making lots of cute shopping bags.

Our newest prolific member Rick keeps cranking out those quilts and shared this one made in Clemson fabrics.

Cathy brought in a gorgeous wedding ring quilt and an original paper pieced block that she designed.

Door prize from QuiltCon went to Gloria and Phoebe was the lucky recipient of ‘Don’t Put Baby in a Corner’ Pillow designed by Kim and made out of leftover blocks from our charity challenge quilt.

Next meeting - Tuesday March 26, 2019 at 6:30pm.  Meetings are held at the Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union at 847 Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant.  Doors open at 6pm.