Kerry Bevers, President, called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM with 25 members in attendance.
Program: Tonight’s topic was Color Theory presented by our guest speaker, Ester Araujo. Ester attended SCAD, studying fibers and surface design. She works out of Redux, teaching primarily landscape painting using gouache.
One of Ester’s favorite quotes is by Joseph Albers: “In visual perception a color is almost never seen as it really is—as it physically is.” Ester says that what we see as color is light bouncing off a surface. Color is always changing; it’s very personal and evokes many emotions.
She talked about how color can change depending on what you put around it, and she brought color swatches for us to play with so we could see for ourselves the dramatic difference achieved by placing one color against two different backgrounds.
Business / Announcements:
The next monthly meeting is July 28 and the program is “Taking Good Quilt Photos.”
The next Sew Day is July 18.
Committee Updates:
Swaps/Challenges: this month’s theme for the Midnight Garden 2026 quilt challenge is to add your favorite flower to your garden.
The fabric postcard swap in celebration of America’s 250th birthday is due by the end of June for delivery by July.
Charity quilts: we will be making charity quilts together at the September Sew Day.
The next challenge will be a color challenge coming from nature.
Members shared their quilts at Show and Tell.
Events & Dates to remember - Check the “2026 Calendar” in the right hand column.
Next meeting - July 28
Sew Day at Five Eighth Seams - July 18
QuiltCon 2027 Atlanta registration - August 19
Camp Quilt Along - August 27-30, 2026
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