Joan opened the meeting
to 16 attendees, including two new quilters, Deb and Susan. Another name badge or two were presentalong
with their developers – keep them coming!
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MQG News. The
Modern Quilt Guild world is expanding rapidly; there are 1500+ members
worldwide and 7 Florida guilds – Sarasota, Central Florida, Orlando,
Gainesville, Tampa, Jacksonville and us!
The national guild is offering its 3rd annual fabric
challenge from September to December 2013, this year featuring Riley Blake
Designs. Each official MQG member will
receive 6 fat eighths. Other events in
the modern quilt world included the NYC double wedding ring challenge and the International Quilt Festival Pet
Postcard Project.
Shop Announcements.
This year’s focus is on “hexies”.
Books, patterns and a template were shown to help quilters create
projects using the popular shape.
Sharing. Denise displayed 2 fabrics she created on
spoonflower.com, with motifs from her son’s wedding invitation. Barbara brought examples of past round robins
in which she had participated.
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Program. Nan
developed and shared a fantastically put together Power Point presentation on
modern applique, including colors, designs and techniques, with many beautiful
examples from the internet. Marta will
be our September presenter, featuring Flikr
and Pinterest. In addition, we plan to flush out thoughts on
the question “What is modern fabric.
Members are encouraged to bring examples of what they consider modern
fabric.
Door Prizes.
Three were happily taken home – if you bring one , you can get one. This is a great way to re-purpose a quilting
item in your collection.
Block Swap.
Participants displayed colorful
16 ½” blocks featuring squares.
Each person made two, one for herself and the other to give to another
member. Next month, the block should
include circles in bright colors.
Block Party.
The group brought in their red
and cream Xs and Os, ranging from applique to piecing to embroidery. Joan was thrilled with the variety and
promises to put together the quilt as soon as all blocks are received.
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Patty is the next recipient, asking for
one 16 ½ x 18 ½” asterisk block using three fabrics which she
provided from her designs and others according to the specification handout
provided. We now have a wait list to
participate in this group.
The meeting concluded with Show and Tell. Next meeting is September 21st at Quilter’s
Choice.
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