Improv Quilt-A-Long Block 3

It's Quilt-A-Long Thursday!

Hello dear quilty friends! This is Kerrilyn and Patti, bringing you the latest link for Block #3 of the Quilt-A-Long. We have been so impressed with how diligent and dedicated our QAL participants have been so far! (Check out the photo at the end of this post to see a bunch of the blocks at July's SFMQG meeting.)

Here's the link for Month/Block 3 (bring to August's meeting)!

This block has a little more "curvy" curve – but don't stress! Some people will feel comfortable pinning the curved pieces, but some of you daring gals may want to try minimal pinning – it's easy peasy once you get the hang of it. Just remember you need to keep a 1/4 inch seam allowance so you will need to line up both pieces with the 1/4 inch seam allowance on the right side of your presser foot and sew SLOWLY, keeping the seam allowance consistent and gently easing the fabric (don't overstretch). After finishing, clip the curve and press and your curve will be awesome.

We're looking forward to seeing your blocks at the August meeting! Make sure to check off your block so it counts! Also, we love seeing your blocks posted on Facebook and/or Instagram!

We can't wait to see you all at the next meeting! Have a great day!

Improv QAL blocks from July's SFMQG meeting

Improv Patchwork Block 2 (for July Meeting)

Hey Hey Hey Quiltalongers!

 

Congrats for making it through the first month of the Quilt-A-Long! We were so excited to see so many of you participating and bringing your first month blocks to June's SFMQG meeting! It's so fun and interesting to see YOUR different interpretations of the modern improv block.

 

Here's the tutorial for month #2's block!  

 

Please note – there's a bit of a gentle curve in this block! (easing us all gently into the land of curvy piecing). Also, as noted in the directions, Patti had to "add" a section onto the side of her block to make it big enough. So start your project larger than you think. Those seams will add up over the course of the block.

 

Any questions? Problems? Suggestions? Please contact Kerrilyn or Patti! We would LOVE to see your blocks posted on Facebook or Instagram (#SFMQGQAL or just #SFMQG if that is too many letters!) and of course, bring them to July's SFMQG meeting for credit (remember, complete and bring five out of six blocks to our meetings and you get a special prize, along with all the oooohs and aaahhhs!)

May 2015 Block of the Month

For our May 16th meeting we are working on a cute raw appliqué block called French Macarons.  It's a small block that comes together really easily.  It's proving popular and many of our members are going nuts with this!  Remember the more blocks you make, the more chances you have to win the block lottery.

The tutorial can be found on the Empire BOM blog, and we have not got a color theme this month, so go crazy with whatever you fancy!

Linda Johnson's four blocks

Here are my six bids for the win!

Charlotte Noll's bright blocks include some bees. 

These are only SOME of the many blocks that Ivy Bagnall made.

Carolyn Rhodes Miller picked some lovely background fabric.

We'd love to see all the blocks made by members - please drop by our Facebook Group and show us what you've done!

For information on upcoming BOMs head on over to our BOM page.

Broward Quilt Expo 2015 - Photo Collage of our Exhibit!

The Broward Quilt Expo for 2015 featured a beautiful exhibit of the work of the South Florida Modern Quilters!  Here is a collage of the exhibit area.  It looked great!

Thank you to all of our members who submitted quilts and helped set up the area.