2013 April 25th Meeting

The April 25th meeting was a relaxed and laid back kind of meeting night. Since it was a workshop meeting night we started out with show and tell.

 

Our first share of the evening was from Regina. Regina does a lot of embroidery by machine, and this beautiful bag that Regina had made shows off her embroidery work! 

 

 

Our second share was from Lynette. Lynette had made a table runner from the left over blocks of the log cabin quilt that she made for her granddaughter. This table runner will be for her daughter.

 

Our third and final share was from two of our members, Marcia and Jennifer. Both ladies completed the cathedral widows that was taught to them by Doris at the Sew-in on April 20th.

 

Jennifer's is on the left and Marcia's is on the right.

 

Once show and tell was over the ladies got down to business of continuing on of making our service quilt.

 

Here is Regina making sure that every cut is precise.

 

 

And Chris K. is chain piecing all the blocks together!

Although we may look like we are super serious about making this quilt, in which we kind of are! The ladies or we also have a good time in each other's company. There were tons of great stories told that generated a lot of laughter to go around.

 

Our accomplishment of the evening was not only having a good time in laughter but we even managed to get farther ahead in getting this quilt completed.

 

Until next time, Happy Quilting!

 

The New London Quilt Guild

 

 

 

 

2013 Spring Sew-In and Workshop

Our Spring Sew-In and Workshop started of well and ended well. We had a few guest who came to learn with us and in the end of it all everyone had a wonderful time! We even learned that Sponge Bob Square Pants speaks with an Irish accent in Ireland too!

Our classes for the day started with Chris Porter. Chris had demonstrated the Missouri Star Quilt Company's Amazing Jelly Roll Quilt pattern by 3 Dudes. Chris even went on to demonstrate how to make a disappearing nine patch as well.

If you are interested in learning the patterns that Chris demonstrated for her classes you can click on the links below.

Missouri Star Quilt Company - The Amazing Jelly Roll Quilt pattern by 3 Dudes

Missouri Star Quilt Company - Disappearing Nine Patch

Our second class of the day was taught by Doris. Doris had demonstrated a disappearing four patch. 

Here is Doris starting off by cutting the all ready sewn four patches.

To make the four patches shift into disappearing four patches.

Here is the final block for the disappearing four patch.

And this is the disappearing four patch quilt Doris had made.

If you are interested in the pattern please click on the link below to see the pattern Doris had used in her demonstration.

Moda Bake Shop's Landlocked Sea Lover's Quilt Pattern

Doris even demonstrated how to make a Cathedral Windows block all done by hand stitching.

This photo is showing the stitches that are tacking down the middle corners of the window.

Doris is showing us that your stitches have to be just at the fold of the fabric to make the seams come together.

Inserting the stained glass if you will and stitching it in place.

As you can see the cathedral window block is great for using up scrap fabrics. Doris has been making these through out the last year. She had said that she had found the starter windows in a yard sale.

As mentioned earlier we had a few guest that came to learn with us. One of our guest Bonnie from Brighton, had made each member a card made by placing fabric on the front of the card. We all happen to think that was one of the sweetest jesters of the day. Thank you so much Bonnie for sharing!

Our last class demonstration was taught by Lynette. Lynette had shown the all the members and our guest how to paper piece.

Lynette is cutting away the excess fabric so that it will not show behind the new layered piece but making user that there is a quarter inch seam for the next piece for when the paper will be removed.

Stitching on the next piece.

Lynette's final product! What a lovely tree Lynette!

In between classes and once class demonstrations were finished our members focused on getting our next service project going. We managed to get one block complete along with almost completing a second block.

Which we will start up again at the next meeting. We wanted to take a moment and thank everyone involved at our Sew-In and Workshop. Without your efforts our day would have not as successful. Again thank you so, sew much!

Happy Quilting Everyone!

The New London Quilt Guild

2013 April 10th Meeting

Our April 10th meeting we covered the final plans for the April 20th Sew-In and Workshop that will take place that the New London United Methodist Church basement. As a reminder we hosted our first Sew-In and Workshop the same time last year and here a couple of photo of Sue and Yvonne teaching their classes.

This year's Sew-In and Workshop will have fewer lessons and more time behind the sewing machine. As a guild, everyone decided that there were too many lessons at last years Sew-In and not enough time behind a sewing machine to call it a "Sew-In". This year however, in between the five lessons guild members will be working on a community service project. It is asked of guild members who are attending this event to arrive at the church by 8:30 am to help set up. Since we will be ordering our lunch out from Pizza Explosion. Please bring money for lunch, $7.00 per person attending will do. The last item of business for the Sew-In and Workshop is for the members who have volunteered to teach please do contact Yvonne for a schedule time. A few of you who volunteered to teach were not at the meeting to vouch for your own time slot. 

Our last order of business was brought up by Chris Porter who asked if any of the members would be interested in a wool felting class. Chris had mention to ask Holly Shelly to teach the class as well and all members agree. 

On to Show and Tell!!!!

 Our first show and tell for the night was brought in by Lynnette. Lynnette had made this log cabin quilt for her granddaughter. This quilt in person is very stunning!

Next Yvonne had made this reversible purse. The bottom of the purse is reversible, and those Scotty dogs in the print are so cute!  

Our last member to show and tell was Chris P. Chris had attended the Sewing and Quilting Expo in Cleveland where she bought this Primitive Gatherings wall hanging that is changeable for four seasons. That bunny is so adorable!!!

Here is what the rest of the panels of the wall hanging looks like if you are interested in buying the pattern.

Lastly, Chris had a leaf table runner where she quilted the runner first than appliqued the leaves onto the runner.

Well that is all for this meeting! Hope to see you at our Sew-In and Workshop on Saturday, April 20th at 9:00 am

Happy Quilting Everyone!

The New London Quilt Guild