This month’s special guest was the lovely
Alison Glass, fabric designer for Andover Fabrics. Alison shared her process for transferring her art from paper to fabric. She also brought some of her own beautiful quilts and fun fabrics.
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| A behind-the-scenes look at fabric design. |
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| Alison’s “Lucky Penny” quilt won Peoples’ Choice at QuiltCon |
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| One of Alison’s NEW embroidery designs. |
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| Members enjoy seeing some of Alison’s creations. |
Thank you so much, Alison for sharing your talent with us!
Business:
~Gala, Katie and Malinda turned in these adorable quilts for the Riverside NICU.
~ Blocks for our first Raffle Quilt are coming in! Background fabric was passed out at July’s meeting. You can find the tutorial for making the Wonky Shoo Fly blocks by clicking on the “Projects” tabs above. Blocks are DUE at September’s meeting.
~ The PMQG will host its first guild Quilt Show in December in conjunction with Nancy’s open house. All members are encouraged to enter at least one modern quilt. Finish those modern UFOs and support your Guild!
Show & Tell
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| Barb’s been a busy bee making this fun tote and fun quilts! |
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| Cathy’s sweet quilt looks like summer. |
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| The Rail Fence BOM inspired Katie to make this quilt. |
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| Nadine’s quilt is bursting with color! |
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| Malinda was sporting this fun tote made with ultra-suede. |
NEXT MONTH:
~ Our own Nancy of Nancy’s Calico Patch will share about experiencing the International Quilt Market.
~ September’s Block of the Month is an Improv Star Block.
~September’s Swap is MODERN Christmas fabrics. Bring as many fat quarters as you would like to swap. These will be a great start for making November’s Swap item (to be announced).
Reminders:
~ Quilt-Along participants (who swapped strips at our March meeting): Create anything you want from your blocks. Your finished projects are due at the OCTOBER meeting. Directions for making your blocks are HERE. TIP: Be sure the first seam you rip out is a dark fabric and work down from there.
~ Weather Challenge quilts are due at October’s meeting. Challenge quilts will be displayed at December’s Quilt Show!
See you in September!