Good Morning Maine Modern Quilters! It may be snowy today but the extended forecast looks good for Saturday Feb 27! Check your email for details about the meeting. It will be a jam packed meeting with lots to do. Hope to see you all on Saturday!
Saturday, January 16 Canceled Due to Weather!
Hope to see you all February 27:
8:45 – 3:00
Lewiston-Auburn College, University of Southern Maine
51 Westminster Street, Lewiston
Agenda for January 16, 2016
Saturday, January 16
8:45 – Noon
Lewiston-Auburn College – University of Southern Maine
51 Westminster Street, Lewiston
Please drive around back and enter through that door.
Agenda:
Welcome!
News and Announcements
January Block:
Each month members have been creating a modern interpretation of a traditional block – and sometimes entire quilts or projects with that interpretation. The block for January is Lone Star. (Earlier this year everyone put the name of a block on a slip of paper – from that list, we will draw a new block for February at the meeting.)
Nametag Activity:
Please bring a 5″ square with a design in the center of the block and a border around the design. It is suggested that the border be a lighter color. No sewing supplies needed, but if you have a small cutting mat/ruler/rotary cutter, please bring that. If you have a nametag you love, please bring it to share.*
Break
Fat Quarter Swap – bring a modern fabric fat quarter, take one home!*
Show and Tell*
*Please note that participation in all activities is optional. Snack policy is to bring your own snack, however; if you bring a snack to share it will be appreciated and consumed!
From Callie Lavoie at Maine Quilts – can you help?
“I am looking for a Shipped Quilts volunteer. Task is to accept delivery of 20 -30 quilts (usually) in July, deliver to the Civic Center Wednesday morning of hanging day by 9 a.m. and pickup on Sunday night to mail back to the registrant. I need to find someone in the next 30 days for quilt registration purposes. Any ideas or names I can call? It is not a long task, just during July with a 10 day window to accept delivery. “
Really appreciate it!
Callie
Callie Lavoie, Maine Quilts Coordinator
Pine Tree Quilters Guild, Inc.
info@mainequilts.org
http://www.mainequilts.org
http://www.facebook.com/MaineQuilts
207.216.7358
The next issue of Piecing Together Maine Quilts is here about new happenings at Maine Quilts 2016!
Share with your chapters, please and I will add to our website, http://www.mainequilts.org.
December 5, 2015
On Saturday, Dec. 5, the Maine Modern Quilters had a great holiday gathering! First off , was the passing of the presidential gavel from Betsy to Sharon. Thank you Betsy for your dedication to the formation of the group and service to Maine Modern Quilters! And good luck to Sharon in her new role as our fearless leader!
The morning was filled with silly little quilty games, a hot mat swap, yummy treats and as always, a beautiful show and tell. The members also made a generous donation to the Good Shepard Food Bank. Thanks to all who made this a memorable event!
December 5 Meeting
Christmas Party
December 5; 8:45 am – Noon
University of Southern Maine,
51 Westminster Street, Lewiston
Drive around the building to park by the entrance at the back of the building. Once you enter, it is pretty easy to find the room! No need to bring sewing supplies for this meeting. Here is the agenda:
- Introductions
- Kitty, dues due, maple leaf block of the month challenge and drawing for January block
- Modern fabric quarter game – to participate, bring a modern fat quarter, return home with a different one!
- January meeting date
Christmas Party!
- There will be a game! If you would like to participate in the game, please bring two 6 1/2″ squares of holiday fabric .
- Make and bring a 10″ hot mat wrapped if you would like to participate in a gift exchange
- One of our members will demonstrate a short-cut binding technique
- Per our usual policy, each person should bring their own snacks and beverages. Please note that no one will be upset if you choose to bring snacks and beverages to share!
- We are collecting items to donate to the food bank – if you would like to participate please bring a non-perishable food item or items such as kleenex, pampers, feminine items, soap, shampoo – your choice.
- See below for details on the monthly challenge, the next snuggle in, and the November election results.
Lost & Found
- If you found a pair of blue fleece gloves at the Alewives meeting last month, we found the owner. Please bring the gloves or connect with Diane at whinny74@fairpoint.net
November, 2015
On Saturday, November 14, we gathered at Alewives Fabrics in Nobleboro. Thanks to Rhea for hosting our enthusiastic group! It was a busy meeting with the group holding elections for officers of the guild, a beautiful show and tell and a mini workshop was given to learn new improv block techniques. Minutes of the meeting are in the email sent to all active guild members.
On October 5, 2015, Jacquie Gering taught a Supernova Technique class to our Maine Modern Quilters at A Gathering of Stitches in Portland. Jacquie is a world renowned modern quilter and we are so thrilled she came to Maine to give us this wonderful class.
September 26 Meeting
Hazel Henderson
Hazel displays some Improv quilting blocks that she made. This concept is not so far from the Crazy Quilts her mother made many years ago, starting with a block in the middle and adding on. These blocks have a white backing.
Hazel Henderson, “Scrap Scramble” Teacher
Hazel taught a class called Scrap Scramble. We each brought 2 solid fat quarters and started out by placing 1 FQ on a community table. We each chose a fabric that someone else brought, added the white that Hazel supplied, and proceeded to make either an X or O block under a time limit of 30 minutes. Sew machines humming! Jen J won a prize for finishing first. Sue D. won the second place prize. Lots of FUN. We each made two blocks and displayed them on a design wall. Hazel will piece a charity quilt and will gladly accept help in doing that! Look for the X’s and O’s in some of the following photos.
Sue Arnold
Sandy Johnson
Yeah, Sandy! Thanks, for taking minutes!
Tula Pink Blocks by Jane Hann Morey
TULA PINK BLOCKS
Tula Pink blocks on the wall behind Jen.
TULA PINK BLOCKS
Bonnie and her daughter’s dog
Bonnie and little “Mustard”
Modern Blocks by Hazel
Cindy, right, Hazel, middle and Emily
Cindy Visbaras, left, and Sue Duval
Bonnie Dwyer, Manchester
Bonnis is teaching a modern Improv class.
Maine Modern Quilt Guild at Cotton Weeds Quilt Shop in Freeport, Maine 4/18/15
Unfortunately we are missing some members, but here are quite a few from our FANTASTIC group!
Left to right, back row:
Sandy Johnson, Betsy Cannan, Carmen Dickinson, Sara Allen, Adma Willis, Sharon Vandermay, Audrey Arguin, Jen Johnson
Middle row: Eleanor Dickens, Joan Emerson, Bonnie Dwyer, Jane Hann Morey, Karen Bean, Kathryn Simel, Stephanie Berry, Ellie Fellers
Front row:
Fred Maitland, Beth Maitland, Ann-Marie Schechtman, Sue Duval, Sue Arnold
Jen Johnson, Presque Isle in the winter and Boothbay in the summer
Jen first displays 2 self-designed quilts, each using only 5 fabrics. The next quilt is also self-designed and modern quilted by Jen. Beautiful, Jen! Glad you are back in Boothbay!
Tula Pink Blocks of the Month, by Sue Arnold of Brunswick and Sandy Johnson of Winthrop
Sue Arnold and Sandy Johnson provided their Tula Pink blocks. TU!
Sharon Vandermay, Grey-New Gloucester
Sharon Vandermay designed this quilt and did all the beautiful quilting, which we can’t see in the photo, on her Handiquilter Longarm Quilting Machine. Congrats, Sharon!
Audrey Arguin, Bethel
What a great use of color and geometric shapes! Love it!
Eleanor Dickens, Kennebunk
We have another Hexi lover! The back of the hexi quilt is shown in the center.
Plus, Eleanor has been working on the smaller hexi quilt. We learned from Eleanor how she applied the hexis and complimented them with straight line quilting. Beautiful!
Adma Willis, Raymond
Adma really crossed the line when she made this beautiful MODERN quilt! Woo Hoo, Adma! Congrats!
Of course, the yellow and blue baby quilt will be cuddled a lot!
Sue Duval, Minot
Sue loves hexies. The end result is yet to be determined!
And, Sue made this wonderful bag using K Fasset fabrics. The bag is lined, has many inner compartments, zippers, magnetic clips, etc. Big accomplishment!
Ellie Fellers, New Gloucester
Ellie Fellers shows her One-Seam Flying Geese quilt, taught by Carmen Dickinson, and two of her Making Waves Quilts, taught by Ann-Marie Schetchman. Notice the size difference in the Making Waves quilts!
Jane Hann Morey, Augusta
Jane shows her modern quilt which originally called for the center of the stars to be a color. But, being the modern quilter that Jane is, she changed the centers to be white, adding to the negative space.
The second smaller quilt was sewn using the One-Seam Flying Geese method, taught by Carmen Dickinson, which originated in England and was shared by Ricky Tims.
Kathryn Simel, Cushing
Kathryn Simel, Maine Modern Quilter, is the owner and designer of Midcoast Cottage Design in Cushing, Maine.
She specializes in designing modern patterns with a cottage flair; bright, solid colors, subtle, and beautiful.
Karen Bean, Bethel
Karen Bean showed what she learned from this great book, A Quilter’s Mixology by Angela Pingel, by making this beautiful table runner.
Scrap Toss!
The blurring you see is fabric being tossed in the air.
We should do this again!
Betsy Cannan’s Modern Quilt “Totem” designed by Carolyn Friedlander. Betsy lives in Minot.
Totem is the first quilt and Chistmas Sparkle (Making Waves) was designed by Weeks Ringle of Modern Quilt Studio. The center of Totem was paper-pieced. I used June Taylor’s Perfect Piecing foundation sheets and loved them. Most is left in place for stabilization. Making Waves was taught by Ann-Marie Schetchman, Modern Quilter. My husband, Don, is holding up Christmas Sparkle for me.
Weeks Ringle and her husband Bill Kerr will be teaching and presenting at the Maine Quilt Show in July 2015.
Carmen’s “Making Waves” Quilt
Hazel’s One-Seam Flying Geese Quilt
Feb. 28th Meeting- The Geese are Flying! Thanks Carmen for teaching us!
February 28 Show and Tell
The Wave! Taught by Ann Marie
Show and Tell
Charity Quilts quilted by Betsy. Thanks everyone!!
Riley Blake Challenge Fabrics Charity Quilts November 2014
Jane Hann Morey, left, pieced the blocks that MMQG members made using the left over fabric from the Riley Blake Challenge. Two completed quilts will be donated to the Oncology Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston, Maine. They will be used by patients when they have infusion treatments. A third quilt will be donated to the Linus project. Thank you to everyone who helped with this project!!!!! (Stephanie Berry, Treasurer, right)
Photos November 2014
Block of the Month 2014
Blocks of the Month.
October Meeting – A fun day at Alewives taking a color class with Rhea!
Quilts! Modern Quilts!
Awesome Indigo Dyeing
Modern Metropolis Block
Sun Prints – Gorgeous Works of Art!
Maine Modern Quilters 