Meeting Recap February 2023

 

Co-President Elisa Salas opened up the meeting

 

Program: Improvisational Quilting (Improv)

Kris Jarchow helped us understand the ever-evolving notion of improv.

She defined four different approaches to improv aka. "making it your own":

1. Purchased patterns or designs

    -change up fabrics, colors, change layout or size, maybe secondary patterns, change size of design, make only one block and so on.

2. No Plan: Create shapes and odd sized pieces, strips etc…

    -work out sections and build the piece up with no particular outcome

     (Sherri Lynn Wood’s flexible patterning - “Yes, and”- philosophy)

3. With intent

    -design blocks, shapes etc with a plan for placement, size or finish for the most part

4.  Inspired by something in nature, photograph or emotion

     -work to recreate it or small portion of it (leaning towards art quilts) and can fall into any of the above.

 
and have fun!

 

 Some of the quilts by Kris and friends demonstrating different improv techniques.

 

Show and Tell

Albie Osborn - collage hearts

 

Rhonda Eddy - upscaled patch mug rug, bag recycled from twill pants

Deanna Faimon - collage hearts

Tom Meyer - ruler work wall hanging

Deborah Ebke - gnome wall hanging

Nancy Goff - arrow wall hanging

MaggieRose Copple - elephant quilt, borders quilt (LQG workshop quilt)

Sheila Green - collage hearts, QuiltCon swap wall hanging

Elisa Salas - bag, improv driftwood wallhanging

Kate Honeyman - shirt

Quilts on the beach mailed in from paradise by Lora Yardley

 

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Upcoming Events

March 11: Sew Day

March 18: National Quilting Day

March 28: LMQG meeting, Michael James career highlights presentation