January 2023 Meeting Recap

Wednesday, February 1, 2023


 

Deanna Faimon Trunk Show

 Deanna told us about her quilting journey, starting with traditional quilts.

Deanna's first collage quilts.


Adding embellishments and texture


Spheres workshop collage

The little ballerina series





Recent work



 

Members Show and Tell

Bonnie resuscitated more W.O.M.B.A.T.s with embellishments.




 
Deb made a tree and a red & white quilt

Vicky made a quilted jacket and a Wizard of Oz T-shirt quilt

 
Kate made a reversible quilted pullover.


 
Albie made a boho heart sampler.

 
Tom made a quilt with shaded crumb blocks.

 
Sheila made another gorgeous quilted jacket and her Quilt-con mini-swap quilt.

Kris used every shade of pink in her stash for her challenge quilt.

 
Nancy made cubes from bright stripes and swirls inspired by colors in her garden.


Tammy finished her Oneto challenge quilt, free-form log cabins from hand-dyed strips, a hand-quilted whole cloth quilt, and a cyano-type wall hanging.  Phew!














Sew Day Recap January 2023

Sunday, January 15, 2023

 

It was great to see some of our members again after the long winter break.  

Let's see what everyone was working on.


Anita consulting with Elisa and Nancy about her "lipstick cowgirl" bag project.

Anita working on her bag.

Nancy sewing down a hanging sleeve.

Nancy's "Vexed" quilt (pattern and class coming soon!)

 Nancy moved on to piecing some colorful half-rectangle triangles.


Elisa and Sylvia working on embroidery (and snacks).

Elisa recently finished this terrific bag.


Tammy basting her starry Bee quilt.



Jennifer having way too much fun pin basting her "Arithmetic" quilt.


Sarah getting ready to bind this mini-quilt.


It was a busy day that the International Quilt Museum!  We also had visits from Kris and Jennifer, our "neighbors" in the Quilts of Valor group, and participants in Sheila's jacket workshop going on downstairs.

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Upcoming Events

Jan 31: Guild Meeting: Deanna Faimon Trunk Show

Feb 11: Collage Workshop

Feb 28: Guild Meeting

May 5-7: LMQG Spring Retreat


Meeting January 2023

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Deanna Faimon Trunk Show



 

Starting as a traditional quilter, Deanna’s techniques are still evolving, combining techniques from multiple sources including Susan Carlson’s book Serendipity Quilts, workshops with Danny Amazonas, Stephanie Brandenburg with Frond Design Studios, and Laura Heine technique.

See more of Deanna's work on her Facebook page: Quiltilicious

Check out our workshop with Deanna on February 11, 2023: Workshop 

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Upcoming Events

Feb 11: Collage Workshop

Feb 28: Guild Meeting, 5:30 - 7 PM

May 5-7: LMQG Spring Retreat