Love is in the air, so what better than to spend time with your Guildies?!

NEW THIS YEAR! - We're going to do a whole day Zoom!  Join when you can, recap at 2:30

 

What to work on? Anything you'd like! 

If you need inspiration, try these:

• Cindy Grisdela Challenge Quilt

• Try out a Technique of the Month! 

• Or, just in for Valentine's day, try out a Mug Rug! They're short and sweet quilting projects that take less than an hour to get done! 

  • Check out one tutorial here. 

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  Meetings: Feb 23, Mar 30 (Carole Lylse Shaw), Apr 27, May 25 (Irene Roderick), Jun 22, Jul 27, Aug 31, Sep 28, Oct 25, Nov 30
  Please check your email for the Zoom invite
   
  SewDays: Feb 13, Mar 13, Apr 10, May 8, Jun 12, Jul 10, Aug 14, Sep 11, Oct 9, Nov 13
  
  
  
  QuiltCon Together: Feb 18-22
   
  Kansas City Regional Quilt Show: Jun 17-19

January Meeting 2021 Recap

 

It was so great to see everyone! 

Introducing the 2021 Board

• Mary Dittenber and Jeni Kuszak Ehlers - Co-Presidents
• Jennifer McKitrick - Vice President
• Lora Yardley - Treasurer
• June Pederson - Secretary
• Elisa Salas - Social Media Director

 The board shared their journeys to Modern quilting

 

Goals for this year

• 3 National Speakers
  

1. March: Carole Lyle Shaw, What Makes A Modern Quilt and Trends in Modern Quilting. Carole started making quilts for her nieces and nephews and has expanded to design patterns to help quilters dive into modern quilting. 60-minute lecture and trunk show. See more here!
2. May - Irene Roderick, 45 min trunk show. Irene started in painting and moved to textile arts. She describes her technique as "dancing with the wall", starting centrally and expanding outward in an intuitive design. See more at her website. 
3. 3rd TBD

• 2  Virtual Workshops - in planning stages
• Retreat - hopes for in person - Covid pending

 

Announcements

Congrats to the QuiltCon 2021 acceptances!!!

 Guild TOM Quilt! Joined by Kris Jarchow, Jennifer McKitrick, Michelle Cotton and Juliette Karjala. Quilted by Sonya Nelson

 

 

LMQG 2021 Community Outreach Quilt - "Convergence"

Pieced by Nancy Goff, Mary Dittenber, Diane Wilson, Jennifer McKitrick, Tom Meyer, Elisa Salas. Quilted by Jennifer McKitrick and Mary Dittenber. 

 

Liz Thanel's group quilt, partners are Jennifer A. VanDyke, Kris Jarchow, Phyllis Higley, and Judy Crockett. Quilted by Liz Thanel.

 

 

And to the Cherrywood Challenge Finalists!

 

Vicky Bedell

 

Elisa Salas, "Princess of All Our Hearts"

Upcoming Quilt Shows

QuiltCon 2021

When: February 18-22, 2021

Where: Virtual

Who: held by the Modern Quilt Guild

Where to register? Go here, if you haven't registered already.  

Registered already? Check this link to see your signups.

Learn more: https://www.quiltcon.com/ 

 

Kansas City Regional Quilt Show

The Kansas City Regional Quilt show is back on for it's every 2 year show. This year is planned as in person, with measures taken for Covid. If there is need for cancellation, they will refund the ticket prices. See their website for more details. 

 

 

Presentations

Book Report

June Pederson presented a review of the fabulous Fabric Surface Design by Cheryl Rezendes. You can purchase directly from the publisher or from your favorite book seller. 

 

Technique of the Month

Like 2019, we're going to celebrate Pantone's colors of the year, Illuminating and Ultimate Gray

 

See more on our TOM 2021 Page 

The basics: Make 6.5 inch square blocks using the techniques, make one for you and one for the guild quilt.

 

Challenge Quilt

Last year, we had our national speaker, Cindy Grisdela, share her process and trunk show. Using her as inspiration, make a 24 x 24 inch quilt, any color. Due date is April 27th. Please check her Instagram (@cindygrisdelaquilts) or webpage for a refresher. 

Lora Yardley shared a guided improv to get you started. Please see the Challenge Page for instructions. 

Show and Tell

Albie Osborn showed her Singer, newly emerged from storage

And her stunning quilt

Sarah Maseth shared her quilt using Speckled fabric designed by Rashida Coleman Hale for Ruby Star

Jean Cotton shared her 1/2 square triangles, what a wintry beauty

 

Jill Strait's quilt is just in time for Valentine's Day

Tom Meyer shared this quilt creatively using sample fabric from our September meeting

Elisa Salas' guided improv quilt was from the Susie Quilt's Sew Along from this pattern.

Whoops! we misspoke: Next Sewday is the 2nd Saturday of the month. We'll see you February 13th! 

T.O.M. 2021

 

T.O.M. 2021

This year, as you make your Technique of the Month blocks, you'll make one and keep one. For each month, make TWO  6.5 inch square blocks using as many techniques as you like. Keep one block for yourself and have blocks set aside for a guild block. 

 

Use the Pantone fabric colors (pictured above). The match doesn't have to be perfect, but please keep it close.

We'll collect them at the end of year and make a whole quilt from the blocks. 

 

July 2021

• Bias Tape Blocks
  Take a look at these two techinique videos for how to apply to your fabric
  
  •  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiV3ziE4pOU
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RinV55gyDE
    

June 2021

• TOM - Thin lines
  
• Learn how to do this technique with our Pantone colors.
• If you have previous TOM blocks, please bring them to the meeting.
• Here's an example technique.
  

 April 2021

Letter or Monogram Applique!

• Supplies
• Fabric
• Pencil
• Fusible material
• Scissors 
• Stabilizer
  

Use a free hand font or one from any application. You can also find online fonts such as at DaFont.com.

Print to size. You can use 250 pt font to fit a 6 inch block. Trace it in reverse on your fusible.  Press following instructions from your fusible webbing. Trim your letter out, peel the paper, position and press on your block. use a stabilizer on the back and stitch your letter down. Ideas could be raw edge, satin stitch, or blanket stitch. 

February 2021

This month, it's Stamping!

DYI Stamping: 

• Supplies
• Stamp ink: Use ink for fabric or add a medium for fabric Medium can be found at craft stores. 
• Stamp carving kit: Speedy carve or Speedy Cut kits can be purchased from local craft stores or online. 
• Brayer/ Roller: for inking the stamps
• Process
• Draw your design on the stamp with a pencil. 
• Carve out your design. Remember: What you carve out won't be inked and will be printed on reverse on your fabric. 
• Ink your stamp with a brayer/roller and make the paint thin
  
• Mary does not recommend gluing on a wood block as it makes the stamp inflexible
  
• Have fun! - Random, interspersed, or all over!
  

 

Home Supply Stamping: 

• Supplies
• Stamp ink: Use ink for fabric or add a medium for fabric Medium can be found at craft stores. 
• Items from your house
• Ideas: Pizza triangle stands from take out pizza
• Pencil erasers
• Forks
• Plants
• Stamps you have laying around
  
• And more!
• Dip and blot or use a brayer/roller to apply the ink.
• Keep the ink thin and have fun with your designs!
  

January 2021

This month is all about Texture!
We shared a number of techniques - Bubble, Pleat, Shrink, Bubble Wrap

 

Bubble 

This is a "push through" technique that you stabilize. 

1- Use a 12 x 12 piece of fabric

2- Wet the fabric and wring till damp

3- Starting from the center, push through, holding the central places and you go around

4- After you've pushed through, let dry

5- Apply stabilizer on the back. You can choose to sew between your bubbles to help stabilize.

6- Choose your finish - add borders, reverse applique or trim to size

See more at this video

Pleat

1. Start with a larger piece - 10 to 12 inches
2. Regularly (or irregularly) place your folds and stitch down
3. Then, go in the opposite direction of fold, stitch down for more defition
4. Experiment with your designs!

 

Shrink

1. Using Chizimi shrinking thread, sew a desired pattern on your fabric. 
2. After you're done, expose your fabric to steam
3. We didn't have an exact size on this, try starting with a 9 inch square fabric block

Bubble Wrap

1. You can start with a 6.5 inch square fabric on this one. 
2. Apply a dye to the bubble wrap - use fabric dye or acrylics. 
3. You can use a brayer, paint roller, or experiment. Make sure it's color fast. 
4. Let it dry and fix as per ink instructions