Meeting Recap

If you missed the meeting in Sisters we hope to see you in Bend. 

We discussed: 

QuiltCon charity quilt

2015 Challenge

Started accepting 2015 dues

Show and tell from Kim

WIP Wednesday: QuiltCon Charity Quilt

Welcome to the series where we feature works in progress by guild members. Enjoy!

Today we're featuring the charity quilt challenge for QuiltCon. Check out this for more information.

It all started with the color palette given by the challenge. We ordered a bundle from The Intrepid Thread to get us started:

The challenge was to use an alternate grid (this concept is covered thoroughly in this MQG blog post), which is fun, but we also thought it would be fun to use blocks of different sizes. In the past we've done these group projects with random block sizes, but this time we chose certain sizes, but there's three sizes. Blocks will finish at 12 inches, 8.5 inches, and 5 inches. Based on this idea, Kayla drew up this sketch that is just amazing! We are using the cool colors (grey, blue, greens), for the large blocks and the teeny ones, and the warm colors (red, orange, yellow, purples) for the medium blocks. It should look great and really striking! All of our blocks will be a house of some kind. 

then we cut up fabric for bundles, and have been distributing those bundles these last couple of weeks. If you haven't gotten a bundle and still want to make a block, contact Kayla. Bear in mind the due date for the blocks is coming up on the 20th of this month. 

Some people have already made their blocks! We can't wait to see how they all come together. 

Work In Progress: Stitch and Flip Improvisation

During Quilter's Affair, five of us from COMQG took a Stitch and Flip class from Jacquie Gering. It was so much fun!

Jacquie shows one of her samples.

Here's all the components of a Stitch and flip quilt.

Lindsey's

Crystal's

Kayla's 

Susan's. This isn't her final layout, but isn't it cool!?

Shannon's

Quilter's Affair Class Work in Progress

On Wednesdays, we feature works in progress by guild members. Enjoy!

Susan and I (Lindsey) and a few other friends were lucky enough to take a quilting class from Angela Walters at Quilter's Affair this week! It was the best class!

My sample from the class.

Angela did a lot of sketching on the white board.

And her samples were lovely!

Work in Progress Wednesday

This week we're featuring guild member works-in-progress from the MQG Michael Miller fabric challenge. A few members brought their projects in progress to the meeting this week.
Enjoy!

Sarah P's. Look at those rich colors!

Laurie's is so cool!

Susan has the top to her baby quilt done. 

And Janice has made a couple of table runners.

WIP COMQG Banner

Kayla's been working furiously on our banner!

On Wednesdays we feature a work in progress by COMQG members. This week it is our quilted banner. Members made blocks and they're getting pieced together...

WIP Wednesday: More TShirt Quilts

So many people are working on T shirt quilts right now!

Katy's is so great!

And Shannon is working on this one inspired by sampler quilts. 

WIP Wednesday: T-Shirt Quilts!

On Wednesdays we share works in progress by guild members. Enjoy!

Kayla is making this T-shirt quilt (sashed with our favorite Quilter's Linen) for her cousin. 

Christy cut up the logos from her Tshirts into 6" squares and is laying them out in this fun pattern that radiates from the center of the quilt. 

WIP Wednesday, Modern Metallics

On Wednesdays we feature works in progress by guild members. Today we're featuring the WIPs for the Modern Metallic Challenge. These are for a group exhibit at Quilt!Knit!Stitch! in Portland in August. Modern Quilt Guilds in the Pacific Northwest were invited to participate, and we are very grateful to our fabric sponsor Robert Kaufman for donating the Quilter's Linen Metallic that we were provided and used in our challenge quilts. Check out the Modern Metallic Blog for more information about the rest of the guilds participating in the challenge.

Up first is Katy's challenge. It's reversible, so she's still trying to decide which side is the front. Both are awesome! The navy is stunning! with the metallic quilter's linen.

My (Lindsey) quilt has these elongated hexagons on the back. The front was inspired by seeing a brick pattern on a building exterior in Warm Springs, Oregon as I was driving and day-dreaming about what to do for the front of this quilt. I quilted the white space (the white is a Robert Kaufman Textures, and it's wonderful!) with a paisley design, and now I'm in the process of hand quilting the diagonals.

Shannon used a cool technique where she made big pinwheels and sliced 'em up to make the blocks for this:


Sarah G has a really cool plan


And Sarah P does, as well!

Kristin is using this gorgeous silk with hers:


And Amy is planning on using the Mini Hex n More ruler for hers. Until she starts, she's carrying it around on her bag. What a cute accessory!

Members share their space

Welcome to the series where members share their sewing space. Today is my (Lindsey) turn. Enjoy!

I sew in a spare room. I spend more time in here than any other room in the house when I'm home just hanging out, so it has more than just my sewing. I like to keep most things stored out of sight in the closet. If I let the room get too cluttered, it's not fun for me to sew or spend time in here. Here's the two sides of my closet: on the top shelf I have my projects in shoe boxes or bags, along with yarn and a few other assorted items. The works in progress in the closet tend to be long term projects: one's that I've put on the back burner, or long term projects like blocks of the month. The floor has a couple of tubs with my fabric. I don't have a big stash and I like to make sure it doesn't outgrow those tubs. I want to hoard fabric but I try to resist! In there is also my spare sewing machine, my ironing board, my roll of batting, finished projects. The room is small, and during the winter I leave my bike on the trainer so it's a bit crowded at the moment.




On the other side of the room, I have some mini quilts on the wall by the window. That chair always has my most current works in progress on it, ones that need quilting or binding, and I have recently put a dent in that pile so there is only one quilt needing binding right now. I got that curtain wire and clips from IKEA and love it for hanging little blocks and fun, inspiring things along that entire wall. Those dogs are always laying on the futon, keeping me company when I'm in here.

My sewing machine (a Baby Lock Melody) sits on a small desk from IKEA. I actually love the desk's small size because when I'm free motion quilting, I can jam the quilt in the corner against the wall instead of worrying about the quilt falling off the table. This desk has a keyboard tray that is really handy for storing notions or extra fabric when sewing.

Next to the desk is my bookshelf that has more fabric storage and other things. This is where most works in progress that I'm just starting hang out until they're too big for a shelf. I also have some precuts and bundles on the shelves. I really try to keep the top of the shelf cleared off so that it's space I can use. I really don't like clutter so I prefer to keep everything put away or in the closet so that the clutter doesn't get too bad.
You can also see my design wall (a flannel-backed tablecloth) with the Modern Metallic challenge.

You'll probably notice: I don't have any cutting table in here! I don't have room with the current set up, although sometimes I will cut on top of the bookshelf if the pieces are small enough for my small, rotating mat. Instead, I usually cut on my kitchen island.
Thanks for taking the tour of my sewing room!

WIP Wednesday: Absolute Bag

On Wednesdays we feature works in progress by guild members. Today we're featuring the Absolute Bag. Marilyn, Quiltworks owner, developed this pattern and taught us the class in late March. Marilyn sells the pattern and a kit of pre-cut Soft and Stable at Quiltworks.

Check out some of the great Absolute Bags made during the class!

Janice and Erin both made theirs with Tula Pink's Acacia fabric and it looks so great!

This is one of Susan's, she's planning on making a bunch

And Kristin's:

and Corni's

What a great, fun class! Thanks Marilyn!!

Work in Progress Wednesday: #SPTula100 edition

On Wednesdays we feature works in progress by guild members. A few members are in clubs hosted by the Stitchin' Post, and we're featuring them last week and this week.
The Stitchin' Post is offering club for the Tula Pink 100 Modern Quilt Blocks. The club is informal: members come and chat about the blocks and planning their quilt. Jackie offers tips about how to make the blocks and how to choose fabrics for them. Since there isn't a lot of instruction, it's a fun time to come hang out and chat! We're all using the hashtag #SPTula100 in social media.

Tula Pink will be at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in 2015. Club members are invited to hang their finished quilt in a special exhibit of quilts made from blocks from this book, and rumor is that we might even get to meet Tula herself!


Jackie and a few others have suggested taking the book to an office shop and getting it spiral bound, like Tamra did. Look how it lays flat on the table!

Tamra's blocks are looking amazing:

Jackie's finished quilt is hanging at the Stitchin' Post, go check it out! Here it is while she was still working on it:

and when it was hanging on the window inside looking like stained glass:

Janice is working on the quilt also:

Lindsey's blocks: