More Info on Topics Discussed at May 5th Meeting

Please speak up if we missed anything --


Bobbin storage ideas; plastic tubing, foam toe separators, plastic spiral binders, and others;

Quiltville.com (Bonnie Hunter's site) -- oodles of free scrap quilt patterns and tips, including her "leaders and enders" system, scrap user's system, etc;.

Jacquie Gering of Tallgrass Prairie Studio;

SewGreen in Ithaca -- selling "pre-loved" fabric/yarn/thread, etc;

Folding a fat quarter (watch the video at the end of the blog post -- sorry about the ad);

Folding fabric;

Pat's method of using comic book boards for folding and storing fabric;

Women Swimmin' -- one of the IMQG members showed off a great quilt to be raffled?auctioned?;

The Modern Quilt Guild website -- includes info on SewDown Philadelphia;

The Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild in Wellsboro, PA is having Gyleen Fitzgerald as a guest speaker at their May 17th meeting (free -- everyone welcome). The lecture is "The Art of Color Blending". Her workshop (Going in Circles -- learn two techniques to achieve "perfect stress-free curves without piecing") on Saturday May 18th may have a few openings. Contact Anya for details;

MLQG is also sponsoring a bus trip to Quilt Odyssey in Hershey on July 26th. Signups for non-MLQG members will begin on May 18th. Contact Anya if interested.

Today's May's Meeting!

May 5, 2013 Meeting

 

Discussion Topic: Storage - held over from last meeting 

 

Discussion on next 3 months of Meeting Agendas 

 

Discussion about joining the national Modern Quilt Guild. ( Here is the MQG Presentation, you will need to sign in with your name and email, but it is free)

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/2557723879815715584

 

 

Orphan Fabric Day (bring fabric that you have fallen out of love and trade with someone else)

Art Grid Quilt - Starry Night Update

Show and Tell - Maybe a little slower this month! ;)

April's Meeting

I'm not sure we can top yesterday's meeting. It was truly awe inspiring! I have to say, after listening to Alice Gant, I wanted to race home and try some reverse applique'.

Alice Gant's work

Alice Gant and her work

Alice Gant demonstrating her reverse applique method

We are so lucky to have someone so talented (in our backyard no less), and willing to share so freely. Thank you Alice!

And if that wasn't enough, we got to put together our Art Grid project.

Another moment of shock and awe! I LOVE this quilt. Everyone did a fantastic job and we didn't lose a single ear. The plan is to have the top of this quilt sewn together by the next meeting. Our fearless project leader, Terri,  has offered to take on that challenge, thank you.

I will be posting more pictures from yesterday in our Flickr group shortly (this might take a while, lots of pictures). It will include all of our fabulous show and tell.

Happy!
Happy!
Happy!

Have fun quilting this month!

Pat

More Info on Topics from April 7th Meeting

Alice Gant -- wonderful presentation by our guest speaker -- here's her website

Quilting by the Lake -- July 2013

QBL2

New England Quilt Festival (formerly known as MQX)

Victoria Findlay Wolfe -- info can be found here

The Tompkins County Quilters Guild is asking for entries for their Oct 2013 show -- details can be found here -- IMQG members are invited to enter their quilts

And a big shout-out to Quilters Corner for allowing the IMQG to use their space for meetings!

WOOHOO! It's Meeting Day!

Today is going to be a fabulous meeting! We have Alice Gant, one of our own local Quilt Divas as our guest speaker. Ms. Gant is quite gracious to take time to do this and want to support quilt artists, we are suggesting a $5 donation.

We are also sharing our finished Art Grid Quilt project - Starry Night. I hope everyone was able to complete their block. I know that several people have struggled, hopefully we haven't lost any ears over the project! ;)

Here is what we had done from last month's meeting

The discussion topic for today is Storage. If your storage item is small, bring it to the meeting, if it's big take a picture! I've spent the better part of the last month cleaning out my quilting stuff, I hope there are some great ideas I can "steal"!

And last but not least, don't forget your show and tell. Everyone always has such wonderful things to share!

See you soon!

Pat

Happy National Quilting Day!

More Info From March Meeting

Great meeting today, with lots of topics discussed. Here are some links for more info (if I've left anything out, please speak up!).

Superior Threads -- lots of info in their "education" section;

Aurifil Thread -- loads of info there;

Red Rock Threads -- source for lots of brands of thread;

Isacord Thread -- mostly known for embroidery;

Sewers Aid -- helps with thread issues;

TOWA tension gauge -- for long-arm and mid-arm machines;

Bernina Stitch Regulator , Baby Lock Stitch Regulator, and Pfaff Stitch Regulator;

10-Minute Quilt Block -- video and book;

Ricky Tims' One-Seam Flying Geese -- method used in Pat's Gothic Windows block;

Y-Seams -- just "Google" it and you can find lots of instructions;

Craftsy -- lots of info, some classes are free, others are for a fee;

Alice Gant -- one of the Quilt Divas, our guest speaker at the April 7th meeting;

Tompkins County Quilters Guild -- show coming up in October 2013;

Disappearing Nine-Patch pattern -- and Double Disappearing Nine-Patch pattern;

Andover Fabrics;

There are lots of sources for hot-fix crystals -- just Google it;

Quilter's Preview Paper -- for auditioning quilting designs on your quilt top;

Spoonflower -- for designing your own fabric;

Lumiere fabric paint;

Snow "quilts and some "free-motion snow stitching";

More info on shows in Lancaster in March -- all of the following are held at the same time --

AQS show in Lancaster -- note that they don't have a date for 2014;

"Lancaster Quilt Show" -- this seems to be the former "Quilt Blossom Festival" at the Continental Inn;

"Lancaster Spring Quilt Show" -- at the Host Resort, but not the "old" Lancaster show known as Quilters' Heritage Celebration.