Those that were able to make it to our December swap meet really enjoyed catching up. There were raffle items, block lotto exchanges, our toiletries drive for Orangewood, masks by Dawn and a look at our fantastic Quiltcon at Home quilt for 2021. It made us all hopeful for the coming year. So many wonderful quilty friends! Our next swap meet up will probably be in the Spring.
Author Archives: OCMQG
December Swap Meet

- December 6th, 2020
- Lisa Handley’s Driveway
- Party Time: 1 pm to 4 pm
- Bring Chairs, and Stay Awhile!
- COVID Safe Refreshments & Good Cheer
- Holiday Mask (required) and / or Attire!
- Raffle – $1 per ticket / 6 for $5
- Drawing at 3:30 pm
- Drop off Philanthropy Items & Quilts
- Drop off November Challenge and Book for Orangewood
- Hygiene Kits for Orangewood
- Pick Up Items
- Drop off Block Lotto/ Receive new Block Lottos
- Any questions- ocmodernquiltguild@gmail.com
2020 Book Challenge Winners

Best Expression of Book Theme: Teddy Bear’s Picnic by Joanne Treffner

Best Modern Design: The Color of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Susie Johnson
Members’ Choice: A Tie!
Fantasy books by Susan Manson LumberJanes by Kelly Hogan
November 2020 Book Challenge Entries
The front has six bears surrounded by fruity fabric suitable for a healthy picnic. There is a pocket at one corner that is supposed to be like a tree canopy, under which the bears can “hide and seek as long as they please.” On the back, one bear is tucked up in bed because “at 6 o’clock their mommies and daddies will take them home to bed because they are tired little teddy bears.”
My inspiration came from the book The Phantom Tollbooth which is about Milo, a bored boy who comes home to find a tollbooth in his house. He then gets in his toy car and begins a wonderful adventure traveling to crazy destinations filled with interesting characters. This pattern reminded me of the crazy road Milo takes on his journey. I embroidered Milo and his car along with a sign he encounters on the way to the tollbooth on the back. This book is a delight to read even for adults who need a laugh!
OC Modern Quilt Guild Members Only: cast your votes by clicking here.
Workshop with Amy Friend, March 7, 2021

Designing Paper Pieced Curves
In this live online workshop, Amy Friend will lead you through a series of exercises where you will design six paper pieced blocks, each with a different type of curve. Because you will be drawing your own blocks, everyone’s finished piece will be unique! We will also learn about modern quilt layouts that include negative space and alternate grid work. Using our paper pieced curves, negative space and alternate grid work, we’ll each create an 18″ mini quilt or pillow cover.
Updates will posted when registration opens.
Workshop with Jacquie Gering- January 17, 2021

Registration is now open for walking foot quilting with Jacquie Gehring. See more about this artist and quilter at https://www.jacquiegering.com/.
Workshop with David Owens Hastings, October 25, 2020

Workshop: Inspired by Architecture – David Owen Hastings: Using photos of architectural elements, David will guide you through the steps to design a mini fabric quilt. We will use the quilt-as-you-go method, sewing the top pieces, batting and backing simultaneously. David will demonstrate facing your quilt, to give a more modern finish than traditional look.
davidowenhastings.com
August 2020 MQG Pattern Challenge Results
Maker: Barbara Knapp
Pattern Used: Rock Candy by Yvonne Fuchs
Description: I made a smaller version of this quilt because I didn’t have enough purple fabric and I really wanted to use the purple in it. I ended up using a 4.25” square for the curved pieces and half square triangles….what was I thinking :/>, should have used 4.5” or 4”. Quilted using straight lines about 1/4” apart.
Maker: Sally Sloane
Pattern Used: City Lights by Anne Sullivan
Description: Sunset From Walnut Beach, inspired by a photo sent to me from my cousin in Ashtabula
Maker: Mary O’Bannon
Pattern Used: City Lights by Anne Sullivan
Description: I took the original pattern and changed the colors and made it smaller. I quilted vertical lines with straight stitching and horizontal lines of varying lengths with Sashiko stitching.
Maker: Susie Johnson
Pattern Used: Merge by Karen Foster
Description: I chose “Merge” for this challenge because I felt it was the most intriguing pattern. However, I thought that too many fabric colors were used in the original so I pared it down to just three colors instead of the original eight. I find the design much more compelling with the limited color palette and the saturated colors that I used. I also used a more subtle curvy quilting design which I think emphasizes the improv curves of the pattern more than the very busy quilting on the original quilt.
Maker: Lisa Handley
Pattern Used: City Lights by Anne Sullivan
Description: Walk on the Beach – Fabric from Tahiti and some Grunge Basic
Second Place
Maker: Joanne Treffner
Pattern Used: City Lights by Anne Sullivan
Description: City Lights – day & night. Driving into the city at night and leaving in the morning – so the back of the quilt is the same design mirror-imaged. The entire quilt is made of spotty fabrics with the exception of the green stripes that are the same back and front and serves as an homage to city parks. It is quilted with birds because what is a city without birds.
Third Place
Maker: Dana LaVenture
Pattern Used: Disappearing Oranges by Cheryl Brickey
Description: My quilt is 35″ X 38″, named Autumn Leaves. The Disappearing Oranges look like leaves. Therefore I have created Autumn Leaves that are softly being blown by the wind and the leaves are beginning to drop. The leaves are appliquéd to the white background.
First Place
Maker: Jeri Polizzotto Pattern Used: Rock Candy by Yvonne Fuchs Description:My quilt Party Mints was inspired by Yvonne Fuchs’ quilt Rock Candy. I like how she took a block and switched the colors around so that when they are next to each other it makes a new design. I included many of the same elements as her quilt – a limited number of colors in the palette, a curve and half square triangles. I came up with a nine patch block (with 7 inch squares) and sewed them in 3 different color ways. The fun part was laying them out to see all of the different secondary patterns! My daughter collaborated with me on the color palette and we had a fun day dying fabric together, but now she wants the quilt! I quilted it on my home sewing machine. Thank you OCMQG for the fun challenge! |
AUGUST 2020 MQG PATTERN CHALLENGE ENTRIES
Maker: Joanne Treffner
Pattern Used: City Lights by Anne Sullivan
Description: City Lights – day & night. Driving into the city at night and leaving in the morning – so the back of the quilt is the same design mirror-imaged. The entire quilt is made of spotty fabrics with the exception of the green stripes that are the same back and front and serves as an homage to city parks. It is quilted with birds because what is a city without birds.
Maker: Mary O’Bannon
Pattern Used: City Lights by Anne Sullivan
Description: I took the original pattern and changed the colors and made it smaller. I quilted vertical lines with straight stitching and horizontal lines of varying lengths with Sashiko stitching.
Maker: Susie Johnson
Pattern Used: Merge by Karen Foster
Description: I chose “Merge” for this challenge because I felt it was the most intriguing pattern. However, I thought that too many fabric colors were used in the original so I pared it down to just three colors instead of the original eight. I find the design much more compelling with the limited color palette and the saturated colors that I used. I also used a more subtle curvy quilting design which I think emphasizes the improv curves of the pattern more than the very busy quilting on the original quilt.
Maker: Lisa Handley
Pattern Used: City Lights by Anne Sullivan
Description: Walk on the Beach – Fabric from Tahiti and some Grunge Basic
Maker: Barbara Knapp
Pattern Used: Rock Candy by Yvonne Fuchs
Description: I made a smaller version of this quilt because I didn’t have enough purple fabric and I really wanted to use the purple in it. I ended up using a 4.25” square for the curved pieces and half square triangles….what was I thinking :/>, should have used 4.5” or 4”. Quilted using straight lines about 1/4” apart.
Maker: Sally Sloane
Pattern Used: City Lights by Anne Sullivan
Description: Sunset From Walnut Beach, inspired by a photo sent to me from my cousin in Ashtabula
Maker: Jeri Polizzotto Pattern Used: Rock Candy by Yvonne Fuchs Description:My quilt Party Mints was inspired by Yvonne Fuchs’ quilt Rock Candy. I like how she took a block and switched the colors around so that when they are next to each other it makes a new design. I included many of the same elements as her quilt – a limited number of colors in the palette, a curve and half square triangles. I came up with a nine patch block (with 7 inch squares) and sewed them in 3 different color ways. The fun part was laying them out to see all of the different secondary patterns! My daughter collaborated with me on the color palette and we had a fun day dying fabric together, but now she wants the quilt! I quilted it on my home sewing machine. Thank you OCMQG for the fun challenge! |
Maker: Dana LaVenture
Pattern Used: Disappearing Oranges by Cheryl Brickey
Description: My quilt is 35″ X 38″, named Autumn Leaves. The Disappearing Oranges look like leaves. Therefore I have created Autumn Leaves that are softly being blown by the wind and the leaves are beginning to drop. The leaves are appliquéd to the white background.
OC Modern Quilt Guild Members Only: cast your votes by clicking here.
Workshop with Mel Beach – August 30, 2020

Mel Beach, Slice of Improv Workshop is Sunday, August 30 from 10 am till 4 pm.
See more about Mel at See her work at https://melbeachquilts.com.