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Orange County Modern Quilt Guild Orange County, California The guild is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization

Holly Jolly Fun

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.

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

November 2020 Book Challenge Entries

Maker: Jo Treffner Book: Teddy Bear’s Picnic About this Quilt:
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.”
Maker: Jeri Polizzotto Book: What If? About this Quilt: I based my quilt on the title of my book “What If?” There are many ways to interpret the question, ‘what if?’ The book is a scientific look at answers to some absurd what if questions. I chose to look at the question in an inspiring way. What if I try something new? What if dreams come true? The words “what if” are intentionally subtle in my quilt and the question mark is bold, because it is a big question! I dyed the fabric in an ombre and let them fall in place randomly. I like the movement this creates between the different shades. I quilted it with a decorative stitch and my walking foot (from a Jacquie Gering Craftsy class) and I love the texture it added to the quilt. I had fun with the back of the quilt keeping the triangle theme going.
Maker: Susie Johnson Book: The Color of Bee Larkham’s Murder About this Quilt: The name of this quilt pattern is Be Seen which is depicting the colors that the boy in the novel “sees” when he hears sounds, e.g., the sound of a person’s voice or the sound of birds singing.
Maker: Lisa Handley Book: The 100 Rebellion About this Quilt: This quilt was made during the Pandemic after choosing my book for the challenge. It was made when things were in chaos and we were unsure about what was next for humanity. I made it with material I had – and not perfect. It kind of looks like stars in a murky sky. It’s metal looking. While making it, I felt very much like the book, asking what was next – everything was unknown. The 100 Book Series is set ninety-seven years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity’s lone survivors sends one hundred juvenile delinquents back to Earth, in hopes of possibly re-populating the planet.
Maker: Susan Manson Books: Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Stardust, & Unicorn Academy About this Quilt: Tula Pink’s Pinkerville fabric weaves fantasy tales about Unicorns, Serpents, Owls, Stardust and more with bright, youthful colors and bold graphics. Generously sized at 62×63, preteens can grow with their books from ages 6-12. Quilting: Cosmic Quilting. Quilt Pattern: Weave by Running Doe Quilts.
Maker: Mary O’Bannon Book: Phantom Tollbooth About this Quilt:
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!

Maker: Gail Sevilla Book: Hatchet About this Quilt: This is a book about a teenager unexpectedly alone in the Canadian woods and having to learn how to survive. He needs to stay calm and step by step figure out how to stay alive. I used a pattern called Show Up by artist Lisa Congdon to make this 60 X 72 quilt with words of encouragement. Instead of a white background, I used an army green Friedlander print then based all my other selections on things from my stash that worked well with it. I think it is suited for a young man.
Maker: Kelly Hogan Book: LumberJanes About this Quilt: I made a rainbow bargello inspired by LumberJanes and also a YA book called “Anger is a Gift” by Mark Oshiro. LumberJanes is a comic book series about a group of girl friends at camp. It is estimated that a disproportionate number of homeless youth in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (11-40%). I wanted to make a quilt that was a warm rainbow hug of love for these youth. The quilt was hand tied with embroidery floss.
Maker: Helene Born Book: Love and Other Detours About this Quilt: The quilt is 72 X 72″ made with drunkard’s path piecing and nine patch. Pattern by Vanessa Goertzen called Hey Cupcake. Fabrics are: Dash Flow, QT 2016 & Kona solid (Chocolate Brown). Quilted myself with pantograph in a paisley shape that matched the backing fabric design.
Maker: Janet Segner Book: My Side of the Mountain About this Quilt: A modern ombre mountain.
Maker: Betty Alstadt Book: A Book That Takes Its Time About this Quilt: The book and quilt are for an older teenager. The size is 49″ wide by 60″ long. The quilt pattern is based on Tossed Squares by Debra Finan. The fabrics were selected for their cheerfulness and brightness. Fabrics are from Free Spirit Fabrics, including Outlander, Kaffee Fassett, Tula Pink, Riley Blade Glohaven and Moda Zen Chic. The quilting was done by me using a domestic machine.
Maker: Barbara Knapp Book: Girl Stolen About this Quilt: This quilt is made using Allison Glass fabric with a charcoal background. The links were echo quilted using variegated thread and the charcoal background was quilted in horizontal lines. Although the quilt pattern is called Infinity, it reminded me of chains. In the story Cheyenne, a blind teenage, was accidentally kidnapped and tied up to keep her from running away. There was even a dog in the story that was tied up to a massive chain, however I’m sure this chain is much more colorful. It was really good story and I highly recommend it.

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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 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.

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