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Workshops for Everyone, 2021

Quilt by Amy Friend

At our January meeting, Susie and Mary let us know about great workshops throughout the rest of the year.

March 7- Amy Friend: Designing Paper Pieced Curves. Zoom meetup. Registration open now. $60 for members, $70 non members if available.
https://duringquiettime.com/2019/06/designing-paper-pieced-curves-workshop.html

May 23- Cindy Grisdela: Improv Puzzle Blocks. Zoom meetup. Registration will open February 25 (our next meeting). $60 for members, $70 for non members if available.
https://www.cindygrisdela.com/page1-2/

July 18- Marge Tucker: Modern Log Cabin. Zoom meetup. Registration will open April 29. $60 for members, $70 for non members if available.
http://margetuckerquilts.com/classes

September 12- Libs Elliott: Improv with Dynamic Stripes. Zoom meetup. Registration will open May 27. $60 for members, $70 for non members if available.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/clvv5w4dy9kpp6a/2021_Workshops.pdf?dl=0

CANCELLED——-November 7- Jean Impey: Spiderweb Quilt. This will be an in person workshop if possible. Stay tuned.

November 14- Daisy Aschehoug: Giant Nested Curves. Zoom meetup
Registration will open July 29. $60 for members, $70 for non members if available.
https://warmfolk.com/

January Meeting Fun

We enjoyed a great lecture from Amy Friend. Check out her work at her website https://duringquiettime.com/ . She is also offering us a discount on purchases for a limited time, please reach out if you don’t see it in the email. Now you can be inspired to make something for our spring challenge based on her talk, Alternate grids.

Great news on finances, OCMQG merchandise, workshops and more. So glad that so many of you made it to this meeting. It makes a difference. I will be posting additional information about workshops in the next post. You should also have more detailed minutes in your email.

Orangewood Drive a great Success!

Our generous guild was able to donate 32 bags of toiletries to Orangewood after our December Driveway meetup. I understand the staff at Orangewood was so surprised and grateful. We also donated 23 book quilts! Other quilts were also donated this year including a drive for baby quilts. We hope to keep this generosity going in 2021. We have opportunities to make Charity quilts, quilt already made tops, continue to collect toiletries and more. Special thanks to Sheri and Diane for all the hard work they put into coordinating these projects. We couldn’t have done it without you!

January Events

We made it to 2021! Already this Sunday, January 10 is our first Sewcial. It is from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Zoom information has been sent to your email. If you have any questions, please reach out at ocmodernquiltguild@gmail.com.

Jacquie Gering Workshop is coming up soon. It is on January 17. If you are signed up, you will have received information. I think this workshop is sold out but you can inquire at our email above.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at our first meeting of the year, Thursday, January 28. We are lucky to have a guest speaker, Amy Friend. She will also present a workshop in March that you can sign up for now.

Please remember to renew your membership as soon as possible. We can accept paypal payments and checks. Please reach out in an email if you need more details. Quilt on!!

Sign up now for Amy Friend Workshop

Email ocmodernquiltguild@gmail.com if you would like a spot at the Amy Friend workshop on March 7, 2021. The cost for members is just $60. (Not open at this time for non members, check at beginning of February or contact us.) It is a day long virtual workshop. Her website is http://www.duringquiettime.com.

This is her description of the workshop: Designing Paper Pieced Curves

“I love designing paper pieced curves. In this workshop, I will lead you through a series of exercises where you will design 6 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 gridwork, we’ll each create an 18″ mini quilt or pillow cover. “

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.