July’s Show and Tell

 

“Samantha’s Polka Pots” by Caron Mosey

(More pictures here)

“Ovarian Cancer Quilt” made for her sister Wendy

Pieced by Peggy Kopasz, quilted by Rhonda Coy

The Raffle Quilt for the group at Elaine’s Quilt Shop

made by Lisa Burmann

“Sweet Dreams” top made by Ginny , 72 x 75 inches,

13 different assorted blocks

Thanks to Anna Palmer for taking photos this month!

If you would like to share your “Show and Tell” items on the guild blog, please make sure you fill out a little form giving us permission to share your work.  We won’t show unless you give us your permission!

June 2011 Guild Meeting

We had several members show their work at our June meeting. 

Charlie made 4 flag wall hangings for her kids who have retired and returned from military service.

And Pat showed her pretty pieced patriotic quilt, just perfect for displaying for the Fourth of July!

Lisa Burmann showed her Victorian Garden wallhanging…

Here are a few more quick photos of quilts made by

Suzanne Moynet, our June speaker.

  

Remember, if you show something at our meeting, please fill out the Show and Tell form so your quilts can be displayed here on our blog, too!

2011 Challenge Quilt

Are you up for the challenge? 
*  Due at the November meeting.
*  Must be a completed (quilted and bound) 25" square quilt including a quilt label.
*  You can only use a total of 2 fabrics - the fat quarter given and an additional fabric of your  choosing.
*  You can have it quilted by another quilter if you'd like.  You must give credit on the quilt label for the quilter.
*  You are welcome to embellish the piece.  You can use ribbons, beads, buttons, decorative threads, etc.  Ribbons may not be used as a third fabric though.
*  You can make your piece using any method of quilting you like.  Applique, piecing, foundation piecing, fussy cutting, etc.
*  We will have a vote at the October meeting for the guild favorite.  Places and prizes are yet to be determined - but they will be good ones!!
 
Here is an example of a quilt that followed these rules:

Yes, all the color you see on the front of this quilt came from

one single fat quarter, fussy cut!

Quilt by Lisa Burmann

Quilting by Lisa Burmann

Pass On The Love of Quilting

How many quilters do you know who are age 25 or younger?  Who have YOU taught to quilt? 

I keep reading in the news about the obvious drop in the number of younger quilters, and I wondered…

What are we doing to spread the love of quilting in our younger generations?  How do we mentor younger quilters?  How do we encourage young men and women to give quilting a try? How do we add younger members to the Evening Star Quilters?

This is an interactive discussion;  please share your thoughts by leaving a comment below.  To leave a comment, click on the word Comment.

 

Posted by Caron Mosey, Editor

I-Phone Apps

 

Here are some of the I-Phone Apps Alma mentioned at guild at Amy Davidson’s lecture:

Reviewed by Jenn Mason in the Spring issues of Cloth-Paper-Scissors magazine, STUDIOS.  Quite a few more are in the magazine.

Palettes by Rick Maddy  converts photo to color palette.  Entry level is free - two upgrades available.

Fabric Stash by Blueshift Software, LLC  organize your fabric stash  $4.99

Ewe Stash by Treeness, LLC  organize your knitting and crocheting supplies  $2.99

Investigating Color

Amy Davidson presented a PowerPoint and Trunk Show last night (May 25, 2011) at our guild meeting about “Color for Quilters.”  Lots of great information!!!  Some bits, pieces and highlights worth mentioning:

“It’s all about the contrast.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Think of color as a mood or feeling.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Color is relative to its surroundings.”

The same general pattern shown two different ways.

All quotes and quilt photos above are by Amy Davidson, quilter and designer  http://www.humblebeequiltworks.com/ 

During the discussion following Amy’s great lecture, we talked about taking photos in nature and “out and about” in the world, then taking colors from those pictures to help create our color palettes for quilts.  It got me to thinking about my fellow blogging friend Vicki Welsh.  Vicki frequently does just that!  Visit her blog at this link:

http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_trips_in_fiber/color/

and view the photos she has pulled colors from. As you scroll down the page, you’ll see quilts she has created that utilize those color palettes.  Vicki uses Photoshop Elements to capture the color from her photos, so if you have that software, this is something you might like to try. 

Keep in mind that Vicki is one of the most talented quilters at dying her own fabric.  Check out her Etsy shop to purchase some of her great fabrics!

 

Speaking of the software, “Photoshop Elements,” Carla is offering a class: 

Title: Beg. Photoshop Elements for Fiber Artists and Sewing Enthusiasts
Date: June 6-June 25, 2011 (Registration begins May 26, 2011)
Length: Approx. 3 weeks  (Students will have access for 6 months once the class ends)

For more information, go to Carla’s blog at this link:

http://featheredfibers.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/registration-opens-for-june-beg-photoshop-elements-online-class/

Tell her Caron sent you.

Flushing Quilt Show

Every other year, the Genesee Star Quilters host a quilt show.  The past few shows have been at Flushing United Methodist Church, and this year was no exception.  Several members of the Evening Star Quilters are also members of the Genesee Star Quilters, and it was nice to see their work on display!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I loved this piece, “One Empty Spool” by Mary Shaw. Her design source was “Reminiscing: A Whimsical Collection Collection” by Terri Degenkolb.  Nicely done, Mary!

 

This beautiful applique quilt by Virginia Anderson is called “Baltimore’s Country Cousins,” patter by Susan McKelvey. 

Here’s a close up of Virginia’s beautiful work.

Love, love love the colors in Shirley Mile’s quilt, below.  The background fabric is hand dyed, and I think the color choice was stunning!  The quilt is called “Baskets and Blooms in the Cottage Garden” pattern source from “Quilting in the Garden.”  The quilting was done by Suzie Berberich.

Virginia Anderson’s “Cinnamon Stitches” also caught my eye.  Isn’t it exciting to see different colors being used?  Design source from Piece of Cake, quilting by Quilting B’s of Elkton, MI.

The border Virginia used on her quilt is perfect!

 

Keep up the beautiful work, ladies!

Dan Burke Lecture March 2011

The Evening Star Quilters were impressed by the colors of the quilts and enthusiasm of Dan Burke, Lansing area quilter.  Dan visited the guild for our March 2011 meeting and did a trunk show of his work.  The following are just a few pictures from that show to show you the vibrant use of color in his quilts.

Click on a picture to enlarge it.

More of Dan’s work may be seen at http://www.quiltingbytheriver.com/ .

Quilts for Japan

Quilters Newsletter has long enjoyed a friendship with Patchwork Tsushin, a leading Japanese quilt magazine. So when Editor in Chief Naomi Ichikawa emailed to say her magazine is collecting comfort quilts for those impacted by the recent earthquake in Japan, we wanted to join the effort. QN will gather quilts from U.S. quiltmakers then forward them to Naomi and her staff, who will deliver them to those in need. (If you live outside the United States, email me as indicated below, and I will provide information on how you can send quilts directly to Naomi.)

Here’s how you can be part of this important worldwide response:

•    Send quilts of any size from baby to adult to:

Dana Jones
Quilters Newsletter
741 Corporate Circle, Suite A
Golden, CO 80401

•    Mark your box: “Quilts for Japan.”
•    Send quilts as soon as possible and no later than April 30, 2011.
•    Enclose your name, address, phone number, and email address with the quilts.

If you have questions, please email Dana Jones.

Quilts At The Planetarium

 

The quilt show this year at Longway Planetarium in Flint, Michigan will be September 8-September 10, 2011. The show is part of the Flint Festival of Quilts, an annual Flint quilt exhibit centered around the Michigan Quilt Artists Invitational held at the Greater Flint Arts Council.

As in past years,  Longway Planetarium requirements stipulate that the quilt must have stars, planets or outer space in the quilting, blocks or fabrics.

Floral Star of Bethlehem, made by Evening Star quilter Caron Mosey of Flushing, was the Viewer's Choice quilt for the 2010 show.

 
If you would like to register to exhibit a quilt or be an exhibition site in downtown Flint, give the Arts Council a call at 810.238.ARTS.

Saturday, March 26 Quilt Show in Grand Blanc

From MLive.com:

The Grand Blanc Heritage Association presents a quilt show Saturday, March 26, from noon to 5 p.m. at the museum, 203 E. Grand Blanc Road. 

Current quilts crafted by the museum quilting group, as well as vintage and antique quilts from the museum's collections, will be on display. 

Admission is by free will donation. For more information contact the Grand Blanc Heritage Association at (810) 694-7274 or the museum director at (810) 695-8045.

Simultaneous quilt shows are also being held at the Fenton Historical Society, 310 S. Leroy St., Fenton and the Holly Historical Society, 306 S. Saginaw St., Holly.

Submitted by Grand Blanc Heritage Association

2011 Raffle Quilt

Don’t YOU want to win this quilt?  You can!   Stay tuned!

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Request for Donations

Davison Missionary Church

(Gale Rd and Davison Rd across from VG’s)

810-653-2484 Carol Vargo 810-743-2239 Organizer

Davison Missionary Church is collecting supplies to make pillowcase dresses, short and pin-less diapers for Children’s Missionary in Haiti for a missionary trip. Jon and Ann Obermeyer will be taking a shipment of goods in April to Haiti. DMC is hosting craft nights where the clothing is made. Donations of supplies are being requested. If you would like to make a dress or pin-less diaper,  patterns are available through the church (contact Carol Vargo) or go to the links below to find out how to make the dresses. Shorts can be made from any simple pattern, elastic waist is most desirable.

Dress patterns

http://noelpiper.com/2010/03/13/instructions-for-pillowcase-dress/

http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/sewing/gal081800584347.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjFzaN969YY

http://www.littledressesforafrica.org/blog/?page_id=477

http://freshlypicked.blogspot.com/2008/03/pillow-case-dress-tutorial.html

https://www.fabshophop.com/downloads/pillowcaseDress_chop1.pdf

http://www.nancysnotions.com/text/pdf/LittleDressesforAfrica_pattern.pdf

Pinless Diaper patterns

http://www.crafting4jesus.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Pinless-Diaper.pdf

http://sewingmamas.com/b/downloads.php?do=file&id=471

Pin-less diapers are used to avoid exposing care workers to H.I.V / AIDES which is prevalent among the Haitian population.

Supplies requested:

Clean gently used pillow cases to make dresses.

Sheets—this material holds up well.

Wash cloths and towels--- 10 inch squares are used for diaper pads

Flannel Yardage. These will be cut up into 22 inch squares

Bias Binding for dresses

3/8 inch elastic for dresses for girls

3/ 4 elastic for shorts for boys

Block of the Month

From Charlie:

I just ran across a beautiful, free BOM that some of you might be interested in.
It is available at Morning Glory Designs. Each block is only posted for two months so you need to go get Jan. & Feb. soon. Be sure an check out her site while you are there and drop her a note to thank her for the free BOM.

Visit now at:
http://katlovesquilts.blogspot.com/p/2010-free-block-of-month-tulip-tiles.html