No meeting Nov. 30th!!!

The Davison Senior Center is closed for the rest of today due to a power outage.  Because of this, there will be no quilt guild meeting tonight, Wednesday, November 30th.  

Please help spread the word!

Caron Mosey

Web and Newsletter Editor, Evening Star Quilters

REMINDER: Winter Weather

A quick reminder: 

If the Davison Senior Center is closed due to weather, there will be no guild meeting.

It’s November!

This month’s meeting is going to be awesome, so don’t miss it if you can help it!

<= First, Ami will be with us.  If you haven’t met Ami Simms yet, you’re in for a treat!  Be prepared to laugh and learn a lot.

 

Second, it’s time to reveal our 2011 challenge quilts!  Just so you remember, here were the rules:

*  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.

It will be fun to see what everybody did with their fat quarter!

It’s Membership Month!  If you haven’t yet sent in your membership form and paid your dues for the coming year, please bring them with you.  Here’s the membership form if you can’t find yours.  Just click HERE.

Reminder:

Please wear your name tag…

See you there!

It's Membership Time!

Friends, if you would like to join or renew your membership with the Evening Star Quilters in Michigan, now is the time!  Membership forms and dues are due by the end of November so that our membership directory is ready in January 2012.  The membership form is available for you online; just click

HERE!

Do you know someone who might like to learn to quilt?

We have all spoken with people who have said they would like to learn how to...

• quilt
• sew a straight line
• use a sewing machine
• hand quilt
• miter a corner
• applique

The Evening Star Quilters has members who can do all of the above - and MORE!  And many of them are willing to help another person learn to quilt or improve the quality of the work that they do.  

Are you interested in being a mentor for another person?  Could you sit down with somebody and help answer their questions about quilting?  

Do you know of someone who would like to learn how to quilt or sew?  Perhaps a younger person or even someone your own age?  

If you can say YES to any of the questions above, please talk to Lisa Burmann or Caron Mosey, or let us know by sending an email todavisoneveningstarquiltguild@gmail.com and share your thoughts with us.  

September Show and Tell

We had lots of great things to see at our September meeting.  Unfortunately, camera issues plagued our blogger!
Sue Wilson prepared us for Halloween with her great Witches Hat:
   

Shelby showed her beautiful Celtic Knot Cross.

Sandy VanHee showed her Friendship Quilt that she made for her friend, Chris. Chris “is the next thing to a sister”  to Sandy.  They have been best friends  for many years.  The quilt was quilted by Lisa Burmann with a Minkee backing.  Minkee is SOooooo soft!
 

This quilt is a 65 year old hand embroidered beauty that Marilyn Dodd shared.  Isn’t it gorgeous how she pieced and set the blocks on point?

She also shared a pretty blue and white star quilt…

and this HUGE green and purple heart quilt.  Wow, somebody has been VERY busy!  This is a king-size quilt, too!


Shirley showed her quilt “Haunted Halloween.”

Lisa Burmann had a big “Kit and Kaboodle” bag to share with everyone.  It’s very large, the perfect size for toting show and tell items to our guild meetings!
Caron Mosey showed the quilt she made for her forthcoming new grandson, due in early November. She included leftover blocks on the back so it’s reversible.

Mary displays her gorgeous quilt (and beautiful color style!)

Anna Showed off her pretty "Floral Splendor" quilt, a mirror kaleidoscope 4 patch.

The photos shown here may be clicked on to open larger on your screen.

August 2011 Show and Tell

Lisa holds up a beautiful tote bag

 

and a lovely little quilt from

Mary Ann Griffore  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judy Koob shows off Angela’s Navy Quilt

Sharon Eisen’s beautiful Christmas quilt!

    

   "A Gathering of Baskets"  charity raffle quilt for
"The Gathering" that meets at Elaine's Quilty Shop    tickets are $2 each

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/ .