Challenge #1 for 2023 Color of the year

Due: March 23 Meeting

Challenge: Kona Color of the year - Crush ! Make what you want using Kona "Crush", but it must be finished to get a ticket. 

Ideas where to buy fabric? (we will pass some fabric out at the January Meeting)

Sew to Speak

Missouri Quilt Co

2023 CMQ Sew Together

Instead of a mystery quilt this year we are going to be doing a sew together quilt. We will all be working on a string quilt. Each month you will be bring one or more blocks in to show the club at the monthly meeting. There is no rules for what method you follow just that you complete one block each month. I am going to post examples/links of some quilts to help you pick the theme/pattern you will be going with. Some Themes are scrappy, rainbow, same color family, and selvages. Another way to help your design is to look up #stringquilts on Instagram. Cant wait to see everyone's first block at the January meeting!

#1 Emily @ Quilt Love - Link to a quick guide to a string quilt. She also has stories on Instagram on making her string quilt. link to Instagram Stories (Thank you Courtney for sharing this)

#2 Link to pattern Jelly Rainbow Pattern

(Thank you Tami for sharing this)

#3 This picture is from Ellen (Thank you sharing) another Quilt Club added scrappy blocks together but added black fabric to the center of them to make them all come together.

Please use #CMQ2023SEWTOGETHER when posting on social medial

Block Raffle- January

Here's how the block raffle works: You can bring as many blocks to the January meeting as you want. Each block gets you one entry into the raffle. If your name is pulled, you win all the blocks! 

Block Name: Heart

Blog: Brandywine Valley Quilter's

Block Directions: 

 http://web.archive.org/web/20120224065028/http://brandywinevlyquilters.org/bvqsbomfeb3.htm

Raffled: January meeting

Fabric Directions: For where it says "Medium Red" and " Dark Red" use pink or red that contrast each other by one being dark and one being lighter. For "white" use either white or white on white

Example of Heart Blocks:

December Fabric Swap

 Directions: 

*Bring 1 yard of modern fabric that is cut in to fat eights (9"x21") , you should come with 8 pieces of fabric 

*Bring it in a bag or something with your name on it

*Bring modern fabric that is Quilt Store Quality fabric, not from a big box store

Theme: Bring the color (bright fabric)

*you will then come home with a mix of different flower themed fabrics 

Due: Dec 8 Meeting

Challenge #2 Bag challenge

Due: Dec 8th Meeting

Make a bag that you haven't made before. Bring the finished bag to the December meeting. 

Plaidish Quilt Workshop

What: Plaidish Quilt Workshop

When: October 15, 2023 10am-4pm

Where: Whitehall Library

Directions: Download the pattern (link in registration form), sort scraps by Dark, Medium and Light Values… please have all scraps cut to size before the workshop.

Who: Open to anyone, sew bring a quilty friend.

Sign up: Registration Form link

Also check out #plaidishquilt on Instagram for lots of inspiration.

Questions??? Contract Kathy: Kathy.gordon.O5@gmail.com

September Block Raffle

Block Name: Turn Dash By Two Kwik Quilters

Tutorial: http://twokwikquilters.blogspot.com/2014/07/stitch-that-stash.html

Directions: 
 Make 9 1/2 inch block using the tutorial above. But switch the fabric so there are like the following.....

*see pictures below also 

You will need :

Printed Fabric                                                       

2 - 4 x 4 

4 - 3 1/2 x 2   (or 1 - 2 x 14 1/2) 

1- 3 1/2 x 3 1/2

Solid Fabric

2 - 4 x 4

4 - 3 1/2 x 2  (or 1 - 2 x 14 1/2)

Due: September 22 meeting