SEACOAST MODERN QUILT GUILD
MONTHLY MEETING (via Zoom)
JUNE 5, 2021
Attendees:
JoAnne
D, Brenda S, Suzanne W, Mary O, Barb B, Wendy W, Lou S, Paula K, Carol B, Kate
Q,
Covid
restrictions have been lifted in New Hampshire.
As of now virtual meetings are still in place but as discussed (and
noted in our minutes) will be reassessed while ensuring our safety.
The Thread
House UK retreat is this weekend. Videos will be available for those who have
signed up.
The Schoolhouse Shop Hop is July 6-31 with 4 quilt shops
participating:
Quilted Threads
(Henniker, NH)
Cobblestone
Quilts (Townsend, MA)
The Quilted Crow
(Bolton, MA)
Red Barn Sewing
and Yarn Center (Merrimac, MA)
$8.00
for a “passport” which includes a free quilt pattern and Fat Quarter in each
store, discounts and a Shop Hop bag to carry your goodies home in.
JoAnne
suggested that during the hop we meet up one day, have lunch and a meeting.
The
Board voted in May’s meeting to give out door prizes for the
BoM, UFO, etc. Maggie at Pintuck &
Purl has gifted the guild 18-20 Fat Quarters and 5 tape measures which will be
used as prizes. JoAnne will send Maggie
a Thank You on behalf of the group.
Committee Reports:
Treasurer’s
report was given.
Secretary’s
report – noted an update (on Mary O’s EPP June presentation) to May’s minutes
was posted in the blog.
Hospitality: Haley is spending time with her family.
Retreat: No updates
Programs:
UFO Challenge:
The
completion due date for our UFO’s has been moved to October’s meeting.
The
group agreed to have Carolina Oneto conduct a 2.5 hour workshop on Curved
Shapes in our November 6 meeting. The
cost of this session is $28/person. More
information to come.
Month
6 of our Piece & Love Block of the
Month by modern quilt designer Sherry Shish is now available on our page of her website. Everyone has received the details on
accessing it but if you need it resent let JoAnne know.
Reminder:
Do not share the pattern with anyone. It
is meant to be used by members, only.
Today’s Member Speaker – Mary Orencole – English Paper
Piecing
Mary
began sewing blocks using EPP during her long commute to and from work! A good way to pass the time and create
something beautiful.
EPP
can be done anywhere using mail or phone book pages and the hand stitching can
be a form of therapy. Mary has been
working on a Lucy Boston block which she showed us during her talk as she
walked us through how it was designed and sewed.
We
received some history on EPP which dates back to the 1700’s (using scraps and
hexies) followed by geometric shapes later in the century. An American Hexagon quilt was first seen in
the U.S. in 1807.
Tula
Pink, Sue Daley and Becky Goldsmith are considered “legends” in EPP.
Mary
walked us through several steps in the end to end process - collect your
supplies, decide on the shapes (tessellating) and design (Marnie Mitchell’s Magic
Mirror can be used to choose your design allowing you to preview/audition
fabrics before cutting/sewing), choose your focal point and partnering
fabrics. And, she left us with some good
tips to create a beautiful block - use the right glue (Sew fine), needle (size
11 milliners, Tulip Applique #10 which is easy on the fingers), ruler and
thread (Aurifil 50 weight, orange top), when threading the needle go with the
grain of the thread so it won’t know; don’t use too many stitches, it may
damage the edge of the fabric. If you
use thread tiles which are magnetic, don’t put it near your cell phone.
Thank
you, Mary! Paula, thank you as well for
sharing your beautiful EPP work with us.
Show and Tell:
JoAnne completed another block of her
Gravity quilt BoM (JayBird Quilts) with Quilted Threads. She is also working on our BoM.
Mary is sewing a table runner using
a Sew Kind of Wonderful ruler
Paula – is making a table topper for
her daughter’s boyfriend’s parents using Lucy Boston blocks.
Suzanne is continuing to work on her
beautiful Butterfly quilt.
Brenda showed us a colorful dress she
purchased from consignment at the Portsmouth Historical Society. It is made
using small panels and Dashwood Studios fabric.
Wendy is working on our BoM.
Lou showed us a festive patriotic
bag she made that can be used for shopping.
Barb B showed us 2 beautiful antique
quilts that her mother gifted to her.
One, which was found in North Carolina is a basket quilt that is
approximately 150 years old. The other is from a kit using vibrant blues and
whites that her mother hand stitched and quilted.
Kate has completed 120 blocks of her
Kinship quilt top in blues and yellows and is getting ready to sandwich
it. The sashing was inspired by a quilt
Barb White showed us last fall.
Barbara
M and Brenda attended the New England Quilt Museum (NEQM) display over Memorial
Day weekend. Brenda commented that the
Japanese exhibit is still on display and it was quite beautiful.
Charity:
Brenda
inquired about what charitable organizations we work with. In the past we’ve given to a different one
every year but as of now, due to Covid restrictions we don’t have anything
planned. Brenda mentioned Chase House,
a children’s residential facility but due to Covid they’re still not accepting
anything.
Quilted
Threads works with Project Linus, a national group which accepts children’s
quilts. Another is Foster Quilts for
Foster Children where the need is great.
The
Navajo Project is always looking for fabric donations.
July’s
meeting will be a sew in.
Future Meeting Dates and
Locations:
Regular
monthly meetings will be held on the first Saturday of each month via Zoom
(adjusted for holiday weekends).
Be
sure to mark your calendars:
July 10
August 7
September 11
October 2
November 6
December 4
Zoom
meetings have been set up for all of 2021.
We will reassess as the months go on and changes will be made if we are
confident that we can meet safely.
Board
of Directors meetings will be held on the 2nd Thursday of every
month at 7p.m. via Zoom.
