October 2018 Meeting Summary

What a wonderful meeting and workshop we had!  A few items of guild business you should be aware of:

1. Christmas party is Tuesday, 4 December, 5:30 - 9:00 at the University Roadhouse!  Make a 12-16" holiday-themed pillow for the gift exchange. Pillow needs to be finished (stuffed or pillow form) with the closure of your choice (zipper, envelope, etc.), and wrapped or in a gift bag. The gift exchange is optional!!  

2.  Reminder to renew your dues ($40) in January.  If you renew before the February meeting, your name will be entered in a drawing for a super prize!

3. Speaking of the February meeting, some exciting news!  We will be meeting on Thursday, 7 February at the Kalamazoo Public Library.  Why a Thursday? Because we will be FaceTiming with VICTORIA FINDLAY WOLFE!  She will be giving us a virtual trunk show! More details to come, but be sure to save the date! You can find her at vfwquilts.com

4. If you would like to host the January informal meeting, please let us know! We also need hosts for May, July, and September.  We usually meet the 4th Wednesday, but we can change that to accommodate the hosts' schedules.

5. RETREAT IS ALMOST HERE! November 15-18 at Camp Lutherwald! You will need to bring your own food. If you can't come for whole time, you can come for the day!

6. Don't forget to make your Converging Corners block (instructions here). These blocks will be assembled and quilted for a special presentation to the Kalamazoo Log Cabin Quilt Guild's 40th anniversary in April. The finished quilt will then be donated to the WMU Seita Scholars program.

Stay tuned to the blog for the 2019 schedule -- some GREAT stuff coming!

The Traveling Quilts have all gone home! 

Jill's 

Lisa's

Leslie's

Lynne's

Carolyn's

Pat's

We can't wait to see Stephanie's!

Show and Tell!

These blocks were found at a second-hand shop and assembled with care by Erinn.  

Erinn also made the Finnish and Scottish Flags to be gifted.

Shannon made this cute bag.

She also finished this cheerful masterpiece!

...and did an amazing job on the quilting!

Jackie shares some of her amazing work. 

The Aloe Vera bloomed, and Jackie captured the beauty in this piece!

Another beautiful quilt top from Jackie!

Jane finished her Glacial Ice from the Gudrun Erla workshop!

Jane's Haldora, also from the Gudrun workshop...

Stephanie has been practicing her longarming with Angela Walters!

More amazing quilting!

Our Sew Together Sew-Along! Thank you Stephanie and Carolyn for your guidance! Check out the Facebook and Instagram pages for some of the finished products!

July 2018 Social Gathering Summary

It was a lovely Michigan summer evening! We gathered in the incredible garden of member Lynne and husband Bob.  Thank you Lynne!

Leslie shared her first quilt

Nancy shared her folded star

Kim confessed to using traditional fabrics but we all loved this piece!

Joanne made this quilt for a new baby boy in her life

This is the back of Joanne's baby quilt.

We were all pretty misty-eyed when Lynne shared this quilt she made for a friend using flannel shirts from the friend's recently-passed father. She  even included some buttons and pockets.

Lynne shared her Village quilt. This was an online quilt along Lynne participated in.  We were in awe at Sharon Brule's detailed quilting job.



Lynne also showed this amazing house quilt that members of her Modern Bee contributed blocks for.  Such a fun quilt!  Two different house quilts from Lynne at this meeting!



More great quilting form Sharon!  Every house was quilted differently!  The detail was amazing!



Ann showed the quilt she made with her 1930s fabrics to use them up and get them out of her stash.



Ann also showed a bowl she made from her red scraps.

Leslie showed her addition to Jill's Traveling Quilt

Carolyn showed the wonderful additions she made to Stephanie's quilt!

Lynne showed her addition to Lisa's Traveling Quilt

Jill showed her addition to Lynne's Traveling Quilt

Stephanie showed her addition to Pat's Traveling Quilt.

Pat showed her addition to Leslie's Traveling Quilt!

June 2018 Meeting Summary

June was "use your scraps" month!  We welcomed Amanda Jean Nyberg from Crazy Mom Quilts, who gave us a fantastic trunk show and workshop. All were inspired and used a ton of scraps!  Following are some of the highlights:

Block raffle

The Block Challenge for June was the tiny scrappy churn-dash. Joanne was the lucky winner! Happy Birthday, Joanne!

Show and Tell

This is the Block Challenge from April already finished! Way to go, Shannon! It is amazing!

This is another Block Challenge finish from Pam.  So cute!

Trunk Show!

Amanda Jean brought some fantastic quilts for inspiration! 

"All Sizes" in two colorways.

"Donuts (The Size of Your Head)"

"Hot and Cold"

"Scrap Happy Rails"

"Mini Nines"

"Slopes"

"Scrap Vortex"

Detail of "Scrap Vortex"

"Remainders"

Detail of "Remainders"

Workshop

After that amazing show of Amanda Jean's quilts, the machines were busy bustin' scraps!  We set up a scrap table in the center for all to share.

Quilters hard at work.

Amanda Jean giving excellent tips.

Pam and Kim in create-mode.

PROGRESS!

 Traveling quilt exchange

The Traveling Quilts moved on to their next destination, but not before showing off where they've been!

Pat added "Stitches" to Lynne's words.

Jill added an asymmetrical border to Carolyn's star.

Carolyn put Leslie's block on point and then added a beautiful border.

Lisa added some flowers to Pat's "hobby" quilt.

Leslie added some scrappy churn-dash blocks to Lisa's star block.

Stephanie added curved geese sides to Jill's.

We'll catch up with Stephanie's quilt at the next meeting.  These quilts grow more beautiful with each destination!

A special "thank you" to Lynne for volunteering to set up a program for the Kalamazoo Log Cabin Quilters for Spring 2019.  The KLCQ asked the GLMQG to present some modern log cabin quilts and blocks. If you have a quilt that could be displayed in the program or can help in some way with the presentation, please let Lynne know.  We will be incorporating the modern log cabin blocks as part of a Block Challenge soon!

Election results are in and unanimous! 

President - Stephanie

Vice-President - Jill

Secretary - Jill

Web Coordinator - Carolyn

Treasurer - Kim

Our next social meeting is Wednesday, 25 July.  If anyone would like to host or suggest a nice meeting spot, please let Jill know! We hope to see you in a couple weeks!  

Check the blog for upcoming meetings and info.  HAPPY QUILTING!