Introducing Krista Moser - Workshop on 27 August

Dear Great Lakes Modern Quilters,

Our next meeting on 27 August 2022 will be a workshop with Krista Moser. If you recall she presented a trunk show back in April.  We were all excited looking at her great quilts.

About Krista

Krista Moser is the creative force and inspiration behind The Quilted Life. A quilting and fiber arts enthusiast, she started sewing at 8 years old sneaking off to the sewing machine during her Mom's nap time. Since she couldn’t read patterns, everything was made from her imagination propelling the creativity and the innovative design she is known for today. She began her professional sewing and machine quilting career at the spunky age of fourteen adding the texture and dimension machine quilting brings to every project.

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She has been teaching sewing and quilting lessons for more than twenty years. Her work has been featured in quilting magazines, published by Martingale Press, and hung in prominent quilt shops around the country.

It's probably genetic ;-) and the Grandma's would be proud. What a life, this Quilted Life is, and what a joy to share the journey!

Feel free to check out Krista's blog for some additional great inspiration and some fun tutorials

You can also find Krista on Youtube.

About the Workshop

Krista will be teaching us Entangled Sky (pictured above)

The Entangled Sky quilt is made entirely out of 2 ½” strips and is deceptively easy to assemble. All the magic happens with three shades of each color, in light, medium, and dark. Constructed essentially from two different blocks, get a 3D effect by arranging the A and B blocks to meet each other. Achieve a complicated architectural look without all the fussy piecing.

NO Y SEAMS

Finished size 55” x 74”

Pattern available for purchase here.   Members should have already received an email with info and a pattern discount code.

Meeting information

Aug 27, 2022

All via Zoom (Members will receive a Zoom link by email)

We will have a short business meeting starting at 10:30am.  

Krista Moser workshop:  11am-5 pm via zoom

Pattern:  Entangled Sky

For those wanting to sew together

We have also reserved a meeting room at:

Ransom District Library (Plainwell, MI)

180 S. Sherwood Ave.

Plainwell, Michigan 49080

The library is open from 10 am to 5pm.  You can enter at 10 am and get setup.  We need to be out promptly at 5.  

Strippy Improv Workshop

Our own Lisa Ruble will share her Strippy Improv technique with us on June 25, 2022.  The workshop will be from 10 am to 2 pm. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for setup.  

We'll be meeting at Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Kalamazoo. The address is 504 S. Westnedge (corner of Westnedge and Cedar). The doors are on the west side of the building. We’ll be meeting in the basement, but there is an elevator. 

We’ll be using Lisa  strippy improv technique on your choice of patterns available in her Etsy shop: Circles, Hearts, Holiday or Halloween. All patterns use the same basic technique: strippy improv piecing on a foundation and then reverse applique on top to create the desired shapes for each block.  GLMQG members can check their email for a discount code!

No preregistration is required. 

Supply list:

• Pattern of choice (print out templates at full size) 
• Fabric requirements listed on pattern 
• Fusible web (as listed on pattern)
• Muslin or other foundation fabric (as listed on pattern)
• Sewing machine 
• Cutting board, mat and rulers (12” square and a 3” x 12” or similar recommended for blocks)
• Personal mini ironing board and iron (highly recommended, as we’ll be pressing after each seam) 
• Basic sewing supplies

Strippy Improv Circles

Strippy Improv Holiday

Strippy Improv Hearts

Strippy Improv Halloween

Shoebox Swap at the 2021 Holiday Party

We celebrated the upcoming holidays tonight with a get together and our "shoebox swap."  Members made a gift item that fit inside a shoebox.  The gift item was supposed to represent the individual in some way.  It was great fun!  The photos below show some of the items that were swapped.  I didn't catch them all, and sorry if I missed yours!  As usual, our members outdid themselves with their fabric selections, quality of work, and creativity.  I'm always so impressed with our members and their generosity to others.  What great friends we have!

Enjoy the shoebox swap parade below!

Happy holidays to all!  Happy new year!  Let's hope 2022 is a happy and healthy year for everyone!  Please check the schedule above for updates to our programming and retreat dates!  Also, please make sure to renew your dues for 2022 so you can participate in all the fun!

See you in 2022!

Stephanie