Modern Quilt Group

At April 8th's organizational meeting, it was decided that there is definitely enough interest in modern quilting within the MLQG to proceed with forming a modern quilt group for our guild members.  (Note that this is a modern quilt group that is part of the MLQG, not a modern quilt guild.)

Meetings will be held on the second Monday of each month at The Lake House at 10:00 am.  The morning will consist of a short demonstration or activity pertaining to modern quilting, discussion, and show and tell.  If you wish, you may bring a brown bag lunch and then spend the afternoon sewing on your latest modern quilt project.

Our first meeting will be on Monday, May 13th at 10:00 and all guild members who are interested in modern quilts are invited to attend. The activity for this month's meeting will be an exploration in color.  The instructions are as follows...

Color Exploration Activity
Designed by Weeks Ringle and modified for our group by Nancy C.

Palette #1
Put together a palette of fabrics with colors you use frequently. Cut up 25, 2 1/2" squares with fabrics of colors you use frequently and sew them into a 5 x 5 grid. Arrange them in any way you like to make them look pleasing. Set the grid aside and bring it to the May 13th meeting.

Palette #2
Bring a bag of scraps to share to the May 13th meeting.  At the meeting, put together another palette of colors, this time the colors of fabrics that you rarely use.  What do the "bad" colors need to make them look good? Explore combinations until you find something you like. If you need to, you may include up to 5 of the same colors used in Palette #1 to make it look good. Now cut up another set of these 25, 2 1/2" squares. Arrange them into a 5 x 5 grid and sew them together. Do you like the results? What does it take to make the colors you don't like look good? What made it work?

If you need directions to the lake house or have questions, contact Susan Mc. (contact info can be found on the guild roster or newsletters), or just leave a comment on this blog post.

April Charity Workshop

MLQG members marked National Volunteer Month by spending a fun day playing with half-square triangles while making some cheery quilts for CONCERN, the guild's current outreach project.

Thanks to all who participated and to the guild members who have volunteered to help get these quilted!

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March 2013 Program Photos

 Long-time MLQG member Marjory Harris was our March program speaker, delighting the crowd with a trunk show of many of the lovely quilts that she has made over the years.

 Thank you, Marj, for an inspiring evening!

MLQG HISTORIAN NEEDED

Do you attend most guild meetings?
Do you take digital photos?
Do you have access to a scanner?
Do you want to help the guild but don’t have much free time?
If you answered, “Yes,” to these questions, contact Susan McC, Nancy C, or Holly M and let us know that you are willing to be the next MLQG Historian for the 2013-14 year.

Duties of the Historian
• Capture the essence of guild experiences and maintain the related
material in an archive. Some of the archive can be a physical scrap book,
but most should be electronic.
• Collect newspaper articles about the guild and scan them for inclusion in
the archive. Coordinate with the publicity chair person to become aware of
potential clips.
• Collect digital pictures of guild activities and the related people.
− Take digital photos at guild events.
− Gather photos from others that may be useful for historical purposes.
− Make digital photos available to others as requested (e.g., newsletter,
publicity).
• Make sure that past archival material is being maintained.
Ideally the historian should be competent in technologies associated with
archiving material (digital photography, scanning images, burning CDs, uploading
photos, etc.)

Interested? Contact Susan McC, Nancy C, Holly M, or simply leave a comment on this post and someone will get in touch with you.

Charity Quilting Reminder

All guild members are invited to attend Charity Quilting on Wednesday, April 24th at the lake house from 10:00AM to ?.  We will be working on a quilt to donate to CONCERN.  Bring your own sewing supplies, a bag lunch and a willingness to help. 

If you need directions to the lake house or have questions, contact Susan McC. (contact info can be found on the guild roster or newsletters), or just leave a comment on this blog post.

Generous Quilters!

I think I can safely say that Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild members are the most generous quilters!  At Monday night's guild meeting I collected 12 quilts and 13 fleece blankets for CONCERN.  The quilts and blankets were delivered to CONCERN on Wednesday and the social workers there could not have praised the guild more for our efforts.  They have even been able to give each child entering into foster care a quilt or blanket and they have even shared quilts and blankets with some of the other CONCERN locations in the state.  The generosity of our guild is certainly touching the lives of many.  Thank you all for your donation of time, talent and materials and keep up the good work!

MLQG Bus Trip to Quilt Odyssey in Hershey

Signups for guild members has begun --

Cost -- $62 for members, $72 for non-members (this may be reduced to $54/$49/$45 for members and $64/$59/$55 for non-members depending upon the number of people who sign up). The price includes round trip transportation by Benedict’s, admission to the show, and gratuity for the driver. All other expenses are extra. Lunch is on your own at the show and there will be a dinner stop at Country Cupboard on the way home (at your own expense). The bus will leave Benedict’s in Whitneyville at 6:30AM and arrive at the show at approximately 10AM. We will leave at 4PM and arrive back at Benedict’s sometime around 9PM. If you would like to sign up for this bus trip to Quilt Odyssey, please contact Anya T. (contact info on your guild roster), or check your April newsletter for details, or you can comment on this blog post and someone will get back to you.You are not guaranteed a seat until payment is received in full. Signups for non-members will begin on May 18th. You will be given a full refund if the trip is cancelled.

MLQG Member Wins at AQS Lancaster

Congratulations to guild member Kathy Winsor for her ribbon-winning quilt at AQS Lancaster this year! Her quilt was also on display at our guild's exhibit last September, so many of us got to see it in person before it was famous!

Way to go, Kathy!

Modern Quilt Group Reminder

An organizational meeting for the guild's new modern quilt group will be held at the lake house this coming Monday, April 8 at 1:00 p.m.  If there is enough interest, a decision as a group will be made on how to proceed.  If you have books on modern quilting or modern quilts, please bring them along. Snacks and beverages will be offered. 

If you need directions to the lake house or have questions, contact Susan McC. (contact info can be found on the guild roster or newsletters), or just leave a comment on this blog post.

Watson Homestead Retreat -- Spring 2013

Another successful Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild retreat at Watson Homestead in Painted Post, NY.

Thank you to all who helped organize and to all who attended!

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April Open Sewing

All MLQG members are welcome to come for an open sewing session on Tuesday April 2nd  at the lake house from 10AM until 3PM.

All guild members of all ability levels are welcome...bring your machine or hand projects, sewing machine, and your lunch. Come see what other guild members are working on and enjoy the company of other fiber addicts. For directions to the lake house, contact  Anya T., Susan McC.,  or Dori S., (see your roster for contact info) or comment on this post.

Cure your cabin fever and come sew for a while!