Stitching on the Green -- July 25th

Now that we're really into summer, fresh produce, yummy baked goods, local meat, etc. are all available at the Wellsboro Growers' Market so we're meeting for "Stitching on the Green" this Thursday. The weather forecast looks good, too!

MLQG members are welcome to join fellow guild members on Thursdays (during good weather, of course) during the summer for an afternoon of stitching on the Green in Wellsboro. Bring your hand projects of any kind (quilting, knitting, embroidery, etc) and a chair...and your lunch, if you like. We start at about noon and then head down to the Growers' Market on the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church when it opens at 3:00. Come and leave any time you like. Look for fellow guild members on the part of the Green that faces the courthouse. All MLQG members of all ability levels welcome. Bring a friend!

Note that the "Stitching on the Green" sessions are weather dependent, so if there's rain, we probably won't be there.

Raffle Quilt Progress

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About half of the applique panels are done! Many thanks to guild members who worked on these and on all the other parts of the 2014 raffle quilt. It will be a beauty, as usual!

Seat Available for Hershey Bus Trip

Due to unexpected circumstances, one of the guild members who signed up for the bus trip to Quilt Odyssey in Hershey on Friday July 26th has had to cancel.

Anyone who may be interested in taking her place (cost is $62 for guild member, $72 for non-member) should contact Anya T. (check your guild roster for contact info or use the comment form on this blog post).

July 2013 Guest Speaker -- Jeannette Kitlan of Endless Mountains Quiltworks

The program this month was entitled "Modern Quilting", presented by Jeannette Kitlan. Full of info and inspiration.

Unfortunately, low lighting in the gallery made for very grainy and blurry photos. Click on photos to enlarge.

Books on modern quilting

Modern fabrics at Endless Mountains Quiltworks

Free tutorial at A Little Bit Biased blog

1960s sewing machine with "modern" look

Same pattern, two totally different looks

"Ticker Tape Quilt" from Crazy Mom Quilts blog

Thank you, Jeannette, for a wonderful evening!

Stitching on the Green -- July 18th

The Wellsboro Growers' Market is in full swing, so we're meeting for "Stitching on the Green" Thursdays again this year. MLQG members are welcome to join fellow guild members on Thursdays (during good weather, of course) during the summer for an afternoon of stitching on the Green in Wellsboro. Bring your hand projects of any kind (quilting, knitting, embroidery, etc) and a chair...and your lunch, if you like. We start at about noon and then head down to the Growers' Market on the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church when it opens at 3:00. Come and leave any time you like. Look for fellow guild members on the part of the Green that faces the courthouse. All MLQG members of all ability levels welcome. Bring a friend!

Note that the "Stitching on the Green" sessions are weather dependent, so if there's rain, we probably won't be there.

An Evening of Inspiration (and PRIZES)!

If you missed the guild meeting last night, you missed a wonderful evening full of inspiration and PRIZES!

Jeannette Kitlan, owner of Endless Mountains Quiltworks in Tunkhannock, PA, presented a program on modern quilting and brought all sorts of goodies to give away. The table in the photo was empty by the time Jeannette was done with her program -- many lucky MLQG members went home with  books, patterns, fabric, thread, magazines. And everyone went home with ideas about their next (or first) modern quilt.

Thank you, Jeannette, for your time and generosity.

Guild members are encouraged to visit Endless Mountains Quiltworks on their next quilters' field trip -- the shop is full of quilters' eye candy and definitely worth the trip. And be sure to say "thank you" to Jeannette in person.

More photos from the evening's  program will be posted soon...

Doing Good Stitches

Phyllis B., a MLQG member and resident of the Shared Home in Wellsboro, recently coordinated a project with some of her fellow residents to make a couple of fun puff quilts for the guild's current outreach project, quilts for CONCERN, the local foster child program. Last week, Phyllis and the other quilters presented the completed quilts to Susan McC., the guild's outreach chairperson. While there, Susan spoke about the project to the Shared Home residents and staff, as well as to a reporter from the local paper. Look for an article in the Wellsboro Gazette soon!

Nice job, ladies, and thank you for your contribution. Keep quilting!

Cancellation

Due to a scheduling conflict, there will be no charity quilting on Wednesday, July 24. We will meet again at the lake house on Wednesday, August 28 at 10:00 AM.

Stitching on the Green -- Thursday, July 11

The Wellsboro Growers' Market is in full swing, so we're meeting for "Stitching on the Green" Thursdays again this year. MLQG members are welcome to join fellow guild members on Thursdays (during good weather, of course) during the summer for an afternoon of stitching on the Green in Wellsboro. Bring your hand projects of any kind (quilting, knitting, embroidery, etc) and a chair...and your lunch, if you like. We start at about noon and then head down to the Growers' Market on the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church when it opens at 3:00. Come and leave any time you like. Look for fellow guild members on the part of the Green that faces the courthouse. All MLQG members of all ability levels welcome. Bring a friend!

Note that the "Stitching on the Green" sessions are weather dependent, so if there's rain, we probably won't be there.

Modern Quilt Group

The modern quilt group will meet on Monday, July 8 at 10:00 AM at the lake house. The topic of discussion for this meeting is, "What makes a fabric modern?"   Bring a few fabric samples from your stash (either fabric that was labeled as modern or fabric that is in question of being modern) and together we will try and figure out an answer to the question.  Bring a bag lunch and stay for the afternoon sew time to work on your guild trading cards or your latest modern quilt!

All guild members who are interested in modern quilts are invited to attend.

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.