MLQG Guild Roster Update

On April 26th, an email went out to MLQG members with a draft roster for 2019. Members were asked to check their own information on the roster and respond with either corrections or confirmation of accuracy. If you haven't done this, please do so now. Newsletters and other guild information depend on the accuracy of the roster.

Please respond to newsletter editor Peggi Y. (her contact info is in every issue of the guild newsletter).

Thanks for your help!

April 2019 MLQG Meeting -- Show-and-Tell Photos

Here are the wonderful quilts shown at this month's MLQG meeting!

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Anya T.'s scrap quilt

Sylvia S. explaining the block design

Tess McC.'s camping-themed quilt

Cheryl

Ellen M.

Ellen M.

Ellen's M.'s quilt's backing (mostly minkee)

Dawn P.'s "hugs and kisses" quilt for a friend

Dawn P.

Dawn P.'s quilt for a grandbaby

Carol B.

Carol B.

Carol B.

Carol B.

Kristen P.

Raffle Quilt Chair Tess McC. showing off the start of our raffle quilt

Corinne W. finished a project from Deb Kratovil's workshop

Corinne W. finished a project from a Karen Combs workshop

Corinne W.

Maureen S. and Bonnie H. with a joint Quilt of Valor quilt (also worked on by Grace S.)

Bonnie H. with a quilt for a niece

A "Stone Soup" outreach quilt made by Bonnie H., Greta Marie T., and Grace S.

Barb A. finished a "Stone Soup" outreach quilt

April 2019 MLQG Program Speaker -- Suzi Parron

This month, MLQG welcomed Suzi Parron as our guest speaker. Suzi spoke about barn quilts and how she has traveled the country visiting many, many barn-quilt trails.

You can read more about Suzi and barn quilts on her website by clicking here.

Suzi has written two books about barn-quilt trails

Suzi's patchwork skirt

Several MLQG members showed off their barn quilts that they made earlier in the day while attending Suzi's workshop

April 2019 MLQG Meeting Reminder

MLQG's next meeting will be held on Monday, April 15th at 7:00 PM at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center in Wellsboro, PA.

After the business meeting and the show-and-tell segment, the program for the evening will be presented by Suzi Parron. She will talk about barn quilts and how they have impacted her life. For more info on Suzi, click here for her website.

Visitors are always welcome to attend.

MLQG Raffle Quilt Progress -- Neutral Fabrics Needed

Several MLQG members worked hard on our next raffle quilt yesterday. (See yesterday's blog post for more photos.)

The center of the quilt is finished, but now we need to work on the first border, which will consist of scrappy blocks made with light neutral fabrics. This border will have some applique added on top. Then there will be another border of the regular scrappy blocks added around the neutral blocks.

In order to make these blocks, we need more neutral fabric. So if you have some strips, strings, or chunks of light tan/cream/white fabrics (lighter than a brown paper bag) that you are willing to donate, please bring them to the April MLQG meeting. Please, no more than one quart-size bag per person.

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sample neutral blocks

Donna P., Susan McC., and Dawn P. urging Kristen P. to finish the center by 2:00PM. She did it!

Completed center -- Looking good!

Thank you to all guild members who have contributed fabric and/or have made blocks, as well as to those who worked at the Gmeiner yesterday.

No Fooling -- Raffle Quilt Progress!

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