The guild's annual Christmas party will be held this coming Monday, December 4th, at 12:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church, 130 Main Street in Wellsboro. Please bring a dish to pass and your own table service.
Find instructions for the quilt in the photo by clicking the link below. 👇
As always, there were some lovely quilts during the show and tell segment of our November meeting...
The guild celebrated its 25th anniversary this month with a bed turning highlighting quilts made by charter members and presidents, as well as some past raffle quilts made by many members of the guild over the years.
If you were unable to attend, you can view photos of the event by clicking the link below...
Find more photos from the retreat by clicking the link below...
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| MLQG members showing off their cross-body totes |
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| Marjorie H. |
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| Betty M. |
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| Betty M. |
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| Ann K. |
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| Ann K. |
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| Brenda G. |
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| Brenda G. |
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| Kim C. showing a quilt she bought for $10 (!) and then repaired some holes in the center |
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| Rhonda H. |
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| Greta Marie T. |
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| Grace S. |
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| Rhonda and Sylvia showed us Nikki W.'s quilt |
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| Sylvia L. |
Changes to Charity Sew
Charity Sew will be held Wednesday, September 27th beginning at 10:30 at Scheetz Sew Creative in Wellsboro, PA. Due to changes to the workspace we will be spending this time cutting fabrics and preparing kits for outreach projects to be sewn at home. Please bring your favorite rotary cutter and ruler if you would like to help.
The guild will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this month, and as part of that celebration we are planning a bed turning to take place at the Gmeiner on Friday, September 29th (7:00 PM) and Saturday, September 30 (1:00 PM).
At the bed turning, the guild will highlight quilts made by some of its charter members and presidents, as well as some past raffle quilts made by many members of the guild over the years. The audience will hear the stories behind the quilts and what inspired the quiltmakers to make them. There will be quilts of all styles, colors, and fabrics, traditional and modern.
This should be a fun and inspirational event for quilters and non-quilters alike, so be sure to mark your calendars and tell your friends. Light refreshments will be served.
Remember -- Friday, September 29th at 7:00 PM and Saturday, September 30th at 1:00 PM (admission is free)
The Days For Girls need for September is 9" x 9" PREWASHED 100% flannel squares. They are asking that all flannel be prewashed due to shrinkage issues. Please prewash your fabrics, if you are able. Squares should be dropped off at Scheetz Sew Creative in Wellsboro, PA by Saturday, September 30th.
For more information about Days For Girls visit https://www.daysforgirls.org/
"PINEAPPLE QUILT BLOCK" MLQG MINI-RETREAT
Thank you to everyone who has been cutting fabric to send to Uganda to help Days For Girls! Tricia will be packing for her trip soon, so please have your donations at Scheetz Sew Creative Quilt Shop in Wellsboro before Friday, August 25th.
Please note that Charity Sew scheduled for Wednesday, August 30, at Scheetz Sew Creative has been cancelled. Our next Charity Sew will be Wednesday, September 27th, at 10:30.
If you would like to do some charity sewing at home, there is an immediate need for small (40ish x 50ish) patriotic quillts for local veterans entering into hospice care. The free pattern, Quick Strippie, at https://maryquilts.com/quick-strippie/ works very well for this project. All you need is a yard each of red, white, and blue fabric and and couple of hours to complete a top.
Thanks again to everyone, members and non-members, who support the guild's outreach projects. We truly are making a difference one stitch at a time!
---Erin and Susan---
Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild Mini-Retreat!
Enjoy a day of SEWING with guild members and learn how to make a "cross body tote"! Also, LUNCH and DOOR PRIZES to round out our day! We always have a lot of FUN when we get together with friends who "LOVE TO SEW"! We will also have a table set up for "FREE" stuff! If you have quilting/sewing books/supplies/fabrics, etc., that you would like to offer up for free, please bring them to the mini-retreat!
WHEN?
September 11, 2023 (MONDAY)
WHERE?
First Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Wellsboro, PA
TIME?
9:30a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Doors open at 9 a.m. to set up.)
PROJECT?
We will learn how to make a "Cross Body Tote"!
Instructor: Dawn Cleveland
COST?
$15.00 (This will include pizza for lunch and bottled water.)
Contact Janice H. for more information or to register.
Days For Girls
What a treat is was for us to have Linda Stager come and share tips on how composition in quilting is similar to that in photography. She showed us many ways to make our designs pleasing to the human eye. We had a lot of fun with the manipulatives she gave us for working with figure/ground, rule of thirds, golden ratio, and more. The video she showed at the beginning of her talk was very helpful. You can view it here: Composition in Photography with Ted Forbes We watched only the first 5 minutes or so.
Of course, we had a lot of fun with Show and Tell as well.
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| Linda Stager began her discussion by showing us the only quilt she has ever worked on. |
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| Linda is a dynamic speaker and kept us engaged. |
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| Linda took some photos at the meeting, pictured is Nikki opening the meeting with the assembled members. |
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| Joyce's latest charity quilt made from scraps. It is lovely. |
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| A wonderful example of machine embroidered applique. |
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| Marge's completed Round Robin quilt. The hand-quilting is beautiful. |
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| Nikki brought in a quilt that was hand-embroidered and hand-quilted by her grandmother, Beatrice Sutliff Ridall from Canton, PA |
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| Members wanted a closer look at the stitching. |
Don't forget, next month's meeting will be held on the 2nd Monday of the month, August 14th at 6pm at the Lakeside Pavilion at Ives Run Recreation area. We always have a great time. Please bring your significant other or a prospective member, a dish to share, and your own table service.
The board meeting scheduled for Monday, July 15th at 5:00 has been canceled.
The next board meeting will be held Monday, September 18th at 5:00.
Thank you from UPMC Family Hospice! ❤️
To learn more about our Fidget Quilt Outreach Project click the link below. 👇
https://mountainlaurelquiltguild.blogspot.com/p/community-projects.html?m=1
