MLQG 2014 Raffle Quilt Is Complete!

"Laurel Baskets"
Machine-pieced, hand-appliqued king-size quilt (106 inches x 106 inches)
Made by MLQG members
Machine quilted by Janet Bellinger

Closeup up photo....

Tickets are $1 each, 6/$5 and are available from MLQG members. Tickets will also be sold at Needles Quilt Shop during Dickens of a Christmas celebration in Wellsboro, PA on Saturday, Dec 7th.

Thank you to all guild members who helped make this quilt a reality....and an especially big thank you to all members of the 2014 raffle quilt committee!

Machine Quilting Workshop -- Oct 12th

We hope everyone who attended the workshop now has more confidence and a few new techniques to try some machine quilting at home. "Homework" is to use the placemat kit given out at the workshop to try your newly-acquired skills and make a placemat for the guild's outreach program, Meals on Wheels.

Thank you to instructor Cyndi Slothower of Quilters Corner in Ithaca, NY.

Instructor Cyndi Slothower from Quilters Corner

And thanks to all the students who attended!

Betty M. chooses the proper foot for her machine

Bonnie H. concentrating

"I'm quilting!"

Kate M. gets the hang of it

Susan S. and Holly M. can't stop quilting

MLQG 2013 Picnic

MLQG members and family enjoyed a beautiful evening at Ives Run Recreation Area for our annual picnic last week. Thanks to all who came -- the food and company were outstanding!

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!

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!

Photos from June Meeting -- Program by Sharon Souva

Warning -- photo-heavy post

Here are photos from the program by Sharon Bottle Souva, entitled "One Quiltmaker's Journey". Click on the photos for a larger view.

Thank you to Sharon for an inspiring evening. And a big thank you as well to the quilt holders -- MLQG members Marcia A., Carrie S., Sylvia L, and Betty W-R.