QUILT WALKABOUT
It may have been a grey, dreary cold day in Duluth but members of the Lake Superior Modern Quilt Guild grabbed their brightest quilts, bundled up, and gathered for a walkabout around Duluth's iconic Aerial Lift Bridge! Check out the Duluth News Tribune article on the colorful walkabout: Duluth quilters strut stuff in Canal Park |
On Thursday, March 8th, we had our first meeting at our new location, Harrison Community Club, 3002 W 3rdStreet. So without further ado, let’s review what took place.
Lynn Carson Harris It was announced Lynn has been booked for October 4th-6th. Thursday, October 4th will be a trunk show. Full Day classes to be offered Friday and Saturday, October 5th and 6th are ‘String Theory’ and ‘Intuitive Piecing with Solids’. More details on registration will be available at the April meeting. If you want to see more of Lynn’s work or read more about her the link to her website and Instagram account are below. Her book, Every Last Piece, is also in our lending library. https://www.lynncarsonharris.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lynncarsonharris/ Riley Blake Challenge The Riley Blake Challenge fabric packs were handed out at the March meeting. If you weren’t able to pick yours up they will be at the April meeting as well. Any packs not picked up by the April meeting may be used for future door prizes, so……..if you can’t make the April meeting please arrange for someone else to pick up your fabric and please let Sue S. know. You can contact her via the Guild email. Guidelines for our internal Riley Blake challenge are below:
2018 Block of the Month Quilt a Long Coloring pages and directions for Block One of our 2018 Block of the Month Quilt a Long, designed by Alane D., were available. You may also access and download these docs for printing via the link below. Block One Show and Share will take place during the April meeting…….time to get sewing! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zzAK9fvgAOFlatYotrUq0JaxIwW06msf Quilting with Rulers Ruthann shared her experience in regard to quilting with rulers. Some things to remember regarding quilting with rulers.
If you want more information regarding quilting with rulers below are some good resources to explore. Amy’s Free Motion Quilting Adventures –Amy Johnson Below the link to her blog. From her home page you can also access her You Tube channel. She also has a class on Craftsy. http://www.freemotionquiltingadventures.com/ Angela Walters Below is the link to the video we watched at the March meeting. Angela also has a on Craftsy about quilting with rulers on a home machine. She also has just released her own line of quilting rulers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbCLVLqA0nY Finally, we mentioned the rulers Frank Palmer uses at Karen’s studio. Those rulers can be found here: https://quiltersapothecary.com/ The evening closed with Show and Tell. Joan H, March’s Quilter of the Month, led off our Show and Tell. She told us a bit of her quilting journey. She also showed us some lovely hand dyed fabrics she has done recently. Photos can be found on our Instagram page. Other News Jane Sassaman Trunk Show/Workshop: The Chequamegon Bay Quilters contacted us about a lecture and workshop they are hosting, featuring Jane Sassaman on May 4th through 6th. Information and registration form is attached to this email. Local Quilt Show: Creations Quilt Shop and Higby’s Quilt Shop (Floodwood) are teaming up to sponsor a quilt show in June to be held at the Shriner’s Temple in Hermantown. Please contact Creations Quilt Shop for more information.
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