Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Modern Solids Challenge Exhibit

The Challenge committee had a challenge in hanging all the beautiful entries in the "Modern Solids" challenge at the Richmond Memorial Library last week, but they succeeded in creating a fabulous display of the work submitted.  
Members- lease remember to stop in and vote for your choices for the awards.  Everyone is welcome to vote for the viewer's choice category.  If you can't get to the library, I hope these pictures will allow you to enjoy the quilts.

Ann Renica (D'oh!- I cropped it before I wrote the name)

Self Portrait - You Can't be 20 Again, by Mary Kozub

Star of Wonder, by Elaine Lemley

Purse, by Donna Sofokles

Wooly, by Elaine Lemley

Picasso Calla Lilies, by Laurie Kilbury Taylor

I'm Biased, by Dodie Morrison

Color Explosion, by Donna Sofokles

Sunrise, by Gloria Crittenden

Our Sweetheart, by Kathy Beluscio

Mad Dash, by Jennifer Grimsley

Lost in Space, by Connie Grimsley

Color Therapy, by Mary Kozub

Rainbow Rockslide, by Pat Gardner

1, 2, 3, 5, 8...Fibonacci, by Mary Ellen Ames

Gwen and Zen, by Martha Lorshbaugh

Beneath the snow 2: Crocus, by Cynda Watroba

Square in a Square, by Mary Ellen Casey

15 Solids, by Susan Rathbun

Rainbows Aren't Perfect, by Cynda Watroba

Untitled, by Val Schultz

Too Modern Log Cabin, by Susan Rathbun

Modern Flowers, by Gloria Crittenden

Dragonfly, by Tracy Jachimowicz

Modern Birches, by Elaine Ross

Box Turtle, by Kevin Hammon (apologies to Kevin- his colors are so much more vibrant!)

Balloons Over Letchworth, by Elaine Ross

Rainbow Sprinkles, by Martha Lorshbaugh

Hidden Gems, by Alex Hammon

Buster No. 2, by Lori Anderson

Yellow Rose of Texas, by Chris Kuehl

Salute, by Nancy Schrader

Safe Place, by Kathi Everett

Liberty's Invitation, by Terry McGuire

Now we all can't wait to hear the next challenge, so we can procrastinate until next December!

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Challenge reveal and wool felt penguins

At our January meeting, we were treated to a preview of the 2020 Stitches in Time raffle quilt.  The name is Midnight Garden.  Our own Cathy Schmeider will be quilting it, and I know it will be even more amazing once she's done with it!
 


Our Modern Solids challenge quilts were due today.  There was a pretty long line of people waiting to reveal!  That means our exhibit at the Richmond Memorial Library next month will be amazing!
Until then, here is a preview.... 

Martha Lorshbaugh

Martha Lorshbaugh

Connie Grimsley

Ann Renica

Mary Ellen Ames

Jenny Grimsley

Dodie Morrison

Mary Ellen Casey

Lori Anderson

Tracy Jachimowicz

Kathi Everett

Pat Gardner

Kathy Belluscio

Chris Kuehl

Alex Hammon

Kevin Hammon

Susan Rathbun

Susan Rathbun

Mary Kozub

Mary Kozub

Laurie Kilbury Taylor

Nancy Schrader

Elaine Lemley

Elaine Lemley

Terry McGuire

Elaine Ross

Elaine Ross

Val Schultz

Gloria Crittenden

Gloria Crittenden

Cynda Watroba

Cynda Watroba
 These pictures d not do justice to most of the quilts shown, so I hope you will all be able to visit the library beginning Feb 2 (the exhibit will be hung on Feb 1) to get a better look. 

After the meeting, Nancy Topolski presented a class on needle felting.  These are only a few of the items she has available for sale!

This is the class photo of the completed projects.  A perfect project for a very wintry day!

  We were all very happy with our new friends!


In February we'll be learning about sewing machine maintenance.  Guests are always welcome!

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Christmas comes this time each year!

The annual holiday party is always a fun meeting- with so many goodies to sample!  This year we had so much food we ran out of table space!  Kudos to anyone who was able to sample everything!! Nope, no pictures of the food on a cart we found, and a chair, or people with their mouths open enjoying the feast. (You're welcome)

But before we ate, we got to enjoy the usual show and tell from our talented members.  
 Since Martha Lorshbaugh (your blog editor) can't show and take pictures at the same time, this is the best I can do to show the new quilt I finally finished for my bed!!!  The nice name is Anna's Stars.

Laurie Kilbury Taylor made this lovely star quilt- quilted on her long arm.  She's available if you need quilting done.

 Ann Renica made this for a neice.  Note there is no orange- at the mom's request.

 Elaine Lemley put the skills she gained in class with Linda M Poole to good use in this piece, inspired by the Woodward Tower.  It's a gift for a friend.

 Chris Kuehl made some holiday coasters/ ornaments to give as small gifts to friends.

 Sandy Shufelt finished a wool felt piece from a class she took last year.  (Sorry, I forgot the name of the instructor)

Sandy made this bag in a "Just Threads" class with Laura Little.



 Connie found this quilt top all pieced with materials to finish it at a thrift store.  She's finishing it for Community Service.


Challenge time!!!  Why do we wait until the last minute to make our challenge quilts?  Be cause January seems so far away in March when the challenge is announced- doesn't it?   It sure creeps up on us fast, though!  
Only 28  days left!
(I tried to add a timer here, but it's time consuming and I have sewing to do!!)