2018 – Ten Squared Plus Five

At last, the Rochester Modern Quilt Guild’s first show, “Taking Flight,” is over (September 29) and I’ve nearly recovered. It was a huge success; we had lots of visitors, lots of quilts, and lots of happy vendors. It was also a huge job creating a show out of whole cloth, a job I’m glad to pass along to another guild member.

“Taking Flight” – inaugural show by Rochester Modern Quilt Guild, September 29, 2018

So, here is a quilt I made for the show. You can also see it hanging lower center in the show photo.

Ten Squared Plus Five

I used three packs of mini-charms (2-1/2″ squares) sorted by color, then added a few extra black squares to counterbalance at the bottom. To contrast with all those straight lines, I quilted it in a spiral on my Viking.

Ten Squared Plus Five – center quilting

Ten Square Plus Five – Showing Back

The back matched the fabric of the yellow square.

This is now with my new grand niece in Virginia.

Complete – 2015 Big Square

I finally took the photos for this charity baby quilt.

2015 Big Square

This has been donated to the Rochester Modern Quilt Guild’s charity effort to provide quilts for a local neonatal unit. Here are some details:

2015 Big Square – front detail of quilting

2015 Big Square – complete back

2015 Big Square – back detail showing quilting

I like the texture of channel quilting; it makes running a hand along the quilt fun.

Curved Piecing Demo

Samples for RMQG Drunkard’s Path Demo

September 9th, Julia Deal and I teamed up at the Rochester Modern Quilt Guild (RMQG) to demonstrate ways of incorporating curves into quilt designs. Julia showed a method of applique, and I used the classic Drunkard’s Path block to demo machine curved piecing. I used an 8″ block pattern so everyone could see. I also gave out patterns for a 4″ block.

Drunkard’s Path Demo – how pattern pieces fit

That’s Julia to my right, with a table of applique samples.

How to place pins

Drunkard’s Path Demo – We had a full house

Before we began, someone commented that curved piecing was too hard. But I showed them an easy way to sew the curve with just three pins.

Part of Semi-Circles quilt top at RMQG Demo

The demo blocks became the bottom row on the Semi-Circles quilt top. Both 4″ and 8″ blocks are included in the design.

Photos by Marie Soom for the RMQG Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/254795224639735/

Also see my Pinterest board of classic and modern sets for this versatile block: https://www.pinterest.com/fish4739/drunkards-path-blocks-and-sets/

 

Update 2 – Semi-Circles 2015

After presenting my curved seam demo to the Rochester Modern Quilt Guild, I completed construction of this quilt top. The blocks on the bottom row were used in the demo.

Semi-Circles complete quilt top

I now have three tops ready for quilting, so I’ll be assembling quilt sandwiches, basting, and quilting on my machine for a while. Here are the other tops I’ll be working on:

2015 Purple Square Baby Quilt Top

2014 Princess’s Crown Quilt Top

I’ll post photos as they’re completed.

 

Genesee Valley Quilt Club – 2015 Quiltfest – My Entries

A final post about the 2015 Quiltfest. It was a magnificent show: nearly 700 quilts on display, a huge vendor mall, nationally known speakers and teachers, the Iron Quilter and jelly roll contests, a fashion show . . . we’re exhausted but happy.

2015 GVQC Quiltfest exhibits and part of vendor mall

2015 Quiltfest Exhibit Floor

Here are the four quilts I displayed in the show.

Courthouse Squares (on right) on display at GVQC Quiltfest 2015

Mock Kenzie on display at the GVQC Quiltfest 2015

Neo-Baltimore Petals on display at GVQC Quiltfest 2015

In Jest on display at GVQC Quiltfest 2015

Genesee Valley Quilt Club – Quiltfest Even More Photos

Genesee Valley Quilt Club Quiltfest – More Selected Quilts

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Charity Blocks – 2014

Charity Block -Crazy Scrappy Flower

As a member of the Rochester Modern Quilt Guild, I have contributed 12-1/2″ blocks to several group quilts we have constructed for local charities. Here are a few of them.

For the block above, everyone made a flower in their choice of color and surrounded it with any green.

Charity Blocks – String Piecing on Foundation

I made two of the string pieced blocks. Everyone started with a white diagonal stripe; they were joined to form diamonds across the quilt.

Charity Block – Modern Spool

Our current project will join everyone’s modern spool blocks. The “thread” is foundation pieced to add a fresh twist on a traditional design.