April Show & Share

Here's a look at what some of our members made this last month:

Agnes made this beautiful tunic. Is anyone else making your own clothes?

Celeste made this quilt. Rectangles turned this way and that makes a quick quilt!

Georgeann's made this quilt from the last blocks one of the ladies from her small group made before she passed away from cancer. What a privilege to make something so beautiful for her family.

Debbie's Bigfoot quilt. The plaid trees are perfect!

Super-sewist Bob showing off his Block-of-the-Month blocks.
Who else is sewing along?

Hope to see you next month!

Meeting Recap: March 2018

Bob's take on tradition. 

Chantry's work with gold lame.

Another by Chantry

Melissa's quilt for her daughter's best-friend's Quinceanera.

Karen's mini for her swap partner.

Karen's notebook cover.

Chanda's baby quilt for her friend's granddaughter.

Melissa's Sweden's Postcard quilt.

Quilter's Christmas List and November Meeting

At our November meeting, we kept up a tradition which we call Tool Time, where members are invited to bring and talk about their favorite books or tools for quilting.

If you have a quilter in your life, maybe they would also enjoy something from this list!

• Moji Patchwork Book by  Kumiko Fujita & Kazue Nakajima
• Walk: Master Machine Quilting with Your Walking Foot by Jacquie Gering 
• Needle alignment magnet for long arm quilters
• Secondary Designs by Judi Madsen
• Hera Marker
• Half Square Triangle Square Up Ruler
• Bohin Needle Threader
• Add 3/8" ruler for English Paper Piecing
• Color Card
• Shoe organizer for organizing fat quarters 
• Fons and Porter Binding Tool
• New Ways with Jelly Rolls: 12 Reversible Modern Jelly Roll Quilts by Pam and Nicky Lintott
• Sew Kind of Wonderful Quick Curve Ruler
• Electric Trimmer for Seam Ripping
• Gift card to your local quilt shop!

We also had lots of spectacular show and shares. Our guild members never cease to impress with their skill and creativity!

Let's wrap this year up in great style with some fun holiday finishes for December!

From our own members- September and October meeting recaps

In the months of September and October, we were so lucky to be able to hear from our own members on their experiences as quilters and artists.

In September we heard from Sarah Atlee, our member and full time artist, on what it means to be a professional artist.

She shared about how important it is to cultivate the creative moments and ideas that come to you, or they may leave your world to find a more amicable host.

Sarah also shared about the logistical ins and outs of being a professional artist and what that means for her, as well as sharing her creative journey through different media and inspirational phases.

In October we heard from three of our members on their journeys in quilting and specifically modern quilting.

Agnes shared about her original inspiration in quilting from a trip to Amish country, and how fine artists have inspired her tastes in quilting, from early projects to current day.



Diane shared about how spending time with friends and family, as well as connecting and giving precious gifts has been a driving force in her quilting life.



Susan told us about her creativity has been a family passion from childhood. By continuing to share and share creative challenges with her family, she has pushed the boundaries of her creativity and made spectacular pieces of art.






Thank you so much to our members for sharing!

We had a pretty great time collecting and then drawing for our modern bear paw block lotto as well.  Lucky Bob!



We also saw a beautiful array of Sew and Shares!

From Lela:








From Karen M:








From Deb:



From Christy:



From Emily:







From Renonda:



From Agnes:



From Annaleise:




What a great guild we have! Thank you all for making our meetings awesome.

July Meeting Recap

We had a great meeting in July, starting with a guest speaker from the Tulsa Modern Quilt Guild, Briana Hefley Shepard- aka Bifftastica on Instagram. She told us how she creates truly unique improv quilts and also how to be efficient in your quilt making!

Our next block lottery block was chosen by Karen, and it is the Japanese X & +  block. See the link for the block tutorial and bring 10.5" square trimmed blocks for the block lotto. Maybe you'll get lucky and win! Each block you bring gives you a chance to win the whole pot!




Like always, show and share is a treat!

Chanda brought an amazing double sided baby quilt- two in one, and I love both!






Agnes made a prayer shawl- the type that will be one of our charity projects for the year. So elegant and modern.



Elizabeth has her first two grandbabies arriving this August! So she is busy making tummy time quilts.



Stacie made her first Sew Together bag and it is gorgeous in Cotton + Steel. Way to go!



Evangeline made a mega tote from Latifah Saafir and it is awesome!



Jennifer made a musical fourth of July wall hanging to honor her son who is in the Westpoint Band. So cool!




Lisa brought several bright and stunning projects that she finished up at a quilting retreat. Gorgeous colors!







Bob won our last block lottery pot and has made this amazing quilt top! The tangerine is perfect with our many shades of gray.




Renonda made this handsome, masculine quilt for her son, which incorporated his grandad's flannel shirt and science themed fabrics. Perfect combo!



Brand new member Lela brought a perfectly sweet quilt she recently made, featuring a childhood favorite sheet set as the backing!







Thanks everyone for a great time! Remember that for our "August" meeting, we will have a trunk show with Sherri Lynn Wood on Monday July 31, at 6:30pm at the Northwest Library. No show and shares this time, so we can devote as much time as possibly to Sherri Lynn.

See you then!