WHOOPWHOOPWHOOP! The EMQG met for the first time LIVE and in person in well over a year at Anne's lovely back yard. Thank you Anne!
August mystery block:
Watermelon! Ken sent the instructions with the July meeting reminder so bring your finished blocks to the August picnic meeting.
Ugly Fabric Challenge: Ken has kicked off our next challenge. This is the BEAUTIFUL "ugly" fabric for the Ugly Fabric Challenge. No rules other than use it all and bring it to the Holiday Social Meeting in December.
July art challenge show & tell:
Ken:
Inspiration was Van Gough's "Starry Night"
InterpretationLinda Del: Inspiration - mid century artInterpretationMystery block show & tell:
Kim showed her July block
Susan designed and made this for her boyfriend from fabrics she has collected from various sources that go together. The heart blocks were a new block for her
Pat brought this prototype of a bag she has been wanting to make. She has been playing with indigo and shibori dyeing
Linda Del made this from a collection of fat quarters using a pattern from Missouri Star Quilt Co
Linda Del made this out of a layer cake for the granddaughter of a friend. Ken is going to quilt it.
Jill had this top sitting around "forever"! She quilted each block in a different way.
The next two are the same quilt-as-you-go pieces she picked up off of the EMQG table. She told us about a way of sewing the binding on by machine on both sides.
This is Jill's quilt from our challenge a couple of years ago. It is already partially machine quilted and she is big stitch quilting the solid areas herself by hand.
Denise made this while she was away from her home during the fires last summer.
Denise also made this last summer from a kit, but this is not the pattern. She took the class on line and loved it
Jessica made this in an industrial sewing class, and has decided she really DOES like to sew