March 2018 Meeting

If you missed the March meeting, you missed out on a lot of laughs! – We had a collaborative, fun time. But more on that later. First up, Show and Share: Dawna told us about her experience in the MQG mini swap as a “Swap Fairy,” and then showed us the great mini she received…

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March Block Lotto

RAINBOW YANKEE PUZZLE     This is an old traditional block with a slight layout variation by Donna Lynn Thomas in her Anniversary Sampler Quilt.   Fabrics you will need:   Black Solid   Tone on Tone print fabrics ( no solids in this one!): Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, and Pink   I cut 4″ squares to…

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Maple Spirit, our 2018 QuiltCon Challenge Quilt

Quilt Name: Maple SpiritQuilt Size: 72×90Design by: Nicole HannahBlocks by: MQG Victoria membersTop assembled by: Stacie Wilson, Kelly Levant, and Nicole HannahMaple Leaf constructed by: Heather Beiermeister, Netta Brown, Anna Echols, Nicole, and Pam BrownGenerally awesome assistant and quilt advice giver: Pam BrownQuilted by: Nicole Hannah, Handwrought QuiltsBinding by: Barbara GilbertRecipient: TBD Hanging at QuiltCon, picture from Jan Hampton Our label from QuiltCon…

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February 2018: Lorna Shapiro Trunk Show

At the February meeting we thoroughly enjoyed having Lorna Shapiro as our guest speaker. A member of the Vancouver MQG, Lorna started quilting when she retired, and a wise friend suggested making a quilt because she would need something to do or she would go crazy. Lorna took a class, joined a guild, and started…

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February 2018: Show and Share

Here’s what some of our members have been up to! Susan made this striking charity quilt…. as well as this pillow made with an interesting overlapping technique. Chris made a fresh and modern baby quilt. This is Lois’s Gypsy Wife quilt, which is comprised of 24 different blocks and 79 blocks in total. Ursula made…

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