Thursday, December 29, 2011

January Guild Meeting

Our next guild meeting is Wednesday, January 4th at The Sewing Studio in Maitland from 10am-12pm. We will have a drawing for the January Blocks; Jodi will lead a discussion on Flickr; pick up your copy of our Member Directory.  Also, don't forget to bring money for the quilt basket raffle and items for Show and Tell.  Contact Rene' if you are interested in serving in a leadership role when our third year begins in March.  This post has information on roles and duties.  See you Wednesday!

Sunday, December 18, 2011

December Sew Day

The December Sew Day was extra special as we used it to celebrate the holiday season. The food was better than ever.  To take a peek at a sampling of the wonderful food you missed check out Michele's blog.

Some of the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild members participated in a blind exchange of handmade gifts.

Some of the time we sewed (in between eating and chatting) and some of the time we watched a great film, Stitched, the Film, and much of the time we multi-tasked and did several things at once.



Beth and Michele won door prizes.

It really was a wonderful day of friends, food, and laughter.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

December 2011 donation

On Tuesday, 12/13/2011, four of our members went to the Orlando Veterans' Nursing Care Center to donate quilts for our annual charity event.
Donna, Linda, Leslie and Beth took 27 handmade quilts and 3 crocheted blankets to the center, and passed them out to resident veterans.  The quilts were well received, and "made the day" for a number of the residents.
It was a wonderful feeling to do this for our vets, and I will remember it for a long time.

January Sew Day

Saturday, December 17 is our Holiday Sew Day!!!!  We will meet at the Dr. Phillips/Southwest Branch of the Orlando Public Library from 10am to 4:45pm.  In addition to the usual working on our projects, we will show the DVD Stitched The Film, Behind Every Stitch, there's a Story.  If you would like to participate in a gift exchange bring a small item you have made (such as a zipper case, mug rug, etc.) wrapped so no one knows what's inside.  

It is helpful to leave a comment if you plan to attend and what shared item (extension cord, cutting mat, food, iron, ironing board, etc.) you will bring.  Sure hope to see you at this holiday-themed Sew Day!!!!


Tuesday, December 13, 2011

January Block of the Month

This month's block is a chance to make a 12.5" block (to finish at 12") of your choice in the analogous colors of green, green-blue, blue. 


In Color Order has an informative post on the topic of choosing fabrics in analogous color schemes.

Bring your block(s) to the January 4th guild meeting for a chance to win all the blocks!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Meeting Minutes, December 7, 2011

Orlando Modern Quilt Guild
Meeting Minutes
December 7, 2011 from 10 am - 12 Noon
Sewing Studio, Maitland, Florida

There were 12 people in attendance.

I.  Welcome and Meet and Greet

II.  Guild Raffle Basket
The raffle tickets are sold to benefit our Education Fund.  The basket for December was donated by Michelle and won by Rene.

III. BOM
The Block of the Month for January is quilter's choice.  Make any 12.5 unfinished block in the analogous color scheme of blue, blue green, and green.  For more info on the use of analogous colors see:  In Color Order

The December Blocks of the Month were won by Linda.

IV. Flickr Discussion
Jodi's discussion on Flickr has been postponed until January due to a lack of a viewing screen.

V. Charity Quilts
Beth updated the group on the charity quilts (many were shared at the December meeting) which will be delivered to a local VA Nursing Home on December 13.  Any remaining "female" quilts, will be donated to several residents without families at a Winter Park nursing home.

VI. Other Guild Business
  • Sorensen Workshop-16 people are signed up for Mary Sorensen's January 21st Sew Day workshop.  The SouthWest Branch Library (of the Orange County Library System) is not available for our use on that day due to the Supervisor of Election's need to use the meeting room.  The Windermere Library may be the new location for the workshop; more information should be available soon.
  • December 17th is the next Sew Day-Members are encouraged to bring special dishes to share as this is our Holiday Sew Day. Provided a screen is available we will have a showing of the DVD, Stitched The Film, Behind Every Stitch, there's a Story.  Please still bring your sewing machines and projects to work on. If you would like to participate in a gift exchange bring a small item you have made (such as a zipper case, mug rug, etc.) in a brown paper bag.
  • We had a useful discussion about pre-washing fabrics to avoid colors running on completed quilts.
  • We shared our farewells with Heather as it was her last MQG meeting in Florida
  • February Guild Challenge-Members who would like to participate in the February challenge are to make quilts of any type no larger than 9 x 12 to donate to AAQI.  It is preferable to use fast finish triangles in all four corners of the back of these donation quilts.

Example of an AAQI Quilt

VII.  Show and Tell
A sampling of the Show and Tell items shared:




















Saturday, December 3, 2011

December Guild Meeting

Our next guild meeting is Wednesday, December 7th at The Sewing Studio in Maitland from 10am-12pm. We will have a drawing for the December Blocks.   Also, don't forget to bring money for the quilt basket raffle, charity quilts for the Orlando VA Community Living Center and items for Show and Tell.  See you Wednesday!