Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Saturday, May 5, 2018

May Block of the Month


CRISSCROSS- by Debbie Zopp , Orlando Modern Quilt Guild

Materials needed - 

14 " square black on black fabric 
(Since this is a block lotto, using black on  black fabric by each member will add lots of texture and dimension to the finished quilt. Winner will have fun intermingling the various backgrounds ) 
1" primary color scraps for strips, at least three different colors 

Out of one 14" inch square of black on black fabric, cut four 7 squares

The instructions are for one of the 7 inch squares; repeat instructions for the other three squares , and when you are finished, you will have four 6 inch blocks, and four entries to win the block lotto!

You can also make a curved cut for these for theses blocks if you want , see photo bottom 

FIRST CUT 
PHOTO : top row blocks
Take one of the 7" inch squares and cut from top to bottom at an angle of your choice .
Use a 1" wide scrap of primary colored fabric , either a straight or angle cut . 
Sew to one side of 7' cut of black , press seam to black. Place remaining piece of black to the other side of the colored scrap and sew . Press all seams to the black .

SECOND CUT 
PHOTO: second row blocks 
This cut will be from opposite side of the first cut 
Choose another angle and cut through the  first colored strip 
Place a colored 1 -inch strip on one side of the black and sew , press seams towards black .
Play second piece of black on the colored strip and sew , press towards black .

THIRD CUT
PHOTO : bottom row blocks 
Choose any angle or side for your third cut . 
Repeat instructions to place third colored 1 inch strip in the block .

Square up to 6 inches 

Repeat instructions for all three remaining 7 inch squares

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3 i n photos below 


Thursday, May 3, 2018

Meeting Minutes_May 2, 2018


MEETING MINUTES
May 02, 2018 
The Sewing Studio Classroom

This was an abbreviated business meeting because of our fabric auction so Sarah gave most officer reports. Sarah opened the meeting with reminders to sign-up for the next class, Sourdough Quilt Starter, with @messygoat, Elaine Poplin on July 30th. Our cancellation policy: you will be refunded the fee only if your spot can be filled. 

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Improv Bee - Blue Hive, May Prompt

Hi Blue Bees!

I'm excited to kick-off our Blue Hive Improv Bee this month!

While on our honeymoon to Japan, I became fascinated with the precise Japanese joints and patterns in woodwork and textiles and the perfectly groomed, graceful parks juxtaposed with the concepts of wabi sabiboro, and kintsugi (all ways to embrace the imperfect or repair a damaged item).