Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Charity Quilt: Cracker Scraps Blocks


Our guild supports local nonprofit The Restoration House of East Tennessee by providing quilts to single-mother families who graduate from their program and set out to live on their own. For our next quilt, we'll collect Cracker Scraps blocks based on this tutorial by Angela Pingel.

The fabric requirements for our blocks differ from the tutorial, so please use the following information to cut your fabrics. Then use the tutorial for construction. If you have any questions, please contact elizabeth.rea15@gmail.com for help. Blocks are due at the meeting September 16.

Fabric needs: 4 different warm-tone solids (pink, red, yellow, orange -- any shades) and medium or light gray solid
Note: Please be sure to remove ALL selvage edges from your fabrics before you begin cutting and piecing. Please also take care to use a scant 1/4" seam allowance to ensure consistent block sizes.

Cut list:
  • Gray: Four 6-inch squares and six 2 3/4-x-7 1/4-inch rectangles
  • Color A and Color B: One 6-inch square and one 2 3/4-x-7 1/4-inch rectangle
  • Color C and Color D: One 6-inch square and two 2 3/4-x-7 1/4-inch rectangles
Follow Angela's tutorial for constructing the 4 quadrants using a scant 1/4" seam allowance.
When you have 4 quadrants ready, square them up to 10 inches. Then be sure to lay them out in the proper order before sewing them together. The two colored links should be opposite each other, as seen in the top left and bottom right. The two gray links are top right and bottom left in these examples.

Monday, June 12, 2017

Upcoming Sherri Lynn Wood Workshop

The KMQG is hosting a workshop with artist/designer/quilter/author Sherri Lynn Wood on Sunday, July 9 from 1-7 p.m.

Get Your Wedge Curve On: "Get your wedge-curve, mod-mood, groove on in this improvisational quilt-making workshop. Participants will commit one step at a time, as they explore advanced approaches to improvised patchwork and composition, develop a personal/intuitive language of color, and learn ruler-free, wedge-curve, piecing techniques."

The workshop will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, located at 6500 Northshore Dr., Knoxville, TN. Cost is $90 for members and $110 for non-members. A few openings remain, so contact modknoxville@gmail.com ASAP to reserve your spot.

May 2017 Meeting Recap

Our May meeting was primarily a workshop with member Emily Doane, but we also had a bit of business to cover.

  • Our 2017 quilt show opened Friday, June 2 and will remain on display June 5-30, Monday through Friday from 9-5 at The Emporium (100 S. Gay St., Knoxville, TN).
  • The KMQG is hosting a workshop with artist/designer/quilter/author Sherri Lynn Wood on July 9 from 1-7 p.m. There are a few spots remaining ($90 for members, $110 for non-members), so contact modknoxville@gmail.com ASAP to reserve your place. The workshop will take place at our usual meeting location, Westminster Presbyterian Church at 6500 Northshore Dr., Knoxville, TN.
  • Butterfly blocks in cool colors for our next Restoration House quilt are due June 17.
  • Our next meeting is Saturday, June 17 at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 6500 Northshore Dr., Knoxville, TN. Social start at 10:15, official start at 10:30.
Members who participated in the spring mini quilt challenge, "Down the Rabbit Hole," presented their quilts and inspiration.