Sunday, December 22, 2019

December Meeting Recap

We had a great holiday party at the December meeting! The food was delicious and it was fun to see what everyone made for their swap partners.


In addition to celebrating the season, we took care of some guild business, mainly the  KMQG 2020 Board election. The officers for the coming year are:

Chair: Elizabeth Rea
Secretary: Misty Benson
Treasurer: Christy Cooper
Education Coordinator: Sarah Elliott

Founding Directors: Mary Beth Meadows, Emily Doane, Jennifer Grace


Of course, it wouldn't be a KMQG meeting without Show & Tell. Here is a look at what everyone has been working on and this year's swap gifts.

Sandy

Michelle B

Aimee

Halle

Celia

Aimee made this cute pillow for Margo

Ana made this adorable bag for Emily

Christy made this lovely pillow for Sarah

The beautiful mini Elizabeth made for Sandy

Emily made this fun pillow for Ginger

The cute bag Erin made for Aimee

Check out this charming Wonderland themed mini Ginger made for Michelle

Halle made this pretty folded organizer for Ana

Jo made this funky quilt top for Phyllis

Look at this beautiful bag Liz made for Rosalind

Margo made these sweet mats for Halle

Look at the cool pouch Michelle made for Sherri

Misty made this awesome bag for Erin

Phyllis made this stunning pillow for Elizabeth

Look at the delightful bag Rosalind made for Christy

Check out this very adorable pouch Sandy made for MIsty

The fantastic set Sherri made for Liz


Next meeting: Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 10:15 AM.
We'll be having a sew-in so bring your machines! This will be a great opportunity to make some charity blocks or get help with one of your current WIPs.


Sunday, November 24, 2019

November Meeting Recap

Our November meeting was a lot of fun!

We wrapped up the Finish It! Challenge and awarded prizes. Participating members received one entry for each item they were able to check off their list. Congratulations to our winners!

For our Featured Freebie, Melissa E. shared the Let's Face it, it's a Binding: Facing a Quilt Tutorial from the Sew Much Like Mom blog. Here is an example of one of Melissa's faced quilts:


We also had Show & Tell (of course!) Here's a look at what KMQG members have been working on:

Ana

Ana


Aimee
Erin

Christy

Jennifer
Ginger

Elizabeth & Sandy
Pat

KMQG Charity quilt; blocks pieced by membership, quilted by Pat

Pat

Pat (She's been busy!)

Phyllis

Phyllis

Rosalind

Rosalind

Rosalind

Rosalind

Rosalind (She's been very busy!)
Sarah

Sherry


Our next meeting will be December 14 at 10:30 AM at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Saturday, September 28, 2019

September Meeting Recap

Hello! The Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild's monthly meeting in September 2019 was incredibly well-attended! In addition to a wonderful showing from our members, we welcomed some visitors and even picked up one new member. Our guild has grown quite a bit in the last few years, and we're all so happy to share our love of modern quilting with other quilters and crafters in the area.

A quick recap of what happened this month and what's coming up ...

We exchanged brown bags of fabric for our secret holiday gift swap. Members will make a gift for the person whose bag they picked, and gifts will be exchanged at our holiday party on December 14.

Our annual fall retreat at Whistlestop Quilt Retreat in Sweetwater, TN, is planned for October 24-27. Members can sign up using the form emailed to them. Contact modknoxville@gmail.com for more information.

The next Sit and Stitch social event will be Friday, October 18 at Panera (Cedar Bluff) at 6:30 p.m. Bring handwork or design work, grab a drink or bite to eat, and enjoy the company.

One of our members, Cathy, is teaching a class in October at Stitches N Stuff Fabric Shoppe in Powell. You can find information on it here. The two-day class uses the Creative Grids new Oval Ruler.

Our Featured Freebie this month was shared by Ginger and Liz. It's the Best Nest Organizer Basket from Nancy's Notions, and it's completely adorable. Check out the free PDF tutorial at https://www.nancysnotions.com/media/pdfs/nn/best-nest-organizer-basket.pdf.

We recently delivered another quilt to The Restoration House for a graduating family. We were told that the mom's favorite color is purple, so we used a purple print backing to customize it for her. Thanks to all the members who created blocks, Sarah for assembling the top, and Jennifer for longarm quilting. (The block is from the Sugarplum Table Runner Quilt Along by Faith Jones of Fresh Lemons Quilts.)



We also have donated our 2018 QuiltCon charity quilt to the local American Cancer Society group to include in their silent auction fundraiser at the Hope Gala in November. We hope it raises a significant amount of money for them, and we look forward to hearing the results.



Now for some show and tell from our members!

Lori

Cathy

Cathy

Rosalind

Jo

Jo

Halle

Christy

Phyllis

Margo

Margo

Ana

Ana

Ana

Ana

Ana

Ana
Misty

Next meeting: Saturday, November 16, 10:30-12 at Westminster Presbyterian Church