Finished Barn Quilts

In March, the KMQG hosted Suzi Parron for a workshop to paint barn quilts. We had a great turnout, welcoming a few members from the Village Quilters guild in nearby Loudon, TN, and everyone had a fun time sketching, taping, painting and watching paint dry!

Suzi came with some patterns to choose from, and some attendees opted to use their own designs. Check out the results!

Barn Quilt Workshop with Suzi Parron

The KMQG is hosting a barn quilt painting workshop on March 14, 2020, with Suzi Parron, and there are still some open spots available. Suzi has written two books about barn quilts and travels all over the country leading these workshops. We will be painting 2-x-2-foot wooden boards with large quilt block designs. You can see some examples and get more information about Suzi here: http://www.barnquiltinfo.com/suzi.htm

Details:

• The workshop is Saturday, March 14, 2020, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
• It will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919.
• Light snacks and drinks will be available, but attendees should bring their own lunch, etc. if desired.
• The cost of the workshop is $50 for KMQG members (or other Modern Quilt Guild members) and $65 for non-members. This amount is due upon registration, and payment options are listed on the form linked below.
• The workshop fee is nonrefundable, but you may find someone to take your spot and reimburse you if you're unable to attend after registering.
• In addition, Suzi will collect a $35 kit fee (cash preferred) from attendees at the start of the workshop.

Registration will close on Saturday, February 15, and all workshop fees must be received by that time.

Please use this form to submit your registration (https://forms.gle/AbYaMsFtUc84f78w8), and then follow up as soon as possible with payment to ensure your spot. The workshop organizers will communicate plans with attendees after the registration period ends.

Please direct any questions to modknoxville@gmail.com.

August 2018 Meeting Recap

At our August meeting, we welcomed Kelly Spell of the Chattanooga Modern Quilt Guild for a talk about her quilt design process and a trunk show of her fish-inspired quilts. But first, we covered a bit of business and had show and tell. Here's the news:

Instructions have been sent out for our next charity block collection for a Restoration House quilt. We're using the Modern Pine Trees pattern created by Faith Jones of Fresh Lemons Quilts for Bernina's We All Sew blog. Blocks should have a white background paired with two shades (light and dark) of a colored solid fabric.

Submissions for QuiltCon 2019 are open through November 30, and we'd love to see some KMQG member quilts hanging at the show! Go to https://www.quiltcon.com/submit-a-quilt/ for information.

Our next meeting is Saturday, September 15. We'll start the meeting at 10:30 (come at 10:15 to catch up during social time), and after business and show and tell, there will be a Tumbling Blocks Fabric Weaving workshop with Melissa Everett from 11-1. Use this form to sign up for the workshop through August 31.

Kelly's quilts on display, ready for her presentation

Melissa Everett's improve quilt for her son

Another beauty by Melissa Everett

Joyce Hartley's orphan blocks play so well together

Rosalind Woodard

Vanna Rhoden

Elizabeth Rea

Elizabeth Rea

July 2018 Meeting Recap

We appreciate everyone who was able to attend our July meeting and stay for the Christmas tree skirt workshop. And to those who were busy enjoying vacations and activities, we hope to see you in August! Here's a recap:

QuiltCon 2019 is in Nashville on Feb 21-24. Volunteer spots are still available. Visit https://www.quiltcon.com/ for information.

Need inspiration? Check out the MQG's free Quilt of the Month and Block Study of the Month patterns in your recent emails, as well as webinars available at https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/events.

We collected Ribbon Star Blocks for a Restoration House charity quilt and wow! They're gorgeous all together! A few more blocks are in progress, and we hope to have a finished quilt to show off to everyone at the next meeting. Good work, all!

And now a little show and tell:

Michelle Thompson

 

Color Weave charity quilt top (blocks by members, top pieced by Yvonne Fisher)

Rosalind Woodard

Christmas tree skirts in progress!

NEXT MEETING: August 18 with special guest Kelly Spell, President of the Chattanooga MQG (www.kellyspell.com and @kellyspell on Instagram)

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.