To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Cosmic Cookie" by Jane B.
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| From Circular Motion |
"Going In Circles" by Andrea L.
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| From Circular Motion |
That's it for the Circle Quilts. The post card quilts are up next!
Circular Motion VIII
Here are some more quilts at the exhibit. For more info check out the first blog about the Circular Motion exhibit.
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Cosmic Cookie" by Jane B.
"Going In Circles" by Andrea L.
That's it for the Circle Quilts. The post card quilts are up next!
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Cosmic Cookie" by Jane B.
"Going In Circles" by Andrea L.
That's it for the Circle Quilts. The post card quilts are up next!
Circular Motion VII
Here are some more quilts at the exhibit. For more info check out the first blog about the Circular Motion exhibit.
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Untitled" by Susan Graham
"Branch, Blossom, & Fruit" by Kerry B.
"This Seed Won", "This Seed Too", & "The Third Seed" by Ginny S.
More to come.
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Untitled" by Susan Graham
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| From Circular Motion |
"Branch, Blossom, & Fruit" by Kerry B.
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| From Circular Motion |
"This Seed Won", "This Seed Too", & "The Third Seed" by Ginny S.
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| From Circular Motion |
More to come.
Circular Motion VI
Here are some more quilts at the exhibit. For more info check out the first blog about the Circular Motion exhibit.
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Vision" by Carolyn H.
"Circular Table Runner (but not for a circular Table)" by Ginny H.
"Circle East" by Gladys C.
More to come.
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Vision" by Carolyn H.
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| From Circular Motion |
"Circular Table Runner (but not for a circular Table)" by Ginny H.
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| From Circular Motion |
"Circle East" by Gladys C.
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| From Circular Motion |
More to come.
Circular Motion V
Here are some more quilts at the exhibit. For more info check out the first blog about the Circular Motion exhibit.
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Circle Of Friends" by Gladys C. , Carol J., Laura S., Kath H. and Martha G.
"Fenêtres" by Jocelyn C.
"African Geese" by Jean W.
More to come. Check back later!
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Circle Of Friends" by Gladys C. , Carol J., Laura S., Kath H. and Martha G.
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| From Circular Motion |
"Fenêtres" by Jocelyn C.
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| From Circular Motion |
"African Geese" by Jean W.
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| From Circular Motion |
More to come. Check back later!
Circular Motion IV
Here are some more quilts at the exhibit. For more info check out the first blog about the Circular Motion exhibit.
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Circle Quilt" by Laura S.
"Spring in the Shenandoah -- You are so Beautiful!" by Nyra W.
"Batik Curves" by Marie M.
More to come. Check back later!
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Circle Quilt" by Laura S.
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| From Circular Motion |
"Spring in the Shenandoah -- You are so Beautiful!" by Nyra W.
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| From Circular Motion |
"Batik Curves" by Marie M.
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| From Circular Motion |
More to come. Check back later!
Circular Motion III
Here are some more quilts at the exhibit. For more info check out the first blog about the Circular Motion exhibit.
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Mellow Yellow" by Chieko M.
"Crop Circles" by Andrea H.
"Going ‘Round the Bend" by Nancy F.
More to come. Check back later!
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
"Mellow Yellow" by Chieko M.
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| From Circular Motion |
"Crop Circles" by Andrea H.
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| From Circular Motion |
"Going ‘Round the Bend" by Nancy F.
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| From Circular Motion |
More to come. Check back later!
Circular Motion II
Here are some more quilts at the exhibit. For more info check out the first blog about the Circular Motion exhibit.
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
Here's Sally B.'s "Solar Sets":
"Kigali" by Susan G.
"Homage to Kandinsky/Color Study" by Suzanne L.
More to come. Be sure to visit the Center For the Arts in Manassas, VA.
To see a bigger version of the picture, click on it.
Here's Sally B.'s "Solar Sets":
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| From Circular Motion |
"Kigali" by Susan G.
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| From Circular Motion |
"Homage to Kandinsky/Color Study" by Suzanne L.
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| From Circular Motion |
More to come. Be sure to visit the Center For the Arts in Manassas, VA.
Circular Motion I
Hello All! We've got a show Circular Motion on display at Center For the Arts in Manassas, VA.
Thanks to Sally for organizing this show!
I'll be posting some pictures of the quilts periodically, hopefully to entice you to go the exhibit. Click on the photos to see a bigger version, especially for Kath's to see her embellishments!
Here's me and my quilt "Round Tuit".
Here's one by Kath, "Out of the Pod"
More to come! In the meantime, go! The Center for the Arts is open M-F 10-5, Sat 1-5.
Thanks to Sally for organizing this show!
I'll be posting some pictures of the quilts periodically, hopefully to entice you to go the exhibit. Click on the photos to see a bigger version, especially for Kath's to see her embellishments!
Here's me and my quilt "Round Tuit".
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| From Circular Motion |
Here's one by Kath, "Out of the Pod"
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| From Circular Motion |
More to come! In the meantime, go! The Center for the Arts is open M-F 10-5, Sat 1-5.
Mark Lipinski and Arlington QU!
Arlington QU members Kerry, Carolyn, Lisa, and Joe took Mark Lipinski's mystery quilt class at the QU Show!
We had a great time in class, lots of laughs, tips on sewing curves, and design tips.
Here's Kerry's design wall.
Here's Carolyn's design wall.
Here's Lisa's design wall.
Here's Joe's design wall.
Update:Thanks to Carolyn for sharing the pictures!
We had a great time in class, lots of laughs, tips on sewing curves, and design tips.
Here's Kerry's design wall.
Here's Carolyn's design wall.
Here's Lisa's design wall.
Here's Joe's design wall.
Update:Thanks to Carolyn for sharing the pictures!
Challenge: What's for Lunch?
This is a new challenge project by our very own Kristy Dolbeare! Its called What's For Lunch? The goal is for projects to be "show ready" by the January 2010 meeting so they can be entered into the Annual QU Quilt show.
What's it about?
Its a fun challenge project that quilters of any level can participate in. The quilts can be as simple or as advanced as the quilter chooses. It will be so fun to see the creativity of each of our members!
Instructions:
**If you can't make it to the May (already gone by!) or the June meeting, contact Kristy.
What's it about?
Its a fun challenge project that quilters of any level can participate in. The quilts can be as simple or as advanced as the quilter chooses. It will be so fun to see the creativity of each of our members!
Instructions:
- Place 6 coordinating fat quarters in a small brown lunch bag. **
Please use 100% cotton quilting fabric, pre-washed.
Brown lunch bags will be provided at the May meeting. If you are unable to attend the May meeting, you may provide your own brown lunch bag or can contact Kristy. - Bring your bag of 6 FQ’s to the June 8, 2009 Arlington QU meeting.**
Keep your bag anonymous – no names, no markings. Bags will be anonymously swapped with participating members. - Take your bag of tasty fabric “treats” home and begin cooking up a spectacular quilt! You can use any recipe (pattern or design) of your choice.
- You must use at least a 6 ½” square of each FQ provided on the front of the quilt. (The 6 ½” square can be divided into smaller pieces.) You can also add fabrics from your own stash.
- Quilts can range in size from a wall hanging to a bed quilt - minimum 18”x18”, maximum 115” x 115” (largest acceptable for quilt show).
- Complete your quilt by the January 2010 meeting. It must be “quilt show ready” by this meeting in order to show your challenge quilt in the 2010 QU Quilt Show. It would be great to show off our challenge quilts at the show!
- Also bring to the Jan 2010 meeting a note card with a small snippet of each of the 6 FQ fabrics you received attached to the card.
- Do not show the FQ’s you bring, the FQ’s you receive, or your project at any point in the process to any guild members until the January meeting when we will unveil our scrumptious creations!
**If you can't make it to the May (already gone by!) or the June meeting, contact Kristy.
Membership and Auction
Membership: Renewals and New
I, your friendly neighborhood treasurer, am now able to accept membership forms and dues! In fact, I already have one completed form and check.
Remember to fill out your membership form from the Big QU web site and bring it in or mail it to me.
If you mail it, please provide a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) so that I can mail your membership card.
Checks should be made out to Arlington QU.
Annual Auction Night
The Annual Auction night is coming up, second Monday in May!
Here are some auction payment guidelines (note this is from a previous email sent in April):
Also, remember that the proceeds of the auction go back into the general fund and help to pay for speakers and other activities.
See you at bee or the next meeting!
I, your friendly neighborhood treasurer, am now able to accept membership forms and dues! In fact, I already have one completed form and check.
Remember to fill out your membership form from the Big QU web site and bring it in or mail it to me.
If you mail it, please provide a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) so that I can mail your membership card.
Checks should be made out to Arlington QU.
Annual Auction Night
The Annual Auction night is coming up, second Monday in May!
Here are some auction payment guidelines (note this is from a previous email sent in April):
I strongly encourage (request!) that you bring a check and make it out to Arlington QU. Checks make it easier for us to track the money, especially differentiating between membership dues and the auction. It also helps us track down any errors that occur, especially if you note on the check its for membership and auction. Last year we had a few people pay their membership dues twice!
I will not be bringing change, so if you pay with cash it'll need to be exact. If we have change we'll make it. The mini auction went like this and it worked out. (Yes, this is my insidious plot to encourage you to write a check!)
Trust me when I say that checks make things easier for us tracking revenue, i.e. the auction winings, membership, etc. Especially near the end when people are lining up to pay out and we are still keeping track of the on-going auction.
The other thing that'll be helpful is to have your membership form already filled out. I'll bring some membership forms to the remaining meetings.
All this helps to make the auction go smoothly and we appreciate your assistance. Let's have fun!
Remember checks are to be made out to: Arlington QU
Also, remember that the proceeds of the auction go back into the general fund and help to pay for speakers and other activities.
See you at bee or the next meeting!
2009 New Windsor Spring Retreat Photos
These are a few of the many wonderful projects worked on during the New Windsor Retreat, February 20-22, 2009.
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2009 QU Show Class Registration Open
The class registration for the Quilters Unlimited Show has begun! Check out the Lectures and Classes schedule and register!
Some instructors include: Mark Lipinski, Pam Clarke, Bonnie Hunter, Emily Martin. These are just a few of the instructors that Big QU has lined up.
So if you are interested in jelly roll quilts, machine quilting, applique, improving basic quilt making skills, EQ6, Baltimore style quilts, a mystery quilt - then this show is for you.
Some instructors include: Mark Lipinski, Pam Clarke, Bonnie Hunter, Emily Martin. These are just a few of the instructors that Big QU has lined up.
So if you are interested in jelly roll quilts, machine quilting, applique, improving basic quilt making skills, EQ6, Baltimore style quilts, a mystery quilt - then this show is for you.
Photographing Quilts For Quilt Show
It is time to bring in those beauties to be photographed for the show. The QU quilt show will be June 5-7, 2009 at the Dulles Expo Center.
Bev will be at our bees and monthly meeting with camera in hand. At the Monday bees, Feb. 2 and 16, she will arrive around 7:30 p.m. At our monthly meeting, Feb. 9, Bev will be there around 7:00.
If you have any questions about photographing your quilt, call Bev. If you have other questions about getting your quilt in the show, call Beth.
Other Important Links:
QU quilt show entry form
2009 Quilt Show Entry Instructions
Hanging Sleeves
Bev will be at our bees and monthly meeting with camera in hand. At the Monday bees, Feb. 2 and 16, she will arrive around 7:30 p.m. At our monthly meeting, Feb. 9, Bev will be there around 7:00.
If you have any questions about photographing your quilt, call Bev. If you have other questions about getting your quilt in the show, call Beth.
Other Important Links:
QU quilt show entry form
2009 Quilt Show Entry Instructions
Hanging Sleeves
Chapter Project: Ronald McDonald House Quilts
Gladys, our VP, is heading up a new project to make two quilts for Ronald McDonald House at Inova Fairfax Hospital from batik fabrics. Marie is assisting by collecting blocks at Monday night bee and showing off what we've done.
The goal is to make two quilts as each room as two beds. A light aqua blue fabric will be furnished to us for the backing. Members of the Thursday Bee have already made several blocks and Marie will bring these to Monday night bee to display.
Each block you make will have 2 contrasting or co-coordinating fabrics and will finish to a rectangle 10 1/2 " long and 9 1/2 " wide.
To make one block: Cut 2 pieces of fabric #1 10 1/2" x 4 1/4". Cut 1 piece of fabric #2 10 1/2" x 2 ". Join the three pieces with the 2 " strip running down the middle.
(Yes that is a 1/4" measurement for fabric #1!)
To make many blocks: (and we encourage you to make many as we will need 180 blocks) Cut several different batiks a10 1/2 " x 10 1/2". Then cut a 2" strip off each piece and set aside. Cut the remaining 10 1/2" x 8 1/2" blocks in half lengthwise creating 2 rectangles 10 1/2 " x 4 1/4". Join these two matching rectangles with a contrasting 2" strip from your pile.
The most important dimension is the 10 1/2" length. Don't worry too much if your blocks iron out a little less that 9 1/2" in width -- this will not pose a problem when we join the blocks.
The blocks are easy to make and we hope everyone will participate. Bring them to Monday Bee, bring them to the February meeting, we will keep collecting blocks until we have enough to join the tops.
Here's a picture of some of the blocks. Sorry for the poor resolution, but it was with a camera phone.
The goal is to make two quilts as each room as two beds. A light aqua blue fabric will be furnished to us for the backing. Members of the Thursday Bee have already made several blocks and Marie will bring these to Monday night bee to display.
Each block you make will have 2 contrasting or co-coordinating fabrics and will finish to a rectangle 10 1/2 " long and 9 1/2 " wide.
To make one block: Cut 2 pieces of fabric #1 10 1/2" x 4 1/4". Cut 1 piece of fabric #2 10 1/2" x 2 ". Join the three pieces with the 2 " strip running down the middle.
(Yes that is a 1/4" measurement for fabric #1!)
To make many blocks: (and we encourage you to make many as we will need 180 blocks) Cut several different batiks a10 1/2 " x 10 1/2". Then cut a 2" strip off each piece and set aside. Cut the remaining 10 1/2" x 8 1/2" blocks in half lengthwise creating 2 rectangles 10 1/2 " x 4 1/4". Join these two matching rectangles with a contrasting 2" strip from your pile.
The most important dimension is the 10 1/2" length. Don't worry too much if your blocks iron out a little less that 9 1/2" in width -- this will not pose a problem when we join the blocks.
The blocks are easy to make and we hope everyone will participate. Bring them to Monday Bee, bring them to the February meeting, we will keep collecting blocks until we have enough to join the tops.
Here's a picture of some of the blocks. Sorry for the poor resolution, but it was with a camera phone.
Sit N Sew This Saturday
Just a reminder that the Sit-N-Sew is this Saturday, January 31 from 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM at Goodwin House. We are meeting in the Auditorium.
This is a good opportunity to work on a project. Because we are in the Board Room there will not be any tables available for basting quilts. We should be moving back to the Auditorium in the Fall once Goodwin House completes the project they are working on.
Its also a good time to work on our new chapter project for Ronald McDonald's House (see the next entry).
Bring your own lunch, or walk to Giant and visit their salad bar or deli counter.
This is a good opportunity to work on a project. Because we are in the Board Room there will not be any tables available for basting quilts. We should be moving back to the Auditorium in the Fall once Goodwin House completes the project they are working on.
Its also a good time to work on our new chapter project for Ronald McDonald's House (see the next entry).
Bring your own lunch, or walk to Giant and visit their salad bar or deli counter.