December 2016 Show & Tell

 Ann Marlin -- Holiday Folly

 Ann Marlin -- Tall Tree #1

 Ann Marlin -- Tall Tree #2

 Ann Marlin -- Holiday Cheer

 Picnic in the Park pattern by Abby Dolinger

 Ann Marlin -- Dogwood Days

Yellow Brick Road pattern

 Beth Smith -- Christmas Trees

quilted by Lynne Fishburn

 Cynthia Johnson -- Tweety Bird

from Wendy Butler Burns workshop

 Veronica Abrams -- fancy bow from Bee Enhancement Workshop

 JoAn Stout -- one of 3 baby quilts for charity

Sally Barber -- Family Tree

2017 QU Quilt Show Registration

Use the following links to access all the information you need to prepare and register your quilts for the 2017 QU show.

SHOW READY 2017 QUILT SHOW

QU QUILT SHOW 2017 ENTRY INFORMATION

QUILT REGISTRATION WORKSHEET MVQU - 2017

November/December 2016 Newsletter

To see and print a copy of this Newsletter, click HERE to access Google Drive.  If you desire to print the newsletter, use the printer icon once you have access Google Drive.

This Newsletter contains these articles:

President's Message
QU Show Boutique
October Business Meeting Minutes
Holiday Luncheon
Elevator Replacement at Hollin Hall
Getting Ready for the 2017 Quilt Show
Bow Tie Block Exchange
Quilt Trunk Show
MVQU Wants You!
MVQU - Our Guild
Textile Museum Exhibit
Newsletter Editor Needed
November and December Birthays
Birthday Raffle
Newsletter deadline for January is January 3, 2017

Items for Sale advertised on the QU Digest

Mt Vernon QU has two gorgeous items for sale.  The first is an antique, elegant wood carved sewing table which was bought at an Antique Fair in Germany a number of years ago. The second is a lovely 12 inch cloisonné vase with a carved wood stand in lovely shades of blue.  Both items have been  donated by one of our members and are being sold to raise money for our charity work.  Interested buyers can contact me Enrica M. Frost (Rickie)  The money raised by the sale of these items will be put to good use.

October 2016 Show & Tell

 Lynn Miller -- Roses on the Side of the Road

from the pattern Love Always by Lori Smith

 Lynn Miller

 Lynn Miller -- Large Flannel Quilt

Enlarged Nine Patch

 Lynn Miller -- Needlepoint of shells

designed by Kaffe Fassett

 Lynn Miller -- petit-point

44 stitches to the inch

 Lynn Miller -- Stained Glass Denim

Pattern is available on Etsy

"I enlarged it to twin X-L for my boys' dorm room beds."

 Lynn Miller

Stained Glass Denim for the other twin

 Pat Alfredson -- My Sister's Quilt

Yellow Brick Road pattern

 Libby Dudley -- Scrappy Sunflowers

Pattern is Dresden Plate. 

 "I did the background quilting first and then machine appliqued the flowers on."

Libby Dudley -- Blue and White and Bandanas

Sampler made from orphan blocks from an unknown source

"This went together easily at October quilt camp with a little help from my quilt friends."

Libby Dudley -- scraps from bandana quilt used to make a table runner

 

 Cynthia Johnson -- Inspired by William Morris

pattern found on Pinterest

 Dotty Eisenhour

Square Clamshell designed by Kaffe Fassett

"I went to a class he gave in 2007.  Kaffe named it 'The Ice Cream Cone.'"

 T Carter -- Jellybean

"I made this T-shirt quilt for Jellybean Johnson for this 60th birthday party at the Minnesota Music Cafe.  Jellybean is the drummer for Morris Day & the Time -- one of Prince's bands.  He has also written platinum hits for Janet Jackson, Mint Condition and the soundtrack for Spike Lee's movie, Mo' Money.  In addition, Jellybean starred in the Prince movie, Purple Rain. 

 Longarming by Lynne Fishburn."

Jim Melton 

"Dresden Plate block left by a member.  I am quilting it now."

Strippers in a Blizzard Challenge

Because of last winter’s historical blizzard with record snowfall, we had to cancel our workshop, Strippers Mystery with Gyleen X. Fitzgerald.  These quilters put their fabric choices to good use in the Strippers in a Blizzard Challenge and presented them following Gyleen’s program which was rescheduled for our September meeting.

 JoAn Stout

 Sandra Kennedy

 Joan Peake

 Joan Peake

 Nancy Barkume

 Ruth Roush

 Lynn Miller

 Dotty Eisenhour

T Carter

October 2016 Newsletter

To see or print a copy of this Newsletter click HERE to access Google Drive.  If you desire to print the newsletter, use the printer icon once you have accessed Google Drive.

This Newsletter contains these articles:

President's Message--How to Read a Quilt
Stereotypes
Take it to the Top Challenge
September Business Meeting Minutes
Bow Tie Block Exchange
Update on Workshops
Quilt R & R at Sea
Birthday Raffle
QU Fall Event
Undercover
Stafford Piecemakerrs Quilt Guild Show
MVQU Want Ad
Birthdays
Newsletter Deadline..Nov. 29

September 2016 Show & Tell

 Joan Peake

Flower Garden designed by Kim McLean.   All flowers are made in fabric by William Morris.

 Carol Allen

T-shirt quilt made for sister-in-law from Avon Breast Cancer Walk t-shirts

 Pat Alfredson -- Double Irish Chain

"for my grandson to take to college next August or September"

 Some of the baby quilts and blankets made with material from Kay Brill's estate

 Libby Dudley

Roman Stripe Variation

Scrap strip squares cut in half with scrap color squares

 Libby Dudley  -- Spring Arrivals

combining Wendy Butler Berns Textured Tweety Bird Class and her border class

 Joan Oelschlager

Ships Ahoy designed by Rhoda Nelson

"This is a baby quilt for my best friend's 3rd daughter's first baby.  Her son-in-law 

was in the Navy, therefore the theme of the quilt."

 Mary Mazzuchi

Kimono Quilt designed by Linda Paladino

 Dorie Simmons

orphan project from one of our tables finished

 Dorie Simmons

another table project finished

 Dorie Simmons -- Fractions

Mary Stauss -- Anne of Green Gables

"The book by Lucy Maud Montgomery is very popular in Japan so perhaps it is not

 a surprise that the fabric bought in PEI (Prince Edward Island) was produced in Japan."

 Veronica Abrams -- String Quilt

 Veronica Abrams

The Audrey design from the Quilt Patch

 Jeanne Goldfein

Sally Barber

Stitcher's Garden from class taught by JoAn Stout