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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

July 2016 Show & Tell

 JoAn Stout -- Strips in a Blizzard, her way, using 30's fabric

 JoAn Stout -- Stitcher's Garden 

 label from the above quilt

 Carolyn Paden -- Block of the Month quilt

Gigi Corbin -- Fidget Quilt for friend who has Alzheimers

 Gigi Corbin -- Castle Pillowcase -- a gift for starting school

 Joan Oelschlager -- Midnight/Daylight from pattern Gone Scrap Crazy
by Karen Montgomery of the Quilt Company

 Joan Oelschlager -- Flowers in the Garden from pattern Cool Breeze
 by Kim Schaeffer of the Little Quilt Company
"Kaffe Fasset Flowers fabric was given to me by my neighbor.  
Not my style but I felt compelled to use it."

 Mary Downey -- Fractured 
designer Kathy Doughty of "Making Quilts"
"This quilt is made from leftover fabric purchase (like we never do overbuy fabric.)  
This is my third quilt from this fabric and will be raffled off at my church."

 Beth Smith
"Pattern is Fractured from Making Quilts with Kathy Doughty.  I changed the
 pattern to straight edges and reduced the size of the block."

 Beth Smith -- Quilt Basket in Pawling, NY, fabric by Alison Glass

 Jim Melton

 Jim Melton
Center is a doily made by his mother.

 Lynne Fishburn -- quilt from Farewell blocks for charity or fundraiser

 Carol Conahan
Flag quilt made several years ago, very timely for the Fourth

 Rosemary O'Brien-- California baby quilt made for granddaughter Bridget 
who was born in California 

 Bridget O'Brien, Rosemary's granddaughter's
first sewing project, made from yoyos

Hedy Vann -- Back to School, original design using panel fabrics
 
 Hedy Vann -- Table Manners
"Thank you MVQU friends for finding and bringing me storybook print fabrics!"

Barbara Zygiel -- 9 Patch Quilt

Friday, July 8, 2016

July/August 2016 Newsletter

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This newsletter contains these articles:

Summer Ice Cream Social
Sewing Machine In-Home Repair
Quilt Camp Fall 2016
Quilters Unlimited QU Con
MVQU 2016-2017 Programs
Bow Tie Block Exchange
Thank You from Kathy
Stippers In A Blizzard Challenge
July & August Birthdays

Our next newsletter deadline is August 23 for the September Newsletter.  Send your articles to mvqu.news@gmail.com