Show & Share at the Annual Picnic

In addition to good food and a fun game at this year’s picnic, there were some great quilts shared! Here’s Audrey’s mini of Blue Wrens, from a pattern from Australia. Audrey also brought this unique piece called Triangle Frenzy and here’s Audrey’s completed quilt from our 2017 Round Robin! Who’s the mystery quilter hiding behind…

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June Block Lotto

Sliced Circle Block your colour palette Lots of turquoise and blue range. Fabrics you will need: Solid black fabric Tone on tone prints in the above colour palette Part 1: –cut one black strip 13″x 5.5″, and one print strip 13″x 5.5″. -lay one strip on top of the other.  Right sides up.  Mark your fabric at…

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June 2018 Show & Share

Here are the yummy quilts members shared at the June meeting! Darlene made a striking design from charm packs and layer cakes. …and here’s the other side That’s Natalie hiding behind an oversized modern log cabin… Natalie also made this hexagon quilt in her continuing quest to use up her stash! Dawna’s “Happy Camper” quilt,…

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May 2018 Show & Share

Here’s what members shared at the May meeting! Chris with her flamingo quilt:   Kathleen’s quilt made at the Lorna Shapiro workshop:   Rosalie’s rainbow table topper: Janelle shared her Riley Blake challenge mini:   Janelle with her Flying Geese quilt:   And Janelle also made this quilt with ombre confetti fabrics: This is Cindy’s second…

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May block lotto

May Block Lotto is an Inset Triangle Mini Block Fabrics you will need: Black and white Print fabric: six of 2 5/8″ squares, and four of 7″x2 5/8″ strips Orange tone on tone fabric: six of 2 5/8″ squares, and four of 7″x2 5/8″ strips This time we are making 4 mini blocks instead of one big block. The following instructions will guide…

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April 2018 Meeting

It was movie night at the April meeting – we checked out the webinars available to members at the MQG website (sign in, then go to Education > Resources. In the column on the right side of the screen, under “Filter By Types” select Webinars). Currently there are 50+ webinars, 50+ quilts of the month…

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Green Lightning, April Block Lotto

April showers bring May flowers… How about a little lightning! in springtime green. Green Lightning Block This one is a simple yet effective block.  And for the full effect of the quilt top, Make sure to match the layout in the photos so that the lightning streaks connect from block to block. Fabrics you will…

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March 2018 Meeting

If you missed the March meeting, you missed out on a lot of laughs! – We had a collaborative, fun time. But more on that later. First up, Show and Share: Dawna told us about her experience in the MQG mini swap as a “Swap Fairy,” and then showed us the great mini she received…

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March Block Lotto

RAINBOW YANKEE PUZZLE     This is an old traditional block with a slight layout variation by Donna Lynn Thomas in her Anniversary Sampler Quilt.   Fabrics you will need:   Black Solid   Tone on Tone print fabrics ( no solids in this one!): Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, and Pink   I cut 4″ squares to…

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Maple Spirit, our 2018 QuiltCon Challenge Quilt

Quilt Name: Maple SpiritQuilt Size: 72×90Design by: Nicole HannahBlocks by: MQG Victoria membersTop assembled by: Stacie Wilson, Kelly Levant, and Nicole HannahMaple Leaf constructed by: Heather Beiermeister, Netta Brown, Anna Echols, Nicole, and Pam BrownGenerally awesome assistant and quilt advice giver: Pam BrownQuilted by: Nicole Hannah, Handwrought QuiltsBinding by: Barbara GilbertRecipient: TBD Hanging at QuiltCon, picture from Jan Hampton Our label from QuiltCon…

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