SPRING GARDENS

The Chattanooga Modern Quilt Guild had a Design Series for programs in 2015.  One of the blocks we were introduced to was a quarter log cabin.  The leader/designer called it the "L" block.

I had yards of Kona Green Apple fabric and some wonderful text fabric, Sunkissed by Sweetwater for Moda.  These two together made a big statement.

I am a gardener of sorts . . .  I do like raised beds.

Here is "Spring Gardens" using the quarter log cabin and LOTS of negative space.  These are my raised beds.

Some details that you might like:

Must have sun rays to get the garden growing.

Different size and shapes of the raised beds with paths around.

Lots of straight line quilting gives texture and emphasizes the "beds".

And a little binding surprise!

This piece measures approximately 36" square.

-sandi

TIME TO SAY THANK YOU!!

Our local quilt shop is closing soon and our Chattanooga Modern Quilt Guild has been meeting there since we organized.  It is time for us to look for a new meeting location.

Our leader thought it would be nice if we did a little Thank You Scrapbook for the owner and her staff to show our appreciation and to give them a little remembrance of us.

The leader handed off a tote bag to me with some pics, double-stick tape, and an empty journal book and said "Here you go".  So off I went.

I woke in the middle of the night and had an idea of how to put this together.  This morning I headed to the Studio and stayed there all day producing this little jewel!

After I removed the cellophane wrapping on the cover I discovered some discoloration so I simply used my trusty medium of choice - FABRIC- and set to covering the spots.

I have never been much of a scrapbooker, but I thought to myself that if I took the photos I was given and started searching my stash for fabric I could make some frames and the pictures would be more interesting.  The plan is to pass the journal around and have the members write personal notes to the owner and her staff about our time spent at this shop.  That meant I needed to leave extra negative space for the notes.

On the first page I put the general thank you note from the guild on our guild note card.

Next comes a picture of Janet explaining the Madrona Road Challenge sponsored by Michael Miller Fabrics.  Sharon won the extra blocks from the Madrona Road drawing.

Another challenge that was issued by one of our members, Pam, was the logo block challenge.  We were given packets of fabrics in the logo color palette and asked to make alternate blocks to use in the header on our blog.

I included one of our Information Post Cards that Pam designed for us to use to promote membership.

Several members participated in the Online Modern Quilt Guild Challenge sponsored by AQS and designed by Weeks Ringle.

This is Janet's version using a white background.

Joan did hers using Black background fabric.

Another member did hers using a grey background.

 

Our programs this year have come from "Quilting Modern" a book written by Jacquie Gering and Katie Pedersen.  Members have volunteered to present the technique each month.

 

 

Jean

 

Catherine

 

We held an open house to promote our guild.

 

Some of our greeters.

 

And some of our guests.

 

Gayle presents a lottery block challenge each month.

 

We have great Show and Tell.

 

Joan

 

Melody

 

Mary

  Jackie

 

 

Ava

 

 

Vista dating a quilt by the fabrics used.

 

 

Debra and Brenda sharing a friendship moment!

 

What a fun "job" I had today putting this together and reminiscing about our years in Modern Quilt Guild here in Chattanooga.

 

Our guild will continue and we will be finding a new meeting location soon.

 

-sandi

 

 

 

 

 

 

VALENTINE'S DAY

Wall Hanging for all of my badges.

This is a snip and stitch technique that I did several years ago.  It is perfect for hanging all of this paraphernalia on in between meetings.

 

So, it's Valentine's Day and I am asking:

How do you love yourself?

The answers to how do I love myself is what this post is about.

So, how do I love myself?
 

I surround myself with wonderful people and beautiful things. I choose to enjoy the scenery around me.

Of course, these tulips are left over from last spring but I still think about how beautiful they were.
 

Of course, my hubby and my family are the most important people in the world to me. 

I am not sure what Papa is saying, but some of the family thought it was interesting.  Others needed to be checking on their "social life".  LOL

I could never leave out my precious companion and pet, LilBit.



Here she is helping me with my knitting.  She loves to sit on my lap and be in the middle of everything.

 

 

Another source of my happiness is being with my quilty buddies.

 

Linda and Carol are discussing how to quilt this cute little panel and pieced baby quilt.

 

Sandy's stacks of pieces for making her puppy dog baby quilt.

 

Suzan's guild is doing Pizza Box Exchange and Suzan is studying the fabrics and the pattern she chose.

 

Phyllis has the ribbon border on her 2012 BOM we did in Piecemakers Bee Group.

 We are a small group and we laugh and cry together as well as quilt and take road trips.

 

Another fun group I play with are the gals in Chattanooga Modern Quilt Guild.  This is a picture of the recent Madrona Road Challenge project that we all participated in.  These are some beautiful fabrics provided to us from Michael Miller Fabrics Company and we all took a random packet and made large blocks to put together. 
They look so serious in this picture.  I don't know how that happened.  They are usually laughing and sharing.
 

We had lots of wonderful Show and Tell too.

This is Melody Johnson's QAYG Log Cabin quilt with beautiful hand dyed fabrics as well as some commercial.  Check out more of Melody's work over at  http://www.fibermania.blogspot.com

 

 

Joan did this beautiful Owl in the Trees Monochromatic Piece.

 

 

Love Janet's "Tunnel Vision" sewing machine cover.

Ava's BOM Exchange Quilt using the "Ugly Fabric" that she is pointing to in this pic.

 

 

Gerri's version of a Jelly Roll Race.

Here are the samples of Gayle's Monthly Block Lottery Project that she has presented for us as an upcoming challenge.  I love these blocks.

 

So on this Valentine's Day, I am smiling at the great people who make my life "just loverly".

Hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day too!!!!


-sandi