For the October meeting we had five members who volunteered to share some tips and techniques that work for them in the hopes it will be of help to someone else. We had tables set around the room and we rotated every 15 minutes. Lots a great information was shared, there is so much to
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Cassandra has a great website so check it out to see her quilts and descriptions. It was hard to believe all the different quilts and styles she has made. Great colors and designs. These are the committee members that made this year’s quilt show come together. But we could not have done it without all
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Our different categories are based on size, small, medium and large and … if it was quilted using a stationary machine, meaning just a regular sewing machine, or a moveable machine, which is more like a long arm where it actually moves along to do the quilting. We also have an art, challenge, wearable and
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Remember to click on an image to enlarge it. I would like to say it all begins with the ribbon cutting, but actually the show begins Tuesday evening when we begin moving all the racks and scrims to the Church to begin set up on Wednesday. The young men who came to help were such
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Quilters always way to find a way to celebrate. Our program committee provided cake and revealed the upcoming speakers for 2027. Show and Tell featured our red, white and blue quilts. Also for viewing were the Challenge Quilts (Dresden Plate must be included and be 20″ square) that will be in the quilt show. We
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This is Michael’s “Hope Floats” quilt that several of us worked on in his workshop. It was a lot of fun, some getting more done than others. But the different fabrics were fun to see. Remember to click on image to enlarge it. This is the picture Michael took with his glasses, who knew?, and
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Michael Nardi, of Bryn Mawr Quilts in Chicago, joined us this month for his in-person program titled, “From Inspector to Quilter: My life’s Journey to Solace Through Quilting.” Those who attended Nancy’s presentation in May will recall that one of the reasons people quilt is for therapy. Thirteen years ago, Michael was in a state
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Our speaker for May was Nancy Roelfsema who talked about “Why we Quilt”. She gave a wonderful slideshow of the quilts she has made and gifted to others and a bit of history of why she quilts. She also showed us many of her quilts that she either teaches as a class, at a retreat,
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We had a wonderful 3 days of sewing, talking, eating, talking, sewing and more eating at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds in Grand Haven. Everyone seemed to accomplish quite a bit, some staying late into the night. Don’t forget to click on an image to make it larger. Making headway on Friday. Some of us
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Amy Shotwell, from Pentwater where she owns “Sew Lets Be Quilty” and is full of brightly colored fabric, including Tula Pink and many other popular designers’ fabrics, was our speaker. The shop is full of bright colors and happy feelings and showcases many samples of tote bags. Amy is thrilled to be with us to share her technical
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