Oct 16, 2018 | 2018 Block of the Month, Events, Sustainable Quilting
It was wonderful to see so many people join us at our opening reception! We had approximately 75 guests celebrate with us at the Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center, University of Colorado, Boulder. The evening was full of joy and emotion surrounding the beautiful quilts hanging in our show, An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting.
Special thank yous to the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community, Faurot Construction and DIV 6 Millwork, the BoulderMQG show committee and jurors, and special guest juror and maker of the lovely participation ribbons, Stephanie Ruyle.
The show will hang through December 14. It can be viewed on the East Campus of CU Boulder M-F, 8am-5pm. Find more details about show location and parking information here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The October Open Sew is Sunday, October 21, 9am-4pm. Join us at Alfalfa’s in Louisville for a fun day of sewing and socializing. The Round Robin quilt tops will be revealed and presented back to their owners after 4 months of additions. We will also be working on finishing the 2019 QuiltCon charity quilt. Bring your own projects to work on and come to help assemble the charity quilt. If you will be attending, please RSVP.
The Community Outreach Committee has prepared quilt kits filled with fabric that was donated to our guild for members to take home and sew at their leisure. Each kit contains all the fabric and batting needed to complete a quilt. However, members are free to choose what they want to sew, i.e. piece a top and or a backing, sandwich a quilt and/or quilt it, prepare binding and/or sew it on, or do all the steps. These kits will be available beginning at the October Open Sew.
The October Block of the Month tutorial is on the blog, find it here. We have big plans for our 2019 BOM so get stitching and catch up with your 2018 blocks! Only 2 more to go.
Our next evening meeting is Thursday, November 1, 6-8:30pm, at Alfalfa’s in Louisville. The presentation will be on UFOs. Rebecca will walk us through steps we can take to prioritize and to finish up our unfinished objects. Join us for a presentation filled with motivation to sew those long lost projects into usable finishes.
Oct 2, 2018 | 2018 Block of the Month, Tutorial
October – Sawtooth Star Variation
October’s block is a classic Sawtooth Star with a variation border frame. The use of QST units gives a layered look to this block. Squares and HST units are also used in this block. Please reference both the QST and paired HST tutorials for detailed instructions.
We suggest using four fabrics for this block. If you need help planning out your colors, you can download a coloring sheet for the whole quilt here.
Step 1
Cut pieces from your chosen fabrics.
Fabric A (white):
(2) 4.5” squares for QST units
(2) 4” squares for HST units
Fabric B (orange):
(2) 4.5” squares for QST units
(2) 4” squares for HST units
Fabric C (gray):
(4) 4” squares for QST units
Fabric D (pink):
(1) 6.5” square
Units needed for sawtooth star variation block:
(4) A/B/C QST units
(4) A/B HST units
(1) D 6.5” square
Step 2
Assemble A/B HST units from 4.5” squares to use in QST. Trim to 4”.
Assemble A/B/C QST units from 4” A/B HST units and 4” C squares. Trim to 3.5”.
Please reference our QST tutorial for detailed instructions.
Step 3
Assemble A/B HST units from 4” squares. Trim to 3.5”.
Please reference our paired HST tutorial for detailed instructions.
Step 4
Arrange block layout.
Step 5
Sew together left side, center QST units, top to bottom. Sew together right side, center QST units, top to bottom. Rearrange block layout after pressing the left and the right QST unit pairs.
Step 6
Assemble block in rows.
Step 7
Trim block to 12.5” square.
Boulder MQG members can download a PDF of the pattern in the member area.
Play along with us and make sure you share your blocks so we can see your progress! On Instagram use #bouldermqgbom18 and tag us @bouldermqg On Facebook share your blocks on the Boulder Modern Quilt Guild page.We may even share your blocks on our blog, Facebook, or Instagram!
Oct 1, 2018 | 2018 Block of the Month, Community Outreach, Events, Sustainable Quilting
In the month of October we will not be having our regular first Thursday evening meeting. Instead, please join us for our Opening Reception:
Friday, October 12 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm
Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center
4001 Discovery Drive
CU Boulder
We would like to invite you for refreshments and celebration at the opening reception on Friday, October 12 from 6-8:30pm for our first show, An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting. This event will be held at the university where our show will hang from October 4 – December 14, 2018. Join us in the atrium of the Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center, 4001 Discovery Dr, Boulder, CO, adjacent to the gallery for a night of socializing and viewing these beautiful quilts. You can find detailed information on parking and the show location here. Friends and family welcome!
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
The November evening meeting will be held on Thursday, November 1, from 6-8:30pm. Rebecca will discuss how to view and prioritize your UFOs. Throughout this past year we have learned what we can do to get some finished projects to come out of our UFO piles. You can read her blog post series to learn more before the meeting here.
Thank you to everyone who came out to help sew during our Community Outreach sew day on September 30. Our small group of guild members worked on finishing up some of the STEAMfest quilts, sorting donated fabrics and making up quilt kits, and starting new quits to be donated in the future. And thank you to the Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center for allowing us to use their beautiful space at the university.
If you’ve made your September Block of the Month then you are ¾ finished with our block of the month challenge. Congratulations! You can find the September tutorial on the blog and also get started on your October block. Find the tutorials here. Only a few more months to go! Here are some of the beautiful participant blocks made for September.
Use the hashtag #bouldermqgbom18 and tag us @bouldermqg when posting your blocks on Instagram!
Open sew is Sunday, October 21 from 9am-4pm. The Round Robin participants will be receiving their quilt tops back from the rounds of the last 4 months. Come to see all the hard work revealed! We will continue working on our Quiltcon 2019 charity quilt. Join us for a fun day of working on this community quilt or bring your own projects. Please RSVP.
Sep 1, 2018 | 2018 Block of the Month, Tutorial
By Laura Loewen
Our September block is a Greek Cross. This traditional block already has a modern feel. A Greek Cross block uses square, rectangles, and HST units. Please reference our paired HST tutorial for detailed instructions.
We recommend using 3 fabrics. If you need help planning out your colors, you can download a coloring sheet for the whole quilt here.
Step 1
Cut pieces from your chosen fabrics.
Fabric A (white):
(2) 5” squares for HST units
(4) 2.5”x4.5” rectangles
Fabric B (aqua):
(2) 5” squares for HST units
Fabric C (green):
(4) 2.5”x4.5” rectangles
(1) 4.5” square
Units needed for Greek Cross:
(4) A/B 4.5” HST units
(4) A 2.5”x4.5” rectangles
(4) C 2.5”x4.5” rectangles
(1) C 4.5” square
Step 2
Assemble A/B HST units from 5” squares. Trim to 4.5”.
Reference paired HST tutorial for detailed instructions.
Step 3
Arrange block layout.
Step 4
Sew A/C rectangles paired together on long side.
Step 5
Assemble block in rows using 9-patch construction.
Step 6
Trim block to 12.5” square.
Boulder MQG members can download a PDF of the pattern in the member area.
Play along with us and make sure you share your blocks so we can see your progress! On Instagram use #bouldermqgbom18 and tag us @bouldermqg On Facebook share your blocks on the Boulder Modern Quilt Guild page.We may even share your blocks on our blog, Facebook, or Instagram!
Aug 30, 2018 | 2018 Block of the Month, Evening Meeting
The September evening meeting is:
Thursday, September 6 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm
Alfalfa’s Market
785 E South Boulder Rd
Louisville, CO 80027
Continuing the series on quilting, we will learn about Quilt-As-You-Go from Anne Deister. Social hour begins at 6pm and our presentation is from 7 – 8:30 pm. Quilt-As-You-Go is a technique that combines piecing and quilting into a single sewing process so everything is done at once. It is commonly referred to as QAYG. There are several different methods that can be used. Anne will be discussing several of these techniques and talking about the pros and cons of each. As well as how to decide which methods are best for which projects. Discussions will cover stitch and flip, row by row, block by block, joining strips, and self binding QAYG methods.
Please bring any projects you have made using QAYG for show and tell.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our October evening meeting will be at held at Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center,
4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO, from 6-8:30pm. We will hold our opening reception for An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting. Please invite friends and family to attend!
The deadline for entries to An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting, is September 1. Please make all submissions on the website submission page. An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting will hang at Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, beginning Oct 4, 2018.
There will be a short Show Committee meeting at 6pm on September 6 in the cafeteria area prior to the evening meeting. We will discuss plans for the opening reception and schedule hanging crews. Join the committee meeting and bring your best mocktail recipe ideas! Please show up for the meeting or contact Laura Loewen to volunteer or for more information.
A huge thank you to all the members who participated in making blocks for the 2019 QuiltCon charity quilt so far! Our design committee lead by Anne provided instructions for making 4 different types of blocks. If you weren’t able to attend the August open sew and still want to contribute, join us at the September open sew as we continue working on the quilt top, or contact Anne Diester for more information. Instructions for the blocks can be found in the member area.
August Block of the Month was super fast for all your busy back to school and end of summer schedules. Find the August block tutorial on the blog. Don’t fall behind; this one sews up in less than an hour! Here are some of the great blocks our participants have made so far.
Use the hashtag #bouldermqgbom18 and tag us @bouldermqg when posting your blocks on Instagram!
Open sew is September 22 from 9am-4pm. We will continue working on our Quiltcon 2019 charity quilt. Join us for a fun day of working on this community quilt or bring your own projects. Please RSVP.
Jul 29, 2018 | 2018 Block of the Month, Tutorial
The August block is a fast make of varied sized HST units. It also uses squares. Please reference our paired HST tutorial.
We suggest using 2 fabrics. If you need help planning out your colors, you can download a coloring sheet for the whole quilt here.
Step 1
Cut pieces from your chosen fabrics.
Fabric A – Pink:
(2) 4” squares
(1) 7” square
Fabric B – Black:
(1) 3.5” square
(1) 6.5” square
(1) 7” square
(2) 4” squares
Units needed for August block:
(3) 3.5” A/B HST units
(2) 6.5” A/B HST units
(1) 6.5” B square
(1) 3.5” B square
Step 2
Assemble A/B HST units from 4” squares. Trim to 3.5”. Discard (1) HST unit.
Reference our paired HST tutorial for detailed instructions.
Step 3
Assemble A/B HST units from 7” squares. Trim to 6.5”.
Reference our paired HST tutorial for detailed instructions.
Step 4
Arrange block layout.
Step 5
Assemble top right quadrant using 4-patch construction.
Step 6
Assemble block.
Step 7
Trim block to 12.5” square.
Boulder MQG members can download a PDF of the pattern in the member area.
Play along with us and make sure you share your blocks so we can see your progress! On Instagram use #bouldermqgbom18 and tag us @bouldermqg On Facebook share your blocks on the Boulder Modern Quilt Guild page.We may even share your blocks on our blog, Facebook, or Instagram!
