Community Outreach Sew Day – September 30

Sep 17, 2018 | Community Outreach, Open Sew

The Boulder Modern Quilt Guild is hosting a Community Outreach Sew Day on the Boulder CU East Campus.

 

 

Sunday, September 30, 2018

10AM – 4PM

 The Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center – Room C215

 

If you will be able to attend, please RSVP here.

Here are a few projects that we can all work on:

  • Assembled quilt tops from blocks need to be sandwiched and quilted.
  • There are orphan blocks to assemble into quilt tops and/or backing.
  • Members may also bring their own outreach projects to work on during the day.

The Guild has batting and donated fabric which can be used for any of the above projects.  Fabric/UFO donations are gladly accepted.

Bring your sewing machine, your tools & notions.  Don’t forget to bring your lunch, snacks, and drinks since there is no food available in the building.  A refrigerator, microwave, tea kettle and filtered water are available.  

Email questions to info@boulderMQG.com

Looking forward to sewing with you at our Community Outreach Sew Day.  Let’s make some quilts!

 

 

Directions to The Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center:

The building is located on the East Campus of CU Boulder, at 4001 Discovery Drive, near the intersection of Colorado and Foothills Parkway in Boulder.

From Foothills Parkway, turn west onto Colorado Blvd, then take the first right onto Discovery Drive, then right into a driveway (it goes all the way around the building) to parking lot #546 on the north side.  You can park there free for the day.

From the parking lot, follow a diagonal sidewalk to the door into the building.  You can see it marked on the enclosed map, and we’ll have a welcome sign on it.  The door will be unlocked from 9:45AM-10:15AM, so we can get set up easily.  Coming later?  No problem!  Call Shelly on her cell phone, 303 859-9898, and she’ll meet you at the door.

Once you’re inside the Atrium, take the elevator or stairs to the 2nd floor and there we’ll be!

February Challenge – Pincushions

Feb 14, 2018 | Open Sew

February Challenge – Pincushions

The February open sew is:

Sunday, February 18 from 9 am – 4 pm

Alfalfa’s Market
785 E South Boulder Rd
Louisville, CO 80027

The challenge project is to make a pincushion. There will be crushed walnut shells available to fill them.

There are no real rules to making pincushions, they can be any size or shape, so have fun! We are sharing some great member pincushions that you can use for inspiration, and we also have some tutorials that you might find useful as well.

Anne has a tutorial for an adorable flower pincushion on her blog Springleaf Studios.

Laura L. made this adorable little hand quilted star pincushion. She said – “I couldn’t pass up using a cactus motif as the center for my pincushion. A small project, like a pincushion, is a perfect opportunity to dip your toe into hand quilting.”

 

At the January open sew Julie was using this super cute pincushion made with english paper pieced pentagons. It’s such a fun way to use scraps of your favorite fabrics.

 

Rebecca also has an english paper pieced pincushion, this one is created using diamond shapes to make a star. You can read about it (and the amazing english paper piecing book All Points Patchwork) on her blog Hugs are Fun.

 

Making a mini version of a quilt block is a great idea for pincushions. Foundation paper piecing is ideal for scaling down blocks for pincushions. The pincushion on the left was made with 1.5″ half-square triangles that were leftover from trimming a quilt block.

 

 

Tiny Toffee Designs creates extremely small foundation paper piecing patterns intended to be made into 1″ hexagons, but they are perfect for a pincushion! Rebecca made a few adjustments to this fox pattern to make her pincushion.

There are numerous patterns and inspirations for pincushions available. The following are some additional pincushion ideas from other great sources.

 

Stephanie from Swoodson Says has put together an amazing list of over 25 free pincushion tutorials. 

 

 

This leaf applique pincushion from Mollie at Wild Olive is a way to use up even the smallest scraps of fabric. The hand quilting adds a great touch.

You can check out more ideas and tutorials on Pinterest.

If you’ve made a pincushion ahead of time, make sure to bring it for show and tell. Or make one at the open sew on Sunday and use the crushed walnut shells to fill it. At the March 1 evening meeting we will be doing a pincushion swap, bring a finished one and you’ll leave with someone else’s handmade creation. If you won’t be there on Sunday, we’d still love to see your favorite pincushions, tag @bouldermqg on Instagram and show us photos!