We met at Home Inn & Suites on May 24, 2026. This is our last meeting until September. There are sew days scheduled on June 16, July 21 and August 18 but a minimum number of participants is required to keep it. You will have a separate email confirming the cost and RSVP details soon. And don’t forget our quilts in the park on August 23, 2026.

For education, we first started a group share with Elizabeth, Linda S-K, Teresa, Sherry, and Lorna sharing about their One Block Wonders. Elizabeth shared the One-Block Wonder Panel Quilts book by Maxine Rosethal and Nancy Miller. Then we talked about Serendipity Stacking such as described in this video by Marci Baker: https://quiltwithmarcibaker.com/serendipity-stacking/ .

The quilts need 6 layers to create the hexi’s so if using panels, that means you need 7 if you want to include the panel in the quilt. Elizabeth doubled that so had 14 for the quilt she made (1st quilt shown). For the traditional method, you need 6 repeats in the yardage. You could use a border fabric too. You will need a template to cut the triangles, and each hexi can be made 3 different ways. So definitely a design wall is required for auditioning.  There is a website: https://oneblockwonder.com/ where fabric can be auditioned. Finally, there is another similar 4-patch wonder block using squares instead of hexigons. Here is a website for that: https://firstlightdesigns.com/the-last-4-patch-wonder-blocks/

The next group share was on embelishments. There were a couple of other book shares including Beyond Crazy Quilts by Christen Brown, and Quilt & Embelish in One Step! by Linda Potter. Here is a bit more eye candy.

Some are working on the quilt medallion challenge and a few quilts in progress and finished are shown here.

Finally, here are some more amazing shares. This includes dreamlines, recycled, landscape challenges and more. Remember to keep working on these, and the faces challenge, over the summer. Also, here is a video I made on linking quilting to geology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3ms3NjqYzI&t=282s

In the Fall, please bring any finished quilts from past challenges including Dreamlines, improv curves, medallians, landscapes and faces. The remaining meeting dates for the year are June 16, July 21, August 18, September 27, October 25, November 22, and December 13. Have a wonderful summer!

The next meeting is May 24, 2026.

The next meeting is May 24, which includes both a Sew Day and Regular Meeting at Home Inn and Suites (253 Willis Crescent). This day is come and go from 9 am to 5 pm, with a lunch break at 12 pm, and the meeting from 2 to 4 pm.

For the education topic, we are doing a group share on One Block Wonder quilts, and quilts with embellishments.  Please bring items such as crazy quilting, beads, applique, embroidery, photos, big stitch quilting, thread painting, and more.

In addition, continue bringing any finished pieces from past education topics including Dreamlines, Improv Curves, and Landscapes.  Also be ready to share your progress on the improv medallion challenge.  If you were keen and started the improv face challenge, you could bring those too. But the grand reveal is planned for September.

Please RSVP for the sew day to Nancy via the email sent to members. Members that are only able to attend the meeting should arrive by 2 p.m. Try to remember to bring your name tags! For those that are new, we encourage our members to wear their own stitched name tags.

The remaining dates in 2026 are as follows: June 16 (Tues), July 21 (Tues), Aug. 18 (Tues), Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 22, and Dec. 13.

Meeting Agenda

• Icebreaker
• Education – Share one block wonder quilts and quilts with embellishments
• Show & Tell and Book, Blog, or Bolt – Show us what you’ve made and your works in progress. We all want to know what new and interesting things YOU know about. Don’t forget the projects mentioned above!