The next meeting is April 26, 2026.

The next meeting is April 26, 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.

This is the 2nd of 3 events of the year with door prizes. Members are welcome to bring a door prize if they wish. Door prizes should be wrapped, valued at no more than $15, and something you would enjoy receiving yourself. Ideas include quilting notions, plants, books, or chocolates.

For the education topic, Pat will introduce a new “Faces Collage” challenge that will not need to be completed until the Fall. She will be presenting ideas and her own pieces at the meeting to get you motivated. 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.  Roxanne and Pat have new techniques to share and would love to see your ideas and techniques as well.

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: May 24, June 16 (Tues), July 21 (Tues), Aug. 18 (Tues), Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 22, and Dec. 13.

Meeting Agenda

• Icebreaker
• Education – Pat will introduce the Faces Collage
• 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!

We met at Home Inn and Suites on February 22, 2026. Our icebreaker was to share what our first job had been. A few reminders to start: the Davidson Quilt Show is on April 18, and the Humboldt Show is on April 24 and 25.

Thank you to Roxanne for kickstarting the Improv Medallion Quilt Challenge. She shared great ideas such as wonky checkerboard and stars. She also suggested several block ideas using the stack, slice, rearrange, and sew method. A helpful tip is to make the blocks larger than needed and trim them to size. Whatever we choose for the first round does not need to be fancy. And if the sizes are a bit off, coping strips can be added. From the book With Her Own Hands by Nicole Nerig, she reminded us that “Every artist must remember to play.”

For show and tell, several members brought upcycle challenge projects that offered wonderful inspiration for the April Upcycling Reveal. These included a bag made from a black tablecloth, a hoodie made from five men’s dress shirts, mitts from an old coat, a denim bag and mittens, bags made from quilting practice samples, and bags made from previously sewn blocks found in a stash. A few members also brought other projects to share.

Here are some of the books that were passed around today. From Roxanne: Cut-Loose Quilts: Stack, Slice, Switch, and Sew by Jan Mullen, Stack a New Deck by Karla Alexander, and Cultural Fusion Quilts by Sujata Shah. A helpful book for preparing for Dyanne’s landscape quilt workshop on March 1 was Capture Your Own Life with Collage Quilting by Jane Haworth. Another beautiful book that was shared was Incredible Modern Quilts from Everyday Inspirations: Quilt Improv by Lucie Summers.