We met at Home Inn and Suites. Since our education topic was circles and curves, I kicked things off with an icebreaker question: “What type of thread do you use for piecing?” The response was lively, turning into an impromptu lesson on thread and needle tips—definitely an education topic of its own!

For our group share, we focused on curves and circles, with members bringing quilts that showcased various techniques. We saw projects using rulers, like the Starry Night pattern with the Wonder Curve Ruler by Sew Kind of Wonderful and the Crazy Curve Acrylic template from Elisa’s Backporch Design. Other techniques included using freezer paper templates, the double wedding ring, improv curves, strips and curves, and a section from Sugaridoo’s Between the Lines Quilt Along.

Looking ahead, November 24th’s education topic will be a sharing of our word and box challenge projects, so please come ready for show and tell! If you’d like to join the homemade gift exchange on December 15, now’s a great time to start preparing. We’ll also welcome snacks to enjoy together.

We met at Home Inn and Suites, where Rosanne treated us to a wonderful presentation about her journey into modern quilting. She highlighted three different modern quilters:

1. Victoria Findlay Wolfe, who has proven that quilting is an art, not just a craft. Fun fact: she was the People’s Choice winner at QuiltCon in 2016. We were all in awe of her stunning double wedding ring quilts. Rosanne shared Wolfe’s book 15 Minutes of Play: Improvisational Quilts with us and hinted that a new book from her will be coming out soon.

2. Gwen Marston, renowned for her liberated quilts, often says, “Make the quilts you want, and make them the way you want to make them.” We explored a couple of her books, including Liberated String Quilts and Liberated Quiltmaking. We learned that the modern quilt movement was inspired by the imperfections of antique quilts.

3. Freddy Moran, famous for her bold declaration that “Red is a neutral,” started quilting at 60 years old. Her vibrant face quilts are truly beautiful. We were introduced to her books Collaborative Quilting and Freddy and Gwen Collaborate Again.

Lorna also presented her beautiful box top quilt. We are all challenged to make a quilted item using the colors from the box we selected in the spring—her quilt is truly stunning!

Other beautiful items shown are as follows:

Looking ahead, don’t forget to mark your calendars for Terry Rowland’s Lecture and/or Workshop on October 18–19, 2024. If you’d like to contribute to a charity quilt, pre-cut your Fall-colored fabrics, and we’ll provide the background. If you’re making your own blocks, please pre-cut all the fabrics you’ll need.

Our next meeting will be on October 27. The education topic is circles and curves, and it will be a group share. Bring any blocks, quilts, table runners, bags, or other projects you’ve pieced with circles and curves to share and inspire us!

Lastly, keep working on your letter quilts and box top quilts. The grand reveal will be our November education topic. Think about why you chose your pattern and what story it tells—let’s share our quilting journeys together.