April 2017 Meeting: Quilt Judging

This month we'll be at The Pittsburgh Project on Sunday April 2nd from 1-4pm. 

Ooooo, pretty fabric!

We have a lot of exciting things to talk about this month, including our new Modern Solids Challenge. Look at these beautiful fabric bundles all ready to go for the challenge! FQ bundles will be available at the meeting for $10. Please bring cash or check if you are interested in purchasing a bundle.

Our program this month will be presented by Stacy about quilt judging. She will discuss:

• Difference between jury, judge and exhibit.
• The context for judging/what it's for.
• What the judge's role is and isn't.
• Where judging criteria come from

She has prepared an outline which can be viewed here. Please print this if you would like a copy for the meeting!  She will also show examples from her own quilts.

Stacy will be happy to answer questions during her talk. You can also e-mail her before the meeting at: skoequilt at aol.com 


As always,bring your show and tell items,your inspiration blocks, completed UFO projects, and your smiling faces! 

March Meeting Recap

Our March meeting took place at Spool. Thanks for hosting us, Spool! <3 We are excited to welcome three new members! 

The winner of the Upcycled Clothing Challenge was announced. There was a tie! Congratulations to our winners!

Sally's winning entry

Sharon's winning entry

The Three Rivers Quilt show is coming up. The deadline for submissions is March 27. The Quilt Company East is also hosting a show. The deadline for submissions is May 20th.

There will be no regular sew day this month. Instead we will have our sewing retreat March 24-26th.

Here are this month's Inspiration Challenge blocks:

Gerry

B's QuiltCon inspired block 

Sharon's block

 Amanda's block

Show and Tell:

 New member Sarah and her house block

Zsofia's teeny tiny rainbow geese

Akemi shared the MQG swap mini that she received.

Tamara's Bee block

Cheryl was super speedy with completing her Riley Blake Challenge quilt.

Sharon completed one of her UFO's.

(Don't forget about our UFO challenge!)

And finally some pictures from our Sashiko workshop. Thank you to Spool for hosting our meeting and getting us started with learning about Sashiko!

Our next meeting will be at The Pittsburgh Project April 2nd 1-4pm. Stacy will be sharing about quilt show judging. Can't wait to see you there!