July Meeting - Christmas in July Sewing
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July 2024 Linus Project Newsletter
New England Quilt Expo (NEQE)
Quilt Challenge 2024
Thanks to all who participated in the Quilt Challenge 2024!
The Challenge was Your Musical Inspiration. The challenge was to interpret your musical inspiration into your vision through a small pictorial quilt, capturing your vision for viewers.
What music do you listen to while quilting? What music motivates you to get tasks done? What music relaxes you and gives you peace? It could be a genre like Jazz, R&B, Country, Classical, or Hip Hop. It could be a favorite instrument or instruments, Vocalist or Choral Group, Dance Band, or Quartet. It could the music from a wind chime or a natural source like songbirds in your back yard, the sound of a babbling brook, or the singing of a pod of humpback whales.
Quilts for Kids - Quilt Pattern for “Older Kids”
We’d like to provide more quilts for “older kids”, so we’re asking that each member make one block using the Quilt Pattern 1, below. It requires four shades of gray fabrics. Please click on the link for the directions. When your block is finished, please bring it to the guild meeting and give it to Marie. Thank you in advance for your help!
Quilts for Kids AND Quilts of Valor “Inspiration Block”
October 2023 - Here’s the new pattern to make Happy Block’s for kids’ quilts. It’s an 8.5” x 8.5” block. Please DO NOT trim blocks after piecing. Thanks so much!
January 2023 - The Wonky Log Cabin. It’s constructed the same as an ordinary log cabin but the strips are scrappy and can be any width. Start with any size square or rectangle for the center. Piece trips around the center until the block is a big larger than desired. Trim block to size. In the picture, attached, the 3 1/2” square and the block finishes to 10”. “Hint” Use wider strips in the last round which will give you lots of “wiggle room” when trimming.
November 2022 - This block is a great way to use up your leftover 2 1/2” strips. Makes a 6”x8” block. The 3 yellow pieces in the block measure 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Cut 2 background pieces 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" and 2 pieces 2 1/2" x 2".
If you are making a whole quilt with this block, try setting the blocks side by side without sashing for a "stair step" effect . Stair Step 6 x 8 Block
HIGHLIGHTS of Past Guild Meetings
Quilt Challenge 2023
Congratulations to Beth who took 1st Place in the 2023 quilt challenge! The book that she used for her inspiration was Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. All the other entries were fabulous and thank you to all for sharing your wonderful talent with us. Interested members can have their entries displayed in the Bedford Public Library.
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Don’t forget to visit:
New England Quilt Museum - Click here for more information -
Your local quilt shops. Lots of classes are being offered!