It’s been quite warm even though it’s already October. You might not want to use a quilt every night, but it is the season for making them. We’ve been quite busy working on our own projects and being invited to participate in others. If you were at the meeting or checked out the slides you will see that we’ve had multiple offers for different projects in and out of state.
One of those projects is “America’s Tapestry” - a multipanel embroidery project featuring contributions to the American Revolution. The local leader of the Pennsylvania Panel was also our presenter for October. Raven Fagelson is a certified embroidery instructor, artist, and embroidery guild member. She gave a presentation about stumpwork and raised or embossed embroidery for our October program.
Raised embroidery pieces by Raven and literature regarding its construction
Our members have been busy working on multiple charity quilts and had plenty to show at our show and tell.
Elections are happening in January. If you are interested in holding an office for 2026 please check your email for details about how to get on the ballot.
Show and Tell
Charity Quilt Progress Updates
Q3 Challenge Quilts
Due in October. View the gallery
Quilt Alliance shared the following statistics about a 2016 survey conducted by Handi-Quilter of more than 24,000 quilters: 94% of responders "believe it is important to document and preserve the history of quilts and quiltmakers" but only 57% of those same responders admitted to consistently labeling their quilts. Why? We're going to explore why that disconnect happens, discuss labeling methods and how you decide when or how to label your works.
Foundation Paper Piecing, or FPP, if a great tool in your kit for precise angles, pursuing realistic images and using up scraps. The versatile economy and log cabin blocks are our introduction to this technique, but more intricate patterns will be discussed. Cheralee will show you tips and tricks while covering the different approaches used to overcome that last hurdle - to tear, or not to tear the paper? There will also be support video tutorials for after the meeting!