Michele Barnard, Stacy Ross, and Judy Walsh have done a great job for the third year in a row with a roster for our programs & speakers. Look for the SignUp Genius invitation for the months we have Zoom meetings. Meetings begin at 7:30 pm at the Gaithersburg Church of the Nazarene.
August 5 - QUILT-O
All About the Games!
The Program Committee will lead guild members in several exciting rounds of Quilt-O, a quilt-themed Bingo game! Players can purchase two Quilt-O cards for the price of $2 and two fat quarters (additional cards may be purchased for $1 & 1 fat quarter per card). Winners of each round will receive a selection of fat quarters from those donated.
Pennsylvania Dutch Quilts…Folklore & Superstitions
Arlan and Pat Christ live in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Arlan is a tax accountant with his office located in Kutztown, PA. When Pat is not working for Arlan, she can be found in her sewing studio or tending their country gardens. They enjoy traveling to quilt shows and museums which provide the opportunity to examine quilts. Retrieving knowledge to secure the heritage of antique quilts has become the prime objective of The Christ Collection. Their lecture “Pennsylvania Dutch Quilts – Folklore & Superstitions” provides quilts that represent some of the most colorful Pennsylvania quilts made in the mid to late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Their unique designs and quilting patterns have created the “Dutch” folk art that is collected today. Discussion will include the connection of “quilts”, “hex signs” and the world of “folklore and superstitions.”
Wearable Art
Erin Grogan, the pattern designer and founder of Love Sew Modern, will be presenting her lecture on wearable art. People have been finding ways to turn art into fashion for generations. In this lecture we will discuss the evolution of wearable art. There will be a strong focus on how society has recycled quilts for fashion through the decades. During this lecture we will explore different methods of applying our artistic style to our own wardrobe as well.
Modern Day Quilter Book Trunk Show
Kiley Ferons of Modern Day Quilter will be joining us for an exciting lecture and trunk show about her book. She describes her lecture on her website as follows: “Would you like to take a peek at all the projects from my book, “Modern Day Quilter”? I’ll bring all my projects and share about my inspiration behind each of the designs and projects. This book was written as a journey itself. It walks you through various quilting techniques to help broaden any quilter’s skill set. I will talk about why I am passionate about this and how this book can help any quilter at any stage in their own quilting journey.”
ZOOM ONLY Look for the SignUp Genius invitation to join this meeting
Conquering Mount Scrapmore with Brenda
Brenda is the creative force behind the YouTube channel titled "Conquering Mount Scrapmore". With an extensive library of over 400 videos to date, her mission is to empower quilters by fostering creativity and offering invaluable insights. Through her content, she delves into basic block case studies and guides viewers on how to elevate blocks into something extraordinary. Her innovative ideas for utilizing scraps, strings, and crumbs serve as an inspiration for quilters of all levels. Additionally, Brenda graciously introduces her audience to other quilting and sewing channels across YouTube and various media platforms, fostering a sense of community within the quilting world. Beyond YouTube, Brenda maintains an active Facebook page, "Conquering Mount Scrapmore with Brenda".
And if that wasn't enough—she facilitates virtual sew days via Zoom. These events provide a platform for quilters from around the globe to interact, share ideas, and engage in collaborative projects.
We are honored to have Brenda join us via Zoom for the December meeting, bringing her wealth of knowledge and passion for quilting to our gathering.
ZOOM ONLY Look for the SignUp Genius invitation to join this meeting
Pojagi - From Ancient Korea to Modern Canada
Elizabeth will be joining us via Zoom from her home in Ontario, Canada to present her lecture “Pojagi – From Ancient Korea to Modern Canada.” Here is a description of the presentation from her website: “Part lecture and part trunk show, this fun talk tells my journey from Canada to Korea and back again. While in Korea, I studied the ancient art of Pojagi, Korean patchwork. Back in Canada, however, the Korean materials are more difficult to find, so I adapted Pojagi techniques to readily-available western materials with some great results.”
ZOOM ONLY Look for the SignUp Genius invitation to join this meeting
Inspired by the Parks
Vicki Conley lives in the mountains of southern New Mexico. She has been a creative person all her life and has recently retired from 42 years as a studio potter. She has been a fiber artist for about 20 years and is now also exploring surface pattern design and online teaching. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and was part of Quilt National 2017. Vicki has an eye for interpreting the natural world and is best known for her original national park poster art quilts. She and her husband now travel extensively in their RV with their two dogs, always looking for the next inspiration.
Vicki loves to teach via ZOOM as everyone has everything at their fingertips in their own studio! She just completed The Academy for Virtual Teaching – virtual teachers certification program! She loves speaking to guilds about quilting.
You may have seen Vicki’s work in Machine Quilting Unlimited, Art Quilting Studios and Art Quilt Quarterly and she has articles in recent issues of Quilting Arts Magazine. She has also been a guest on The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson demonstrating some of the techniques she uses in her national park art quilts.
Vicki enjoys bold graphic landscapes as well as abstract improvisational piecing.
For her “Inspired by the Parks” lecture, Vicki will share her inspiring journey through the national parks and how she combines photo inspiration and imagination to make graphic style art quilts. She will share a few funny stories as well as history and facts about the parks. She will also speak a little about the various techniques she uses: turned edge machine piecing, fussy piecing and silk screening.
Meeting at ASBURY METHODIST VILLAGE
Historical Quilts of Montgomery County, MD
Sammie Hatton is the Collections Manager of Montgomery History, Montgomery County’s historical society. Her primary responsibility is the day-to-day care and tracking of Montgomery History’s 10,000-object collection, including a vast amount of textiles. Of those textiles, there are a variety of historical quilts, many from the 1800s, preserved for future generations. Sammie will be discussing some of these quilts and what they can tell us about our past.
MEETING AT ASBURY METHODIST VILLAGE
Trunk Show, with an emphasis on her “Playful Portraits”
Elizabeth discovered the therapeutic art of quilting in 2018, finding solace in its intricate puzzle of cutting up fabrics and putting them back together. Embracing imperfection, she aspires to share the joy of quilting, focusing on enjoyment of the process rather than rigid perfection. Currently based in the Washington DC suburbs, Elizabeth brings her passion to Capital Quilts and beyond, where her love of quilting intertwines with her professional journey.
She has taught many diverse classes, some of which are Any Size Project Bags, Transform Your Selvages, and Wonky Log Cabin (improv quilts). One of her most popular classes has been Playful Portraits. She uses several different methods to create one-of-a-kind portraits and has been very successful teaching her students to do the same.
Her lecture/trunk show will showcase many of the portrait projects she has created, not just limited to wall art. She will share her process beginning with inspiration to the finished project.
May 5 - Speaker TBD
TBD
June 2 - Potluck Meal
Potluck Meal
