Modern Monday #2 - 6/18/2012

Modern Monday posts detail happenings and trends in the modern quilt blog world, every two weeks. I will discuss general news, significant contests and their results, and post flickr inspiration boards. My hope is that everyone, both CJMQG members and modern quilters around the internet, will find some inspiration and get involved with the online world!

Happenings:

• 100 Quilts for Kids @ Swim, Bike, Quilt - you can even donate to Quilts for Kids through Pennington Quilt Works, our meeting place!

• Sew-less Summer @ Cut to Pieces ("little to no sewing" project series)

• Get some inspiration at Purse Palooza @ Sew Sweetness

Quilt Alongs:

• Color Charm Swap (starts now) and Tetris QAL (starts July) @ Happy Quilting

• Super Mario Brothers QAL (once a week until around Christmas time) @ Cut to Pieces 

Flickr Favorites:

1. Color Wheel Quilt, black and white, 2. OwlAndPussyCatQuiltFront2, 3. My next project (if I find time) :D, 4. Twirly hexagon mug rug, 5. Cutting Edge Quilt, 6. Aqua & Red Twinkle Star


Be back later in the week with a recap of the June meeting!
-Jess H.

June Meeting Reminder!

Don't forget: Tomorrow night is our June meeting!

Please RSVP: HERE

Tuesday, June 12 @ 7 pm
Pennington Quilt Works, Pennington, NJ

At this meeting we will:
- have a hands-on demo on hand embroidery by Robin (no need to bring supplies) EXCEPT scissors and needle threader if you need one.
- Quilt Market recap slideshow by Jan (get the latest on quilting/fabric trends)
- Swap pouches or small bags (any style that you see fit - it will be a random swap)
- regular show and tell and general business

Get ready to embroider and swap!
-Jess H.

Modern Monday #1 - 6/4/2012

Modern Monday posts detail happenings and trends in the modern quilt blog world, every two weeks. I will discuss general news, significant contests and their results, and post flickr inspiration boards. My hope is that everyone, both CJMQG members and modern quilters around the internet, will find some inspiration and get involved with the online world!

Contests that recently ended:

• The Blogger's Quilt Festival over at Amy's Creative Side. See the winners here! Congrats to all!


• Retro Flowers QAL at City Stitches and Sweet Diesel Designs: 3 winners are here - congrats! They are beautiful - a modern take on a traditional pattern!

News:

• The Fat Quarterly London Retreat just ended - check out their blog post and the linky party below it, as well as the flickr group, for inspiration. So jealous!!

Flickr Favorites:

1. DSC_0071, 2. Rainbow Hexie Update, 3. RSR threadcatcher by Poppyprint, 4. spring fever mini quilt., 5. Quilt top finished... now on to the back!, 6. Made in Cherry



*Modern Monday will be developing over the coming weeks!

-Jess H.

May Meeting Recap

Our May 8th meeting was a huge success! (sorry for the slight lateness!)

Announcements:
-Please stay up to date with our BigTent group - all of our RSVPs, meeting minutes, board topics, and announcements are posted there (recaps and announcements posted here as well)!
-See our flickr page for all meeting pictures, including those from May that are not included in this post.

Upcoming Dates:

• Saturday, June 9 - June Sewcial - all day sewing with your friendly CJMQG members :) info and RSVP
• Tuesday, June 12 - June Meeting, Pennington Quilt Works - 7-9 PM - RSVP
• See previous blog post for info on the Denyse Schmidt lecture and workshop (June 22 and 24).
• September 15 - FIT will host Quilters Take Manhattan.

The meeting:

-I was unable to be present at the meeting, but I am going off of the minutes and the accounts of fellow members! We started off by talking about when the last time we sewed was, and what we had been making. An interesting question for sure, because I'm prepared to bet that many people had sewn that weekend, and probably even that day!

-Next, we shared our favorite quilting books. I am told that there was a mixture of both modern and traditional books, and that many titles were mentioned and passed around. Definitely educational!

-For this month's last month's challenge, members had to create something with their half square triangles (HSTs), which were swapped and discussed at the April meeting. The second challenge was to make a mini quilt (so, technically, you could fulfill both challenge with a HST mini quilt :) )

Here are some pictures from the challenge:





Show and Tell:

 

June Meeting:
-Swap: A pouch of any size, or a small bag. Can't wait to see these!
-Robin Buscemi will be teaching embroidery - PLEASE RSVP to the meeting so that there are enough kits (you do not have to bring supplies).

Yay! See you June 12! And watch out for a special post on Monday...

-Jess H.