July 2021
July 2021 Summer Picnic – Tuesday, July 27, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Hagar Park, 8134 28th Ave, Jenison Georgetown Township Maple Shelter Time: 5:00-5:30 Arrival 5:30 Welcome 5:30-6:15 Sack Lunch 6:15-6:30 Know your neighbor Bingo 7:30 Quilts presented 8:00 Deserts/ smores’ Who: All WMQG members All GR Modern Quilters guild members All friends who love quilting Details: Bring a pen or pencil ( For Quilter Friends Bingo w/ Prizes) Wear your name tag Bring magazine or board to write on Bring your sack lunch/drink and a chair Bring Mini Quilt 36″ or smaller Tables will be set up for: program sign-ups 2022 enrollment NICU quilts
Find out more »September 2021
Spinning Stars Quilt Workshop with Pat Yamin
This is a hand- or machine-pieced project designed as a tessellated pattern that easily creates six-pointed stars. Then use the same template again to form a floating background. Pat will be sharing her best tips and tricks for easy construction. This can be a great scrap buster! Supplies: Basic sewing supplies Sewing machine with 1/4" foot Neutral colored thread 28 mm rotary cutter Cutting mat Ruler 6" x 12" Thirty 1/8 yard scraps of fabric 1/2 yard assorted greens, navy or dark fabric to make stars pop Template: Available at class for $14.95
Find out more »September Lecture – Pat Yamin – “Unfinished Business”
Pat Yamin, president and founder of Come Quilt With Me, is well known in the quilting industry, and has appeared on many television and radio quilt shows, the most recent being The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson. Her company manufactures templates and other tools that assure accuracy and shorten the time necessary to make a quilt. This lecture is a look at Pat’s collection of quilt tops and the stories they tell. Pat began her love affair with old textiles at a Brimfield, Massachusetts outdoor flee market. There were mountains of pillowcases, dresser scarves, doilies and tablecloths everywhere; quilt blocks and unfinished
Find out more »Diamonds and Squares Workshop with Pat Yamin
This traditional pattern gets a totally new look by adding a square to the patchwork pattern for an interesting visual quilt. In this class you will be able to use your scraps and, at the same time, improve your piecing skills. The pieces are sewn together with straight seams. It is a gentle cure of the rows that adds dimension to the quilt. This class will teach many different techniques. Supplies: Basic sewing supplies Sewing machine with 1/4" foot Neutral colored thread 28 MM rotary cutter with new blade Cutting mat (rotating mat if you have one) Ruler 6" x 24" Sandpaper dots or Invisi=grip
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