Saturday, 28 September 2019

PEI Modern Quilt Guild 2019 Van Gogh Challenge Viewer's Choice

Members of the PEI Modern Quilt Guild were challenged to create a quilt inspired by the works of Van Gogh. Here are the stunning results!!!

Please take a moment to vote for your favourite piece. The top 3 Viewer's Choice winners will be awarded a fun fabric prize! Voting will remain open until 6PM AST November 28th, 2019. 









PEI Modern Quilt Guild September 2019 Meeting

September's meeting of the PEI Modern Quilt Guild was all about eye candy!! We wrapped up several endeavours at this month's meeting, which was a good thing, because we only have 1 more meeting in November 2019. 

Heather welcomed 22 members and 2 guests. It was a full house to be sure!! We happily made room for Kelly and Alice and settled into business.

Members of the PEI Modern Quilt Guild have been busy selling raffle tickets on this year's "SuperNova" quilt. 



You may have seen us at the Eptek Art & Culture Centre, at Peakes Quay for "Quilt Hang Out Day" and at the Dundas Plow Match. We would like to thank everyone who stopped by and admired the quilt on display and for everyone who purchased a ticket, we appreciate your support!!

Congratulations to Gordon Jackson, who was the lucky winner drawn at the September meeting!!



We have gathered all the Postcards for the 2019 Colour of the Year Swap with the Moncton Modern Quilt Guild. I can't share any photos yet, you'll have to come back for the November blogpost to see them!



The final block of the Medley Medallion Quilt Along was the Flying Geese Block. Participating members brought in their blocks for a Fat Quarter Bundle from Fabric, Crafts-N-More



Members have until the January meeting to complete their Medley Medallion projects for a chance at some Super, Duper prizes!! I can't wait to see what everyone makes!  



Our Van Gogh challenge was also due this month, and the results are amazing! We have some fun fabric prizes that are being offered to the "Viewer's Choice" winners. So please check out this link for the post where you can vote for your favourite! The poll will remain open until just before the November Monthly meeting. 



Show & Share

Liz raided her stash, and although she barely made a dent, she has assembled this stunning and scrappy " Jelly House Quilt".



She also finished this adorable "Baby Disappearing 9-Patch" quilt.



Maritza has been busy getting ready for the local Craft Fairs... Here's a reversible apron.



A casserole carrier...



and some purse/handbags made by upcycling old denim jeans and some men's ties.





Lucinda has been continuing with her efforts to finish up some of her UFO's (UnFinished Objects). This "Pastiche" wall hanging is ready for quilting and binding!



Heather can't wait to sink her teeth into this modern triangle book...



Velda shared this sparkly "Mini Diamonds" quilt. She has been challenging herself to complete a mini a month. Sounds like fun!!



She also has been collaborating on a QuiltCon 2020 charity challenge quilt with some of her online quilty friends. This Inspirational quilt top was assembled by Velda, using blocks that were made by the members in her group from all around the world!! Thank you for sharing it with us before the next stop on it's journey!!



Jean has been travelling this Summer, but she made sure to stop and pick up these fun and quirky gnome fabrics and a book to help with her quilting!! Can't wait to see where this fabric will turn up!!




Leigh Anne let loose with some scraps from Maiwa Hand Prints brought back with Susan from her trip to Quilt Canada.



She also shared this gorgeous "Fractured Hexies" quilt which features paper-pieced hexagons in ombre fabrics, hand-appliqued onto a machine quilted background. 



Nancy spent some time this Summer travelling Western Canada. She stopped at many fabric stores, and here is a sampling of some of her terrific fabric finds!!







Cathy wanted to share her "Over and Under" Queen Bee quilt. The blocks in this quilt were made by members of the guild, which she then assembled into this queen-sized quilt. It only took 3 years to get this far, but who's counting, LOL.



What a fun meeting full of pretty, pretty, things....


Don't forget we love having visitors!! If you happen to be on PEI reach out to us via email: peimqg@gmail.com or on IG @PEIMQG so we can fill you in on the details of our next meeting or Sew-In!!!



Upcoming events: 

The following Events are planned for the West Royalty Community Room, Sobeys, 39 Babineau Avenue, Charlottetown.  Save the dates!       

October 5th:                 PEIMQG Sew-In (9 - 4 pm) Moved to this date due to Thanksgiving.

November  9th:             PEIMQG Sew-In (9 - 4 pm)

November  28th:           PEIMQG Monthly Meeting (7-9 PM)

    


The following events are planned for the Brackley Commons Community Centre, 14 Union Road, Charlottetown, PE, C1C 1C2:

Oct 24th:   Andrea Tsang Jackson Trunkshow (7-9 pm) $5.00 at the door.

Oct 26th:   Andrea Tsang Jackson - Our Swan Song Workshop (9 am-4 pm)

Oct 27th:   Andrea Tsang Jackson - Teardrop Gemstone Workshop (9 am-4 pm)


We are now opening up reservations to Non-Guild members for the above Andrea Tsang Jackson workshops!!! 

Spaces are limited. For details, or to reserve your place, please email us at peimqg@gmail.com


Wednesday, 18 September 2019

PEI Modern Quilt Guild September 2019 Sew-In

September brings cool weather, fall colours and the start of another school year. This year, September came in with a vengeance!!! Hurricane Dorian left much of PEI (and the Maritimes) without power for many days, and the loss of thousands of trees and shoreline has left some areas unrecognizable. PEI has such a wonderful sense of community, everyone banding together to offer support where they could. A huge Thank You to the men and woman working for Maritime Electric and from away, who have worked so hard to restore power as quickly as they could, so we could all get back to our sewing!! (LOL)

This month's Sew-In was focused on the 2020 QuiltCon Charity Challenge. 



The theme this year is "text" using a gradient palette of white to black. 6 of our members met in the morning to strategize and begin assembly on some of the words to appear in the quilt. Velda, Janice, Linda, Lucinda, Heather and Dianne have things well in hand...




Here is Janice's word...



and Heather's...


Cathy arrived after lunch to find that most of the members had already left.  Roberta and Linda were on their way out, so that left only Dianne and Cathy for the afternoon.
Cathy continued working on her "New Wave" quilt. It's really coming together now!! Just a few more rows....



Dianne recently finished this cheerful quilt. Scraps, and Scraps galore!! Next up for her another English Paper Pieced project...



Here are a few reminders for the upcoming meeting:

The swap with the Moncton MQG is due at the September meeting. Be sure to bring in your finished Postcard!! Here's Roberta's postcard. I wonder who the lucky recipient will be?



The Van Gogh challenge is also due this month. There will be some fun prizes available to those who participate. We will be hosting a viewer's choice poll here on the blog, so be sure to come back to cast your vote!!



The final block of the Medley Medallion Quilt Along is also due, so be sure to bring in your Flying Geese units for a chance to win a great prize. I can't wait to see all the finished quilts at the January meeting!!

Lastly, we will be drawing for the winner of our "Supernova" Raffle quilt during the meeting. It's not too late to buy a ticket for a chance to win this beautiful quilt!! Email us at peimqg@gmail.com or reach out on Instagram: @peimqg by September 25th. The draw date is September 26th. (Please be patient waiting for replies to emails, the account is monitored after 6pm Atlantic Standard Time).




Don't forget we love having visitors!! If you happen to be on PEI reach out to us via email: peimqg@gmail.com or on IG @PEIMQG so we can fill you in on the details of our next meeting or Sew-In!!!



Upcoming events: 

The following Events are planned for the West Royalty Community Room, Sobeys, 39 Babineau Avenue, Charlottetown.  Save the dates!           

September 26th:           PEIMQG Monthly Meeting (7 - 9 pm) 

October 5th:                 PEIMQG Sew-In (9 - 4 pm) 
Moved to this date due to Thanksgiving.
    


The following events are planned for the Brackley Commons Community Centre, 14 Union Road, Charlottetown, PE, C1C 1C2:

Oct 24th:   Andrea Tsang Jackson Trunkshow (7-9 pm) $5.00 at the door.

Oct 26th:   Andrea Tsang Jackson - Our Swan Song Workshop (9 am-4 pm)

Oct 27th:   Andrea Tsang Jackson - Teardrop Gemstone Workshop (9 am-4 pm)


We are now opening up reservations to Non-Guild members for the above Andrea Tsang Jackson workshops!!! 

Spaces are limited. For details, or to reserve your place, please email us at peimqg@gmail.com