Maple Leaf Quilters Guild
A Quilt Guild based in Rutland, Vermont, with members from surrounding towns and counties.
Our Next Meeting is Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6pm
Potluck
Start bringing in food at 5:30 pm and eat at around 6
**please remember dinnerware and utensils..You can also decorate your table
Speaker- Kimberly Hess
-Quilting to Barn Quilts, Her Story —
Kimberly learned quilting as a hobby when she graduated early and needed to
fill in time getting “crafty”. About 10 years later, after finding a close classmate had been killed in action, she made a quilt to be auctioned at the Brian Robert Bill Golf Tournament. Later, she made five Memory Quilts from his belongings for family members. She continues to support her friend’s charity. She feels honored to make memory quilts using what she calls “small pieces” of a person’s life. She has also branched out to making Barn Quilts and documenting barn quilts in the community. She teaches classes on making them, including teaching classes to raise money after flooding.
For Members, This Meeting is an In-person meeting
Hybrid meetings will be held at Christ the King Church, Rutland, VT with an option to Zoom the meeting from Home.
September Workshop
Workshop, Wednesday September 18, 2024
Amy Friend of During Quiet Time
Amy is an award-winning quilter and her quilts have been exhibited at multiple Quilt Shows as well as in museums. Amy is a national quilt teacher and lecturer. She
is doing a lecture in September for MLQ on Improvisational Paper Piecing and this ties in with the workshop.
Improvisational Paper Piecing Workshop
“This workshop is based on one of the three design approaches that I share in my second book, Improv Paper Piecing: A Modern Approach to Quilt Design. This class is
technique and design based, all about approaching your paper pieced block designs improvisationally. You will design and sew your own block and work on a quilt layout using alternate grid work,
negative space, and other elements of modern design.”
*picture obtained from her website
See MLQ Fun and Challenges for pics of previous
challenges.
****Remember donations to Newstory House every month****
--Cleaning products, household and paper goods, feminine products, monetary donations--
**** other donations - pillowcases or twin size quilts sewn by members of the Guild
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Quilting
is a passion even in times of Zoom meetings
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Members-You can send your pic to be seen on the Zoom screen.
We will try to put some pictures on-line each after each meeting.
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A great thanks to the Vendors from our Quilt Show