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January 22: Silent Auction Out with the old and in with the new – at least new to you! Sort through your sewing room, closets and drawers for fabric, notions, rulers, patterns, orphan blocks, books, etc., for our auction. This is a great way to pass along those quilting items you don’t use or want and make room to bring home some things you do want! Money raised supports the guild. Bids start at $1, and increase in $1 increments, no cents! Bundle items so bids can start at $1. Print out your bid sheets and fill in a starting bid for each item before the meeting.   February 19: Deb Johnson – “Journey as a Quilter: Trying to fit a square peg into a round hole and other life’s lessons learned along the way……. (Never say never in quilting!)” I started out in 1988, wanting to be a traditional quilter. I loved antique quilts especially of the civil war era and was a little too uppity in my convictions about color and form. I was never going to hand piece, do applique, do hexies, or anything abstract or modern. Life has a way of picking us up and shaking us out and several years ago, my eyes and …

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I have been a quiltmaker since 1972 when I saw an antique quilt at a rummage sale, purchased it for $1.00, and on the way home fell in love! From that moment I wanted to learn to make quilts and sought out quiltmakers, usually elderly ladies, who could teach me the art. Ever since I’ve been collecting quilts, making quilts myself, writing books about them, designing needlework tools, and sharing my love of quilting by teaching and lecturing. I’ve written articles that have appeared in Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine, Traditional Quiltworks, American Patchwork & Quilting, the FabShop magazine, and Ladies Circle Patchwork Quilts.

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A native of Culpeper, Virginia, I learned various needle crafts from my mother, grandmothers, and Sewing 4-H club. As a young girl, I remember sitting on my grandmother’s shady back steps hand piecing Four Patches in the summertime. (The basketful of Four Patches with gargantuan running stitches is my longest running UFO!) In 1976 when the U.S.A. celebrated its bicentennial, there was a resurgence of interest in colonial crafts. That’s when the quilting bug bit me! Bed quilts, baby quilts, and wall quilts–all are of interest. I find inspiration from traditional quilt blocks and settings, but I applaud the Modern Quilt Movement as well. I enjoy the challenge of designing with parameters: challenge blocks/quilts, Jelly Roll and Layer Cake quilts, stash quilts, block swaps with friends. Visit Aby’s blog at abyquilts.wordpress.com and share her joy of quilt making!

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February program canceled due to snow will be rescheduled for November 2015. Among Elaine’s work are the whimsical collages that depict Chapel Hill, and the illustrations to the children’s book “Goodnight Carolina.” Elaine says of her work, “My artistic process begins with the simple, pure memories of my childhood. I strive to conjure up the essence of those good times and capture them through whimsy and color, stitching them together with a sense of humor and delight.  My process begins by approaching each textile collage with a simple sketch. Then through snips and cuts, my scissors, like a painter’s brush, slowly reveal the image. Layer upon layer of fabric, stitched into place using a variety of colors and textures, brings the piece to life. In each piece I create, my hope is to evoke the kind of pleasure and delight of childhood, when life is simple, sweet, and full of endless possibilities.” To see more of her work visit Elaine’s website www.elaineoneil.com.

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Roxane Lessa has been teaching since 2008, and loves to share the joy of art quilting. She is an award winning art quilter who has exhibited in many shows, including Houston International Quilt Festival, Tactile Architecture, In Full Bloom, and PAQA South shows. She continues to explore new ways to use the fiber medium to create art and share with her students. She also has a weekly blog that shares new work, videos, tips and techniques, and upcoming exhipits, www.blog.roxanelessa.com You can see her work at www.roxanelessa.com. She lives and works in Raleigh, has 2 daughters and a lazy studio cat.

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Susan Brubaker Knapp, will present a one-hour digital slide show and trunk show based on her book, Point, Click, Quilt! This lecture focuses on tips for taking better photographs, and then turning them into art quilts. This is an inspirational and detailed look at her process: tracing the photo; enlarging the line drawing; using it to trace the fused applique pieces for the quilt; creating a positioning overlay; and then cutting, positioning and fusing the pieces before thread sketching and quilting. A trunk show of pieces from the slideshow and additional work follows, and questions are welcome. Susan started quilting as a hobby, but turned into a passion and a business. She now teaches nationally and internationally, hosts “Quilting Arts TV,” and has produced numerous patterns, two books, and four workshops on DVD. She grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh, and earned her B.A. in English at Allegheny College (Meadville, Pa.) and her M.A. in journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She now lives near Charlotte, N.C., with her husband, Rob, and two daughters. Susan loves traditional hand quilting and needleturn appliqué, but has embraced innovative machine techniques. She started making art quilts in 2005. …

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Kevin Womack is a textile artist living in Lynchburg, Virginia. In 1986, Kevin was introduced to quilting by his maternal grandmother. Having always loved the legacy of family quilts, he decided to have her teach him the tradition. Over the years, Kevin studied with many accomplished textile artists and developed a love for hand dyeing and patterning fabrics with surface design techniques. His experiments produce a line of unique fabrics and clothing that he exhibits and sells. To see more of his work visit www.KevinWomackArt.com

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Time to get your quilts ready for the show. Quilt turn-in is at our regular guild meeting — Monday, August 18. All quilts must have a label with the quilt’s name and your name and address (email or street). If your quilt is being judged you need to cover the label by pinning or basting a piece of fabric over the label so that the judging is anonymous. Also, all quilts over 2 feet wide must have a 4 inch hanging sleeve. Have you ever dreamed of owning your own little fabric shop full of beautiful quilting fabrics, patterns and notions too? Vernett Zimmerman of “ABC Quilting with Nana” has a cute store tucked away on Webb Avenue in Burlington. She will speak to us after the quilt take-in, about the trials and tribulations of owning a quilting shop. Please join us and bring your questions for Vernett.

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Our program for Monday, July 21 will be presented by Amanda Murphy of “Amanda Murphy Design.” Amanda is a fabric designer for Blend Fabrics and her lines include Topiary, Holiday Bouquet, Bonjour Mon Ami, Bella, Veranda, Swiss Chocolate and Ambrosia. Her fabrics combine shapes from nature in a variety of scales with a playful modern twist. Amanda teaches machine embroidery and applique for Craftsy and has a book out entitled “Color Essentials: Crisp and Vibrant Quilts.” She also blogs and designs patterns. She lives in Charlotte, NC. Visit her website at Amanda Murphy Designs

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These are not just your Grandmother’s String Quilts! String Quilting has a colorful history and can create exciting elements when mixed with traditional patchwork shapes! String quilts from small to large will fill the listeners with ideas and inspiration to dig into their own stashes and sew up a storm of strings! Quilts from Scraps & Shirttails, Scraps & Shirttails II, Adventures with Leaders & Enders, and my latest book, String Fling will be featured. DOQ members please wear your nametag and sign-in. Non-DOQ members fee for the lecture is $10.

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May will be small group presentations on finishing your quilts for the show. Bev Metz and Sarah Porreca will demo two different techniques for binding. Susan DeSerres will demo blocking your quilts so your quilt will be flat and straight. Judy Corley-Lay will demo making and attaching a sleeve. Labels for your quilts will also be demonstrated by Evelyn Judson. Each demo will have its own table and members will move between tables to see the various items. This is a tradition before our quilt show and even experienced quilters may come away with a new trick or two!

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Vickie Clontz is a designer, teacher and fiber artist specializing in wool and all things related. Vickie has been sewing since her mother first introduced her to needle and thread at age 5. Her pattern company, Annie”s Keepsakes, has over 75 original designs for quilting, home decor and wearables. Vickie loves creating unique designs and wearable art, and enjoys sharing her ideas, talent and expertise with others through the classes, programs and workshops she teaches across the country

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* Meeting Canceled due to SNOW – rescheduled for August. Have you ever dreamed of owning your own little fabric shop full of beautiful quilting fabrics, patterns and notions too? Vernett Zimmerman of “ABC Quilting with Nana” has a cute store tucked away on Webb Avenue in Burlington. She will speak to us on Monday, March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, about the trials and tribulations of owning a quilting shop. Please join us and bring your questions for Vernett.

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Nicole will describe her journey as a quilter and discuss features of the modern quilting movement, including the online community and different styles and techniques of modern quilting. Nicole Neblett is a modern quiltmaker, designer, instructor, and blogger. Nicole’s quilting life started in 2001 with the first quilt she made, a traditional sampler, but it wasn’t until she discovered the modern quilting movement in 2010 that she embraced modern quilting. Taking inspiration from everyday objects and places, she enjoys crafting quilts with vivid colors and graphic designs. Her work incorporates modern design principles with traditional and improvisational techniques to create quilts that fuse the traditional with the contemporary. Her work has been featured in places such as Sew Mama Sew, Modern Patchwork, Modern Quilts Unlimited, Craft Gossip, FaveQuilts, and QuiltCon. She teaches modern quilting workshops at places like Spoonflower and Thimble Pleasures. You may find what she’s been stitching at her blog, Mama Love Quilts.

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Our January meeting, January 20th, will be our bi-annual guild silent auction. I hope you have sorted through your quilting related stuff and picked out items that you no longer want. Group your items rather than include individual small items. When you get to the meeting, we will have tables set up and forms will be available for you to set the initial price and the bid increment. All of the proceeds go to the guild, so please take advantage of a very fun activity. Once the auction is set up, I will set a timer and let everyone look at everything and bid on items you want. The high (last) bidder at the end of the appointed time will win and will pay for the items at the “cashier”. Anything that does not get a bid will go home with the person that brought it to the auction. You will be able to pay for items you win with a check or with cash. I suggest bringing some singles and quarters as many items will increment at $0.25 with each successive bidder. If you plan to do some serious shopping, you may want to bring tote bags or cardboard boxes …

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