Pictures from July's Meeting

Hi there Grand Rapids Modern Quilters:

Finally back at last to play with this blog, a completely new adventure for this Old Bird, as one of our members would say!  Bear with me as I grow into this world.

At the July meeting, as at every meeting, we Show and Share our recent work.  No matter how simple a quilting group or sophisticated, I am always amazed at the creativity and perseverance of quilters.  Our GRMQG seems to have quilters with a vast variety of experience:  novice, beginner, experienced and advanced.  So much fun to see other quilters' work.

 Cathy M is showing her first quilt, completely hand done for a class.  Some of the newer sewists were embarrassed by their work, point being here:  done give up.  Her really big stitches, not the Amish way, are considered in style now.  New quilters have to keep on practicing and of course building fabric stashes.

 This quilt resulted from the quilter being physically limited by an accident, so she took to designing this Scrabble like quilt.  All of us who play Scrabble or Words with Friends absolutely love it!  (Apologies for no name, as you get to know me I'm notorious in this way).  Introduce yourselves to me and I'll do better.

 Adrienne W is showing her new scrappy quilt.  Adrienne is hiding behind the quilt.  Shame on her!

 Carol D (hiding in the blue)l shows us her scrappy heart table runner. 

 Here's a Wow quilt!  Scrappy quilts look so beautiful!

 Claire shows us her chevron quilt top, when completed a lucky friend will receive it as a gift! 

 Every time I see triangles like in this beautiful pillow I remember Mr. Clark, 10th geometry teacher.  I wish I loved triangles then as I do now!  This pillow does a great job of mixing not only the blues but incorporates the gold metallic.