The July meeting was well attended with lots of laughter, fabric distribution and, show and tell!
July 2023 meeting recap
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July 2023 meeting
Learn more about Curved Piecing!
If you are a beginner, or want to get better at curved piecing, here are some ideas to help you…
Books to inspire your creativity, and that demonstrate curved piecing techniques:
Curved piecing demonstrations for the visual learner:
Curved piecing demonstration doing gentle curves:
Improv curve demonstration by Cheryl Arkinson on Instagram. She did an improv block a week last year. Do check her out!
Workshop: Fabulous Free Hand Curves with Cindy Grisdela
Mark your calendars! CVAMQG is pleased to host an in-person workshop with Cindy Grisdela @cindygrisdelaquilts this August!
Learn to cut large scale curves freehand without templates or patterns. Add dots, skinny lines, wonky triangles and more to give each curve its own personality, then combine them into a fun original design.
We’ll talk about color and design to create the composition as well as the techniques needed.
Best for students with some experience with curves–not for beginners.
This promises to be a fun, exciting workshop!
Member Spotlight: Ana Conceicao
Name: Ana Conceicao
Member of CVAMQG since: 2015; since the guild began.
How long have you been quilting? I began quilting around 2009.
What is your favorite quilting tool? My hands; without them it would be complicated.
What are your favorite fabric lines and substrates? Do you prefer prints or solids? I love fabric in general, it is probably one of the main reasons that I began quilting. Textiles have always drawn me in. I love prints and solids, I love to use fabrics other than cotton, sometimes linen or silk.
What is your favorite color combination? Blue, a tiny bit of yarrow, white, a hint of metallic and orange. Or black and white.
Favorite and least favorite parts of the quilting process: I don’t really have a least favorite part of the process, I like to do different things at different times. Often when I get restless with something I am working on, I change to something else and that gets me excited about the process again. Starting a quilt is the hardest part of the process for me, I don’t hate it though; it just challenges my brain in a different way.
Why do you quilt? I quilt because it is a way to work out feelings, thoughts and ideas. Quilting is one of the many forms of textiles that I have worked with that fulfills my OCD tendencies in a productive manner.
Where do you find inspiration? Nature, life, experience, travel, books.
Quilters who inspire you: Carolyn Friedlander, Heidi Parkes, Denyse Schmidt, Bisa Butler. I am also inspired by every single “anonymous” quilter that came before me. We owe a lot to them.
What is your favorite guilty pleasure while quilting? Listening to books or podcasts.
Tell us something about yourself that might surprise us:
I have a BFA in craft and material studies with an emphasis in textiles, and the whole time I was in college I said I would never make a “utilitarian” object. Some 20 years later here we are, and I love beautiful, thoughtful and utilitarian objects. Making them and using them.
Most of my quilts still are not bed sized but they are often throw sized, making them utilitarian. Irony.
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