Stitched Viewing in New York area

See why Stitched is garnering rave reviews from quilters and non-quilters. The film was accepted
in four film festivals so far including the Carmel Art & Film Festival. It was selected as the audience
favorite in the Rivers Edge International Film Festival in Paducah, Kentucky.

Stitched screenings
Auburn Public Theater in Auburn, NY
8 Exchange Street at Genesee
1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9
1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10
Cost: $5 advance orders or $6 at the door
Order: http://auburnpublictheater.com or 315.253.6669

Stitched screening followed by Q&A with Randall Cook, a textile artist featured in
Stitched and Stretching for Quilters
The Glen Theater
112 North Franklin Street, Watkins Glen, NY
11:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29
Cost: $20 including lunch
Presented by O'Susannah's Quilts & Gifts

ABOUT PICTURESMITH PRODUCTIONS: Picturesmith Productions is a Houston-based production
company owned by Jenalia Moreno and Thomas Gandy. www.stitchedfilm.com

Getting excited to see everyone on Saturday! Here's a pic of my block for the group challenge. See you all soon!

NYC Mod Bee 2: November Block

I am pleased to announce that the second Bee (or Bee 2) of NYC Metro Mod Quilt Guild is filled and ready to go!

I am so excited to be the November Queen Bee for Bee 2 (even though I way behind in posting!) Here are instructions for my block (packages should arrive soon), in honor of this very festive time of year.

While browsing some blogs awhile back, I found these adorable holiday blocks by From the Blue Chair:

Another inspiration block found on Flickr:

For this month’s bee, I would love to see what you all come up with as tree or ornament blocks. The blocks should depict trees (any kind- wonky, tall, stubby) or ornaments only and you can use any technique you like. Flickr or blogland has some great ideas if you're in need of inspiration.

Blocks should be about 12.5 inches square using the fabrics provided in packet; each bee member will receive roughly 13 different kinds of fabric (you may use as little or as much as you like) and one piece of kona snow for the background.

I can’t wait to see what you all come up with!

Bee Blocks

I finished Jessica's Block.

Very fun and great directions.

Hope you like it Jessica!

I also worked on our solids blocks too.

Can't wait to see how both these quilts come out!

I'll bring the blocks to Saturday's meeting.

See you all then!

Likeness

Saw this early painting of Mondrian's tonight at Moma and it made me think of the quilt we are all making, square by square . . . can't wait to see them all together.

Michael Miller's solid fabric

Update, Easy Piecing will not be selling the solids, but the City Quilter will be.

OOoops

It was supposed to be a square. I loved this fabric. Would make a whole quilt out of it if they reject my block :)

Marcia Marcia Marcia Derse with a bit of Stephanie Brandenburg

What can I say, I looooovee Marcia Derse's fabric.  I didn't even know who she was till one day I saw "MY" fabric on a blog and realized her name.  When i took a look, I realized that I had just about every piece from all of her lines.  

And My Runner up is Stephanie Brandenburg, who also is responsible for Billie Davids' line.

Billie Davids' Human element line

Billie Davids human element line

My Obsession

My favorite fabric designer is Kaffe Fassett.

I love, love, love his fabrics and colors.

I have been trying to use up what I have, but alas

like a druggie, I just keep buying more.  Hahaha.

Hey it's my crack and a lot healthier.

December meeting! Dec 3rd.

Hello MetroMOD members!

Our Saturday December 3rd Meeting is fast approaching!

And it will be loaded with FUN for our festive December party!

What to bring:

Lunch for yourself, 

and some yummy thing if you like to share....

One thing for Show and tell

Something for a quilty share table... bring in goodies  you can put on the share table.. fabrics,notions,orphan blocks etc...

**Please note,that whatever come in, must go home if it is not taken by somebody else...

Michael Miller Challenge Blocks

Past months challenge quilts if you have them.

Meeting will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.due to some Extra FUN surprises I have for you!

See you all then!

Victoria

Also note, if you are signed up or are still interested in the fabric dying class, please email info@nycmetromodquilters.com

Sunday December 4th, 10am to 2pm

Fabric dying class, same location

Come and enjoy several easy ways of dyeing and printing cotton fabric. Using inexpensive materials, you can create original fabrics that you can use in your quilting or other projects.

"pan" dyeing, microwave dyeing with RIT dyes, printing with compression sponges, rubbing plates and Styrofoam plates.

The list of materials for the students to bring:

aluminum pie pans, 

yogurt containers (6-8 oz "tall" containers like Dannon Fruit on the Bottom)

and a roll of paper towels. 

Class fee $10, due day of class

no big secret from me!

Everyone knows who I love...
JP. Miss Jennifer... Jennifer Paganelli... I've made more quilts and bought more of her fabric then any other...  I don't obsess over any other lines, only hers.... 

Although I drool and buy  loads of Marcia Derse fabrics, I have yet to cut into them...

Maybe that's the next questions?  
Which fabrics do you buy, pet and refuse to cut?
hehe
That woudl be Marcia's... LOL!

Fabric Designers, what's not to LOVE?

Great subject to discuss . . . fabric designers are such fun to follow . . . not only are they great designers, but from the few that I have met, they are also great, fun people. I have a long list of favorites, and I am sure there is overlap among us. One that first comes to mind is the fabulous Jennifer Paganelli who designs under her label "Sis Boom." I love love love her bright cheerful prints which are all featured in fantastically bright and soul lifting colors. These are from the Pretty Please line. Her website is sisboom.com.

Jennifer has opened her home in Connecticut in the past for an open house sale, where she sells not only her fabrics, but also wonderfully crafted goods that always include lots of glitter, as well as ready-made goods sewn from her fabrics. It is always a delight, and I have never left without finding something wonderful to take home with me, including bags of scraps. Such fun, thank you Jennifer!

Michael Miller's Cotton Couture solid fabric collection

Easy Piecing (my online business) will be selling the Michael Miller solids collection! These are the fabrics we are using for the December challenge. I should have the fabric by the end of December. I'll keep you posted of the arrival date!

(I'm at Quilt Market in Houston with the color card)

Let's get talking about.. Fabric Designers

This week I decided to do an easy topic in hopes of increasing participation..
(It's mid November, I know we're getting busy.)

Please tell us all about your favorite fabric designers.

Share pictures of fabric, bolts, fat quarters or quilts.. what makes you love them?  Who do you go back to buy again and again?

I didn't set out to be a designer fabric fiend.. but I do find myself attracted to a few designers even without trying..
Since I started quilting, I've loved Alexander Henry.  Not every print, but man, some of them just make me so happy!  I could copy and paste some links, but it's more fun if you just browse the website.
And then there's Erin McMorris.

Valori Wells:

And most recently, Kate Spain.. but I don't own any of her fabric yet..
I guess the secret's out, I like leaves and foliage.  Scenes of nature, flowers, trees.  I wonder if I like it because it's out there, or if it's some deeper level of my aesthetic sense?
So, who does it for you?

My Bee Block Top

I finally finished my Bee Block Top!

Love the way it turned out.  Thanks to everyone for their great blocks!!

MOD Bee November for Jess

Hey Mod Bee members~
I finally wrote up my bee block instructions and will be emailing them to you shortly.  This month, I'd like you to make me a Mock Kitchen Windows block!

Full Disclaimer—I looked at photos of several quilts made from Elizabeth Hartman’s Kitchen Windows pattern from her Practical Guide to Patchwork book.  I have not seen the actual book or read the printed pattern.  This is what I was able to figure out from the photos.  It is a fairly simple block and I believe any experienced quilter with a good eye could figure out something similar and make it without the pattern, which is why I do not feel bad sharing my version for guild bee use.  That said, I also do not feel comfortable posting my mocked-up instructions on the internet, so I am emailing them to you instead.

In your envelopes you will find window frame fabric (purplish-blue) and sashing (kona white).  Please use your own stash to fill in the windows.  Medium to large scale prints work great. Choose fabrics that give good contrast to the window sashing.  Feel free to add a pieced block as one of the focus patches through the “window” frame. 

**NOTE** use the back side of the purplish-blue fabric, as a solid!  I don’t want the print to show on the front of the block.

I’ll happily accept these blocks at the December guild meeting, or you can mail them to me. 

If you have questions, please let me know~

Thanks everybody!

Let's talk over coffee?

I know it's a little last minute, but if anyone is available this Saturday and would like to come out to Long Island, the Evening Star Quilt guild of Mineola is having their annual show this weekend, and I'd love to get together to see the show and then go for coffee/lunch afterwards.  Anybody interested?
I was planning to be at the show around 11 am Saturday, and head to the Panera on Rt. 25 (5 mins from the show location) for coffee around 12:30?
Show details are in the link below, but a bit about the guild--
it's large (100 members?) and the show should have between 50-80 quilts.  They're pretty traditional, but there's always someone trying something new, so it's worth a look.  They have two small rooms of vendors too.  I thought it would be nice to see the quilts together and then share our impressions. 

http://www.eveningstarquilters.org/id6.html

(email me [jessunderquilts at yahoo dot com] and I'll send you my cell # for meet-up details.  I may be able to pick up 2~3 people from Mineola station on the LIRR..)

Michael Miller Solids Challenge

Loved working with this fabric!

All the blocks posted so far are great.

Looking forward to seeing all of them in December.