Confetti

This was a fun block to make for Maren.  I decided to put a small frame around the outside to control all the seams along the edge.

 I like the look of this block and might do this with some of my little scraps.

The Original NYC Mod Bee still has spots

Hello everyone...

I thought we were done... But as I worked on the list, and life happened to some folks... We still have the months below open... So email me if you are interested at Eatcocktailsandthreaddotcom

NYC Mod Bee - MEMBERS (Round 3)

MAY - Earamichia

JUNE - Kimberly

JULY - Deirdre 

AUGUST - Emily K

SEPTEMBER - 

OCTOBER - Maria G.  

NOVEMBER - Rossanna

DECEMBER - Chris

JANUARY - Brian

FEBRUARY - Kim H.

MARCH - Hayden

APRIL - Maren

A Bee Block for Maren

Maren, here is your block!

I hope you like it. Very fun to put together.

Sketch Quilt Blogged on Timeless Treasures

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share this post from the Timeless Treasures blog today about our Sketch quilt challenge! Thanks so much to everyone who made a block, and a special thanks to Kim & Victoria for being such a big help in planning and finishing it. It was really amazing to see it come together. I hope everyone had fun making their blocks - I sure did!

http://www.ttfabrics.com/sketch-quilt-by-nyc-metro-mod-quilt-guild/

It's on the way to Portland next week for Quilt Market. Of course I will take plenty of pics of it in the booth to share with you all.

Thanks again to everyone who participated! See you all in June. :)

Scrappy and happy for you Carole

Okay. Yes bee block done.. Going in the mail tomorrow. I have purchased jelly rolls to do this very block. Think I did it? Nope.

So thank you sooo much Carole for asking for a scrappy trip. Perhaps I may actually do my own. Easy breezy and not as long as I thought..

Hope you like my selection.

VMQG

The Vancouver Modern quilt guild has a post up about making these flags for Boston. If you'd like to participate  visit the link here:
http://vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca/blog/2013/04/to-boston-with-love/#comment-25712

Name Tag Swap for Nicole G

Way back at the December meeting, I signed up for the name tag swap and was assigned Nicole G. I had a lot of fun making it (that is, once my initial attempt was 86'd... it was hilariously bad) and brought it to the Feb meeting (where another name tag swap started, I think!), but she wasn't there, and then I had to miss the April meeting which was a huge bummer!

So, Nicole G, your name tag does exist, and you will have it in June!

The Original Mod Bee has 5 slots open

Hello my mod folks

The torch is temporarily being passed to myself "encyclopedia" and Brian.

We have 5 slots that need to be filled. The round begins in May. Fortunately, that slot is filled so we will move right into the next round....

If you are interested please send me an email "E at cocktailsandthread dot com".

It is a great group, and if you are interested in joining in... Let me know.

I will post when the slots are complete

Thanks look forward to hearing from you.

E.

April Queen Bee 2 Block

Margaret:

These were fun!! They'll be in the mail in a few days.

May Queen Bee Blocks

Deirdre:
These were fun and easy.  Hope your quilt makes you MIL feel good.They will be mailed in a few days.

Mod Bee 2

Blocks for May Queen

Deirdre, these should appear in your mailbox in a day or two ...
untrimmed & not squared as you requested.

Blessings to your mother-in-law.

Wappingers Historical Society textiles

The wappinger falls historical society in wappinger falls .n.y.     We are a small village just north of NYC.  With a rich historical past that includes textile manufacturing- right here in the village.  The brand new exhibit : The history of the Bleachery--- is a fascinating historical time line of how the small village of wappingers falls played such an important role in textile history.  The homestead was built in  1741.   Today it  maintains it's charm and character filled with period antiques  and textiles, some of which were donated by family descendants of the home.

On  May 5th  we wil be hosting a "Tea Party"  from 2-5 pm.  Let me know if you can join us.  Tickets are 20.00 and can be purchased

By contacting Susanne @ 845- 342-8604. 

www.wappingershistoricalsociety.org

Click on calendar for a brief description of the tea party on May 5th.  Check out the whole site for lots of beautiful pictures and info.  Don't forget the Textile/Bleachery  exhibit, and tour of the home after the tea party!  On behalf of all the members of the society, thanks so much sharing this info!

String Block!

 

For the life of me I couldn't get this block to go wonky! I put the block in the mail yesterday so you should get it soon Margaret.

Also, Deirdre, your blocks got sewn up and mailed yesterday. Since I left them cut but un-ironed I didn't take a picture. Hope your mother-in-law is recovering well!

Margaret - this was more fun than I expected - perfect for a quilter who has trouble with straight lines! It was so exciting to put the four blocks together. Thanks. This was probably my last project before I pack up my sewing machine and move - all the rest of my fabrics are already in boxes.

Deirdre's Blocks

Here are your twelve pink/white blocks, Deirdre.  They'll go in the mail tomorrow.  I think it's a wonderful idea to make such a quilt for your mother-in-law.  My wishes are for successful surgery and a speedy and complete recovery.  She was in my thoughts with every stitch.
It was amazing how quickly this project was done...I didn't panic (as you advised) and from selecting pinks (which I surprisingly had!), sewing and cutting...I was done in less than a half hour!

Scrappy Trip Along for Carole

Carole, finally got it finished. My apologies for the delay. I hope you've received it by now and hope you like it. It was an enjoyable project, and I had fun color coordinating the fabrics although the pattern didn't call for it.

 

Margaret's Block

Finally got it finished Margaret (busy arranging "new" sewing room) and loved making it.  I'll get it off in the mail soon and hope you like it.

Brooklyn museum

Hi everyone-

If you know anyone who might be interested, the Brooklyn Museum  have a fab quilt-making workshop this weekend!  Participants will each create a square to contribute to a community quilt that will be displayed at the Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) all summer!  They will also each receive a tote bag with quilting supplies so they can try out what they learned at home.  It’s going to be loads of fun!  I pasted the event listing below, so please help us spread the word. 

Thanks!

Workshop: Creating a Community Quilt

Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 2 p.m.

Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor

Take part in the design and creation of a community quilt inspired by the exhibition "Workt by Hand": Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts. Working with the Harlem-based cultural arts institute Harlem Needle Arts, participants will learn various stitching techniques and create quilt blocks to contribute to a quilt that will be on view in the Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library), at 10 Grand Army Plaza, from June 13 to August 31. A guided tour of the exhibition will be included, and participants will take home a kit to produce additional squares. There is a $15 materials fee for non-Members, and registration is required at (718) 501-6233 or adult.programs@brooklynmuseum.org.  

April 2013 Meeting - Show & Tell Recap

It was a perfect spring day and another great NYC Metro Mod meeting at Hartley House last Saturday. I can't believe how quickly the year has flown by and that our next meeting in June, will be the last of the season until September. And of course, Show and Tell, did not fall short of expectations! 

Kendall was up first with a quilt she titled, Take a Bow, which were inspired by boats stacked up at the Mystic Seaport. The numbers are the boat correlate with significant events: "23" is a recurring number that appears often, "5" and "13" are for her wedding date, and "18" is the number on the hull of her sailboat.

Jody made this quilt for her eighth grandchild, who is very interested in trucks, diggers, and anything that goes "vroom vroom." She did not have to buy a single piece of fabric for this quilt and was quite happy that the fabrics all coordinated with each other. The front is busy but the back gives you a "little rest."

Margaret made all of the fabric for the above quilt. She had a hard time finding a border fabric an settled on the light grays to contrast the colors of the blocks.

Margaret followed block of the month patterns to make the blocks featured in the borders of this quilt. 

Brian's oldest son got married this past summer and he decided to make table runners for the rehearsal dinner. The one above is one of four he completed.

While in California for his first grandson's birthday, Brian found this treasure, a 1940s quilt top which he paid only $15!

David found this "easy" quilt pattern in a magazine which involved cutting and rearranging fat quarters. It is a work in progress. David confessed that though he doesn't quite like the quilt and is not drawn to it, it did pose an interesting challenge to complete. 

Lisa shared her version of Scrappy Trip Around the World (based on a Bonnie Hunter pattern that has also been quite popular on Flickr). Lisa's quilt is still a work in progress and she plans to send it out for quilting since it is so large.

Cassandra calls this quilt Tiger Tiger. She has been working through the last of the hand-dyed fabric she made in college. This particular piece was a black silk velvet, that also starched with bleach which makes yellow. After completing the quilt, she decided that it needed a tail, so she crocheted one and strung beads on it.

Mandy designs easy quilt projects for Popular Patchwork Magazine and this is one of the patterns included in the April 2013 (UK) issue. The design was inspired by Newcastle Fabrics, which are incorporated into the quilt.

Mandy also shared with us her very cute and functional Slouchy Bag. She also created a pattern for the bag.

 

While going through her studio at home, Emily found these beautiful hand-appliqued pieces she made 11-12 years ago. They are comprised of 1930s fabric, of which she has whole bins of at home.

Jenny's quilt as you go bird-inspired quilt is coming along. She fussy cut many of the blocks which include birds, butterflies, and woodland motifs. She even used some beautiful Liberty fabric samples. A lot of hand sewing is involved to complete the quilt.

Jenny needed a break from hand-sewing so she whipped this up! It needs two more strips before the top is finished.

Maria made this quilt after attending Quilt Con and establishing that she was a collector of fabrics. She made this very happy Scrappy Granny quilt to showcase her collection. 

Maria also shared the quilt labels she had made on Spoonflower.

This was Dolly's* first meeting and she shared a sampler quilt comprised of New York City inspired fabrics. The quilt was quilted by Sue Bradley in Utah.

May Ann created pieces for a "deck of cards" themed quilt challenge. The above cards were embellished with lots of great details like wool for the horse's mane and glass beads (May Ann also blows glass and made these herself!) for the frog's eyes.

Deirdre participated in a "local color" challenge and decided to focus on the city of Bridgeport, CT. She used upholstery fabric for most of the pieces and included a puffy velvet at the bottom and used a zig-zag stitch to create shadows on the letters of the building.

Elaine is new to the group. She has been sewing for three years and took classes at the city quilter, where she was told she didn't have enough "stash." She has 10 grandnieces and grandnephews and decided to make each one  a wallhanging. She is currently working on number seven, who happens to have a very pink room. She took a Liberated Quilting class at the City Quilter and didn't have anything in mind, but just kept cutting and re-cutting pieces in an organic fashion which yielded the wallhanging shown here.

Jessica had a lot share at this meeting-- her adorable son, Jack, and her new book, Quilting on the Go, which will be released in June! She also got to share a quilt that has been featured in the book. This one is called Travel Quilt #3. Jessica dated each star in archival safe ink to note where each one was completed. One was even completed during a guild meeting!

It was also Becky's first time to a meeting, but she will not be joining the guild because she will be moving soon. But she shared a "goth" baby quilt that she is making for friends. She used a pattern called Magic Tiles by Kathleen Bissett. For the top, she tried to choose predominately black fabrics, but was pleasantly surprised by the pops of color. the back is comprised of a pirate-themed fabric. 

Ivete shared this Waves of Strips quilt which is comprised of jelly roll and solid fabrics. She is almost done quilting it and will be donating it to a charity.

Ivete also shared this beautiful little piece for marriage equality. I missed photographing the front, but the back has a lovely world map print from Sarah Jane fabrics.

Andrea has always wanted to make a pineapple quilt in a circular motif and created this wonderful quilt with shades of blue and purple and green that is sprinkled throughout.

Chris' boyfriend purchased an XL man's shirt for her so she made them into a pair of functional PJ bottoms and incorporated every piece of the shirt into the bottoms.

Liz is new to the guild and shared this beautiful housetop quilt. When working with her quilt teacher, Liz brought fabrics from her stash that she loved but not sure if they "went" together. Her teacher assured her that they did and incorporated into the quilt design. The yellow fabric is cut from a vintage tablecloth. The quilt uses fusible batting (ironed-on).

This is me (Nellie) sharing my log cabin quilt pieced in a straight furrows design. Initially, I was apprehensive about log cabins thinking that they were old-fashioned and not very modern, but despite making 48 of the same blocks, I was very pleased that the outcome was quite modern.

This member* shared a block from her quilt as you go project featuring Amish blocks in bold vibrant colors.

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Andrea H. M. shared an appliqued border piece (top image) and a top she made experimenting with various techniques including y-seams (bottom image).

Andrea M. took a Dare to be Different class and created these two panels of strips. She is almost out of the horse fabric. 

Andrea also shared labels her husband designed and printed from Fabric on Demand. The image includes a chick with its foot on an egg that contains a quilt design Andrea made for her niece. 

That's it for Show and Tell. Thanks to everyone who shared for so much great inspiration.

Sidenote: For anyone looking to create custom fabric labels, I used this tutorial from Jaybird Quilts to get mine via Spoonflower. It's very easy if you know how to use Illustrator or Photoshop. Also, during Show and Tell, members shared their favorite pens or means to write on their fabric labels. Pigma brand pens (sold at the City Quilter) came up often. Another member mentioned Pentel Gel Rollers for fabric.

*Please let me know if your name or any information on your quilt was captured incorrectly or needs to be  updated.