BAMQG

Joel Dewberry Modern Meadow Blocks
Joel Dewberry Modern Meadow Blocks

The Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild met on Saturday and I had a great time. That is just a fun group. One of the things we did was show off all of the blocks we made for the Joel Dewberry Modern Meadow block swap. these are the final blocks I ended up making. I thought I made a lot, but almost everyone made at least four and several people made 6-8! There were a total of 42 blocks, so the leadership did two drawings for blocks, which meant two winners. I didn’t win, but that was ok. I have plenty of projects to work on.

Be Square Blocks
Be Square Blocks

The challenge was to make blocks using squares. I described some of my process in other posts. Nobody else really talked about struggling against the desire to use triangles or other shapes.

I thought the blocks made a relatively cohesive group. there were a number of off center log cabins (which I think might be called quarter square log cabins). There were a few prints that were conducive to fussy cutting, and people took advantage of those prints to highlight certain motifs. People described their process and I really enjoyed hearing how people worked through the constraints of the challenge.

Photo by Adrianne
Photo by Adrianne

Robert Kaufman donated charm packs to our group. We received 5″ charm squares of the Kona Solids in the Bright Palette. The challenge is to make a quilt top or something (I asked about a bag and was enthusiastically told that that would be ok) by the June meeting. My immediate thought was to make the quilt I saw at the Manteca show. I could easily make a Chubby Charmer, but my mind is working through the math on the Fun with Scraps quilt. I wouldn’t do the border, just the center. I like the way the hourglass block adds to the postage stamp block. I wonder how many Postage stamp blocks I could make with the charm pack?

We also got a group gift together for Ruth who started the guild. I made her a Jane Market tote, which I forgot to photograph. 🙁 and people brought treats to put in it (thread, FQs, etc). It is a nice way to thank someone.

Kathleen did a demo on how to make the Oh Fransson! Crazy 9patch blocks. She is doing a swap via Flickr of these blocks, so she used the opportunity of making extra blocks to show everyone how to do the technique. Kathleen is a very good teacher.

Julie opened her shop, which was exciting!

Fabricworm Custom Bundle Starling Cherry/Aqua/Black 12 Total
Fabricworm Custom Bundle Starling Cherry/Aqua/Black 12 Total

I did, mostly, socializing, but cut a few patches for a quilt I want to make from a group of fabric I bought from the Fabricworm. The pack I am using is a Fabricworm Custom Bundle and is called Starling Cherry/Aqua/Black.

It was a fun meeting. I left wanting more and feeling good about spending time away from the sewing machine at a meeting.

Thanks to Adrianne for letting use the Kona charm pack photo and the group photo of the Be Square block challenge.

Author: Jaye

Quiltmaker who enjoys writing and frozen chocolate covered bananas.

8 thoughts on “BAMQG”

  1. How many squares are there in the charm pack, and how large are the squares? And for the challenge, are you allowed to add solids other than what’s in the charm pack?

  2. It is a regular Kaufman charm pack. There are 43; two are some kind of white/cream/light grey color. The squares are 5×5 and we are allowed to add other solids.

  3. “Nobody else really talked about struggling against the desire to use triangles or other shapes.”
    I DEFINITELY had that struggle! For each design idea I had, I kept asking myself, “is that too triangle-y?” I just didn’t think to mention that at the meeting!
    I agree, it was a really great meeting and I too, mostly socialize and check out what everyone else is doing, but that’s why I don’t lug my machine with me!

  4. Hi Angela,
    Thanks so much for reading and commenting! I think you and I are on the same wavelength! I didn’t think anyone else would be interested in my own personal creative drama. 😉

  5. I just love your blog! You are always sending me places over which I OOH and AHH.

    The ‘white room” is to die for… oh my! and all the light!

    Love the felt cake and the crazy 9 patch trellis design.

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