Hi everyone!
In October we had Lisa Chin come and talk to us via a zoom meeting. Lisa is a surface design artist who belongs to the Utah Surface Design Group. This group meets every other month at the Salt Lake County Government Center. They are an eclectic group with members representing many arts and crafts including printmaking, drawing, embroidery, quilting, dyeing and collage. Lisa recommended some books to get you started on surface design. Modern Hand Stitching by Ruth Chandler, The Geometry of Hand Sewing by Natalie Chanin, Hand Sewing Magic by Lynn Krawczyk, and any books by Laura Wasilowski.
In November we had a presentation by Emily Bailey of Auntemsquilts.com on scrap quilting. She has an Etsy shop ( Aunt Em's Place ), and also a Youtube channel. She talked about how she organizes her scraps, from itty "bits" to bins containing different sized strips. She uses the smallest bits to make crumb blocks. She uses strips to make the blocks from her orphan bin the size that she needs for her latest quilt using orphans. One good tip she had is that if you are having trouble wondering whether all your scrap colors will go together or if they will just be a big hot mess, just choose a single fabric that already has a lot of colors in it. Use this piece of fabric as a guide to selecting your scraps from your scrap bins. The scraps will all look well together.
Linda asked me to remind everyone that the Deck of Cards Challenge Quilts are hanging in the Riverton Nuttalls Store. They will be displayed there through the end of November. You can vote for your favorite- the winner of the most votes will get a cash prize. Two Sandy Stitchers members have quilts in the show, Linda and Cathie.
Also received the links for the Modern Quilt Guild from Janean ( September's meeting).
https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/
https://www.facebook.com/saltlakemodernquiltguild/
I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving! The show and tell pictures are in the previous post!
