Basket of Marigold's Quilt Class

 Today I taught

Basket Of Marigolds

at 3 Dudes Quilting

 Fun pattern by  my friend

Jodi Nelson (Pleasant Home)

 3 Dudes even kitted the pattern 

with the same fabrics that I used to make the quilt.

Class members also had the option of buying the pattern separately

and selecting their own fab

 The ladies did a great job learning to make 

Half Square Tria

 I noticed that

Molly even dressed to match the quilt!

Basket of Marigolds pattern

can be purchased

3 Dudes Quilting

Mesa Ladies/ June Show and Tell

 Because we only meet 

once a month with

Those Mesa Ladies

it gives us plenty of time

to put together a

Show and Tell

 Jamie finished her snowball quilt.

 Love these fabrics

 Great border print to tie all of the colors together.

 The group started this Hourglass quilt years ago.

Candice was quite happy to finally

have a finish.

 Nice job on the back with the left over pieces

 I always love to see quilt label ideas.

You would probably have to be 50+

to get the meaning of this quote :)

 Candice also finished a raw edge

London Flag quilt.

Now she can throw it in the wash

for the crinkly effect.

 Renee just got her quilt back from the Long Arm quilter

and scissor cut the scalloped edge.

Doesn't this edge add a whole new dimension of 

interest to this quilt?

Nice job Renee!

The binding will come next.

 By looking at the back you can see the 

beautiful machine quilting by

Pat Roche (Pat's Just Quilting)

 Peg has made quite a few quilts in

4th of July colors

of 

Red White and Blue.

With the leftover pieces she 

made these two throw sized quilts.

 And Janet has a finish too!

Love the ruffly design of each block.

Thanks you ladies for another wonderful month of 

Show and Tell!

Those Mesa Ladies Summer Sewing Safari

 Yesterday was my favorite day of the month

with 

Those Wonderful Mesa Ladies

 Peg was in charge of hosting for June

and she always makes everything so fun!

She e-mailed us in advance and said the day

would have the theme of

Summer Sewing Safari

The invitation said:

Dress in your animal print attire - if you want to...

Gonna Go Wild, quilting.

Door Prizes: Like, every half hour, just saying.

Lunch: Don't mess with me, I've got this, ladies!

Show and tell: This a favorite part. Bring your fun stuff to show.

Duh: We'll be sewing/quilting/cutting, whatever you wish

 So I dressed up in my best leopard shirt...

 grabbed my zebra scissors 

and

Cheetah glasses

along with my sewing machine and quilting supplies

 and headed to the church.

 Peg and Candice had the room

ready for our arrival

with Safari treats and door prizes.

Music from The Lion King's

Hakuna Matata

would erupt through out the room

about every 20 minutes

and a door prize would be given.

 All were jungle themed

Peg really was creative in her selections!

Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!

Who would not love a tiger or zebra car?

I personally received some very cool

Jaguar cupcake liners

and a zebra night mask.

Renee went home with animal print flip flops.

 Peg even made 

wrist pin cushions for each one of us!

 I now have my very own Cheetah wrist pin cushion.

Are you jealous?

 Have I mentioned before that Peg has an extensive background in catering?

She and Candice provided the most delicious boxed lunches.

Chicken salad on croissants

fruit cups

veggies and veggie dip

and dessert

Wild, Crazy, Exotic!

I loved every minute of our day!

Thank you Peg and Candice for a truly Wild Time  !!

**

tomorrow I will share with you our

Show and Tell from the group.

Cathy's Quilts

 One of the things I love about attending the

Sit and Sew 

at 3 Dudes Quilting each Tuesday 

is the opportunity to learn from other quilters.

We each come with our own parcel of knowledge

and I have discovered that quilters

by their very nature

are very willing to share what they have gleaned from experience.

Yesterday, Cathy Hawthorn taught me a great technique for adding

a quilt sleeve to the back of a quilt. 

Thanks Cathy!

 A little Show and Tell from Cathy Hawthorn

who brought two of her quilts that she is in the process of binding.

 Fun Halloween fabrics.

Yes, Halloween will be here before we know it :)

A free motioned spider adds to the theme.

 Square In A Square blocks

 An art quilt that Cathy is also in the process of binding.

Cathy does her own machine quilting 

and sells many of her pieces.

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild's Mug Rug Swap

 Each month the

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild

hosts a Swap.

For June they chose the theme of

Mug Rugs

 Anyone can participate in these Swaps

I thought we had wonderful variety
in shapes, themes and design!

 I really liked Kirsten's Hexagon Mug Rug

 She even placed a cute label on the back.

 From our President Michelle Hart

 Very unique!

And it's hard to tell from a picture

but the triangles in this Mug Rug are veeerrry small.

Someone went to a lot of work to paper piece this tiny

itty bitty pieces.

Nice work ladies!

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild June Meeting

 Saturday was our June Meeting for the

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild

 We just received

membership cards

and pins

as we are also part of the 

National

Modern Quilt Guild

*as a side note,

MQG had it's beginnings in Los Angeles in 2009

We are still very young!

 Our group was in for a real treat this month

as fellow PMQG member

Alyssa Lichner (Pile O'Fabric)

taught a class

on the 

Cross Stitch Block

*If you would like to learn how to make this block

Alyssa offers a free Tutorial

HERE

on her web site

 Alyssa is a wonderful teacher

and shared with us several ways to make the 

Cross Stitch block.

Her preferred method is to use a 

glue/ baste technique.

 A Cross Stitch block

can be placed in many different type of  settings.

Alyssa gave us a pattern for a simple heart shape.

 Slice and Insert method

 Once the block is made,

it can be trimmed down to the needed size.

Thank you Alyssa for sharing your talents and skills with us!

 It's really a lot of fun to be part of the Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild

Denise and Shanyn provided the most delicious treats

this month.

I'm not sure how many total members we have 

but about 33 attended our June meeting.

We met at ETC. 

a cute scrapbook and quilting store in Mesa.

Of course I had to do a little shopping after the meeting was over.

I'm really trying to use what I have,

but needed 

a few turquoise/ aqua

Fat Quarters to add to my stash.

I was especially excited to find a piece 

of Gracie Girl (with the navy circles)

designed by my friend Lori Holt/ Bee In My Bonnet  !