The Quintessential Quilter

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1 The Quintessential Quilter Celebrating 25 years! Quinte Quilters Guild Volume 58 September 2014 President s Message. Another summer gone. I hope everyone enjoyed their summer activities. It is time for back to school, back to work, back to guild. It is also time to think about what you get from the guild and how you can give back. Volunteering to be on the executive is a good way to get to know more people. We have a great executive but now some members have come to the end of their term. In November new executive members will be elected. The guild needs: two people to run the library two for social (tea and coffee) two for program one for treasurer one for membership Talk to the current volunteers or talk to me to find out more about each volunteer position. Quinte Quilters Guild Meeting Schedules REGULAR GUILD meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month January through December, 7 pm at Christ Church, 39 Everett St., Belleville. September 25 years celebration Getting to know each other Kraft Village guest store Door crasher special Fabrics, yarns, books Cash only See you at the next meeting Beth Beth October Trunk show with Beth Crook Many Hands make Light Work! Help your guild by volunteering November Silent Auction Check out the London Friendship Quilt Guild Blog for information about their upcoming quilt show: Road to Friendships, on Friday October 17th from 10 am to 8 pm and Saturday October 18th from 10 am to 5 pm. December Christmas Pot Luck

2 The Quintessential Quilter 2014Quinte Quilter s Guild September 2014 June Meeting Quilts ready for show and tell The 2 quilts on the right were made by Richard Beranski s mother. He wanted her work to be recognized by people who would appreciate her efforts. The far right is a musical quilt and the blue quilt is embroidered with antique cars. Diana L created this beautiful cream quilt featuring curves and applique June Meeting New Members Sandy J Sandra S Guests: Allison B Maria B-S Jennifer S Attendees: 58 members 3 guests Fat Quarter Winners: Denise S Mary B

3 Quinte Quilter s Guild The Quintessential Quilter September 2014 Kathleen P. made this beautiful quilt on the left for a friend whose family lost everything in a fire. It was a block of the month at Fun With Stitches. Great quilt and great heart Kathleen! June Guest Speaker Anita Zoebens with her many threads for sale. Lena s Dancing squares quilt the guild will be making in August under the direction of the Friendship quilters. Alfrieda S. s viewers favourite winning quilt on the right. The Trapunto quilt is made of silk and was inspired by cathedral doors.

4 The friendship quilters learn how to attach binding, turn corners and join the two ends of the binding to create a smooth finish with sharp corners, from Elfrieda S. Below,it s back to work after the demonstration Friendship Quilters Thanks to all who participated in the August meeting. Everyone had a good time. Don t forget to finish those Square Dance quilts as part of Lena s challenge. For those who were on holidays it is not too late for you to be part of the challenge. All you have to do is complete a comfort quilt of any size, any kind of pattern works. As fall is coming upon us it is a good time to get back into the routine of quilting. It doesn t take much leftover fabric to make a small quilt to practice your machine quilting on, and it will be a donation to those in need. Together we can make a difference. Come join us for a day of inspiration. We meet the 2 nd and 4 th Wednesday of the month, 10-3 pm., at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, at the corner of Church and Victoria streets in Belleville. New members welcome. See you there. If you need any information you can talk to Jean H. or Jane J.

5 This beautiful quilt by Berlinde was on display at the Belleville Public Library in the summer. It features lace trim and beading on the fans. July Strawberry Social July 2, 2014 New Members: 2 25th Anniversary Quilt Our 25th anniversary is in September. To celebrate the occasion, we are making a friendship quilt. Beth is bringing 3.5 inch white squares to the guild meetings and is asking everyone to sign one. She will piece them in a nine patch pattern. Tickets to win the quilt will be drawn at the Christmas meeting. The money from ticket sales will go to the guild. Fat Quarter winners: Joan T. Kay M. Maria B. Jennifer S. Joyce M*renewal Guests: 4 Nancy C. Danielle J. P. Valeri C. Phyllis R. Attendees:

6 Quilto Sharon P. encourages us to make a bingo card using 2 squares ( sewn in 5 rows of 5) Put a black square in the centre. The rest of the squares should be of different fabrics. Write a description for each fabric on paper to hand in for playing, (i.e. white stripe; denim; flowered) SEPTEMBER 20 and 21, 2014 Toronto. YORKSHIRE ROSE QUILT SHOW, Saturday & Sunday Doors open 10 a.m. Over 100 quilts, merchant mall, tea room. Fully accessible, buses welcome. Ellesmere Community Recreation Centre, 20 Canadian Rd, off Warden, just south of Hwy 401. $7 Information: yrqshow@gmail.com Quinte Quilters Guild Workshops 2014 Date Time Workshop Presenter Cost Max. Participants Sept :30 Slice and Swap Stars Beth Crook $ Sept :30 Continuous Motion Elfreida Snow $ Quilting (Beginners) Oct :30 Free Motion Quilting Martha $ Schellingerhaud Nov :30 Paper Piecing Marlene Hicks $ Technique

7 August Meeting Cutting, sewing, pressing and quilting were all happening at the August meeting where members worked on quilts under the guidance of the friendship quilters. At left Lena demonstrates how to cut the square dance pattern. Above members enjoyed the beauty and skill of an old Singer sewing machine. Above left members tie a quilt on a frame. Elfrieda s granddaughter Rachel with the executive at Quilt Canada. Her winning quilt is on display in the background.

8 CHOOSING COLOURS Part 5 Judith Wilson, Cdnquiltswappers APPLYING THE COLOUR WHEEL Quilting, like Nature, embraces all colours. But there are standard color harmonies, which we use to understand how colors react with each other and allow us to begin experimenting with color possibilities in our quilts. As you consider these combinations, remember to include tints, shades, and tones of the pure colours chosen. Monochromatic means having one color. This harmony uses only one color in a variety of tints, tones and shades; this does not mean a plain, boring quilt. A successful scheme relies on contrasts of value, intensity and texture rather than differences in color. Designs should be chosen to use many fabrics to give you the most options for creating contrast. A flat-looking monochromatic quilt is usually lacking a broad spectrum of value. The design should include areas for light, medium and dark values. Changes in temperature combined with variations in value will also enliven a monochromatic quilt. The addition of sashing separates one block from another without overwhelming the effect of the value change. Monochromatic designs also rely on contrasts in texture. Tone-on-tone prints, marbles, fossil ferns, batiks all offer texture. However, the print textures are still visible and add to the value differences. The geometric prints helps to give movements or action to a quilt, while still making a good contrast. The small floral prints don't change the overall color scheme but can add action where needed. Addition of a neutral color in a monochromatic quilt can be used to enhance the design. Side-by-side colors on the color wheel make up an analogous harmony. Usually from three to five adjacent colors are included in this combination. Because these colors include the same base color, they can always be counted on to blend or work in harmony. The analogous scheme displays more variety than a monochromatic combination yet still gives the design a smooth look. The different tones, shades and tints of each color provide the quilter with more options for depth than with a one-color theme. Analogous harmonies, like monochromatic combinations, also benefit from the addition of a neutral as it gives the eye a much-needed rest. Another helpful addition to the extended analogous harmony is an accent color. The accent should be directly across the color wheel from the center analogous color or from the most dominant color. As we learned in the Temperature section, quilts with excitement and motion usually combine both cool and warm colors. Adding an accent to an analogous harmony is often the only way to achieve this cool/warm combination. Begin to experiment with color combinations. Opposite colors on the color wheel are complementary colors -- violet and yellow, blue and orange, and red and green. These colors used in combination produce an exciting harmony. Temperature is automatically balanced since one will always be cool and the other warm. This is useful since an otherwise cool quilt gains a little sparkle while a warm quilt gains a little calm. When used in equal amounts, complementary pure colors are vibrant and strong. They are much easier to use when the colors are less intense. The rule of thumb when using complementary colors is to use them in unequal quantities, usually a greater amount of the cool color. For example: 1/4 yellow to 3/4 violet and 2/3 blue to 1/3 orange. Red and green are often used in equal amounts but are offset by large amounts of a neutral. This harmony is more subtle than a direct complement and easier for quilters to use. It still combines warm with cool but allows more blending with a related color.

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