Rock Painting Scissors

Rock Painting Scissors

Members Kristin Beck and AJ Grossman spoke at our March Meeting about the rock painting event that they have organized for the guild. Here are the details: 

Sign up for Rock Painting Scissors! 

Who: Interested SFMQG members

What: Rock Painting Scissors, a quilt inspired rock-painting workshop

When: Earth Day, Sunday April 22, 2018, from 1 pm to 4 pm

Where: AJ Grossman’s studio in Oakland Park, 4420 NE 20th Ave, Suite F

Cost: FREE for SFMQG Members

Why: Fun! Painting rocks with quilt block designs is one way of sharing our quilt love. Adding #SFMQG or the guild website on the back of the rock (if the block design is the front, but we’re modern quilters so no rules) will also share awareness of the guild.

How: Paints and rocks provided by AJ Grossman and Kristin Beck. (There will be some Sharpie markers, too.) Show up with comfy clothes to paint in and a snack to share. AJ will also have coffee and tea ready at her studio.

A very short history of rock painting:

It’s global. There are rock groups all over Facebook. There is one for Broward and then usually one for all the cities in Broward, as an example. One source sites The Kindness Project as the beginning and there are lots of articles of why to paint them or how it’s a community builder.

Why are we doing this?

It’s fun to paint them. More fun to hide them, but the most fun is finding them. Sharing positive and happy thoughts in colorful ways can only bring smiles. What’s more colorful than a quilt?

Sign up through this link! Hope to see you there! 

Katie Pedersen Lecture and Workshops

SFMQG is very excited to announce our two upcoming workshops and lecture with teacher Katie Pedersen!

Teacher Bio: Katie Pedersen is a Seattle modern quilting instructor and author of Quilting Modern. Katie enjoys teaching others her approach in merging improvisational quilting techniques with modern and traditional design in her West Seattle studio and nationally.

She believes that making something by hand sets each of us on a journey to discovering who we are as artists, and that this personal process can start with simply sewing two pieces of fabric together. She loves that quilts are utilitarian works of art that showcase the evolution of one's creative confidence and developing aesthetic.

Her greatest wish is that she could sew as fast as the ideas come.

We are very excited to host 3 events with Katie this March.

On Friday March 2, she will hold her lecture “Quilting Modern” from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.

On Saturday, March 3, we will have an all-day workshop for her “Double Trouble Class”

Description: A modern quilt block that is really no trouble at all!

Double-Trouble is a fun quilt block and design workshop that merges a traditional half-square triangle block with an improvisational stitch and flip triangle technique. We’ll explore and inspire each other on the design walls with the unlimited controlled and chaotic quilt design potential this block has to offer.  One block = endless designs!

Katie will have multiple examples made with prints and solids to show for inspiration.

On Sunday, March 4, we will have the second workshop, “Psychedelic Baby.”

Description: Join author Katie Pedersen, Quilting Modern: Techniques and Projects for Improvisational Quilts, in refining your improvisational quilting skills in this modern quilt block workshop. By merging one construction method with multiple string piecing techniques we’ll simultaneously create large string blocks and mitered log cabin blocks that appear both chaotic and controlled.  Design one quilt or two with your blocks.

We’ll touch on fabric options, placement and the unlimited design potential to make a finished original quilt.  Katie will have multiple inspiring examples of how you and these quilt blocks can play together.

All level of sewists welcome.

Please check out the events page for more details. All tickets can be purchased in the store!

Latifah Saafir

Our guild is thrilled to be hosting Latifah Saafir for a weekend of fun events! Latifah is coming all the way from California to share her modern and innovative quilting techniques with us.

Friday August 4th - Lecture

Latifah will be speaking about “Being True to Your Inner Artist”, an exploration of tips and insights to tapping into your own voice as a quilter. We will learn practical techniques on how to tune into ourselves and trust our instincts and visions.

Doors open at 6:30, lecture starts at 7:00 until 9:00. 

Members tickets are free but space is limited. Sign up here! Guests are always welcome with a $5 ticket purchased in our store.

Saturday August 5th - Pickled Beets Quilt Workshop

Come and learn how to make this modern quilt designed in homage to the classic pickled beets motif. Get ready for paper piecing and curves! Tickets are $70 and available to MEMBERS ONLY until July 5th when we will make them available to guests. So get your ticket NOW!

Doors open at 9:30, class starts promptly at 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Bring your own lunch. This workshop is being held at Patch Reef Community Center.

A supply list is available on the Events Page.

The pattern for this class is not available yet, but will be ready for purchase the day of the class for $10. So don't forget to bring your money!

Sunday August 6th - Glam Clam Quilt Workshop

 

Who doesn't love this giant clam shell quilt?! Come learn how to piece it with your machine in any size clam shell that you want! Tickets are $70 and available to MEMBERS ONLY until July 5th when we will make them available to guests. So get your ticket NOW!

Class starts promptly at 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Bring your own lunch. This workshop is being held at Sugar Sand Park Community Center.

Check out the supply list on our event for more details.

The pattern and templates for this class are available on Latifah’s website and she is offering a 20% discount for our members. Just enter code SFMQG at checkout. You can choose whichever template size you’d like.

We look forward to seeing you at these exciting events! If you have any questions, please contact Andrea at events@southfloridamqg.com.