Oahu Modern Quilt Guild

October 2024 Meeting

At our October 2024 Meeting, Bobbie from Shannon Fabrics did a presentation for us via Zoom on how to use Cuddle Fabric. She shared some handouts with the group about how to use Cuddle (Cuddle 101), Tools and Notions to use with Cuddle for the best cutting and sewing outcomes, and a handout on making stuffed animals with Cuddle. During her presentation, she showed some things she had made with Cuddle. We also had samples of the fabric at our meeting to see and feel. The files for the handouts from Bobbie can currently be found on the OMQG Facebook page under our files. Links to these handouts are below.

Cuddle101_2024 64.9.Tips_StuffedAnimals_240319 Recommended tools for Cuddle

Sewing at the Garden

Everyone had a fabulous time at our June 2024 “sewcial” #quiltingandsewing event held at the beautiful Wahiawa Botanical Gardens in Wahiawa, Hawaii. The company was scintillating, the surroundings cool and verdant, and the project was challenging.

Our project was the Piecekeeper project bag that @ByAnnie generously let us use for our group. While not a “regular” #quilt it did have a quilted background. The most ambitious person was Connie, who actually made a mini quilt for the back. We found out the hard way, that the vinyl front (which we used instead of the mesh fabric) was by far the hardest to sew. After much trial and tribulation, we discovered that the easiest way to sew vinyl with our sewing machines was to use tissue paper under and above the vinyl. Unfortunately, who had tissue paper with them? Ellen to the rescue! Some of us also realized that you must read the instructions before proceeding with the cutting and sewing. It makes for a lot less pain and frustration!

Mahalo (thanks) again to @ByAnnie.com for the project and some of the supplies.

HST Delights at July 2023 Meeting

We had a great time at the July meeting with Renee introducing us to a variety of ways to cut half square triangles for quilts. She discussed the time savings of some techniques and the fabric savings of others. Stephanie also showed how to use an Accuquilt to cut fabric to make HSTs with no “tails” to trim off. Lastly, members showed off quilts using HSTs. Other members showed charity quilts they had completed for the guild. Members picked up pillowcase sewing kits to assemble for IHS.

quilters of the world unite

Again we had a fun time at the June “sewcial”. Besides sewing the pillowcases, we had games, and voting for the baby quilt challenge winners, and FOOD. Barb H. did an awesome job of Costco shopping to get us goodies for breakfast, lunch and dessert. Thank you, Barb.

We sewed over 30 pillowcases, YAY US. These pillowcases will be given to HIS (Institute of Human Services) in Honolulu, Hawaii to use in their shelters for homeless .

If you want to attend a meeting, please email us a request. The first meeting is complimentary. Email us communications@oahumodernquiltguild.com

Our next meeting is July 19, 2023 at Halawa District Park in Aiea, Hawaii at 6:30 pm

Quilting and sewing in a garden

We all had a fun time at the April “Sewcial” at the beautiful Wahiawa Botanical Garden in Wahiawa, Hawaii. Sue brought a stack of cute cottons so we could cut them into kits to make pillowcases for the homeless at HIS (Institute for Human Services) here in Honolulu, Hawaii. Charlene, Ellen, Barb and Stephanie brought their sewing machines and quilts to sew. Here’s a look at the stunning “sunburst” quilt Charlene was sewing.

Pam and Ruth busy hand sewing their quilts

At our April general meeting, Stephanie showed a video of an easy on point quilt from Missouri Star Quilt company and the baby quilt for donation she made using the video tutorial. She also showed several other easy quilts and provided youtube links for the tutorials.

If you want to attend a meeting, please email us a request. The first meeting is complimentary. Email us communications@oahumodernquiltguild.com

Our next meeting is May 17, 2023 at Halawa District Park at 6:30 pm.

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Declutter your quilt stash

We had an in person meeting during February (right next to the gym where a girl’s volleyball game was going on). We also had a video about deluttering by Karen Brown of JustGetItdoneQuilts.com to inspire us to clean up and organize our sewing area. Several of us have been posting our progress on our private facebook page.

Lulu’s bounty of baby quilts for charity

Shown were a bunch of baby quilts for donation our chosen charity: Kapiolani Women’s and Children’s Medical Center. Boy, were some people prolific. Lulu brought in about a dozen quilts that she finished. Way to go, Lulu.

Leslie’s deconstructed aloha shirt Aloha shirt quilt from 2019 challenge

Leslie showed a quilt made of deconstructed aloha shirts, and surprise, it highlighted an aloha shirt design. Our next meeting is March 15, 2023 at Halawa District park, from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm. If you want to join, please email us a request. The first meeting is complimentary. Email us communications@oahumodernquiltguild.com

Christmas fun, quilting and more sewing projects

We had fun at our December party and sew day making mosaic slow sew (hand sewn) ornaments.

Our last quilting “round robin” – was themed “under the sea”. The theme was anything under the sea. Each person who participated sewed 10 similar blocks of their idea. Then each block was traded with others participating. All participants then created a quilt using the blocks given. The finished quilts can be seen here.

Congratulations to US! We have sewn a group quilt, which we started in June 2022 as a project to learn paper piecing. We finished it, and have entered it into QuiltCon 2023 of the Modern Quilt Guild happening in Atlanta, Georgia in February. It was part of the QuiltCon community Outreach challenge. The quilt, named Palm Leaves, will be offered for sale at QuiltCon 2023 and proceeds donated to the Carrie Steele Pitts home in Atlanta. Here’s a sneak preview of what it looks like.

Please check our events page for details on our next general meeting. If you want to attend a meeting, please email us a request. The first meeting is complimentary. Email us communications@oahumodernquiltguild.com

Quilters from far and near

We had several guests visiting in November that showed off their quilting projects. Here’s one with stripes, curves, and stars. Our members also showed off their quilts. Jane showed a large “Giants” quilt . Congratulations to Vangie, who showed off her first quilt.

For those of you who are interested in sewing baby quilts for a worthy cause, this is the link to the latest information about sewing quilts for Kapiolani Women’s and Children’s Medical Center. There are several places to drop off including our general meetings. Refer to the handout and please do not drop off at the medical center.

Our next meeting is on January 18, 2023 via Zoom. If you want to join, please email us a request. The first meeting is complimentary. Email us communications@oahumodernquiltguild.com

Christmas Elves sew and quilt.

We had another wonderful sew day in beautiful, sunny Hawaii Kai on Oahu, Hawaii overlooking the marina, courtesy of member Barb H. Seems like a lot of us were working on Christmas projects. Look at what these industrious elves are up to.

Ruth is working on a Christmas quilted project and Martha is industriously sewing cute bags for Christmas gifts.

If you want to join any of our meetings, please email us a request. The first meeting is complimentary. Email us communications@oahumodernquiltguild.com

Our next meeting is scheduled to be January 18, 2023. Check our Events Page to see where our meeting will be.

Runway project: Quilting in fashion design

Boy, did we get an outstanding “runway” fashion show put on by one of our very own members, Suzette K. She showcased a few of her outstanding garments that she made for her degree program at Honolulu Community College’s Fashion Technology program. What does this have to do with quilting? Look at the armbands and collars of the garments – they’re all done in Sashiko stitching. She said that she patterned her garments to honor her Japanese grandmother. Aren’t they exquisite? Do you know that she took up fashion design after she retired and decided she needed to do something?

Even the handbag is exquisitely done with fancy pleats. Who has that kind of energy and determination to do that? I would just rather sit around the pool and enjoy a pina colada! If you want to talk to her about her work, just come on in to one of our meetings. If you want to join, please email us a request. The first meeting is complimentary. Email us communications@oahumodernquiltguild.com. Our next meeting is November 16, 2022.