After weeks of
anticipation 25 eager quilters arrived promptly before 9:00 AM Monday at the
Lodge at Beechwood, quickly setting up their sewing stations prepared for a
full day of quilting. Everyone was super
excited to learn new techniques from Frankfort Michigan native Ann Loveless, two
time award winning ArtPrize landscape quilter.
Ann skillfully
demonstrated her cutting techniques making ‘confetti’ for what she calls her “impressionistic
art quilts”. Batik fabrics are cut and layered
under a layer of polyester tulle which is then free motion machine quilted. The confetti colors act like a painters color
palette, inspired by trillium woodland photos taken by Ann's husband Steve Loveless.
Later in the day
the entire guild including 3 new members and more than 40 guests gathered at
Beechwood Church for Ann’s presentation and trunk show.
Guests who paid $5
tonight were reminded they may join the guild for $10 for membership which runs
thru September.
Program
Chair Kathy Mueller gave information on upcoming programs, including the Red
and White Challenge, plans for a hands-on wool project at our November sew-in
meeting and no December meeting.
Pat Navis announced preliminary plans for a bus trip October
22 to Shipshewana, and a charity quilt project for Holland police department,
which people will have an opportunity to work on next month at our sew-in. More
details will follow on these in the upcoming weeks.
At the end of the program members shared their “show and
tell” quilts, including those who attended Ann’s workshop showing their wooded
landscape projects completed so far.
