The Twelve Months of SCMQG- A Year in Review

One more day until we ring in 2016! There is no better time to take a moment and admire the amazing creativity of the SCMQG this year. We have been busy, so sit back and enjoy some highlights.

In the first month of the  2015 SCMQG, the quilters finished creating a charity quilt called Connecticut Spin.

In the second month of 2015, our quilters brought to us, a February  peppered with hearts, Quiltcon excitement, charity quilts and a celebration of a new baby.

In the third month of 2015, the quilters brought to the SCQMG, Michele Muska sharing traditional and modern quilts. 

In the fourth month of 2015, the quilters came together to sew all the charity quilt blocks from the previous months.

In the fifth month of 2015, the quilters spread to the guild, an obsession of paper pieced blocks and HSTs.  

                                     

 In the sixth and seventh months of 2015, the quilters shared with us, a crazy love of hexies. 

 

In the eighth month of 2015 , the SCQMG members decided to gather, sew and create.

In the ninth month of 2015, our members shared  with us, mini-quilts for the Kate Spain/E-Z Quilt Challenge.

In the tenth month of 2015, the SCMQG quilters brought in plenty of goodies to share -bags, tuffets, quilts and swaps!

In the eleventh month of 2015 the guild members shared with us quilts for premature babies.

In the last meeting of the year, the SCMQG members celebrated a fun, talented group of quilters who are looking forward to another creative and productive year.

Holiday Sewing Fun

Our 2016 Charity Quilt

Celebrating a special milestone birthday

Block of the Month

Pillow and dress creations

A handmade wallet

A toddler memory quilt

A Star Wars quilt for hubby

Opening  and admiring our gifts

Wishing you a Happy New Year! May 2016 bring you fabric galore, fun sewing tools and time to sew! 

What Have We Been Up To?

Since our meetings are constantly brewing with challenges, techniques, and ideas, a photo montage of all the show and tells for the last two meetings seemed appropriate. Pictures (and a few captions) are worth a thousand words. As you can see below, every meeting provides a visual feast. 

A T-shirt quilt for Lori's son

Suzanne's English Paper Pieced Baby Quilt

Lisa's Garden Bales

Sheri's Jewels

Gail's Tuffett

Sharon's Hearts

Betsy's Swoon Bag

CarolAnne's  Halloween Spirit, Little Chickens,and mini-quilt

Maybeth's Crosses

Lori's Vintage Dress

Betsy's Baby Quilt

We will end this post with our charity quilt called "Wish Upon A Square".  It was donated to the Make-a-Wish Foundation whose auction will be held on November 7th.  Hope it goes to someone who will appreciate its beauty.

The Big Reveal: Merritt Parkway (Route 15) Bridges Reconstructed

The 2016 MQG Charity Quilt is on its way.  Inspired by the very bridges we go over and under on a weekly if not daily basis, the quilt interprets the beauty of the Merritt Parkway (Route 15). Back in the day, the Merritt arose from the vision of a parkway that would not only make travel through Connecticut easier, but also aesthetically pleasing. To this day, people travel its roads and admire the amazing and beautiful diversity of bridges within Connecticut's natural landscape.

Using the color palette selected by the MQG, we improvised blocks based on the bridges of The Merritt Parkway. We created colorful snapshots of our favorite bridges, attempting to capture the lines and curves of these historic bridges.

Discussing inspirational bridges

Wondering and thinking about how we will put it all together

Admiring the blocks

We will see where this modern interpretation of the Merritt will take us. Our next step will be to create a layout that frames the blocks and ties them together. Keep an eye out for updates on Facebook.