Tucson Modern Quilt Guild

No Rules Quilting!

We had a great time at our holiday party! It\’s so fun to see what everyone makes for the gift exchange. We started off the meeting with a little business, and of course, show and tell.

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Linda brought her first modern quilt that she\’s finished.
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Susan W finished her pear quilt.
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Susan W finished off this group charity quilt. Ready to donate!
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This is a Quick Curve Ruler Pattern \”Country Chic\”. Susan W calls it \”Do you see what I see?\”

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Rita finished this handstitched, hand quilted Christmas wall hanging.

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Rita also finished this quilt for her grandson.

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Sara completed this X Plus top.
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Sara wowed everyone with this New York Beauty quilt top.
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Gayle brought this finished hexie quilt, made with Tula Pink fabrics. She used the HexNMore ruler to help simplify the piecing.
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Melanie brought one of her first quilts. It features chairs from history, all hand embroidered. I recognize almost all of these from my interior decorating class!
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Beth finished her Christmas star table runner.
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Annaliese completed this Christmas chevron quilt.
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Carol is almost done piecing the sample for the shop\’s 1st Saturday quilt. The pattern is \”Twilight Gardens.\”
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Elaine created this pattern on her own, inspired by the well-known modern art of Piet Mondriaan. Stunning!

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Michele experimented with a new collage technique, and created this wall hanging.
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Susan A finished this cute turkey.
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Mae quilted this shop hop quilt, from a shop hop she did in Colorado.
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Jane finished this Des Moines Star Quilt, using Studio 180 tools.

All the items below were part of our gift exchange. Please excuse the blurry photos – we have to move quick to get everything opened!
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Elaine made this beautiful quilt.

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Beth made a second Christmas star table runner.
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Cassie made this sew together bag.

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A tree mug rug and mug.

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Kristi made this iron caddy. You can pack away your iron while still hot!
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Gayle made this apron with a matching pot holder.

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A tote bag with a button tree.

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A peacock pincushion.

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A simple, but elegant zipper bag.

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Mae made this tote bag.

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Rita made this drawstring bag and potholders, and added some bath confetti.
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Susan A made these mesh zipper bags.
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Sara brought this fabric box with homemade jam.
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Linda made this cute scrap basket.

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Kathleen made this vinyl bag and added a can of air.
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Ken made this long duffle bag, perfect for a yoga mat.
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Kristine made this tool carrier/design board.

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Melanie made these cute trivets.

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Carol made this cute deer and needle booklet.
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Jane made this dish towel.

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Mary brought this cute penguin panel.

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Marlene brought this jelly roll.

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Bernice made this pin cushion.

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Jane made this mini quilt.

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Michele made this collage envelope with postcard.
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Kathy brought this covered tin filled with binding clips and added a candy bar.
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A little fabric box and hexie coasters.

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Karen made this lovely scarf.