Membership Chair April Smith announced we had 5 new members join since our last meeting bringing our total membership to 79. It is so exciting to meet so many quilters and watch our guild grow. Welcome to all of our new members!
Vice President Cindi Kneff collected the "circle of friends" blocks of the month and reported in March and April our guild completed 31 donation quilts. We are on track to meet our goal for 2017!
Past President Julie Tuller is going to chair a new committee to design and create a quilted banner with our new logo. We have been inspired by so many modern guilds out there who have made gorgeous banners. Check some out for yourself on Instagram and Google. This will be a fun project. If you are interested in joining the fun please contact Julie Tuller or Secretary Kelli Heath.
We spent some time over the past couple of months talking about who we are as a guild and defining our mission. The new mission statement of the Tulsa Modern Quilt Guild was unveiled tonight:
Our
mission as the Tulsa Modern Quilt Guild is to create a community that promotes
the art of modern quilting through education and community outreach, inspires
creativity, and supports individual growth.
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| Kelly, Beth, & Jane |
The highlight of our May meeting was most definitely the informative and hilariously entertaining presentation on Use of Bold Colors and Prints by our very own Patti Coppock.
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| Patti Coppock Use of Bold Color and Prints |
Patti shared with us her process for finding inspiration, how she thinks about color, and selecting colors based on what inspires you. The quote she shared from Austin Kleon's 'Steal Like an Artist' TedTalk really resonated with many and is worthy of restatement here.
“Nothing is original, so embrace influence, collect ideas, and remix and re-imagine to discover your own path… What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original.” - Austin Kleon
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| As you can see from the before and after photos, Patti's process is critical! |
Patti finds her inspiration everywhere! If you follow her on Facebook you know that she posts daily nature photos. This is one of the ways she is inspired in addition to items around the house, around town, in art, and in everyday life.
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| Inspiration is everywhere! |
She also shared with us ways of isolating the colors, pulling fabrics, and editing your fabric pull. A copy of her PowerPoint can be viewed on the member's only guild Facebook page.
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| Patti and her awesome awesome grandchildren. |
And of course, no presentation would be complete without taking the opportunity to show off your grandchildren! Am I right??
Here are some gorgeous examples of Patti's use of bold colors & prints in her quilts:
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| Close up shot of a king size quilt. |
Tonight was the big reveal for our Vice President's 2017 Pantone Color of the Year Greenery Mini Quilt Challenge. Several members participated and had fun showing off their minis.
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| Deena, Cathy, VP Cindi, Kelli, Debbie, Debbie, & Kari |
We have several announcements and upcoming events. Check out the Events tab for all the details.