The troop decided to make a quilt as part of their Silver Award for Girl Scouts. They used a fabric kit donated by the Star Quilters Guild.  They machine – pieced the top, laid it out and basted the layers with safety pins, had a Star Quilter’s guild member (and mother of one of the girls) machine quilt the top — then they hand-sewed the binding.  They will donate the quilt back to the guild for it to be a part of the Star Quilter’s Guild charity quilt program.  

The Orlando, Florida Modern Quilt Guild solicited heart blocks and quilts to give to the victims and victim’s families of The Pulse nightclub shootings that occurred on 6/12/16. Dawn Schaben in our guild organized the effort for our guild to participate. Many members made blocks and 3 quilts were completed from these blocks.  Dawn will be sending them to Orlando. Here are photos of the three quilts. For further information, please see: https://themodernquiltguild.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/quiltsforpulse-charity-drive-with-the-orlando-mqg/

Red Hearts quilt for victims of The Pulse nightclub shooting.

Multi-colored Hearts quilt for victims of The Pulse nightclub shooting.

Another multi-colored Hearts quilt for victims of The Pulse nightclub shooting.

The Raffle Quilt will be constructed from member contributed paper pieced Pineapple blocks to be raffled at the 2017 ‘Pieces of Our Lives’ Quilt Show. Each Pineapple block is composed of 4 blocks. Members that contribute blocks do not need to put together the entire Pineapple, just make the 4 (or more!) quarter blocks.  Kits will be assembled and distributed which will contain the red fabrics and a blue fabric for the center; members should contribute light colored fabrics for the remainder of the blocks.

Kathy Wickam and Cathy Russell displaying the Pineapple blocks for the 2017 Quilt Show Raffle Quilt.

Kathy Wickham explaining how the Pineapple blocks will look.

Here’s a link to our channel 10 coverage:

http://wsls.com/2016/05/16/quilting-group-makes-large-donation-to-womens-shelter/

In appreciation for Ann Ware’s service as President of the Guild these past two years, Kathy Wickham presented a quilt she made using crazy quilt blocks donated by members.

The embroidered quilt label – to be signed by members

Ann Ware and Kathy Wickham with embroidered quilt label to be signed by members

Ann Ware and Kathy Wickham

Kathy Wickham – Crazy quilt for Ann Ware

Kathy Wickham – Pillowcase constructed with crazy quilt blocks