Notes from March guild meeting

by Linda Theil

The Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild meets every other month in Towsley Auditorium at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ever since March 2020, the guild has made the meeting available virtually -- an option I find very useful and that I took advantange of for the March guild meeting. Anyone may join a meeting in real life, or in Zoom, by purchasing a $10 ticket on the guild's website,

Here are some notes from Saturday's meeting:

Deb Boschert was the March speaker who discussed her creative process. Last year Boschert's work, "Looking Up", was printed on vinyl and installed in the Dallas Arts Center by the annual Plaza Arts competition .

"Looking Up" by Deborah Boschert Photo courtesy Catholic Foundation

You can make an outdoor mural of your own work by having a photograpic copy made on vinyl at sign shops or specialty providers online such as Printrunner.com.

Boschert offers classes through her website, and is a supporter of the work of the Studio Art Quilt Associates and their Creative Spark educational programs.

Spied in Boschert's workroom:

Stained by Sharpie fabric markers
Micron pens
Aurafil #40 sewing thread
Perle Coton #8 embroidery thread
Karen Kay Buckley scissors
Alphamaniacs by Paul Fleischman and Melissa Sweet
Paper-pieced icons from the Fandom in Stitches website

Also, at the meeting 82 60x80-inch quilts made and donated by GAAQG members to the SafeHouse Center refuge for victims of domestic abuse in Ann Arbor. Guild members donate aproximately 300 quilts annually to be given to each SafeHouse Center client.

Two patterns features in some donated quilts are the famous "BQ3" and the "Lazy Goose" by Running Doe,

BQ3 quilt pattern by Maple Island Quilts

Lazy Goose quilt pattern by Running Doe

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