Orchard Valley Quilters Guild
Orchard Valley Quilters Guild
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada
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Modern Quilting Group

The MODley Crew meets on a rotating schedule:  October 6, November 3, 2020 and January 5, February 2,
March 2 and April 6 and May 4,  2021.  Everyone is welcome as a participant or as a spectator.  You don't have to sign up or attend every month.  Drop ins are encouraged.

The MODley Crew has a great project for this year: a Raffle Quilt for our Quilt Show in October 2021
A total of 180 blocks need to be made and donation of 3" x 7" brightly coloured fabrics are needed.
If you are interested to contribute to this project, please contact Joanne Gaudet

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The final blocks of the Raffle Quilt are due on January 14, 2020
​Look at the great start!!


Challenge Block: Art Deco Style
ART DECO design, like Modern Quilting, is characterized by its use of bold, primary and secondary colors – red, black, green, orange, yellow, blue, white. In Florida, Art Deco buildings still abound using “beachy” colors – salmon, cream, pale greens and blues, gray – the softer side of primary colors if you will. However, please feel free to use whatever color combination you choose. 
Sharon will be leading the meeting

​Here is the link to the instructions for this block
modley_crew_-_art_deco_instructions.pdf
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Here is the pattern for this block
modley_crew_-_art_deco_project001.pdf
File Size: 84 kb
File Type: pdf
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Challenge Block: Wonky Star turned Chicken
Will you take on this easy challenge?  The ‘Wonky Chickens’ are easy, but challenge your creativity. 
See the photo from Gwen Marston’s book, Liberated Quiltmaking II, available at the Mission Library.
Bring your ‘Wonky Chicken’ to the January meeting to share and talk about how you approached the challenge and what you learned.  There are very few rules and they only apply if you wish to donate you block for a NICU donation quilt.  You may like your piece so much that you decide it’s a ‘keeper’.
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Instructions:  Make a Wonky Chicken block with a finished size that is divisible by 3 inches and no larger than 18 inches finished.  Use ‘low value’ fabrics in the background. 
Anything else is up to you, the designer.  A close look at the photo will show some 3D options.
The following links have instructions to make ‘Wonky Stars’ but there are no rules.  Experiment and have FUN!
Wombat Quilts: https://wombatquilts.com/2014/02/14/rocking-my-wonky-world/
Owen’s Olivia: http://owensolivia.blogspot.com/2012/10/wonky-star-block-tutorial.html
The Silly BooDilly: https://thesillyboodilly.blogspot.com/2009/02/wonky-star-tutorial.html
Sew Mama Sew: http://www.sewmamasew.com/2013/01/wonky-star-block-tutorial/
designed by Janice Ryan at Better Off Thread: http://betteroffthread.com/
Submitted by Barb S

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January 8, 2019​
​Here are the results of the Wonky Chicken Challenge from the January Meeting
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illusions_pattern.pdf
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May 23
Presenting...our architectural quilts for display at the quilt show in September.  Thanks to all who participated.  Can you guess the province or territory represented?  ( Click on images to enlarge; use side arrows to navigate.)​  


Orchard Valley Quilters Guild, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada