{"id":3735,"date":"2009-12-13T10:43:55","date_gmt":"2009-12-13T17:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=3735"},"modified":"2016-08-26T11:16:10","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T18:16:10","slug":"visiting-a-guild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/visiting-a-guild\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting a Guild"},"content":{"rendered":"

I visited the San Francisco Quilt Guild<\/a> on Tuesday of last week because Mike McNamara was going to speak. I haven’t been a member of that guild for a long time, bu I recently started getting notices of upcoming speakers. I was pleased that they are now meeting closer to where I live and that the group seems to have lightened up a bit.<\/p>\n

I was amazed at all they do. They gave over 100 quilts to the local public nursing home. They are having a Quiltaway next year and have lots of activities surrounding that.<\/p>\n

I spent some time talking with Mike McNamara (called Mac) about his quilts and his working style. He lives in the City and also has a studio. I tried to question him closely about how he works that style of working. I have thought about getting a studio, but can’t quite figure out how I would have all the supplies I needed in the location I was working in at the time.<\/p>\n

\"Scissor<\/a>
Scissor Quilt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I saw one of Mac’s quilts at PIQF and it stuck in my mind, which was part of the reason I wanted to go to the meeting. I also just needed a jolt of some other quiltmakers. The holidays demand more of my time and that time usually gets taken away from my quiltmaking time. My mom<\/a> came with me.<\/p>\n

\"Scissor<\/a>
Scissor Quilt - detail 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The scissors were added using a Thermofax machine.<\/p>\n

\"Scissor<\/a>
Scissor Quilt - detail 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mac stepped in front of the quilt at one point and said that one thing he didn’t realize until he was giving a trunk show was that if he stood in front of the quilt it looked like it was raining scissors.<\/p>\n

\"Double<\/a>
Double Wedding Ring<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mac has a series of Double Wedding Rings that he has been working on. He has made 13 or 14.<\/p>\n

\"Double<\/a>
Double Wedding Ring - detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can see the rings really well in this version of the DWR. Above is the detail of the gold rings and how he combines fabric.<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/a>
Mike McNamara Quilt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I don’t remember the name of this quilt. He uses a block called the ‘Magic Block’ quite often. You can see it in the upper left hand corner. It has a black kind of cross in the center.<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/a>
Mike McNamara Quilt - detail 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Love the coffee fabric. This is also a good example of the curved piecing techniques he uses frequently.<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/a>
Mike McNamara Quilt - detail 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can also see the cool bamboo fabric in the above detail.<\/p>\n

\"Double<\/a>
Double Wedding Ring #2 - detail 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is another one of Mac’s DWRs. It is actually a straight block quilt. Some of the blocks were made from different fabrics then trimmed to make a block.<\/p>\n

\"Double<\/a>
Double Wedding Ring - detail 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Elvis fabric in the DWR quilt.<\/p>\n

\"Double<\/a>
Double Wedding Ring #2 - detail 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each of Mac’s quilts are made for a friend with the understanding that he gets to use the quilt for his trunk shows for 5 years. As a result of making quilts for friends, each of his quilts have stories associated with them. Because of the stories, he finds and uses a lot of interesting fabrics including the skull fabric above.<\/p>\n

\"Ohio<\/a>
Ohio Star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I liked this Ohio Star quilt. Actually l really liked the movement of the Ohio Star blocks. I also like that tree fabric he used.<\/p>\n

\"Ohio<\/a>
Ohio Star - detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I like the swirly fabric around the upper Ohio Star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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