Aug 16, 2023 - Natalie Pratt Trunk Show

August 16, 2023 - Natalie Pratt Trunk Show

UVQG President announcements

On time award

More announcements, etc.





August Birthdays

Quilt from Utah Quilt Guild being raffled off at the 
Utah Quilt Fest in October, 2023

Improv Challenge, improv log cabin

Improv curve and line

Sarah Yorgason showed quilts from the service bee. One had a new binding technique, another was a monster quilt, then two baby receiving blankets. 

Sandy Lai showed “Oh Sew Delightful.” This is an embroidery design from Kimberbell all quilted in the hoop and appliqued. 

Mary Snow showed “Barton Cottage” which is a Jane Austen quilt. 

She also showed a charity quilt “Cats.”

Davidene Zimmerman showed “Grandmas Flowers.” Orange and white quilt made by her Grandma Metcalf in 1975 for her wedding. Made from a tablecloth. Hand quilted. 

Davidene also showed “King Andrew II” which was a Moda kit with golds, blues and reds.

Annie Thayne showed a bag made from a pattern by Leah Nevitt from Heber. It can be a bag and a backpack. Waterproof lining, two zippered pockets and an inner bag with drawstrings.

Liz Teerlink showed “Mermaid” made with all solid fabric. Over 30 different solid fabrics. This was a kit from American Quilting. 

Liz also showed “Joe’s Quilt.” These were sewn, cut and resewn blocks. Colors are black, white, gray, and blue. Made for the Knott group challenge. 

Then Liz showed her quilted jacket. Made with leftover fabric from the Knott challenge quilt. This has a sweatshirt base. This technique will be taught as a class at Quilt Festival.

Marilyn Snow showed “Blue Herringbone.” She took a class to learn this new technique. There were lots and lots of partial seams. 

Karlene Riggs showed “Lori Holt Stitch” made from a Lori Holt pattern and using all Lori Holt fabrics. 

Karlene also showed “Color Burst” made from all Create Joy fabrics.

Claudia Andrimanatee showed “This Time for Africa.” This is her first quilt. She was taught by Lisa Johnson. She used batik fabric and turtles. 

Danelle Dickerson and Olive

Cute little Olive showed a baby quilt. She chose all the fabric from grandma’s stash and arranged them herself. Then she sat on Danelle’s lap and helped stitch everything but the binding. 

Danelle showed a stash buster quilt made with blues and yellows. 

Laura Bird showed “Crazy Patch” made by Joyce Bird her 93 year old mother-in-law.

Then Laura showed “Elongated Floral Four Patch” which was taught in the Senior Center Quilt Room.

Deonn Stott showed large flower.  She used a long arm for the stitches with the pieces glued on.

Deonn Stott showed “Bloomin’ Blossoms” made with red, yellow, and blue green flowers. 

Then she showed “Ypsilon”, an illusion quilt made with brown and blue batiks.

Machelle Preston showed “Hawaiian Kaleidoscope.” This was a free pattern from Sharon Holland. Machelle increased the blocks to make a throw. Loved using her Hawaiian fabrics.  

(Machelle is teaching at Ruby's Inn next year.) 

Karen Selman showed a quilt that was presented to her mother who was Orange County California guild president in 2000.

(The details of this quilt are wonderful!!  Each member of the guild made a block and signed the boarder.)

Natalie Pratt Trunk show

(Natalie has a web sight https://gingerquilterbox.com/
and an Instagram site: https://www.instagram.com/ginger_quilter/?hl=en
and YouTube videos and a Facebook page.)

This was Natalie's grandmothers quilt.  It won Best of Show at the 1993 Springville quilt show.  Her grandmother was Marian Baker.

Scrapbook quilt with Bari J fabrics called Sugar Dish.

Sewn with the Nebo quilt group

(She is pointing out a mistake and calling it a "throw up of threads")

Halloween fabrics on point

Started the "Ginger Quilter Box" and shipped 10 boxes the first time,
popsicles by Victory (?).

Bees are foundation paper piecing

Christmas stockings

Pink/red table runner, for holidays

Apron to hold tools

Duffel bag was the first pattern she designed

Plaid

Fuzzy pillow, ghost is done by "couching" the yarn.

Box Samples:

Back to Basics,
Local Honey by Heather Bailey,
All Aboard fabric by Riley Blake.

"Quilting is supposed to be fun,
don't take it to seriously."

Natalie is part of the Nebo Modern Quilters Guild

(let Nida Jackson know if there are any mistakes in this blog post. I aim to please.....
Also, if you have any pictures you would like to add to the blog, you can email them to me.)