Do you have a stunning modern quilt (made after January 1, 2010) that you’d like to share with the world? The American Quilter’s Society is sponsoring a Modern Quilt Challenge! Deadline to enter is August 2, 2013, so get stitching!
May Meeting Challenge & Swap Guidelines
Hi everyone! It was so wonderful to see you all again at our April meeting! There was some great back & forth discussion regarding both the block challenge and the fabric swap for our May meeting, so we wanted to clarify the details and add some information since we last met. In the interest of keeping things modern and simple, some of these details have changed since the April meeting; please read the guidelines below for all of the information, and comment if you have any questions!
Block Challenge (to be presented at the May 13th meeting):
Please bring an Attic Windows block (as demonstrated by Rob at the April meeting) that will be collected and joined to other members’ blocks for a charity quilt project. Use these guidelines for the cutting and assembly of the 12″ finished block. In order to keep the blocks cohesive, we ask that you use black fabric for the vertical rectangle and top half of your HST (half square triangle) unit, and use white fabric for the horizontal rectangle and bottom half of your HST unit. For the 8 1/2″ square of “focus” fabric, we ask that you use a print in the modern aesthetic in the following color palette: black, white, and turquoise. This print does not need to have all 3 colors, but should be palette limited to no more than those 3 colors. You are welcome to make more than one of these Attic Windows blocks for the charity quilt if you have the fabric, motivation, and time to do so! We can’t wait to see the modern interpretation of this traditional block!
Fabric Swap Raffle:
For a fun change of pace, we’ve decided to host a fabric swap for our May meeting raffle! Participation in the swap is optional. If you are interested in participating, please bring 2 fat quarters:
- 1 solid
- 1 modern geometric or abstract print
Swap fabrics will be assembled into 2 bundles and raffled off at the meeting. Everyone who brings 2 fat quarters will be eligible to win, and we’ll have 2 winners!
Looking forward to seeing you all in May, if not sooner!
April Board Meeting
Just a quick announcement : Our April Board Meeting will be held Monday, April 22nd, 6pm at superbuzzy.
Our board meetings are always open to VMQG members.
If you are not a board member and plan on attending please leave a comment on this post.
Thank you!
April Meeting Reminder
Date: Monday, March 11th
Time: 6pm to 8pm (superbuzzy open at 5pm)
Location : superbuzzy (directions)
In addition to our other fun activities our main topic will be “3-D quilt blocks” presented by our wonderful Vice President Rob !
Don’t forget your block for our April challenge which was to make a block in the modern quilting aesthetic inspired by architecture.
We want to give a big “Thank You!” to Stacey Riddle for bringing snacks to our April meeting.
Please RSVP by leaving a comment.
We might be short on chairs for this meeting. If you can bring your own portable chair it would be greatly appreciated!
superbuzzy will be open at 5pm to give you a chance to browse and pick up any last-minute goodies!
Creativity Homework
My brain is still fun with ideas and inspiration from QuiltCon (and I didn’t even get to attend any lectures or workshops!), and it’s been really fun to see all the follow-up news appearing after the big event. Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle of FunQuilts were instructors at QuiltCon, and have long been makers of modern quilts and proponents of pushing one’s creativity to the next level. Along those lines, Weeks assigned some thought-provoking homework for her QuiltCon students, and has also shared the assignment with the world on her blog. Take some time to look over the homework… is there something here that might inspire you to try something different, or look at your project in a new light, or perhaps even attempt something that you might be a wee bit intimidated by?
Our April block challenge
Don’t forget: Our April challenge is to create a modern quilt block inspired by architecture.
International Quilt Festival!
It’s that time again: time to gather up your quilts to submit to the Modern Quilt Guild Showcase at the International Quilt Festival! Read up on all the details, including submission guidelines, on the Modern Quilt Guild blog.
March Meeting (March 11, 2013)
Date: Monday, March 11th
Time: 6pm to 8pm (superbuzzy open at 5pm)
Location : superbuzzy (directions)
Our program for this meeting will be a QuiltCon recap! We will be sharing pictures and stories from the first ever convention devoted to modern quilting.
Don’t forget your block for our March challenge which was to make a block in the modern quilting aesthetic inspired by your favorite city.
We want to give a big “Thank You!” to Ellen and Barbara O for bringing snacks to our March meeting.
Our Vice-President Rob will be holding a raffle during the March meeting. He has hinted at another wonderful basket full of prizes! Tickets are two ($2.00) dollars each or 3 for five ($5.00) dollars. Don’t forget your (George) Washingtons and (Abe) Lincolns.
Please RSVP by leaving a comment.
We might be short on chairs for this meeting. If you can bring your own portable chair it would be greatly appreciated!
superbuzzy will be open at 5pm to give you a chance to browse and pick up any last-minute goodies!
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QuiltCon & Modern Quilt Guild News
Wow! QuiltCon was a whirlwind of inspiration and activity! Please join us at the next VMQG meeting on March 11 where we’ll share pictures and stories from the wonderful event (and hope to lure you into attending QuiltCon in 2015!). Courtesy of The Modern Quilt Guild and Craftsy, a number of QuiltCon lectures are now available to watch online. Happy viewing!
In other news, big changes are afoot with The Modern Quilt Guild. A new logo, umbrella non-profit status for member Guilds, and regional “SewDowns” are just the tip of the iceberg. Rest assured that we’ll keep you up-to-date with all the latest developments and events.
Sharing our guild acronym (VMQG) is the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild. I had the pleasure of meeting Holly and other Vancouver MQG members at QuiltCon, and I can tell you that they are a lively and creative group! You’ll want to take a few moments to view this short film created to profile their Guild for local community television:
Thank You! Thank You!
We want to give a big “Thank You!”, to the wonderful vendors who contributed fantastic prizes to our February raffle!
Art and Jenny’s Sewing Machine Center, Quilt Ventura and Homespun Treasures were all so generous in their support of VMQG!
Also, we had many members who contributed fabric, kits and other goodies to our basket of prizes which was won by the very lucky Barbara L.!!
A big “THANKS” also goes to Rob Morin who put this all together!! Yay, Rob!!