Date: Monday, August 12th Time: 6pm to 8pm (superbuzzy open at 5pm) Location : superbuzzy (directions) In addition to our other fun activities Georganna Hawley will be our guest speaker. The topic of her presentation is Preparing Your Quilt for Long Arm Quilting. Don’t forget your block for our August challenge which was to make a pixel artContinue reading “August Meeting Reminder”
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July Block Challenge: Pixels
Hi Everyone! Our block challenge for July is to create a modern style block that is inspired by pixel art. Your pixel block may be any dimension. Have a look at the images below for inspiration. If you would like to learn more about pixel quilts and how to construct them, check out theContinue reading “July Block Challenge: Pixels”
July Meeting Reminder
Date: Monday, July 8th Time: 6pm to 8pm (superbuzzy open at 5pm) Location : superbuzzy (directions) In addition to our other fun activities we will be discussing and formally voting on the amendments to our bylaws, the majority of which are requirements for joining the national Modern Quilt Guild organization. If you no longer haveContinue reading “July Meeting Reminder”
Hop on a ride to Long Beach!
Want to go to Long Beach Quilt Festival but don’t feel like driving? Sarah Wilkinson wanted me to pass along this info to you. Camarillo Quilters Association has a bus going to the Long Beach Festival. Beginning July 1st, they will be opening reservations to non-members. You can go to their website (beginning July 1st)Continue reading “Hop on a ride to Long Beach!”
July Block Challenge and Fair Entries
VMQG July Block Challenge Hi Everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful month. Those of you that were unable to attend our June meeting are probably wondering about our July Block Challenge. It was to make a quilt block in the modern aesthetic with the theme of this year’s VC Fair which isContinue reading “July Block Challenge and Fair Entries”
Quilt in Public Day 2013
We’d like to thank Sarah and Scott who joined Maureen and I at the Museum of Ventura County for our first Quilt in Public day. We learned a lot that we will use to make next year’s event even better.
Modern quilt category at Road to California 2014
UPLAND, CA June 13, 2013. Road to California, Inc. is proud to announce the creation of a new category in its January Contest. The category focuses on Modern Quilts and calls for entries that encompass the modern aesthetic. Road to California, Inc.’s contest already provides quilters from traditional to abstract a category to enter. TheContinue reading “Modern quilt category at Road to California 2014”
June Board Meeting
Yikes! I forgot to mention this at tonight’s meeting! Our June Board Meeting will be held Monday, June 17th, 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!
June Meeting Reminder
Date: Monday, June 10th Time: 6pm to 8pm (superbuzzy open at 5pm) Location : superbuzzy (directions) In addition to our other fun activities we will be discussing the merits of joining the MQG as well as conducting a formal vote. Please see this post with links to the FAQs and the webinar which describes theContinue reading “June Meeting Reminder”
Ventura County Fair quilt entry information
Click HERE for a PDF that includes information on entering a quilt in the Ventura County Fair. This year the fair runs from July 31st to August 11th. The theme for this year’s fair is Boots, Barns and Banjos. You can enter your submission online June 1- July 15, 2013 at www.venturacountyfair.org Entering online speeds up the entry processContinue reading “Ventura County Fair quilt entry information”