TONIGHT! NOVEMBER MEMBERS MEETING Date: Monday, November 14, 2016 Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm Location: Ventura Masonic Center, 482 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura [map] Building entry: Punch in the code 214 on the keypad to right of entry door Snack Detail: Sandy H and Annie O are bringing snacks. Challenge: Bring your free motion challengeContinue reading “November 2016 Meeting Reminder”
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Wednesday, October 19 – Philanthropy Sew-In
Date: Wednesday, October 19 Time: 6:00 – 9:00pm Location: Ventura Masonic Center, 482 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura [map] Building entry: Punch in the code 214 on the keypad to right of entry door Join us at our regular meeting hall, the Masonic Center in Ventura, for an evening of philanthropy sewing and preparing kits.Continue reading “Wednesday, October 19 – Philanthropy Sew-In”
Scott’s report from the Road
Our VMQG Member, Member Coordinator, and Opportunity Quilt superstar Scott recent wrote on his blog about his trip the the Road to California Quilt Show. Go to his blog for the full story and for lots of great, inspirational photos — and drop him a comment, too!
September Scrap Swap!!
We have a super activity planned for our September 9th meeting. A Scrap Swap!! This is open to all guild members. In case you want to join in, here are the rules: All you need to do is to bring a bag of scraps to the September meeting. How many scraps you ask? Enough toContinue reading “September Scrap Swap!!”
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!”
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 modernContinue reading “Creativity Homework”
Bay Area MQG’s Block of the Month!
Interested in a new project that can be broken into easy blocks? The Bay Area MQG has just launched a 2013 Block of the Month! Join MQG members all over the world and participate in this fun and modern block challenge.
A Conversation with Gwen Marston
Exciting news VMQG members! Gwen Marston will treat us to an exciting lecture and discussion sharing her thoughts on the roots of modern quilting! Hope to see you there!
The Modern Quilt Guild’s Winter 2012 Challenge: Madrona Road
Update: please visit the Modern Quilt Guild’s post for more information about the Michael Miller challenge, as well as the new, exciting Violet’s Choice prize! I am thrilled to see 10 of our VMQG members excited to participate in the Madrona Road challenge! All participants should now have their fabrics in hand. Your quilting assignment isContinue reading “The Modern Quilt Guild’s Winter 2012 Challenge: Madrona Road”
Modern Mystery Quilt!
Hi all! I just learned that Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr (of FunQuilts fame) have teamed up with the American Quilter’s Society and American Quilter magazine and developed a Modern Mystery Quilt! The first and second of 6 blocks were released on September 12th and 19th, with the remaining 4 blocks to be released eachContinue reading “Modern Mystery Quilt!”