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March 2024

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Meeting Recap: March 2nd

Download and review the actual minutes from the March Guild meeting.

  • The Guild’s March meeting was physically held at the new location, the Arlanza Library is at 8267 Philbin Ave, Riverside, CA 92503, click to see Google map.
  • The 2024 Membership drive is over and the Guild will make its payment for annual dues after the March meeting. Those 2023 members who did not renew may no longer access the “Member’s Only” sections of the Guild website. If there are any errors on access to the website, please email the Guild Board.
  • The Guild welcomed a Zoom guest speaker, Audrey Essary of Cotton & Bourbon. Recognized by Quilt National, International Quilt Festival, and QuiltCon Audrey was a wonderful guest. Her presentation, Finding My Voice in Modern Quilting, was so interesting and detailed. It has inspired many of us to look at the geometry of a circle or radial in a new way. Audrey’s amazing quilt gallery showcases her award winning quilts that she designed and pieced with as few seams as possible or by paper piecing to create splendor uniform radials.
    • See Audrey on PBS Fresh Quilting co-produced by The Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) and KS Productions has three (3) videos of Audrey Using Negative Space, Paper Piecing, and Sewing Curves.
    • Audrey recommends that for a new quilter to begin with a mini quilt when beginning to use her quilting process. As the quilter’s skill set is developed the quilter will have a greater success with larger versions of her designs.
    • Audrey won at Third Place Ribbon at Quilt-Con for her Vortex Radial. See the official Quilt-Con award announcement provided below.
  • After the Quest Speaker: Sharon Burgh sold raffle tickets for the March Quilter’s Raffle Basket.
  • Several members provided some of their personal finishes for submission as charity quilts. See photos below.
  • Reminder Drop-In Sew for March will happen on the 11th and the 25th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. It is sew fun. Zoom in and let’s sew. Check your email for Zoom links that are sent out the Sunday prior to the Drop-In Sew on Monday.
  • February/March Tip of the Month: Download the Robert Kaufman Quilting Calculator App from the Apple or Google stores.

Next Guild Meeting: April 6th Overview:

  • The Guild meeting is April 6th 2024 at the new location, La Sierra Public Library.
  • Located at 4600 La Sierra Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505, click to see Google map.
  • Reminder April Drop-In Sew will happen on the 8th and the 22th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. It is sew fun. Zoom in and let’s sew. Check your email for Zoom links that are sent out the Sunday prior to the Drop-In Sew on Monday.
  • Bring your ugly fabric for the UGLY FABRIC CHALLENGE. See the information about the challenge shown below in Quilt Fun.
  • Start planning to attend our May meeting for our guest speaker, Jacquie Gering’s presentation “Walk and So Much More.” Check out her tutorials provided on her website. Give her credit if you make one of her quilt designs for charity or to sale.

Quilt Fun

1st 2024 Quilt Challenge:

Recycle / Reuse/ Re-Purpose:

  • Description of Challenge:
    • Incorporating recycled fabrics into quilting projects can contribute to the preservation of the environment while creating beautiful and meaningful pieces of art.
    • When it comes to recycled fabrics the possibilities are endless:
      • repurpose clothing / jeans / T-shirts / baby clothes
      • linens / vintage bed sheets / blankets / table clothes / curtains
      • worn-out quilts
    • Challenge Rules:
      • There are none.
      • The world is your oyster.
      • Go with your heart.
      • Live it up.
    • Reveal at June Meeting – We’d love to hear the story of your selected fabrics.

2nd 2024 Quilt Challenge:

UGLY FABRIC CHALLENGE

  • Gather up your ugliest fabric and bring it to the April meeting.
  • Purge your sewing room of unwanted fabrics.
  • Each quilter will share one ugly fabric (although you can bring many), but no more than you can talk about in two (2) minutes.
  • Ugly fabrics are hung on a “Challenge Board.”
  • Members will have the opportunity to pick fabrics from the “Challenge Board.”
  • Members will use these fabrics in their 2024 projects.
  • Can you identify your old “ugly” fabric while we celebrate how our creative members were able to utilize it in their art.

March 2024 Block of the Month

#3 – Stellar Elegance

The March Block of the Month, Stellar Elegance, is available for download. Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic selected this star because it’s “a delightful challenge.” Brigitte will show you a few fun ways to build this block with templates. Brigitte’s blog post about the Stellar Elegance..

Use the web for more inspiration on the color placement of your block, share a photo of your finished block, or read a blog post by the block designer:

  • Overview of the event:
    • Over ten thousand people from at least 18 countries
    • Over 600 quilts were exhibited.
    • The Guilds Community Outreach Quilt sold quickly. See photo below.
    • Watch video of the awards ceremony
    • See and critique the winning quilts at Quilt-Con.
  • A book of all exhibited quilts is available for $65.00 including shipping, on the MQG website. Stay tuned for additional information when it becomes available.
  • The Guild’s QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt was a success. The quilt sold quickly for $400 to benefit charities in the Raleigh, NC area. Congratulations for all members who helped with this endeavor.

2024 Quilt Retreat

2024 IEMQG Quilt Retreat

Retreat will be held November 4–7th at Vina de Lestonnac in Temecula. The Guild has reserved nine rooms for the 18 members that have paid their deposits. There are three members on the waiting list. Other members who wish to be added to the waiting list, please contact the Retreat Committee. Confirmation of space for those on the waiting list is available in September.

Charity Quilts

To date approximately 12 quilts and pillowcases are planned for delivery to the House of Ruth this month. Below are some of the charity quilts our Guild members provided at the March meeting.

Show and Share

All of the Show and Share at the March Guild meeting were charity quilt submissions. Don’t forget to bring your personal quilt finishes to the April 6th meeting. Your fellow Guild members would love to see them.

2024 Fund Raising

  • Fund raising is necessary for the Guild to carry out is mission, to provide resources to its members and to keep member dues as low as possible.
  • To date fund raising activities include:
    • 2024 Membership drive.
    • Several quilts that were submitted to IE Craft Collective, a non-profit, to try and sell them for the Guild. The Guild receives 70% of sale value while the Craft Collective receives the remaining 30% as commission.
    • A raffle for the new Quilter’s Basket kicked off at the March meeting. The March Quilter’s Basket contains a lovely selections of quilting supplies, notions, and chocolate.

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