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IEMQG Meeting Recap

April 2024

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Meeting Recap: April 6th

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

  • The Guild’s April meeting was physically held at a new location. We all like the facility at La Sierra Public Library located at 4600 La Sierra Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505, click to see Google map.
  • Raffle tickets were sold for the March/April/May Quilter’s Raffle Basket. The drawing for the basket winner will be drawn at the May meeting.
  • Several members provided some of their personal finishes for submission as charity quilts. See photos below.
  • MQG Sew-Along: MQG has announced an 8-week sew-along beginning on April 18th. Registration is on the Member Resource Library.
  • Reminder Drop-In Sew for April 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.
  • April Tip of the Month: Bind your quilts with words. Add a extra detail to your quilt for that special child or person in your life. Saying are in yardage that allows for 2.5 inch cuts for your binding. See the words on fabric at https://sewingbysarah.com/collections/binding-and-fabric .

Next Guild Meeting: May 4th Corrected Overview:

  • The Guild meeting is May 4th 2024 at the new location, La Sierra Public Library.
  • Located at 4600 La Sierra Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505, click to see Google map.
  • Reminder May 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.
  • Sewing challenge–See the 3rd 2024 Quilt Challenge below in the “I Love Quilting” section.
  • Our guest speaker, Jacquie Gering’s presentation “Walk and So Much More” for our May meeting is postponed until further notice. Sometimes the best of plans are presented with challenges. We will let you know when we have this presentation back on the Guild’s calendar. Check out Jacquie’s tutorials provided on her website. Please don’t forget to 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.

Quilt Fun—2nd 2024 Quilt Challenge:

Ugly Fabric Challenge

  • Out members gathered up your ugliest fabric, purged their sewing room of unwanted fabrics, and brought them to the April meeting.
  • Each quilter shared their ugly fabrics, and talked about them for two (2) minutes.
  • The ugly fabrics are hung on a “Challenge Board.”
  • Members picked fabrics from the “Challenge Board.”
  • Members will use their selected fabrics in a project to present by the June Guild meeting.
  • Can you identify your old “ugly” fabric while we celebrate how our creative members were able to utilize it in their art.

Quilt Fun–3rd 2024 Quilt Challenge

Wonky Log Cabin Blocks

  • Wonky Log Cabin blocks will be made in May.
  • In June, the Wonky Log Cabin blocks will be sewed into a Charity Quilt(s).
  • Finished block size 12×12 or 15 x15.
  • This is a speed challenge using random scraps. NO RULES!
  • Setup machine and work area between 1:15 and 2:00 pm.
  • Guild meeting will be held first before the fun begins.
  • We will sew to 4:00 pm.
  • Members can take their blocks home to finish and bring them back to the June meeting for inclusion into Charity Quilt(s).
  • The Guild will provide:
    • some scraps from its stash that can be used with your scraps.
    • a large ironing board and iron.
    • a large cutting mat.
    • guidance, assistance with curating colors and the distribution of scraps to members.
    • A prize for the member making the most blocks.
  • Zoom members can work remotely from their home using their stash.
  • Supply List:
    • Your machine with a spool of a neutral thread and a wound bobbin.
      • Don’t forget your power cord and foot pedal.
      • Bring a power strip or extension cord if you have one.
    • Rotary cutter and small cutting mat.
    • Small pressing mat with travel iron (if you have one).
    • Scissors, pins, seam ripper, and other sewing notions you may require.
    • Your bag of pressed (in advance) scraps from your stash in various strip widths and sizes/lengths for use in a log cabin block.

April 2024 Block of the Month

#4 – Super Scrappy Star

The April Block of the Month, Super Scrappy Star, is available for download. Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts selected this star because it’s “Tigg cat friendly.” Corey will show you a few fun ways to build the flying geese for this block in Corey’s blog post about the Super Scrappy Star.

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:

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. One member is 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.

The installment payment schedule is as follows: June, August, and October.

Charity Quilts

To date approximately ~20 quilts and ~20 pillowcases are planned for delivery to the House of Ruth this April. Below are some of the charity quilts our Guild members provided at the April meeting.

Show and Share

Show and Share at the April Guild meeting were quite impressive. Don’t forget to bring your personal quilt finishes to the May 4th 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 == 31 members.
    • 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 Quilter’s Basket contains a lovely selections of quilting supplies, notions, and chocolate. Drawing will be held at May meeting.

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