July Meeting Recap

The Madison Modern Quilt Guild met on July 9th for general business and our usual sew and tell.

Upcoming Events 

  • July Sew Day Saturday July 18th from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm at Millhouse Quilts in Waunkee, WI
  • August Sew Day Saturday August 15th from 10:30 – 4:30 at Gayfeather Fabrics in Madison, WI
  • MMQG First Annual Sewing Retreat Friday, October 23rd through Sunday, October 25th at the Jones Mansion in Mineral Point, WI
  • Quilt Show at Alicia Ashman Library September – October 2015, set up date is August 28th

Sew and Tell 

Cheryl showed her project quilt finishes, a friendship star block in blue and a monkey wrench block in green. She also showed a white challenge quilt with detailed quilting and a shop sample of a Sharon Montgomery pattern (from the Scrap Crazy 6 Quilt book).

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Dayna also showed her project quilting finish, a friendship star block in yellow with a panel as the background.

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Nicole showed off her new bed runner in greys, blues and bright colors and a small quilt she worked on with her 5 year old daughter. Her daughter glued some fabric triangles on the quilt and Nicole quilted and bound it.

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Joan showed her progress on an improvisational sunset quilt.

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Trish showed her project quilting finish in an orange color pallet. The quilt also contains words, glitter and . . . you guessed it . . . . a skull. 🙂

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Amy showed a quilt-as-you-go and hand quilted ‘road trip’ quilt in a variety of fabrics

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Amy P. showed a T-shirt quilt for her son for his high school graduation. The quilt is a true labor of love and contains t-shirts throughout her son’s life.

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See you all in August! Cheryl will be practicing her Quilt Expo talk at our next meeting!