Good Afternoon MMQG!As you know, our November meeting will be held at Stitcher’s Crossing. A few members expressed concern that the meeting space might not be large enough. I have calculated the average number of attendees over the past year. (Yes, we keep track!) The average number of attendees is 20. (The range of attendees over the past year has been between 10 and 28.) I brought your concern to Sharon at Stitchers Crossing and she stated […]
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October Sew Day
Hello! Now that everyone is starting to settle into an autumn routine, we thought we would get sew days rolling again. October’s sew day will be held at Bungalow Quilting and Yarn in Ripon. The event will be held on Sunday, October 20th from 9:30am to 5:30pm. Judy has room for 10 sewists so please sign up for the event here. This is a free event. Judy is graciously providing us with irons and ironing […]
Big Things Happening in September!
Big happenings at the September meeting! Are you ready? Here’s the scoop!Business:Vote on amended By-Laws. Please read our updated By-Laws and email any comments or corrections to madmodquiltguild@gmail.com. Be ready to discuss them and vote to adopt them at the meeting. Added Requirements needed in order to prepare for joining the national Modern Quilt Guild such as… The Requirements to be exempt as an Organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Updated fiscal calendar […]
Winter Quilt Show 2013
Hello Modern Quilters!The Sequoya Library (Our meeting home!) had a last minute cancelation and asked us if we’d like to show our quilts this November and December! Ofcourse we will!What you need to know…. Anyone that has been attending meetings may show a quilt provided there is space for it. A Modern Holiday theme is encouraged but not required. Show your best interpretation of what a modern quilt means to you! Any size quilt is welcome. […]
September Block Lotto!
Hello everyone! Great work on last month’s blocks. Congratulations to Dayna for winning those beauties! Can’t wait to see your finished quilt. Because our meetings take place at the end of the month, I would like the theme for the lotto to be relevant for the next month. So this month’s blocks have a Halloween vibe to them. This is the color palette. Greys, blacks, oranges, and golds. Spooky. Fabric inspiration: The block, Webs and […]
August Block Lotto
Hello all! Ready this month’s block lotto?! The color palette is a mix of warm and cool jewel tones. Here are some fabrics I pulled for some inspiration: The block design is the Pineapple Blossom block from Quiltville. There is a full tutorial on that page and I will also give you a quick rundown of the instructions here. What you need: 5 – 3.5″ squares cut from white fabric. 2- 2 x 3.5″ rectangles […]
July Block Lotto
Here is the color palette, a cool take on patriotic for the month of July: This is the block: Starburst Sparklers! Instructions for the block can be found in this tutorial. This block should finish up at 10 inches. I think it is a good starting place for those of you who haven’t done improv work but still fun for those who are pros at it! How to play: Make up the block for the […]
Quilt Show Take Down
Good Evening Everyone!Thank you for another fun meeting today! For those of you who could not attend tonight and have a quilt hanging at our library show, please meet us this Saturday for take down at 11am. If you are unable to attend, please make arrangements with another mmqg member to take ownership of your quilt. Any questions, please post them on the Mad Mod Quilt Guild Facebook Page or email madmodquiltguild@gmail.com. Thank you […]
Reminder
How are your name tags coming along? You still have two and a half days to get yours finished. If you can’t make it to the meeting but have one made, you still have a chance to win a prize! Just leave a comment in this post, post a picture to our flickr page, leave a post on our facebook, or send an email to our address over there on the right of the page. […]
You Can Take It With You!
Ah! Summer time and the living is easy! The days are longer, the nights are hotter and you’ve things to do and places to be. We know here in Wisconsin there are only a few short months of warm weather to enjoy and we don’t want to be chained indoors to our sewing machine while everyone else is out basking in summer’s glow. With all this summer lovin’ going on we have got a challenge […]