The Modern Quilt Guild is holding its 4th annual members fabric challenge. This year Michael Miller Fabrics is sponsoring the event and is providing participating guilds with fabric. The collection is called Petal Pinwheels. Guidelines per the MQG The challenge runs from March 2014 toJune 23, 2014 to July 25th. Winners announced July 8, 2014 August 1st Members may make anything they want as long as it is quilted! Add in any solid or Michael Miller printed […]
Last call for many of our charity projects! That includes:Bright wonky stars on white background, 8″ or 15″Stripes of solid colors and white 7.5″ X 31″Bright circles inset or appliquéd on the given black and white checked fabricPieced house on blue background 15″Any kind of block with the “ugly fabric” plus black, 15″(you can give me the scraps, if you like)*Block divided diagonally, 1/2 white, 1/2 striped red and blue, 15″ I’d like to get […]
Good Evening Mad Mod Quilters!At the last meeting we discussed the idea of creating new, updated branding. We have had a SURGE in membership since our logo was first created and we’ve officially joined The Modern Quilt Guild so it might be time for a refresh.We need a logo that is… Re-sizable – so it can be made into a huge poster or tiny button. A vector graphic would be ideal! A .png option so the background is […]
Charity Quilt Blocks…..indeed , Mad Mod, it’s the end of the road for many of our quilt blocks….please turn these in at the February meeting: 1. bright wonky stars on white, 8″ or 15″2. pieced house on blue background, 15″3. bright circle inset/appliqued on the given black and white checked block4. ugly fabric plus black improv 15″5. made stripes, solid plus white 7.5″ by 31″ Due at this meeting or March:on the diagonal 1/2 white, […]
Hang out and sew with your awesome Modern Quilt Guild peeps February 15th. Our next member sew day will take place at Bungalow Quilting! It’s at 646 W. Fond du Lac Street, Ripon, Wisconsin 54971 There is room for 12 to fit comfortably so sign up early! RSVP via email or on our Facebook page. For Sew Days with limited space (like this one), RSVP is mandatory. Mad Mod Quilt Guild members will be given priority, then […]
The Monona Library is celebrating it’s 50th year – woohoo!They are having several events throughout the year. One is a Downton Abbey themed tea party on April 27. We are asking people to make tea cozies to auction off as a fundraiser for the library. Would any guild members be willing to make and donate a cozy? Here is a simple and awesome pattern but anything that anyone would make would be appreciated. Please, dress us up […]
Hello everyone! We are going to have a small challenge for the February meeting. One of our members, Marie, has generously given fat quarters (or more) of red fabric she acquired on a recent trip to India to those who wish to participate. The challenge is to use this fabric, with the addition of white or cream fabric, to make a mini quilt measuring 12″x12″. If you did not receive any of this fabric, please […]
Charity Longarm….Sorry to be making this a general announcement… Those of you who signed up as interested in helping quilt charity quilts at Gael’s, please notify me as to a convenient date/time from the following list:Wed. 1-29, 2-5 anytimeThur 1-30, 2-6 after 2;30Sat 2-1, 2-8 anytime Gael is advising about 3 people at a time.
An assortment of small (40″-60″-ish) Charity quilt tops are ready for quilting; are there any longarmers who would be willing to quilt one?Is there anyone with one of those super-duper embroidery machines who would be willing to help design and then make quilt labels for our charity quilts? January and February are the dates for completing these blocks:1) pieced house with blue background, 15″2) bright wonky star on white background, 15″ or 8″3) Quilts of […]
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