Thank you to all who attended our April 2016 meeting! If you were unable to attend, here is a recap to make you feel as though you didn’t miss a beat. Normally, these come out within a week or two of the meeting however, not this time. Your humble web coordinator asks for forgiveness for her tardiness. Alright, lets go! Here is what you missed: Read our April 2016 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 535KB) Highlights include: Charity Coordinator […]
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MQG Charity Quilt Challenge
At the April meeting there was an opportunity to express interest in working on a challenge quilt to be displayed at Quilt Con 2017 in Savannah next February. Check out the info on the MQG page and be sure to look at challenge quilts submitted to previous Quilt Cons! The details about the challenge are all there. If you are interested in being involved with this project, please notify Linda Orr and you will be […]
March 2016 Meeting Recap
The Madison Modern Quilt Guild met on March 10th for general business, sew and tell and a special presentation by guild member Jen Falkowski. General Announcements Charity Coordinator The guild is looking for a person (or team of people) to head up our charity efforts in 2016. If this is something you are interested in please consider volunteering! There are only 6 quilts remaining from Linda’s charity efforts, please consider quilting and binding one of […]
Show Us Your Sewing Space | Celeste Richards-Gannon
Hello! Today we get to peek into Celeste Richards-Gannon’s sewing room! Where do you sew? (Do you have a sewing room or sew on the kitchen table for example?) I sew in the spare bedroom but I sewed on the dining room table for years. It is nice to not have to take out/put everything away after each project. I love the room as it is the warmest room in the house in the winter and has a large window. I […]
February Meeting Recap
The Madison Modern Quilt Guild met on February 11th for general business and our usual sew and tell. General Announcements The Modern Stitching Affair has set its instructors and classes. There are still some openings for the September 29-October 2 retreat. Check out the website for further information: www.modernstitchingaffair.com Trish was involved in a photo shoot for Project Quilting. Over 200 small rainbow quilts were fastened to the orchard fence, in the snow, and professionally photographed. […]
January Meeting Recap
The Madison Modern Quilt Guild met on January 14th for general business and our usual sew and tell. Upcoming Events Quiltmaking: A Modern Practice at Madison College The show is open at the Madison College Truax Gallery! Many of our guild members have quilts in the show, as well as other local artists, and quilts from around the country. Come out and visit the show! Updated hours can be found at the Madison College Gallery Website: […]
November Meeting Recap
The Madison Modern Quilt Guild met on November 12th for general business and our usual sew and tell. Upcoming Events February Sewing Retreat We had so much fun at the first MMQG retreat at the Jones Mansion that another retreat is already on the schedule! The second retreat will be February 18 – February 21. Check Facebook for the event page that contains all the sign-up info. Send your deposit to Lori Bartol in order to […]
Mad Mod First-ever Retreat
Over the weekend of October 23-25, thirteen lucky Mad Mod members attended the first-ever Mad Mod retreat at the Jones Mansion in Mineral Point. It was a blast! There was lots of sewing, advising, eating and some very late nights. The facilities were great; it is a wonderful old home with a wonderful attic workroom and the most fantastic irons! I certainly wish that I had put more thought into the packing….I could have used more […]
September Meeting Recap
The Madison Modern Quilt Guild met on September 10th for general business and our usual sew and tell. Upcoming Events MMQG First Annual Sewing Retreat Friday, October 23rd through Sunday, October 25th at the Jones Mansion in Mineral Point, WI. Please make you final payment ($58) to Lori by October 1st Community Mending Day at the Monona Library The third Sunday of each month (starting in October) the Monona Library and the Sewing Machine Project will be […]
September Meeting
Welcome back from whatever you did during the summer! A busy week is here for quilters with the Expo Thursday through Saturday and our monthly meeting on Thursday the 10th. If you made logo blocks for our guild banner, please bring them to this meeting as we are ready to assemble the banner! Believe it or not….I have completed blocks for the block lotto; it was a very quick project and I’m excited to […]