Our next Block Lotto block is a quick and easy Whirlwind block. The added beauty of this block is that you get two blocks for the price of one. Each strip set that you make creates two opposite colored blocks. Directions for how to make these blocks can be found on the attached PDF. While the instructions call for two WOF strips, you can use fat quarters to create your strips if you like. The color scheme for these festive holiday blocks is any combination of red, […]
Year: 2024
June 2024 Meeting Minutes
June 2024 Announcements Upcoming Block Lotto:Blue and White Improv Log Cabin blocks tutorial link: https://nolliebean.com/blogs/news/master-the-art-of-making-an-incredible-improv-log-cabin-block Due at July 11th Meeting – Blocks must be present to be entered into drawing! Details: Center – yellow or pink Light colors – low volume fabrics Dark colors – solid or prints any color blue Finished size should be 10.5” Upcoming Summer Hand Sewing Dates/Locations: Tuesday July 23rd – Fitchburg McKee Farms Park Monday August 18th – Madison Marshall Park Find […]
Welcome back Block Lotto! ROY G BIV Toadstools
Our new format for the Block Lotto is that we will give 2-3 months between explaining the block lotto and when the blocks are due. This session of blocks will be due at our May 9th guild meeting. This gives you two months to make as many blocks as you’d like. Another update to block lotto is that from now on, all the blocks need to be present at the guild meeting to be entered […]
March 2024 Meeting Minutes
March Meeting Minutes: 3/14/2024 Announcements: *3 guests in attendance *There are only six seats left for The Great Escape retreat at the Hilton Garden Inn in Middleton, April 19-21, 2024. You can register on the website. -Can you pay to sign up for a single day? No. There is just the one price for all 3 days. You could choose to pay and not attend all three days. If you are looking for a single […]
January 2024 Meeting Minutes
January 11, 2024 6:30pm-8:00pm (virtual only, Zoom) *February guild meeting: *Great Escape 2024: https://www.madmodquiltguild.com/product-category/retreats/ Sign up now in our shop on the guild website Open to everyone now (members and non-members) *Blue Bar Quilts Hallway gallery – March 2024 -Guilds are great for inspiring and encouraging one another. Gael, the owner of Blue Bar Quilts, has provided the opportunity for the guild to have a show in the shop hallway during March 2024. Pick out […]