Hello and thank you for stopping by. The February meeting was a particularly special treat and we covered a lot. Please read on if you’d like to relive the fun or see what you missed. As always, the full meeting minutes can be found on the meetings tab of this blog. Local Happenings: Blue Bar Quilts is on track to open this April. You’re welcome to stop by and peek in the windows: 6333 University Ave. […]
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It’s meeting time!
It is time for the February meeting, Thursday the 9th ,6;30 in the Whitney Way HyVee Community Room…..please join us for some quilting fun! Our program will be a presentation by member David on his quilting process. His quilts are fabulous and it is NO accident! If you are interested in being part of the fabric “challenge” featuring the Color of the Year, Greenery, please sign up on the Facebook page. You’ll be […]
Show us your sewing space | David Armour
Hello Mad Mod! We’re so excited to tell you that the super talented David Armour will be speaking at the February 9 meeting! What to expect from David: This presentation covers an overview of the design and construction process I use to make abstract, modern pieced quilts. These techniques allow me to come up with unlimited designs and render them with precise piecing detail. Often as quilters we stick with regular shapes such as squares, […]
Show us your sewing space | Natalie Santini
Today, we get a look into inside Natalie’s sewing space! Let’s take a peek inside shall we? Where do you sew? In my dining room–we’ve lived here just over a year now, and it still is kinda a weird layout but whatever. I’m very “deal wit’ it”, quit crying. Correction: Table has been upgraded since time of interview: 😀 Check her out: This is on the main level of the house, so I can keep my […]
January 2017 Meeting Recap
Good Evening Mad Mod Quilters! We had a great January meeting with 46 quilters in attendance – 10 of which were guests! From our Events Committee: Our fearless events committee gave us a challenge. Pantone color of the year! Members, who wanted to participate in the challenge we’re given a fat quarter to work with. Guidelines: Create anything you want. Make a tote bag, soft sculpture, quilt, etc. Add other fabrics if you like, but […]
January meeting is this week!
Please join us for the January meeting! Maday will be collecting kennel quilts/pet blankets for charity. Make them 12″x18″ or 18″x24″ with a back , front and batting. These are a great place to practice your quilting stitches. Some of us need a LOT of practice. Bring the oldest of your quilt-makes and share your quilt journey with us. It will be fun to see where we all began this wonderful adventure called quilting! If […]
December 2016 Meeting Recap
Thank you to everyone who has made 2016 a wonderful year to be in the Madison Modern Quilt Guild. Seeing all your inspiring work and hearing your stories has been incredibly inspiring to us all. We’re quickly approaching 2017 which means dues are DUE! Ways to pay: Paypal: Log in to your account, choose Pay for Goods or Services, enter the email address madmodquiltguild@gmail.com and send $26.10 – this includes processing fees. Money Link via UW […]
November 2016 Meeting Recap
The November Mad Mod meeting was held the 10th. There were 45 people in attendance; 16 were visitors!!!! (Two of whom joined after the meeting) Natalie, chair of the MQG Charity Quilt Challenge, discussed what is ahead and asked for the committee to meet briefly after the general meeting. The finished quilt is to be mailed early in February. Wendy talked about the Mad Mod survey which was conducted earlier in the fall. There was […]
October Meeting
The Mad Mod October meeting was October 13, 2016. There were 45 people present (every last chair that we could find was used!) and 7 of those were guests. Gael discussed the status of her ‘coming soon’ quilt shop, Blue Bar Quilts. Construction is poised to begin as soon as the endless details are ironed out and the papers signed. Wendy talked about her Modern Stitchers Affair which was held in September. It […]
The October meeting is almost here!
Tomorrow might is our October meeting. Please remember to bring: Your special name tag Show and tell Projects made with fabric selvages Anything made in conjunction with the Modern Stitching Affair Donations of sewing related items for the Free Table Cheryl will be discussing sewing with fabric selvages. We will get the scoop on The Modern Stitching Affair and see some goodies. It looked like sooo much fun!!!! There will be extra Michael […]