The Great Escape quilt retreat starts April 14! Thank you to all of the sponsors and folks who have helped get it up and running. Project Linus will be hosting a make-a-blanket day in early fall. They are also still needing more no-sew fleece blankets (instructions on their website), which make a great service project option for young people. Our speaker was Roy Mitchell, Jr., aka Watermelunman. Roy spoke about his quilting journey and the […]
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Meeting Minutes – March 2023
A non-member is looking for someone to complete a quilted jacket project that her grandma started. If anyone is interested in that, email madmodquiltguild AT gmail.com. If you are participating in the plus block swap, you can drop off completed blocks at Blue Bar Quilts, Electric Needle, or you can mail blocks to Casey. If you need more info, contact Marian or Casey. Block Lotto: Participation has been down. There was an email poll sent […]
Meeting Minutes – February 2023
Dustin started with a retreat update. There are 27 spots filled so far, 40 spots available. It’s now open to anyone (other guilds included) so if you want a spot, get one before they’re gone! The Lodi Quilt Guild Academy is coming up on April 1 at Lodi High School. This event will feature lots of mini classes. What is the guild’s PAUSE event? It’s an opportunity for people to get together to hang out […]
Meeting Minutes – January 2023
Welcome new members who are joining the guild in 2023! Dustin reminded continuing members to renew membership by the end of January. Your membership in Mad Mod Quilt Guild gets you access to National Modern Quilt Guild resources, too. If you use Facebook, please go to the Mad Mod Quilt Guild Facebook Group to vote in a poll that Casey created to determine which logo merchandise options will be available for guild members to order. […]
With a Cherry On Top!
(The drawing for the Cherry Block Lotto will be at the February meeting on 2/09/2023) Life is just a bowl of cherries (or…. is it: life is just a chair of bowlies?) February is National Cherry Month! February serves to remind us that cherries can be enjoyed at any time of the year, in all their forms. 🤤 So for Block Lotto this month: we will be enjoying cherries in the quilt block form. Let’s use the […]
Meeting Minutes – November 2022
Project Linus is looking for storage space for their blankets, as well as a new Coordinator. They’re also looking for fleece Please contact Eileen at Coneflowercorner@gmail.com if you can help out! Mad Mod helped Blue Bar Quilts purchase a big screen TV for the classroom for hybrid meetings. The system is working really well so that we can be in person and virtual simultaneously. Our Program Coordinators have been busy planning lots of activities, both during and […]
Winter Is Coming! (Block Lotto for November & December 2022)
Winter is Coming! The Holidays are coming! Does anyone else also have a relatively long list of things to make for loved ones in the next couple of months? In addition to making a bunch of gifts, I’m committing to buying gifts from small/local businesses and/or businesses that are considerate of Mother Nature. I love this time of year! For me, starting now until about December 18th, I will be very busy making gifts (holiday gifts and birthday […]
The Chicken Block is BAAAaaaack!! (October 2022 Block Lotto)
Back by popular demand, it’s: CHICKEN BLOCK LOTTO TIME! IMPORTANT TO NOTE! The UNFINISHED BLOCK is 7” x 8” (don’t be like Ellen and trim your unfinished block to 6.5” x 7.5” before reading this). Let’s HAVE FUN with this block: for the body of the chicken: ANY FABRIC GOES! background: low volume (white, cream, off white…) Beak: yellow or orange Reddish for the comb (you create the shape) Winner will be drawn at Mad Mod Quilt […]
Meeting Minutes – August 2022
Project Linus is still looking for a chapter coordinator. They are also looking for volunteers to help out at their booth during the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. The Great WI Quilt Show is scheduled for in-person activities in September. Registration is open now for classes. We will not have a September meeting, allowing members to focus on Great WI Quilt Show activities instead. Wendy A. was the block lotto winner. The next block lotto will […]
Don’t stop be-LEAF-ing! October 2022 Block Lotto
Since we don’t have a MMQG meeting in September due to the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show, the next block lotto drawing will be at our October meeting on Thursday 10/13. So here we are: fall is just around the corner. To honor and celebrate Fall 2022, this block lotto we are going to make a leaf block designed by Amy Smart – Diary of a Quilter (12” block!). The colors for this block will be a […]