Hello Mad Mod Quilters! How are your MQG fabric challenges coming along? Make sure you upload your entries to the Fabric Challenge Forum on the community site by July 25th for your chance to win a year of free fabric! Winners will be announced by Michael Miller Fabrics August 1st!In the June Meeting, we announced we’ll be having our own local winners too! Bring your #mqgfabricchallege entry to the August 14th meeting for your chance to win a […]
Our summer quilt show will be taking place July through the month of August at the Alicia Ashman branch of the Madison Public Library. Installation for this show will be Friday, July 11th at 5:00pm. Please leave a comment here, send an email (andria (dot) olson at gmail (dot) com), or let me know on Facebook if you plan on attending setup. If you have a quilt to display please bring it then or I […]
The Electric Needle in Madison is hosting a Sew Day for MadModQuiltGuild members on Saturday, August 16th from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Space for this event is limited to 8 attendees. Please join the event on our Facebook page if you plan to attend, so we can keep a head count. Hope to see you there!
Summer is in full swing and I’ve got July’s block for you! Here is the color palette, a mix of classic reds and blues with some mint and yellow in for fun. These are what I pulled from my stash. I couldn’t find my box of pale mint green so I went with light blue instead. Please feel free to use white, too. The block is Skinny Churn Dash and can be found HERE. There […]
I am so glad summer has finally arrived and I’ve got myself in a lake house (Or summer camp. Are there adult summer camps?) frame of mind. Pine needles and clear water. Paddling canoes and lounging on docks. Campfires and s’mores. This month’s palette is called Lake Tones and it makes me think of all these things. The block is Another Star Block and the pattern can be found HERE. I did mine with the […]
The block for May’s lotto is here! This month is a basket weave block from Moda Bakeshop.We’re going to keep this one truly scrappy and not have a color scheme, so just pull what you have from your stash or scrap bin! The cutting instructions are for an entire quilt so here is what you need for one block: White Background: (2) 4″x8″ Color Strips: All are 2.5″ wide […]
I have an announcement for you all. Jennifer Falkowski is, unfortunately, stepping down from the second Events Coordinator position. This position is now open for all of our members to consider filling. The Events Coordinators are responsible for the following: Regular activities such as swaps, challenges, block lotteries, block of the month, bees. Social events such as sew days, field trips, and other social get-togethers. Special events such as quilt shows, speakers, and workshops. These […]
I’ve got April’s block for you! This month is Rain or Shine and here is your color inspiration: Basically we’re going for blue and yellow here. Any shade of blue, any shade of yellow. For the block itself we are going to be using our improvisational piecing skills. I know you’ve got ’em! I made this block up so I’ll give you a little tutorial. The idea I’m going for are blue “raindrops” on a […]
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 […]