Presentation: Elizabeth Tucker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Textile ArtsCenter (TAC) of MadisonTAC’s Mission:The Textile Arts Center of Madison builds community, facilitates sustainability, andinspires creativity among makers and appreciators through programming and resourcesaimed at cultivating meaningful engagement with textile and fiber arts.Elizabeth provided a comprehensive overview of TAC. Some highlights about TAC: freeexhibitions open to the public that usually feature local artists, plentiful course offeringsin a wide variety of fiber-based arts, semiannual TAC resales, community […]
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March 2026 Meeting Minutes
Presentation: Theresa Benton, the ai quilter, presented Quilting in the Digital Age –When Technology Meets Tradition to guild members via Zoom Theresa discussed waysto successfully bridge technology, strategy, and creativity using AI (artificial intelligence)technology. She emphasized that AI can be used as a creative amplifier, but a greatfinished quilt still involves a lot or skilled work.Theresa has a book available: Digital Muse: Bringing AI into Your Creative PracticeFind her on Instagram: @theaiquilter Outreach:Big thanks to […]
February 2026 Meeting Minutes
For February’s meeting, guild members took a field trip to the Nancy M. Bruce Centerfor Design and Material Culture at UW Madison for curator-led tours of two amazingquilt exhibits. One exhibit was Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape. Theother exhibit was Find Your Quilt. Both exhibits were filled with wonderful quilts – fromantique to modern. There was something for everyone to enjoy, and members reallyenjoyed taking lots of photos having time to ask the […]
January 2026 Minutes
Guest Speaker: Irene Roderick Website: https://www.ireneroderick.com/Instagram: @hixsonirIrene presented a wonderful virtual trunk show, discussing her beginnings in art and transition to quilting which led her to develop her signature “dancing with the wall” methods. Irene showed us numerous photos of the quilts she has made, many of which can be divided into different series.Be sure to check out Irene’s website for a gallery if you missed the meeting. She also has two books available about […]
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 […]
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 […]
November Meeting Notes
Retreat Report: The Little Getaway Retreat had 20 participants over the weekend. Because the rental fee for The Violet Room (the retreat site) was only $180, the retreat raised $800 for the guild. It was very easy to rent the space. Dustin noted that anyone who wants to host a similar daytime retreat could work with the guild board to make plans; the host just needs to be on site at the retreat all day. […]
October 2023 Meeting Notes
Retreat The Mad Mod Quilt Guild is hosting ‘A Little Getaway’ retreat for members from Nov. 3-5 at The Violet Room in Mount Horeb. Each day of the retreat is separate to provide the greatest flexibility for guild members. Space is still available! You can reserve a spot here. Proposed bylaws change We discussed a proposed bylaws change to section 4.5.1: Elected officers may not serve more than one consecutive term in any one office. […]
Meeting Minutes – July 2023
Eileen reported that Project Linus is still looking for a new chapter coordinator. They also Members should be aware that dues will be raised slightly for next year to account for increased expenses or speakers, renting space, etc. Guild elections will happen in November. We need people who are willing to step up into officer roles! Review the officer position descriptions in the bylaws to find out what each officer does. Our meeting program was […]