Activities
San Diego County Fair
Entries are now open! You can enter your quilts or other projects at sdfair.com/home-made. Deadline to enter is April 30th at 8pm.
Quilt Show and Potluck
May 25th at Grace Episcopal Church in San Marcos
One of our most exciting events of the year is on! Mark your calendars and invite family and friends to gather, enjoy our quilts, and share in some snacks. Similar to our displays at the holiday party, we invite members to contribute a quilt to our own personal show. This evening is all about friendship and sharing our joy; all are welcome, there will be no jurying, and every participant will earn fun swag. (1020 Rose Ranch Rd, San Marcos, CA 92069)
SDMQG Retreat 2024
There are two spots still available for our annual retreat, which will take place from May 30 – June 2, 2024 at Vina de Lestonnac Retreat Center, Temecula. Retreat is so much fun, and a great way to get to know your fellow members better!
Quarterly Challenge: Natural Dyed and/or Organic Fabrics
In the second quarter we will be learning about and working with natural dyed fabrics and organic cottons. Let’s learn and make use of all of nature’s wonders.
Block of the Month
How’s your Block of the Month project going? There is still time to join us!
The pattern can be found here: https://bouldermqg.com/bom-2018/ Those who still want to participate may join in at any time! Just join us or contact Janine at [email protected].
Natural Dyeing with Market Finds
At our April 14th meeting, our member Amanda Whited gave a wonderful introductory presentation regarding fabric dyeing using items from nature – leaves, roots, bugs, flowers – it’s all out there for us to use. Amanda will also be providing a hands-on dyeing class on Friday May 31st at our annual retreat.
Charity 2024
2024 First Trimester Focus
Ronald McDonald House (January – April)
We’re wrapping up our first trimester focus on Ronald McDonald House. Ronald McDonald House provides a home away from home for families whose children are receiving treatment at local hospitals. We’re partnering with this organization to provide quilts which are part of their Welcome Baskets that each family receives when arriving. We welcome all sizes of quilts for this organization, as they support all ages of children.
If you have a quilt that you’d still like to donate, please contact our charity chair Kristyn at [email protected]. Also, all of the solid stripe blocks for our group quilts were due back in March – if you still have blocks that need to be returned, please contact Kristyn to make arrangements to get those to her.
Charity Sew In – April 28th
We will be having a charity sew in on Sunday, April 28th from 11:00am – 3:45pm during our usual 4th Sunday sew in time at Quilt in a Day. We will be working on finishing up some of the in progress past group quilts by sewing blocks, arranging, and sewing those blocks into quilt tops. Interested in joining in that day? Show up and be ready to help out! Feel free to bring your sewing machine and any other sewing tools you’d like with you. Irons and cutting mats are readily available for use at QIAD.
Meals on Wheels Potholders and Placemats Project
We’ve put together a mid-year special project for Meals on Wheels of San Diego County. We will be collecting finished potholders and placemats for them to distribute to the seniors that they serve. They have four service centers that serve each part of the county, so we’re hoping to distribute the items we receive to their North and Metro Service Centers. Everyone should have received an email from Kristyn with all of the details on this project, but if you haven’t received that, please send an email to [email protected]. The tentative end date for this is the September (or October) guild meeting.
Upcoming Trimester
Our second trimester focus for Just In Time for Foster Youth and their My First Home Project starts in May and will go through August. JIT supports those in San Diego County, ages 18-26, that have ever spent time in foster care. They provide various services to these individuals to help them break the cycle, become self-sufficient, and build a secure future. We will be accepting throw and bed sized quilts for this drive. Look for more information about this and our group quilt project in an upcoming second trimester email from Kristyn in May.
Special Charity Opportunity – Gently Hugged www.gentlyhugged.org
Our contact and point person for this charity is Shelly Hoffman, [email protected]. This effort is to provide blankets and quilts for babies in need via social workers and nurses. This organization hands out about 60 care packages a month. Dimensions maximum – 45” x 30” No religious prints, sports prints, holidays, etc.
Special Charity Opportunity – Cat Beds
Our contact and point person for this charity is Hadley Mendoza-Miklos. Save your fabric scraps, batting, threads, and use all that debris as stuffing for much appreciated (by the cats) cat beds. Give our landfills a break, as well as the cats.
Guild Event/Calendar 2024
April
14 at QIAD: Meeting and Natural Dye Lecture Our very own Amanda Whited will kick off the second quarter with a natural dye talk. This is a meeting you don’t want to miss!
14 at QIAD: UFO Swap and Sew In Bring your unwanted partial projects for our annual swap, taking place after the April meeting.
14 at QIAD: BOM Breakout Session After the meeting, those participating in the Block of the Month sewalong will meet to discuss layout options.
28 from 11-3:45 at QIAD: Charity Sew In April’s Sew In will focus on working through some of the charity stash! Bring your sewing machine and tools, and come ready to jump in on midstream projects by making additional blocks, trimming blocks, and piecing quilt tops.
28 at QIAD: Quilt Show Drop Off Janine will be at QIAD to pick up your quilts for the May 25 show. If you can’t drop off your quilt that day, no worries! Please reach out to Hadley to make other arrangements.
May
12 at QIAD: Mother’s Day Sew In Rather than a formal meeting, those who wish to sew will gather at Quilt in a Day for an informal sew-in and baked goods potluck.
25 from 6-8pm, QUILT SHOW and Potluck at Grace Episcopal Church in San Marcos One of our most exciting events of the year is on! Mark your calendars and invite family and friends to gather, enjoy our quilts, and share in some snacks. Similar to our displays at the holiday party, we invite members to contribute a quilt to our own personal show. This evening is all about friendship and sharing our joy; all are welcome, there will be no jurying, and every participant will earn fun swag. (1020 Rose Ranch Rd, San Marcos, CA 92069)
26 at QIAD: Sew In
RETREAT! May 30 to June 2! Contact the board ASAP if you still need to secure your spot!
June
9 at QIAD: Meeting We look forward to gathering again after all the exciting events in May! Remember to bring your natural dye and organic cotton creations to participate in the quarterly challenge prize drawing.
9 at QIAD: Redwood Tote Workshop Part 1 Our very own Sue Bouchard will be offering a Redwood Tote Workshop! The first of this two-part series will take place after the meeting. Watch your email for a signup link to secure your spot. This is an in-person workshop and will likely not be streamed.
23 at QIAD: Sew In
Board Members
President: Janine Fulkerson
Secretary: Dori Conboy
Treasurer: Candy Flory Barnes
VP Operations: Lulu Smith
VP Activities: Hadley Mendoza-Miklos
Membership Cards Every member of our local guild is also a member of the Modern Quilt Guild. You should be receiving emails from them regarding Quiltcon and other guild information. If you log into your MQG account you will be able to download and print your MQG Membership Card. This card can be shown at Quilt in a Day for a discount on purchases and at other quilting venues. Any discount is at the discretion of the store.
Questions? – please email board at [email protected]
Written By: Dori Conboy
Posted By: Kristyn Jansen
