San Diego County Fair
We were well represented by many quilts in many different categories at this year’s San Diego Fair. Great job!
Activities
Here’s what’s coming up at guild! Is there a fun programming idea you’d like to see added to our calendar? Do you have a skill or talent you’d like to teach? Are you willing to share your quilting journey as part of the monthly Member Spotlight? Reach out to your Activities Director Hadley at the meetings or email the board at [email protected].
July
14 at QIAD: Meeting We’re kicking off the third quarter with a dues reduction and a ton of fresh programming!
14 at QIAD: Redwood Tote Workshop Part 2 This is the second part of Sue’s excellent bag workshop. If you have saved your spot, please come ready to sew!
28 at QIAD: Vinyl Repurpose and Bag Workshop Amanda will be leading us in a fun and creative day of sewing to repurpose vinyl from the fair.
Quarterly Challenge: Scraps and Salvage
This quarter is all about putting our scraps and other unusual materials to use! This is a great time to look at those UFOs you sorted and swapped at the April meeting, or take some time to play with your scraps and unconventional materials. Not sure where to start? In July we will be learning to work with vinyl to make bags and other fun items, and will have our much-beloved annual scrap swap after the August meeting.
August
10 at 11:30am, Visions Museum of Textile Art: “Latine Entretejida” Guided Tour Meet at Liberty Station 2825 Dewey Rd #100, San Diego for a fun museum tour field trip. Lulu is the point person for this excursion. After the tour, we will find lunch nearby. Tour takes about 45min-1hr. Please signup so we can have a close to accurate headcount via the link in the newsletter email. Museum tours are free.
11 at QIAD: Meeting and Quilt Labels Discussion We’ll be hearing from Susan Kephart, as well as the MQG about quilt label ideas and inspiration.
11 at QIAD: Scrap Swap One of our most fun and highly anticipated events of the year! After our August meeting it’s time for the annual scrap swap! Bring your treasures and get ready to be inspired for this quarter’s challenge!
25 at QIAD: Sew In
September
8 at QIAD: Meeting, Election Remember to bring your scrappy finishes and other unusual materials to participate in the quarterly challenge! Holy Macaroni! At this meeting we will be rolling out 2025 elections – how can YOU contribute to the guild in the coming year?
8 at QIAD: “What if?” Workshop with Sue Bouchard Part 1 Another info-packed Sue Bouchard workshop! Register via the link in the newsletter email. Full Information with supplies list will be sent via separate email.
22 at QIAD: Community Outreach Quilt Assembly Sew In It’s that time of year again — QuiltCon Guild Project assembly time! Jen C will be hosting this project-centered sew in, come prepared to participate and help pull together this year’s SDMQG contribution!
Block of the Month
We have completed our first BOM. Bring your quilt blocks, assembled top, or finished quilt to the
August Meeting. We will show off our work.
Charity/Outreach
Charity Coordinator – Kristyn Jansen [email protected]
Donation Update!
We made a donation to Ronald McDonald House in early July with all the quilts that were collected since the start of the year. We donated 34 quilts to them!! Many thanks to all who donated a quilt or helped complete a quilt – we couldn’t do this without you! If you missed this donation, we likely will be making another at the end of the year. If you can’t make a meeting to drop off your donation, for this or any of our other organizations, please contact our coordinator Kristyn to make other arrangements.
Second Trimester Focus (May-August)
Just In Time for Foster Youth – My First Home Project
Our 2nd trimester focus is for Just In Time for Foster Youth (JIT) and their My First Home Project. JIT is an organization in San Diego County that supports 18-26 year olds who have ever spent any time in the foster care system. They provide numerous services to these individuals to help them break the cycle of foster care, become self-sufficient, and to build a secure future.
We support their My First Home Project, which helps to provide all of the essential items that one needs for their first home. For this drive, we are accepting throw and bed sized quilts.
JIT Group Project: Rectangle Box Blocks
For this trimester’s group quilt, we will be making these rectangle box blocks. Each block needs two fabrics – one for the center and one for the outside ring. The palette for this group quilt is made up of berry/plum, navy, citron, cool greys, and pops of brighter blues. For this project, you can either make blocks using your own stash (encouraged!) or from limited kits that will be available at the July meeting.
Find the email sent out on June 4th subject: SDMQG – 2nd Trimester Charity Update for details on the rectangle box blocks. If you did not receive this email, please let Kristyn know so she can send that to you.
Meals on Wheels Potholder and Placemat 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.
2025 QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt
Our QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt is being coordinated this year by Jen Collins, with help from several other members. We will share more ways to get involved with this project at our upcoming meeting, but all block kits have already been handed out. You should have received an email on July 12th from the Charity account with information about this project. If you did not receive this email, please let Kristyn know so that the information can be forwarded to you.
Upcoming Trimester (September – December) – Moores Cancer Center
Looking ahead, we will be starting our drive for Moores Cancer Center at UCSD in September. For this drive, we will be accepting lap and throw size quilts for patients at the center. More information will be forthcoming, so look for an email from Kristyn about this project in September.
Need Supplies? Want to help finish a quilt?
If you’re ever in need of something to finish up a charity quilt, please let Kristyn know! There is batting and backing fabrics on hand, which are usually blenders so that they go with lots of types of quilts.
We also have several in progress projects that can use your help to move them towards a finished quilt. If you’re interested in quilting up a quilt, please let Kristyn know via email. Please make sure to send any requests you have with some time to get them cut and gathered. Any last minute requests before a meeting will not be completed in time. Thanks!
Special Charity Opportunity – Gently Hugged www.gentlyhugged.org
Our contact and point person for this charity is Shelly Hoffman, [email protected]. This effort
provides blankets and quilts for babies in need who have been nominated 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! We have donated almost 300 cat beds to date!
Business
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.
Instagram: sandiegomodernquiltguild
Facebook: San Diego Modern Quilt Guild- and for our private Members Only Facebook page please contact Lulu Smith at [email protected] to complete signup.
Questions? – please email board at [email protected]
Written By: Dori Conboy
Posted By: Kristyn Jansen
