From our Sunday, August 10th meeting:
We had two visitors this month, one from Kansas City, Missouri and one local. We welcome all who come to join us for our meetings!
Announcements
Worldly Quilting Activities
- QuiltCon Registration starts August 20
- El Camino Quilters’ “Sell My Stash” Tuesday, August 12 9:30am
- Garden of Quilts – Utah, September 10-13
- Road 2 California Registration starts August 18
- Eleanor Burns event Julian Women’s Club August 13, 10am -12pm
Elections
Nominations will be in September. If anyone is interested in running, please let Janine know.
Website Committee
Because we are using a free format, all changes are live. So if you see an error message, please come back and try again!
We need a mission statement for the website. Ideas for key words were brainstormed.
- Charity
- Education
- Friendship
- Inspiration
- Community
- Modern (quilting principles)
- Part of a global quilt guild
- Welcoming – No quilt police here!
- Open to all levels of quilters
Retreat
The contract is signed and deposit sent for 2026 retreat at Vina de Lestonnac Retreat Center. Four day, three day, and one day options will be available. The retreat is May 28-31, 2026.
Holiday Party
The holiday party is December 7. Janine will send out a form for those interested in participating in the gift exchange. The gifts can be handmade or bought. Cost should be around $25.
By a show of hands, most members are willing to pay for the lunch. Desserts will be potluck.
Charity Updates
Contact: Kristyn sdmqgcharity@gmail.com
Final month for Just In Time donations. Just in Time serves 18-26 year old transition age youth who are aging out of the foster care system by providing them with a variety of supports and programs so that they can become self-sufficient and thrive. We donate to their My First Home project. For this drive, we will be accepting throw and bed sized quilts (minimum 55” x 60”).
If you still have blocks for our group quilt that you need to return, please contact Kristyn to make arrangements for those to be turned in.
Meals on Wheels – We are collecting placemats and potholders. Donations will be made in November/December at the end of the year. Our donation will be split between the North and Metro Service Centers, as this is where we as a membership are primarily located.
Size: Placemats should be about 12″ x 18″ (Sizes on these can vary, so they can also be 13″ or 14″ x 19″ as well). Potholders should be around 9” square.
Next trimester’s focus is Moores Cancer Center. Look for an information email from Kristyn at the beginning of September.
Note – Please do not bring charity quilts for donation next month (September). We will resume in October.
Gently Hugged
Contact: Shelly Hoffman chas2454@aol.com
Gently Hugged provides blankets and quilts for babies in need via social workers and nurses. Maximum quilt dimensions are 40”x40”. No religious prints, sports prints, holidays, etc.
Activities – Hadley
Share Your Talents
Handwork Happy Hour coming soon – Shelly Hoffman to organize.
Scrap Swap today! Hadley shared how to make fabric tape using fabric scraps and Duck Carpet Tape.
Ask a Quilter Question
How do you store your scraps and how do you use them?
- Costco Fruit Containers
- Drawers
- By Artist
- Fabric Tape
- Save for specific quilt – have the sizes needed close at hand
- Use leftover fabric in a baby quilt – no left over scraps!
Upcoming Sew In: Sunday, August 24th 11:00-3:45 at Quilt in a Day
Next Meeting: Sunday, September 12th at 11:30am at Quilt in a Day
Sew & Tell – Once again, we saws many lovely quilts, bags, backpacks! There is so much talent in this guild!
Following the meeting, we had a huge scrap swap.
After that, Sue Bouchard shared the next six blocks in the Animal Quilt Sampler Sew Along – From A to Z..
Board Members
- President: Janine Fulkerson
- VP of Activities: Hadley Mendoza
- VP of Operations: Lulu Smith
- Secretary: Elizabeth O’Toole
- Treasurer: Suzanne Coyne
Questions? – please email board at sdmqgboard@gmail.com
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.
Follow us on:
Instagram: @sandiegomodernquiltguild
Facebook: San Diego Modern Quilt Guild- and for our private Members Only Facebook page, please contact Lulu Smith at SDMQGBoard@gmail.com to complete signup.
Website: sdmodernquiltguild.com
Written By: Elizabeth O’Toole
Posted By: Kristyn Jansen