Happy Spring! Janine welcomed everyone to the April 13th meeting. We had three visitors and one new member today. Announcements Retreat – There are still two rooms available – one double and one single. The deadline for registering is Tuesday, April 15. Sign up now if you are interested. A survey will be forthcoming regarding future retreats. As the cost of the retreat continues to increase, members will be asked for input on other options regarding the number of days, other retreat centers, and whether a retreat is still a viable choice. Other Wordly Activities – T-Shirt Sales – the…
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We had several visitors and new members on Sunday. Great to have so many of our members present at the meeting! Announcements Membership – Everyone needs to have paid dues by March 10, 2025 or be dropped from the Modern Quilt Guild roster. Our San Diego Modern Quilt Guild dues include the MQG dues. Make sure you’ve paid yours! Retreat – There are three spaces available for weekenders for the May 29 – June 1 retreat at Vina de Lestonnac retreat center in Temecula. There are also spaces for day sewists on Friday and Saturday. Contact the board at sdmqgboard@gmail.com…
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Happy New Year Everyone! 2025 San Diego Modern Quilt Guild Registration is now Open! Please renew by January 31st to get your registration processed timely. We have streamlined our process! Registration and payment can be completed via one link: SDMQG Registration Dues are $55 and cover January – December. We are excited to extend the offer of equity membership for those in need during the 2025 year. If joining the guild has become cost prohibitive, please reach out to the board at this email address. For those that are joining us mid year on/after July 1st, please use that option with the $30 payment. Using Zeffy…
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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 sdmqgboard@gmail.com. Dates to put on your calendars: Oct 13 – What If? Class by Sue Bouchard, part 2 Nov 10 – What If? Class by Sue Bouchard, part 3 Nov 15th – Mingei Museum tour, 11:30am, Balboa Park…
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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 sdmqgboard@gmail.com. July 14 at QIAD: Meeting We’re kicking off the third quarter with a dues…
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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…
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We covered a lot of things at our February meeting, so here’s what was discussed as well as a look ahead at upcoming events! Membership Registration Open Thank you to all those who have submitted their membership already! If you haven’t updated your membership please do so ASAP to ensure there is no lapse in your membership to The Modern Quilt Guild. While we are an independent group, we are part of the larger collective The Modern Quilt Guild (MQG). A portion of all dues we collect go to support the MQG which provides a resources library, challenges, QuiltCon Conferences,…
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Are you interested in joining the San Diego Modern Quilt Guild? We’d love to have you! Membership to the Modern Quilt Guild is included in your annual dues, which includes access to all the resources, webinars, and more on their website. Guild dues also go towards our various technology needs, guild programming, charity supplies, and more! Membership dues for this year will be $55 and can be paid via Venmo or by check either in person or by mail. Dues for anyone joining July 1st or later are $30. In order to be fully registered for the guild, please make…
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We had a wonderful September guild meeting, here’s what happened in case you missed it! It’s time for board elections once again and we had nominations for each of our board positions. As of the end of the September meeting, here’s what those nominations look like: If you’re interested in filling one of the open positions or have more questions about what those positions may entail, send the board an email at sdmqgboard@gmail.com. Holiday Party Sunday, December 3rd – more specific information coming soon via email to the membership. Partners for the exchange will be sent the week after the…
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Below is a summary of our August 2023 meeting, and of things to come. Reminder – Our meeting start time is now 11:30am. Guild Calendar/Coming Events Activities Calendar 2023 Meetings Sew-Ins Yearly Planned Activities September 10-Sep 24-Sep Board Election Nominations October 8-Oct 22-Oct Scrap Swap November 12-Nov 19-Nov December No Meeting No Sew-In Holiday Party Dec 3rd QuiltCon 2024 Feb 22-25, 2024, Raleigh NC Activities Elections Nominations for board positions are needed at our September meeting. Our president, Nancy Littlefield, will term out after two years, as well as our VP Activities, Janine Fulkerson. At a minimum, please be thinking…