Bow Tie Blocks For our first trimester, we will be taking quilt donations of all sizes for the Ronald McDonald House. As part of this trimester’s project, we will also be assembling group quilts made from blocks made by guild members. We have quilt block kits available for members – we will mail them out to you and then you will send them back once completed. Our block for this trimester’s project is a Bow Tie Block, which are based on a tutorial by Cluck Cluck Sew. Each kit is made up of two blocks – one with a solid…
-
-
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. In order to register as a guild member: 1. Complete the 2021 registration form. Both renewing members and new members need to complete the form. Our form changes slightly each year and we want to make sure we have the most up-to-date information from you. 2. Pay membership dues ($50, or $25 after July 1) online via Venmo (preferred) or…
-
We will be having our annual mini quilt swap at this year’s member holiday party on Sunday, December 6th. Sign ups will be open for this swap until Monday, October 19th, after which partner pairings will be made and then emailed out within the week. Mini quilts for this swap should follow these guidelines: Quilts are not holiday specific, unless your partner indicates on their form that they would like something holiday themed. Minis should be no larger than 24″ on any side. The quilt can be any type of shape. Must be quilted and bound by the maker. Should have…
-
We are excited to be hosting Tara Faughnan for a webinar titled “Color and Design” on Saturday, November 7th at 11:00 am. This webinar will be open to everyone. The webinar will be free for members and $10 for guests. Guest payment can be made electronically via Venmo and payment instructions will be provided after submitting the registration form. Tara Faughnan Lecture Registration About the lecture: Drawing on 20 years of experience in quilting and textile design, I will share some of my approaches to the creative process, and discuss the importance of value, proportion and color when designing a…
-
Our next meeting will be held on Sunday, October 11th at 11:00am on Zoom. Members will receive an email this week with a link to the meeting. Elections: Elections for our 2021 board will take place at our October meeting. Members will be able to vote on the slate that was nominated at our September meeting. Orange Challenge: Our October guild challenge is to use the color orange in a project. Your sewn item does not need to be finished to be entered into the challenge. Photo submissions can be sent in using the information in your meeting link email.…
-
The 2021 QuiltCon Community Outreach (formerly charity) Quilt has been planned and was announced at this past Sunday’s guild meeting. If you missed the initial post from the MQG, this year’s theme is curves. The chosen color palette is in blues and oranges and the following is the palette we have chosen to use for our quilt: We are asking members to make 9″ unfinished blocks (a little larger is ok as those can be trimmed down) that contain at least one curved element in the block. You can use any technique to make the block: pieced/template, improv, applique, ect.…
-
We’re excited to be hosting Jacquie Gering for a Zoom workshop on Saturday, October 10th from 1:00pm-4:00pm. Spaces are limited to 25 participants and are open for current San Diego MQG members. Cost of the workshop is $35 and payment instructions follow the registration form. We still have limited spaces available for members at this time. Follow the registration link below to sign up! Jacquie will be presenting a workshop on Improv Shape Studies. In this class students will learn the free piecing improvisational technique from Quilting Modern as well as strategies to create effective compositions. Students will learn and utilize several…
-
We have a lot of exciting things happening with the guild in the next few months, so read on to find out what we have planned! Elections: Elections for the 2021 guild board are coming up in October. We will be taking nominations at our September meeting that will be voted on in October. All of the current board members have termed out in their positions, so all of the board positions are currently open and available. If you are interested in being on the board or would just like to find out more about the board positions and what…
-
We have put together a fun guild challenge using black and white (and grey) fabrics. You also have the option to add in one color to your chosen black and white fabrics. Entries are due at the August guild Zoom meeting, which will be held on Sunday, August 9th. Your entry does not need to be quilted or finished in order to enter. All those that share their submissions will automatically be entered to win a prize. For more details about the challenge, check out the challenge handout.
-
We have arrived at the last week of the Stitching Together QAL and this week’s tutorial is all about bias binding! Sue’s instructions walk you through cutting and making the bias binding and then on how to attach it to your quilt. Check out the latest tutorial here: Missed out on the previous weeks? Follow the links to the previous blog posts to sew along with us! Stitching Together QAL Week 1 Stitching Together QAL Week 2 Stitching Together QAL Week 3 Stitching Together QAL Week 4 If you’re sewing along at home and want to share your progress on…