• Charity

    Charity: Bow Tie Blocks and Potholder Challenge

    January 16, 2021 - By 

    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…

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    QuiltCon 2021 Group Quilt

    August 14, 2020 - By 

    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.…

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    Just In Time (JIT) Group Charity Blocks – Improv Triangles

    June 4, 2020 - By 

    Our charity program year is broken up into trimester projects and as we’re currently into the second trimester of the year, it’s time to present our JIT My First Home group project. We typically provide fabric and kits for members to take, sew up, and return to our Charity Coordinator Kristyn, but seeing as we’re all sewing at home for the time being, we’re asking for this group project that you use fabric from your stash for these blocks. If you are in need of fabric in this color palette, please email Kristyn at sdmqgcharity@gmail.com to make arrangements. A little…

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    SDMQG Swag!!

    July 15, 2019 - By 

    T-shirts, tanks, hoodies are still on sale until July 20 at midnight! Don’t miss out! Please note that they’re serious about “slim fit” with the women’s slim fit tee. The Unisex is true to size, but some helpful folks have suggested that you order a size (or two) up in the slim fit tee. https://www.bonfire.com/stitch-please-1/

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    SDMQG T-shirt fundraiser

    June 11, 2019 - By 

    Great news! The Stitch, please. T-shirt design has been revamped, and sales are now live! You only have until June 26th to order. Delivery is supposed to start July 7, so hopefully, you’ll get yours before our next meeting! https://www.bonfire.com/stitch-please-1/

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    Quilt Donations for Wildfire Relief Efforts

    November 21, 2018 - By 

    In response to the wildfires occurring in California, several organizations are collecting quilts to be given to those effected by the wildfires. Eternity Quilt Events is collecting quilts to be donated to those impacted by the Camp Fire in Northern California. Sewing Arts Center in Santa Monica is also collecting quilts that will be donated to those impacted by the Camp Fire as well as those impacted in Southern California by the Woolsey Fire. We will be collecting quilt donations at this Sunday’s (11/25) sew-in at Quilt in a Day, as well as at our holiday party on 12/2 that…