Category: Meeting Notes

We had a very well-attended meeting on February 12th. If you weren’t able to join
us or just need a reminder of all that was covered, here you go!

Membership Renewals!
Approximately 100 people have registered for the 2023 guild year. If you haven’t
completed registration yet, please do so AS SOON AS POSSIBLE as our chapter’s
2023 membership roster is due to the MQG in March. Be sure you return both your
payment of $50 and your registration form so that we can complete your
membership renewal properly with the MQG. Please also take a few minutes and
provide us with your feedback so that the board can help make this guild the best it
can be!

Activities

Holiday Party – new venue needed

We are in need of a new venue for our December party. If you know of a possible
location or have an idea, please let the board know as we want to secure something
sooner than later. Thank you!

Scrappy Quilts – February meeting

Hadley Mendoza Miklos held a special breakout session after our February meeting
about turning almost any pattern into a ‘scrappy’ quilt. It was so informative!

Survey results!

Janine presented survey results from an input of approximately 70 members.

1. Majority voted to continue with catering for our holiday party (as opposed to
   potluck). The Guild will try to fully support the catering if financially feasible.
2. Quarterly challenge or BOM? The results are basically 50-50!
   a. Quarterly challenge due April – use scraps to create a 12-1⁄2 finished
   block (or several blocks if desired). Any pattern, any color, any design.
   These can be put into a quilt, made into a pillow cover – whatever!
   b. BOM – those wishing to participate in BOM can meet up after the
   March meeting OR wait until Janine is back for the April meeting.

Monthly Member Spotlight

We are still seeking volunteers for 2023. Currently we have presenters for March
and April, but other months are still open. We can accommodate all types of
presentations and you are always welcome to share the spotlight with a friend!
Please talk to Janine or email the board if you are interested in signing up for any
spots this year!

March UFO Swap

Bring those unfinished or unwanted works in process to our March meeting. We will
have a UFO swap after the meeting.

Charity

Ronald McDonald House (January – April)
Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego provides a “home-away-from-home”
for families with children being treated for serious, often life-threatening conditions
at local hospitals. We will be supporting them by donating quilts for their Welcome
Bags that every family receives as well as donating quilts for other needs as they
arise at the House. We will be accepting all sizes of quilts for this trimester’s
project.

Group Quilt: Black and White/Solid Plus

For our group quilts this trimester, we will be making these nine patch blocks using
solids and black and white prints. If you’d like to participate, you will have the
option of making blocks from your stash or to pick up a kit at a meeting (or mailed
to you upon request). Block kits or those sewn from your stash are due back by the
March guild meeting.

Blocks are made up of:
4 – 3.5” solid squares (all the same color)
5 – 3.5” B/W squares (all same ground color, as shown in the photo)
Sew with 1⁄4” seam allowance, blocks should be 9.5” unfinished
Arrange squares in a nine patch with the solids in the corners and the B/W prints in
the center plus. Sew and press as desired.

Tops available for quilting

The guild has a backlog of donated tops that are in need of quilters to turn them
into finished quilts. Again, quilting does not need to be fancy and this is a great way
to practice free motion quilting or getting used to a new long arm. Quilt tops of all
sizes are available and we can provide batting, backing fabric, and/or binding fabric
upon request. If you would like to help, please email the sdmqgcharity gmail or talk
to Kristyn at a meeting.

Special Charity opportunity – Gently Hugged

www.gentlyhugged.org
Our contact and point person for this charity is Shelly Hoffman, chas2454@aol.com
This effort is providing blankets and quilts for babies in need 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.
Again, please work this through Shelly Hoffman directly, and not through Kristyn.

Upcoming Guild Events

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 12th at 12:00 pm at Quilt in a Day (with Zoom
viewing option). Stay after the meeting for UFO swap and sew-in time.

Next Sew-In: Sunday, March 26th at Quilt in a Day – 11am-4pm

Please Note: There will not be meetings in April (due to the Easter holiday/QIAD being closed) and May (Come for the Mother’s Day sew-in)

Questions? – please email board at sdmqgboard@gmail.com

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Written By: Dori Conboy

Posted By: Kristyn Jansen

Our August meeting was held on Sunday, August 14th. It may have been our longest meeting to-date! If you weren’t able to make it, here’s what we covered:

Elections!!

We spent a good bit of time at the beginning of the meeting discussing the coming elections. We have three board members who are terming out and their positions (VP of Operations, Treasurer and Secretary) will need to be filled for 2023. However, all board positions are available if someone is interested in any of the positions. Our two returning board members (President and VP of Activities) are willing to either continue their positions or shift if there is a desire by other members to fill their current positions.

We need your help to keep the guild active and move it forward with new ideas. Serving on the board is a lot of fun and doesn’t have to take a lot of time. If you are interested in ANY of the positions, have any questions or would like to discuss your possible involvement in the 2023 board, please reach out to any of our board members directly or email the sdmqgboard gmail.

Here are some dates to remember:

• September: Taking nominations
• October: Election (actual voting) 
• November: Soft transition/training period 
• December: Holiday Party (no meeting)

Activities

3rd Quarter Challenge: Summer!

Our current challenge is to make something inspired by summer. You can make anything you would like from a mini quilt to a bag. Show off your creation and inspiration at the September meeting for a chance to win prizes!

Bomber Jacket class with Sandra Chandler: September 25th from 11:30-3:30 AND October 2nd from 12:00-2:00 at Quilt in a Day

Details have been emailed to members. The cost is $60 for members and will include your zipper and collar/cuff ribbing. Pattern will need to be purchased separately. Register here today! 

Social Justice Sewing Academy with Sara Trail: at our September meeting (Sept 11th) at Quilt in a Day

We are excited to be hosting Sara Trail for a trunk show about the Social Justice Sewing Academy. Please visit the SJSA’s website for information about their project as well as how you can get involved!

Monthly Member Spotlight

Treasurer and Charity Coordinator, Kristyn Jansen shared with us her life as a maker and how she became a quilter. We have all seen a lot of the work Kristyn has done as part of the guild’s charity program, but it was such a treat to see more of her personal work!

Next month, we will be featuring Meli Mathis and we are currently scheduling members for presentations in 2023.

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Charity

Cat Beds!

We had a mountain of completed cat beds at the meeting! Keep them coming and your fiber trash out of the landfill! We have donated fabric available to make the outside of the beds if you would like some. When you are done, turn them in to Hadley for donation.

Current Charity Drive

We wound up our second trimester drive of 2022 (May – August) supporting the Just in Time for Foster Youth’s My First Home Program. This program assists young adults who are aging out of the foster care system and establishing their first apartments. We are asking for throw quilts and bed quilts to donate to the program. If you still have a quilt you would like to donate to JIT, we will continue to accept them throughout the year. 

Next Charity Drive

For the last trimester of the year, we will be supporting Moore’s Cancer Center with donations of lap quilts. More information will be provided next month. 

Holiday Basket Program Change

We announced at the meeting that the Community Resource Center’s Holiday Basket program will not be accepting quilts this year. They are switching to a gift card system so families can buy the items they need directly from retailers. They are however welcoming donations of lap quilts to their senior holiday bags program.

If you have a quilt you were saving for the Holiday Baskets drive, we are happy to accept them for one of the other organizations we support.

QuiltCon Community Outreach Challenge Project: Color Shift

Quilt block packets were handed out for our contribution to the 2023 Quiltcon Community Outreach Challenge. We would love for as many members as possible to participate in this group collaboration. If you weren’t able to pick up a kit already, please contact Kristyn at the sdmqgcharity gmail to make arrangements – we still have kits available for members to sew up to contribute to this project.

Keep tagging your charity makes (in-progress or finished objects) with #sdmqgcharity on Instagram so everyone can see your contribution!

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Sew and Tell

August’s Sew and Tell was a great one! Some spectacular examples of modern quilting include: 

Shelly’s Anna Maria Horner Heart quilt made with Tula Pink Scraps: 

Angela’s scrappy boat quilt: 

And Dori’s “Black and White” double wedding ring quilt:

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Coming Guild Events

Finally, here are some dates and events to remember:

Next Sew-In: Sunday, August 28th at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day with bonus time for Bomber Jacket planning (see class registration email for details)

Next Meeting: Sunday, September 11th at 12:00 pm at Quilt in a Day (with Zoom viewing option) with special guest Sara Trail of the Social Justice Sewing Academy. 

NO SEPTEMBER SEW-IN! 

Bomber Jacket class with Sandra Chandler: September 25th from 11:30-3:30 AND October 2nd from 12:00-2:00 at Quilt in a Day

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Written By: Jen Collins

Posted By: Kristyn Jansen

Our July meeting took place on Sunday, July 10th. We kept the business meeting short and sweet so we had plenty of time for our Member Spotlight presentation and the Rummage Sale! If you couldn’t join us, here’s what we covered:

Activities

3rd Quarter Challenge: Summer!

Our current challenge is to make something inspired by summer. You can make anything you would like from a mini quilt to a bag. Show off your creation and inspiration at the September meeting.

Save the Day – Laura Hartrich August 13th at 11 on Zoom

We will be hosting a Zoom lecture by Laura Hartrich on quilt labels and documenting your quilt’s journey. This lecture will be free to all members and $10 to guests. We will send a registration email as we get closer to the date.

Workshops in the Works

We wanted to provide the update that we have some workshop and lecture opportunities in the works and very nearly finalized. As soon as the contracts have been signed and all of the details ironed out we will be spilling the beans. 

Rummage Sale!

We had a great turnout for the rummage sale. There were so many amazing deals to be had and some members left a little lighter and some left a little heavier! 

Monthly Member Spotlight

Sheri Knox shared with us her creative journey that led her to the San Diego Modern Quilt Guild. As an active maker, it was wonderful to see her progression into quilting and her discovery of modern quilting. And now we are all a little inspired to look into the annual Tiki Oasis!

Charity

Cat Beds!

We started off strong with several donations of completed cat beds. Keep them coming and your fiber trash out of the landfill! We have donated fabric available to make the outside of the beds if you would like some. When you are done, turn them in to Hadley for donation.

Current Charity Drive

For our second trimester of 2022 (May – August), we are supporting the Just in Time for Foster Youth’s My First Home Program assisting young adults who are aging out of the foster care system and establishing their first apartments. We are asking for throw quilts and bed quilts to donate to the program. 

The disappearing nine-patch group quilt kits are due back to Kristyn by the August meeting. Note: all of the block kits for this project have been claimed.

Year-long Special Project: Women’s Resource Center

We have now received 17 completed quilts towards our special year-long quilt drive to support the Women’s Resource Center’s emergency shelter. Everyone is doing amazing work and we are so proud of our members and their commitment and drive to reach our goal of 33 (or more!) twin-sized bed quilts.

The WRC rail fence group project is also off to a good start. All of the kits have been handed out, so we are now looking for members to use their scraps or stash to help finish up the blocks needed for the quilt top. As a reminder, we are asking for blocks that are at least 11” square sewn with strips of one color. Each block should be one of the WRC colors (i.e. it should read as one color). If you have a lot of navy, make a navy block. Lots of light blue? Make a light blue block. Use what you have! Blocks are due back to Jen by the August meeting. Here is an example of four scrap blocks:

The Women’s Resource Center helps to serve women and children who have been victims of domestic abuse and/or sexual assault. Our goal is to provide quilts for all of the 33+ beds in the shelter. We are asking for twin sized or large throw quilts in the color scheme below so that they will coordinate at the facility. The deadline for finished quilts is the November meeting. Details of the project have been emailed out to members and can be read in this blog post. 

QuiltCon Community Outreach Challenge Project: Color Shift

Our charity coordinator, Kristyn, gave us an update on the plan for our contribution to the 2023 Quiltcon Community Outreach Challenge that resulted from last month’s planning meeting. It’s a good one! We decided to go with the teal to lime green color range. More details will be forthcoming but as usual we will be asking for as many people to contribute toward this quilt as possible. There will be opportunities available for all skill levels and time commitments, so there should be something for everyone who wants to help. You can read more about this year’s theme of “Color Shift” and see the available color palettes here. 

Keep tagging your charity makes (in-progress or finished objects) with #sdmqgcharity on Instagram so everyone can see your contribution!

Sew and Tell

July’s Sew and Tell ran the gamut of styles and colors, including: 

Suzanne’s stunning temperature quilt: 

Meli M’s never-again puff quilt: 

And Judy L’s slashed sampler:

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Coming Guild Events

Finally, here are some dates and events to remember:

Next Sew-In: Sunday, July 24th at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day.

Laura Hartrich Zoom Lecture: August 13th at 11:00 AM on Zoom

Next Meeting: Sunday, August 14th at 12:00 pm at Quilt in a Day. 

We will continue to offer a Zoom viewing option for the foreseeable future as an option for those who can’t make it to our in-person meetings. Watch for each meeting’s Zoom link in our monthly newsletter emails.

August Sew-In: Sunday, August 28th at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day.

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Written By: Jen Collins

Posted By: Kristyn Jansen

We held our June meeting on Sunday, June 12th. June meetings are always full of information and sew and tell because we are catching up on two months of activities and projects. A lot was covered, so if you missed the meeting a brief overview is below! 

Membership

Half off for the rest of the year!

Beginning in July dues are only $25 for the rest of the calendar year. If you have put off joining or were on the fence, now’s a great time to get in on the fun for a reduced rate. Our membership registration link and information on how to submit your dues payment can be found here. 

Equity Membership

If you or someone you know would love to be involved in the guild but have been unable to make the commitment to the dues payment, please contact us at the sdmqgboard gmail. We are starting an equity membership program. We do not want the dues payment to be a barrier to joining the guild and participating fully. More information will also be provided in the July newsletter. 

Activities

2nd Quarter Challenge: Bag Swap

We had a great turnout for the Bag Swap. All of the bags made and exchanged were lovely and it was so much fun to see everyone’s work.

3rd Quarter Challenge: Summer!

Our current challenge is to make something inspired by summer. You can make anything you would like from a mini quilt to a bag. Show off your creation and inspiration at the September meeting.

Retreat

We held our summer retreat at the Vina de Lestonnac Retreat Center at the beginning of June. It was a FABULOUS time. Many members showed off their projects during sew and tell. If retreat intrigues you but you haven’t been before, plan ahead for next year! Our weekend is (in general) the first weekend of June. Many thanks to members, Jill and Sue for all of their hard work in planning this year’s retreat!

Rummage Sale in July!

Our annual rummage sale will take place after the July meeting on July 10th. We invite members to bring anything quilting or sewing related to sell. These are member to member transactions. So prepare for the sale like you would for hosting your own garage sale: price and organize your own items and be able to make change. There’s always LOADS of great treasures at the rummage sale so bring your dollars!

Save the Day – Laura Hartrich August 13th at 11 on Zoom

We will be hosting a Zoom lecture by Laura Hartrich on quilt labels and documenting your quilt’s journey. This lecture will be free to all members and $10 to guests. We will send a registration email as we get closer to the date.

Monthly Member Spotlight

Jenny Day shared with us her amazing sampler quilts and her all time favorite quilt pattern the Sparkling Cider Quilt from All Washed Up Quits. (This pattern does not seem to be readily available, so do some google searching for a copy from an independent seller!)

Janine is taking names of interested members to start scheduling presentations for next year. Whether you are a new quilter or an experienced quilter, we all have our story to tell and we want to get to know YOU better! All presentation styles can be accommodated, from free form with show and tell to a powerpoint presentation with pictures and anywhere in between. Please email Janine at the sdmqgboard gmail to sign up!

Charity

Cat Beds!

Hadley walked us through a super simple way to turn fabric scraps and trash into cat beds to be used at local area cat rescues. Keep your trash out of the landfills AND help out a little kitty, what’s more to love? All you need is a half yard-ish of fabric, leftover batting and your sewing trash. Use what you have – stuff you aren’t in love with, decor weight, or your non-quilt shop cotton. We recommend sewing up a pillow shell and then adding your scraps until it’s time to sew up and turn in! We will also have some charity fabric available to anyone who wants to use it. 

Want to join in the fun? Follow these easy steps:

1. Layer batting to the wrong side of your half yard-ish of fabric (remember this doesn’t have to be an exact size).
2. Fold right sides together and sew all around leaving a few inches open at the end for turning and stuffing
3. Turn
4. Stuff
5. When full but not over stuffed, fold over the seam and sew closed. It doesn’t have to be fancy. The kitties won’t care.
6. Turn into Hadley for distribution!

Ronald McDonald Charity Drive Wrap-up

We were able to donate 45 quilts to the Ronald McDonald House as part of the first trimester’s charity drive. We are still taking quilts for this effort, so you can turn them into Kristyn at any time.

Current Charity Drive

For our second trimester of 2022 (May – August), we are supporting the Just in Time for Foster Youth’s My First Home Program assisting young adults who are aging out of the foster care system and establishing their first apartments. We are asking for throw quilts and bed quilts to donate to the program. Kristyn also showed off the finished group quilts from last year.

Kristyn designed and put together a new group quilt for this effort and block kits for these easy disappearing nine-patch blocks are currently available, due back in August. If you’re interested in sewing up a block kit or two, they can be picked up at the July meeting or other arrangements can be made by emailing the sdmqgcharity gmail account.

3rd Trimester Charity Drive Update

For the last trimester of 2022 (September – December), we will be supporting a San Diego-based chemo center at the Moore’s Cancer Center. More details will be provided as we get closer to September, but we will be asking for lap and throw-sized quilts for easy use during chemo treatment. 

Year-long Special Project: Women’s Resource Center

Our special year-long quilt drive to support the Women’s Resource Center’s emergency shelter is doing great! More than 10 quilts have already been turned in with many more near finish. One of the guild groups was able to share their finished quilt at the meeting, too.

Secretary, Jen C. also organized a group quilt project to support the Women’s Resource Center. This is a perfect opportunity for anyone who doesn’t have the bandwidth for a larger project or just wants another opportunity to contribute. We are making a rail fence quilt and are asking for scrap blocks 11” or larger made of strips. Each block should be one of the WRC colors (i.e. it should read as one color). All block kits have been handed out but please feel free to use your own scraps! Blocks are due back by the August meeting. Here is an example of four scrap blocks:

WRC quilts were also the theme at this year’s retreat. Look at all of these fabulous projects!

As a reminder, The Women’s Resource Center helps to serve women and children who have been victims of domestic abuse and/or sexual assault. Our goal is to provide quilts for all of the 33+ beds in the shelter. We are asking for twin sized or large throw quilts in the color scheme below so that they will coordinate at the facility. Details of the project have been emailed out to members and can be read in this blog post. 

QuiltCon Community Outreach Challenge Project: Color Shift

Several members met after the meeting to brainstorm ideas of our contribution to the 2023 Quiltcon Community Outreach Challenge. You can read more about this year’s theme of “Color Shift” and see the available color palettes here. The meeting was very productive and we left with a firm idea. More details will be forthcoming but as usual we will be asking for as many people to contribute toward this quilt as possible. We fully embrace the collaborative nature of this project and welcome (and value!) your involvement.

Keep tagging your charity makes (in-progress or finished objects) with #sdmqgcharity on Instagram so everyone can see your contribution!

Sew and Tell

June’s Sew and Tell was FULL of projects and inspiration. As usual, most of the shared projects were posted on instagram and some highlights are featured here:

Amanda W. showed off her Women’s Resource Center project that she worked on and completed entirely at this year’s retreat. Her quilt won best in show for the charity category! 

Carol R. shared her beautiful gradient paper birds. Such a scrappy masterpiece! 

And Kristyn shared her completed Women’s Resource Center quilt top made with contributions from her quilting bee.

Coming Guild Events

Finally, here are some dates and events to remember:

Next Meeting and Rummage Sale: Sunday, July 10th at 12:00 pm at Quilt in a Day. 

We will continue to offer a Zoom viewing option for the foreseeable future as an option for those who can’t make it to our in-person meetings. Watch for each meeting’s Zoom link in our monthly newsletter emails.

Next Sew-In: Sunday, July 24th at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day.

Laura Hartrich Zoom Lecture: August 13th at 11:00 AM on Zoom 

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Written By: Jen Collins

Posted By: Kristyn Jansen

Our April meeting was held on Sunday, April 10th. If you weren’t able to make it, check out what we covered below. 

Special Guest from the San Diego County Fair

Home Made coordinator, Elena

Elena stopped by and provided some detailed information about opportunities at the San Diego County Fair this year to not only exhibit your work, but also judging, volunteer and job opportunities as well. The Home Made exhibit has been renamed and will be relocated to a slightly different area of the fair. Entries of quilts (or other hand made items) are open to any California resident and due by May 9th. All entrants get a ticket and special invitation to the Open House event on June 8th. Any questions can be emailed to sdfairhomemade at gmail dot com. Entry information can be found here and the entry form is here.

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Activities

UFO Swap!

We held our annual UFO (UnFinished Object) swap after the April meeting. There was some great stuff exchanged and we are looking forward to seeing any finished projects. Be sure to bring them back to share at a future meeting and/or use the hashtag: #sdmqgorphanlove to share with everyone what you did!

2nd Quarter Challenge: Bag Swap

Our current challenge is a bag swap! Make any bag of your choice (big, small, zippered, handled) and bring it in for a blind swap at our June meeting. If you make one, you will bring one home! 

Our President, Nancy will also be leading anyone who is interested through a simple zippered pouch during our regular May sew-in on May 22nd. We will have available zippers and interfacing and we will be sewing up the Noodlehead Open Wide Zippered pouch. A free pattern in three sizes you can access here. 

Monthly Member Spotlight

Janine is looking for a few more of our members to feature at future meetings throughout the year. Whether you are a new quilter or an experienced quilter, we all have our story to tell and we want to get to know YOU better! All presentation styles can be accommodated- from free form with show and tell to a powerpoint presentation with pictures and anywhere in between. Please email Janine at the sdmqgboard gmail to sign up!

Retreat

Registration for our summer retreat at the Vina de Lestonnac Retreat Center has concluded and all participants have been notified for initial payments. Final payments for weekend retreaters are due no later than May 14th. There are also a couple more day spots available for Friday or Saturday. If you are interested, please email the sdmqgboard gmail to find out what is available. First come, first serve, so do not delay! 

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Charity

Outdoor Charity Day!

Similar to events we held last year, we will be meeting at Carrie’s house in Carlsbad on Saturday, May 14th from 10-11am for a special charity day. This is a great time to drop off your completed donations, pick up supplies or grab a quilt kit to finish. And if you have a charity project you offered to complete for the guild, this is your motivation to get it done and turn it in! Address of the meet-up will be emailed closer to the day. 

If you or your group anticipate needing supplies to complete your WRC project or any other charity project, please let Kristyn know ASAP so that she can order any needed supplies in time for the Charity Day in May. Requests cannot be guaranteed for pickup for the Charity Day at this point, but all efforts will be made.

Year-long Special Project: Women’s Resource Center

Our special year-long quilt drive to support the Women’s Resource Center’s emergency shelter is doing great! There are several guild groups working on quilt projects as well as many friend groups. Thank you to everyone who is helping in this effort! We have officially received 7 quilts towards our donation and have seen several others in progress.

As a reminder, The Women’s Resource Center helps to serve women and children who have been victims of domestic abuse and/or sexual assault. Our goal is to provide quilts for all of the 33+ beds in the shelter. We are asking for twin sized or large throw quilts in the color scheme below so that they will coordinate at the facility. Details of the project have been emailed out to members and can be read in this blog post. 

Potholders?

Still have a hankering to sew up some potholders? We have more insulbright as a result of a donation, so let Kristyn know if you would like some. You can access the tutorial Sue put together here. Potholder donations will be held and submitted as part of the end of the year Community Resource Center’s Holiday Baskets program. 

Opportunity Quilt

Kristyn shared the guild’s completed Quiltcon Community Outreach Challenge Quilt. Thanks again to all who contributed to our firework spectacular of a quilt. We will be using this quilt to raise money as a summer opportunity quilt. More details to come! 

Current Charity Drive

Our first trimester of 2022 (January – April) supporting the Ronald McDonald House is wrapping up! There are still a few group quilt blocks out there, so please return them to Kristyn ASAP! If you weren’t able to sew them up, no worries! But please send them back so we can start to finish up the group tops. Please also let Kristyn know if you are interested in helping finish up one of these group quilts. You can contact her by emailing the SDMQGcharity gmail.

Coming Charity Drive

For our second trimester of 2022 (May – August), we will be supporting the Just in Time for Foster Youth’s My First Home Program assisting young adults who are aging out of the foster care system and establishing their first apartments. We will be providing throw quilts and bed quilts to the program. 

Ideas for End of the Year Charity Drive

For the last trimester of 2022 (September – December), we have been supporting the Riverside Chemo Lounge. While our contact is willing to still drive them out to the Chemo Lounge, she has recently moved so we are looking into opportunities to support a San Diego-based chemo center. If you have any suggestions or idea of a center who might be interested in receiving our donations, please let Kristyn know so she can contact them! 

Finally, have a quilt that doesn’t fit with this trimester’s drive? No worries! All of your beautiful and generous guilt donations are always welcome. Any charity questions or requests for supplies can be sent to Kristyn at sdmqgcharity@gmail.com

And keep tagging your charity makes (in-progress or finished objects) with #sdmqgcharity on Instagram so everyone can see your contribution!

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Sew and Tell

Our members showed off a lovely assortment of quilts which included the following…

Michelle F. wowed everyone with her lovely Tula Pink Color Outside the Lines quilt by Kelli Fannin:

Linda P. shared her amazing modern rendition of her Dear Jane quilt made with only one Kaffe Fassett print! 

And Amanda W. shared her “all scraps and guild stuff” quilt!

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Coming Guild Events

Finally, here are some dates and events to remember because there are lots of activities before our next regular meeting in June:

Next Sew-In: Sunday, April 24th at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day.

Special Mother’s Day Sew-In: Sunday, May 8th at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day. (No meeting)

Charity Day: Saturday, May 14th from 10:00 to 11:00 am at Carrie’s house in Carlsbad.

May Sew-In with bonus bag sewing tutorial: Sunday, May 22nd at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day

Retreat: June 2-5th

Next Meeting and bag swap: Sunday, June 12th at 12:00 pm at Quilt in a Day. 

We will continue to offer a Zoom viewing option for the foreseeable future as an option for those who can’t make it to our in-person meetings. Watch for each meeting’s Zoom link in our monthly newsletter emails. 

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Written By: Jen Collins

Posted By: Kristyn Jansen

Our first in-person meeting of 2022 was held on Sunday, February 13th. If you weren’t able to make it, here’s what you missed! 

We will continue to offer a Zoom viewing option for the foreseeable future as an option for those who can’t make it to our in-person meetings. Watch for each meeting’s Zoom link in our monthly newsletter emails. 

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2022 Membership

Our 2022 registration drive is wrapping up. If you are planning to renew your San Diego Modern Quilt Guild membership, please complete the registration form and pay your dues as soon as possible by clicking here. 

Dues will continue to be $50 for the year. Those dues go in-part to the Modern Quilt Guild and get you access to all of the membership resources including discounted admission to QuiltCon classes and lectures as well as webinars, patterns and other quilting resources. The other portion of your dues remain with us. We use those funds to pay for programming, activities, raffle prizes, charity supplies and more! 

Hadley also took a few minutes to discuss the difference between the Modern Quilt Guild and the San Diego Modern Quilt Guild and the most efficient way to get your questions answered. You are always welcome to send your questions to us, but questions about QuiltCon or your MQG account may be answered more quickly by reaching out directly to the MQG.

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Activities

1st Quarter Challenge: Increased Learning

Our first quarter challenge is going strong! As a reminder, between now and March, challenge yourself to learn or try something new. It can be anything that adds to your quilting journey that you can share with the group: 

• Something you learned in class
• New color patterns
• Read an article or view an instructional video
• Challenge yourself to try something you have been avoiding 

Whether you find something on your own or while at Quiltcon, bring your new found knowledge/project and share it in March. Participants are eligible for prizes.

Monthly Member Spotlight

We would like to feature YOU at a future meeting! Whether you are a new quilter or an experienced quilter, we all have our story to tell. Share your quilting journey so we can get to know you better. Anyone who indicated they were willing to participate should have received an email from Janine asking for their availability so that she can start to fill out the schedule for the rest of the year. All presentation styles can be accommodated- from free form with show and tell to a powerpoint presentation with pictures and anywhere in between. 

Our February Member Spotlight was Janine, our new Vice President of Activities! Janine shared her creative history and some of her amazing art pieces made using a technique called Stitching Painted Fabric, including:

Retreat

Planning has started for our summer retreat at the Vina de Lestonnac Retreat Center. Our retreat weekend will be held June 2-5, 2022. This year in addition to full weekend retreaters, we will be able to offer day retreat spots on both Friday and Saturday. Members are welcome to register for one or both day spots. Registration will happen in March and will be open for a week. When registration closes, spots will be filled on a lottery basis. Details will be emailed to members at the beginning of March. We will ask for a $100 deposit from weekend retreaters once spots have been confirmed. 

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Charity

Year-long Special Project: Women’s Resource Center

Our special year-long quilt drive to support the Women’s Resource Center’s emergency shelter had a strong start! Several members shared off their finished and near-finished quilt projects.

As a reminder, The Women’s Resource Center helps to serve women and children who have been victims of domestic abuse and/or sexual assault. Our goal is to provide quilts for all of the 33 beds in the shelter. We are asking for twin sized or large throw quilts in the color scheme below so that they will coordinate at the facility. 

Details of the project have been emailed out to members and can be read in this blog post. The guild-organized groups have been formed and we love seeing the friend and sewing circle groups that have formed to support this effort. Thank you to everyone who is planning to help!

Current Charity Drive

For the first trimester of 2022 (January – April) we are supporting the Ronald McDonald House. The group quilt blocks are due back at the March meeting or please contact Kristyn at the SDMQGcharity gmail to make other arrangements to turn in your blocks. 

Donation Update

Kristyn dropped off another quilt donation in February of 27 quilts to Just in Time for Foster Youth! Thank you again to everyone who donated quilts or participated in our group project. 

Finally, have a quilt that doesn’t fit with this trimester’s drive? No worries! All of your beautiful and generous guilt donations are always welcome. Any charity questions or requests for supplies can be sent to Kristyn at sdmqgcharity@gmail.com

And keep tagging your charity makes (in-progress or finished objects) with #sdmqgcharity on Instagram so everyone can see your contribution!

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Sew and Tell

We saw some amazing quilts from our members! A couple inspiring highlights are included below.

Dori shared her stash quilt using the Minky binding tutorial Nancy shared at the January meeting:

Daina shared the Fiesta quilt that she and her friendship quilting circle made.

And Linda I. shared the Quiltcon Mini Swap project she made for her swap partner.

Finally, Kristyn shared the second completed group quilt that the guild made for the Riverside Chemo Lounge drive in 2020. 

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Upcoming Guild Events

Finally, here are some dates and events to remember:

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 13th at 12:00 pm at Quilt in a Day. 

Next Sew-In: Sunday, March 27th at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day.

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Written By: Jen Collins

Posted By: Kristyn Jansen