November Meeting Highlights

If you were out enjoying the unseasonably warm weather and couldn't make it to the November 9 SDMQG meeting, here is what you missed:

Business:

1) The Venue Research Committee (Marisa, Ilene, I-Chun, and Pam) have compiled an extensive list of alternate meeting locations. They didn't turn up a place that could beat Quilt in a Day for cost and capacity, so they recommended we stay in our current location for now, and review our options in two years. If you have comments or suggestions, let us know. Otherwise, we will vote on the venue recommendation at the December 14 meeting.

2) The Board of Directors for 2015 were elected by a unanimous vote. Congratulations to:

          Chris Broehmer - President
          Marisa Thompson - VP Operations
          I-Chun Chen - VP Activities
          Susan Kephart - Secretary
          Angela Greenwald - Treasurer

We also welcome Nancy Littlefield and Jen Collins as Charity Coordinators, and Theresa McLellan and Angela Greenwald as SDBee Coordinators. Special thanks to Jen for also being our new Greeter/Welcoming Committee.

3) Regional Activities are beginning to come together! 

    The North County Sew-in and meet-up on Oct. 25 was a big success, and a follow up coffeeshop hangout for Sunday Nov. 23 is in the works. Watch this space for more details!

    The Central Photo Day in the Park scheduled for Nov. 1 was unfortunately rained out, but will be rescheduled for next year, once the holiday rush is over.

    A South/East event at Memory Lane Quilt Shop in El Cajon for an upcoming Saturday is in the works. Watch this space for more details!

4) Who is interested in a Quilting Retreat in 2015? According to our member survey, 92% of you are! Chris is trying to schedule a weekend retreat (Fri am - Sun pm) at the Sisters Retreat Center in Temecula. We are hoping for availability in early Fall (September or October?). 


Group Projects:

5) I-Chun presented a demo on fussy-cutting to go along with her Polaroid Blocks for the SDBee. Contact her for fabric if you didn't pick up a kit at the meeting. We collected some great blocks for Jen's Scrappy Sampler quilt. The rest will be due at the December 14 meeting. Marisa is still missing a few blocks from her month - check behind your sewing table to see if any are hiding!

There will be no Bee blocks presented at the December meeting - we're taking a holiday break. But Elizabeth is on deck for January. Can't wait to see what she has dreamed up!

6) Charity Quilts: Susan M. gave our first Wonky Star charity quilt a lovely lime green binding, and Susan K. promises to get the quilting on the second one done by the end of the year. The QuiltCon Charity Challenge top is off to Chris for quilting and binding, and should be ready to mail to Texas by the (early!) January deadline. Meanwhile, Nancy curated our Scrap Swap pile (see below) into many ideas for next year's projects!

7) The Vintage Quilt Revival Quilt-along folks met to share tips and tricks for their latest blocks. There are some great-looking projects taking shape!

Swaps:

We asked for your extras for the Scrap Swap, and boy did you provide! Even after everyone had filled their bags to bursting, there were lots of scraps left over charity projects. 





At our December 14 meeting, we will be swapping Zipper Pouches with a small gift (~$10)inside. For ideas, check here for some links to pouch patterns and tutorials.

Upcoming Events:

Our December 14 meeting will feature our annual Potluck Lunch! Bring your favorite food or beverage to share. 

Bring your irons to the January 11, 2015 meeting - we'll be putting on our science hats and doing some research into which models work best. Old or New? Cheap or Expensive? IR thermometers will be employed...

And if all that wasn't enough, we had a great Sew-and-Tell! Visit our Flickr page to see all the latest projects. There are some lucky babies and newlyweds out there who will be getting some special gifts from their quilter friends!

Our last guild meeting of the year will be held on Sunday December 14, at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day. Bring your swappable zipper pouch and something yummy for the potluck. Hope to see you all!

November 9 Guild Meeting and Sew-In

Please Join us for the next meeting of the San Diego Modern Quilt Guilt on Sunday, November 9, 2014, starting at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day, San Marcos.

We will vote for Guild Officers for 2015, get an update from the Venue Committee, learn about Regional Group activities, and check in on our QuiltCon Charity project. 

I-Chun will be presenting her block for the SDBee, and if you have finished your blocks for Marisa, be sure to bring them in.

Our last scrap swap was a big hit!

And if that's not enough, get ready for another Scrap Swap! Bring a bag of scraps, as small or large as you want. We'll dump them into a big pile for redistribution. You can take home as much as you bring in. It's a great way to add variety to your stash!

If your shelves are cluttered with other fabric you just don't love any more, we'll also collect unwanted yardage for future charity projects, even if it's not particularly "modern".

Be sure to bring your latest projects for Sew-and-Tell! We love to see what everyone is working on and share the inspiration and creativity. 

After the talking is done, the Sew-In will continue until they toss us out at 4:00 pm. Get caught up on your holiday sewing, or maybe all those scraps will inspire a new project?

Hope to see you there!

March Meeting Madness!

Even though it was a beautiful almost-Spring day outside, the San Diego Modern Quilt Guild meeting room was full to bursting for our March 9, 2014 guild meeting. Maybe it was the Quilt Shop Hop going on outside, or the promise of scraps to swap, but we were delighted to see so many new and returning faces!





Business: Our membership has been officially renewed with the mothership/national Modern Quilt Guild, so all you members will be able to get valuable discounts, such as when you register for QuiltCon 2015 later this year!
Elizabeth from the El Camino Quilters stopped by to invite us to their Quilt Show on April 11-12 in Oceanside. And sign-ups are closed for the next Michael Miller Fabric Challenge. We expect to get the fabric in the next month (fingers crossed!), and distribute it at the April 13 meeting.

SDBee: This was the last month for Pam's Blue Slab Blocks. Now that her daughter's wedding is over, she will have time to sew, so if you didn't get yours in, contact her. We collected some modern pinwheel blocks for Theresa M. The rest are due at the April 13 meeting. For the March block, Patti handed out kits to make converging corner blocks, to be collected at the April and May meetings. Sign-ups for the next round of the bee will start in May, so if you didn't get to participate this time, you'll have your chance!

Charity Quilts: The Manly Wonky Cross Quilt went to Susan M. for binding, the Urban Chickens Quilt is off to Jen for binding, and Ileen promises to get the Wonky Houses quilted before she's distracted by all that new fabric she'll be bringing home from her trip to Liberty of London. The January Guild Challenge quilts should be finished soon as well. The Texas Star quilt top and back that Theresa C. donated is off to Becky for quilting. The 2Q14 charity project will be a flashback to the early days of the SDMQG - details at the April 13 meeting.

Swaps: We had a vigorous scrap swap, as you can see from the picture above. Somehow, there were even scraps left over! Nancy used her keen eye for design to collect coordinating scraps for future charity quilts, and the rest will be featured in an "up for grabs" bin at future meetings.
For the April 13 meeting, we will be having a grocery bag swap! Everyone who brings in a handmade bag (of any design) can participate. Need ideas? Lots of useful links here. 

Sew & Tell: Lots of amazing projects were shared, and many can be seen in our Flickr pool. Alas, some photos turned out too blurry (for some reason).

Demo: Deb gave us lots of helpful tips for fusible appliqué, including 6 (or 7 or 8? I lost count) different edge effects.

The it was off to the free sewing time. There are lots of interesting projects in progress - we should have good Sew & Tells at future meetings.

Hope to see you all at our next meeting, on Sunday April 13, at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day!

March 9 Guild Meeting and Sew-In

Please Join us for the next meeting of the San Diego Modern Quilt Guilt on March 9, 2014, starting at 11:00 am at Quilt in a Day, San Marcos.

We will be having one of our ever popular Scrap Swaps this time. Stuff as many scraps* as you can bear to part with into a zipper bag (sandwich, quart, or gallon, depending on your level of fabric addiction), and we'll dump them all into a big pile for redistribution. You can take home as much as you bring in. It's a great way to share the wealth and add variety to your stash!

*Any size scraps are welcome, as long as they are clean, quilting-weight cotton, which would be appropriate for a modern quilt.

Hope to see you there!