May

I can't believe how fast April has come and gone.  Even with the mixup of no keys to our regular location we had a great meeting at the reading room at the Grayslake library.  We had some show & tell, discussed the new happenings from National MQG and voted to join the National Modern Quilt Guild.

 This week we are back at our regular meeting space at the bank.

We have a new start time - 6:30pm.  Doors open at 6:15.

Agenda for the May meeting includes:
* collecting dues for the remainder of the year at $15 - reduced rate since we will be changing our fiscal year to match up with National.  We will start new dues in Jan at $30 which will include paying our national dues.
*bring 2 ideas for program, and or any swaps or challenges.
*bring a small sandwich if you want to practice after the binding demo
** Donna will have her mobile fabric store (truck) Sew Moving at the meeting

Bring your project to work on and any show and tell.

Time to Sew at April meeting

We will be having a general sewing session on April 11 from 6-9.  Bring whatever project you would like to work on.  Bring any show and tell.

We will also be discussing dues, meeting times, news from the National Modern Quilt Guild regarding changes.  Bring your ideas for programs.

At the March meeting we welcomed 2 guests, Stephanie & Julia who came prepared to work on our project of ticker tape appliqué.  Everyone at the meeting learned to design their layout and worked on machine appliquéing.

March Activity

With our March meeting we will have finished 1 year as a guild!  We will be discussing program ideas for the next year, dues and the new changes coming from the MQG.

Had great fun attending QuiltCon in Austin.

                                                                     

                                                                                                   

         Great showing of modern quilts, good demos and fun shopping at the vendors.  Lots of inspiration brought home.  We had great fun at the Moda Bake Shop booth, got some cute swag and even met Denise Schmidt.          

For those who could not attend you can now listen to some of the lectures on www.Craftsy.com  for free.

For our March program activity we will be working on a small wall quilt project called a ticker tape quilt.  You will need your scraps, a background fabric about 18 in square, batting of same size and a backing fabric 18 in square also.  You will need your machine, zig zag foot, and possibly your walking foot and basic sewing supplies.

Here is a sample that was turned into a pillow instead of a wall quilt made by Becky G.

See you on Thursday March 14 from 6-9.

Valentine's Day

Hope everyone will find time this weekend to celebrate Valentine's Day with their sweetie!

As mentioned in the email you received, we will be making cute little zip bags at tonight's meeting.

Supplies needed:  

sewing machine - don't forget your zipper foot, 2 coordinating fat quarters, a 9 in zipper and a fat quarter of one sided fusible.  Optional beads for the zipper pull.

We should be able to complete this bag at the meeting.  See you there!

Holiday Party

I am sure everyone had a busy holiday season, myself included and apologies for not posting sooner.  With work parties, our grown children visiting, lots of last minute quilting, cooking and eating of course the holidays flew by and the new year is underway.


We had a great time socializing at our first annual holiday party.  It was a potluck of appetizers and desserts, social time and a themed mug rug gift exchange.
If you made a holiday/winter theme mug rug you received one at the party.  Everyone did a great job!  I started using mine the very next morning.

Meetings will continue in 2013 on the second Thursday of the month from 6-9 pm at the State bank of the Lakes in Grayslake.

Jan meeting will be general sewing time and the usual show and tell.  Bring a new or favorite gadget or book to share.

Happy New Year!

November Program

        

Our November guest speakers will be Paige and Lorrie from Sew Mod fabric and quilting boutique .  They will have a trunk show,  a demo on hexagons and fabric for sale.  Olga and I saw their booth at the Prairie Star Quilt Guild Show and they have great fabric and ideas.  Not only do they have their online store, they are also starting a chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild in Crystal Lake.  Don't miss the November meeting and bring a friend who might be interested in our modern guild.

DECEMBER MEETING will be a potluck holiday party.  You can sign up at the November meeting or email me to bring either an appetizer or dessert to the meeting.  I have plates, cups and utensils.  Please bring serving utensils for your dish.

Optional 2012 gift exchange will be a themed mug rug.  Directions are to make a 6 inch x 10 inch mug rug of any design of Christmas or Winter theme.   Bring your mug rug wrapped to the party.  If you bring one you will get one!

Marie

sample mug rug

Summer to Fall Review

It has been too long since I posted and my apologies.  Had a busy summer, my computer died and I have had to get used to a new Mac laptop - always used Windows in the past.  I have figured out how to upload my photos etc. so am back online again.  We have had fun at our latest meetings exploring some modern techniques and working on our own projects.

free motion practice sandwiches

In August we worked on our free motion skills making sample sandwiches and trying different free motion designs.  Everyone seemed to let go and channel their inner free spirit.



September was Wonky Mystery Bags.  Everyone received a brown bag with a tutorial and scrap fabric to make a different type of wonky block.  For some it took a lot of will power to give up the rules and just be wonky.  Everyone received directions with credit given to the bloggers for their tutorials.







                   See more photos on our  flickr group.  NE Illinois MQG

October was a free sewing session with participants working on their own projects and socializing.  We discussed November's speaker, swap ideas and holiday plans.

See you in November for our speaker.