100 Quilts for Kids

Hello STLMQG members!

We announced our latest charity drive at Saturday's meeting, but wanted to be sure to re-cap all the important details for you here on the ol' blog.  We've asked Katie, who organizes the 100 Quilts for Kids online drive, if we can promote her efforts and throw a little extra incentives out to our members for participating.

Step One
Make a quilt to donate, or pick one from that pile you have in the corner over there.
If you are feeling extra generous, pick two or three!  There is no limit!

Step Two
Take a picture of your quilt(s) and blog about them or upload to Flickr.

Step Three
Go to the linky party over at Swim, Bike, Quilt! and add each of your entries (separately) to be eligible for the prizes Katie is offering.
* Please note that Katie's deadline is the 15th of October, but ours is the 13th.*

Step Four
Head back here to this very post and leave a comment with your linky number or numbers to be eligible to win the prizes offered by the STLMQG.

Step Five
Donate your quilts to the charity of your choice.
If you would like the STLMQG to collect and donate your quilt you MUST bring your quilt to the October meeting.  Collected quilts will be donated to Project Linus.
*All sizes are accepted-click on the Project Linus link for more information*

You have from now until October 13th to enter!
Winners will be drawn and announced at the October meeting!

What can you win?
I'm so glad you asked!

A 30 dollar gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop donated by Kristy
2 Jaybird Quilts Patterns and a Lazy Angle Ruler donated by Mary Claire
Layer Cake of Jovial by Basic Grey donated by Cindy
Fabric bundle donated by Bon Bon Atelier

 

Meeting Recap (August 11th, 2012)

Our meeting yesterday was filled with some new faces and potential new members (Welcome!), lots of great inspiration thanks to our Inspiration Challenge and Show & Tell...along with a little sneakpeek of things to come in September.  If you missed any of it, here's a quick recap.

• We discussed the QuiltCon Juried Quilt Show categories and as promised, here are links if you'd like to know more.  Remember, you don't have to be attending QuiltCon to participate.  The Quilt Show registration closes on November 30th.
• Categories
• Category Examples
• Guidelines
• The Member's Swap/Challenge committee led our Inspiration Challenge reveal where we saw a handful of quilts both large and small, and with a variety of Inspiration intrepretations.  If you participated in the challenge, make sure that you upload a photo to our Flickr group, so all of our members can see what you made.
• Mary Claire announced our Fall Charitable Project in collaboration with Katie's 100 Quilts for Kids campaign.  We'll have a separate blog post up soon with all of the information you need.  In the meantime, note that you have until October 13th to participate and if you need that extra little incentive; there will be a handful of prizes given away.

• Our members brought a wide selection of Show & Tell and we were thrilled to see some of our guests participate too. 
• We discussed our Guild Elections; which takes place in November and announced a few new roles that we hope our members will consider applying for including Fabric Raffle Chair and a full-fledged Charity Committee.
• Fabric Raffle Chair: They will be given a small stipend to which they must purchase Modern-style fabric (Fat Qtr Bundles, Charm Packs, Jelly Rolls, Misc. cuts, etc) that will be raffled off during each meeting.  All members will have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for a chance at winning the Fabric brought in that month. 
• Charity Committee:  We are hoping to get a small committee together that will help the Charity Committee Chair coordinate and execute 2 charitable activities each year.
• We additionally asked our membership if they had suggestions for additional committees, etc that might be helpful for our guild to consider.  If you have any ideas, please do not hesitate to let us know.  We'll continue to discuss this topic at our September meeting as well; but welcome emails in the interim.
• Finally, we had a little fun while discussing our September activity; which is sure to be a blast:  Modern Quilting Trivia.  The actual game details are still being worked out; but we tossed out a few questions to get the ball rolling.
• In what city was the first MQG created?
• Los Angeles
• What month was our STLMQG founded? Year?
• July. 2010
• If I say Lizzy?
• House

We hope that you had fun and look forward to seeing you again next month.  In the meantime, make sure you check back here on our Blog, as we'll be giving you additional information about some of the activities mentioned above.

Meeting #24 - August 11th, 2012

Hello Modern Quilters,

Who is ready to share their Inspiration Challenge quilt?  It's been several long months since we started on this journey, don't miss the reveal.

New to our group, Welcome! Bring a friend, the more the merrier.

Date: August 11th, 2012
Time: 10am - 12:30pm
Location: The Heights

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Agenda:

-Welcome & Guild Business
    :: Membership #s for 2012
    :: Financial Information
    :: Special Announcements/Quilting News
-Member's Swap/Challenge Committee (Inspiration Challenge Reveal)
---Break
-Fall Charitable Project Announcement
-Show & Tell
-Next Meeting Date (September 8th) & Next Month's Activities
    :: Modern Quilting Trivia (How much do you know?)
    :: Election/Committee Information
-Remaining Questions/Comments
-Mix & Mingle

     **Don't forget your nametag, quilty stuff for the freebie table, etc.

     **It's been a while since we did Show & Tell, so don't forget to bring your Modern Quilts and Projects.

Block Challenge & Quilt Show

By now you've certainly heard all the excitement surrounding QuiltCon next February in Austin, TX.  Yet, did you know that you can participate, even if you are unable to attend.

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QuiltCon Block Challenge

Due: August 15th, 2012

Challenge:  "Your challenge is to use the colors of the QuiltCon logo to make a quilt block that reflects what modern quilting means to you. We encourage you to stretch yourself and plan an interesting composition that represents your own unique voice." -borrowed from the QuiltCon site

Misc: If you want to check out some of the blocks that have already been submitted, they have created a QuiltCon Block Challenge Flickr page. 

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QuiltCon Quilt Show Call for Entries

Registration Opened: August 1st, 2012

Registration Closes: November 30th, 2012

Categories:

• Applique
• Handwork
• Improvisation
• Minimalist Design
• Use of Negative Space
• Piecing
• Modern Traditionalism
• Group/Bee Quilts
• Quilting Challenge (Modern in Miniature)
• Fabric Challenge (Maasai Mara)

To learn about the specific info regarding these categories, please visit here and here.

Misc: While it's always nice to be chosen to participate, there are of course prizes totaling thousands of dollars...and who doesn't love that.  To see a full list of prizes, click here.   The official rules and entry form can be found here and it's not too late to start designing something specifically for this.

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We definately want to encourage our members to consider submitting something, as we know there is ALOT of talent in our group.  If you have questions, let us know. 

You'll definately be hearing more about QuiltCon as more info is released.  If you don't get the QuiltCon Newsletter, you can sign-up here.





Have you heard?

We talked about a few of these events during the meeting a few weeks ago; but we wanted to make sure that you had all of the info in front of you.

St. Charles Historical Society is hosting "One Hundred Years of Quilt Making" with guest speaker Ann Hazelwood. 

• When: Saturday July 28th
• Time: 12pm (Noon)
• Where:  Stegton Regency Banquet Center  1450 Wall Street, St. Charles MO  63303
• Fee: $15
• Questions & Reservations: 636-946-9828

 

 

We've been told that there is a cute little quilt shop in Owensville, MO that has modern fabric including Pre-Cuts galore, pearl cotton, embroidery items, etc  Wanna check it out...here's what you need to know

• Name: In The Niche
• Site:  In The Niche
• Address: 106 E. Peters Ave  Owensville, MO  65066

Interested in submitting your quilts into a Quilt Show...how about this

Cornucopia of Quilts, sponsored by Scheffel Financial Services, Inc. and Curated by Joan Wentz and Jenice Belling.  Jenice owns the Quilted Garden in Edwardsville, IL. 

• When: November 2-23rd
• Where: Edwardsville Arts Center  6165 Center Grove Rd  Edwardsville, IL  62025
• Submitting:  Our VP, Mary Claire, tells us that if you are interested in submitting your quilt to this juried show, you should sent Jenice an email with photos and quilt information.

Looking for other Quilt Show opportunities...how about QuiltCon.  Make sure you check out the following posts for all the info you need.  Quilt Show Entries open on August 1st and remember you don't have to be attending QuiltCon to participate.

 

• Categories
• Category Examples
• Guidelines

 

Meeting Recap (July 14th, 2012)

Okay, so was it just us or did you go home and crash after the meeting too? 

It was an exciting whirlwind of activities and hopefully this recap will help you remember some of it.  We know that there was alot of information given out, so make sure that you check out the links where available.

Before we begin, we want to give a big Shout Out and Thank You to Betsy and Emily from Bon Bon Atelier.  They drove all the way from Kansas City so they could share some of their goodies with us.

• Our next Sew-In Saturday is July 28th from 9am-9pm and is open to all due-paying members.  The cost is 1 FQ of a Modern Fabric.  It's a great opportunity to not only spread out and work on your own projects; but check out what your fellow members are doing.  Plus who doesn't like lots of munchies and laughter.   Check your email later this evening for enrollment information and remember don't delay as attendance is capped at 30.
• The Sweet Sewfull Event in Brunswick, MO is happening Fri-Sun July 20th-22nd.  To learn more, please visit the website.
• Fabric Nosherie is hosting a Garage Sale on Saturday, August 18th.  If you'd like to rent a space for $5, please give them a call.  Also, if you'd like to help them with a charity sew-in, head on over to the shop on Friday, August 31st from 5:30-??
• The long-awaiting QuiltCon Lecture/Workshop schedule was released this past Monday to a flurry of excitement.  If you'd like to learn more about QuiltCon, please visit their website.  Oh, and don't forget, it's not too late to get in on the QuiltCon Block Challenge.  The blocks are due August 15th.

• After Betsy and Emily from Bon Bon Atelier introduced their shop, our members quickly jumped in line so they could buy the newest fabrics "hot off the UPS truck".  
• While the shopping extravaganza was going on, our members' enjoyed a bit of cake to celebrate our guild's 2nd anniversary. 
• Finally, Mary Claire gave a presentation on "White Space in Modern Quilts".  Although whatever you do, don't ask her for a copy ;-)
• To end the meeting we gave away lots of wonderful goodies (fabric, magazines, books, and even some thread) as a close to our 2nd anniversary.

Finally, as the seconds were ticking away on the clock we wanted to get a group photo as a keepsake of what matters most...Our Members.

Photo courtesy of Lynne

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We'll miss you Miss Nancy! 

Don't forget to stay in touch and let us know how things are going in Arizona.

 

Meeting #23 - July 14th, 2012

Hello Modern Quilters,

Now that the heatwave is over and we are back to "normal" 90 degree weather, let's make a date to get together Saturday.  It's a jam-packed meeting that you won't want to miss.

New to our group, Welcome! Bring a friend, the more the merrier.

Date: July 14th, 2012
Time: 10am - 12:30pm
Location: The Heights

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Agenda:

-Welcome & Guild Business
   :: Membership #s for 2012
   :: Special Announcements/Quilting News

-You Oughta Know "Notions/Gadgets" Monthly

-Member's Swap/Challenge Committee (Inspiration Challenge Questions)

-Bon Bon Atelier Pop Up Shop

---Break

-"White Space in Modern Quilts" Presentation

-STLMQG 2nd Anniversary Celebration

    :: Group Photo

-Show & Tell (only if time allows)

-Next Meeting Date (August 11th) & Next Month's Activities

    :: Inspiration Challenge Quilt Reveal

    :: Activity Introduction & Sign Up

-Remaining Questions/Comments

-Mix & Mingle

 

          **Don't forget to bring $$ with you, as you'll be able to buy lots of goodies from the

Bon Bon Atelier Pop Up Shop**

 

          **Picture Time...we'll be taking headshots of those members' who want to be included in the Membership Roster (available only to due-paying members)**

 

          **Don't forget your nametag, stuff for the freebie table, etc**

 

          **We all love Show & Tell, so feel free to bring 2 items max; but note that if we are running short on time, we will hold off until next month**

 

Looking forward to seeing you all there!!