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REMINDER! HMQS-Home Machine Quilt Show-Call For Entries!
April 13th is coming up! Have you entered a quilt yet?
Entries are due on April 13th and quilts are due in SLC on April 27th.
The HMQS has added a modern quilt category for the first time. The quilt show will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah and will be May 9th-11th. For those of you who have not hear of HMQS, this show is particularly focused on quilting that is harmonious with and appropriate to the quilt design. This doesn’t mean that simple or straight line quilting isn’t considered, or that other parts of the design don’t count. It just means that there is a particular focus on how well the quilting complements the design.
The category description for the show from HMQS is below.
Modern: Quilts that are functional, include bold colors, and are inspired by modern design. Minimalism, asymmetry, expansive negative space, and alternate grid work are often a part of modern quilt compositions, as are improvisational piecing and solid fabrics. Perimeter 220”- 480” Must be three layers; backing, batting and quilt top. What a great opportunity for all of us to show off our modern quilts.
You can find information about the show here. In addition, all the categories can be found here. Good luck all! We can’t wait to see what you create…
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Thanks and good luck to all!
Winners of the Michael Miller/Madrona Road Challenge
Without much ado….the winner’s (yes, there are two! Violet couldn’t pick just one!) of Violet’s Choice are:
Onwards by Casey York
Read about her store and see more photos on her blog.
IARA OLIVEIRA from the SPModern Quilt Guild (Brazil)
And for the Michael Miller picks that will be displayed at their booth during QuiltCon…
Pick Up Truck by Dsheck
Meetings and Parting by Sarah Oviatt
Wonky Road by Jen A Quilting Jewel
Untitled by Tina ~ Seaside Stitches
Pillows by Kari at Craft Happy
Here Comes the Sun by misskadiebeth
Untitled by Amy at The Cute Life Smiles
Untitled by Molly of the dallasMQG
Thank you once again to Michael Miller and Violet Craft for such a fun and inspiring challenge!
To view all the finished items, check out this group on Flickr.
Kaffe Fassett Finalists Are….
- Cynthia of the Milwaukee Modern Quilt Guild
- Kathy of the Pittsburgh Modern Quilt Guild
- Faye
- Eve
An email has been sent to the four of you.
The final winner will be select by Kaffe and posted on Feb 15th!
Thank you to all took the time to submitted your words.
Thank you STC Crafts | Melanie Falick and Rowan Fabrics!
Nearing the finish of the Michael Miller/Madrona Road Challenge!
There are 3 days left to complete your Michael Miller/Madrona Road Challenge!
You can do it.
I know you can.
Here are some of the latest from the Finished Flickr group. You can see the details and the quilter by viewing the MQG Madrona Road Challenge-FINISHED Projects.
Are you on Instagram? Tag your photos with #madronaroad.
A few things to note about the challenge:
- The deadline is January 31st, 2013 at midnight PST
- One photo of your finished project must be in the MQG Madrona Road Challenge-FINISHED Flickr pool by 1/31/13. Feel free to add now if you are finished.
- If you have entered a quilt, please list the dimensions in your photo title so Michael Miller Fabrics will have an idea of the size
- Michael Miller Fabrics will chose projects to be displayed in their booth at QuiltCon by February 7th. There is no set number that they will select at this time.
- Violet Craft will chose one winner by February 7th
- All winners will be announced on the MQG blog February 11th
- Questions? Please email info@themodernquiltguild.com
Also, take note that Violet will be in the Michael Miller Fabrics booth at QuiltCon Friday, February 22nd from 9-11. Stop by and say hi and check out all the projects!
We will continue to highlight Flickr photos on the Facebook page as well as any new information.
Thank you again to Michael Miller Fabrics for sponsoring this amazing challenge.
Make it Modern: Jacquie Gering
Jacquie is a Member of the Chicago MQG. Since discovering quilting five years ago, Jacquie has become a passionate quilt maker and designer. She is known for her “out of the box” designs and unique style. Her work has been featured in both national and international publications, and she is the co-author of Quilting Modern: Techniques and Projects for Improvisational Quilts. She blogs and shares her quilting knowledge on her popular blog, Tallgrass Prairie Studio and lives in downtown Chicago with her husband and black lab, Bruno. She was one of the founders of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild and is a member of the Chicago Modern Quilt Guild.
Recently, Jacquie had the opportunity to speak about modern quilting on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. The Quilt Show is a website offered to quilters worldwide the opportunity to watch a fully produced web “TV” show that features great instruction as well as entertaining segments providing insights into the lifestyles of well-known quilt personalities. The show is the first quilting show series to be shot in front of a live audience.
From today until February 11, 2013 you can watch the show for free. Just click here for the link. (I just finished watching it and I feel inspired and ready to sew. I highly suggest you watch it too!)
The Quilt Show is also offering anyone wanting to sign up for TQS during this time period a 20% discount on membership. The coupon code you need to enter when purchasing the membership is: 229541507553.
Enjoy the show and have fun learning more about Jacquie and her amazing talent.
Reminder: Kaffe Essay Due January 25th!
Just a reminder that your 500 word or less essay on how Kaffe has influenced you in the past and how that will help you grow as a quilter in the new year is due this Friday January 25th.
Thank you to our sponsors STC Craft | Melanie Falick Books and Rowan Fabrics for the great opportunity. Here are a few pictures of some of the great prizes from Rowan Fabrics that you could win.
Write 500 words or less answering the question above. Three of the finalists will receive a copy of Kaffe’s Dreaming in Color and a 30 pc. Design Rolls. In addition the top two finalists will receive a copy of Kaffe Fassett Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts book and Kaffe Fassett Kaffe Quilts Again book. The grand prize winner will receive Dreaming in Color, Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts, and his upcoming March book, Shots & Stripes in addition to a 15 piece fat quarter set.
THE DETAILS:
- 500 words or less. Entries are to be sent to info@themodernquiltguild.com
- Deadline: January 25th at midnight PST
- Four finalists will be announced on February 1st
- Kaffe will select the final essays and the winner will be posted on the MQG blog February 15th.
- Open to international entries
- 30 MQG will receive a copy of the book Kaffe’s new book Dreaming in Color-priority will go to the MQG’s that have members writing essay’s. Please include the MQG name that you are a member of to ensure your guild receives the copy.
2013 Modern Quilt Guild Board of Directors
During the last year, the Modern Quilt Guild has been taking steps to provide more benefits to our members. We are doing lots of work behind the scenes that we hope to share with you within the next year. This will include a new website, a nationwide membership plan, 501(c)3 status and more!
With our rapid growth, it has become clear that the MQG needs more support. In our May newsletter we mentioned the 2012 Board of Directors has voted to increase the number of board members for 2013. The new 2013 Board of Directors are:
Alissa Haight Carlton
Member of the Los Angeles MQG
Alissa lives in Los Angeles and is one of the founders and Executive Director of the Modern Quilt Guild. She has written two books, Modern Minimal: 20 Bold and Graphic Quilts, and Block Party: The Modern Quilting Bee, which she co-authored. When not working in the modern quilting world, Alissa casts reality shows, including many recent seasons of Project Runway. She blogs at handmadebyalissa.com.
Jacquie Gering
Member of the Chicago MQG
Since discovering quilting five years ago, Jacquie has become a passionate quilt maker and designer. She is known for her “out of the box” designs and unique style. Her work has been featured in both national and international publications, and she is the co-author ofQuilting Modern: Techniques and Projects for Improvisational Quilts. She blogs and shares her quilting knowledge on her popular blog, Tallgrass Prairie Studio and lives in downtown Chicago with her husband and black lab, Bruno. She was one of the founders of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild and is a member of the Chicago Modern Quilt Guild.
Heather Grant
Member of the Austin MQG
A quilter in her early 20s, she stopped quilting until 2005, when she was inspired by the modern quilting movement and made her first modern quilt. Heather is founder of the Austin Modern Quilt Guild and author of the popular blog, Modern Day Quilts. She is the Director of Marketing and Programming for The Modern Quilt Guild. You can find her teaching at the Stitch Lab in Austin, Texas.
Elizabeth Hartman
Member of the Portland MQG
Elizabeth Hartman is a self-taught quilter from Portland, Oregon. She is the author of the popular blog, Oh, Fransson!, and The Practical Guide to Patchwork, which was the winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best How-To Book of 2011. Her second book, Modern Patchwork is available now. Elizabeth is the founder of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild.
Kathy Mack
Member of the Bainbridge Island MQG
Kathy Mack lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington with her two teenage daughters and two cats. Her grandmother taught her to sew as a little girl and she loves it as much today as she did after taking that first stitch. Pink Chalk Studio is her sewing pattern design company where she adds color and artful design to things used everyday. Kathy is also the proprietress of Pink Chalk Fabrics, an online fabric shop for modern sewists.
Amy Newbold
Member of the Salt Lake City MQG
Amy Newbold more commonly known as Sukie in the sewing community has been quilting since 2010. Her inspiration for getting into quilting came from her mother in-law who’s been sewing for over 40 years. Currently, Amy lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband and two kids. She works as an accountant by day, is the Treasurer of the Modern Quilt Guild, and tries to fit sewing in at night and on the weekends. She loves long walks on the beach, is a member of the Salt Lake City MQG and if you want to see more of her creations please visit sukiedontyaknow.com.
Latifah Saafir
Member of the Los Angeles MQG
Sewing has been Latifah Saafir’s avenue to creativity ever since she “took it up seriously” at the age of 11. An accomplished seamstress, Latifah Saafir took the dive into quilting in 2009 and just a few months later with only one quilt under her belt co-founded the Modern Quilt Guild’s first chapter in Los Angeles. She is the president of the LA Modern Quilt Guild and loves to teach modern quilting whenever she can. Latifah is known for her bold use of color and innovative design and blogs at thequiltengineer.com.
Susanne Woods
Working to Establish the Boulder MQG
Susanne Woods has been a quilter since college. After joining C&T Publishing as their Acquisitions Editor in 2008, she quickly identified the growing movement in modern quilting and helped to launch Stash Books. As the creative force behind the imprint she acquired many books by MQG members. She left to become the Editorial Director at Interweave Press before joining Craftsy.com in 2012 as their Quilting Category Manager. She lives near Boulder, CO with her husband and two young boys. She blogs at beyondthekids.com and tweets at @craftyeditor.
Michael Miller Challenge Update!
Hi everyone-
We have a new element to add to this challenge: Violet’s Choice! Violet will be picking her personal favorite from the group as well as sending out a little care package out to the winner.
In other news, the Flickr group is filling up with some amazing projects. Thank you to everyone who has been adding their process shots and showing how they are making it all work. I know that it has been inspiring.
Here are just some of the latest additions. (To view more photo’s please visit the individuals’ blog that is linked below the photo)
A few things to note about the challenge:
- The deadline is January 31st, 2013 at midnight PST
- One photo of your finished project must be in the MQG Madrona Road Challenge-FINISHED Flickr pool by 1/31/13. Feel free to add now if you are finished.
- If you have entered a quilt, please list the dimensions in your photo title so Michael Miller Fabrics will have an idea of the size
- Michael Miller Fabrics will chose projects to be displayed in their booth at QuiltCon by February 7th. There is no set number that they will select at this time.
- Violet Craft will chose one winner by February 7th
- All winners will be announced on the MQG blog February 11th
- Questions? Please email info@themodernquiltguild.com
Also, take note that Violet will be in the Michael Miller Fabrics booth at QuiltCon Friday, February 22nd from 9-11. Stop by and say hi and check out all the projects!
We will continue to highlight Flickr photos on the Facebook page as well as any new information.
Thank you again to Michael Miller Fabrics for sponsoring this amazing challenge.
HMQS-Home Machine Quilt Show-Call For Entries!
Did you miss the deadline for the QuiltCon Quilt Show or just not have your idea ready in time?
Well, we have another exciting opportunity for 2013!
Entries are due on April 13th and quilts are due in SLC on April 27th. That gives you almost five months!
The HMQS has added a modern quilt category for the first time. The quilt show will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah and will be May 9th-11th.
The category for the show is explained below.
Modern: Quilts that are functional, include bold colors, and are inspired by modern design. Minimalism, asymmetry, expansive negative space, and alternate grid work are often a part of modern quilt compositions, as are improvisational piecing and solid fabrics. Perimeter 220”- 480” Must be three layers; backing, batting and quilt top. What a great opportunity for all of us to show off our modern quilts.
You can find information about the show here. In addition, all the categories can be found here. Good luck all! We can’t wait to see what you create…
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Thanks and good luck to all!
