Category: Meeting Recaps

Ice Breaker

This month we asked the members about their other creative endeavors outside of quilting. We have a range of talents in the guild. Members enjoy scrapbooking, cooking, ceramics, travel, genealogy, watching baseball, and writing.  

OCMQG Website

The website has been given an update and overhaul by Dawn. Kudos to Dawn for volunteering to refresh our website and spending hours and hour to organize our domain.

This Year’s Quilting Challenges

Our first Challenge of the year will be a modern, minimalist quilt!  As always, quilts need to be quilted, bound, and labeled.  Exercise your creativity and develop a quilt based on minimalism. The size can be 12” by 12” or larger and can be done individually or as a group project.  Prizes will be awarded for best use of minimalism, best modern design, and members’ choice.  

More Minimalism

We continued our focus on one of the major tenets of modern quilting design: Minimalism. This month we focused on fabric choices. Sandra lead a Q&A where each fabric sample was evaluated for how to best use each fabric in a minimalist design. All fabric has potential but not all items are a great fit for minimalism – you can end up fighting against the strength of the fabric and not utilizing its greatest potential.

Quilters Journey

Ruth Shared her Quilters Journey with us! She shared some amazing quilts and shared her Journey through the quilty world with us! Thank you Ruth!!

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Tips and Tricks

Olfa has new quick release rotary cutters where it is very easy to change the blade. Also, there are new “smoked” rulers which are non-slip. M&Ls is having a spend 100 dollars and get a 20 dollar gift card promotion for another two weeks.

Be a Member and Dues are Due!

Membership dues for 2019 are due now. We will be keeping the dues the same at $50 for the year.  This grants you access to the MQG Website, guild workshops, block lottos, Guild Challenges, and so much more.   If you have not paid yet, Please mail your dues to Mary O’Bannon. Pins will be available next month for new members.

Quilt in Public Day Recap

Gail and Sandra organized a Quilt in Public outing at Orange Circle. They brought 4 quilts and got great photographs of their quilts. Ruth and her other guild members hosted quilting in public at the Laguna Woods Library and also at Café Laguna.

Quilting Retreat Anyone?

Who would enjoy a retreat to get away from everything—everything other than quilting and fellowship with other quilters, that is.  The OCMQG 2019 Retreat will be held from Oct 18-20 in Valley Center, CA. There are only 8 spots available for the retreat. We will fill the retreat on a first come first serve basis. The cost of the retreat is $275 per person. A $75 deposit is due within 14 days of reservation (April 15, 2019). Full payment is due 3 months in advance. There is no refund for cancellation within 3 months of the retreat unless we can fill your space. We will do our best to accommodate special food requirements. Please let us know in advance of any special requests. We do not serve alcoholic beverages. You may bring your own, however, please be courteous to others and don’t drink and drive. Check-in is anytime after 12 noon on Friday. Please let us know if you plan to arrive later than 6pm. Check-out is by 3pm on Sunday. Sleeping accommodations are in comfy twin beds (no bunk beds) in three bedrooms. Room arrangements can be chosen upon arrival.

Quilter’s Journey

Our member Ruth, shared a Trunk Show and shared how she became a quilter and showed us some of her quilts. Ruth started quilting in 1994. A friend picked up quilting and wanted an “engrossing activity for retirement.” There were quilt shops on every corner in 1995, like Leah’s in Long Beach. Ruth’s 1st quilt was a traditional rail fence. Gave it to her brother and wife but their dog inherited it. Another quilt was called a Hawaiian Amish with teeny tiny half inch nine-patch. Ruth’s mother was a dressmaker. Ruth made clothes on the treadle machine even when she was a little girl and was too short for the treadle. Never lived in a house without a sewing machine, so it was always an accoutrement to her life. “Fabric is an endless delight.”

It would be great to have other members share at future meetings; how about you? We need volunteers for June through November.

Block Lotto

This months block were inspired by Maria Shell’s work and her exhibit at Visions Museum in San Diego. See her Instagram “Tales of a Sticher” for reference. Each block should make a nine patch, making a cross. Use solid colors only for the outside and aim for a strong mix of fabrics. Make your own prints by mixing patterns, stripes and blocks.

Handmade Raffle

Ann Ainsworth donated handmade items we raffled off at the meeting. (2017 Hoffman “All A Twitter” picnic tablecloth and 16 fat quarters). Thank you, Ann! Items were won by Ann Chavez.

Quilter’s Block

The guild discussed different options to address warping and buckling in a quilt due to different density in quilting. Options to fix include pressing, adding more quilting to even out the thread density, get the quilt wet and let the fabric relax, or spray and block the quilt.

Show and Tell

We always love seeing what you’ve been making so keep bringing those modern quilts to the meeting, so we can see your great work in person!

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Member Happenings

Sandra Johnson is taping 3 segments of Quilting Arts TV next week. Wish her luck! She also has a piece in an exhibition on 5^th of April Freedom Railroad Exhibit in Cincinnati.

To Bring for the Next Meeting:

• Ideas for the quilting retreat
• Money for membership dues, raffle, and Block Lotto
• Quilts for show and tell, issues for Quilter’s Block, give-aways for Going Green

Mark Your Calendars:

• Saturday Crazy Quilters Guild 2019 Quilt Show Exhibit April 13, 2019
• Sunday, April 14: Weekend Sew-In, 12-5 at the Los Olivos Room (clubhouse 2)
• Thursday, April 25:  Guild Meeting and Minimalism Challenge Quilts Due
• Orange County Quilt Tradition at April 27-28th
• Saturday April 27-28th, Through the Vines Quilt Show in Paso Robles
• May 18th – Guild Social Mixer – Afternoon Tea with BYOB at Cheryl’s in Irvine
• Flying Geese Quilt Guild Show on June 8-9 at Socca University
• Chinese Haute Couture Designer Guo Pei Exhibit – Running March 9, 2019 – July 14, 2019

Thank you for joining us at our monthly Guild meeting!  We had lots in store for you this month. Our first meeting of the New Year, we focused on one of the major tenets of modern quilting design: minimalism, with the “guest” speaker, our own Sandra Johnson of Sandra Johnson Designs.  In addition to the talk we’re asking all our members to bring examples of minimalism to share, which can be quilts made by you or others. Next month we will be talking about minimalist quilting. Please bring a piece of backing, batting, and top and we will have a demo on minimalist hand quilting.

Ice Breaker

Members answered various questions that they pulled out of a bowl. They answered various questions about goals for 2019, what they enjoy the most about quilting and the process, what is your favorite thing you ever made, etc.  Thank you Kelly for your great Ice Breaker!

2018 HOLIDAY PARTY CHARITY QUILTS

Quilt Con Charity Quilt

Thanks to our many volunteers (you all know who you are) we developed a design concept, made blocks, and assembled the top using some improv skills.  Special thanks to Julie McCluney for getting us organized, Batty Lady (Alicia Campbell and Trudy Teshima) for a group workspace, and Ann Chavez for quilting! It will be shipped on 2/1 to Quiltcon!  The quilt is made of birch trees to symbolize new beginnings!

Quilter’s Journey

Karen Miller, our guild’s long-arm quilter known as Cosmic Quilting, shared a Trunk Show and shared how she became a quilter and showed us some of her quilts.  It would be great to have other members share at future meetings; how about you?

Become a Member!

Membership dues for 2019 are due by the February meeting.  We will be keeping the dues the same at $50 for the year. This grants you access to the MQG Website, guild workshops, block lottos, Guild Challenges, and so much more.

This Year’s Quilting Challenges

Our first Challenge of the year will be a modern, minimalist quilt!  As always, quilts need to be quilted, bound, and labeled. Exercise your creativity and develop a quilt based on minimalism. The size can be 12” by 12” or larger and can be done individually or as a group project.  Prizes will be awarded for best use of minimalism, best modern design, and members’ choice.

Block Lotto

Gail presented a “Cross” block. We can’t want to see how they turn out!

Potential Quilt Retreat

Quilting Retreat Anyone?– Who would enjoy a retreat to get away from everything—everything other than quilting and fellowship with other quilters, that is.  Bring your ideas for an upcoming OCMQG Retreat or fall sew weekend.

Handmade Raffle

Sandra made handmade items we’ll be raffling off at the meeting. Thank you Sandra!

Show and Tell

We always love seeing what you’ve been making so keep bringing those modern quilts to the meeting so we can see your great work in person!

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TO DO List for the next Meeting:

• Please bring a piece of backing, batting and top and we will have a demo on minimalist hand quilting.
• Examples of minimalism to share/li>
• Ideas for the quilting retreat
• Money for membership dues, raffle, and Block Lotto
• Quilts for show and tell, issues for Quilter’s Block, give-aways for Going Green

See you in February!

Board Spots and Volunteers – With the end of the year approaching we will be reaching out to all of you to see how you might be interested in volunteering for next year. The following positions are open: Hospitality Chair, Philanthropy Co-Chair, QuiltCon Charity Quilt, and a Vice President/Co President.  Please consider one of these opportunities and email the guild if you are interested.

2019 Budget and Bylaws– We went over Bylaw Changes as we have cleaned up some outdated information and positions that we no longer have. We also voted on a new Logo.  We will be emailing out the proposed budget and bylaws to members and will be voting on these at the November Meeting.

Membership Fees – We are glad to announce that we will be keeping out membership fees the same next year: $50 full year/$25 for half year.  We have also proposed that we start charging for guests that come to our meetings for $5 per meeting attended.

Philanthropy

Ann shared about Orangewood and Donations for the Holiday Wish list.  Please bring donated items to the November Meeting with the Challenge quilts. (item list is attached).

Carr Fire Victims:  Quilt donations needed by the November Meeting do be donated on December 10^th.

November Challenge – For November we will hold our annual philanthropy challenge! The challenge is to create a quilt based on a children’s, tween, or YA book or novel. Bring a new copy of the book that your quilt was based on. Each quilt and book donated with go to a child or teen at Orangewood Home for Children. Quilts must be a minimum baby size and must be quilted and bound.

Quilt Con Charity Quilt – We have a finished quilt top!! Thanks to the many guild members who made this possible.

Holiday Party – Mark your calendars: our holiday party will be held on December 9^th 2018 at Julie’s House.  We will spend the afternoon with a potluck, a fun sewing project, and holiday cheer. We will be having a Yankee Swap of 5 fat quarters of quilting fabric. Please bring 5 high-quality fat quarters in a modern design. Sign up to attend so we have an idea of how many are coming.  We will have a potluck sign-up at the next meeting.

Block Lotto – One of our new members won last month’s pumpkin blocks.  This month’s block lotto is a foundation paper-pieced pattern (directions included).  We will also have a raffle for anyone who brings a past block lotto top to be entered in a raffle for a door prize.  It does not have to be a finished quilt but you will receive a bonus entry if it is!

Handmade Raffle – Thank you for Ann for the bag donations! Raffle items raise money for the guild.

Social Media – We are at 988 followers on Instagram.  Help us get to a thousand followers by sharing!

Workshop Opportunities – Beach Cities Quilt Guild is offering a workshop with Pam Dinndorf for her Mariposa pattern for the guild price for $40. Workshop will be held on Friday, 11/9 from 10-4 and will be at the Community Presbyterian Church, 32202 Del Obispo St. San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675.  Workshop participants can attend the monthly meeting on 11/8 for no charge.

Show and Tell/Quilters Block

Jeanette F made this beautiful Gipsy Wife Quilt by designer Jen Kingswell

Jeanette also made this QR Code Inspiration quilt made from her own design. Scan the codes with your smart phone and music, inspiration, photos will appear.

Made from our Block Lotto blocks, Kathy M made this Wedding Ring Quilt designed by our own Cecile.

Kaylin showed off her Economy Paw Patrol for her nice with an American Doll version as well. This Jelly Roll Rug was also made by Kaylin.

Susie showed two finishes!

Trudy shared Baby Love and Happy Halloween

 

Helene’s quilt Happy Together

Amazon Smile – The website is exactly the same as Amazon except they just enter smile.amazon.com into the search bar. If they haven’t already signed up for the program, here are the instructions.

1.      Sign in to smile.amazon.com with your Amazon login info.

2.      Under “Your account” select “Your Amazon smile” and “change your charity”.

3.      In the “Find your charity” search bar type “Modern Quilt Guild, Trabuco Canyon” and click “search”.

4.      Click “select” next to “Modern Quilt Guild, Trabuco Canyon”.

5.      Shop to your heart’s content!

6.      Each time you place an Amazon order, use smile.amazon.com to have a portion of Amazon’s proceeds donated to our guild.

Upcoming Events

·         2018 Art and Crafts Bonanza:  Free Event! Sat, Nov 3 9-4 & Sun, Nov 4 9-3pm Clubhouse 4 in Laguna Woods. Enter through gate 5 & 6.

·         Quilt in Public:  3^rd Sat in March (3/16/19).  More Details to come.

Next Sew In – November 4^th, 1-5 PM at our usual location. Our Sew-Ins for 2019 will be held on the 2^nd Sunday of the month from 12-5 PM. We will not have a Sew-In in May 2019 as it conflicts with Mother’s Day.

Next Meeting – November 29^th at 6:30 PM.

 

Thank you to our Guest Speaker, Erin Dollar with Cotton and Flax, that has shared her path on how she became a textile designer.  She is a fabric designer for Robert Kaufman.  Her first fabric line, Arroyo, is in stores now!  Her new Fabric line, Balboa, will be shipping to stores starting in November!  Both lines are a linen cotton blend.  You can follow her on instagram  at @cottonandflax. Go follow her and check out her website to see what is coming soon!

Show & Tell

Handmade Raffle

Thank you Dawn for donating this adorable economy block cat mini quilt! And thanks to Karen Miller @cosmicquilting for quilting it. Elise was the lucky winner.

Block Lotto Demonstration– One of our newest members won this last month’s English paper piecing blocks.  Next block lotto is paper piecing a bookshelf! Can’t wait to see how it turns out!

Holiday Party– Mark your calendars:  December 9^th, 2018 at Julie’s House.  We will spend the afternoon with a potluck, fun sewing project, and holiday cheer. We are looking for someone to help with the sewing project!

Quilt Con Charity Quilt– All the kits have gone out to members to sew and finished blocks have been coming in—the remainder of blocks are due at the September meeting.  Instructions are on the website.  We plan to hold Special Sew-in Days on 10/20 and 10/21 from 11-4 pm at Batty Lady to lay out the quilt and put the top together.  Join the fun, all members welcome.

Member De-stash Night– Any members interested in reducing their stash will have an opportunity to sell at our September 27 meeting.  The De-stash event will take place at the end of the meeting from 8-9 pm for a small fee: $5 for half a table, $10 for full table.  Please send an email to ocmodernquiltguild@gmail.com if you are interested.  Space is limited!

Quarterly Challenge– Artful September Challenge is due at the September meeting. Please bring all your entries. For November we will hold our annual children’s charity quilt based off a children’s book.  Each quilt and book donated with go to a child or teen at Orangewood Home for Children.

Demonstration Ideas– We are reaching out to our members who know techniques or methods that they would be willing to share with fellow guild members.  If you could provide a demo at one of our meetings please let Karen or Mary Anne know or email the guild if you are interested.

Board Spots and Volunteers for 2019– With the end of the year approaching we will be reaching out to all of you to see how you might be interested in volunteering for next year.  We’ll review committee and board positions and what is involved with each.  Please consider one of the many opportunities.

Budget Committee– We will be preparing a draft budget for calendar year 2019 for our Guild during October.  This is a 1-2 hour commitment for any member that would like to participate.  The budget meeting will be held 10/15 at 6:30 pm.  Please let the Guild know if you are interested in being a part of this committee.

Next Sew In– We don’t have a Sew In scheduled for September due to Labor Day Conflict.  Next Sew-in October 7^thfrom 1-5 pm, November 4^th from 1-5 pm both at our usual location all up the hill from meeting room.

Next Meeting– September 27^th, 2018 at 6:30 pm

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Our QuiltCon Charity Quilt inspiration is a birch tree.

The theme of the challenge is “small piecing.” Here you see the color palette on the show board. The kits contain 10 WOF (width of fabric) of either white or cream and then a 5″ x 10″ piece of each of the fabric palette except for blue which is the background. Cut up your fabric in 1 1/2″ strips and sew them together using the inspiration photo as your model. Make your block 6 to 10″ wide and as long as you can with the fabric provided. Do not square up your block, we will be cutting these blocks up to make the trunks and limbs of the birch tree. Please bring them back no later than the August meeting.

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Handmade items for the raffle. Sew cute!

Next month’s Block Lotto is EPP – English Paper Piecing!

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This month’s lotto winner!

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Show and Tell

Shannon S. with “Lisa the Unicorn” Designed by Elizabeth Hartman

Nancy E. with “Eldon” designed by Edyta Star.

Julie Mc with “Laundry Daze”  an original design made with real laundry line and clothespins from a friend’s baby – as a memory quilt.

Natascha B. with a Sew Fresh Quilt from the CluckCluckSew website.

Announcements:

Artful August Challenge has been pushed back a month, giving you an extra month to get your art quilt together! The challenge is to create a quilt inspired by art or architecture. Your inspiration can be a painting, drawing, building, sculpture, and anything artsy. Quilts must be finished and bound.

We have a guest speaker in August Erin Dollar from Cotton & Flax and so September is when the challenge will happen.

Our hard-working officers:

This month’s Sew-In

Our Sew-In this month is hosted at the Batty Lady. The address is 910 Batavia Ave. in Orange. Saturday August 11 and Sunday August 12 from 11 – 5:00. Bring your own project, work on the Quilt Con Charity Quilt or just chill out and socialize. Bring a snack to share.

Thank to all who share the fabric that needs a new home!

Philanthropy QuiltPhilanthropy QuiltChairperson: Ann