Meeting Recaps – Page 4 – Orange County Modern Quilt Guild

Magical May 2018 Meeting

We had SEW many amazing entries in our May Mini Quilt challenge! So many beautiful quilts to see–it made the voting process extremely difficult! The challenge was simply to create a mini quilt that was finished and bound.

We also had an extensive Show & Tell session with even more amazing quilts.

This month’s door prizes were generously donated by Art Gallery Fabrics!

DSC_0516_1930floodDSC_0516 — Co-president Karen lead this meeting

DSC_0518_2000floodDSC_0518 — Big Bear Lake by Lisha

Kite Block Mini by Julie Mc.

DSC_0528_1993floodDSC_0528 — San Francisco Bridge

DSC_0531_1988floodDSC_0531 — Sashiko Stitching by Anne

DSC_0539_1987floodDSC_0539 — Mexico trip – literally where Karen broke her ankle.

DSC_0549_1978floodDSC_0549 — Block Lotto display

DSC_0550_1979floodDSC_0550 — Cute ribbons by Julie

DSC_0551_1974floodDSC_0551 — Block Lotto purchases

DSC_0555_1970floodDSC_0555 — Bunny – 1st Place

DSC_0557_1969floodDSC_0557 — Our three winners!

Show and Tell!

DSC_0558_1967floodDSC_0558 — Madrone Bark by Kathy

DSC_0560_1966floodDSC_0560 — Gravity by Shellie pattern by JayBird Quilts

DSC_0561_1961floodDSC_0561 — Cecile – 9 Tissues de Tahiti

DSC_0562_1962floodDSC_0562 — Finished Peace Symbol Block Lotto

DSC_0563_1963floodDSC_0563 — Aloha to Royal Gardens by Ruth B. Gift to brother living in Hawaii at the time of the volcano.

DSC_0564_1964floodDSC_0564 — Trip to Hawaii by Bunny

Unique blocks in remembrance of a trips to San Francisco and Hawaii with her grandson. San Francisco Bridge, Alcatraz, The USS Arizona and “Surfing Lesson”.

DSC_0565_1965floodDSC_0565 — Chuckles an Elizabeth Hartman pattern

DSC_0566_1960floodDSC_0566 — by Shannon S.

DSC_0567_1959floodDSC_0567 — Susie J.presented Uban Sunsets

DSC_0568_1958floodDSC_0568 — Urban Sunsets

DSC_0569_1957floodDSC_0569 — Julie Mc. presented “Knitters Gifts”

DSC_0572_1953floodDSC_0572 — Paper pieced blocks – “In The Garden” by Julie Mc

DSC_0573_1954floodDSC_0573 — New member Sherry made her fabric with water salvable stableizer

DSC_0575_1956floodDSC_0575 — Sherry the “Scrap Buster”

DSC_0577_1951floodDSC_0577 — Majesty Pillow \ Entered into the Orange County Fair

DSC_0580_1948floodDSC_0580 — Trudy’s Succulent Garden

DSC_0582_1944floodDSC_0582 — Helene’s Old Blue pattern by Lori Heine

DSC_0583_1945floodDSC_0583 — Pat G. showed off her grand-children’s talent

Door prize winner – Pat

Door prize winner – Gail

April 2018 Meeting

We welcomed new members and visitors to our April meeting! We had 2 new members join! Welcome to the Guild!

Social Media: Our Social Media guru, Kaylin, shared social media updates. Instagram reached over 800 followers. Facebook has a group and a like page, also post to like page for your work to be seen. The group is a private group and other non-members cannot see it. The Show and Tell sign ups have also been updated to include members social media handles to share and tag online. Thank you Kaylin!

Facebook:

Please like us on Facebook: here: https://www.facebook.com/orangecounty.modernquiltguild/
As part of your dues you receive access to our members only private Facebook Group. You can request access here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1751696078398807/ (or search OCMQG Quilters on Facebook)
- This is a private group and only other members of OCMQG can see what you post. This is a great place to:
  - post about your progress of your latest challenge quilt
  - ask about quilters block
  - discuss carpooling to our next event
  - ask questions about Block Lotto etc

Instagram:

Please follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ocmqg/
You can also follow the hashtag #OCMQG
- Simply follow these steps to follow the hashtag: https://help.instagram.com/2003408499915301
Please use #OCMQG in your posts so we can all see all of the beautiful quilts you are working on! We may even pick some to repost!
Please also post pictures of your block lotto, or send them directly to our OCMQG account so we can share them
If you are looking for a story from the last meeting check our profile, our meetings since March have been archived there!

Twitter:

Please follow us: https://twitter.com/OCMQG
Please use #OCMQG in your posts so we can all see all of the beautiful quilts you are working on! We may even pick some to repost!

Membership Update: We are still continuing to update our membership contact information. Please see Mary if you haven’t updated yours yet!

Thomas Fire Quilts – Gail shared that they are no longer taking blocks but would gladly take finished quilts. They have a waitlist of over 500 people still waiting for quilts. They are also needing help with long arm quilting. As some families need bigger quilts and they are getting difficult to sew on the domestic machines. For more info, go to the Ventura Modern Quilt Guild site.

OC Fair Submission:

Registration opened March 1^st. Entries are submitted online for acceptance.
Entry fee of $5 per entry.
Entry Deadline June 1^st. Notified of acceptance by June 11^th. Drop off of accepted quilt by June 23^rd.
Entries must be completed within the last 2 years. Entries must be a completed product.
Quilts that are larger than 36 inches are limited to one per person.
More Information can be found at here or here under fiber arts.

Field Trips:

May 5^th button making by Julie has been cancelled. The June 2^nd Ice Dying with Julie has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date that will hopefully work better.

May 8^th Purl Soho Field Trip. Karen Miller will be setting up time and lunch location. Purl Soho carries knitting, fabric and other craft supplies. More information will be emailed out to the guild.

Block Lotto – HUGE turn out for our March Block Lotto. Kathy won all the wonderful blocks! This month’s block lotto is a foundation strip piecing to create a 12 in block.

Raffle Give Aways – Made by Lisha! Thanks Lisha!

Quarterly Challenge: Our May Quarterly Challenge is due at the next meeting! Remember that it is to be no larger than 24 x 24 using tenants of modern quilting. Can’t wait to see all the entries!

Member Shares: Jannette shared a Facebook Page, Just wanna quilt, which is a group about the quilting community and information is gathered for a research projects. There is also a podcast that consists of conversations with hobby quilters to famous quilters and everyone in between.

Next Weekend Sew – June 3^rd 1-5pm. Bring your own projects or work on philanthropy. Please note that the location for the meetings will be different than the locations for the Sew-Ins! Sew-Ins will be held in Clubhouse 2, up the hill from Restaurant 19, in the Los Olivos room. Also, after the April Sew-In, the remaining 2018 Sew-Ins will be on the FIRST Sunday of the month. Sew-Ins will now be from 1:00 – 5:00

March 2018 Meeting

Our new meeting location worked out wonderfully for our March meeting! Everyone was able to find the new location and the space is comfortable and has a beautiful view. Many thanks to Karen Miller for the work she has done to host our meetings and sew-ins.

Handmade Raffle Items

Kaylin made two gorgeous sewing kit bags for this month’s handmade item raffle! The patterns are available at Sewcanshe.com and the pattern is called Peek-A-Boo Pouch. Also, Kaylin has a website where she will eventually be selling her own patterns! If you sign up for her site’s mailing list, you will get her FREE paper-pieced pattern of the California bear.

Show & Tell

Meeting Recap

Please note that the location for the meetings will be different than the locations for the Sew-Ins! Sew-Ins will be held in Clubhouse 2, up the hill from Restaurant 19, in the Los Olivos room. Also, after the April Sew-In, the remaining 2018 Sew-Ins will be on the FIRST Sunday of the month. Sew-Ins will now be from 1:00 – 5:00.

Dates for Sew-Ins:

April 8
May – no Sew-In – Mother’s Day conflict
June 3
July 1
September – no Sew-In – Labor Day conflict
Oct 7
Nov 4

Donations for From the Ashes – Thomas Fire Quilt Relief

They are no longer accepting quilt blocks. They have a surplus of blocks that they’ve received from all around the world, and not enough people to sew them! They are now only accepting:

-finished quilts
-batting
-quilt shop quality backing fabrics in cuts of 4 yards or larger (wide backs are great too!)

They also need: our help! If you can get to Ventura County, consider attending a Thomas Fire Sew-In. These are held every Saturday in Ventura from 10-4. They would appreciate any volunteers who can help with sewing and quilting. Go here for more info on Sew-Ins!

Also, if anyone would like Gail to pick up some blocks that need to be sewn together when she is there on 4/13, just contact us and we will let Gail know to pick up some blocks.

Quarterly Challenges!

Here are the themes for our 2018 challenges.

May Mini – For our May challenge, sew a mini quilt using tenets of modern quilting. It can be as small as you like, but cannot exceed 24” x 24”.

Artful August – Create a quilt inspired by a work of art. It can be a painting, photograph, sculpture, or architecture. Bring a picture of the art that inspired your quilt. Any size is okay.

Philanthropy Storybook, November – We are bringing back our popular storybook quilt challenge! Create a quilt inspired by a children’s book, picture, book, or Young Adult book you donate along with the quilt. Quilts and books will be donated to Orangewood Home for Children. The size should match the age group of the book. Minimum size is baby size 30” x 40”.

Violet Craft Workshops

The San Diego Modern Quilt Guild has some extra spots available for 2 workshops and a trunk show with Violet Craft. These events will take place the weekend of June 16-17 at Quilt in a Day in San Marcos. They are having an FPP Atomic Starburst workshop on Saturday ($100), a trunk show on Sunday ($10) and a peacock EPP workshop on Sunday ($50). They are offering the spaces at the same price as for their guild members. Dawn is going and is willing to carpool!

Julie McCluney Workshops: Polymer Button Making

Create buttons from colorful polymer clay. You will learn a wide variety of techniques and then you will create your own set of buttons. The date is Saturday May 5th from 10-3 and cost is $35. All supplies and lunch will be included! Lunch is a chopped chicken salad and baked potato bar (yum!). Click here to see the brochure for this workshop.

Ice Dying

Ice dying with MX dyes produces beautiful patterns and vibrant colors. Create your own unique fabrics by sprinkling dyes over ice covered with fabric. Many of the supplies will be provided but you will need to bring a few things (see brochure here). Lunch will be provided! This workshop is Saturday June 2nd from 10:30-3 and cost is $30.

Art of Adorning – Bowers Museum

A member mentioned this one-day event that is a Bead Bazaar. With 75+ premier artisan vendors, there will be a wide selection of handcrafted jewelry, beads and bead-related items for sale. Bring a friend and come shop! It is on April 28th from 10-4.

Purl Soho Field Trip

Karen Miller will lead a field trip here on May 8th (Monday) so mark your calendars. We will visit Purl Soho followed by lunch or coffee afterwards. More details coming soon!

Block Lotto

This month’s Block Lotto uses the “Stack and Whack” technique! All the fabric and instructions were included for this Block Lotto to make it super easy for participants to complete. Thank you Lisha for organizing Block Lotto!

Our next Sew-In:

April 8 from 1:00 – 5:00

Sew-Ins will be held in Clubhouse 2, up the hill from Restaurant 19, in the Los Olivos room.

February 2018 Meeting

OCMQG February 2018 Meeting Recap (held on 3/1/18)

Co President, Karen Miller, lead our meeting.

Important Notice about Meeting and Sew In Location Changes

We will no longer be able to meet at Cosmic Quilting starting the March 29, 2018 meeting. New Location will be In Laguna Woods at Club Rooms 2 & 3 in Village Greens (24122 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Hills, CA 92637). You will enter through gate 12. This will be the same for majority of the Sew In’s. The space has lots of parking and holds up to 50 people. Booked through the end of the year for meetings. Sew In’s have also been booked based on availability. When location is not available for Sew In’s, we are looking into having field trips on those days. Sew In times have also changed to 1-5pm to accommodate the new space. Location has Restaurant and Bar there for purchase. However no outside food permitted.

Membership Renewals

Membership fees for the New Year are due. Dues are $50 for the year.

Workshops Update

The workshop chair has become available. However, Julie has volunteered to take position. Thank you Julie!!!

Donations

We took donations for the Thomas Fire Relief effort. The area is still accepting donations of fabric, thread, notions, blocks, finished tops, batting, completed quilts, etc. If you have any donations, please bring to the March Meeting.

Philanthropy Quilt Challenges

We have lined out our Quilt Challenges for the year. We will still be doing the challenges quarterly in May, August and November. More details will become available as we get closer. However, below is a rough outline for the year:

May: May Mini Quilt – tenets of modern quilting and will be no larger than 24 x 24.

Artful August: quilt inspired by a work of art (painting, architecture, etc) and no size limits.

November Storybook Philanthropy Challenge: children’s or teen book theme, minimum size is a baby quilt.

Field Trips

We would like to schedule some field trips for the year! Dawn has volunteered to schedule those. Thank you Dawn! A survey was passed to members before break with different locations. If you have any new locations, please let us know! Some ideas were Super Buzzy, A mid weekday trip to Purl Soho factory store, Visions Quilt Museum in San Diego, Etc.

Quilt Con Recap

Members shared about workshops they took, what their favorite part of the event, how colorful the halls looked with all the Charity quilts. Members were surprised with the variation on colors from the fabric makers. Various members took classes that opened their minds to new takes on creating works of art!

Charity Quilts

We have some Charity Quilt that still needs homes. Still need homes for our 2017 quilt con charity quilt (suggested for a military veteran/family), our 2018 quilt con quilt (already received 2018 received back from quilt con), and our 2016 Christmas quilt. If you have any ideas for places to donate, please contact us!

Directory Update

Our guild would like to get our Member Directory updated. We passed out new forms so we can update your information. If you missed the meeting please fill out at our next meeting.

Next Sew In

March 11, 2018 at Cosmic Quilting 12-4.

Show and Tell

Update on The Thomas Fire Quilts

By Gail: I briefly visited a sew in for Thomas Fire quilts yesterday. I went there to pick up blocks in sets to be sewn into tops. They are overwhelmed with blocks. They no longer need blocks. I picked up sets for 6 quilts. They are now requesting completed quilts, batting or backing. Check out update on Superbuzzy.com. They have so many potential quilts that they can use machine quilters and folks that will do binding also. Just a brief update.

Block Lotto February

Last month we had a Double Disappearing Nine Patch. Using solids – now “modern”!

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Gifts and Door Prizes

Thanks to Michele and Suzanna for the homemade items and donations of Art Gallery Fabrics (Ann A.) and Cotton & Steel ( Stacey A.) for the fat quarters. Much Appreciation!

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January 2018 Meeting

Our two new co-presidents are doing a great job keeping the meeting interesting and moving. Thank you Mary Anne and Karen for volunteering to be co-presidents this year!

Charity and Philanthropy

Ready for QuiltCon

Finished tops from December Charity Sew

Our QuiltCon Charity Quilt and results of our Holiday Party Charity Sew In.

Block Lotto

Lisha present this month’s Block Lotto. A simple Double Disappearing Nine Patch using all solids.

Here is some inspiration for layout of a Modern Double Disappearing Nine Patch:

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Here is a tutorial on how to make one!

December Holiday Party

Holiday Party, Fat Quarter Yankee Swap, and Charity Quilt In.

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November 2017 Meeting

We announced the challenge for the November Philanthropy Quilt at the July meeting. We received many samples of digitally printed fabric from Hawthorne Threads who kindly donated these to the guild. The challenge is to design a quilt using the digitally printed fabric as inspiration, and to also incorporate it into the quilt. We also handed out Hawthorne Threads’s social media info for members to tag them on social media.The rules for the challenge were:

-Create a quilt in a size between baby (30 x 40) up to a twin (70 x 90)
-The quilt must be complete: quilted, bound, and labelled
-Design should be inspired by a Hawthorne Threads Digitally Printed Fabric and should include the fabric in the quilt top.
-If you are sharing your progress on social media, please include #hawthornethreads and #ocmqg in your comments along with your photo.

We had 13 participants for this month’s challenge!! Our new philanthropy chairwoman, Ann A., has chosen Orangewood Foundation to receive the beautiful quilts that were made. The Orangewood Foundation provides a safe haven for the foster children of Orange County. They also have a program for emancipated minors to help them successfully achieve their independence. The larger quilts that were made will be donated to that endeavor in conjunction with the Ambassador’s program that provides the resources for this worthy cause. Thank you to all of our members who participated and thanks to Ann for working to get the quilts to this worthwhile charity.

Our winners received gift certificates to Hawthorne Threads. Winners were:

First place: Barbara Knapp
Second place: Susie Johnson
Third Place: Mary O’Bannon

If you haven’t done so, please post a pic of your finished quilt on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #ocmqg and #hawthornethreads.

Membership Renewal for 2018

Renew your membership by December 31 and receive an “early bird” discount. Bring cash or a check made out to OCMQG for $45 to the Holiday Party. Or, you can mail your check to Sandy Pratt at 25592 Loganberry Lane, Lake Forest, CA 92630.

Holiday Party

Our Holiday Party is December 10th (Sunday) from noon to 4:00 and will be held at Julie’s house. Thank you Julie for volunteering to host the party!

* Bring a potluck dish to share along with serving utensils if needed.

* This event is BYOB: wine, sparkling wine, beer, and cider, but no hard alcohol please.

* We will be sewing a quilt for charity, Shannon is leading this project and preparing the quilt to be sewn at the party.

* We will also have a “Yankee Swap” of five fat quarters. They should be modern, quality quilting fabrics that coordinate together and that are relatively new. Please bring FQs wrapped. Participation is not required, but it’s always lots of fun!

* We will send out a party reminder with the approximate number of attendees to help you plan your potluck dish.

Modern Batik Workshop

Julie is having a workshop on modern batik using wax and water soluble dyes. The workshop is $35 and will be January 13th from 9:30 to 3:30 at Julie’s home in Villa Park. It includes lunch. Please see the attached flyer for detailed info on this exciting event!

Laura Heine Pattern Workshop

Our new Workshop Chairwoman, Elise, let us know about a workshop opportunity! Sew Vac Long Beach is having a workshop that will teach you how to make a Laura Heine collage pattern. The workshop is 2 days and is only $30 for both days. The dates are December 17th and January 7th, both Sundays, from 12:30-4:30. Those who are signed up are being encouraged to share their scraps at the workshop. Sew Vac has all the supplies you will need including some Laura Heine patterns. If you would like to sign up, send us an email. Dawn is attending and is open to carpooling from south OC.

Donations for Santa Rosa

Shellie will be mailing the items that were donated at the meeting, thank you Shellie!

QuiltCon Charity Quilt

Our charity quilt was quilted at the November Sew-In. Those who attended the sew-in got to help choose the thread and the pattern. Karen put the quilt on the longarm and we got to see the quilting in action! Thank you to Karen and all of those who were involved with this year’s charity quilt! It was thanks to the help from so many that this quilt turned out so beautifully and was so easy to plan and put together. If anyone would like to volunteer to add the binding or deliver the quilt to Pasadena, please let us know.

Handmade Item Raffle

Susie made some beautiful table runners for this month’s handmade item raffle—thank you Susie!

Our next Sew-In:
The Holiday Party replaces the December Sew-In.

Our next meeting:
January 25th 2018

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October 2017 Meeting

We had another full house at our May meeting! Thanks for coming!

Quiltcon 2017

Several members discussed their experiences at Quiltcon 2017. Highlights includied seeing OCMQG member Lucinda’s quilt at the show, the Siddi Quilts exhibit, the Angela Walters exhibit, and seeing all of the charity quilts. Including OURS:

Quiltcon 2018

Quiltcon 2018 will be held in Pasadena on February 22-25, 2018. If you are a member, you should be receving emails from the Modern Quilt Guild about the conference. They are recruiting volunteers, see the website for details. The theme for the charity quilt has been announced, it is Modern Traditionalism. We had FIVE people volunteer to coordinate the planning of charity quilt for our guild: Karen M., Gail, Leslie, Julie, and MaryAnne. Karen M. has suggested the Road to California block. Thank you to our volunteers!

Show & Tell

Upcoming Workshops:

Indigo – Shibori Workshop & Lunch with Sandra Johnson

Sandra’s workshop will be held on June 3 from 10-3. The location is in a private home in South Orange County, and will be sent to those who register. It is $75 for OCMQG members, and $100 for non-members. To register, email Sandra at sandrajohnsondesigns@gmail.com

Jackie Gehring Workshop

This workshop is being offered by Santa Barbara Quilting Retreats. It is in Carpinteria, CA and is on 9/11/17-9/13/17. Cost is $775, lunches are provided, and there will be a wine and cheese event. Discounted hotel is at the Holiday Inn Express in Carpinteria. She is going to teach her class “Composing With Lines.” For more info and to register, go here.

Cecile will be offering her workshop again: Playing with Color and Fabric: Making Your Stash Work For You. If you are interested in attending this workshop in June or July, email Cecile and let her know which dates in June or July work for you. customerservice@sewingparty.com

Quilt Shows and Lectures

Kaffe Fassett will be giving a lecture in Glendora in 9/23 at The Sew N Sew. The cost is $50. For more info, go here.

The Flying Geese quilt show is 6/3 and 6/4 at SOKA University in Aliso Viejo. This is a great opportunity to see an excellent show close to home with both modern and traditional quilts. Sewing Party will be a vendor at the show! For more info, go here.

Southern California Quilter’s Run

This will be held over two weekends this year! The dates are July 13-16 and July 20-23. The Quilter’s Run is a great opportunity to visit quilt and fabric shops in the area and get some inspiration from each shop. It’s also an opportunity to win prizes, grow your stash, score some new patterns, and have some fun! This would be a great opportunity for someone to get your feet wet leading a “field trip,” hint hint! For more info on Quilter’s Run, go here and here for more info on Row By Row go here.

Central Coast Quilter’s Run

This one is coming up soon: June 2-4. These shops are located from Ventura to Paso Robles. Superbuzzy, some wine tasting, and a mini buzz-y, anyone? Check it out here!

Scrap Swap

Elise brought four bags stuffed with fabric swaps and four lucky people were chosen via random number generator to take the scrap bags home! If you received a bag, take out the scraps that you want and then add scraps from your stash back to the bag and bring it back next month. Thank you Elise for coordinating the scrap swap!

Handmade Items Raffle

Elise donated several items for the raffle, thank you, Elise! The materials that she used to make her items were donated by Sew Vac Ltd. in Long Beach and the patterns are from the Sew Sweetness blog. The raffle items raised $83 for the guild!

Make It Modern Segment

Gail brought in several of her quilts, some dating back to the 80’s! In addition to sharing her quilts, she also shared some books that have been influential on her quilting including Quilts of Gee’s Bend, and Collaborative Quilting. It was wonderful to see Gail’s progression as a quilter, so thank you Gail for sharing your quilting journey with us! Elise volunteered to bring in examples of her quilting for our June meeting.

Social Break

Several members brought cookies for our social hour—thank you! Julie’s homemade chocolate chip cookies are a Martha Stewart recipe. They were all delicious!

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September 2017 Meeting

Thank you for attending our September meeting! Karen M. moved the tables out of the space to free up more room for our attendees. Thanks Karen! Thanks to the members who helped put the Cosmic Quilting space back to its usual set-up. And thanks to Julie for bringing fruit cups for our social time!

Annual Meeting

Our annual meeting will be in November. In October, we will be putting a budget together to determine if dues need to stay the same or if they will increase. We are looking for volunteers to help out with creating the budget. Budget will go out to members in October and will be voted on in November. Bunnie and Susie are co-charing this committee and we would like 2-3 members to help out. The committee will meet on October 18th at Bunnie’s house in Newport Beach for dinner and wine. Please email us if you are interested in helping out!

Also, the bylaws are included with this email for members to review. This will be voted on at the November meeting, also.

In November, we will be having November elections. Officer positions are: President, Vice-President, or two Co-Presidents, Treasurer, and Secretary. Our current officers are:

* Co-President: Karen A. will not be re-running.
* Co-President: Bunnie is open to re-running, but is also open to someone else taking over as president.
* Secretary: Dawn is open to being secretary again, or is willing to take a position that we have been having trouble filling, like Social Media.
* Treasurer: Susie is re-running.

We will also have a nominating committee, email us if you would like to join this committee to help elect officers. This committee will just need to meet once before the November meeting. Karen M. has already volunteered to be on this committee.

MQG Mini Quilt Swap

Susan brought some examples of mini quilts and items that she has received doing many different swaps. Thanks, Susan! One of the neat things about this swap is that there will be a meetup at QuiltCon so you will have the opportunity to meet your swap partner. Info:

Once again, we’re making mini quilts — no larger than 24″ x 24″ — with the suggestion (not requirement) that they be themed for your swap partner’s sewing space. This swap is a one-to-one partner swap, so once matched, participants will know who they’re making for and who’s making for them. If you’re going to QuiltCon and your partner is too, we’ll have a special meetup so you can swap in person. Not going? Not a problem! Mail your item to your partner, get yours in the mail and join the virtual meetup on Instagram. You’ll have a Swap Fairy assigned to you to check in during the swap to make sure everyone’s on track. You’ll meet your Swap Fairy and get to know them in early November when partners are announced.

Important Dates for the Mini Swap:
Participant sign-ups open: October 1, 2017
Participant sign-ups close: October 25, 2017
Participants notified of match with partner: early November, 2017
Deadline for international shipping: February 9, 2018
Deadline for domestic shipping: February 16, 2018

QuiltCon Charity Quilt

We had an “interactive display” of the progress of the charity quilt. We will put all of the individual blocks together at the next Sew-In in October! The border will be attached, and we will also gather ideas for the quilting. Hoffman Fabrics will be donating the fabric for the backing. Lucinda brought several examples and the guild voted on the backing fabric. In November, we will have a “quilting bee” and either do a combo of hand quilting and longarm quilting.

Demos

Elise has volunteered to do a demo at the October meeting, if you would like to share a cool technique with the guild, just let us know and you can be the star of a future meeting!

November Challenge

How is your November philanthropy challenge quilt coming along? The challenge is to make a quilt using the digitally printed fabric donated by Hawthorne Threads that have been handed out at past meetings. Don’t forget to put your progress on Facebook or Instagram and tag #hawthornethreads and #OCMQG. Requirements for the challenge:

Create a quilt in a size between baby (30 x 40) up to a twin (70 x 90)
The quilt must be complete: quilted, bound, and labelled
Design should be inspired by a Hawthorne Threads Digitally Printed Fabric and should include the fabric in the quilt top.
These quilts will be donated to a local charity TBD.

Workshops

We received some great feedback during the meeting about how to make workshops WORK better for the guild. Elise has volunteered to be a Workshop Chairwoman! Thank you Elise! We hope that by having a dedicated person actively working on planning workshops, that we will be able to:

– offer workshops regularly
– offer workshops that will be scheduled out 6-12 months in advance
– offer workshops that will be well attended (and that will pay for themselves)

QuiltCon OCMQG Social Time

Karen M. came up with the idea to have a designated social time at QuiltCon. We would use the QuiltCon app to advertise that members of the OCMQG are available for an informal “meet and greet”. This would be a great way to meet people who are attending QuiltCon from all over the country—and the world! It’s also a way to let SoCal people know about our guild. More info will be coming!

Block Lotto instructions are attached to this email. Thank you Lucinda for the great work you do planning Block Lotto!

Our next Sew-In: October 8 at Cosmic Quilting

July 2017 Meeting

OCMQG July 2017 Meeting Recap

Co-president Karen A. lead our meeting. It was great to have her in town and not working in Florida for our July meeting!

Volunteer Positions

Shannon and Stacy volunteered to be co-chairs for the Philanthropy Chairpersons! Also, Kaylin has volunteered to take over updating the blog and has been one of our photographers at the last several meetings. Thank you ladies!!

Update on QuiltCon Philanthropy Quilt:

The Philanthropy Quilt committee have completed the pattern for our “Modern Traditionalism” quilt. The fabric has been purchased and we are on schedule to complete the quilt on time. Thank you everyone who has been involved with the planning and we hope everyone will help to make a block! Thank you Karen for the update!

Workshops

The Compass Bag Workshop will be lead by Elise! It’s on August 27 from 10:00-3:00. $30 for members and $40 for non-members. We have five sign-ups so far, feel free to email Susie if you would like to sign up at sujoh@hotmail.com. The pattern is available from Noodle Head. Sew Vac Long Beach has the pattern along with the hardware that you will need. We will send a supply list to those who have signed up soon.

Our next workshop will be in early November. We passed around a survey listing three different workshops and let members vote on which one(s) they would like to take. We’re hoping these workshops will be of interest to our members! Also, Craft Napa is in January and we are looking into getting one of the presenters at that event to come down and to do a workshop in OC.

July Quilt Challenge

We had so many BEAUTIFUL entries for our July Challenge! Our winners were:

1st place: Sandy $75 gift card!
2nd place: Bunnie $50 gift card!
3rd place: Sandra J. $35 gift card!

Our prizes for this challenge were gift certificates from Superbuzzy.com in Ventura.

November Philanthropy Quilt Challenge

These quilts will be donated to a local charity TBD. If you weren’t at the July meeting and want to participate, don’t despair! We still have a lot of samples left, so come to the August meeting to pick out your fabric sample.

Karen shows off some of the digitally printed fabrics donated by Hawthornethreads.com

Handmade Item Raffle

Kathy S. donated two gorgeous handmade fold-up grocery bags for our Handmade Item Raffle—thank you Kathy S!

Make it Modern

For our Make It Modern segment, Karen A. created a “modern vs. traditionalism” poster board for members to place a post-it to mark where they fall in the realm of modern vs. traditional quilting. It was interesting to see how our members judge their modern/traditional aesthetic.

Scrap Swap

We had our Scrap Swap where three lucky ladies were randomly chosen to take home a big bag of scraps!

Annual Meeting

Our annual meeting is in November where there will be voting on officer positions, by-laws, and the 2018 budget. The last Thursday in November is AFTER Thanksgiving, so we voted to have the November meeting on 11/30.

Our next meeting is August 31 (the 5th Thursday of the month)

Our next Sew-In is August 13, from noon to 4:00 at CQ.

Here are some of the quilts from this month’s challenge!

June 2017 Meeting

Our “Ice Breaker” at the meeting was to share something you’ve accomplished this year, and something you’d like to accomplish by the end of the year. Thanks everyone for sharing your accomplishments and hopes for the last half of 2017!

Author Presentation

Elisabeth Woo and Nichole Ramirez, authors of “The Fussy Cut Sampler,” gave an amazing presentation at our June meeting! They brought a lot of examples of individual blocks utilizing their techniques, and it was fascinating to see all the detail and work involved in each block. They discussed how the book came about, the publishing process, gave helpful tips and techniques, and answered questions from guild members. Their blog is thefussycutsampler.com.
And you can follow them on Instagram for more fussy-cut inspiration. Elisabeth’s Instagram is @elisabew and Nichole’s is @catwithfins.

QuiltCon 2018Super volunteer signups have passed, but there are still volunteer opportunities. Keep an eye out for an email from the MQG about more volunteering opportunities. Registration began earlier in the week, and the popular classes were fully booked within 15 minutes!

QuiltCon Charity Quilt UpdateMany members met at the last sew-in. Gail picked up the solid Kona and Moda fabrics so people could see the colorways in person. The committee thinks that Kona is the way to go as these will be easy to pick up and they liked the colors better. At the meeting, a timeline for completing the quilt was created to keep us on schedule. After a brainstorming session, Sandy created a rough draft of a quilt, and Lucinda put it into EQ7 to create a potential pattern and filled in some potential color options. The next meeting will be at the sew-in on July 9th! At the July sew-in, we’re hoping to complete this step of the schedule: Design Finalized – Assignments, and possibly begin cutting fabric. Thank you Karen for the update.

Volunteers

We are still looking for a Social Media volunteer to update the blog, social media, and take pictures! Please talk to an officer or send us an email if you are at all interested. We are also looking for people to demos! We have a lot of experienced quilters who could do some demos, so if you have an idea, send us an email.

Workshops

Elise brought examples of bags for a potential workshop! We will be sending out a separate email with details as soon as this has been finalized.

My Small World

Here is your chance to make a really fun and beautiful quilt, using a pattern designed by Jen Kingwell. This is a 6 month Block of the Month project that, with guidance and artistic talent provided by Cecile, will challenge you to select many different fabrics from your stash, and learn how to play with a variety of color combinations. You will also learn several quilting techniques, including a new method of hand applique and paper piecing. After taking the 6 sessions, you will not only gain confidence in playing with color, but will create a beautiful and unique wall hanging. This class will meet the 3rd Tuesday of every month from 10:00-3:00, starting August 15 for 6 months. The first class is $50, and the other 5 classes are $40 each.

Your Personal Journey into the world of Jen Kingwell

The class is already full, but please sign up on the waiting list with your email address, and Cecile will contact you when space opens up. This class is perfect for anyone who loves Jen Kingwell, or is currently working on any of her 43 patterns, or who wants to start one. This class will meet the 2nd Saturday of every month, beginning August 12. Each class costs $50, and you only pay for the classes you attend.

Independent study with Cecile

For intermediate and advanced level quilters, this class is your chance to bring a new or ongoing quilt project and work one-on-one with Cecile to create something unique and special. Cecile’s help will include tips on playing with color, fabric selection and design layout. Since this is a one-on-one session with Cecile, time, place and cost will be discussed with each individual quilter.

July Challenge

Challenge quilts are due at the next meeting! Bring a finished quilt from a pattern that you’ve had for awhile to the July meeting. There will be FABULOUS prizes so there’s still time to make a quilt for the challenge.

Block Lotto

This month’s Block Lotto turned out amazing! The July Block Lotto requires English Paper Piecing. Lucinda spends a lot of time putting these detailed instructions together, taking photos of her process, AND doing all of the planning for each month’s Block Lotto—THANK YOU LUCINDA!

Southern California Quilter’s Run

Scrap Swap

3 scrap bags were taken home for the Scrap Swap. If you took home a bag, bring it to the July meeting with your scraps. Thank you Elise for coordinating this!

Make It Modern

Elise brought some of her beautiful quilts for Make it Modern! Thank you Elise!

Handmade Items Raffle

Julie brought two awesome handmade items for tonight’s raffle! A beautiful fabric bowl in some cool summery colors, and three mini design boards. She also brought chips for our Social Break. Thank you Julie!

Maryanne donated a 1949 Singer sewing manual and shared the book’s Dedication with us: “This book is dedicated to women and girls—and especially to teachers of sewing everywhere—who enjoy the feel of fabric, the beauty of textures, the precision of stitches, the smoothness of seams, and who delight always in appropriate fabrics carefully cut and made for a happy purpose.” Timeless!

Door Prizes

Elisabeth and Nichole donated three Kona Cotton Solids Charm Squares in ALL of the Kona solids! One lucky winner received this prize tonight. Sewing Party also donated 2 Moda Lollies by Jen Kingwell Designs. Thank you!

Next Sew In is on July 9. Charity Quilt Meeting will take place at the Sew In.Next meeting is on July 27.