The September block is inspired by the Japanese art of Kintsugi.
At the September meeting, Kelly provided participants with a metallic gold fabric and instructed them to piece together errant pieces of fabric, using the gold as a connective “repair”.
These blocks are due at the October 27th, 2022 meeting. Each block turned in at the meeting counts for one entry to win all the August blocks. Only blocks made with kits purchased at the September meeting will be eligible for entry.
The August block is the Classic EPP Hexie!
These blocks are due at the September 19, 2022 meeting. Each block turned in at the meeting counts for one entry to win all the August blocks. Only blocks made with kits purchased at the August meeting will be eligible for entry.
For instructions, visit https://www.theyellowbirdhouse.com/epp-hexie-projects-to-sew/
The July block is the Disappearing Nine Patch block! These blocks were inspired by our guest lecturer Bill Stearman, who uses them prolifically in his work.
These blocks are due at the August 25, 2022 meeting. Each block turned in at the meeting counts for one entry to win all the July blocks. Only blocks made with kits purchased at the July meeting will be eligible for entry.
For instructions, visit https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/disappearing-nine-patch-quilt-2821751.
The June block is the Puff block! Kelly will be selling these again at the July meeting.
These blocks are due at the August 25, 2022 meeting. Each block turned in at the meeting counts for one entry to win all the June blocks. Only blocks made with kits purchased at the June meeting will be eligible for entry.
For instructions, visit https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/make-puff-or-biscuit-quilts-2821756.
In your kit you will have two color fabrics. Both are blue or green shades.
1) From the two strips of fabric you have, cut two 9.5-inch strips and one 3.5-inch square. From the single piece of fabric, cut five 3.5-inch squares.
2) Place a square on each end of the 9.5-inch strips. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner. Sew on the diagonal line. Press the seam. Trim off the excess (similar to HSTs). Repeat for the second 9.5-inch strip.
3) For the center row, sew three squares together in a row. (Center square will match the corners).
3) Join the rows together to make your Square Circle. Press to the dark side.
These blocks are due at the June 30, 2022 meeting. Each block turned in at the meeting counts for one entry to win all the May blocks.
Pojagi is an ancient Korean textile art form. The first documented mention of it was in AD 42, so it is about 2,000 years old ā much older than western quilting. A pojagi (po) is a cloth that is used to wrap, carry and store things. Reversible patchwork is the most unique option of pojagi. It is very different from western quilting because the seam are finished on both sides. The best way to view these items is with light shining through them. It gives the impression of stained glass. Designs tend to be geometric and random rather than the shapes and repeating designs of western quilts. The techniques involved in pojagi are now used for many things beyond wrapping cloths. You can see them in table linens, clothing, and other decorative pieces. (Source ā Epida Studio)
1) Take a piece of the linen. Have another scrap of the same length. Have one fabric have a larger seam allowance than the other fabric (if top fabric is Ā¼ inch, have the bottom piece poke out a Ā¼ more (1/2-inch total).
2) Sew the pieces together. (Alternatively, sew a Ā½ inch seam. Once sewn, trim one of the two Ā½ seams to Ā¼ inch so you can fold the larger seam over the smaller seam.)
3) Press the fatter bottom seam allowance over the raw edge of the top shorter seam allowance.
3) Press the fatter bottom seam allowance over the raw edge of the top shorter seam allowance.
4) Open the seam. You will fold the fat seam over the raw edge of the short seam. Topstitch down.
5) On one side of the finished piece, you see two stitching lines. On the other side, you only see one stitching line, but the seam is finished on both sides. All the raw edges are tucked away inside. ā This is very similar to flat fell seam used in garment sewing, like on jeans.
For more information straight from the source, please see:
1) 8 Minute Introduction – Hansan Ramie Patchwork ķģ°ėŖØģģ”°ź°ė³“ Constancy & Change in Korean Traditional Craft 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7WjXFLJOE8
2) A close up showing the process with Raime and hand stitching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eraoNnMJr4Q
3) Another demo ā designing and then sewing multiple pieces coming together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slhCg9bLrKk and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-PMWx9FHiE
4) For a deep dive and additional stitching techniques by Bojagi Artist Taerim Claire Jeon : 30 Minutes Introduction and Tutorial from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvuijvNPnpU and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9KmwN9LgFc
For English Language Tutorial:
1) Epida Studio ā Modern Pojagi Simple Seam Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ViW5mraYMor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exUfjcCz9Ss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW5JaaaAmtg
2) Flat Fell Seam – The art of Pojagi on Itās Sew Easy with Rebecca Kemp Brent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I9ZcpfSRW4
3) 101 Patchwork Projects: Pojagi Seam Technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCVvCjTnuSI
4) Flat Felled Tutorial Seam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODoLrCTxp5o
COLORS: The fabrics included in all the kits are warm neutral tones.
These blocks are due at the May 26, 2022 meeting. Each block turned in at the meeting counts for one entry to win all the April blocks.
The Modern Quilt Guild announced its 2021 Community Outreach Quilt Challenge! This is one of the MQGās largest scale charity projects, formerly known as the QuiltCon Charity Quilt Challenge. It’s an opportunity for guilds or teams of MQG members to create a quilt to be donated to a charity.
The design focus for this challenge is on curved piecing.
https://www.quiltcon.com/community-challenge-2021
Be a part of the fun. Email us if you’d like to participate.
Hi, All – At the last meeting, there was a question regarding where to find links to the latest webinar on The MQG website. And then there were questions on how to navigate through the site…
Mary Fons’s Webinar, “Definition: Modern Quilting”Ā This was fabulous. Worth at least two viewings
The MQG free Quilt of the Month Patterns (member Mary Anne found inspiration for a surf themed quilt from Nov 2014 QoM Plumage)
Tip #1: Log in. When you joined the OCMQG, you should have received information on how to sign into The MQG.
Tip #2: When you first “land” on the site, there’s a menu along the top of the site. Hover over the menu word to see what’s included. For example, if you hover over Education, you’ll see Events, Teacher & Lecturer Directory, Blog, and Resources. If you hover over Events, you’ll see QuiltCon East, QuiltConWest, Webinars Future, Webinars Past, and Calendar
Tip #3: Once you’ve clicked a menu item, scroll down. Under Events, the top portion looks like it’s only a list of events. If you scroll down, you’ll see links to past webinars
Tip #4: Be patient and be prepared to click on every menu item to find what you’re looking for….(possibly have your beverage of choice handy)
Tip #5: BE AWARE THAT ONCE YOU LOG IN AND GO INTO COMMUNITY, THE MENU CHANGES.
Notes on The MQG landing page:
Notes on the Community Site:
Last week, we posted about MQG’s pattern of the month as one of the “perks” to belonging to The MQG mother-ship. This week, we bring you WEBINARS.
About once a month, the MQG hosts a webinar on a topic related to quilting – Creative and Business. Past Creative Webinar topics have included Social Media, Being True to Your Inner Quilt Artist, Alternate Gridwork, and many others. They are done by people who are involved in the quilting world – business owners and artists – and they share their knowledge about how to start your own quilt related business to tips on color theory.
There’s one coming up in March 22nd, Freedom from Perfection and Procrastination with Amy Marson (publisher of C&T Publishing). 
Find upcoming webinars from The MQG home page under EVENTS. This information can also be found on this blog under MQG Calendar, which is linked to MQG’s calendar (tech magic). To sign up, just go to the event, click on the webinar you’re interested in, and click on the REGISTER HERE! button. Let us know if you’ve tried these and what you’ve learned (at our next meeting, on our FB Group, or in the comments below)
So, now that you want to see what they are all about, how do you know when they are scheduled and how do you get to view past episodes? Why, just log into The MQG site with your user name and password (you should have received instructions on getting these when you initially joined OCMQG). Then click on COMMUNITY. Then RESOURCES. On this page, you’ll see a list of topics.
From here, you can click on Creative Webinars to see the list of creative topics OR click on Business Webinars to see the list of business topics.
One of the questions that’s routinely asked by new members (and current ones) is: What are the benefits of belonging to The MQG through OCMQG?
Besides member discounts for QuiltCon (future post), every month a new pattern is released to MQG members. These patterns are designed by active modern quilters, many of whom have their own quilting businesses.
If you remember to sign up for the MQG monthly newsletter, you should also be receiving a link to the latest pattern mid-month. This month’s pattern is Meeting of the Geese by Sylvia Schaefer.
Let us know if you’ve made a quilt using one of these patterns – comment below or post to Instagram with #ocXXXMQGpattern (where XXX is the month – jan, feb, etc).
Didn’t sign up for the newsletter? Forgot to download a previous month’s pattern?
Fear not! Help is on the way…
Orange County Modern Quilt Guild 
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