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November PMQG Recap
We had a wonderful November meeting covering business and a panel with some of our PMQG longarm business members.
- Charity Sew day- Tuesday November 29th 10-4 at the new Modern Domestic on 422 NE Alberta
- PMQG Sew Day- Saturday December 3rd 10- 8 pm
December meeting on Thursday the 8th, 7 pm
- Holiday Swap
- Marketplace Bazaar (contact board for a table)
- Bring food to share
- Surprises!
All Officer positions filled without duplicates! Yay! One coordinator needed: Volunteer Coordinator
2017 Officers
President - Tamara King
Vice President - Tania Johnston
Secretary - Anne Matlak
Treasurer - Betty Colburn
Programs - Maria Cardenas & Nicole Howe
2017 Coordinators
All Day Sew - Kelly Cole
Charity - Cath Hall & Sam Hunter
Education - Holly Fujioka
Meeting Location - Joy Ruplinger
Membership - Karen Lee
MQG LIAISON - Mims Copeland
Promotions & Giveaways - Megan Woolery
Quilt Along - Meredith Hobbs
Quilt Exhibits - Cher Smith
Quiltcon Charity Quilt - AnnMarie Cowley
Retreat - Jennifer Gleich
Small Group - Julie Lund
Social Media - Kari Smith
Our long arm business members
Ready for Quilting
Patricia Blem
Thank you to all that attended!!
October PMQG Meeting Recap
We had a fun meeting full of fabric swapping for everyone! ;) A wonderful sock drive with this amazing Crane quilt as the prize! And we discussed our plans for volunteers for next year.
Show & Tell
September PMQG Meeting Recap
Thank you Members! Because of YOU we were able to send these quilts to the families of people hurt by the shootings in Orlando. They are all so beautiful! Thanks again for donating your time and talents!
Slideshow:
Thank you, Melissa Averinos, for coming to our guild! We were left feeling very inspired!
Row by Row Progress
It's always fun to see everyone's progress on their row by row quilt! Don't forget that this is our theme for 2017 Sisters Outdoor Show, start working on yours now! ;) Also, you're free to make your own row and design, don't limit yourself just to the rows we are presenting.
Sock Hop Charity Drive @ October Meeting
This beautiful quilt could be yours! Bring new socks (any size - infant to adult), each pair of socks give you one entry to win this beautiful quilt! Special Thanks to Sam Hunter and Friends for organizing this!
Show & Tell
PMQG Row X Row - September
My Row for September is a foundation paper pieced block called The One Direction Block.
I made my row using our Kona palette of Snow, Shale, Dusty Peach, Blueberry, Wasabi, and Curry.
I attached my row to our earlier rows. In my row I also used an addition section of background fabric to break up the blocks in an interesting (to me :) way.
Click here for the template!
-Violet Craft
Shop Hop Details
We're lucky here in Portland to have so many great fabric shops, and we want to encourage you all to visit them!
The MQG PNW Meetup Shop Hop will take place on Friday, August 20, and Saturday, August 21. Our five participating shops are:
Check your Shop Hop Passports and Swag Bags for discounts and coupons from participating shops. And, if visiting these fabulous shops wasn't enough, there's also a chance to win prizes!
Here's how it works:
All meetup attendees will be given a Shop Hop Passport including a list of the shops, their hours, and locations. Use the Passport as a guide to visit each shop, making sure to get your passport stamped at each one.* When you're finished, you can drop your completed Passport into the collection box at any of the participating shops.
Be sure to turn your passport into one of the shops before closing on Saturday, August 20, so that you can be entered in our prize drawings. (Each shop's hours are different, and they will all be included in the passport.)
Each of the shops is putting together a special prize. If you have a stamp in your passport showing that you've visited a shop, you will be entered in a drawing to win that shop's prize.
If your Passport has stamps from ALL of the shops, you'll be entered in a drawing to win an amazing Grand Prize including an array of fabric, patterns, and tools.
Winners will be randomly-selected and will be announced at our Hand Sew Brunch event on Sunday, August 21. (Although you don't need to be present to win a prize, we encourage you to join us for a fun morning of hand sewing, donuts, and mimosas!)
Shop Hop Passports will be available at check-ins and all meetup events.
Be sure to watch our Instagram feed for more details on these wonderful shops and prizes!
*No purchase necessary to enter.
PNW MQG Meetup 2016 Schedule
We're so excited to kick off this year's Meetup!
Picnic at Laurelhurst Park
Thursday, August 18, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
SE Oak & SE 35th - Walk into the park from this intersection and you'll see us!
- Please bring your own food/picnic & drinks. (Alcohol is permitted.) PMQG will provide plates, cups, and utensils. You may bring something to share if you wish, this is not required.
- Bring a quilt for Show & Tell
- Bring a quilt or chair to sit on
- Check-in for the Meetup. Receive swag bag, name tag, and shop hop passport
Shop Hop
Friday, August 19 - Saturday, August 20
Visit Portland's best fabric stores and get your passport stamped! Click here to read all the info on the Shop Hop!
- Check-in available at Modern Domestic, 1408 NE Alberta Street, 10am - 2pm
- Visit our five participating shops, and get your passport stamped at each location for a chance to win fabulous prizes! Participating shops include: Modern Domestic, Bolt, Cool Cottons, Josephine's Dry Goods, and Fabric Depot.
Friday Reception
Friday, August 19, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Widmer Brothers Brewing, 929 North Russell Street
Click here to RSVP for this event. Deadline is Tuesday, August 16.
- Check-in available
- Mini-Mini Swap - Click here for details!
- Light appetizers and a drink (beer, wine, and soda) are included
- Cash bar for beer and wine also available
Sew Day
Saturday, August 20 - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
St. Andrews Community Center, 806 NE Alberta Street
Click here to reserve a spot for Sew Day.
- Bring your sewing machines and sew to your heart's content! We will provide some irons, ironing boards, and cutting mats. You are also welcome to bring your own. If you have an extension cord, please bring it. (This will be similar to our Fabric Depot Sew Day setup.)
- Charity Sewing: If you would like to sew for Quilts for Pulse, we will have blocks available to sew into tops.
- Light snacks will be provided. There are also many great lunch spots within walking distance.
HAND SEW BRUNCH
Sunday, August 21 - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Normandale Park, 5700 NE Halsey Street
- Bring a quilt or chair to sit on and your hand sewing project.
- We will have donuts and mimosas to share!
- We will be awarding all of the prizes from the shop hop at this event. You need not be present on Sunday to win prizes.
T-SHIRTS
Monica Solorio-Snow aka Happy Zombie designed these awesome t-shirts for our meetup! Order yours today!
Northwest Quilting Expo Quilt Entry Info
Our guild will have a special exhibit at the Northwest Quilting Expo this year!
We're asking for quilts that represent modern quilting in your own personal style and we're excited to be able to have a larger exhibit of 60 quilts!!
How do I enter a quilt?
Download and fill out this quilt label or we will have copies available to fill out at the August meeting.
Attach a quilt sleeve to the back of your quilt. Here are instructions to make one from Northwest Quilting Expo.
Please enter one quilt per person. We would love to represent the most amount of members as possible. This is first come, first serve, it is not a juried entry into the show.
Quilts are due by September 15th. You can bring your quilt to the September guild meeting or arrange delivery directly to Pétra through our PMQG email portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com
PMQG Row by Row // Studios & One Bedrooms
My Row for July is a little row of buildings which, like most patchwork, can look very different depending upon the fabrics used. Like the other officers, I made a row for our group quilt using our Kona palette of Snow, Shale, Dusty Peach, Blueberry, Wasabi, and Curry. You can also see in this photo what the row looks like with a darker (Essex yarn-dyed Indigo) background and scrappy rainbow-colored houses. If you plan to use prints, this row provides lots of opportunities for fun fussy-cutting, like I've done here!
Click here for the instructions!
-Elizabeth Hartman
2016 PNW MQG Meetup Swap--Mini Mini Quilts!
Announcing the 2016 PNW MQG Meetup Swap--Mini Mini Quilts!
Photo Credit from Erin at Why Not Sew?
(All information on the #pnwmqgmeetup here)
For this swap, we're going to exchange Mini Mini Quilts! What's a Mini Mini Quilt, you ask? For the purposes of this swap, it's a teeny tiny quilt with no side larger than 12 inches, although it can be much smaller if you like.
When making a quilt this small, it’s obviously going to be used for decorative purposes only, so let your imagination run free with your design and materials! Feel free to use tiny piecing, English or Foundation paper piecing, applique, thread sketching or hand embroidery or any other technique that sounds fun to you. Also consider using textiles other than quilting cottons if you want to mix it up.
This swap will be a blind swap, meaning you don’t have to sign up ahead of time and won’t be partnered with a specific person. Just wrap your swap item (it can be as simple as in a brown paper bag, or feel free to wrap in wrapping paper, fabric, or whatever tickles your fancy).
Here’s the lowdown:
Step 1: Make a Mini Mini quilt (all sides less than 12 inches) and wrap it up (don’t forget to include a note with your name)
Step 2: Bring it to the Friday night cocktail party at Widmer* (Sign up here if you haven't already, it's $10 but you get apps and a drink! This is only to secure how many people we will have at Widmer)
Easy peasy, right?
*If you’re unable to make the cocktail party Friday night, please check in with Mary Ann at the Saturday Open Sew and we’ll make arrangements
There are a couple of general swap guidelines I always like to mention: Remember to do your best work and make something you would appreciate receiving. Please don’t stress out, if you make something you’re proud of, the person who receives it will appreciate it! Having said that, let’s also remember to be gracious swap partners, let’s make sure this is fun for all.
For inspiration for your Mini Mini Quilt, please check out our Pinterest Board:
https://www.pinterest.com/pmqg/mini-mini-quilts-for-pnw-mqg-meetup/
Looking at patterns for Mug Rugs or Coasters can be a great place to find ideas as well, or try sizing down a larger quilt pattern or doing something special with a favorite block pattern.
Working on your swap and want to share pics on social media? #PNWMQGminimini
Happy Swapping!
Mary Ann Morsette
for PMQG
July Meeting Recap
Announcements
Members are working and sharing their #pmqgrowbyrow quilts. It's so fun to see how unique each member is making their quilt! Make sure to use the hashtag and bring in your rows to meetings.
This month, we asked members who participated in the Sisters Quilt Show to share a mini trunk show. Seven members responded to the call and we couldn't have been happier to take a better peek into their journey as quilters.
Heather Davidson:
Gail Weiss
Nicole Howe
Karen Lee
Jeri Bonser
Pétra Anderson
Kristin La Flamme
Show & Tell
June Meeting Recap
This month, we had a special speaker, Lori Mason! She shared with us her process of making memorial quilts. It was quite moving to hear stories of people who have passed and how the process of making quilts is such a blessing for herself and other grieving families.
One example of a memorial quilt Lori has made, entitled Genevieve's Red Cross
Show & Tell - Special thanks to Kim Lumapas for being our photographer this month!
Quilts for Pulse
As you might have seen on Instagram or our Facebook page Alissa Lapinsky the President of the Orlando MQG has put together a drive for quilt blocks or quilts to be donated to the survivors, victims families, and emergency workers that helped during the unbelievable tragedy at the Pulse club in Orlando.
We have so many members that would love to contribute and have already started making blocks. As quilters it's a way we can reach out to comfort people and a way to help when we're so far away.
The PMQG has decided to make Quilts for Pulse our charity for the Pacific Northwest Modern Quilt Guild Meetup. We will be making blocks and putting tops together during our sew day at the meet up and then sending finished quilts to Alissa. Even if you wont be attending the Meetup you can contribute by bringing finished blocks to our July and August meetings!
If you have already started making blocks or organized a quilt of your own that's great!! We have already signed up as a guild so you don't have to. Bring your finished quilt to the August guild meeting and we will send it to Orlando! If you have already signed up through the MQG post you can continue that route as well what matters is Quilts for Pulse!!
Here are some guidelines deadlines and links!
Alissa is asking for 10" heart blocks in rainbow colors from the Cluck Cluck Sew's Heart tutorial if you are sending blocks to her.
If you are making a quilt you can make any heart rainbow themed quilt you would like and deliver it to our guild or send it to Alissa. She asks it not be smaller then 48" x 60" and not larger than a twin.
Alissa's post with more details http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/
The MQG post with links to block tutorials and a sign up if you will be sending in your own blocks or quilt https://themodernquiltguild.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/quiltsforpulse-charity-drive-with-the-orlando-mqg/
We are looking for people to help with quilting and binding once we have tops together. Please email Pétra at our PMQG address to sign up for that.
Thank you to all that contribute!
PMQG Row x Row // Frond // Row 3
Row 3 for the 2016 Portland Modern Quilt Guild Row X Row is designed by Kathryn Schmidt. Kathryn was inspired by the palm fronds she picked up from her yard as a child. This row is foundation paper pieced and the templates can downloaded here.
Make 5 copies each of the 2 paper templates.
Cut sashing strips:
2 - 3" x 8.5"
2 - 4" x 8.5"
2 - 4.5" x 8.5"
Piece the 5 blocks using the foundation paper piecing method of your choice. Use a pin to ensure the 2 halves of each block match up. You may want to grade the seams where they come together at the base of each block to reduce bulk.
Attach the sashing to the blocks in the following order:
3" + block + 4" + block + 4.5" + block + 4.5" + block + 4" + block + 3"
Kathryn suggests to keep the paper on until the block is complete to avoid stretching any bias edges.
For paper piecing tips and help, Kathryn recommends the following sources:
Violet Craft: Tutorials
http://www.violetcraft.com/blog/the-forest-abstractions-quilt-along-the-bunny
Cath Hall: Tutorials & Tips
https://wombatquilts.com/2013/10/14/paper-piecing-monday-tips/
Enjoy!
Pacific Northwest Modern Quilt Guild Meetup Registration is LIVE!
REGISTER NOW!
Registration is now open. Swap information, logo'd merchandise and more details coming soon.
May Meeting Recap
For the May meeting, we had a fun game night! Here's our show and tell quilts from our members. Thanks so much to Kimberley for taking the photos and our two volunteers quilt holders, Marjorie and Karen!
SHOW & TELL
Hotel Info for the Pacific Northwest Modern Quilt Guild Retreat
The Pacific Northwest Modern Quilt Guild Retreat is August 18th to the 21st! For those of you that live farther away or just want to be in the thick of it we'll be staying at Hotel Rose please call in or email to book your room, reservations@staypineapple.com or 866.866.7977 by June 19th! This is coming up soon so don't delay! Reference Portland Modern Quilt Guild to receive the group rate of $215 a night! The discounted rate starts on August 18th and goes through the 21st. Activities for the retreat will start on the night of the 18th with our PMQG meeting at Laurelhurst Park. Stay tuned for a blog post with registration and schedule information.
Row by Row- Stacked Row 2
Stacked by Pétra Anderson
In continuing our Row by Row I wanted to do something linear but then grounded with the squares. This is a simple block to make and then rotate as you put them together.
If you are sewing along at home and have created your own row to share please send us an email and we will link up to your row!
To start cut
15 Strips 12.5" x 1.5" (I cut mine a little over for trimming) 2 Dusty Peach, 2 Wasabi, 2 Blueberry, 2 Curry, 2 Shale, and 5 Snow
20 Squares 3.5" x 3.5" 3 Dusty Peach, 3 Wasabi, 3 Blueberry, 3 Curry, 3 Shale, and 5 Snow
To assemble the blocks layout all of the cut pieces according to the finished image above. This will keep you from having any colors out of sync especially if you are using different fabrics. Feel free to improvise if needed! I used a scant 1/4" seam for all piecing.
For the squares I chain pieced. Chain piecing is when you sew your pieces together in one continuous chain. Starting from left to right I paired Shale and Snow, Blueberry and Wasabi, Wasabi and Snow etc. then chain pieced together.
Cut the chain apart and press the seams open then sew your sets of squares together according to the diagram, press the seams open.
Moving on to the strips sew them together lengthwise according to the diagram and press seams open. If you have left the strips a little long trim to 12.5" long.
Stack the corresponding strips and blocks together and sew, press seams open and you have completed the block! Layout all of the blocks and sew together end to end and you have your completed row!
April 2016 Meeting Recap
Thanks so much, Valori Wells, for coming to PMQG and sharing your amazing work with us!
