Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild

Sunday, July 10, 2016

#quiltsforpeace

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are having a peaceful Sunday. If you have been following us on Facebook or Instagram, you may be aware of the following information. I wanted to send out this post to provide all the information in one cohesive place.

I believe we all felt the same way when we woke up Friday Morning to the news of the Dallas Police Ambush. The board immediately came up with the idea to give blue heart quilts to victims of that attack. I reached out to Dallas MQG president with this idea and she was immediately on board. So all day Friday, FWMQG and DMQG worked together to come up with the following plan:

We will be making at least 20 blue heart quilts. The blue hearts can be solid or prints, and the background should be solid white. We are using the same 10 inch (finished) heart pattern as Quilts for Pulse. The pattern is from Cluck Cluck Sew and can be found here http://cluckclucksew.com/2015/01/making-heart-blocks-in-multiple-sizes.html .

We have arranged the following four Sew Days, and encourage members of both guilds to attend one or more together:

1. July 13th, 9am-8pm at Trinity UMC, 1200 W. Green Oaks, Arlington 76013. It is located on the corner of Green Oaks and Pioneer Parkway. From 1-30, exit Eastchase Parkway, which turns into Green Oaks. From I-20, exit Green Oaks.

2. July 17th, 1-5pm at Dallas Downtown Library, 5th Floor in the Hamon Room. 1515 Young St, Dallas 75201

3. July 24th, 10am - ? at Urban Spools in Dallas. Casa Linda Plaza, 1152 N. Buckner Blvd #121, Dallas 75218

4. July 30th, 10am-5pm at Sew Fabricated in Pantego / Arlington. 2899 W. Pioneer Parkway, Pantego 76013

If you can't make these sew dates and want to make blocks at home you can bring them to our guild meeting, our Fire Station Sewcial on July 25th, or mail them to:

Ann Revard

C/O University Counseling Center

1533 Merrimac Circle, Suite 101

Fort Worth, 76107

You can also drop them off at the above address Monday - Thursday 830am-630pm.

I highly encourage you to make one of the sew days as we collaborate with DMQG to show our support to Dallas. Don't forget to hashtag your blue hearts on social media, #quiltsforpeace. Please keep in mind that we need backing, batting and binding material as well as people willing to quilt and bind these quilts. We are also still collecting rainbow hearts for #quiltsforpulse.

I look forward to seeing you all at our July 21st meeting with our guest Jacquie Gering.

Sincerely,

Ann

Thursday, July 7, 2016

July 2016 Guild Meeting - It's going to be a good one!

We are welcoming Jacquie Gering, from Tallgrass Prairie Studio, to Fort Worth. She will be giving a presentation and trunk show. Guests are invited to come for a $5.00 fee. We are very excited to have Jacquie share her knowledge and show off her beautiful quilts.

We will have social before the meeting at 6:30. Jeanne will be there even earlier with a table set up in front of the doors. We have fabric that was donated to us by Madtosh and we want to share it with you to help with charity nap mats. Also, we will have the sign in sheets at the table. We are having some emails bouncing back and want to make sure everyone is getting the communications from the guild.

We hope to see you there!

Friday, June 17, 2016

June 2016 Guild Meeting Recap

We had a celebration tonight before the meeting. We celebrated reaching our pillowcase donations goal of 150. Pat yourself on the back for a job well done. But don't get too tired, we still have the nap mat donation goal of 100 to reach.

When we walked in to the meeting room, we saw this display from Phil Newton, Brand Manager of Mettler USA.

He gave an amazing presentation on the making of thread and how important it is to have the right brand for your quilting. There is an app you can download for your iPhone and iPad, sorry Android they are working on it, that will help you match the thread to your fabric. Then came the goodies. We each received a bag of thread and several members won door prizes. Phil was a very engaging speaker and we appreciate him taking time to come visit our guild.

The Medallion quilt along is going strong. Some members are just getting started and one is finished! Be sure and bring your medallions each month to be entered into a drawing at the end of the year.

Show and Share never disappoints.

Saturday is Slow Stitch Saturday, June 18th form 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm located at 1533 Merrimack Circle, Suite 101, Fort Worth.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

June 2016 Guild Meeting

We hope you will join us Thursday, June 16th at 6:30 pm for our monthly guild meeting. We have a representative from Mettler Threads coming to talk to us and lots of things to discuss. We are meeting at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, EAD Room 506.

As you probably have heard by now, Orlando, Florida was struck by tragedy this weekend. The Orlando Modern Quilt Guild has reached out asking for donations of heart blocks or quilts. The Modern Quilt Guild posted on their blog asking for help. We will be talking about how we can help at the meeting.

See you Thursday night!

Saturday, June 11, 2016

June Meeting

By now everyone who is a paid member should have received their newsletter by email. Please let Jeanne know if you did not, and she will correct the issue.

Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild June Meeting

June 16, 2016

Social starts at 6:30 pm

Meeting starts at 7:00 pm

Meeting location:

University of North Texas Health Science Center

3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. (Corner of Camp Bowie and Clifton)

EAD Room

Please use social time to pay your dues, pay for workshops and visit with your fellow quilters so we can give full attention to our speaker.

This month's program: Phil Newton, Brand Manager for Mettler USA, will be here to talk about "Learn how thread is made, why are there so many types and weights. Get charts and information that will help you make better thread decisions. See demos of various specialty threads to help understand thread characteristics and which thread to use for various projects. Free thread samples and even some door prizes"

Here are some things you might need to bring:

-Your medallion QAL to show your progression and pick up a ticket for the final drawing.
-Any pillowcases or nap mats you have completed for charity donations.
-Workshop payments for the Jacquie Gering workshop and we will be taking payments for the October workshop Melissa Eubanks is putting on at Sew Fabricated. Please see Rhonda before or after the meeting.
-Show and share quilts!
-Any dues that have not been paid. Please see Gayla before or after the meeting.

See you Thursday night!

Saturday, May 28, 2016

May's Meeting Recap

Our meeting this month was led by Jenn Haxton, our guild Treasurer. She did a great job filling in for Ann, who was in a car accident. Ann is doing good. She has rehab ahead of her with her knee and whiplash. If you get a chance, send her a text or give her a call. She is not driving and is bored!

Jenn got us started with calling the meeting to order. Gayla introduced the guests. Welcome guests! The new VP of Communications, Jeanne Lobsinger, was introduced and then came the game of "Pick the Workshop!" We had four projects of Jacquie Gering's to choose from, and after much debate and talk about how just being in one of her workshops will blow your mind, we chose the Log Cabin - Modern Makeover.

Proof of voting by Jenn.

If you have not signed up for the workshop, and you want to take it or just be in the same room with quilty knowledge, be sure to sign up and pay your $40.00 deposit by June 1, 2016 to Jenn Haxton.

We were fortunate to have two members who went to QuiltCon West 2016 in April. Lazara Abernathy and Debi Bright shared their experience with us. Lazara gave us pointers on when to sign up and how to navigate the show. Debi brought many fabrics she screen printed in a workshop. Thank you for sharing. QuiltCon East 2017 is in Savannah, Georgia, February 23-26, 2017. The schedule will be announced June 1, 2016.

A new guild challenge was introduced. TRIANGLES!! Make a name tag, a mini quilt, or a triangle border for your medallion. No HST's. This will be due at the August's meeting.

We had several members show the progress on their medallion quilts.

And a few more with Show and Share.

It was great looking around and seeing so many members bringing handwork to meeting. Busy hands...

For convenience, included is the General Information that was printed on the back of the Agendas. It has been updated to reflect current information.

General Information

Pillow cases to ACH Goal: 150 To Date: 148

Nap Mats to Transforming Women’s Lives Goal: 100 To Date: 33 24”x36” - ish, 36”x48” - ish, or 24”x48” - ish

June Meeting: Presentation by Mettler Threads
July Meeting: Jacquie Gering of Tallgrass Prairie Studio will give a trunk show and lecture Thursday. Log Cabin - Modern Makeover Workshop on Friday July 22nd will cost $100 and take place at Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ, 6102 W. Pleasant Ridge Rd, Arlington 76016. Payments to Jenn Haxton. Supply list to be emailed.
August Meeting: Skills demonstration and Triangle Challenge is Due
October Meeting: Melissa Eubanks of My Fabric Relish will give a lecture on October 20th. Prickly Flower Quilt Workshop will be on Saturday October 22nd at Sew Fabricated. Sign ups start in May.
November Meeting: ”Color Theory” presented by Martha Sheriff
Retreats:

1. June 20-23rd 3 nights - Our House in Milford, 1077 Cosby Road, Milford 76670. Arrive 1pm, leave after brunch. Total: $254.40 $50 deposit to FWMQG, remainder paid to Milford House on arrival, includes meals Dinner Monday to Brunch Thursday

2. September 8-10th Day Retreat at Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ, 6102 W. Pleasant Ridge Rd, Arlington 76016. 9am-6pm any or all days. We can leave our sewing machines set up, sleep at home, have potluck meals or go out. Cost: $40 for 3 days.

Block Printing: Friday, June 3rd, 10am-2pm at Sew Fabricated
Slow - Stitch Saturday: CANCELLED FOR MAY
Sewcials: 4th Monday - May 23rd, 5 - 8pm 2nd Saturday - June 11th, 9am - 1pm

The Fire Station Community Center, 1601 Lipscomb St, Fort Worth 76104

Quilt Exhibit at Ontario Museum of Art and History in California: Theme: Modern Quilts: Redesigning Traditions, December 1-January 22, 2017 Entry deadline: June 15, 2016 Contact ghawley@ontario.ca.gov for applications and information.

Please join us at our next guild meeting on June 16th. Come at 6:30 to get to know your fellow members and greet new members and guests. Meeting starts at 7:00.

Have a happy and safe Memorial Day Weekend!

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

April's Meeting Recap

Hey Everyone, I am truly sorry for this late blog post about our April Meeting. It was a great meeting, and I am sorry if you missed it.

First off, we took care of some business that included discussion and nominations for Abby's position of Vice President of Communications. We had two nominations, Jeanne Lobsinger and Maureen Kelly. Unfortunately, at the board meeting, we realized that Maureen is ineligible at this time to run for a board position. We are keeping nominations open until May 10th. If you are interested, please email the board by then. An email will be sent out prior to the May meeting where we will make a decision.

Our guest speaker this month was the always entertaining Randy Cole of ABCSewing (ABCsewing.com).

This time he brought a sewing machine to demonstrate the fact that "the walking foot does NOTHING."

We had a lot of fun trying to wrap our head around that concept and putting up counterpoints to his argument. He simply just kept demonstrating that it "does nothing." He suggests for everyone go buy a rolling foot to lesson the drag. I think this photo is from his disbelief that some of us did not believe him.

Members' medallion quilts are coming along there were some great ones being shown.

And as always... Show and Share was inspirational!

Let me end by saying the Fort Worth MQG members rock!!!

To date you have made 111 pillowcases to be donated to ACH Family and Child Services and 30 Nap Mats to be donated to Center for Transforming Lives . Click on the links to be directed to their 'About Us' pages. We will continued to collect these items through out the year. Remember our pillowcase goal is 150 and the nap mat goal is 100. See General Information about sizes.

For convenience, I am including the General Information that was printed on the back of the Agendas. I have updated them to reflect current information.