After our regular business meeting we'll have a sew-in so bring your machines! Some members will be working on our 10th Anniversary quilt blocks and if you're not, bring whatever project you've got underway!
A Zoom link will be provided in advance of the meeting for anyone unable to join in person.
See you all then!
SEACOAST MODERN QUILT GUILD
MONTHLY MEETING (via Zoom)
MARCH 5, 2022
Attendees:
Patty C, Diane S, Paula K, Barbara W, Barbara M, Brenda S, Lou S, Donna C, Barb B, Gail C, Colleen H, Theresa H, Mary O, Nancy P, Kate Q, Carol B
Membership
to New England Quilt Museum
Our membership to NEQM has been renewed for 2022.
Committee Reports:
February minutes
were approved.
Treasurer’s
report was given.
~We’re looking for some ways to generate income for the guild. Colleen will check with the MQG on rules/guidelines for 501(c)(3) organizations.
Programs:
Looking
for a Program volunteer coordinator to assist in coordinating program events
(i.e. workshops, speakers, etc.). Please
let Patty know if you’d like to volunteer.
Retreat –
Patty spoke with Robert at the
Franciscans in Kennebunk for fall dates.
There is no availability for Oct or Nov for the full guild however; we
are on a waitlist. We’ll stay on that
list until we know who many spots are available. In the meantime we’ll reserve for Spring
2023.
Nancy P mentioned St Methodios Faith and Heritage Center in Contoocook may be a possible option. She will send the board contact information.
There was some discussion around a one day sew-in possibly in May in West Newbury. Some in-person social time (with masks). Patty will reach out to our contact to confirm. An insurance form will likely be required.
If we have a warming trend for our April 2nd meeting we may try to meet outside in Kingston. Details will be sorted out well ahead of the meeting.
Social Media – We’re looking for someone to manage our Facebook and Instagram pages. Please contact Patty if you’d like to volunteer.
New
business:
Diane S has suggested we do a
Lottery Block. She has sent out a link
to the instructions for the Missouri Start Disappearing Pinwheel 2 Churn Dash. The blocks are $1 each. Mail your blocks and your money to
Diane. When she has received all of the
blocks she’ll pick a name and the blocks go to the winner who will sew them
together!
Blocks should be in hot colors (red, orange etc).
Anniversary quilt – we’ll discuss in more detail
in a future meeting. Diane and Kate are
coordinating.
Quilt Con 2023 will be held in Atlanta, GA (February) and 2024 in Raleigh, NC.
Ukraine
humanitarian assistance
– there are several quilt organizations that are supporting efforts to bring
relief to the Ukrainians. Here are a
few. Their donation efforts may be different but funds will be donated (i.e.
purchase patterns or donate directly). If you know of others, please let the members
know.
~Bernine Cambell (Happy Sew
Lucky)
~Pat Sloan
~Quiet Play (Australia)
~Etsy – you can order digital patterns through UK makers
Bring
your favorite
– Quilt Podcasts
Some favorite member podcasts
are
~Quilt Buzz
~APQ
~Quilt & Tell – Jenny Doan
~Craft Industry Alliance (small
business makers) – Abbey Glassenberg
~Just Wanna Quilt
~Great British Quilter
~Off Kilter Quilter
~Modern Sewciety – Stephanie Kendron
*may no longer be online*
~Quilt Folk – Jenny Smith. Each podcast focuses on 3 different quilters
from around the world.
~Textile Talks – a series of
webinars on different textiles
~A Quilter’s Life – Sherry & Chelsea McConnell
Upcoming
Maker’s Market
SMQG is participating in the Maker’s Market which is being held on April 8-9 at the Best Western in Hampton, NH.
We’ve reserved a 4’x8’ table
and will be looking for display items such as quilts (mini and large (charity
quilt(s)), lottery blocks, BoM, scrapbook, posters, photo collage, etc. that
reflect our Modern quilting.
Carol will be sending out a table coverage sign-up sheet shortly.
We’ll be looking for volunteers to
1. 2 people to cover our table in
2 hour shifts on Friday (12pm-8pm)
2. 2 people to cover our table 2
hour shifts on Saturday (9am-4pm)
3. Breakdown on Saturday (4pm)
Show and Tell
Gail C showed us her Storm at Sea
quilt in water color blues and whites
Brenda showed us a baby quilt with
adorable animal fabrics
Colleen also had a baby quilt to show
us with sweet ducks and numbers sewn in for baby to show everyone how old
he/she is!
Patty is doing a Rachelle Denneny
foundation piecing Harmony BoM in Tula Pink fabrics.
Please
send Carol all Show & Tell photos so they can be posted to our blog. Past S&T photos are appreciated as
well. Once we’re back in person pictures
will be taken during the meeting.
Future Meeting Dates and
Locations:
Regular
monthly meetings will be held on the first Saturday of each month at 10am-12pm (adjusted
for holiday weekends). Initially, 2022 meetings will be held remotely via
Zoom. Any changes for 2022 dates and/or
location will be announced in advance.
Be
sure to mark your calendars:
April 2
May 7
June 4
July 9
August 6
September 10
October 1
November 5
December 3
Board of Directors monthly meeting schedule will be announced soon.
SEACOAST MODERN QUILT GUILD
MONTHLY MEETING (via Zoom)
FEBRUARY 5, 2022
Attendees:
Patty
C, Lou S, Mary O, Barbara M, Nancy P, Wendy W, Kate Q, Diane S, Colleen H,
Paula, K, Barb B, Donna C, Sasha S, Gail C, Erin B, Carol B
We welcomed Gail Campbell, one
of our newer members. Gail has been
quilting for 45 years! Welcome, Gail!
Our new mailing address is:
P.O. Box 808
Ipswich, MA
Membership
to New England Quilt Museum
The guild will send a check to
NEQM for our 2022 membership
Committee Reports:
Treasurer’s
report was given.
January minutes
were approved.
Membership:
22 members have renewed
Reminder to all to send in your $30.00
dues. Checks can be sent directly to
Barb Mahoney. Her address is
11 Farley Avenue
Ipswich, MA 01938
Once we have a final list of members our roster will be updated. Carol will be reaching out to members if address and/or telephone #’s are needed.
The membership roster can be
distributed to members and must include a disclaimer stating that the list will
not be used by members for business purposes.
If anyone does not want their information shared, please contact Carol.
Membership in MQG will be updated based on the number of members. Leaders to be updated on the website, payment to be made by PayPal.
Looking
for a Program volunteer coordinator to assist in coordinating program events
(i.e. workshops, speakers, etc.). Please
let Patty know if you’d like to volunteer.
Survey
Results
We had a great response with a
variety of suggestions and areas that members would like to focus on this
year.
~Designers that multiple people mentioned include
Alison Glass, Angela Walters, Anna Marie Horner, Kaffe Fassett, Lori Holt,
Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Brigitte Heitland, Denyse Schmidt, Tara Faughnan
~Techniques
There’s a wide range of
techniques members have expressed interest in.
The list is lengthy but the most popular are listed here.
Ruler work
Use of color/Color theory
There is interest across a
number of programs. Listed are the ones with the most interest.
Improv piecing
Pixel Quilts
Sashiko/Sashiko Stitching
Use of Color - Tara Faughnan
offers classes in color play/pairing colors when you’re using several different
colors (Sasha S)
Other
Program/Activity ideas:
Modern Quilt Guild is having a free Color Block Challenge. Details will be coming out after Quilt Con. Colleen will check with MQG for parameters/guidelines.
Rachelle Dennehy (Australia) is doing a Tula Pink BoM. $85 flat fee
Amanda Murphy, a fabric designer who designs for Benartex offers a Live BoM (free) every other Thursday (1st & 3rd)
Tula Pink tutorials/videos
The cost is $110/night for a
single + 9% Maine tax; $80/pp per night for a double + 9% Maine tax
Meals – minimum of 25 for meals
Breakfast $11/pp + 8% Maine
meal tax
Dinner $25/pp + 8% Maine meal
tax
SMQG is participating in the
Maker’s Market which is being held on April 8-9 at the Best Western in Hampton,
NH.
We’re reserving a table and will be looking for display items such as quilts (mini and large (charity quilt(s)), lottery blocks, BoM, scrapbook, posters, photo collage, etc. that reflect our Modern quilting.
Carol & Kate will be meeting with Maggie from Pintuck & Purl which is sponsoring the event to get details on the set up and what is allowed/not allowed for display structures. That information will be shared in our March meeting.
We’ll be looking for volunteers to
1. Cover 2-3 hour shifts on Friday
(12pm-8pm)
2. Cover 2-3 hour shifts on
Saturday (9am-4pm)
3. Breakdown on Saturday
Show and Tell
Paula K showed us her Valentine’s Day YoYo’s tabletop
Nancy P showed her Improv Trees
Mary O showed us her HST Baby Quilt
and, Tumbling blocks
Gail C showed us her 3D quilt and
Kaffe Fassett stars
Please
send Carol all Show & Tell photos so they can be posted to our blog. Past S&T photos are appreciated as
well. Once we’re back in person pictures
will be taken during the meeting.
Future Meeting Dates and
Locations:
Regular
monthly meetings will be held on the first Saturday of each month at 10am-12pm (adjusted
for holiday weekends). Initially, 2022 meetings will be held remotely via
Zoom. Any changes for 2022 dates and/or
location will be announced in advance.
Be
sure to mark your calendars:
March 5
April 2
May 7
June 4
July 9
August 6
September 10
October 1
November 5
December 3
Board
of Directors monthly meeting schedule will be announced soon.
SEACOAST MODERN QUILT GUILD
MONTHLY MEETING (via Zoom)
JANUARY 8, 2022
Attendees:
Patty
C, JoAnne D, Brenda S, Donna C, Barbara W, Paula K, Diane S, Theresa H, Mary O,
Colleen H, Nancy P, Barb B, Carol B
Patty introduced the new Board
and welcomed everyone to a busy year for SMQG.
President – Patty
Co Vice Presidents – Colleen
and Barb B
Treasurer – Barbara M
Secretary – Carol
In the December Board meeting it was agreed that due to the current Covid-19 surge we’ll continue to meet via Zoom. The (tentative) plan is to meet outside in person in June, July and August. We need to find a spot with WiFi to allow those not able to attend in person to join. As expressed in the past this is subject to change based on conditions at the time.
Pintuck & Purl will be
sponsoring a Maker’s Market in April in Hampton, NH. We discussed our participation in the event
such as having an information only table, possibly raffling a quilt. Before a decision is made it needs to be
determined how, as a Non-profit organization, proceeds can be disbursed.
Membership
for New England Quilt Museum
We fall into the membership level
which includes:
~4 single use guest passes for
admission of a total of 8 people.
~link to their website
~exclusive events
~guild directory
~communication of information
~advertising program
We have received a donation for the 2022 membership fee. Thank you.
Committee Reports:
Treasurer’s
report was given.
December minutes were approved.
Membership:
Reminder to all to send in your 2022 $30.00 dues.
Programs:
A survey will be sent out to membership to learn what everyone is
interested in for 2022 activities. Please return so we can plan for the year!
SMQG 10th Anniversary plans –
~Barbara W suggested 10 blocks to reflect each year’s focus.
~Diane inquired about the design and who will be involved in deciding what it will be
~Paula asked if it should be a full sized quilt or a banner.
~Mary O suggested the quilt should stay with the guild and be in the background of our meeting and, that the theme and pattern should be a group meeting decision.
Activities for Quilt Con – pending until guidelines
are published.
Charity – Amy Friend is looking for quilts to gift to the Afghan family that recently moved to the area. She is also looking for gift cards for the family. Mary will take this forward.
Sasha took inventory of our
charity quilts and we don’t have a large amount available at the moment. Does anyone have any 2021 BoM blocks they
won’t be using? They could be pulled together and made into a quilt.
Charity sew-ins – should we
bring them back?
Create a breakout group to
allow more focus on charity?
Retreat – Current reserved dates are April 28-May 1. Barb B suggested we explore other dates as a back-up plan. Patty will reach out to our contact at the Franciscan Monastery in Kennebunk, ME. Colleen will take retreat from JoAnne.
Social Media – Colleen will reach out to Sasha to see if she would like to take it over. We also need to discuss the future of Goggle in how we manage our document retention and communication.
Today, in addition to our regular Show & Tell we dug deep into our basket of tools for “Bring your favorite tool”
Patty showed us a seam ripper with
replaceable blades that she says works wonders.
Paula showed us her mini seam ripper
which has a rubber tip that can be used as a machine stylus and collect
threads. Great multi-use tool from Craft
South!
Theresa has two favorites – an acrylic
binding tool from Font & Porter and, a micro brush for cleaning the bobbin
case and machine
JoAnne loves her Quilter’s Select
ruler from Alex Anderson which has a grip on the back to prevent slippage.
Brenda makes finger pressing easier
with a crafty DYI – half of a clothes pin!
Barb B makes cleaning your machine
easier using a vacuum cleaner hose extensions. This mini vac attachment set is
made specifically for sewing machines.
Carol uses a ruler that lines up the
center line with the corners of the square to make sewing HST easier and more
precise.
Barbara W found her favorite tool on an
Applebee’s burger! The pick they put through the bun has become her go to push
fabric thru and, the other end to flatten the fabric. She was kind enough to
share them with us last year.
Diane’s favorite is a time saver
Dritz Ezy Hem gauge for measuring and ironing to set a variety of hem sizes.
Colleen loves Carol Doak’s “Add a
quarter” and “Add an eighth” rulers for paper piecing. They have a lip which
helps when trimming fabric.
Show and Tell:
Barbara W is working on a Missouri Star
Quilt Co patter called Reflections.
Donna showed us her Hi-De-Ho Picnic
quilt from Maywood Studios using scraps in red, white and blue.
Patty is working on a Crab Apple Hill
quilt for a co-worker who is retiring. For the embroidery she traced the Halloween
witch pieces using colored pencils.
Brenda attended a Sherry Lynn Wood
improv workshop. She showed us a block
in black, white, peach and aqua with a very modern design.
Theresa used a Quick Curve ruler to
make her 160 3”x11” units Metro Twist quilt from Pintuck & Purl.
Future Meeting Dates and
Locations:
Regular
monthly meetings will be held on the first Saturday of each month (adjusted for
holiday weekends). Initially, 2022 meetings will be held remotely via
Zoom. Any changes for 2022 dates and/or
location will be announced in advance.
Be
sure to mark your calendars:
January 8
February 5
March 5
April 2
May 7
June 4
July 9
August 6
September 10
October 1
November 5
December 3
Board of Directors monthly meeting schedule will be announced soon.
SEACOAST MODERN QUILT GUILD
MONTHLY MEETING (via Zoom)
DECEMBER 4, 2021
Attendees:
JoAnne
D, Patty C, Mary O, Barb B, Barbara M, Kate Q, Lou S, Marylee W, Donna C,
Colleen H, Paula K, Wendy W, Sasha S, Suzanne W, Carol B
JoAnne, our outgoing President
thanked everyone for their efforts and ongoing participation in our guild as
she opened her final meeting. Thank you,
JoAnne for keeping us engaged and challenged especially as we all navigated the
“new normal” of Zoom meetings.
At the end of the meeting JoAnne introduced our new President, Patty Crafts. Patty discussed some ideas she has for this coming year related to our 10 year anniversary, activities, charity, potential workshops. 2022 is looking to be a busy year! More details to follow.
Committee Reports:
Treasurer’s
report was given.
Secretary’s
report – no updates to report
Reminder to all to send in your 2022 $30.00 dues. Checks can be sent directly to Barbara M.
Secret Santa swaps – we all enjoyed opening our gifts and learning who our Secret Santa was. Santa was good to everyone this year! Lots of fun fabrics, tools, thread, gift cards, books, homemade items and organizers were exchanged.
Programs:
UFO
Challenge: Wendy
showed us her completed Stars over the Common, a 2017 block of the month from
Quilters Common in Wakefield
Show and Tell:
Patty
has been working on a t-shirt quilt, a girl’s quilt and, quilting 3 (kayak with
paddle, campfire and a round grill).
Minutes may be updated with more details in the next couple of days.
Suzanne
– details of her show and tell will be posted soon. Minutes will be updated to reflect the
change.
Sasha
completed a quilted knitting bag with adorable cat fabric
Charity:
Details
on what organizations we will donate to are forthcoming.
Month
12 of our Piece & Love Block of the
Month by modern quilt designer Sherry Shish is now available on our page of her website. Everyone has received the details on
accessing it but if you need it resent let JoAnne know.
Reminder:
Do not share the pattern with anyone. It
is meant to be used by members, only.
Future Meeting Dates and Locations:
Regular
monthly meetings will be held on the first Saturday of each month (adjusted for
holiday weekends). Initially, 2022 meetings will be held remotely via
Zoom. Any changes for 2022 dates and/or
location will be announced in advance.
Be
sure to mark your calendars:
January 8
February 5
March 5
April 2
May 7
June 4
July 9
August 6
September 10
October 1
November 5
December 3
Board
of Directors monthly meeting schedule will be available soon.
SEACOAST MODERN QUILT GUILD
MONTHLY MEETING (via Zoom)
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
Attendees:
JoAnne
D, Patty C, Mary O, Barb B, Katherine F, Barbara M, Robin L, Theresa H, Kate Q,
Lou S, Marylee W, Diane S, Donna C, Colleen H, Paula K, Suzanne W, Carol B
Committee Reports:
Treasurer’s
report was given.
Secretary’s
report – no updates to report
Voting for 2022 Board of Directors
was today. The following people were
elected:
President – Patty
C
Co-Vice
Presidents – Barb B & Colleen H
Treasurer –
Barbara M
Secretary – Carol
B
December
meeting will
be our final meeting for the year. It
will be via Zoom and as we did last year our Secret Santa gifts will be sent by
USPS. Please let JoAnne know if you want
to participate. She and Barbara M will
pick names and send emails to each person.
Limit is $20.00.
Those of you participating can
send you “wish list” of 3 sewing/quilting items to JoAnne (jvdavidson@comcast.net). She’ll send a reminder out to everyone in a
week or so. We’re less than a month
away. Mail is trending slower these days
so please make sure you mail in time to arrive for our Dec 4 meeting. **suggestion for keeping Secret Santa a
secret, use your own return address on the package**
Programs:
UFO Challenge: The completion due date for
the next round of the UFO challenge is quickly approaching! Entries will be
presented in December’s meeting. As we
did in October, please send in your quilt photos a week before our Dec 4
meeting. They will be posted and sent
out to the group for voting.
Prizes
will be awarded on the completed UFOs in 3 categories:
1. Oldest
2. Use of Color
3. People’s Choice
Speakers/Workshops:
For
those who signed up, Carolina Oneto’s Organic
Shapes workshop was today following our meeting from 10-12:30. Carolina is a very talented and inspirational
quilter and, an excellent teacher. Prior
to the workshop she provided detailed written instructions on creating organic
shapes, basic and variants (overlapping and stacking). During the workshop she demonstrated the
“how-to’s”, put us in breakout rooms and we went to work, with her checking in
on us every few minutes. Her detailed
tutorial and explanation made for quite an enjoyable session for all with some
very creative results.
Month
11 of our Piece & Love Block of the
Month by modern quilt designer Sherry Shish is now available on our page of her website. Everyone has received the details on
accessing it but if you need it resent let JoAnne know.
Reminder:
Do not share the pattern with anyone. It
is meant to be used by members, only.
Future Meeting Dates and
Locations:
Regular
monthly meetings will be held on the first Saturday of each month (adjusted for
holiday weekends). All 2021 meetings held remotely via Zoom. Any changes for 2022 will be announced in the
coming weeks.
Be
sure to mark your calendars:
December 4 – Secret Santa &
UFO Challenge (#2)
Board
of Directors meetings will be held on the 2nd Thursday of every
month at 7p.m. via Zoom.
SEACOAST MODERN QUILT GUILD
MONTHLY MEETING (via Zoom)
OCTOBER 2, 2021
Attendees:
JoAnne
D, Barbara M, Kate Q, Lou S, Diane S, Paula K, Suzanne W, Mary O, Theresa H,
Barb B, Brenda S, Patty C, Colleen H, Carol B
Committee Reports:
Treasurer’s
report was given.
Secretary’s
report – no updates to report
We are welcoming 2 new members to our group – Donna Cliff and Erin Bennett. Looking forward to seeing them in future meetings.
Patty C will send out information on a new member, someone who just began sewing in June.
Programs:
UFO Challenge: The October 2nd completion
due date is here! See below for details of the quilters entries.
Speakers/Workshops:
Carolina
Oneto Organic Shapes workshop – as
of this meeting 9 people have signed up. Gayle Brown, a former SMQG member and a
personal friend of Carolina’s tells JoAnne it’s a wonderful workshop. There may be some interest from the Seabreeze
and, Trumbull, CT Piecemaker quilt guilds.
Per
Carolina it will be part workshop and part demo. Have your machines ready, we can work along
with her.
Month
10 of our Piece & Love Block of the
Month by modern quilt designer Sherry Shish is now available on our page of her website. Everyone has received the details on
accessing it but if you need it resent let JoAnne know.
Reminder:
Do not share the pattern with anyone. It
is meant to be used by members, only.
Election for 2022 Board of Directors
officers – nominations need to be submitted for all positions. Candidates thus far are:
President – Patty
C (announced shortly after our meeting)
Vice President –
open
Treasurer –
Barbara M
Secretary – Carol
B
2020
is our 10 year Anniversary. Amy Friend, our founder has some ideas on how to
celebrate. More info to come.
UFO Challenge presentations:
Prizes
will be awarded on completed UFOs in 3 categories:
1. Oldest
2. Use of Color
3. People’s Choice
Some
were not able to complete their UFOs yet but did show their progress to the
group (below).
Kate submitted her 36”x40” blue “Z”
of her own design (20 different blocks) and, the same design in Tan, Brown and
Peach. Completed
Lou submitted a multi colored table
runner completed in scraps and, dryer sheets for the backing. She quilted the label. Completed
Paula submitted 3 quilts. 1) A mini quilt. 2) A Christmas mini quilt 3) Bright Birch
Tree quilt All 3 have been completed
Suzanne submitted her Anna Maria Horner
“Dear Diary” quilt with blocks of different sizes and colors and, Monarch
Butterfly wall hanging Completed
Barbara M submitted her “Fire &
Water quilt by Michelle Wilky (Succulent Quilt pattern) Completed
Mary submitted her Dresden plate
wall hanging – Jo Avery design using Alison Glass fabrics Completed
Barbara
M will create a survey for voting and send a link to the group.
Several
people are actively working on theirs:
Patty showed us her quilt started in an Amy Friend improv
class. Her second UFO is a LaBamba
pattern in Jewel tones and is partially Paper Pieced.
Theresa showed us her paper pieced
string blocks quilt in creams based on a Jenny Doan (Missouri Star Quilt Co)
pattern
Barb B showed us her scrappy Lone Star
quilt using Michael Miller fabrics
Colleen showed us her Village Houses
quilt and Summer Villa by Lucy Summers (9 patch)
Future Meeting Dates and
Locations:
Regular
monthly meetings will be held on the first Saturday of each month via Zoom
(adjusted for holiday weekends).
Be
sure to mark your calendars:
November 6
December 4
Zoom
meetings have been set up for all of 2021.
We will reassess as the months go on and changes will be made if we are
confident that we can meet safely.
Board
of Directors meetings will be held on the 2nd Thursday of every
month at 7p.m. via Zoom.
