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Learning Curves with Jenny Haynes
Author: Rachel Petterson, VP Education Programs Kicking off the workshop circuit of 2022, we had Jenny Haynes of Papper Sax Sten come teach her Cogs, Thistles and Caterpillar Wheels workshop. This workshop focused on the freezer paper method for foundation paper piecing and piecing curves without pins as techniques but also touched on the design…
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QUILTCON COMMUNITY OUTREACH QUILT
A Slice of the Valley Size: 69” x 90”Made from 32 colorful slices0 calories Tips 1- Our guild is so awesome. Every step of the way, members gave their time and talent to volunteer and work on this quilt. Thank you to everyone for making yet another beautiful Quiltcon Community Outreach Quilt! 2- For a…
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PIQF recap
SVMQG Showed Up and Showed Off! Author: Dianne Gates-Anderson, 2021 Senior Vice President In 2021, the SVMQG President’s goals were to focus on Modern Quilting and to celebrate our members’ efforts and creativity. Fortunately, the state of the pandemic allowed the in-person Pacific International Quilt Festival (PIQF) to proceed this year (Oct 14-17, 2021) and…
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Charity Quilt Donation (Bill Wilson Center)
Author: Lisbeth Polavarapu, 2021 VP of Philanthropy Our second group of donated quilts this year went to Bill Wilson Center in San Jose. Our guild has donated quilts to Bill Wilson Center for many years, and we were happy to continue supporting them this year. Bill Wilson Center provides a variety of services to children,…
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SVMQG Member Spotlight | Lisa Bourgeault
Author: Lisa Bourgeault, 2021 VP of Membership A divorce can change your life in many ways, but in my case, it turned me into a quilter. I learned to embroider at the age of 5, and that led naturally to a bit of hand sewing. Once my mom taught me to use a sewing machine,…
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Annual Design Contest
This year we kicked off a new fundraising activity for 2021 by holding a design contest to create branded limited-availability swag that we would sell on our Zazzle website and directly to members. We saw this as a great opportunity to promote the guild, raise funds, and take advantage of the incredible talent of our…
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Quilted Postcards | Making and Exchanging
At our June meeting, NASA engineer Sarah Ruiz joined us to discuss the benefits of doing a 100 day project, and to walk us through her quilted postcard process. In anticipation of our upcoming quilted postcard swap, we welcomed guests from the Philly MQG to the meeting. Sarah showed us her process for making the…
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SVMQG Member Spotlight | Lisbeth Polavarapu
Author: Lisbeth Polavarapu, 2021 VP of Philanthropy I have been crafty my entire life. I cannot remember a time when I was not making stuff. There is a home video of me (on 8mm film reel) at around 5 years old darning a pair of socks. I look so happy and excited. I remember knitting…
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SVMQG Member Spotlight | Sue Bouchard
About Sue Sue has been sewing since she was 4 and quilting since age 12. This was before rotary cutters and self healing mats! She loves all the steps in quilting including designing, making and teaching modern quilt designs. Sue’s passion is inspiring others on their creative journey! In the past 25 years, she has…
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Charity Quilt Donation
Author: Lisbeth Polavarapu, 2021 VP of Philanthropy This year our first group of charity quilts were donated to Family Supportive Housing in San Jose. The guild delivered 8 baby quilts and 6 lap+ size quilts for a total of 14 quilts. Family Supportive Housing is a local organization that helps homeless families with children remain…
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