Have you ever thought to yourself, “I wish I remembered that project I made years ago?” OR “What technique did I use on that quilt?” OR “Why did I make that design choice?”  Ever thought about having your own personal coffee table book of quilts you’ve made with all the details of your process from…

Author: Amanda Morris, 2021 Co-VP of Programs Like many of us, my quilting journey started with a childhood filled with arts and craft projects. My mom is an artist who was teaching college level art classes in Mississippi when she got the opportunity to move the family to the desert southwest. We moved to Los…

Author: Pam Holt, SVMQG Member The SVMQG Programs Committee arranged an intriguing art quilting class on 24, April 2021.  David Owen Hasting presented a virtual workshop entitled Inspired by Architecture for approximately 18 members of the SVMQG.   Workshop During the 6-hour workshop, our members were guided by David through his process for creating a modern,…

Author: Cristin Grothaus, 2021 Guild Secretary I’ve always enjoyed working with my hands, and creating things. One of my earliest forays into sewing involved cutting up a purple nylon nightgown (not mine) and a piece of rabbit fur (also not mine) and making a “royal” cape for my childhood cat. She was not very appreciative.…

Last month the guild was lucky enough to host Jacquie Gering at our monthly meeting. We were so excited to hear about Jacquie’s design process and she did not disappoint. Having been meeting virtually for over a year, it was especially nice to visit with Jacquie a little before the meeting, chatting about logos and…

Author: Rhonda Rosales, 2021 Guild Treasurer I have always been a crafter.  As a kid, my grandmother made us clothes to order and taught us to sew clothes, crochet, and cook. Beyond that, I think she instilled in me the idea that you can learn to do anything you want.  Since then, I’ve never met…

My Quilt Story in Photos Author: Dianne Gates-Anderson, 2021 Guild Senior Vice President & Co-VP of Programs Hi, I’m Dianne Gates-Anderson and I am the Executive Vice-President (or whatever the title is) and Co-VP of Programs for the Silicon Valley Modern Quilt Guild.  When I am not quilting (and there’s not a pandemic) my other…

Author: Rochelle Rosales, 2020 Quiltcon Quilt Committee This year’s QuiltCon Quilt Theme was CURVES. This fairly straightforward theme provided a lot of options for the design of our quilt. However, many of us were not very experienced with curves, and others were experienced enough with them to know that we didn’t like sewing them. But,…

Author: Amanda Morris, 2021 Programs, Co-Vice President Welcome to another exciting year of Guild programs. This year we want to get back to our roots with a year long exploration of modern quilting elements.  We’ve designed our programs to give everyone an opportunity to show off their “go-to” modern quilting skills as well as experiment…