Let’s Sew for Charity

May 15, 2023July 5, 2023 ~ siliconvalleymqg

At our recent charity sew day, we were thrilled that eleven guild members showed up to help us work on quilts that will be donated to local nonprofit organizations who have connections to community members who need the warmth & cheer a homemade quilt can bring them.

We’ve received quite a few finished quilts as donations to our charity quilt program from guild members or friends of guild members, and a couple of us worked to sew labels on the 8 or 9 quilts ready to be sent out into the world. Amy Wang finished up sewing together pinwheel blocks that she and Emily Harris started working on at the previous sew day, so she gets credit for our one completed flimsy. Other guild members worked on cutting out fabric for patterns to be stitched at future dates, sewing together blocks that we’ll complete later, and sewing blocks together that will one day be a completed quilt top ready for the next volunteer to quilt it.

At this particular sew day, highlights were also Kevin Crittendon entertaining us with stories & mock shock at Lisa Bourgeault & Keila Simos’ cheesy attempts at rotary cutter humor. We’re grateful he could volunteer his time so we could use the location. Sara Goodman’s chain pieced “scarf” cracked us up, and home baked chocolate chip cookies were perfect for breaks between stages of projects to keep us in good spirits.

If you can’t make a charity sew date, you can still volunteer time and energy at home to work on these quilts – making individual blocks, quilting, binding, labeling – you name it! This link can get you in touch with Cristin Grothaus and help you find a task you’re interested in taking on. We also need fabric donations with a modern aesthetic – so if you’re in a stash cleansing mode, Cristin would love to integrate some of your fabric into our future projects!

Cristin Grothaus & Keila Simos want to send our gratitude to everyone who came and helped out with the quilts on this recent date, but also to all the people who have volunteered at previous charity sew dates or are working on charity quilt dates on their own time. The success of this program relies on the commitment of the guild members, and we want to be sure each of you know we recognize and appreciate your efforts.

A Workshop with Stacey Sharman

April 15, 2023July 5, 2023 ~ siliconvalleymqg

In April, we had the privilege of hosting Stacey Sharman to teach her Broken Grids workshop. During the workshop we explored the techniques of guided improvisation in a great stash-busting design involving squares cut down to triangles. The other students and I made enough blocks that we were able to explore various layouts with our blocks as well.

Stacey spent time teaching us the background on where the structured improvisational style comes from historically and where it’s frequently seen today. She delved into many examples, showing us the range of this style of building a quilt, not just from herself but from other contemporaries as well. It was inspirational to see what folks could accomplish with it!

I enjoyed the relaxed format of the class which provided time to explore the technique and practice it with Stacey there for guidance. We could discuss with Stacey and the class and then refine it for more blocks. The beauty of this is that really all the blocks are usable even if one’s technique varies from block to block due to the organic nature.

Once folks had more than a few blocks, we tried out different layouts. It was fun to see all the different combinations that could be made even with just a few blocks and even more fun to see what the other students in the class came up with. Even though we were all doing the “same” block, everyone’s personal choices made it look so different!

I’m looking forward to using this technique to whittle away my pile of scraps!

Quiltcon recap

March 26, 2023March 26, 2023 ~ siliconvalleymqg ~ 2 Comments

Quiltcon 2023 is in the books and, as always, it was an amazing experience! The quilt show itself was so inspiring, but there were also interesting lectures on varied subjects and workshops with something for everyone to learn. The guest speaker this year was Chawne Kimber; her keynote inspired and moved a room full of people. And the special exhibit of her quilts attracted many, who were awed by her tiny piecing and precise quilting. Did you know it took her two years to make “Cotton Sophisticate”, one year for the patchwork and then another year to quilt it?

*“The Quilts of Chawne Kimber” Special Exhibit tour lead by Teresa M. Duryea Wong, here pictured in front of “Cotton Sophisticate”*

But we have our own celebrities in the guild 🙂 This year, there were FIVE Silicon Valley MQG members who had quilts hanging at Quiltcon! They put their work out there, entered their quilts into the biggest modern quilting show and they got juried in! The quilts were in different categories and showcased the range of beautiful work our members do. What an inspiration! I might try to enter my work in quilt shows too this year…

Name: Dianne Gates-Anderson
Quilt: Amphritrite Getting Her Swirl On
Category: Piecing

What Dianne said about this quilt: “This quilt is named after Amphritrite, Greek Goddess of the Sea. I hope she likes what I have done. I tried to capture the motion and energy of the ocean for her while also embodying the ocean’s swirling beauty. This quilt is made entirely of solid fabrics that were sewn into improvised panels that were subsequently cut up and pieced into giant nested curves. Have fun following the rolling curves and swirl along with Amphritrite.”

Name: Darla Gallentine
Quilt: X-treme
Category: Modern X exhibit

What Darla said about this quilt: “X-treme was an opportunity for me to explore bias tape applique as well as whole cloth quilting. In celebration of Quiltcon’s ten years, I wanted to offer a piece that exemplifies all the tenants of modern quilting. Happy Birthday Quiltcon!”

Name: Michelle Trimble
Quilt: Monterey Kelp
Category: Modern Traditionalism

What Michelle said about this quilt: “This quilt was inspired by a quilt I saw at PIQF in 2019 that stayed with me. It was made for my husband’s office and he helped pick the fabrics. Monterey Kelp is my first exploration of the improv piecing technique. After piecing the quilt top, the alternating pieced wedges and navy wedges resembled light filtering down through a thick kelp forest to me. To accentuate this, I chose to quilt the improv wedges with straight lines so they would remain smooth like blades of bull kelp, while I quilted a curved motif in the navy wedges resembling bubbles rising through the deep water.”

Name: Mary Kay Davis
Quilt: Town Square
Category: AP&Q Log Cabin Quilting Challenge

What Mary Kay said about this quilt: “This quilt was originally created for “Quiltmaker” magazine. They were looking for new takes on old patterns. I chose a very very vibrant color palette to move away from the more traditional colors, including a pop of bright yellow for the central home/hearth red theme usually associated with the pattern. I also wanted to create something of an optical illusion by changing the shapes and sizes of the cabins. It is supposed to appear as if you are looking down on the town , and as such, the magazine ended up calling it “Bird’s Eye View”. Either title works for me.”

Name: Rhonda Rosales
Quilt: Teja
Category: Windham Ruby+Bee Fabric Challenge

What Rhonda said about this quilt: “This is my first quilt ever accepted by Quiltcon. Each year I design a quilt for the Quiltcon fabric challenge. I try to get inspiration from the fabrics that have been chosen. This year, the Ruby+Bee colors that Chawne Kimber selected immediately made me think of villages along the Mediterranean… stucco buildings with red tile roofs surrounded by the beautiful blue sea and sky. This quilt of geometric shapes is inspired from that vision. Once designed, figuring out how to piece the top, including y-seams was a real challenge. The quilting was designed to give the quilt a 3d effect dimension.”

Even with our busy schedule, we found the time to visit to our guild’s Community Outreach quilt:

*(image caption) From left to right: Michelle Trimble, Laura Durr, Veronique Oudard, Lisa Bourgeault, Darlene Talukder, Lynn Ball, Judi Seip and Dianne Gates-Anderson*

It was so great to see it in person! The design was striking and the execution impeccable.The quilt really stood out in its category. Of course we had to get silly too:

Finally I asked our members who attended the show what was their favorite part about the experience:

Judi “Loved the unique creativity. Was awed by what the kids did, especially the 3rd grade classroom that illustrated all their faces. And the vendors were amazing! Such a wonderful collection. Now I have to find time to actual transform what I bought into something magical. It was also gratifying to see our members taking part in something on the other side of the country.”

Lynn “My favorite parts were 1) seeing all of the beautiful quilts—the creativity is astounding, 2) Chawne Kimber’s keynote and her quilts “

Lisa “My highlights from QuiltCon were seeing Chawne Kimber’s quilts in person–the skill of her tiny piecing and her beautiful hand quilting make in-person viewing so much better than Instagram–and also spending time with other guild members in person and seeing their quilts hanging in the show. I have about a million more highlights but I assume you don’t want the whole laundry list :-)”

Michelle “How friendly everyone was! I had some amazing conversations with people I just met!”

My favorite part was meeting so many famous quilters whose work I admire on Instagram and having casual conversations with them at lectures, in elevators or while volunteering… I love how accessible our community is!

I hope you all enjoyed Quiltcon, either in Atlanta or online. We hope to see you all next year in Raleigh, NC!

February Photo Field Trip

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 ~ siliconvalleymqg ~ Leave a comment

The rains stopped long enough for some of our members to venture out together to take photos of some newly completed quilts.

Members helped each other set up shots using trees, statues, fences, anything interesting we could find.

Kitty Wilkin (@nightquilter) spoke to the guild in November about taking quilt photos and her tips were put to good use. Beautiful quilts deserve beautiful photos.

More trips are planned later in the year, so expect more quilt artwork!

New Activities for 2023

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 ~ siliconvalleymqg

Author: Rochelle Rosales, VP Activities

In addition to our monthly meetings and workshops, we have a lot of ongoing activities planned for members this year! While all are welcome to participate in all of them, the hope is that the variety will ensure that everyone can find at least one thing that appeals to them.

Challenges

This year we are hosting a Monthly challenge series as well as a Quarterly series. Both challenges can be started at any time through the year.

Monthly – Quilt Design Challenge

Participants will design a quilt each month utilizing modern quilt elements as described by The Modern Quilt Guild (MQG). These elements include:

Use of bold colors and prints
High contrast and graphic areas of solid color
Improvisational piecing
Minimalism
Expansive negative space
Alternate grid work
“Modern traditionalism”

Each month a prompt will be introduced and discussed in a small group meeting. We’ll continue the conversation and share examples or ideas in a dedicated Slack channel as well.

The goal is to focus on one element each month to challenge our creativity and become more familiar with these design elements.

Quilts can be designed using any tool, from EQ to Illustrator to paper & pencil. Quilts can also be any size, but they should be complete and makeable.

As this is a design exercise only, finished projects are not part of the challenge, though we also look forward to seeing some finished projects in the future.

Quarterly – Photo Mini Quilt Challenge

Each participant will choose a single photo at the beginning of the year (or when they start the challenge). This will be their photo for the entire year.

Every quarter, we will provide a specific prompt that participants will use to make a mini quilt (20” max), based upon that photo. We’ll share our progress and finished quilts in a quarterly small group meeting and dedicated Slack channel.

The goal of this challenge is to explore a single subject in different ways, expressed in a specific manner as a mini quilt. At the end of the year, we’ll have a series of four mini quilts (1/qtr) all inspired by a single photo.

Exchange/Swap

Exchanges this year will take the form of a year-long Quilting Bee.

Members will be assigned to a HIVE and will make 2-3 blocks each month for ONE MEMBER of that group. Blocks will be based upon a design prompt (pattern, theme, etc.) and requirements (color, size, etc.).

The Hive consists of:

Hive Leader – provides the prompt and receives all of the blocks for that month; changes monthly
Worker Bee – makes 2-3 blocks each month, following the specific prompt and guidelines, and sends them to the Hive Leader
Honey Bee – volunteer who can make blocks any month, but will not receive any blocks
Beekeeper – forms groups, sets rules, identifies Hive Leader, fields questions, resolves issues, helps wherever possible (VP of Activities)

Groups will be formed in early February, and the first prompt will be provided at the February small group meeting.

There will be an information meeting on January 25th at 7pm to provide details and answer questions.

We will share blocks and review the next prompt at a monthly small group meeting and via a dedicated Slack channel.

NOTE: this is a year-long commitment and sign-ups are due by the end of January. Joining mid-year is unlikely. If you can’t commit to a year and just want to make some blocks, you can volunteer to be a Honey Bee who will make blocks if anyone misses a month or has to drop out.

In-person Events

We’re scheduling in-person events each quarter to get people together and gauge interest in meeting in-person again.

These events will be held locally, in Silicon Valley, but will be tied to at-home participation via Instagram and Slack, so that no one is left out.

We’ll start out with quarterly events, but we could schedule more, if there is interest.

Here is what we have planned so far…

Q1 – Photo field trip – February 18th, 1-3pm (Palo Alto)
Q2 – De-stash, Show & Tell, and Potluck
Q3 – Hand-Sew Day and Show & Tell

There will be a dedicated Slack channel to share information about specific events and to suggest ideas for future events.

Sign Up!

If you are interested in any or all of these activities, members can sign up via the members-only Programs webpage. (This adds you to our roster for emails, invites, and the Slack channels.)

Not a member? Check out membership information on the Guild website.
For more information, email Activities at siliconvalleymqg.activities@gmail.com

Precision Piecing with Tighe Flanagan

November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 ~ siliconvalleymqg ~ Leave a comment

Author: Lisa Bourgeault, VP Programs

Tighe Flanagan taught a great course about precision piecing to about 20 of our members on September 17^th. Our guild has been focusing on skill-building this year, so his piecing techniques were right on point. Many of the students came to class for that purpose, but others came to learn more about tessellating quilts and Islamic geometry.

Tighe is most known for his quilts that feature his modern interpretations of classic Islamic geometry and art, and he told us that he especially loves finding designs in situ as inspiration for making his own quilts. We worked on his Fig Leaf quilt pattern that is based on a fairly common motif in Islamic tile work. Tighe likes fig leaves so much that he planted a fig tree in his yard—presumably, he likes figs, too.

In class, Tighe used a slide presentation to describe the “silver ratio” and how it is derived from using a pattern of diagonal lines drawn using specific points on overlapping large and small circles as guides. The concept sounds extremely complicated, but his drawings and explanation made it clear. Using the silver ratio grid, the resulting shapes can be much more nuanced than if they were built around squares and half-square triangles. Students included a math teacher and other math fans, who all really enjoyed his explanation, and it was clear enough for even the math-phobic to get a sense of the idea.

Students started class with their fabric pressed and starched and a set of templates (either paper ones printed from his pattern or acrylic ones purchased from his website), but we weren’t asked to cut pieces because we would learn some important cutting concepts in class. One tricky thing about the silver ratio for sewists is that it doesn’t result in pieces that measure in inches, so the templates or his paper piecing patterns are a must.

As we cut and sewed some of the blocks, we had ample opportunities to ask Tighe questions. Some were quilt-related, but others ranged through math, computer programs for designing quilts and publishing patterns, and art in Islamic cultures. Tighe shared his impressive knowledge with us. He is warm and clear in his teaching, so it was really fun to talk with him.

Some people were daring and used multiple colors in their quilts, while others of us played it safer with just one foreground and one background color. It was really amazing to see the tessellating pattern come to life as we placed our blocks up on our design walls—almost like magic!

One great thing about Tighe, whether he is talking in class or writing a pattern, is the respect he shows for the cultures from which he draws his design inspiration. He also does a great job of describing the geometry behind the design, which is especially important given the development of geometric concepts in Islamic culture.

You can check out Tighe on Instagram at @TigheFlanagan and check out his line of patterns and templates on tigheflanagan.com.

Silicon Valley MQG Retreat – Back Together Again

June 6, 2022November 8, 2022 ~ siliconvalleymqg ~ Leave a comment

St. Francis Retreat Center, San Juan Bautista, California

Author: Pam Holt

How do you adequately describe the joy experienced by 24 quilters during their first, in person SVMQG quilt retreat post pandemic? It was clear our quilters were up for a busy and somewhat competitive weekend full of activity and fellowship which included 24 negative, on site, covid tests, 24 smiling faces, 24 humming sewing machines, six busy irons, four ever changing design walls, 4 raffle baskets, door prizes, games, dance parties(Girls Just Want to Have Fun), charity sewing, and more.

Preparation is the key to a successful retreat and our committee took their responsibilities seriously. Ice dye tote bags held our SWAG which included donations from several merchants including The Granary Quilt Shop, Meissner Sewing & Vacuum Centers, etc. Each quilter received a name tag for their workstation, a monogrammed glass and other sewing tools. A favorite was a miniature sewing center in a hinged box hand-crafted by @small.town.vintage, complete with books, tools and a 3d printed sewing machine by @Jeff_and_rubytheredbone. The committee created a meet and greet face sheet with hand carved monogram stamps to mark our progress. Home made embroidered badges were created to mark accomplishments for early birds, late birds, project completion, exercise breaks and a host of other quilty activities.

St Francis Retreat Center was the home to our little gathering. While our group has been active on Zoom throughout the pandemic, this was the first time so many of us were together in person in over a year. We shared our projects, our hopes and dreams for future projects, our distinct disappointment about unfinished projects and delight over finished work. We created our own ever changing store in the lobby of quilting supplies and fabric that might find a home in somebody else’s studio. Quilters don’t like to waste anything. The retreat center catered breakfast, lunch and dinner, and we added wine and cheese, and snacks including sewing machine shaped cookies.

The vibrancy of our color choices was amazing to all. We had seen many of these quilts on zoom, but up close and personal is by far the best way to appreciate a quilt. In depth conversations about how a quilt design was conceived were freely shared. Inspiration was everywhere. Oh what fabric we fondled and we all cheered when a UFO was completed.

How lovely it was to have a chance to partner with another quilter to puzzle out the best way to finish a bias binding or create a 60° angle in a quilt block, and to cut it efficiently, and to arrange it in a pleasing fashion. What a coincidence to find two quilters, who were inspired by the same design, and both had brought that design to work on and complete at the retreat.

Some of us showed real persistence in coming with one project that they were determined to finish, whether it was piecing a complicated color palette or machine quilting a large quilt on their domestic machine. Tenacity was encouraged by all.

Pulling together to sew for charity was an important part of our gathering. Each time we visit St Francis we work on a quilt to donate to brighten their ascetic rooms; this retreat was no exception. Everybody did a little and volunteers were found to take the blocks home to piece and ultimately quilt our donation.

We also partnered with Sew For Love in keeping our scraps out of landfill. They supplied us with a Cubie Chair and we filled it with all of our scraps. By the end of the retreat, it was almost full.

Learning and teaching new skills is always a part of an SVMQG gathering. Michele taught us how to make fabric boxes:

We all left the retreat with a sense of deep connection to an extraordinary group of creative quilters. “You are my tribe”, said one new member. Joy, friendliness, support and inspiration buoyed us on our way home. We can’t wait for our 2023 retreat! Thanks to the organizing staff: Jenny, Renee, Michele, Cyndi, Pam and the consistent support of the guild president, Sarah.

Learning Curves with Jenny Haynes

April 5, 2022 ~ siliconvalleymqg ~ Leave a comment

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 methodologies that Jenny uses for her quilts. Jenny taught us virtually from her home studio with a great multi-camera set up that allowed us to see everything she did while also viewing her animated presentation style. As a bonus, Jenny provided us with the recording of the workshop. Since this workshop was full of info, this was great for reviewing afterwards and getting a chance to reinforce some of our new skills.

For the paper piecing, Jenny sent over templates ahead of time that we printed and had ready for the workshop. She walked us through each step of using them for the paper piecing, peppering her instruction with lots of tips and tricks. I’ve personally used both the traditional sew-through-the paper method and the freezer paper method, but only had instruction in the former. After Jenny’s class, the freezer paper method felt so much more comfortable and I love that you can reuse the templates a few times! By my second cog quadrant, it felt natural. Jenny thoughtfully gave us time as part of the workshop to work through our individual issues while being on hand to answer questions as they came up during actual implementation of the techniques.

Once we had the chance to make some cog curves with our paper piecing, we moved on to the curve piecing which we’d use to form them into a complete block. Jenny demonstrated her method for piecing curves without pins which is a big win in my book since it allows you to move so much faster. Although Jenny’s instruction was straightforward, this is definitely a technique that will take practice. However, I like that Jenny’s templates build in allowance for doing it without pins which gives students much more confidence to try out the technique while having the assurance their sample will still turn out successful.

Finally, Jenny covered some of the principles she uses when designing her cogs and thistles quilts. She explained how she decides when to stop and start, how many teeth to put on her cogs and ways to accent the cogs using fussy cutting techniques. These were all great for those of us looking to use the techniques from this workshop to put together our own quilt!

Overall this was a really fun way to spend the morning that stretched some creative muscles I hadn’t used much. Jenny’s teaching style is easy going, but informative. She focuses on her topics, but you also pick up so many general quilting tips that she tosses in along the way. Jenny shared some of her other workshops coming up that make creative use of curves and I have to say I was intrigued!

QUILTCON COMMUNITY OUTREACH QUILT

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022 ~ siliconvalleymqg ~ Leave a comment

A Slice of the Valley

Size: 69” x 90”
Made from 32 colorful slices
0 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 photo session and warm welcome, I highly recommend visiting the Colwell Thundering Herd Ranch (and getting a homemade pie). The place is beautiful, the lady of the house is a quilter and you’ll even get help to hold the quilt!

Ingredients

Citrus Slice Quilt FPP Block Pattern by Barbara “B” Cain of “Modern Quilting by B”.
Improv Citrus Slice blocks inspired by the above pattern
Off-grid layout
Lots of negative space

Preparation

The committee met in June for the first time. There were many ideas on this year’s “Angles” theme. In the end, we chose to work on something that grows in California, to change from our recent Quiltcon submissions.
We spent the next few weeks making test blocks, estimating fabric yardage, getting kits ready for the guild members.
In August, the guild members worked their magic and made beautiful citrus blocks. We met online and worked together. The variety of blocks was just amazing.
Then it was time to put these blocks together, the committee met in Judi’s sunny garden and the quilt layout came to life in record time.
Darla was brave enough to volunteer to piece the off-grid top. She had the top assembled in a few days.
Last but not least, Kathleen found the perfect quilting design for the “Angles” theme on her Gammill longarm and even added the binding to finish up the quilt perfectly.

PIQF recap

December 3, 2021December 15, 2021 ~ siliconvalleymqg ~ Leave a comment

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 our members were prepared to take advantage of the opportunity.

Earlier in the year, NACQJ certified quilt judge, Kathi Eubank, spoke at our July meeting. Kathi went into great detail on what quilt judges look for (they really want to help improve your work) and she strongly encouraged our members to submit quilts to as many shows as possible. Armed with our new knowledge, and gentle nudging from our leadership, 10 members submitted a total of 15 quilts to PIQF.

At our July meeting, we discussed 9 reasons why members should submit quilts to shows. Enjoy this photo gallery of our members quilts on display at PIQF along with these reasons, and be sure to scroll all the way through to the end of the list to see why the list has been expanded to 10…

Why you should enter your work in quilt shows:

Reason #1: It’s an accomplishment to get accepted, so take a bow

Rhonda Rosales with her quilt “Tamalpais”

This quilt also came in 7th place in The MQG Make-a-Difference Challenge #mqgmakeadifferencechallenge

Reason #3: Nice way to get pictures of full size quilts

Reason #4: People get to know you as a quilter and creator

“Somewhere Out There” by Dianne Gates-Anderson

Reason #5: You get to see your work from a different perspective

Reason #6: Your work can inspire and encourage others

“Love from Coast to Coast” by Anne Muller

Reason #7: Entering shows motivates you to complete projects

“If Only We’re Brave Enough” by Mandy Fleig

“My Favorite Anderson” by Dianne Gates-Anderson

Mandy and Dianne had to hustle to expand their works to meet minimum size requirements for PIQF and pre-finished hanging sleeves came in handy for last minute finishing up before delivering the quilts to the show.

Reason #8: Entering shows makes you take your work/craft/quilting seriously

This is one of several quilts that she has had accepted in the Cherrywood Challenge. The Cherrywood Challenge quilts travel from show to show around the country and this little quilt is a perfect example of Jenny’s creativity and attention to detail.

Reason #9: Feedback from judges helps you grow as a quilter

While the judges liked the composition and the colors they also pointed out a couple of areas for improvement such as careful trimming to avoid shadowing and suggesting more uniform quilting throughout the piece. These suggestions will definitely be kept in mind for future quilts.

Reason #10 (newly experienced): Winning ribbons is awesome!

Pam received lots of suggestions for completing her quilt at the UFO Rescue Digital Thursday last year and continuing support and encouragement to enter her quilt in PIQF during our Saturday Sew Days.

Guild members also performed white glove services for the show, and staffed a table where we shared information about the guild’s many activities and offerings.

In addition to welcoming prospective members, we continued sales of our Quilt Journal, encouraging quilters to document their quilting process and record their finished quilts.