Membership


As part of membership in the Silicon Valley MQG, you get access to…

  • Monthly Meetings via Zoom
    • Featuring Guest Speakers, such as
      • David Owens Hastings: Minimal Design, Maximum Impact
      • Carolina Oneto: Limits and Creativity
      • Sam Hunter: QUILT TALK – The History of Word Quilts
      • Audrey Essary: Getting Started with Hand-Dyed Fabrics 
      • Julia McLeod: The Lone Robin
      • MJ Kinman: Gems and Joy
      • Kena Tangi Dorsey: The Big, Bold, and Beutiful – Using African Prints in Quilts
  • Other Monthly Events
    • Small Group Meetings, for example
      • Garment Sewing
      • UFO Busters
      • Quilt Kits and Precuts
      • Improv Round Robin
  • Workshops (~2/year) – Additional fees apply
    • examples:
      • Inspired by Architecture with David Owen Hastings
      • Modern Quilt Photography & Branding with Giucy Giuce
      • Improv with Triangles with Rebecca Bryan
  • Challenges & Swaps – Throughout the year
    • Block swaps
    • Block of the Month
    • Fabric and Color challenges
    • Design challenges
    • Fun mini quilt prompts
  • Charity Activities
    • Quilt donations
    • Group projects
  • Sew-cializing
    • 3 Online group Sew Days per week
    • Slack-based member groups
  • Sewing Retreats – Additional fees apply
    • 2 in-person retreats
    • 1 virtual retreat
  • Biennial Guild Quilt Show

In addition to the benefits of our guild, you also have access to…

All the benefits of membership in the Modern Quilt Guild

  • Regular Educational Programming
  • Access to the MQG Resource Library, featuring quilt patterns, block studies, on-demand videos, and articles
  • Various member activities, like the MQG Mini Swap, MQG Sew Along, and Quiltcon challenges
  • Access to the online MQG Community, a dedicated space for our 18,000 worldwide members to connect
  • Member access to QuiltCon, the largest modern quilt show in the world
    • Submit quilts
    • Register early
    • Member-only discounts
  • Digital membership cards

And on top of ALL of these lovely things, you get to hang out and share ideas with some awesome like-minded quilters, sewists, and makers too!

If we sound like a group you’d like to be a part of, please join us!