This month Joe Cunningham presented to our guild as he made his way to the Nebraska Quilt Museum. He spoke about his background in quilt-making, his mentors, and answered many specific questions about his quilting process as well as showed us many of his beautiful quilts. Joe said, [when making a quilt,] “I’m making a blanket to warm you against the cold of the universe”. Find more information on Joe at his website, http://www.joecunninghamquilts.com/.
Guild Announcements and Reminders:
Membership
Our guild membership is now at 283 individual members and 13 business members! We continue to grow!
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Update
Our DEI team has been meeting and is working on drafting a PMQG Values Statement. In November, Guild Members will be asked to vote to approve the statement and update all bylaws as they relate to our values.
2021 Board Elections
Board Elections will take place in November. Ballots will be emailed to members. Look for an email later this month detailing the candidates running for each position. We currently have candidates for each position, but they are running unopposed. We encourage you to volunteer for a position if you are interested in being a part of the 2021 board. Please email the Guild at portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com by November 1st, to get your name added to the ballot.
Virtual Fabric Fundraiser
This year our Fabric Fundraiser goes virtual with a sale on Instagram. If you have fabric, tops, or materials to donate, upload photos and information to this form or email PortlandMQGSubmissions@gmail.com. We encourage direct donations to Rose Haven, a day shelter for day shelter and community center serving women, children and gender non-conforming folks experiencing the trauma of abuse, loss of home and other disruptive life challenges, and Project Lemonade, an organization inspiring self-esteem in foster youth.
More information about the fabric fundraiser can be found here.
Quilt Donations for Fire Victims
To The Point Quilting reports that in 30 days, we have collected 1967 quilts, some complete and some still to finish! These will be distributed to wildfire survivors as comfort quilts. Thanks to ALL who have donated.
Zoom Meetup Changes
Hand Sew Happy Hour is now Small Group Sunday. We will host this event from 2:00pm-4:00pm on Sundays. All are welcome to drop by!
Quilter Filter will meet the first Thursday of the month from 6:00pm-7:00pm. November 5th’s topic is “Going Big, Going Small”. We’ll talk about the challenges of both kinds of projects.
Charity Quilts
The next drop off/pick up of charity quilts will be November 14th. Contact the guild for the address. All donations go to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
Block of the Month
A new improv block by Judy Livingston is available now! Check out the PMQG block study program for fantastic patterns made by PMQG members!
Do you have a pattern that you would like to share to members? Please email the Guild with your submission!
2020 Panty Raffle Quilt
Guild members donated over 800+ pairs of underwear to Raphael House this year! Thank you to everyone who donated. The winner of the quilt was Brittany Scott, who also worked on the quilt. Congratulations!
A special thanks to Sam Hunter, the Lucky 13 mini group and Just Quilting for creating and donating this beautiful quilt.
2020 Virtual Retreat
Our 2020 Virtual Retreat takes place November 6th-8th via Zoom. The cost is $25 for a goodie bag. Sew with your friends all hours of the day or night! You can drop in or stay for the entire time. There will be Raffle Prizes, Bingo, Show and Tell, Demonstrations, and fun! Sign up here: https://portlandmodernquiltguild.com/shop/virtual-retreat-fall-2020
QuiltCon Community Challenge Quilt
We need a name for our QuiltCon Community Challenge Quilt. Please vote here for your favorite!
Upcoming Speakers and Workshops
We are excited to host Audrey Esarey at our November 19th Guild Meeting via Zoom. Audrey will host a workshop for her WaterColor Quilt on November 21st, via Zoom.
Important Dates:
On sale to PMQG members only on October 21st for $40 (any non-members who purchase will be automatically refunded)
On sale to all (if spots available) on October 28th
Unfortunately, Libs Elliot is no longer able to present or lead classes in December. However, we are very fortunate and excited to announce that Chawne Kimber will present on December 10th at 6:00pm. Please note the earlier date and time. This meeting will not be recorded, nor will there be guest passes sold. We look forward to this great presentation by Chawne!
Door Prizes
This month we had three fantastic door prizes! Congratulations to Melanie Chu, Deb Henry and Carol Parks.
Raffle A:
Fabric: 2 yards from FabricWorm & QuiltCon
Kimberbell Set of measuring tape and thread scissors from a Guild Member.
Pattern for Embroidery/Quilting small project: A Pair of Quilty Witches From a Guild Member
PMQG Insulted Tumbler from @portlandmqg
Raffle B:
Fabric: FQ Bundle from Figo Fabrics
Kimberbell Set of measuring tape and thread scissors from a Guild Member
Alison Glass Pattern: Timber from Alison Glass & QuiltCon
Triangles on a Roll for 3” Triangles from a Guild Member
Raffle C:
Fabric: 2 yards from FabricWorm & QuiltCon
Pineapple Quilt Block Foundation Paper from Fat Quarter Shop
Kimberbell Set of measuring tape and thread scissors from a Guild Member
Alison Glass Pattern: Timber from Alison Glass & QuiltCon
Quilting Safety Pins from a Guild Member