Announcements

"Sew On"
Studio Warming Party THIS SATURDAY, Jan. 29th 2–4p

Everyone is welcome! Visit Cherri's new quilting space… full of sewing wonderfulness. Cookies and milk and a comfy chair just for you!

6635 North Baltimore Street Suite 263. (former Columbia Sportswear building under the St. Johns Bridge and across the street from the Moonstruck Chocolate factory)
Portland, OR 97203

Free parking in the covered garage or on the street.
Enter the building throughout the garage.
Sign on the double doors inside the garage will direct you to our space.

For more information call Cherri at
503-720-1753
or visit her blog.

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Scrap Art, call for submissions

The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is planning an exhibition focusing on both historical and contemporary examples of scrap textile art, and they are seeking excellent examples of scrappy quilts and other forms of scrap textile art to be considered for their exhibition.

The exhibition will highlight examples from the Museum collection of historical scrappy quilts as well as document current trends in re-purposing of materials in the textile arts. They are reaching out to you, their supporters and community, to inquire if there are quilts you would like to share with them for consideration of loan or donation towards this exhibition. Historical pieces, quilts with an eclectic flair, textile art that features wide-ranging combinations of color and materials, and contemporary textile art that transcends the historical trend to include innovative re-purposing of recycled materials are especially desired.

Examples can be submitted in the following ways:

By Email:
Deborah Corsini, Curator, at deborah@sjquiltmuseum.org or
Joyce
Hulbert, Collections, at joyce@sjquiltmuseum.org
An image of the object can be sent by email as a Jpeg. Please send an overall and a detail as well as any information on the history or artist. Put "Scrap Art" in subject of email.

Bring to the museum:
They will hold a call for Scrap Art at the museum on Tuesday afternoon

At time of posting we are unable to determine deadline for submissions. Please email Deborah or Joyce if you are interested.

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UPDATE: Sister's Quilt Show

From Jen:
Hi everyone. We have had a great turn out for the Sister Quilt Show. There are 15 people that will be showing. If we can, some of those people may even be showing two! It's so great that we can gather together and have a big presences there!

We have extended the entry date to Monday 1-31-11. If you would like a chance for your quilt to be entered into the show, please email me at jencarltonbailly at gmail dot com. Selected quilts must be finished and images submitted no later than February 27th. Yes, the quilt show is not until July, however, programs will be made in March/April!

The following people have already been chosen to show their quilt(s). Congratulations to everyone!
Annie
Kaci Kyler
Marci Mersky

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YouTube Tip of the week

Because there is always a 1,000 ways to do things: Quilt Binding
(really that's how it's done—genious!)

Meeting 012011

A new year, new officers, new ideas.

Last night's meeting kicked off with a warm welcome from President Christina and quickly segued into Cherri's 10-MINUTE TUTE. "Wonky Argyle Quilting." Find the tutorial on her blog, Sew On. Cherri also had an extra special announcement. She has recently become the ecstatic owner of a long arm quilting machine—and needs you to help her celebrate. Details on her blog and Flickr.


GROUP ACTIVITY
A goal for this year's officers is to create happiness, inspiration, friendship, and excitement. In order to do so we arranged a brainstorm where members counted off into eight groups, chatted among themselves, and then shared their wish lists with the entire group. Everyone provided fabulous ideas and we cannot wait to implement them.


GIVE-AWAYS
Megan, program manager, arranged five fantastic give-a-ways: 1. Tammis Keefe fat quarter pack (4 yards!) donated by the Fat Quarter Shop, 2. gift certificate for a free year of Fat Quarterly. (Member Christina, The Sometimes Crafter has a FQ review on her blog.), 3. & 4. $10 Cool Cottons' Gift Certificate, and 5. $5 Cool Cottons' Gift Certificate!

SHOW-AND-TELL! More oooos and ahhhhhs than normal in this bunch:
nine-patch & solids, by Annie


charm squares sashed in brown—3 or 4 charm sq packs, by Kathie

t-shirt memory quilt—13 years of quilt camp, by Kathie

echino prints backed with minky, by Jill

wonky blue & white log cabin, by Tania Johnston

Squid hexagon madness—project started August, 2010, by Gale

a quilt-along from long ago; the quilting thread matches the color of each fabric, by Lisa

Tokyo Subway Quilt, by Elizabeth

quilt based on an optical illusion, by Leah

Southern Utah Flowers, designs adapted from a flora book—birthday gift for mom, by Brittany Scott

Oregon College of Arts and Crafts Auction quilt (reversable); all fabric is hand-dyed, pieced and designed, by Sarah Laird (quilted by Nancy)

a couch quilt with a "flying geese" border (sort of) and picked fences pattern; her first quilt (no one believed her), by Ale (pronounced Allie)

The Big Zig pattern (Denyse Schmidt), by Ale

ticker tape floor mat—fabric from the Scrappy Strips Swap done along with Heather A la Mode's quilt-along, by Ale

vintage quilt—Violet's husband's great-grandmother made it ca. 1920's; the big squares are embroidered square dancers, the back is barkcloth that has turned ultra soft

Lawn Chair Quilt pattern from Moda Bake Shop done with a jelly roll and honey bun, by Traci Butler

Robert Kaufman helped her find more of the blue solid in the right dyelot and sent her 4 more yards!, by Gaile

quilts for twins—based on the Material Obsession Fanciful Flowers pattern but now with woodland creatures, by Lara


a first quilt "start a quilt" pattern from a book (note: lots of Amy Butler fabric), by Lisa

fabric from Tanzania (formerly clothing), by Rachel, who spent 6 months volunteering in Tanzania

tummy time quilt (tied), by Kimie

scrappy log-cabin (made from scraps), by Tracie

a self-designed quilt with grey "voids," by Tracie

featuring Hope Valley fabrics, Flickr quilt-along, by Jeri

ticker tape sewing machine cover—made with scraps from above quilt, by Jeri

hexagon madness, by Jenn

How we love to share—keep 'em coming ladies!

ATTENTION: FEBRUARY SWAP!
project: "mug rug"—smaller than a placemat, larger than a coaster—for your coffee and your biscuit
specs: 7" x 10"ish, any pattern and fabric you choose
blind swap: bring to February's meeting
Megan's tip: use single binding

THANK YOU PNCA for a year of hosting PMQG meetings!
inspired by the PNCA building exterior, designed by Jill, pieced by Petra and Beverly, appliqued and quilted by Elizabeth

MEMBERSHIP CARDS ARE IN!
get your membership today and get sweet deals at some of your favorite stores!

Phew—until next time my sewing friends, as Cherri would say "sew on!"

Become a Member!

We have great new membership cards designed by our own Katie Sciarrino just waiting for your names -- It's January and membership dues are due. At PMQG we've been working to make due-paying as easy as possible. You now have 3 ways to pay! Read more about the benefits of membership and how easy it is to join on our Membership Page.

See you tomorrow (Thursday) at our January Meeting - don't forget to RSVP.

January meeting this Thursday - ROOM 205!

PMQG is ready to kick off a new year of quilting and camaraderie! It all starts this coming Thursday, January 20th at 7pm. As usual, the meeting is at PNCA, 1241 Northwest Johnson Street. Meetings are open to members and non-members, and new quilters are welcome.

This meeting we'll invite you to share your thoughts and ideas about what makes PMQG great and how it could be even better. Together we'll dream up the coming year.

And there's plenty of quilting action to be had. Cherri will give a 10 minute tute. Cherri would like you to bring a pen or three in different colors to sketch along with her.

Will there be a giveaway? Oh yes, thanks to the Fat Quarter Shop!

And speaking of fat quarters, we'll have a fat quarter swap as well. Please bring a fat quarter of modern good quality quilting fabric to the meeting if you'd like to play! If you're cutting a fat quarter from yardage, that's 18" x 22".

Finally, we're happy to announce that membership will be up and rolling at this Thursday's meeting. If you've already paid your 2011 dues you'll get your card at the meeting. And if you pay at the meeting you can get your card then too! With your membership you can access members only discounts from local and online merchants.

What to bring to the meeting:
A quilt for show and tell, in any stage of completion!
A pen or pens to sketch along with the 10 minute tute
A fat quarter if you'd like to participate in the swap
Cash or check ($25) if you're planning to become a member
And your ideas about how we can be a great guild for you in 2011.

While it's not required, we'd appreciate an RSVP so we can have enough chairs and materials for everyone. Please leave a comment below if you plan to come. See you soon!

A new Project Modern Challege!

Project Modern

The buzz on the street is that some Portland Modern Quilters are already hard at work on their quilts for Challenge 2 of Project Modern.

Portland Quilters made quite a showing during Challenge 1. Guild members got to see four Project Modern entries in person during the November and December meetings. And we're certain you remember that Kristin was one of the winners with her stunning quilt, shown below.


We can't wait to see what PMQG members come up with for this monochromatic challenge. Read the rules at the Modern Quilt Guild's site. There's plenty of time for you to take part - entries aren't due until March 31st. So we think we'll be seeing a lot of inspiring monochromatic quilts at the April meeting!

So how about you? Are you planning to enter?

Sisters Quilt Show

Hi everyone, thanks for being patient as I gather information for you on the Sisters Quilt show. For those of you who are not familiar with the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Festival, please visit their site!

What I know for now:
1. The quilt must be at least 36 inches square, not to exceed 104"
2. It must be able to hang outside
3. The quilt must have some kind of fabric label on the back
4. Photos and a description of the quilt you'd like to enter are due by the third week of Feb.
5. The quilt must reflect modern quilting

I'll have more information at the beginning of the year when they have the form published.

A few things to note:
I need to know if you plan on entering ASAP. If there are not at least 10-12 entries, I will open it up nationally to The Modern Quilt Guild by the second week of January! You don't need to be done by this date, I just need to know that you plan on entering.

Keep in mind that this is a Modern quilt exhibit. I would ask that you reflect about what that means to you and how you translate that into your quilts. I'd also suggest reading through this post about "What Modern Quilting Means to You".

There will be a Sisters Exhibit Comity who will go over each entry and reserves the right to omit any quilt if the guidelines are not met. (see above with a list with more specifics being posted at the beginning of 2011)

We will need at least eight volunteers to be able to speak to modern quilting and answer any questions people have during the show. Please let me know if you are interested in this as well.

The next step is to email me at jencarltonbailly at gmail dot com letting me know if you are interested. If you have a photo of the quilt you would like to enter please send that as well. Also please email with any questions I have not answered in this post. Note however that response times may be delayed a few days due to the holidays!

Thanks everyone-I think this is an amazing opportunity for us as modern quilters!





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Happy endings and new beginnings


The last PMQG meeting of 2010 involved over 40 people, an abundance of quilts, a dazzling array of handmade delights, and sweet and savory treats for all!  From our first meeting on March 18 to our end-of-the-year celebration on December 16, it was a fun and eventful year.  And there is already so much to be excited about in 2011.  The fun, inspiration, and creativity just keep moving forward!

The meeting started with the introduction of visitors and three special announcements.
(1) Erin Gilday (Portland freelance writer) visited the meeting and is writing a feature on PMQG for The Quilt Life Magazine;

(2) We have been asked to put together a special exhibit for the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in 2011, featuring quilts and any Project Modern winning quilts, which leads us to the most important announcement of all;
(3) Kristen MacDonald is a winner in Project Modern Challenge 1!  Congratulations, Kristen from everyone at PMQG!
Also of interest, out of 45 entries, 5 were from PMQG members! 
Here is Kristen's winning entry:

Kristen worked at Silver Creek Falls State Park last summer, and her quilt inspiration came driving through grass seed fields.  Her quilt is made of all Kona solids.  To read more about Kristen's work, see this post in which she was featured in Meet a Portland Modern Quilter and/or visit her blog.
 To read more and see more Project Modern Challenge 1 quilt winners and entries, go to the Project Modern Blog and/or the PM Challenge 1 Flickr group.
 
The next order of business was enjoying the wonderful treats that were brought by the members and admiring the amazing items made in the fabric bag swap.  At the previous meeting, participating members brought zip lock bags filled with fabric.  The bags were placed in a large bag, and each member then drew a bag of fabric to take home and make something fabulous to return to the original fabric owner.  The swapper could add one of her own fabrics and make anything desired with the fabrics.  The skill and creativity were astounding, and it was absolutely amazing to see how much fabric a determined fabriholic could fit in one small plastic bag!


























 

 President, Jen Carlton Bailly, thanked the 2010 officers:
Marcia Mersky, Vice President
Cherri Langley, Program Chair
Tamara Madsen, Treasurer
Joan Callaway, Secretary

and announced the 2011 officers:
President,  Christina Cameli
Vice President, Michelle Marcus-Boyer
Program Chair, Megan Dye
Treasurer, Rachel Kerley
Secretary, Katie Sciarrino

Jen was presented with a gift certificate to Modern Domestic from the guild to thank her for her service as PMQG president.

And, of course, there was SHOW and TELL:

 Elsa shared three pillows in progress:



Tania has been busy making green bags:

Inspired by tree quilts shared at the last meeting, Sandora made these two quilts as gifts -- her first quilts!:

 

Rachel quilted this for Harkins House Juvenile Shelter.
She has quilted five quilts and bound 7 for the group home, and every youth at Harkins House will get a quilt this year!  For a much better picture that shows Rachel's cool flame quilting, see her photo in the PMQG flickr group.
 

Cathy shared this baby quilt with Lizzie House geese and Mendocino fish -- her first!

She also made this Christmas Tree wall hanging, adapted from the Purl Bee Little Forest tutorial.

Katie shared her Star Brite quilt made for Project Modern Challenge 1.  According to Katie, this quilt is going on the couch, and she just happens to have a blue star tatoo.  To see the inspiration behind this quilt, check out her photo on the PM Challange 1 flickr group.
  Katie also shared this green bag, made from a t-shirt, using a plastic grocery bag as a pattern.

 Monica shared this Happy Holiday/Gnoma table topper, which was originally going to be a tree skirt.  And yes, she had her reasons. 

Traci shared this advent calendar (another first quilt!).

Christina shared her Golden Good quilt, which was made for Project Modern Challenge 1.  You can also see her quilt and her inspiration in the PM Challenge 1 flickr group.

Christina also made this bunting quilt.

And what would a PMQG meeting be without any giveaways?!?!
Monica donated Happy Holiday yardage to help with the green grocery bag challenge!

And Robert Kaufman donated a charm pack of Kona solids to every member!  There's no excuse not to make at least a couple of green grocery bags now!

Thank you so much, Happy Zombie and Robert Kaufman!

Happy Stitching, Portland Modern Quilters!  See you in 2011!


The Newest Quilter-Kimberly Had her baby!

The newest arrival to the Lumapas clan has finally arrived. After 3
(!) long hours of labor we have been blessed with our healthy baby
girl

Meredith Ellen

Born: Dec 17th at 9:29 am
Weight: 8 lbs 9oz
Height: 20 inches

Thanks for all of your prayers and well wishes. Everyone is doing
great and resting.

Love,
the Lumapas Family

Congrats to Kimberly and her family! Here's a picture of the little chunky monkey! (my name for her)



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Sew, Mama, Sew! Giveaway Winner!

Amanda!
of Columbus, Indiana
We hope you enjoy your $30 gift certificate to SMS, and welcome you as a member of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild.  

With four blogs to her name, this busy crafter is sure to fit right in with her new friends in Portland.
Stop by one of Amanda's blogs to welcome her:





Congratulations, Amanda, from PMQG!

PMQG December Meeting

Looking for the Sew Mama Sew GIVEAWAY? Click here!

Please RSVP to this meeting by leaving a comment!
December 16th (That's this Thursday)
PNCA
7pm-9pm
Room 125

Agenda
Introduction of visitors and new people
Introduction of 2011 officers
Swap Ogling and Eating!
Exchange Swap
Photo
Happy Zombie Giveaway
Show and Tell
More Food and Drink
Robert Kaufman Charm Square giveaway

THINGS TO NOTE:
Please bring your swap item unwrapped-it's going to be on display!
Please make sure your swap has a TO and FROM tag on it.
Bring something for Show and Tell! It doesn't even need to be completed...
Bring something Sweet or Savory to share. The list below shows who signed up for what.

Sweet
Jen Bailly
Angie George Pendleton (is the correct?)
Traci Butler
Violet Craft
Petra Anderson (Gluten Free)
Becky McCabe
Heather Lott
Marcia Mersky
Megan Dye

Savory
Christina Cameli
Michelle Marcus Boyer
Irene
Mirisa Solorio
Melanie Chu
Nancy Stovell
Tania Johnston
Lara Giles
(sorry for any mis-spellings of your names!)

I'll leave you with a sneak peek of what I made my partner!
 Swap peek

Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day!

PMQG is very excited to be participating in the Sew, Mama, Sew! December Giveaway Day!

Buckle your seat belt and grab hold of your computer mouse, because we are giving away a $30 gift certificate to Sew, Mama, Sew! and a free one year membership to the Portland Modern Quilt Guild for 2011!


 Just think what you could buy with $30 at Sew, Mama, Sew!
Maybe some fabric:

Sanctuary by Patty Young

Innocent Crush Velveteen by Anna Maria Horner

Perfect Pattern by Alexander Henry

Parisville by Tula Pink

Or maybe you'd stock up on some great patterns:






Oh, the possibilities!
AND -- whether you are from Enid, Oklahoma; New York City; Paris, France; or Sydney, Australia -- you could proudly say that you are a member in good standing of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild (complete with membership card, discounts at fabric stores, your blog posted on the PMQG blog, your very own guild button, etc. ).  Picture YOUR name here:


Giveaway Details:
For a chance to win the $30 gift certificate to Sew, Mama, Sew! and the PMQG year membership (2011):
Leave a comment below.  Easy peasy!
International entries are welcome!
The giveaway will close at 6 p.m., Pacific Standard Time on December 17.
The winner will be chosen by random number generator.
And, PLEASE, if you are a "no-reply comment" blogger, you must leave an email address in your comment.

Good luck!

And the winners are...



Winners of the Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton bright palette charm packs:
Rene -- Rene Creates
Kathleen C.
epban 

Winners of the Happy Holiday fabrics:
Stormy Days 
webmailaddress2
Four dogs and one quilter 

Congratulations, and thanks for entering!  
And many, many thanks to Robert Kaufman and Monica (Happy Zombie)!

See you in the morning for Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day!

December Blog Giveaways!

The Green Grocery Bag Challenge is spreading like wildfire, and it is so exciting to see all the creativity going on!  So exciting, in fact, that some friends of ours have generously donated fabric to support our efforts and provide new inspiration.  


Robert Kaufman has donated 5 charm Kona Cotton charm packs for 5 lucky winners.  Just think of the possibilities!


And member Monica Solorio-Snow (The Happy Zombie) has donated 10 yards of her Holiday Happy fabric!  The fabric has been cut into 1/2 yard lengths (so perfect for totes) and 5 lucky blog readers will win 1 yard bundles (2 half yards each) of her fabric.  The other 5 bundles will be given away at the December meeting. 


In other words, 10 blog readers will be giveaway winners!

To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment below.  Please ensure that your comment is linked to an email address (e.g., if you are a no reply-comment blogger).  One entry per person, please, and the giveaway is open to all members, friends, and blog readers/visitors! 
This giveaway will close at 8:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, December 12.

For Green Grocery Bag Challenge tote ideas, see this post below.
And come back on December 13 as PMQG participates in the Sew, Mama, Sew! Giveaway Day!



Thank you, Robert Kaufman and Monica!

This giveaway is now closed.

Open House at Just Quilting

Nancy Stovall is having an open house at her studio, Just Quilting, 
Friday and Saturday, December 10 & 11, from 10 to 4
105 NE Taylor Street 
(between Water and 2nd Ave., near OMSI).

Join Nancy for a trunk show with Lori Mason, local quilter and fabric designer, see her Wall of Thread and long arm quilting machines, Click and Clack, 
and enjoy door prizes, refreshments, and good cheer for all.


Nancy in studio

Click

Clack


Holiday Bazaars! Where to be tomorrow...

 "An Old Fashioned Holiday"


Garden Home Recreation Center's 26th Annual Holiday Bazaar
Saturday, Dec. 4, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Suggested donation: 2 cans of food
Featuring more than 100 vendors and breakfast with Santa from 8 a.m.-9 a.m. with an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast ($5 adults/ $3 children). The event also includes entertainment, a quilt raffle, and a used book sale.
Sponsored by Garden Home Rec Center

The other side of town Violet will be here.

Know of any other fun bazaars? Post them in the comments!

Green Bag Challenge-A whole lotta LINKS!

Thank you Kristin for not only presenting but also for all the great links!


Green Grocery Bag Challenge on Facebook. (Kristin has been posting tutorials and ideas here.)http://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Grocery-Bag-Challenge/107692562629944

Green Bag Lady:
http://greenbaglady.blogspot.com/

Green Bag Lady Video Tutorial. (Similar to the velveteen bag Kristin had)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7nN36oIBqY

Irene's Classic Tote Tutorial on SMS (Kristin's Heather Ross bag.)
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=514

The singlet tutorial on Craftster (Kristin's green bag with red button lining.)
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=177482.0

Unrelated to the challenge, someone mentioned the Ticker Tape Tutorial, which was written for Sew Mama Sew by Amanda Jean.
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=2311


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November Abundance

It was standing room only as 46 eager Portland Modern Quilters came together on November 18 at Pacific Northwest College of Art to shop, share, and be inspired.  The energy level was even higher than usual with the excitement of multiple tables of fabric, notions, crafts, giveaways, and a silent auction.

Kristin Link of Sew, Mama, Sew! gave a presentation on the Green Grocery Bag Challenge.  This challenge was  created in collaboration with the Green Grocery Bag Lady to cut down on the amount of wrapping paper entering the waste stream and to get more multi use bags into circulation by wrapping gifts in reusable cloth grocery bags.

PMQG President Jen and Kristin Link

 The tutorial for this bag, designed by Irene, is here.

Kristin shared several ideas for creative and beautiful wrapping using cloth bags, including this vibrant drawstring pouch.  

Join the challenge and spread the word via the Green Grocery Bag Challenge Facebook page.  
Kristin got the group started by donating these gorgeous home dec fabrics for a giveaway.
A 1/2 yard cut is perfect for a cloth grocery bag.


Megan gave a Ten Minute Tute on stamping on fabric and making quilt labels, including using an old typewriter to type on fabric, which is then heat set with an iron.  



 Program Chair Cherri gave instructions for our November-December fabric bag swap.  Each member filled a ziplock bag with favorite fabrics which were collected at the start of the meeting.



Treasurer Tamara passed out the bags to the participating members, and swap partners then briefly met each other.  Each member will now add one fabric from their own stash to the fabrics in the bag they received and make something to give back to their partner.  This swap is wide open for all kinds of creativity, so be sure to check back here in December for the results!

Kaci and Cherri started off Show and Tell by sharing the story and results of a little design challenge they came up with together.

 It all started with the cover of a magazine and some fabric inspiration.  
They kept the results secret from each other until the meeting:


 Cherri reveals her butterfly quilt from Amy's tutorial.

 Kaci reveals her spiderweb quilt.

 Then Cherri gave Kaci the butterfly quilt for her daughter, Daisy.
 Kaci showing off the back of the butterfly quilt.


 This quilt features cute hedgehog fabric.
(I didn't get a Show and Tell slip on this quilt, so I hope the quiltmaker will please contact me so that I can post your information)

 Marcia made this quilt with charm squares she collected, with a little help from her PMQG friends.
Marcia's quilt was quilted by Nancy.

Katie made this hexi charm square pillow with hexagons from the PMQG charm square swap. 

 Amber showing her patchwork camera strap.

 Michelle made this disappearing nine patch quilt top and asked for quilting suggestions.

Dawn made this Minnesota quilt.

 Tamara made this quilt, Mrs. Belote, for a newlywed friend out of Hope Valley fabrics.

 Tamara also made this improv quilt from a class she took from Denyse Schmidt in Sisters.

 Kimberly showed off her Peaches 'n Cream quilt which she made for her daughter's bed, and Baby made it into the picture!

 Megan's charm quilt

 Brittany's board game quilt, inspired by her family's love of board games.


 Lara made these tree applique quilts for twin girls.

 Kristin (first time visitor) shared this quilt top and asked for quilting advice for a new quilter.

Heather has been busy lately.  She shared this owl that she made for her niece, which was copied from a Pottery Barn stuffed owl,


this Pop Garden quilt, made from a Crazy Mom Quilts pattern,




 this Schnibbles quilt, 
and this Schnibbles quilt!

 Cherri made this Tokyo Subway quilt (pattern by Elizabeth), with quilting by Nancy.


Laura's Indian baby quilt.

And, of course, there were giveaways and items for a silent auction:

Donated by Sew, Mama, Sew!


3 copies of The Practical Guide to Patchwork donated by Elizabeth.

Mo donated some of her Party Dress fabric.


Announcements:

The December 16th meeting will include a potluck -- bring something sweet or savory.

Dues of $25/year will begin in January 2011.

Nancy Stovall's longarm quilting studio --  Just Quilting -- is having an open house on Friday and Saturday, December 10 and 11, at 105 SE Taylor Street (between Water and 2nd Aves), between 10am and 5pm.  On Friday between 11am and 2pm, local quilt and fabric designer, Lori Mason, will have a trunk showing of her new fabric designs for RJR Fabrics and fat quarters available for sale.  There will be door prizes, sweet treats, and hot drinks.

The meeting ended with a fabric destash and homemade craft item swap and sale:
















Traci and Violet (photo by Monica)

Let's hear some chatter, Portland Modern Quilters!  What was your favorite part of the meeting?  Did you score any great fabric or other treasures?

PMQG November Meeting

Date: 11.18.2010
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Location: PNCA
Room: 205
Bring: A small bag of your favorite fabric (see this post)
            A show and tell quilt (in any stage!)
            Money (best if you bring small bills) for the Swap and Sale!

In regard to the Swap and Sale, we have had two large and generous donations.














The above photos contains:
2 12-packs of Kona neutral FQs
2 12-packs of Kona colors FQs
1 9-pack of Cloud 9 Forest Friends Flannel Fat 8ths
1 charm pack of Sugar Pop by Liz Scott for Moda
1 copy of Amy Butler's new book, Style Stitches

Kristin from Sew Mama Sew has donated this bundle of goodies to be a silent auction that will take place during the Swap and Sale. All proceeds will go towards the PMQG treasury!  What a great way to get us going!  Thanks so much Kristin!

In addition, Elizabeth Hartman of Oh Fransson! has donated three signed copies of her first book: The Practical Guide to Patchwork! These will also be up for the silent auction.
The agenda is as follows:

Announcements/Introductions
Green Grocery Bag Challenge
Ten Minute Tute by Megan
Swap of fabric bags
Show and Tell
Swap and Sell

Please RSVP by leaving a comment on this post! We need to make sure we have enough space and chairs for everyone!

If you have any questions, please email at portlandmodernquiltguild at gmail dot com

Thanks! See you in a few days.

Put this on your to do list, please.....

Here are the directions for the PMQG Give and Get Gift Swap. This is going to be fun!

Fill a sandwich baggie with bits of fabric you love. You know, the GOOD STUFF!
Any color combination, any size is great. It's just got to fit in the baggie. Write your name and e mail address on a slip of paper and enclose it too.

Bring your baggie o'fabric goodness to the next meeting on Nov.18. We will swap.

Now the fun begins! You are challenged to make a quilted gift using only the fabrics in the baggie you received plus one (and only one) of your own.

Bring your finished creation to the December meeting. You will give your handmade item to the original fabric owner and receive a quilted treasure created with your fabrics in return.

We will share all this quilted sewing wonderfulness at the Holiday meeting in December. Sounds like a reason for a party! Stay tuned for more details on the December Celebration.

Questions? Ask here or on the PMQG flicker group.