November Charity Quilting Drives!

Hi everyone,

We wanted to share some charity quilting drives that are near to our hearts this month! Please email us at portlandmodernquiltguild at gmail.com if you have any questions about contributing.

Our October charity quilting drive is Treats 4 Troops, organized by Shauna McCain of St. Helens - this is her husband with their little daughters! She's gathering small quilts (throw size is great) to send as comforting holiday gifts to the soldiers in her husband's platoon in Afghanistan. The 697th Engineer Corp. out of Fort Hood has 40 members, and two are female. If you'd like to give a quilt or another gift, check out the Treats 4 Troops FB page or email Shauna directly at skillens02 at hotmail.com - she'll be shipping everything next week. Thank you, Shauna!



 Our November charity quilting drives are both helping those in need after Hurricane Sandy - warm quilts are desperately needed as the temperature drops! 

 First, Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Moda Fabrics let us know that they are hosting a drive called QUILTS & BLANKETS: ASAP! 

 Victoria says: 

 Having missed the entire storm, by being in Houston for Market, I felt helpless as my family were in NYC without me. I started to organize a quilt drive for our area while I was still in Houston.

Once home, I realized how seriously the storm affected my neighborhood, my friends, and fellow New Yorkers, CT, PA and NJ... Homes have been wiped off the face of the earth, people are cold, and wet, and we have rain and snow coming. I need to be able to help NOW.

Send Handmade or Store-Bought Quilts & Blankets to:

Basic Housing, Inc.
Attn: Robert Gonzalez / H.SANDY
540 East 180th Street,  Bronx, NY 10457

PLEASE Include INSIDE THE BOX CLEARLY WRITTEN
your name, email & address & Phone

please ship them with delivery confirmation.

Ale's friend Mike, who's working with The Rockaway Renegades as part of  Occupy Sandy Relief NYC, would also love to gather quilts to give to those in need, particularly vulnerable seniors living in high rise buildings in the city. The Rockaway Renegades are an all volunteer based, direct action group committed to the cleanup and relief effort currently underway in the Rockaways following the devastation left behind by Hurricane Sandy.

Please send quilts for seniors to:

Holly Butler
66 Nassau Ave, Apt 2
Brooklyn, NY 11222

If you'd like to donate quilts or blankets of any size to Quilts & Blankets ASAP or The Rockaway Renegades, you can bring them by Just Quilting PDX during the week (call Nancy first at 503-234-0403) or to our Nov. 15 meeting at PNCA. PMQG will handle and pay for shipping of our collective quilt donations to either of the Hurricane Sandy drives!

Thanks and see you on the 15th! 
-susan

October Guild Meeting

Our October meeting was bursting at the seams as usual! Petra was able to catch a few photos of the crowd, so many friendly faces! :) 


Susan sharing announcements. 

Everyone shared their beautiful & innovative use of stripes and chevrons for our Michael Miller challenge. Such an impressive showcase of amazingness! Thanks of giving us this unique challenge, Michael Miller! A few of these projects are on their way to Quilt Market, too! 

Also, we've seen these before, but it's fun to see them all together! We will have a poll on this blog soon, asking everyone to vote for which quilt should be entered in the QuiltCon collaborative quilt category. If you don't know what I'm talking about, click here for all the details! You don't want to miss the opportunity to submit your own quilt! 

Special Speaker: Angela Walters! 
We were so pleased to be able to share Angela Walters with MQX this weekend. She shared with us many of her stunning quilts and gave us pointers for our own quilts. 
























Show & Tell

Petra's quilt that she made for her son, Avery. 

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Petra's scrappy quilt from Scrap Republic. Quilted by Rachel Kerley

Cherri Langley "I hope you love birds too" Design from Ashley at Film in the Frig - I finally collected all four color ways of the paint by number birds, an "older" fabric line. The last colorway I found in Austrailia! 

Gail Weiss - Dragon Hexie Quilt top - 3,942 1/2" hexie top - took one full year to piece together - so excited to share with everyone! 

Close up of the back

Christina - Nighttime Group Quilt - Eight quilters contributed a square and scraps for the border, it always works out perfectly! 

Brittany Scott - "Pixelated Love" Quilt made from a photo, 7,500 one inch squares (pixels)!

Joy Ruplinger - Batik Square in a Square 

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Jen Carlton-Bailly - Melody Miller Show Quilt 

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Weekender for Melody Miller

Citrus Wedge

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Kory Keller - Hexi Pouch - first hexi project! 

City Park

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Jolene Knight - big blocks

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Michelle Freedman - "Doll Quilt Revisited" - Inspired by an antique doll quilt

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Chris Ervin - "Berry Pickin'" - Embroidered blocks gift for her niece 

Kelly Cole - Long Star Dahlia - Mini quilt with lone star pattern  and rainbow colors

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Kimberly L. - "Cosmic Burst" Quilt-along on Distant Pickles (flickr: perfection not included)

Nikki Pavesi - sharing her first quilt! Hooray! Blue ombre quilt

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Claire Alexander - gender neutral quilt - blue/pink center - yellow/blue/green/ pink border with stars

Chelle Casey Stevenson - Ron Swanson Quilt


Ale Kloch - "Little Leaves" A wedding gift for a friend. 

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AnnMarie Cowley - "Diade los Muertos" 

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Monica's Halloween Block



Two "quiltini's"! Monica's new name for mug rug. :) 

Thanks everyone for a great meeting! See you next month! 
:) Heather




October Meeting Announcements

For those of you who couldn't make it, or want to mark your calendars or donate to this months charity...Here are the October Announcements!

All-Day Sew Oct. 20! Fabric Depot - 9am - 9pm - Stop on by any time throughout the day! Bring your machine and projects! 

Call for 2013 Officers! Click here for details on each position. Deadline for applying is November 1.

October charity: Treats 4 Troops, supporting the 697th Engineer Corp. out of Fort Hood, currently deployed to Afghanistan. Shauna McCain of St. Helens is requesting gifts of small quilts, one for each of the 40 members of her husband’s platoon – any donations greatly appreciated. The shipping deadline is the second week of November.

Cotton Couture Challenge
As part of Quilt Con, we will be entering one of the three Michael Miller quilts into the collaborative quilt category of the quilt show. We will have a poll on the blog soon, to see which one we should send! There are many more categories with amazing prizes - click here to check it out!



Holiday swap!
Fill a sandwich size bag with your favorite fabric to be used in a gift made especially for you! Bring your filled bag to the November meeting with the following information attached to it. 
Your name: 
Blog/Flickr: 
Ideas: 
At the November meeting we will switch bags and then bring your gift to the December meeting! 

Michael Miller Challenge!
Everyone's projects were jaw-dropping and inspiring!! More pics coming soon to the meeting re-cap! 


As always, if there are any questions, please email us: portlandmodernquiltguild at gmail dot com
Thanks!


Book Review & Meeting

October is in full swing! For us quilters, it also means that Angela Walters is coming to our PMQG meeting! We will be meeting in the Stagecraft building at 7pm, don't forget to bring your amazing Michael Miller Stripe Challenge project!
*Also, (as a reminder) we have Sew Day this Saturday, Oct. 20 at Fabric Depot from 9am - 9pm.*

I was given the opportunity to read & review Angela's first book "Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters."



First of all, I've always been intimidated by free-motion quilting, I had the misconception that there were only a couple of patterns that were attainable with my limited free-motion abilities. This book blew wide open that misconception. Angela has 28 designs that are easy to follow and use on our own quilt. She includes variations and modern alternatives for many of the designs.  I love the step-by-step illustrations clearly showing the pattern and offering techniques for execution.


Being a fan of any mid-century design, I was thrilled to find many patterns that appeal to that aesthetic. Here's a look at some of the designs I tried out: 


Definitely got better as time goes on! That's what Angela encourages throughout this book, practice! I found it extremely fun to just focus on the quilting pattern, rather than piecing. Have you ever done this? Buy the book and try it out! 


Finally, Angela devotes a few sections to answering the age old question "How should I quilt this?" She also gives many wonderful suggestions for how to best use quilting designs to enhance modern piecing designs. I really learned from this book how much the quilting of a quilt can really enhance the overall design. I'm really excited to put some of these designs to use with my current quilting projects. I'd highly suggest that this book needs to be in your quilting library! 

Angela is bringing a few copies for sale to our meeting, so if you haven't picked it up yet, you can do so on Thursday night. Also, thanks to Stash Books for giving us a review copy and also a book to giveaway!


2013 Officers


I know it's hard to believe, but 2012 is coming to a close, faster than we think! In preparation, it's time to start planning and thinking about what PMQG will look like in 2013. In January, we will hand over the PMQG reins to a new group of seven leaders. As we grow, we think that it is essential that the board grows with us and adequately represents our diverse community of quilters. All officers work together on guild ideas and decisions, additionally each of our 2012 officers (Susan, Heather, Petra, Nancy, and Ale) had individual duties. Here is an overview of each role:
  
Board Officers
President   
  • Arrange for, schedule and facilitate meetings for Monthly Officers meeting and PMQG meetings
  • Assist/Coordinate in planning monthly PMQG meetings
  • Assist in maintaining Blog, Google Docs, and Flickr, and regularly check and respond to guild email
  • Primary function is to see to the smooth running of the entire guild, including outreach and greeting of new members.
  • Qualifications: must feel comfortable speaking in front of a large group of people, organization is necessary and follow through is a must.

Vice President
  • The vice president will perform the duties of the president if needed, including running the monthly meeting. Assist in anyway needed.
  • Maintain all online media (blog, Flickr, etc)
  • Help prepare for board and guild meetings
  • Qualifications: experience blogging, comfortable speaking in front of a large group of people, organization and follow through is a must.

 
Secretary
  • The primary duty of the PMQG secretary is to take notes during officer's meetings and communicate these to the officers. 
  • Take photos at all monthly meetings, coordinate Show and Tell, photograph the quits and post to the blog.
  • The secretary assists in maintaining the blog/website by contributing posts (e.g., writing about other guild events such as shop hops, sewing nights, charity work, etc)
  • Qualifications: good writing and organizational skills, plus attention to detail


 
Treasurer 
  • Maintain bank and PayPal accounts including preparing monthly/quarterly statements for PMQG, pay bills in a timely manner, including expense reimbursements to members. 
  • Transfer funds between accounts as needed. 
  • Collect membership dues, respond to new and renewing members by sending out membership welcome and discount information to all members.
  • Update PayPal form on website for correct year and membership fee. 
  • Maintain membership data, create and send out laminated membership cards and welcome letters and emails.  
  • Help create and maintain PMQG's online documents and calendar.  
  • Qualifications: organizational ability, can handle collection of money and keep finances recorded and in order.


Program Coordinator
  • Supports the planning, implementation, maintenance, and documentation of PMQG’s public programs and educational initiatives.  
  • Develops monthly meeting presentations and recruits program participants
  • Actively works on future month's meetings: content, lectures, social events, sewing projects etc. 
  • Coordinate giveaways or further challenges or events based on the program presented
  • Contact businesses and manufacturers to donate to our guild 
  • Helps and oversees Special Event Organizer and Quilt Show Coordinator
  • Qualifications: can actively seek new information from people and groups, organizational ability, creativity for our meetings.

Board Members

Special Event Organizer (new!)
  • Organize and attend Sew Days, responsible of set-up and take-down of room
  • Coordinate mini-lessons/demos for Sew Days
  • Organize and plan special events (e.g. Pacific Northwest Modern Quilt Guild Meet-up, and any additional outings)
  • Reports and works closely with Program Coordinator
  • Qualifications: organizational ability and can actively seek new information from people and groups


Quilt Show Coordinator (new!)
  • Manage the timeline, procurement and execution of quilt shows 
  • Organize all details for Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Pacific Northwest Quilt Expo, and any other shows that may arise. 
  • Reports and works closely with Program Coordinator
  • Qualifications: organizational ability

We are so excited to see who wants to be a part of the 2013 board! If you are interested, please email us at portlandmodernquiltguild at gmail dot com, by November 1st. Be sure to tell us which position you would most like to fill and why. 
Thanks so much for considering and we look forward to talking with you more!

October Meeting // Angela Walters


We are thrilled to announce that Angela Walters will presenting at our October 18th meeting! She will be sharing with us many of her quilts in a trunk show. If you're unfamiliar with Angela, she is an amazing quilter, and loves the process of long arm quilting.
Recently, she wrote a book entitled, Free Motion Quilting with Angela Walters. We will have a giveaway at the meeting!

Angela just came out with her first fabric line, Textures, through Art Gallery Fabrics.



Currently, she also has a Craftsy Class: How to Machine Quilt Negative Space.


She is coming to Portland to speak and teach at Machine Quilting Expo and has many classes still available if you'd like to sign up!

If you're ever been stumped on how to quilt your quilt, this will be the perfect opportunity to be inspired. Make sure to mark your calendars!

Sew Swap and Sell



If you are anything like me, you could answer "Yes!" to both of these questions! Come to our special Sew, Swap, and Sell sew day is coming up this weekend, to get your fill of fabrics and friends! So far we have 23 people signed up to sell or swap fabric so it will be a great opportunity to de-stash or just stash. I know I ended up with some great Heather Ross fabric (thank you Rachel!) last time.

 The Details
  •  We are holding this at the Staver Locomotive building NOT Fabric Depot. 
2537 NW 29th Ave.
 Portland, OR 
  • Sunday, October 7th 11am-4pm
  • For anyone planning to sell or sew please be sure you've RSVP'd through the google doc so we have enough space for everyone. There's still space available!
  • If you would just like to come by to shop and say hi you don't need to RSVP the sale will start at 12 to give everyone time to get set up.
  • If you missed last month's meeting and want to pick up your Michael Miller Stripes and Chevron challenge fabric we'll have it available. 
  • We will have an English Paper Piecing tutorial by Ale at 1:00 with templates by member Jill of Tabslot available for purchase.
  • There will be giveaways!
  • Bring food for a potluck whatever strikes your fancy. We will supply the drinks (I'll bring coffee!) and utensils, plates & cups. 


  If you don't have a project going right now or just want to chip in, Susan will be putting together a back for our Quilts of Valor quilt and would love some help. 

Got a project you no longer love? Bring it and swap it? Maybe someone else will be the fresh eye to get it finished.  

Looking forward to seeing you all this weekend!

  Pétra

Member Spotlight // Amber Wilson





PMQG: 1) How long have you been making quilts? What was your learning process like?
Amber: I’ve only been making quilts since January of this year. My learning process was looking over a couple books that a friend let me borrow, consulting Google a lot, and then texting nonstop questions to Jen Bailly. She’s been walking me through the steps, and she’s been very patient with me

How long have you been a PMQG member?
January 2012 was my very first PMQG meeting and I became a member shortly afterwards.

What inspires your designs/quilting?
Inspiration for me comes from anywhere and everywhere. A platter at Target with a really cool geometric pattern, the shapes and pattern of apartment windows, a tissue box, artwork, stamps, the list is endless. Part of what I’ve really enjoyed since I began quilting is how I see everything differently now...anything can become a quilt!

How many quilts do you think you've made in your life?
I’ve finished one quilt! However I have 3 other WIP that I’m working on at the moment.

Why do you quilt? What do you enjoy most about it?
I quilt because I love to make. When one is done and I stand back and think to myself “I made that!” 
the mistakes disappear and I’m content. Bringing ideas and fabrics to life in a quilt is something I will 
NEVER tire of.



What is your favorite quilt that you've made?
My favorite quilt so far is the one I’m making for my son. It’s so close to being done, and I’m hoping to 
share it at Show and Tell soon!

Fill in the blank: "When I'm quilting, I feel _______"
When I’m quilting, I feel free and content.



While you're quilting, what is the environment like? 
My environment while quilting varies depending on what time I’m doing it. If it’s during the day, I 
could have kids hanging on my back, or sew for 5 minutes to increasingly louder arguments and/or 
racket in another room, have to stop and come back to it later, or if it’s at night or the weekends when 
said argument and general racket-makers are out playing with their Dad I usually put on Pandora to a 
new favorite station and just lose myself in the process. There’s always music involved though...



Lastly, could you give us a peek into your sewing space? It's always inspiring to see! 
My sewing space is spread out throughout my house at the moment. Fabric storage is in the kids’ 
playroom, and my sewing table is in the living room. To quilt I move over to the kitchen table for the 
extra space. Cutting usually takes place at the table also. I get a lot of exercise when I sew




Flickr: AGypsiSoul
Pinterest: AGypsiSoul
Instagram: agypsisoul

Thanks for sharing with us, Amber!! 

September Meeting Recap

There was a lot to share at this month's meeting so we have a whole separate post for you with details about upcoming events and what this fabric is all about for our paid members. 
Cathy Fowler brought in a lot of fun dresses, pants, and bags she made at a Pho for Three sewing party she hosted for 2 little girls wanting to give back. I am sorry I don't have a photo of this one. Thank you to all the members that made items and Theresa will still be accepting donations through the new year.

 We had a wonderful demo on a quick easy machine binding method from Judy Livingston guild member and E.E. Schanks buyer. She's putting a video together for E.E. Schanks and we'll post it for you when it's ready. 

 We are also taking submissions for next year's Board if you are interested send us an email. We will have a post soon with all of the postions and their duties. 

Show and Tell

Anne Whiting's ??My Chaotic Quilt?? a quilt for her so she broke all the rules.
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Chris Carlson's Cupcakes for Olivia an Irish Chain top with cupcakes.

Juline Bajada's Beach Baby a custom quilt for a friend. Juline is Juline B on flickr.
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Kate Sharaf's Lone Star mini.

Barbara Sanders shared 3 Pencil Bags for Pho for Three.

Jolene Knight shared two quilts made from corduroy scraps.

Ale Kloch's vintage Granny square quilt top. This was hand pieced by her Grandmother and Ale is hoping to finish it.

Joy Ruplinger's red and white. 

Terry Blevins Paparazzi.
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Susan Paris's Quilt, she's Susancp on Flickr.
Susan was the winner of a Craftsy giveaway and she's won a free class from Craftsy!

Crissy Roth's Swoon Pillow a hand quilted Swoon block turned pillow.

Peggy Noto's Kate and Nate quilt. From a Modern Quilt Relish pattern Cheddar No Crackers.
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Heather Lott's Nautical Lone Star a quilt she's always wanted to make
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Katie Sclarrino's Bennet quilt.

Amber Garrison had multiple quilts first 9 patch.
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Big Log Cabin.
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And 3 Chevron Quilts


Veronica B's Basket Weave and Diamonds top.

Erin Olson's Blue Scrap quilt.
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Chelle Casey-Stevenson's Quilt for her son's new cousin.
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And Improve quilt top from Elizabeth Hartman pattern.

Michelle Freedman's Go-Retro Quilt made with Pendleton Eco-Wool featured in Stitch Winter Wool issue.
Also Fast Fun Flannel made with Maywood Studio Flowers in the Forest Flannels featured in McCalls Quick Quilt Oct/Nov issue.
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What a fun meeting we'll see you next month!
Pétra

September Announcements Details!



NW Quilting Expo
Our special exhibit & meet-up - Come join us Saturday morning at 10am, main entrance! We've made a facebook event if you'd like to RSVP there!

Pennar Ash Winery Trip
Thursday, September 27 - meet at Pennar Ash Winery at 11 am for wine tasting, picnic, and the change to photograph quilts in a beautiful setting! Thank you to Anne Woodman for arranging this lovely outing! 

Sew, Swap, & Sell! 
We are excited to announce that we're bringing back Sew, Swap, & Sell! We'd love to have you bring any fabrics you've fallen out of love with to swap or sell. Need to de-stash? We want your fabrics! If you would like to sell, please make sure you have marked and assigned a value to your fabrics to avoid confusion. Got a project you no longer love? Bring it and swap it? Maybe someone else will be the fresh eye to get it finished.  
Details: 
Who? All PMQG Friends!
When? Sunday, October 7th 11am - 4pm
What? To sew, swap, sell, or if you just want to come by and chat, that's great too! 
Where? Staver Locomotive 2537 NW 29th Ave. Portland, OR 97210 

How? Because we will be limited on space, you must reserve your space by simply filling out the form below. Sewing machine space is limited, I'll make a note here on this post when sewing spaces are full, it's first come first serve on the google doc. Feel free to bring a quilt to bind! 


What to bring: 
- Finger food/small dish to share for lunch
- Fabric to swap/sell
- All sewing supplies that you'll need for your sewing project (please rsvp ahead of time!) Irons & ironing boards stations will be provided by board members. 

Any questions, please email us at portlandmodernquiltguild at gmail dot com! 

Michael Miller Stripe Challenge
Following the success of our last challenge, the PMQG will again be teaming with Michael Miller Fabrics to showcase their new Stripes Collection. 

“Stripes” is a collection of large and small-scale stripes and chevrons. MM signature rich colors and an unusual blend of scale make these essential stash fabrics worthy of stealing the show!

Since we’ll take any excuse to play with new fabric, we’re happy to announce the STRIPES!!!! Home Dec Challenge.

The Juicy Details:

1) Paid members will be able to choose between the warm or cool colorway and a bundle of coordinating solids. You can mix in additional cotton couture solids, but please, no additional prints. The stripes should be the focus of your design.

2) When you’ve picked your bundle, get to brainstorming! We’ve decided to ask that you create something in the home dec category, and the more creative your use of the stripes, the better! We’d love to see what new patterns and designs emerge once you start slicing and dicing! For example, bags, mug rugs, wall hangings, table runners, pillows, storage bins, cozies, etc.

3) Once all of the items are finished, we’ll collect them at the October meeting or drop them off at Nancy's Studio before hand. Then, we'll photograph them and he folks at Michael Miller will select their favorite pictures (and possibly some of their favorite items!!) to showcase in their booth at the Fall Quilt Market.

If you weren't able to come to the meeting tonight and would like to pick up your fabric, please contact Nancy at portlandmodernquiltguild at gmail dot com, to arrange to pick up at her studio! 

Here are a few interesting and different ways to play with stripes! Thanks again so much to Michael Miller for generously donating so much fabric!  





Furrowed Fields by Rosemary Cromer

Bev's Quilt by Drury Girl


Home Dec Ideas & Tutorials:

Travel Handmade Pinterest Page - Assembled by Sewing Summit - Tutorials made by many bloggers


Fabric Scrap Basket by The Sometimes Crafter


Open Wide Zipper Pouch by Noodlehead

Patchwork Tote Bags by Susan Beal


Let's Have Cake! by Ellison Lane Quilts




Penner Ash Winery Quilt Excursion


Take a few hours on September 27th to come enjoy food and wine with other quilters, and take pictures of your own quilts at Penner Ash Winery outside Newburg. Pack your favorite picnic lunch and your favorite quilts and head to Newburg.  At 11:00 AM we will be gathering for wine tasting in the foyer at Pennar Ash and then enjoying our food on the patio. We are then invited to spread take pictures of our quilts on the grounds or at different locations around the winery for our blogs or for posterity.

Penner Ash is a modern winery with clean lines and a lovely garden, modern quilts will look fabulous in this setting. The wine tasting will be $15 but you're welcome to come and not taste as well.  Of course you may want to buy a bottle or two of something that you can’t live without and share with friends over lunch, although please drive safely.  Hope to see everyone there.
Please leave a comment if you plan to attend so that we can give the staff at Pennar Ash an estimate of how many people to prepare for. Click here for directions.

Back to School!

Here at PMQG, we're all about sharing knowledge! In the past, we've tried to announce classes PMQG members are teaching or would be interested in. However, lately we have so many amazing members doing so many amazing things, we haven't been able to squeeze in all of the information into the announcements. Here is a list of some amazing quilting and crafting classes coming up. If you know of others, please leave a comment letting us know!

Quilting Classes

1) Beginning Quilting by Heather Davidson starts September 15th
2) Cat's Game Quilt by Michelle Freedman starts October 1st
3) Text Quilts Workshop by Elizabeth Hartman starts October 6th

4) Beginning Quilting on a Frame by Rachel Kerley starts September 17th & September 23rd











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Wool Baby Quilt taught by Susan Beal - September 29th at 10 am to 12:30 pm
Make a simple coin-style wool baby quilt, choosing from lots of colorful, pretty wool fabrics for your favorite combination. Register at this link or by calling the store, 503-535-5786. 
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Hand-Stitching with Hexies taught by Teresa Coates  at Cool Cottons - Sept. 17 - 7-8:30pm - Click here to sign up!
Learn several hand stitches while working with hexies. We'll work on stitching them for seamless and strong connections that will allow you to use your hexies for a variety of other projects. 

Crafting Classes
OSMI is hosting a Portland Mini Maker Faire! It should be a really fun event. 

Susan Beal speaking on the panel, "Cultivating the Portland Craft Scene" at noon on THIS Saturday, Sept. 15th. She will also teach a free comics magnet demo from her book, World of Geekcraft at 2pm in the OMSI tent.

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Come on out to Portland Flea THIS Sunday, September 16th. Come out for vintage furniture and home goods, plus I'm (Heather) teaching a few craft classes. One of my favorites being recovering vintage lampshades. 

Reupholstering Lampshades - Sun. Sept 16th at 2:30 - 4pm - Click here to sign up!
Monogram Stamp Collage - Sun. Sept. 16 - Noon- 1pm - Click here to sign up. 
Vintage Ephemera Jewelry - Sun. Sept. 16 - 10:30-11:30am - Click here to sign up. 
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Have you heard of ADX? If not, check it out! It's an amazing shared workspace with access to many hi-tech tools. They are also offering classes.

Button Jewelry at ADX, taught by Susan Beal, October 14 at noon to 2pm
Learn to make a super-personalized button charm bracelet, necklace or earrings using basic wirework skills and your favorite vintage or new buttons! Click here to sign up!

Don't forget about Collage! They offer over five classes each week! Click here to see the full list! 
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If you know of other fun classes & events happening, we'd love to hear about them!  Please share them in the comment section, and we can update it on the site. Thanks! 

Sew Sew Sew for Pho for Three


At last month's meeting Teresa told us about her Pho for Three Fundraiser and her hope to have something made for all of the orphans in Tam Ky, over 100 children ranging from newborn to 17 years old. If you are interested in sewing something we will be accepting items at this month's meeting Thursday September 20th so you still have time to at least make a few diapers if you want to contribute.Teresa has friends going to Tam Ky at the end of the month and will be sending the first batch with them. It's important to note that Teresa will still be collecting items for a while to be sent at a later date in case you can't make it to this month's meeting.

 Here are some of the tutorials Teresa has put together to make it easy for us. Note that the diapers are different then our American ones.
Items Needed

Messenger Bags



 Pencil Cases

Zippered pencil case from Sew4Home


Pants and Shorts

Basic elastic-waist pants from Dana Made it (pattern here)

Simple Diapers

 Simple triangles of cotton: Easily made by taking a 25-inch square, cutting it into two triangles and finishing the edges (serger or turned seams).

 Have fun and we'll see you next week!
Pétra

Member Spotlight // Heather Lott


Meet Heather Lott! 

PMQG:  How long have you been making quilts? What was your learning process like?
Heather: I have been making quilts for about 11 years.  My friend and her mom liked to quilt, and I thought it was for "old ladies."  It wasn't until I walked into my friend's mom's studio that I changed my mind on that!  She had cabinets full of fabric, beautiful quilts on the walls, and shelves full of patterns.  My friend gave me her old sewing machine, her mom gave me some fabric, and a pattern, and I was on my way!!  I taught myself a lot from books, and after 5 years of quilting, I took my first quilting class at my church, where I learned how much I didn't know, and quickly got better.  I recommend taking classes for sure!  I now sew as much as possible, it's the best kind of therapy.

How long have you been a PMQG member and how did you find us? 
I joined the PMQG in 2010, a few months after it started up.  I heard about it through blogs.  

What inspires your designs/quilting?  
Mostly color.  I love playing with color.  

How many quilts do you think you've made in your life?  
I would say around 40 or 50?  

Why do you quilt? What do you enjoy most about it?  
I was a fine arts major in college, mostly working with oil paints.  When I had my kids, I stopped painting and drawing.  Having children in the house is not conducive to a relaxing environment.  I picked up cross stitching, and then quilting, which kids can't really harm.  I find working with fabrics is a lot like working with paints, you can mix colors, layouts, it's very creative.  It also has a rewarding and useful outcome.  AND, my quilting friends are the BEST!!  I love them.



What is your favorite quilt that you've made?  
That is a tough one!  Right now, today, my favorite one would be my Ocean Boardwalk Quilt.  It was the first time I've used all solids to make a quilt, and it was super fun.  Plus, the colors are blues and greens, my favorites.

Fill in the blank: "When I'm quilting, I feel _______"  
Satisfied

While you're quilting, what is the environment like?  
I sew in the master bedroom.  We have a small home, and our bedroom is big, so I set up a large table in there and have a nice view out the windows, I love it.  I keep my fabric stash in bins under our bed, and in the closet.  My husband says we'll have to use a ladder to get on the bed soon, as the fabric under there seems to be growing quickly...  Someday I'd love to have a dedicated room for it.

Lastly, could you give us a peek into your sewing space? It's always inspiring to see! Sure!  



Make sure to check out Heather here, too! 
Instagram: oregonsurfers

 Thanks for sharing with us, Heather! 

Member Spotlight // Petra Anderson

Meet Petra Anderson! Be sure to check out her blog at Sew Paint Create! creativemompdx on twitter & instagram, and Creative Mom2010 on flickr!


PMQG: How long have you been making quilts? What was your learning process like?
Petra: I technically made my first quilt for my son so 11 years ago but I really started quilting in 2009. I grew up sewing with my Mom and had a business making knitting needle holders for awhile so I had basic skills but I really didn't have any idea what I was getting into. 

What inspires your designs/quilting?
I am usually inspired by the recipient of a quilt and go from there with fabric choices and designs. 

How many quilts do you think you've made in your life?
Hmmm lets see you know I used to keep track but have no idea now. I don't think it's a huge number but I'm not ready to scour my blog to figure it out.

Why do you quilt? What do you enjoy most about it?
I have a background in fine arts and was always trying to figure out how to get back to painting and drawing. When I started quilting all of that creative energy and obsession came flooding back and I realized I didn't need to paint right now because quilting makes me so happy. I really enjoy the whole process from design to quilting, binding not so much. 

What is your favorite quilt that you've made?

I think it's a tie between my Untitled linen quilt I made for the 2011 Sisters show and my scrappy + & X quilt which was so much work but totally worth it!
Untitled Linen Quilt

Scrappy + & X Quilt


Fill in the blank: "When I'm quilting, I feel _______"
Happy!

While you're quilting, what is the environment like? do you listen to music? enjoy the humming of the machine? watch re-runs of Downton Abbey? 
I listen to music and catch up on episodes of Car Talk and other radio shows using the NPR ap. When I am binding though I am in front of the tv.

 Petra's Studio Space: 



September PMQG sponsor happiness!

Hi everyone, just wanted to share some cool things a couple of our fabulous guild sponsors are up to this month - just show your 2012 PMQG member card when you're checking out to get your discounts.

Pendleton plaids!

First, Pendleton Woolen Mill Store is having a fabulous sale on ALL of their wool fabric through September. Here are some of their new ombre plaids arranged in pretty FQ stacks - check out the lovely wool quilt our own Michelle Freedman made with them! We'd love to set up a special shopping day for members during the sale, so keep an eye on the blog for more details.

Colette Patterns party at Modern Domestic!

And Modern Domestic is hosting a Colette Patterns fall line release party - 20% off the new line, prizes and giveaways, and an extra chance to win if you're wearing an original Colette design. Sounds heavenly! Another chance to meet up with PMQG friends...

Hope to see you at both of them!

Are you a PMQG Member?

We’re soooo popular. Is it our high-energy meetings? Picnics in the park? Show and Tell? Or maybe has word gotten out about our great give-aways and member discounts. Whatever the reason, the PMQG roster has grown to more than 115 members--fifty-eight of those are new to the guild in 2012!

Almost half of our members have a {quilt-related}blog.

But of course we’re more than just numbers. We’re mostly women, but we do have three members who are men (and only one of them has a partner in the guild). Our members have shown they’re willing to go out of their way to come to a meeting. We live all over Oregon and Washington in Portland, Beaverton, Vancouver, Troutdale, Hillsboro, Salem, Lake Oswego, Astoria, Gresham, Oregon City, Neskowin, Ridgefield, Chehalis, LaCenter, Albany, Ocean Park and West Linn. 

Why join the Portland Modern Quilt Guild? All of our members can enjoy <!free!> All-Day-Sews, fabric challenges and discounts from our sponsors, including Sew Mama Sew, Modern Domestic, Joann Fabrics, Lark Cottons, PNCA, Bolt, Pendelton Woolen Mill Store, and SewPo. The PMQG is a chapter of the national MQG, and a Gold Needle Sponsor of Quiltcon--national benefits! We get invited to show our quilts at special exhibits, promoting our work and our style (and saving members entry fees, too).

Everyone is welcome at our monthly meetings, and we take membership applications throughout the year. The Paypal button on our website is the simplest way, and open 24/7, but you can also bring a check or cash to any of our meetings. Find our Treasurer (this year it’s Nancy Stovall) to get signed up.
During our December meeting-with-potluck we’ll have a membership event (think of a hundred-plus members all pushing the paypal button at one time) to kick off our FOURTH year! Fellowship, community, sharing, saving, education. It’s all here for you, so join us!

August Meeting Recap

We had quite a packed meeting this month! It started with our pouch swap with the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild. There were so many beautiful pouches it was hard to see them all. Thank you Vancouver!!

  Are you going to Quiltcon? Our guild is a Gold Needle Supporter! This means when it's time to register for Quiltcon all of our paid members will receive a 10% off code to use. This will be specific to our guild and is not to be shared on blogs or any other media. Registration is August 30th  and we will be receiving our discount code August 23rd. 

 Heather and I shared a recap from the Pacific Northwest Modern Quilt Guild Meet-up. You can read our previous post here. 

 Susan shared about the Denyse Schmidt class she and other members recently took, her post is here. 

 We have two charities this month first member Teresa Cotes shared about Pho for Three. 

This post gives you all of the details that can be found on her Crinkle Dreams blog. Please head over and if you can sew a straight line you can help! Teresa is looking for little dresses, shorts, pencil pouches, little messenger bags, and a simple diaper wrap with the first batch of items heading out September 30th.


Second is Action Kivu.

This ends tonight at midnight so head on over to Alissa's blog so you don't miss out on her fundraiser. Portland members Susan Beal and Elizabeth Hartman have contributed prizes along with many other people. You will be entered to win if you make a donation to Action Kivu through the fundraiser. Action Kivu is run by Cate Alissa's twin sister and is a nonprofit that helps women who are victims of the conflict in Eastern Congo by teaching them to sew at a sewing workshop. Action Kivu also pays for children to go to school. If you are reading this post after August 20th you can find out more about Action Kivu and still help on their website.




We had a visit from Lisa Anne a Portland guild member who has transplanted to Colorado to work for Craftsy. If you haven't checked out Craftsy yet it's a fun online community where you can take classes of all kinds of craftiness. Member Elizabeth Hartman will be starting her first series of classes soon you wont want to miss it! Lisa also shared about Craftsy's affiliate program and ideas about working with Guilds.

Wholecloth Quilts



Our Treasures Nancy did a wonderful talk on the history and evolution of Wholecloth quilting. I think this needs to be a future post on the blog so you can see all of the beautiful photos she had to share so stay tuned. Above are pieces by members Ale Kloch and Jen Carlton-Bailly.

Show and Tell
Joy Ruplinger with her lovely Scrap Table Runner

Lara Giles brought 2 quilts to share her Linen and Cotton Baby Quilt.
Also her Surfer Quilt for her daughter. She and her daughter have been collecting fabrics for the quilt for some time. Lara's daughter chose the pattern and theme to match her room then she moved out...
Back where you can see some of the palm tree quilting details.

Wacked Log Cabin by Cris Pera.

Amanda shared her version of the Ron Swanson quilt. This is from a quilt along by member Monica Solorio-Snow. 
Also from Amanda her Twin Quilt.
Back

Gretchen Bertman shared her Architecture Boom. This is a memory album quilt made for her son when he graduated college. 
Detail showing each block with drawings or writing from Professors and friends.

Linda Nussbaum brought 2 quilts. First for Baby Girl Hamlin a pastel block baby quilt.
Second from a Jane Sassaman workshop her unfinished applique poppies. Linda's on flickr as Linda Beth.

Kory Keller shared her Windows improv wedding inspired table runner.

From Megan Dye blocks for Cocorico bee. These are paper-pieced quilt blocks for a flickr bee.


Sara Quigley brought her Cowboy quilt top.
 Detail of red work.
It's own travel bag!

Christin Ritz shared her small to Big Zig Zag Quilt.
Back. You can find her on flickr as see.ritz.

Ann Marie Cowley shared Swoon Leftovers from her Swoon quilt scraps.
Back but you can't really see the beautiful quilting details go to her blog and check it out.

Nancy Kennedy made this quilt from a pattern in Sweetwater Simple Home. 16 different red prints! 
Back with quilting by Nancy Stovall.

Maria Cardenas shared her Floral Lap Quilt.
Back

Jolene Knight brought her Selvage Edge quilt.
Back quilted with her new machine!

Marcia Mersky Solids!
Back

Mims shared a vintage quilt.
And 194 Lessons a half square triangle quilt for her daughters bed.
Back

Cherri shared Wonky Stars her Sparkle Punch quilt. Quilted by Nancy Stovall featuring a concatenation technique which blends many different patterns.
Back

Renee Neustrum brought her Modern Crosses baby quilt made from a pattern in Susan's Book Modern Log Cabin Quilting.

Teresa shared a miniquilt made with linen samples, old pants and new Alexander Henry fabric. 

Heather Lott shared a Senior Quilt.
And Ocean Boardwalk her first all solids quilt.
Back an enlarged version of the pattern.

Heather Davidson shared her Flower Garden Baby Quilt top made for her best friend.

Mary Ann Morrette brought her Red, White, Black, and Gray All Over Baby Quilt. She is on flickr as maremare312.

 Thanks for sticking around until the end it was a great meeting and we'll see you next month on September 20th.

 Pétra

PNW MQG Meet-Up

Once upon a time we were a new guild board who thought it would be fun to get together for the weekend with some neighboring guilds. The other guilds might have already been thinking the same thing and it was met with cheers all around.  Suddenly after months of planning our weekend arrived, the Pacific Northwest Modern Quilt Guild Meet-up! Yes its a mouth full but totally worth it. 


A meeting of the Vancouver BC, Seattle, and Portland Modern Quilt Guilds with over 60 people in attendance. The weekend bagan with a Meet and Greet Friday with tote bags and giveaways from our generous sponsors. 
Saturday we had a Sew in at Island Quilters where we completed 8 baby quilt tops that were distributed between the three guilds for different charity's. The Modern Cross tops were lead by Portland President Susan Beal from a pattern from her book. The Stitch and Flip tops were lead by Seattle President Katie Pendersen from her book. The day was so much fun with sewing, shopping, yummy lunch, shopping, and giveaways. It was a hot day in the shop but we made it through and the ferry ride back to Seattle offered a welcome breeze. 














Okan Arts

Our weekend ended with a shop hop and even us Portlander's found plenty of items for stashing!  Thank you so much to our amazing sponsors for donating to this event!! It wouldn't have been as awesome without our giveaways and goodie bags!
Heather and Pétra