January Meeting Recap

Wow!  It was so exciting to see such a large and enthusiastic group of quilters ready to have some fun with us in 2017!  Here's what happened at our January meeting:

We thanked our 2016 officers for a great year and introduced our 2017 officers and volunteer coordinators.

We crowned Jennifer Gleich the 2016 Queen of the UFOs.  We asked for a volunteer to spearhead the UFO project in 2017, and we got one.  Look for an email with all the details, coming soon.

We thanked the 157 members who completed our member survey and announced the winner of the survey raffle, Patty Turner.  We'll share details of the survey results at our February meeting and on the website.

Chris Carlson with her Row by Row quilt

Chris Carlson with her Row by Row quilt

 

The 2016 Row by Row Quilt, designed and made by the 2016 PMQG Board, was won by member Chris Carlson.

 

 

 

 

THINGS WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR

  • Celebrate your Birthday with PMQG:  If it's your birthday month, let us know and we'll give you an extra raffle ticket.

  • #HelloPMQG: Post a selfie to Instagram with the hashtag #HelloPMQG and tell us a thing or two about you.

January BOM made by Maria Cardenas

January BOM made by Maria Cardenas

 

  • Stars Galore, the 2017 Block of the Month Project, was introduced by PMQG Secretary Anne Matlak, who also designed it.  All of the details about this year-long project, and the instructions for making the first block, can be found here.
 

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Hand Sew Happy Hour:  The fourth Sunday of the month from 2 to 4 pm.

    • Eastside at Pix Patisserie, 2225 E. Burnside, hosted by Anne Matlak

    • Westside at Craft Pour House, 16055 SW Regatta Lane #700, Beaverton, hosted by Mary Ann Morsette.

  • PMQG will have a special exhibit at the 2017 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. The theme of our exhibit is Community.  Members are encouraged to submit quilts they have made as part of a community: Row by Row quilts, the 2014 Medallion Quilts, BOM quilts, etc.  The entry form can be found here, and is due by February 6th.

  • The PMQG Retreat at Camp Tilikum is March 30th - April 2nd.  The cost is $245 for 3 nights, and includes all meals.  Registration opens February 3rd and is limited to 34 people.  Members will receive additional information about registration via email.

 

charity projects

  • This quarter we'll be making quilts for Camp Erin, a summer camp for grieving children.  Find all the details here.  

  • We encourage you to make quilts throughout the year for the Doernbecher PICU.  Find all the details here.

  • We are launching a new charity project this year: Toiletry bags for nonprofit organizations, including domestic violence centers and homeless and transition shelters.  We have provided links to some free tutorials for zipper bags here. Information about requested toiletry items can also be found here.  Our designated charity for the first quarter is Rose Haven.  

  • Our next Charity Sew Day is on January 31st; a list of scheduled Charity Sew Days is here. 

 

Exciting News!

Convergence by Latifah Saafir

Convergence by Latifah Saafir

 

Latifah Saafir will be the guest speaker at our June meeting (June 22), which will include a trunk show of her amazing quilts.  Latifah will teach at least one, and possibly two, workshops for us. The details are currently being finalized.  More information coming soon!

 

show and tell

Made to Scale, PMQG's 2017 QuiltCon Charity Quilt, made by AnnMarie Cowley and other PMQG members -- thank you for naming our quilt, January meeting goers!

Made to Scale, PMQG's 2017 QuiltCon Charity Quilt, made by AnnMarie Cowley and other PMQG members -- thank you for naming our quilt, January meeting goers!

 

 

As always, we had a beautiful and inspiring group of Show and Tell Quilts. They can be seen on Flickr. No login or password is needed.

 

 

january meeting slideshow

January Meeting Reminder

Welcome to PMQG 2017!

We hope you can make it to our January meeting on Thursday, January 19th.

Here’s what’s happening:

  • Raffling of the 2016 Row by Row Quilt
  • Crowning of the 2016 queen or king of the UFOs
  • Introduction of the 2017 Block of the Month Quilt-along and Swap
  • Introduction of new charity project opportunities
  • A chance to learn a few things about your fellow PMQGers

Here’s what to bring:

  • Cash for buying lots of raffle tickets (tickets are $3 for 1 ticket and $10 for 4 tickets)
  • Cash or check for renewing your membership if you haven’t yet
  • Holiday Swap item if you weren’t at the December meeting
  • Quilt for Show and Tell (in response to member feedback, we’re limiting show and tell to one quilt per person on a trial basis)
  • Your name tag
  • A mug for coffee or tea
  • Any quilt-related items you have for the Free Table
  • Finished charity blocks or quilts

Don’t forget:

  • Renew your membership online or at the January meeting and you’ll receive an extra raffle ticket 

Needed:

  • A few volunteers who can arrive at 6:30 and help with meeting room setup

Upcoming Events:

Hand Sew Happy Hour
Sunday, January 22nd, 2 - 4
Eastside - Pix Patisserie, 2225 E Burnside St
Westside - Craft Pour House, 16055 SW Regatta Lane #700, Beaverton

Charity Sew 
Tuesday, January 31st, 10 - 4
Modern Domestic, 422 NE Alberta St

Open Sew Day
Saturday, February 4th, 10 - 8
Fabric Depot, 700 SE 122nd Ave

Your 2017 Board has lots of fun things planned for the year ahead and we can't wait to tell you all about them at the meeting.  Hope to see you there - Thursday, January 19th, from 7 to 9 pm at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 806 NE Alberta Street.

December Holiday Meeting Recap

We had a fun Holiday Meeting after our snow delay! 

Although we had a smaller group we had a fun evening with our holiday swap, member sale, giveaways, and show and tell. 

For our January meeting we'll be raffling off our Row by Row quilt and wrapping up UFO's for 2016 so be sure to bring your list of completed projects!   

We hope you are working on your entries for our Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show special exhibit. We have expanded the entries to include any group quilt keeping with our theme of community. 

Happy Holidays Pétra

PMQG Row by Row // Fremont

For the striped sections, cut:

  • 1 3.5" x WOF strip Shale

  • 1 1.5" x WOF strip Snow

  • 1 2" x WOF strip Wasabi

  • 1 1.5" x WOF strip Dusty Peach

  • 1 2" x WOF strip Curry

  • 1 2.5" x WOF strip Blueberry

Sew the WOF strips together in the order listed above, then subcut into sections:

  • 1 10.5" section

  • 1 5.5" section

  • 1 25.5" section

Now create two Fremont blocks using the foundation paper piecing template.  See the picture for color placement.  Piece all of the "A" section on the first template, then all of the "B" section on the 2nd template, then join the templates before adding sections "C" and "D".

To create the row, join as follows: 10.5" strip section, Fremont block, 5.5" strip section, Fremont block, 25.5" strip section.

Now join with the other rows, add borders as desired, and your PMQG 2016 Row-by-Row quilt top is complete!

December Meeting is Postponed due to Inclement Weather

The Portland Modern Quilt Guild meeting for tonight, December 8th is postponed due to inclement weather. Replacement date TBA. 

While the severity of Portland weather can be tricky to predict we are taking the advice of PPS, TriMet, State of Oregon and Multnomah County to avoid travel this evening. 

We are all disappointed to postpone the holiday fun tonight, but the safety of all our membership is our first concern. 

Watch this space and your email for updated date and time for the holiday celebration. 

Stay warm, all!

Update to December Meeting

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Membership Updates
  Following the lively discussion about the Portland Modern Quilt Guild's membership in The Modern Quilt Guild, rather than calling for a vote at the December meeting, the 2016 Board and the 2017 Board thought it would be better to spend 2017 exploring and evaluating the benefits available to us through The Modern Quilt Guild.  Mims Copeland has volunteered to act as our MQG liaison in 2017, and many of you seemed to think that it would be a good idea to formally review our experiences with the MQG towards the end of 2017 and take a vote then if it seems warranted.

  PMQG 2017 memberships are $40, and we will be accepting payments by check and cash at the December meeting. We encourage members who prefer to use credit cards to pay on our website, www.portlandmodernquiltguild.com (just press the JOIN US button).  Membership cards will be ready for you at the January meeting.

See you all this Thursday, December 8th for our holiday party and December meeting!
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Row by Row Update! 
We have one more row for you all this month! Denise Shoup has designed a beautiful paper pieced row. Remember, Row by Row is the theme of our 2017 Sisters exhibit. You are free to use our rows and/or other rows that you've designed or from any other resource. Our rows are linked here. The deadline for the completed quilt to be entered into Sisters is the February 16th meeting. 
Don't forget to use the hashtag for checking out others progress! #pmqgrowbyrow
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Marketplace Bazaar
We welcome you to bring handmade goods and/or quilting supplies to sell. Please email us at portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com to let us know how many tables need to be set up. Also, it would be a good idea to bring small bills to be able to give back change. Let us know if you have any questions. I'm excited to see what we'll have for sell! 
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UFO Update
If you've participated in this year's UFO challenge, please check in with Corrinna at this month's meeting to check off what UFO's you've completed! 
UPDATED WHAT TO BRING:

- Wrapped Holiday Swap Item 
- Food item to share (appetizer or dessert)
- Items to sell if you're participating in the Marketplace Bazaar
- Cash to buy items at the Bazaar
- #pmqgrowbyrow Progress Rows
- Quilts for Show & Tell - Holiday quilts encouraged! ;)
Please limit your quilts to no more than 2 due to time constraints.
- Name Tag

Thursday, December 8th, 7pm
806 NE Alberta 
 
Modern Domestic  has MOVED!
They are now even closer to us! MD will offer PMQG members 20% off their purchase ALL DAY Thursday. They stay open just for us until 7 p.m., So stop by before the meeting!






December Meeting Reminder

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This Thursday, Dec. 8th  is our Annual Holiday Party!
 
  We are hosting a Marketplace Bazaar. Feel free to bring fabric and/or handmade goodies that you'd like to sell.
  If you participated in our Holiday Swap, please bring your finished gift, wrapped to give to your secret partner! 
  Finally, we'll have a potluck of goodies. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. 
 
WHAT TO BRING:

- Wrapped Holiday Swap Item 
- Food item to share (appetizer or dessert)
- Quilts for Show & Tell (please limit your quilts to no more than 2 due to time constraints)
- Name Tag

Thursday, December 8th, 7pm
806 NE Alberta 
 
Also, don't forget that tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 3rd is our Sew Day at Fabric Depot, 10am-8pm. It's a chance to get a jump on some Holiday sewing! 
Modern Domestic  has MOVED!
They are now even closer to us! MD will offer PMQG members 20% off their purchase ALL DAY Thursday. They stay open just for us until 7 p.m., So stop by before the meeting!






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November PMQG Recap

We had a wonderful November meeting covering business and a panel with some of our PMQG longarm business members. 

  • Charity Sew day- Tuesday November 29th 10-4 at the new Modern Domestic on 422 NE Alberta 
  • PMQG Sew Day- Saturday December 3rd 10- 8 pm

December meeting on Thursday the 8th, 7 pm

  • Holiday Swap
  • Marketplace Bazaar (contact board for a table)
  • Bring food to share
  • Surprises!

All Officer positions filled without duplicates! Yay! One coordinator needed: Volunteer Coordinator 

2017 Officers

  • President - Tamara King

  • Vice President - Tania Johnston

  • Secretary - Anne Matlak

  • Treasurer - Betty Colburn

  • Programs - Maria Cardenas & Nicole Howe

2017 Coordinators

  • All Day Sew - Kelly Cole

  • Charity - Cath Hall & Sam Hunter

  • Education - Holly Fujioka

  • Meeting Location - Joy Ruplinger

  • Membership - Karen Lee

  • MQG LIAISON - Mims Copeland

  • Promotions & Giveaways - Megan Woolery

  • Quilt Along - Meredith Hobbs

  • Quilt Exhibits - Cher Smith

  • Quiltcon Charity Quilt - AnnMarie Cowley

  • Retreat - Jennifer Gleich

  • Small Group - Julie Lund

  • Social Media - Kari Smith

 

Our long arm business members

Ready for Quilting

Patricia Blem

http://www.readyforquilting.com/

The Quilted Thistle

Coleen Barnhardt

http://thequiltedthistle.blogspot.com/

Just Quilting

Nancy Stovall

http://www.justquiltingpdx.com/

Knight Quilting

Jolene Knight

goodknightquilts.com

Kazumi Peterson Quilting

Kazumi Peterson

Kpetersonquilting.com

The Quilt Studio

Elisa Corcoran

the-quilt-studio.com

Pippen Quilting

Katharine Pippen

http://pippenquilting.com/

Artistry in Quilts

Dawn E Graf

http://www.artistryinquilts.com/

 

 

Thank you to all that attended!! 

October PMQG Meeting Recap

We had a fun meeting full of fabric swapping for everyone! ;) A wonderful sock drive with this amazing Crane quilt as the prize! And we discussed our plans for volunteers for next year.  

Show & Tell

September PMQG Meeting Recap

Thank you Members! Because of YOU we were able to send these quilts to the families of people hurt by the shootings in Orlando. They are all so beautiful! Thanks again for donating your time and talents! 

Slideshow: 

Thank you, Melissa Averinos, for coming to our guild! We were left feeling very inspired!

Row by Row Progress

It's always fun to see everyone's progress on their row by row quilt! Don't forget that this is our theme for 2017 Sisters Outdoor Show, start working on yours now! ;) Also, you're free to make your own row and design, don't limit yourself just to the rows we are presenting. 

Sock Hop Charity Drive @ October Meeting

This beautiful quilt could be yours! Bring new socks (any size - infant to adult), each pair of socks give you one entry to win this beautiful quilt! Special Thanks to Sam Hunter and Friends for organizing this! 

Show & Tell

PMQG Row X Row - September

My Row for September is a foundation paper pieced block called The One Direction Block. 

I made my row using our Kona palette of Snow, Shale, Dusty Peach, Blueberry, Wasabi, and Curry.

I attached my row to our earlier rows. In my row I also used an addition section of background fabric to break up the blocks in an interesting (to me :) way. 

Click here for the template! 

-Violet Craft

Shop Hop Details

We're lucky here in Portland to have so many great fabric shops, and we want to encourage you all to visit them! 

The MQG PNW Meetup Shop Hop will take place on Friday, August 20, and Saturday, August 21. Our five participating shops are: 

Check your Shop Hop Passports and Swag Bags for discounts and coupons from participating shops. And, if visiting these fabulous shops wasn't enough, there's also a chance to win prizes! 

Here's how it works:

All meetup attendees will be given a Shop Hop Passport including a list of the shops, their hours, and locations. Use the Passport as a guide to visit each shop, making sure to get your passport stamped at each one.* When you're finished, you can drop your completed Passport into the collection box at any of the participating shops.

Be sure to turn your passport into one of the shops before closing on Saturday, August 20, so that you can be entered in our prize drawings. (Each shop's hours are different, and they will all be included in the passport.)

Each of the shops is putting together a special prize. If you have a stamp in your passport showing that you've visited a shop, you will be entered in a drawing to win that shop's prize.

If your Passport has stamps from ALL of the shops, you'll be entered in a drawing to win an amazing Grand Prize including an array of fabric, patterns, and tools.

Winners will be randomly-selected and will be announced at our Hand Sew Brunch event on Sunday, August 21. (Although you don't need to be present to win a prize, we encourage you to join us for a fun morning of hand sewing, donuts, and mimosas!)

Shop Hop Passports will be available at check-ins and all meetup events. 

Be sure to watch our Instagram feed for more details on these wonderful shops and prizes! 

*No purchase necessary to enter. 

PNW MQG Meetup 2016 Schedule

We're so excited to kick off this year's Meetup! 

Picnic at Laurelhurst Park

Thursday, August 18, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

SE Oak & SE 35th - Walk into the park from this intersection and you'll see us! 

  • Please bring your own food/picnic & drinks. (Alcohol is permitted.) PMQG will provide plates, cups, and utensils. You may bring something to share if you wish, this is not required.  
  • Bring a quilt for Show & Tell
  • Bring a quilt or chair to sit on
  • Check-in for the Meetup. Receive swag bag, name tag, and shop hop passport 

Shop Hop

Friday, August 19 - Saturday, August 20

Visit Portland's best fabric stores and get your passport stamped! Click here to read all the info on the Shop Hop!

Friday Reception

Friday, August 19, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Widmer Brothers Brewing, 929 North Russell Street 

Click here to RSVP for this event. Deadline is Tuesday, August 16.

  • Check-in available 
  • Mini-Mini Swap - Click here for details! 
  • Light appetizers and a drink (beer, wine, and soda) are included 
  • Cash bar for beer and wine also available 

Sew Day

Saturday, August 20 - 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

St. Andrews Community Center, 806 NE Alberta Street

Click here to reserve a spot for Sew Day.

  • Bring your sewing machines and sew to your heart's content! We will provide some irons, ironing boards, and cutting mats. You are also welcome to bring your own. If you have an extension cord, please bring it. (This will be similar to our Fabric Depot Sew Day setup.)  
  • Charity Sewing: If you would like to sew for Quilts for Pulse, we will have blocks available to sew into tops. 
  • Light snacks will be provided. There are also many great lunch spots within walking distance.

HAND SEW BRUNCH

Sunday, August 21 - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Normandale Park, 5700 NE Halsey Street 

  • Bring a quilt or chair to sit on and your hand sewing project.
  • We will have donuts and mimosas to share!
  • We will be awarding all of the prizes from the shop hop at this event. You need not be present on Sunday to win prizes.  

T-SHIRTS

Monica Solorio-Snow aka Happy Zombie designed these awesome t-shirts for our meetup! Order yours today! 

Northwest Quilting Expo Quilt Entry Info

Our guild will have a special exhibit at the Northwest Quilting Expo this year!

We're asking for quilts that represent modern quilting in your own personal style and we're excited to be able to have a larger exhibit of 60 quilts!! 

How do I enter a quilt?

Download and fill out this quilt label or we will have copies available to fill out at the August meeting. 

Attach a quilt sleeve to the back of your quilt. Here are instructions to make one from Northwest Quilting Expo.

Please enter one quilt per person. We would love to represent the most amount of members as possible. This is first come, first serve, it is not a juried entry into the show. 

Quilts are due by September 15th. You can bring your quilt  to the September guild meeting or arrange delivery directly to Pétra through our PMQG email portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com

PMQG Row by Row // Studios & One Bedrooms

My Row for July is a little row of buildings which, like most patchwork, can look very different depending upon the fabrics used. Like the other officers, I made a row for our group quilt using our Kona palette of Snow, Shale, Dusty Peach, Blueberry, Wasabi, and Curry. You can also see in this photo what the row looks like with a darker (Essex yarn-dyed Indigo) background and scrappy rainbow-colored houses. If you plan to use prints, this row provides lots of opportunities for fun fussy-cutting, like I've done here!

Click here for the instructions! 

-Elizabeth Hartman

2016 PNW MQG Meetup Swap--Mini Mini Quilts!

Announcing the 2016 PNW MQG Meetup Swap--Mini Mini Quilts!

Photo Credit from Erin at Why Not Sew?

Photo Credit from Erin at Why Not Sew?

(All information on the #pnwmqgmeetup here)

For this swap, we're going to exchange Mini Mini Quilts! What's a Mini Mini Quilt, you ask? For the purposes of this swap, it's a teeny tiny quilt with no side larger than 12 inches, although it can be much smaller if you like. 

When making a quilt this small, it’s obviously going to be used for decorative purposes only, so let your imagination run free with your design and materials! Feel free to use tiny piecing, English or Foundation paper piecing, applique, thread sketching or hand embroidery or any other technique that sounds fun to you. Also consider using textiles other than quilting cottons if you want to mix it up.

This swap will be a blind swap, meaning you don’t have to sign up ahead of time and won’t be partnered with a specific person. Just wrap your swap item (it can be as simple as in a brown paper bag, or feel free to wrap in wrapping paper, fabric, or whatever tickles your fancy).

Here’s the lowdown:

Step 1: Make a Mini Mini quilt (all sides less than 12 inches) and wrap it up (don’t forget to include a note with your name)

Step 2: Bring it to the Friday night cocktail party at Widmer* (Sign up here if you haven't already, it's $10 but you get apps and a drink! This is only to secure how many people we will have at Widmer)

Easy peasy, right?

*If you’re unable to make the cocktail party Friday night, please check in with Mary Ann at the Saturday Open Sew and we’ll make arrangements

There are a couple of general swap guidelines I always like to mention: Remember to do your best work and make something you would appreciate receiving. Please don’t stress out, if you make something you’re proud of, the person who receives it will appreciate it! Having said that, let’s also remember to be gracious swap partners, let’s make sure this is fun for all.

For inspiration for your Mini Mini Quilt, please check out our Pinterest Board:

 

https://www.pinterest.com/pmqg/mini-mini-quilts-for-pnw-mqg-meetup/

Looking at patterns for Mug Rugs or Coasters can be a great place to find ideas as well, or try sizing down a larger quilt pattern or doing something special with a favorite block pattern.

Working on your swap and want to share pics on social media? #PNWMQGminimini

 

Happy Swapping!

Mary Ann Morsette

for PMQG

 

 

 

 

July Meeting Recap

Announcements 

Members are working and sharing their #pmqgrowbyrow quilts. It's so fun to see how unique each member is making their quilt! Make sure to use the hashtag and bring in your rows to meetings. 

This month, we asked members who participated in the Sisters Quilt Show to share a mini trunk show. Seven members responded to the call and we couldn't have been happier to take a better peek into their journey as quilters. 

Heather Davidson:

Gail Weiss

Nicole Howe

Karen Lee

Jeri Bonser

Pétra Anderson

Kristin La Flamme

Show & Tell

June Meeting Recap

This month, we had a special speaker, Lori Mason! She shared with us her process of making memorial quilts. It was quite moving to hear stories of people who have passed and how the process of making quilts is such a blessing for herself and other grieving families. 

One example of a memorial quilt Lori has made, entitled Genevieve's Red Cross

One example of a memorial quilt Lori has made, entitled Genevieve's Red Cross

 

Show & Tell - Special thanks to Kim Lumapas for being our photographer this month! 

Quilts for Pulse

As you might have seen on Instagram or our Facebook page Alissa Lapinsky the President of the Orlando MQG has put together a drive for quilt blocks or quilts to be donated to the survivors, victims families, and emergency workers that helped during the unbelievable tragedy at the Pulse club in Orlando. 

We have so many members that would love to contribute and have already started making blocks. As quilters it's a way we can reach out to comfort people and a way to help when we're so far away. 

The PMQG has decided to make Quilts for Pulse our charity for the Pacific Northwest Modern Quilt Guild Meetup. We will be making blocks and putting tops together during our sew day at the meet up and then sending finished quilts to Alissa. Even if you wont be attending the Meetup you can contribute by bringing finished blocks to our July and August meetings! 

If you have already started making blocks or organized a quilt of your own that's great!!  We have already signed up as a guild so you don't have to. Bring your finished quilt to the August guild meeting and we will send it to Orlando! If you have already signed up through the MQG post you can continue that route as well what matters is Quilts for Pulse!! 

 Here are some guidelines deadlines and links! 

Alissa is asking for 10" heart blocks in rainbow colors from the Cluck Cluck Sew's Heart tutorial if you are sending blocks to her. 

If you are making a quilt you can make any heart rainbow themed quilt you would like and deliver it to our guild or send it to Alissa. She asks it not be smaller then 48" x 60" and not larger than a twin. 

 Alissa's post with more details  http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/

The MQG post with links to block tutorials and a sign up if you will be sending in your own blocks or quilt https://themodernquiltguild.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/quiltsforpulse-charity-drive-with-the-orlando-mqg/

We are looking for people to help with quilting and binding once we have tops together. Please email Pétra at our PMQG address to sign up for that. 

Thank you to all that contribute!