January Meeting Recap

January Guild Meeting Recap - January 16, 2020


Our January meeting was focused on our Business Member Showcase and Membership Renewals. The weather cooperated (the earlier snow forecast was not realized, it was cold but not snowing) and we had a good turnout for our first meeting of the new decade!


Co-Presidents Renee Pype and Claudia Jakim started the meeting by thanking the 2019 Board for their service with a gift of Scandinavian stars and again introducing members to this year’s Board, listed at the bottom of this message.  2019 Volunteers were thanked and given a FQ.


The 2019 Board made and presented two quilts to honor outgoing officers. 

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2019 President Erin Case was thrilled to receive this Trellis quilt (pattern by @cluckclucksew)


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And Kimberly Bennefield (wearer of so many hats) was honored with this Wonder Woman themed Quilt, also made by the 2019 Board members. Kimberly was unable to make this meeting.


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We then honored Guild Librarian  Anne Matlak as VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Accomplishments:

•Creation of our Library

•Contains - Books and Templates

•Creating a Scavenger Hunt to help play & learn

•Bring items to view

•Bring requested items for take out and return

•Hosting a table so we can learn & understand

•Expanding our knowledge

•Contributing to make us a better guild



2020 Volunteers Needed:

  • Closers for Sew Days

  • Host for East Side Hand Sew Happy Hour


UFO Club

Jesta Evens is hosting this year’s UFO Club: Sign up and pay $10 for up to 10 quilts - get a raffle ticket for each completed project, December meeting we draw the tickets for half the pot, the other half goes to charity.


Workshops

Anna Maria Horner - Still some open spaces for two of the three classes

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

 - Bauhaus theme - still waiting to hear the dates, then we can give timelines


Spring Retreat

Opening Sat Feb 1 at 10am -  - $275 in a shared room + meals hosted by Tina and Laura H


2020 PMQG Fabric Challenge

Moongate by Christina Cameli

Signups in February, fabric distributed in March


Tamara King spoke on two topics 

Meetup of PNW Modern Quilt Guilds - 

Tamara is on the committee. The Planning Committee for the 2020 Meet Up of the PNW Modern Quilt Guilds is hard at work and would love your input -- please take their short survey here: [button with link]. They would appreciate your participation to help them decide on when (August or September) what kind of workshops to offer and more. They are also look for members willing to host meetups or out of town guests. 


Cut it Up Challenge

Coming in February and March - see our website too: Cut It Up Challenge

HOW IT WORKS:

  • February Meeting: Bring orphan blocks or a UFO in a brown paper bag with a signed note inside telling the story of your abandoned project

    • If you're a new quilter or a finisher quilter, and don’t have any abandoned blocks, not to worry!

    • If you have multiple projects to contribute, bring them

  • Everyone who brings a bag will take a bag; then anyone who did not bring a bag but wants to participate will choose a bag

  • March Meeting:  If you just can’t work with the project you took, bring it back and we’ll do another swap. 

    • If there were more bags than participants at the February meeting, we’ll throw those in

    • If you were gone for February (like, at QuiltCon) you can bring/choose in March as well

  • July Meeting:  Cut It Up! Challenge projects are due and we’ll have a special Show and Tell of our finished projects

                                                             #PMQGCutItUp      



QuiltCon - February 20-23 in Austin, TX

If you are going to QuiltCon, email portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com with subject QuiltCon Meetup - tell us your name, phone, email and what hotel you are staying in (or what part of town if at a private home or AirBnB) as Robin is trying to organize a Happy Hour or other meetup.


Break - Visit Business Member Tables


More Announcements:

Rachel Cook let us know that with the wildfires in Australia, they have received so many physical donations they don’t want more sent, what they really need is more money. So on Sunday January 19th, the Quilt N Tilt group will be making things to sell for the animals.  If you would like more information email her at rachelcook3000@gmail.com


Quilt N Tilt meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month at the American Legion Post #1 at 1830 SE 122nd Avenue, Portland. Sewing at 10am but if you get there at 9am they have a good breakfast. Sewing is upstairs.


Lions Vision Gift is looking for helpers to Help Make a Block  - You would be assisting people who have received or families who have a family member who has donated corneas to make blocks for their Threads of Life Quilts. They are looking for volunteers January 18th & 25th from 1-5pm 

More information: Caden Crowston  crowston@oshu.edu       503.494.3525  



Charity Projects

General Charity Project information


Zipper Bags Project Led by Sam Hunter


Charity Sew Support at Montavilla Lake Oswego location - led by Cath Hall. They are always looking for folks to FMQ on the charity quilts

Other Guild Activities

Open Sew Days - 1st Saturday of the month at Mill End Store Beaverton from 9:30am to 5:30pm

  • BYOM - Bring your Own Machine

  • 1-4pm focus on new members and folks who need help

Hand Sew Happy Hours - Still in Need of East Side volunteer

Vancouver group invites us to join them Brewed Awakening 1st & 3rd Sundays 1-4pm


Raffle Drawings

#1 - Won by Diane Kantor OR Diane WIlson OR Diana Ruiz

Aurifil thread collection from Aurifil

Lucky Charms from Figo Fabrics

Warm & Natual Batting from the Warm Company

Rainbow Fat Quarter Bundle from Daily Hand Dyed Textiles


#2 Won by Ellen Faber

Warm & Plush from the Warm Company

Quilters Select Rotary Cutter from Quilters Select

Fat Quarters from Fabric Depot

Ty Penninton mini roll from a guild member


#3 Won by Jesta Evens

80/20 Warm from the Warm Company

Pineapple Grove 3 oz Flatter from Soak

Row by Row Kit from guild member

Daily Hand Dyed fabric from Daily Hand Dyed Textiles



Show & Tell 

We had about 17 folks get up and show their work this month, starting with Tamara King showing us the finished PMQG QuiltCon Charity Quilt:

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Name:   No One Is Free

Designed by:  Tamara King and Gail Weiss

Made by:  Tamara King and Gail Weiss and members of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild

Quilted by:  AnnMarie Cowley

Dana Huntington  says he has ‘Graduated from the feet in my wife’s quilt pictures’ - with his quilt “Breakers”


Jesta Evens showed Baby swoon - Paintbrush studios Suzy Ultman line ‘Step Right Up’ (circus theme)


Your 2020 Board

To contact board members - email portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com and use a descriptive subject line and we will make sure the appropriate person gets it.


December Meeting Recap

We had a festive December meeting - full of comradery, good food, and lots of prizes and winners!  Outgoing President Erin Case took us on a trip through the myriad workshops, speakers, and accomplishments that have made up the PMQG’s 10th year.  

The guild has provided 19 program scholarships this year and hosted 10 workshops with seats for 200 members. Our web statistics show terrific engagement among our 304 members with 3,000 Instagram followers and over 17,000 unique visitors to our website. We have generously donated cash, quilts, and zipper bags to organizations across the city, including over 200 quilt donations.

Outgoing Programs Coordinator Kimberly Bennefield planned some exciting events for the first part of 2020, including Anna Maria Horner, Lynn Czaban and Joe Cunningham.  AMH’s workshops went on sale December 6th at 6pm and still have spaces available for Applique Stories, Folk Flower and Color Fluency.

Also on sale are 2020 memberships for PMQG ($45/year) and MQG add-on ($12/year) now.  

The many drawings prior to the evening’s Show and Tell included:

Winner of the 2019 QuiltCon Charity Quilt - Erin Case

The Block of the Month quilt was won by Michelle Nichols

The evening’s door prizes were:

  • Neitherlands quilt pattern donated by Jen Carlton Bailly, wool batting and thread collection donated by Quilter's Select were won by Susan D.

  • Kim Lumapas took home the Curfont quilt pattern donated by Jen Carlton Bailly, fabric glue pen and thread collection donated by Quilter's Select.

  • Lanterns quilt pattern donated by Jen Carlton Bailly,, a Modern Quilts calendar/organizer donated by a guild member and a stack of fat quarters donated by a guild member were won by Jan Crow.

A group of members participated in the Library Scavenger Hunt and were awarded beautiful handmade bags with images of books on them (made by Anne Matlak):  Maddison Stapleton, Tanya Johnston, Marika Zimmerly-Beck, Elaine Farrell Burns, Marcia McFarland, and Melanie Chu. 

The UFO Club award went to Marti Morton.    

We finished with our amazing Show and Tell:

December Holiday Party Reminder

December Holiday Party/Meeting

Due to events at the church, our December meeting will be two weeks earlier than usual, on the first Thursday of the month! Join us Thursday, December 5th at 7 pm for a Potluck, Swap, and Holiday Bazaar!
Where: St Andrew Catholic Church, 806 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR 97211 The meeting will be in the community center, which is behind the main church building. There are two parking lots.

December Fat Quarter Lotto:
No FQ Lotto this month!

Potluck:
Our potlucks are always so delicious! This year, please bring your appetite and the following:

  • Last name A-B: Please bring non-alcoholic drinks

  • Last Name C-M: Please bring a savory dish

  • Last Name N-Z: Please bring a sweet dish

Swap:
This year for our Holiday Swap, we'll be swapping containers made by you! This could be a fabric basket or bowl or a pouch, or something else that could fit the definition of "container" and is made out of fabric, by you! Make it special if you like by fussy cutting your fabric or using a fun trim or embellishment!

Pinterest Board with ideas/tutorials/patterns for Containers

Please remember:

  • To wrap your swap in some way. It could be wrapping paper, a gift bag, or a simple brown bag that is sealed.

  • To put your name inside your swap package. (I still don't know who made my swap from 2 years ago!)

  • To do your best work! Make something you'd be happy to receive.

  • To be gracious, someone worked very hard on what you receive!

  • Extras are allowed, but not required.

Holiday Bazaar:
We'll have our Holiday Bazaar going again this year! What does this mean? That lots of member/vendors will be selling their awesome handmade goods! Just in time for stocking stuffers and other holiday presents!

  • Bring Cash to shop the sale (some members may offer credit card sales, but wifi can be unreliable in the church

  • If you'd like to vend your handmade items (only handmade items, thanks!), please sign up to reserve a table. It's free but you must go through the checkout process!

Chunky Wee Buckets by Hunter’s Design Studio would make a \great item for our Container Swap! Picture courtesy Sam Hunter.

Chunky Wee Buckets by Hunter’s Design Studio would make a \great item for our Container Swap! Picture courtesy Sam Hunter.

Anna Maria Horner Workshops!

We're so excited to bring back Anna Maria in January for 3 different workshops! Go to the website link for full info on each workshop and to sign up for a scholarship. Scholarships close on December 4th at 9 pm, and winners will be notified on December 5th.


All workshops will be on sale in the shop on Friday, December 6th at 6 pm.

Applique Stories Workshop

Date: Tuesday, January 28th, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (1/2 day)
Location:  TBD
Cost:  $50

Class Description:  Combining Anna Maria's interest in composing vignettes and handwork, she presents a class that covers all of the techniques necessary to create a visual feast of fabric and stitching. Multiple techniques for applique, raw and turned, by machine and by hand, are shared on top of a lesson in composition.

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Folk Flower Block Workshop

Date: Wednesday, January 29th, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location:  TBD
Cost:  $100

Class Description: Anna Maria Horner shares how to use machine reverse applique to create this simple but stunning floral block that can be combined very specifically with others, or more sporadically with some solid blocks for a varied look. She also offers tips of scaling the block to suit each quilter's hopes for their finished design. Because the sewing technique is so straight forward, Anna Maria has plenty of time to work with students one on one for fabric selection process.

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Color Fluency Workshop

Date: Thursday, January 30th, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location:  TBD
Cost:  $100

Class Description:  Anna Maria switches up traditional color conventions in order to develop stunning and individual palettes. Beginning with a traditional color wheel, Anna demonstrates how each color interacts with one another depending on its position in the wheel. Then using a fun color palette exercise with fabric,she guides students towards building an adventurous, yet theory based, palette.

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You could go home from the Holiday Party with this beautiful, PMQG-made quilt! This quilt is our 2019 QuiltCon Charity Quilt and we will hold the raffle drawing on Thursday at our Holiday Party!. Purchase raffle tickets now or at the meeting, all the proceeds from the raffle tickets will go to the Oregon Food Bank. Tickets are 6 for $10

Purchase Charity Quilt Raffle Tickets

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2020 PMQG Memberships are now on sale!

Pay cash at a meeting or buy online to skip the line!

Please read the entire page carefully before making your selection so you are informed about our two tiers of membership.

2020 PMQG Membership Info and to Purchase

Upcoming Events:

  • Hand Sew Happy Hour--Sunday, December 24th, 2pm-4pm

    • East Side: Pix Patisserie, 2225 E Burnside St, Portland

    • West Side: Jim & Patty's Coffee People, 4130 SW 117th, Beaverton

  • Open Sew Day--Saturday, January 4yh, 9:30 am-530 pm at Mill End Store, 4955 SW Western Ave., Beaverton (park around the side closest to Uwajimaya and knock on the keypad door if it's not propped open so you don't have to carry your supplies all through the store!)

Don't forget to bring:

  • Mugs for hot tea/cup for water

  • Show and Tell Quilts, we want to see what you've made! (1 per person, please)

  • Your contribution to the potluck (see above for what to bring)

  • Your swap item, wrapped in some way, if you are participating in the swap

  • Cash for Raffle Tickets to win the 2019 Charity Quilt! (see above)

  • Cash to purchase items at the Holiday Bazaar!

Cleanup After Meetings:
Thank you to everyone who helps set up for meeting, we really appreciate it! We are in need of more help after meetings though. If you’re physically able, please put away your own chair, and grab an extra one too if you can! Besides chairs we need assistance putting away tables, equipment, and the stage after meetings too.

Guests

Guests and non-members are welcome at guild meetings. Guests are free for the first visit; $5 for each visit after that. Please remember that to keep the guild running we need your support! If you've ever attended a meeting before, please be sure to pay the $5 guest fee or sign up for a membership at your next meeting!

We hope to see you on Thursday!

November Meeting Recap

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We had a great turnout on Thursday, November 21st for author, collector and PMQG member Bill Volckening’s tour through quilting history.  His enthusiasm for the art and craft of our artform was palpable, both in his descriptions and in the quilts he chose to share. His amazing collection of over 500 quilts has taken him 30 years to gather.


Board President Erin Case shared announcements at the beginning of the evening, including congrats to Betty Colburn for having a quilt accepted at the Visions Art Museum in San Diego. Jen Carlton Bailey’s December workshop is all sold old.

Some exciting programs are planned for early 2020, including:

  • Anna Maria Horner will join us for 3 workshops (Applique Stories, Folk Flower Block, Color Fluency) on January 28-30th. Apply for the scholarships at the above link!

  • Lynn Czaban will bring her unique style of quilting portraiture to the guild in March

  • April will feature the abstract quilting artistry of Joe the Quilter, Joe Cunningham 


2020 Memberships are on sale on the website - $45 for PMQG and an additional $12 for MQG. Erin thanked the event organizing committee for putting together the fantastic display at the October Showcase.   Judy Livingston provided a year-to-date review of the guild’s budget, which is coming in with a $1,500 surplus. The perspective 2020 Board of Directors were introduced and enthusiastically voted in for 2020.  The new board volunteers are:  

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Tamara King shared two projects – her Cut it up! Challenge, creating crosswalk flags for high-accident intersections (patterns available on Instagram) and the 2020 QuiltCon guild quilt that she designed (kits available at the meeting, due back December 5).  

The evening’s door prizes were:

#1-  Inspired Free Motion Quilting donated by Bill Volckening; fabric donated by PMQG; and Flatter donated by Soakwash was won by Shelley McBride.

#2- Inspired Free Motion Quilting donated by Bill Volckening; Warm and White batting donated by Warm Co.; and Flatter donated by Soakwash was won by Angie McG.

#3 - Inspired Free Motion Quilting donated by Bill Volckening; $35 Pink Door Fabric gift certificate; and Flatter donated by Soakwash were won by Dana Huntington.

Fall color Fat Quarter swaps were won by Maddison Stapleton and Laura Guiles.

Our final meeting of the year will be a Potluck on December 5th.  The meeting will also include a container swap, a Bazaar for members who have handmade items to sell, and Show and Tell.  Two quilts will be raffled – the Block of the Month quilt by Sarah Flynn and the 2019 QuiltCon Charity Quilt (proceeds to benefit the Oregon Food Bank.

Check out our beautiful Show and Tell!

DECEMBER 2019 Library SCAVENGER HUNT!

PMQG has a fabulous resource that you may not be aware of – the Library. It has many excellent items that you can borrow for free.  The Library and information on how to use it can be found on the PMQG website under the Resources tab. To learn about what the Library contains, how to find it, and how to use it, there will be a scavenger hunt with prizes to be awarded at the December Holiday meeting.  Please join in to learn about what is available and maybe win a prize!

To enter the scavenger hunt and be eligible for a prize, all you need to do is answer the scavenger hunt questions and email the answers to the guild by December 2nd at 5:00 p.m.

Questions:

  1. Where can you locate the catalogue for the PMQG Library?

  2. Do you have to pay to use the library?

  3. What three ways can you search for a book in the PMQG library?

  4. How can you look at/browse through all the books in the library?

  5. What else can you borrow from the library besides books?

  6. How do you request something from the library?

  7. What two ways can you contact the librarian, if you have questions?

  8. Do we have any books by Christina Cameli in the library? If yes, what?

  9. Do we have any books by Sam Hunter in the library? If yes, what?

  10. Do we have any books by Susan Beal in the library? If yes, what?

  11. Do we have any books by Elizabeth Hartman in the library? If yes, what?

  12. Does the PMQG library only have quilting books or does it contain other textile related books?

November 2019 Meeting Reminder

November Meeting Reminder

Please join us next Thursday, November 21st at 7pm, for our monthly meeting!

Where:

St Andrew Catholic Church, 806 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR 97211

The meeting will be in the community center, which is behind the main church building. There are two parking lots.

November Fat Quarter Lotto:
This month the theme for the Fat Quarter Lotto is: Autumn Inspired Fabric!
Bring 1 or more FQs that fit the theme to be entered into the drawing to win a stack of FQs! Interpret "Autumn" fabric however you like, it could be a palette of oranges, yellows, and browns, leaf or tree fabric, or maybe woodland creatures!

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November Presentation:
Continuing our celebration of 10 Years of PMQG, this month's presentation will be by PMQG Member Bill Volckening, Quilt Collector and Author!

Bill Volckening calls himself a quilt magnet because of his uncanny ability to find great quilts, but he did not originally set out to be a quilt collector. When he bought his first quilt in 1989, he intended to display it on a wall in his home, but realized the quilt was too old and valuable to hang perpetually. So he found another quilt and planned to rotate the two. As the decor evolved, he bought quilts to fit in with the furniture or paint color. When he moved into his first house, he had more walls...so he bought more quilts. Still, collecting quilts was just a hobby.

At times, Bill made efforts to share quilts with local quilt guilds, women’s groups and in exhibits. But for years his collection was unknown to most people. He bought a lot of quilts online, and steadily built the collection despite having little involvement with the quilt community. He collected for 20 years and hardly anyone knew.

In 2009, Bill showed his collection of New York Beauties to a local quilt study group, and the quilt history enthusiasts gave him a new perspective on his collection. It was something more. He made an effort to share the quilts from that point forward, and it led to many opportunities; most notably, his new book “New York Beauty, Quilts from the Volckening Collection” published by Quiltmania in France (2015).

Quilt from the Volckening Collection

Quilt from the Volckening Collection

What else is in store this month:

  • Voting on 2020 PMQG Officers

  • Door prizes!

  • FQ Lotto! See above for details

WORKSHOPS CURRENTLY ON SALE:

Dingbats Redux Workshop with Sam Hunter

Class Description:
*Currently open to PMQG Members as well as non-PMQG members (non PMQG members will be charged an additional $10 fee* Class price includes a PDF copy of the pattern!

Dingbats Redux is a modern block based quilt with NO curved or set-in piecing. The quilt has two sizes of blocks, set into a generously sized lap quilt.

Skills: all straight seams, some bias edges, good 1/4'' seam accuracy needed, templates.

In class, we start with a fabric discussion, tuning fabric selections for the best results. Then we get to sewing, making one or two blocks for the day. We'll cover accurate 1/4'' seam setup, cutting with templates, stacked ruler cuts, tips for managing bias.

Sam is a fun, encouraging, and relaxed teacher who irons and rips for her students, and provides chocolate!

  • Date: Saturday, November 16th, 2019, 10 am to 4 pm

  • Location: Aloha Sewing and Vacuum, 7550 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR 97123

  • Cost: $95

  • On Sale: Now

Dingbats Redux Workshop with Sam Hunter

Dingbats Redux Workshop with Sam Hunter

BAUHAUS CURVES WORKSHOP WITH JEN CARLTON-BAILLY

What better way to end an amazing year, celebrating our 10 years, than with a custom workshop from our own Jen Carlton-Bailly?!

Jen Carlton Bailly is the founding president of PMQG and an acknowledged master of curves. In July 2017, we were honored to have her to teach a “curvealicious workshop,” at the lovely LaGuinitas Community Center.

You can find Jen offering her expertise on curves on the Modern Quilt Guild website and in the Fresh Quilting series, at QuiltCon and just about anywhere you might find quilters of the modern aesthetic.
Class Description:
*Currently open to PMQG Members ONLY*
This workshop is sold out, please sign up for the waitlist

This year, in preparation for our 2020 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Theme, “The Bauhaus Movement,” Jen will be offering a special class, just for our guild.

Since the Bauhaus teaching method was really focused on design being a collaboration between students and masters, the intention is that this class will work in a similar fashion.

Rather than designing a whole quilt that people would copy, we will embrace our Bauhaus theme, and learn several different ways of doing one block and letting your creativity go from there!

  • Date: Sunday, December 1st, 2019, 9 am to 4 pm

  • Location: Mill End Beaverton, 4955 SW Western Ave., Beaverton, OR 97123

  • Cost: $65

  • On Sale: Now Currently Sold out

  • Supply List

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December Holiday Party/Meeting

Due to events at the church, our December meeting will be two weeks earlier than usual, on the first Thursday of the month! Join us Thursday, December 5th at 7 pm for a Potluck, Swap, and Holiday Bazaar!

Potluck:
Our potlucks are always so delicious! This year, please bring your appetite and the following:

  • Last name A-B: Please bring non-alcoholic drinks

  • Last Name C-M: Please bring a savory dish

  • Last Name N-Z: Please bring a sweet dish

Swap:
This year for our Holiday Swap, we'll be swapping containers made by you! This could be a fabric basket or bowl or a pouch, or something else that could fit the definition of "container" and is made out of fabric, by you! Make it special if you like by fussy cutting your fabric or using a fun trim or embellishment!

Pinterest Board with ideas/tutorials/patterns for Containers

Please remember:

  • To wrap your swap in some way. It could be wrapping paper, a gift bag, or a simple brown bag that is sealed.

  • To put your name inside your swap package. I still don't know who made my swap from 2 years ago!

  • To do your best work! Make something you'd be happy to receive.

  • To be gracious, someone worked very hard on what you receive!

  • Extras are allowed, but not required.

Holiday Bazaar:
We'll have our Holiday Bazaar going again this year! What does this mean? That lots of member/vendors will be selling their awesome handmade goods! Just in time for stocking stuffers and other holiday presents!

  • Bring Cash to shop the sale (some members may offer credit card sales, but wifi can be unreliable in the church

  • If you'd like to vend your handmade items (only handmade items, thanks!), please sign up to reserve a table. It's free but you must go through the checkout process!

Don't forget to bring:

  • Mugs for hot tea/cup for water (please DO NOT go into the kitchen and help yourself to cups, those are not for us to use)

  • Show and Tell Quilts, we want to see what you've made! (1 per person, please)

  • Fat Quarter for Fat Quarter Lotto

  • Show & Tell (1 quilt per person, please!)

Upcoming Events:

  • Hand Sew Happy Hour--Sunday, December 24th 2pm-4pm

    • East Side: Pix Patisserie, 2225 E Burnside St, Portland

    • West Side: Jim & Patty's Coffee People, 4130 SW 117th, Beaverton

  • Open Sew Day--Saturday, December 7th, 9:30 am-530 pm at Mill End Store, 4955 SW Western Ave., Beaverton (park around the side closest to Uwajimaya and knock on the keypad door if it's not taped open so you don't have to carry your supplies all through the store!)

  • December Holiday Party/Meeting--Thursday, December 5th at 7 pm PLEASE NOTE~ THE DECEMBER MEETING IS 2 WEEKS EARLIER THAN USUAL See above for more info!


Setup & Cleanup for Meetings:
Thank you to everyone who helps set up and tear down for meetings, we really appreciate it! Please consider staying for 5 minutes after the meeting to assist with putting away chairs, the stage, etc. Thank you!

Guests

Guests and non-members are welcome at most guild meetings unless noted. Guests are free for the first visit; $5 for each visit after that. Please remember that to keep the guild running we need your support! If you've ever attended a meeting before, please be sure to pay the $5 guest fee or sign up for a membership at your next meeting!

We hope to see you on Thursday!

Raffle Tickets are currently on sale to win our 2019 QuiltCon Charity Quilt! 6 tickets for $10! Proceeds will be donated to the Oregon Food Bank.

Raffle Tickets are currently on sale to win our 2019 QuiltCon Charity Quilt!
6 tickets for $10! Proceeds will be donated to the Oregon Food Bank.

October Meeting Recap

What a beautiful evening for our third annual PMQG Showcase at Lagunitas! We showed 32 Painters Palette Paintbrush Solids Minis and 27 Figo Fabrics Minis and 25 member quilts. It was a stunning display that highlighted the diversity and creativity of our talented members. Check out photos of the showcase, challenge minis, process photos and more online.

Thank you to our generous sponsors and donors for your donations!

The door prize sponsors were:
Modern Domestic
Cool Cottons
Bolt Neighborhood Fabric Boutique
Pioneer Quilts
Montavilla Sewing Centers
Fiddlesticks Quilt Shop
My Quilting Loft
Hunter's Design Studio
Then Came June
Phantom Chicken 

The prize sponsors for the Fabric Challenges were:

Paintbrush Studio
Alison Glass
Quilter's Dream
Sassafras Lane
Free Spirit Fabric

Our Fabric Challenge Winners were:




At our November meeting, we'll be voting on the candidates for the 2020 PMQG Board.  They are:

  • Co-President:  Renee Pype and Claudia Jakim

  • VP Technology & Social Media: Laura Broughan

  • VP Membership & Procurement: Dawn Cutaia

  • Treasurer: Angel Van Note

  • Secretary: Robin Healy

  • Programs Coordinator Meetings:  Lindsey Oldani

  • Programs Coordinator Workshops: Lori Thibodeaux and Laura Hazen


We have many opportunities for volunteering throughout the year with various amounts of time commitment. We hope you will consider one of the open positions for 2020. Find out more about the open positions at our November meeting!



SUMMARY OF UPCOMING EVENTS

Calendar of Events

  • Saturday, November 2 - Open Sew Day Mill End in Beaverton 10-5pm

  • Sunday, November 3 - Vancouver Hand Sew Happy Hour

  • Thursday, November 14 - Charity Sew Support

  • Sunday, November 17 - Vancouver Hand Sew Happy Hour

  • Thursday, November 21 - PMQG Meeting, 7-9pm

Third Annual PMQG October Showcase

October Showcase/Meeting Reminder

Please join us for our October showcase!

What: A showcase of member's quilts from the past 10 years, plus Mini Quilt Challenges and prizes for our Figo Prints Challenge and our Painter's Palette Paintbrush Solids Challenge! Food and drink supplied

When: Thursday, October 17th, 2019 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: Lagunitas Community Room, 237 Northeast Broadway Street, #300, Portland, OR 97232
Cost: Free to Members, but must RSVP to attend
To attend:
Please RSVP to attend. Tickets are free but you do need to follow the link to get on the list. Guild members only, sorry there is not room at this event for guests. Guests may join us again at our November Meeting!

Parking: There is street parking available and also additional parking at Well Church and Siker Medical Imaging. Please see the map for orange locations. Please only park in the orange locations, the ones closer to the church building are reserved for a church function. Thank you to these businesses for allowing us to use their lots!

Volunteers Still Needed: Please email the guild if you are available to volunteer at the Showcase! In particular, we are in need of people to help tear down at 9:00 pm and clean up. Thank you!

Thank you: A huge thank you to Maria Cardenas and the whole Showcase committee for all their hard work in bringing this event to you!

RSVP now for the October Showcase!

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A Call for Quilts!

The Lake Oswego Library is calling for quilts/wall hangings of marine life to promote our community read selection Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush.

Quilts to hang during the Lake Oswego Reads program Jan 1-March 5th.

Sizes: Minis to king with sleeves

Bio boards: Please provide any info pertaining to process, recipient or marine life depicted you want to share with patrons. We will produce story boards to each quilt, which will be returned to you. Quilts should be labeled Not For Sale or provide pricing and contact info.

Drop off: Collection of quilts will be at the December meeting or make arrangements with Lilly Logan.

Return of quilts: At the March meeting quilts will be returned unless prior arrangements have been made.

Promotion of exhibit will be in brochures delivered to every house in Lake Oswego as well as the Lake Oswego Review and the Lake Oswego Reads website.

Please Contact Lilly Logan with questions
mslilly@brandlogan.com

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Dingbats Redux Workshop with Sam Hunter

Now open to non-PMQG members for an additional fee

Class Description:

Dingbats Redux is a modern block based quilt with NO curved or set-in piecing. The quilt has two sizes of blocks, set into a generously sized lap quilt.

Skills: all straight seams, some bias edges, good 1/4'' seam accuracy needed, templates.

In class, we start with a fabric discussion, tuning fabric selections for the best results. Then we get to sewing, making one or two blocks for the day. We'll cover accurate 1/4'' seam setup, cutting with templates, stacked ruler cuts, tips for managing bias.

Sam is a fun, encouraging, and relaxed teacher who irons and rips for her students, and provides chocolate!

  • Date: Saturday, November 16th, 2019, 10 am to 4 pm

  • Location: Aloha Sewing and Vacuum, 7550 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR 97123

  • Cost: $95

  • On Sale: Now

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Upcoming Meetings:
November: Lecture by quilt historian and PMQG Member Bill Volckening
December: Annual Holiday Party, Potluck, and Swap 'n Sell
January: Appreciation Month for 2019 Business Members!

2020 PMQG Officers:
We will vote new officers in at November's meeting! We are still in need of a President, could that be you??

FQ Lotto, Free Table, and Show &Tell:
None of these this month, they will be back in November.

Upcoming Events:

  • Hand Sew Happy Hour--Sunday, October 27th 2pm-4pm

    • East Side: Pix Patisserie, 2225 E Burnside St, Portland

    • West Side: Jim & Patty's Coffee People, 4130 SW 117th, Beaverton

  • Open Sew Day--Saturday, November 2nd, 9:30 am-530 pm at Mill End Store, 4955 SW Western Ave., Beaverton (park around the side closest to Uwajimaya and knock on the keypad door if it's not propped open so you don't have to carry your supplies all through the store!)

  • 2019 Fall Retreat--We are currently sold out for this rustic, simple retreat, but our waitlist is completely empty! Please join the waitlist! October 25-27th in Corbett, Oregon.

  • 4th Quarter New Member Mixer--Saturday, November 9th, 5 to 7 pm. Montavilla Sewing Lake Oswego Location, 429 1st Street, Lake Oswego. Signups available now. Must signup to attend, and must not have previously attended a new member Mixer. More info and to signup

Don't forget to bring:

Nothing this month!

Guests

Guests and non-members are welcome at all guild meetings, except for our October Showcase due to space restraints. Guests are free for the first visit; $5 for each visit after that. Please remember that to keep the guild running we need your support! If you've ever attended a meeting before, please be sure to pay the $5 guest fee or sign up for a membership at your next meeting!

We hope to see you on Thursday!

September 2019 Meeting Recap

PMQG September Meeting Recap

We had a packed house on Thursday, September 21 for guest Annabel Wrigley who joined us from Virginia to talk about her Doodle Quilts. Board VP Chris Batten did an amazing job of keeping the meeting going despite the power outage on the wall that powers our cordless mics.

Before kicking off the evening’s presentation, we celebrated some of the fantastic creations in the Figo Fabrics challenge. Although the deadline for submission has now passed, we would still love to see what you have made, so please contact the guild via email so we can display your mini quilt at the upcoming October Showcase at Lagunitas Brewing.

Remember that to attend the October Showcase, you must RSVP and get a ticket. No guests allowed at this space due to size restraints, PMQG members only. We will be checking a list at the door, so don't forget to RSVP right now! Parking near the Showcase is limited (and on the street). Members were encouraged to take public transportation or carpool.

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The #100 Days100Blocks challenge is winding down to its last 20 and has already garnered over 600 photos and tags on Instagram. Our own Sam Hunter demonstrated a LOVE quilt using the Kinship blocks (#100days) designed by Gnome Angel. A new challenge! The 6-week Color Block of Love/Kinship challenge. Tag your progress with #PMQGlovesSam – she offered the guild 20% off patterns on her website using coupon code SAMLOVESPMQG20 and she will donate 50% of proceeds of sales using that code to the PMQG scholarship program. THANK YOU, Sam! The code is valid through Saturday, October 5th.

Kinship Love Quilt by Sam Hunter of Hunter’s Design Studio, in collaboration with Angie Wilson of Gnome Angel

Kinship Love Quilt by Sam Hunter of Hunter’s Design Studio, in collaboration with Angie Wilson of Gnome Angel

Chris previewed two of the terrific programs already planned for 2020 –


Annabel’s program included displays of her unique improv abstract creations, using solids, that combine fabric fused in layers, clear thread applique and tight straight-line quilting. Her technique was featured in this issue of Mod Block Quilting.

Fat Quarter Halloween swap winners were Virginia H, Brittany Scott, and Jennie McKee. Fantastic Door prizes this month including an Oliso iron donated by Sam Hunter and Best Press from Cath Hall https://wombatquilts.com/ were won by Janet Murdock. Virginia H also walked away with Quilter’s Dream batting donated by Quilter's Dream http://www.quiltersdreambatting.com/, a super cute fabric bundle, and Beehive pattern donated by Elizabeth Hartman https://elizabethhartman.com/. A Maywood gelato solids bundle, Palanco pattern and a wool mat were donated by Maywood Studio https://maywoodstudio.com/and captured by Tracy Dunlap.

Additional Announcements
Board member Judy Livingston provided the group with some great new ideas to inspire Bauhaus-themed quilts for Sisters 2020.

Members were reminded to check out the website for this month’s Block of the Month.

There are two upcoming quilt shows:
Golden Threads – Friday, October 11th- Saturday October 12th, 10 am to 4 pm. Free to attend, click the link to get tickets
WA State Quilt Show – October 18-20 in Spokane

Reminder that we are still soliciting volunteers for the 2020 PMQG Board and many committees, including Retreat Planning and the 2020 Oregon-hosted PNW Meet Up.

September 2019 Meeting Reminder--Annabel Wrigley

September Meeting Reminder

Please join us next Thursday, September 19th at 7pm, for our September meeting!

Where: St Andrew Catholic Church, 806 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR 97211
The meeting will be in the community center, which is behind the main church building. There are two parking lots.

September Fat Quarter Lotto:
This month the theme for the Fat Quarter Lotto is: Halloween Fabric!
Bring 1 or more FQs that fit the theme to be entered into the drawing to win a stack of FQs!

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September Presentation:
This month we are excited to welcome Annabel Wrigley! A little about Annabel, in her own words:
"I am an Aussie mum, author and designer living in rural Virginia. I own Little Pincushion Studio, a sweet little space where I teach many little sewing pixies everything they need to know to go forth and conquer the world of sewing and creating. When I am not teaching, I am busy coming up with a million and one projects for my kids sewing classes and designing quilt fabric for Windham Fabrics.

I offer step-by-step video classes through Creativebug — an online subscription site. They have hundreds of classes in their library, making it very likely that you will find something for all the creative folks in your family, big and small."

Please see below for info on her workshop!

Upcoming Presentations:

  • October: Third Annual PMQG Quilt Showcase at Lagunitas Community Room. See below for full info and to RSVP (remember, only guild members are allowed at this showcase due to space constraints, no guests.)

  • November: Bill Volckening

  • December: Annual Holiday Party, Potluck, Swap, & Sale (this meeting is always 1 week early due to events at the church!)


Upcoming Workshops:

The Doodle Quilt Workshop with Annabel Wrigley

Be sure to check the shop to see if we currently have a space available in this class, there has been quite a bit of movement in the last couple of days! At the time of this writing we have one space available! If you miss out on that, please add your name to the Wait List! (scroll to the middle)

  • Date: Friday, September 20th, 2019, 10:00am-4:00pm

  • Location: Kenton Historic Firehouse, 8105 N Brandon Ave, Portland, OR

  • Cost: $75

  • On sale: Now

  • Supply list is available online (scroll to the bottom)

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Dingbats Redux Workshop with Sam Hunter

Class Description:

Dingbats Redux is a modern block based quilt with NO curved or set-in piecing. The quilt has two sizes of blocks, set into a generously sized lap quilt.

Skills: all straight seams, some bias edges, good 1/4'' seam accuracy needed, templates.

In class, we start with a fabric discussion, tuning fabric selections for the best results. Then we get to sewing, making one or two blocks for the day. We'll cover accurate 1/4'' seam setup, cutting with templates, stacked ruler cuts, tips for managing bias.

Sam is a fun, encouraging, and relaxed teacher who irons and rips for her students, and provides chocolate!

  • Date: Saturday, November 16th, 2019, 10 am to 4 pm

  • Location: Aloha Sewing and Vacuum, 7550 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR 97123

  • Cost: $95

  • On Sale: Now

Dingbats Redux Workshop with Sam Hunter of Hunter’s Design Studio

Dingbats Redux Workshop with Sam Hunter of Hunter’s Design Studio

Fabric Challenges:

The last Deadlines for our current fabric challenges are coming up! Full details below, but most importantly: Email pics of Figo challenge to the guild by September 19th, and bring your mini quilts to September's meeting so they can hang in the October Showcase!

Full info on both challenges

Paintbrush Studio Painter's Palette Solids Challenge:

  • If you didn't turn your mini quilt in at last month's meeting, please bring it to September's meeting if you would like it to hang in the October Showcase!

  • Please use the following hashtags:

    • #painterspalettesolids

    • #pmqg2019solidschallenge

  • Be sure to tag both @pbsfabrics and @portlandmqg

Figo Fabrics Prints Challenge

  • Email picture of mini quilt to guild by September 19th for Figo Fabrics Print Challenge

  • Bring your mini quilt to September's meeting to turn in for the showcase

  • Please use the following hashtags:

    • #pmqg2019printschallenge

    • #FIGOfabrics

  • Be sure to tag both @figofabrics and @portlandmqg


Prize Categories
Mini quilts from both challenges will hang at the October Challenge and prizes will be awarded there in the following categories for both challenges:

  • Best use of provided fabrics

  • Piecing Perfection

  • Awesome Quilting (machine or hand)

  • Viewer's Choice (voting at October Showcase)

PMQG would like to thank Gail Weiss (and husband!) of Phantom Chicken Screen Printing for her recent print fundraiser! If you ordered shirts or hoodies from Gail with the PMQG Logo, all of the profits go to the guild thanks to Gail's generosity. Thank you, Gail and Greg!

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October Showcase
Our 3rd Annual October Showcase is fast approaching! This is a wonderful event held at a different location and slightly earlier start time than our usual meetings. Spend the evening admiring fellow PMQG member's beautiful quilts (including the mini quilts from our 2 current challenges), eating, drinking, and socializing with fellow members!

Thank you to our Showcase Committee, headed by Maria Cardenas, for putting so much hard work into this event. Remember to RSVP to come to this event, and that due to space constraints only members are allowed, no guests in October!

When: Thursday, October 17th, 2019 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: Lagunitas Community Room, 237 Northeast Broadway Street, #300, Portland, OR 97232
Cost: Free to Members, but must RSVP to attend

PMQG Members—RSVP Here to attend our Showcase!

What else is in store this month:

  • Block of the month 2019

  • Door prizes!

  • FQ Lotto! See above for details

  • Show and Tell

  • If your quilt was at Sisters, please be sure to pick it up if you missed it last meeting, along with any bag or container you sent with it. Kimberly still has 3 Sisters quilts and would really love to get them back to their owners!

Upcoming Events:

  • Hand Sew Happy Hour--Sunday, September 22nd 2pm-4pm

    • East Side: Pix Patisserie, 2225 E Burnside St, Portland

    • West Side: Jim & Patty's Coffee People, 4130 SW 117th, Beaverton

  • Open Sew Day--Saturday, October 5th, 9:30 am-530 pm at Mill End Store, 4955 SW Western Ave., Beaverton (park around the side closest to Uwajimaya and knock on the keypad door if it's not propped open so you don't have to carry your supplies all through the store!)

  • October Showcase--Thursday, October 17th from 6:30-9:00 pm at Lagunitas Community room in place of our regular meeting. Please see full info above and to RSVP

  • 2019 Fall Retreat--We are currently sold out for this rustic, simple retreat, but please join the waitlist! October 25-27th in Corbett, Oregon.

  • 4th Quarter New Member Mixer--Saturday, November 9th (Time TBA). Montavilla Sewing Lake Oswego Location, 429 1st Street, Lake Oswego. Signups available October 1st at 10 am.

Don't forget to bring:

  • Mugs for hot tea/cup for water (please DO NOT go into the kitchen and help yourself to cups, those are not for us to use)

  • Show and Tell Quilts, we want to see what you've made! (1 per person, please)

  • Fat Quarter for Fat Quarter Lotto

  • Figo or Painter's Palette Mini Quilts to turn in for Showcase

Setup & Cleanup for this month's Meeting:
Thank you to everyone who helps set up and tear down for meetings, we really appreciate it! This month a few board members are out of town so we will need extra help. Please consider staying for 5 minutes after the meeting to assist with putting away chairs, the stage, etc. Thank you!

Guests

Guests and non-members are welcome at all guild meetings, except for our October Showcase due to space restraints. Guests are free for the first visit; $5 for each visit after that. Please remember that to keep the guild running we need your support! If you've ever attended a meeting before, please be sure to pay the $5 guest fee or sign up for a membership at your next meeting!

We hope to see you on Thursday!

Don't forget that Raffle Tickets are on sale for our QuiltCorn Charity Quilt! Buy them early! Raffle will take place at our December meeting and proceeds will go to the Oregon Food Bank. Get 6 Raffle Tickets for $10!

Don't forget that Raffle Tickets are on sale for our QuiltCorn Charity Quilt! Buy them early! Raffle will take place at our December meeting and proceeds will go to the Oregon Food Bank. Get 6 Raffle Tickets for $10!

August 2019 Meeting Recap

A big thank you goes out to PMQG Member, Gail and her husband who own Phantom Chicken. We partnered with them to run a fundraiser for the guild to sell PMQG branded shirts. Thank you to everyone who purchased a shirt!

It was a warm evening at our August 15th meeting, but still a great turn out.   President Erin Case welcomed everyone and thanked our business sponsors – Modern Domestic, Montavilla Sewing Centers, and Aloha Sewing and Vacuum.  August birthdays were acknowledged and new members were thanked with some cool FQs.

It was exciting to see the fun and creative ways members used the Paintbrush Studio solids.  We had a parade of participants showing off before the evening’s activities kicked into gear.  They’ll all be displayed at the Showcase on October 17th. If you missed the deadline to submit your mini, don’t worry!  You can turn it in for display at our September meeting. However, the only prize you’ll be able to win is viewer’s choice at the Showcase.  Reminder to those creating in the Figo Fabrics challenge to bring finished quilts to the September meeting. There is still fabric available in the second challenge for anyone who wants to sign up.

Programs coordinator Kimberly Bennefield made announcements about programming and upcoming workshops:

Some lovely examples of our Solids challenge with Painter’s Palette Solids from Paintbrush Studio Fabric!

Some lovely examples of our Solids challenge with Painter’s Palette Solids from Paintbrush Studio Fabric!

Kimberly introduced the evening’s speaker Katie Pedersen, a founding member and former President of the Seattle guild. Originally from Michigan, her work has been heavily influenced by Amish books and quilts.  She had an impressive array designs incorporating half-square triangles and improvisational works. 

After the break, we passed out  “sorbet” themed fat quarter lottery stacks to Lindsay Oldani and two to Cathy Gibson.  Great door prizes included:

Lucky Jean Kelly won two of the evening’s door prizes - Hex templates, Sew Tites, Bagalini bag and Moda honeycombs; and Pink Zuma 10” squares, Quilters Dream batting, and a Preppy Pod pattern. The Curated Quilts improv issue and a fantastic Allison Glass prize package were won by Ellen M.

Erin made additional announcements with a call for volunteers to organize the MQG Pacific Northwest Meet Up (hosted by PMQG) next year. We are also looking for a committee head for this event! 

There is a need for new planners for the Retreats going forward, and board elections will take place in October.  The VP of Social and Technology slot has one self- nomination, but all roles are open and need your engagement!

This guild is completely volunteer run, and without leadership, your guild can not put on the exciting programming, fabric challenges, showcases, or workshops you've come to rely on.  You do not need to have leadership experience--just a willingness to learn, and an excitement for the guild!

A reminder that Bauhaus-inspired designs for the 2020 Sisters’ show are due in February (show is July 11) . 

Member voting for the 2020 QuiltCon charity quilt (theme: Text) is a Martin Luther King quote design by Tamara King.  As it was popular in the voting and she is excited to lead, Sara Flynn will pull together a group for the Bee competition and enter her “uterus” quilt. Sara already has a display commitment at Finger Bang in Portland.

Katie Pedersen, our August Speaker

Katie Pedersen, our August Speaker

Our next Charity Sew Day is August 29th at Modern Domestic.  Sewing machines are provided, all you need to bring is yourself!

Our 2019 QuiltCon Charity quilt is currently up for raffle in our online shop!  However, we need charity suggestions from you on where to donate the funds raised.  Please email the guild with your suggestions!

Our 2019 Quiltcon Charity Quilt! This could be yours, see link above to buy raffle tickets!

Our 2019 Quiltcon Charity Quilt! This could be yours, see link above to buy raffle tickets!

October Showcase organizer Maria Cardenas invited members to submit quilts made in the last ten years to display along with the Fabric Challenge participants. Quilts from past 10 years will be accepted and members can submit up to 5.  An independent artist will be jurying these submissions. All details on website – one form per quilt + photos. Submission deadline is September 1.  

We closed out the business portion of the meeting with announcements about the July Fabric Fundraiser.  Sixteen hundred dollars was raised from shoppers and donors with a 100% match from a guild member. We split $3200 among our three charities ($1440 for Community Works – who were on-hand to accept a check - and $1440 to Human Solutions.  PMQG started a brand-new sewing program (with tools and supplies, teaching, etc.) for women at the shelter. Additionally, $320 in cash was awarded to Scrap and about 150-200 pounds of fabric, craft supplies, and books.

Then our members showed off some gorgeous creations during Show and Tell!

See you next month!

“Mt. Hood—The Hike,” by Dawn M.

“Mt. Hood—The Hike,” by Dawn M.

“Kitten Around,” by Jessica C.

“Kitten Around,” by Jessica C.

July 2019 Meeting Recap

We need to hear your voice!  All of the design submissions for the 2020 QuiltCon Charity Quilt are in!  To have your voice heard, be sure to vote for your one favorite quilt here.  The quilt design selected by the guild will be patterned and kits made for members to pick up at the upcoming meetings for sewing.  Voting will be open for one week. 


On Thursday the 18th, we met for our 7th meeting of the year for our 2nd Annual July Fabric Fundraiser.  This year’s fabric fundraiser benefited Human Solutions, specifically their Lilac Meadows Project, Community Warehouse and ScrapPDX.  A big thank you to all of our members who donated fabric, volunteered to run the sale and all of our members who shopped.  Thanks to your efforts, we raised a total of $1,540!  

Announcements:

A gentle reminder that visitors to the meeting are allowed only one free meeting.  If you decide not to join the guild, but want to continue to attend meetings, all other meetings are $5/meeting.

PMQG Library will be hosting a scavenger hunt next month--with prizes!  Be sure to familiarize yourself with the library and all it has to offer before then!

July’s New Member Mixer has been postponed due to a street festival.  The rescheduled date is August 18th from 4 - 6:30 at The Cotton Cure, 133 SE 3rd Avenue, Hillsboro.  Signups will be available on August 3rd at 10:00 am.  

Fall retreat is currently sold out, waitlist is available on our website.  

Find instructions for this month’s block of the month Jawbreaker/Purple Rain on the website.  

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2019 Fabric Challenges

Our two fabric challenges still have fabric available for the taking!  All the rules/tags and other important info is available on our website.  

Programs/Workshops

  • Katie Pedersen’s PMQG workshops went on sale July 19th at 10:00 am. At the time of this writing we have spots in both of her workshops, Double Trouble and Crushed it. Both workshops are priced at $65.

  • Annabel Wrigley of Little Pincushion Studios will be visiting PMQG in September. The scholarship for her Doodle Workshop opens up for applicants on August 5th, while general sales will open up on August 15th.

  • Bill Volckening will be our guest speaker for our November meeting

  • We have rescheduled Sam Hunter’s Dingbats Redux workshop to November 16th, 2019 at Aloha Sewing and Vacuum in Hillsboro, OR. Purchase you spot in our shop!

PMQG Merchandise is Available!  All sales benefit the PMQG Scholarship Program!

2019 Paid Members - Be sure to pick up your enamel pin--this is a benefit for all current members!
 

Quilt labels are available to purchase on Spoonflower!

Preorders for PMQG shirts continue until the end of the month. If you’re planning on picking your shirts up at the August meeting, be sure to use the coupon code PMQGPICKUP for free shipping!

Volunteer Opportunities

PMQG currently has needs for the following positions. If you’re interested in volunteering or learning more, email the guild at portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com

  • Quilt Show Coordinator - We’ve been messaged with opportunities for hosting a quilt show/sale for a local church. In order to make this happen, we’re in need of someone who can run this small show as well as others in the future.

  • 2020 PNW MQG Meetup - this committee’s chair, Mary Ann is looking for others to join her in planning the 2020 PNW MQG Meetup. Guilds from around the Pacific NW are invited for a weekend of sewing and other activities.

  • 2020 Retreats Committee - Have you been to a lot of our retreats and have great attention to detail? Then you are perfect to join our 2020 Retreats Committee. Our current committee is stepping down, and if you’d like the guild to continue to offer these enjoyable weekend experiences, we’ll need your help in organizing them!

  • 2020 Executive Board - We’ll be starting our search in earnest for members to join the 2020 Executive Board. To find out what is involved with each position, check out our Volunteer page for more information. We will be taking nominations for the board from now until October. We’ll be voting on the next board as well as any other bylaw amendments at the end of October/beginning of November, and all of the results will be announced at the November meeting.

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

Connect with Kimberly to pick up your 2019 Bountiful Rainbows quilts via the guild email!

We started learning a bit about Bauhaus for our 2020 Special Exhibit.  Check out the Sisters 2020 Page for the slides that were presented during the meeting!  

A reminder--if you’re interested in submitting a quilt for Sisters 2020, quilt designs/quilt tops are due for the Sisters Jurying process in February!

Crushed It Quilt Block Workshop with Katie Pedersen

Crushed It Quilt Block Workshop with Katie Pedersen

Modern Quilt Guild Updates

  • MQG members can register for QuiltCon 2020--classes are still available!

  • QuiltCon 2020 quilt challenge has been announced--stripes! Deadline for submission is November 30th.QuiltCon Fabric Challenge has also been announced and features modern batiks from Me + You. If all of the bundles have been spoken for on the QuiltCon website, you can purchase more fabrics in your local quilt store.

  • The MQG is looking for members to join two Task Forces. The Membership Appreciation Task Force and the Charity Committee.

PMQG Showcase

  • Happening October 17th, 2019, Theme: Celebrating 10 Years.

  • Submissions for quilts is currently open!

  • Quilts can be from minis to Queen sized, and completed in the last 10 years.

  • You can submit up to 5 works.

Raffles

Please be sure to thank the following companies for donating this month’s raffle prizes, Sassafras Lane, Michael Miller, Quilters Dream, and Curated Quilts.  

Show and Tell:

Upcoming Dates

June 28 - Eastside/Westside Handsew Happy Hour

August 3 - Open Sew Day at Mill End

August 8 - Charity Sew Support

August 15 - July Guild Meeting


Double Trouble Quilt Workshop with Katie Pedersen

Double Trouble Quilt Workshop with Katie Pedersen

July 2019 Meeting--Potluck and Fundraiser Sale

July Meeting Reminder

Please join us next Thursday, July 18th at 7pm, for our July meeting!

Where: St Andrew Catholic Church, 806 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR 97211

The meeting will be in the community center, which is behind the main church building. There are two parking lots.

July Fat Quarter Lotto:
We're skipping the FQ Lotto this month because so much is going on! It will be back in August!

July Presentation:
This month instead of a formal presentation we're having a fun sale mixer to benefit charity (and a potluck!)! Members are encouraged to bring good-quality fabric, notions, tools, and patterns they're not using to donate to our sale. Please visit the Fundraiser page to see how to price and label your items ahead of time! We still need volunteers to help run the sale! There is a form if you are able to volunteer.

Don't forget to bring cash or check to buy items! We will not be taking cards for this event.

Charities benefiting from our sale:

  • Human Solutions: Help for low-income and homeless families in Oregon

  • Community Warehouse: A non-profit furniture bank in Portland and Tualatin that collects home goods and redistributes them to those who need them most.

  • SCRAP PDX: Craft supply donations support the environment, and access to education and creative materials

Potluck Info:
If your last name ends in A-L, please bring a savory item
If your last name ends in M-Z, please bring a sweet item
Don't forget to bring your own mug/cup for tea!

Upcoming Presentations:


Upcoming Workshops:

Double Trouble Quilt Block Workshop with Katie Pedersen

  • Date: Friday, August 16th, 2019, 10:00am-4:00pm

  • Location: Kenton Historic Firehouse, 8105 N Brandon Ave, Portland, OR

  • Cost: $65

  • On sale: Friday, 7/19 at 10 am

  • Scholarship sign-ups: Available now through Tuesday, 7/16 at 8 pm


Crushed It Quilt Blocks Improv Crazy Piecing Workshop with Katie Pedersen

  • Date: Saturday, August 17th, 2019, 10:00am-4:00pm

  • Location: Kenton Historic Firehouse, 8105 N Brandon Ave, Portland, OR

  • Cost: $65

  • On sale: Friday, 7/19 at 10 am

  • Scholarship sign-ups: Available now through Tuesday, 7/16 at 8 pm



The Doodle Quilt Workshop with Annabel Wrigley

  • Date: Friday, September 20th, 2019, 10:00am-4:00pm

  • Location: Kenton Historic Firehouse, 8105 N Brandon Ave, Portland, OR

  • Cost: $75

  • On sale: Thursday, 8/15

  • Scholarship sign-ups: Available from 8/5-8/14

Double Trouble Workshop with Katie Pedersen

Double Trouble Workshop with Katie Pedersen

Fabric Challenges:

Don't forget to pick up your Challenge fabric at July's meeting if you haven't received it yet!

Paintbrush Studio Painter's Palette Solids Challenge:

  • Email picture of mini quilt to guild by August 15th for Painter's Palette Solids Challenge

  • Please use the following hashtags:

    • #painterspalettesolids

    • #pmqg2019solidschallenge

  • Be sure to tag both @pbsfabrics and @portlandmqg

Figo Fabrics Prints Challenge

  • Email picture of mini quilt to guild by September 19th for Figo Fabrics Print Challenge

  • Please use the following hashtags:

    • #pmqg2019printschallenge

    • #FIGOfabrics

  • Be sure to tag both @figofabrics and @portlandmqg


Prize Categories
Mini quilts from both challenges will hang at the October Challenge and prizes will be awarded there in the following categories for both challenges:

  • Best use of provided fabrics

  • Piecing Perfection

  • Awesome Quilting (machine or hand)

  • Viewer's Choice (voting at October Showcase)

Crushed It Workshop with Katie Pedersen

Crushed It Workshop with Katie Pedersen

What else is in store this month:

  • Block of the month 2019

  • Door prizes!

  • No FQ Lotto this month!

  • No Free table this month!

  • Show and Tell

  • Potluck! See above for what to bring

  • Fundraiser sale! See above for info on donating and be sure to bring cash or checkbook!

  • If your quilt was at Sisters, please be sure to pick it up at the July meeting, along with any bag or container you sent with it

Upcoming Events:

  • Bus to Sisters! We still have a few tickets available on our bus this Saturday if you'd like to ride to the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show!

  • Hand Sew Happy Hour--Sunday, July 28th, 2pm-4pm

    • East Side: Pix Patisserie, 2225 E Burnside St, Portland

    • West Side: Jim & Patty's Coffee People, 4130 SW 117th, Beaverton

  • Open Sew Day--Saturday, August 3rd, 9:30 am-530 pm at Mill End Store, 4955 SW Western Ave., Beaverton (park around the side closest to Uwajimaya and knock on the keypad door if it's not propped open so you don't have to carry your supplies all through the store!)

  • New Member Mixer--The July New Member Mixer has been postponed to August due to events in downtown Hillsboro on the original date. We'll send out info as soon as we have the event reschedueld! This event will be at The Cotton Cure and will require signing up ahead of time!

  • 2019 Fall Retreat--We still have a couple of spots left for this rustic, simple retreat! October 25-27th in Corbett, Oregon.

Don't forget to bring:

  • Mugs for hot tea/cup for water

  • Show and Tell Quilts, we want to see what you've made! (1 per person, please)

  • Food for potluck

  • Cash/checkbook for sale

  • No free table this month, leave your freebies at home (but consider them for the sale?)

Cleanup After Meetings:
Thank you to everyone who helps set up for meeting, we really appreciate it! We are in need of more help after meetings though. If you’re physically able, please put away your own chair, and grab an extra one too if you can! Besides chairs we need assistance putting away tables, equipment, and the stage after meetings too.

Guests

Guests and non-members are welcome at guild meetings. Guests are free for the first visit; $5 for each visit after that. Please remember that to keep the guild running we need your support! If you've ever attended a meeting before, please be sure to pay the $5 guest fee or sign up for a membership at your next meeting!

We hope to see you on Thursday!

Doodle Quilt Workshop with Annabel Wrigley

Doodle Quilt Workshop with Annabel Wrigley

June 2019 Meeting Recap

President Erin Case kicked off the meeting by reminding members with June birthdays to pick up an extra raffle ticket. She reminded us of the coming Sam Hunter : Dingbats Redux” workshop (which is being rescheduled, stay tuned for new date) and the exciting upcoming meeting events – July Fabric Fundraiser and October Quilt Showcase.

July Fabric Fundraiser
The fabric fundraiser can include fat quarters or yardage, clothing, books and notions. We are supporting three charities this year: Human Solutions, Community Warehouse, and Scrap PDX. Sales must be check or cash-only. We cannot process credit card payments that evening. We are in need of volunteers to help run the sale! A special note, volunteers get first pick of items. Please visit our Fabric Fundraiser webpage to sign up to volunteer!

October Quilt Showcase
Maria is organizing the showcase this year and would love to have your help (set up and take down)! Mini-quilts made in the two fabric challenges will be shown along with juried quilts selected from member submissions. Submissions start July 19 and can include anything completed in the last 10 years (to commemorate our anniversary). Cannot include items shown in past showcases. September 1st is when submissions end and participants will be notified by September 9. There is limited space available and will require an RSVP (up to 120 people). More information about RSVPs to come at a later date. There will be drink, good eats, door prizes, and prizes for the mini challenges. We are in need of food donations, please email the guild if you have any suggestions for who we can contact.

Fabric Challenges and PMQG Pins
Participating members received Figo Fabrics and/or Paintbrush Studios fabrics for the 2019 Fabric Challenges as they checked in. We continued to hand out commemorative PMQG enamel pins. There are still members who have not picked up, so if your dues are all paid up for 2019, ask us for your pin!

100 Blocks in 100 Days
Patterns by Gnome Angel were available for anyone looking to take on the 100 blocks in 100 days (scroll to lower half of page) challenge, which is a PMQG fundraiser. A quilt selected from participants will win a prize! Be sure to use the hashtag to enter to win! #pmqg100days100blocks


Lana Lemur Pattern by June Speaker Elizabeth Hartman

Lana Lemur Pattern by June Speaker Elizabeth Hartman

Elizabeth Hartman
It was exciting to welcome one of our founding members, Elizabeth Hartman, to tell us about her approach to design and fabric design. As we tripped through the fields and jungles with her magical animals, she provided insight into color, mixing solids and prints, repeating patterns, and in-surface design. She is newer to the world of fabric design and has been purposely bundling pattern themes with her fabric design in recent years.

Get your PMQG swag on!

Other Announcements:

SWAG
Erin announced the upcoming guild SWAG (otherwise known as groovy PMQG-branded gear ) – traditional and v-neck tees, baseball shirts, hoodies, and PMQG sewing machine stickers. Our shirts are available for preorder NOW until July 31st. They will be delivered either via shipping or in person delivery at our August meeting. If you’re planning on picking up at our August meeting, please be sure to use the coupon code PMQGPICKUP for free shipping! Visit our merchandise page to find out more information and for the link to buy your shirts!

Prize Winners

Door prizes included:

  • A 3-month subscription from @atlas_coffee and two patterns by Elizabeth Hartman (one donated by a member), Hazel the Hedgehog and Preppy the Whale were won by Marika Zimmerly-Beck (good night for her!).

  • Sarah LeCain got the Quilter’s Dream Orient donated by @quiltersdream and two patterns (Norm & Nanette, Cuckoo) donated by our speaker Elizabeth Hartman.

  • The dog lover prize donated by @Bark box included two cuddly toys and some treats and it was pair with Elizabeth Hartman’s Legendary and Pointy pattern went home with Madison Stapleton. Bark Box donates a portion of their proceeds to dog rescues.

QuiltCon Charity Quilt Designs
The Guild is soliciting member design ideas for the 2020 QuiltCon charity quilt.
If you are planning to go to 2020 QuiltCon, registration opens next Tuesday, June 25th. Be sure you can log in to the MQG website to ensure you will have no issues with registration on Tuesday!

BOM
Our July Block of the Month is on the website! Be sure to download your pattern!

Small Groups
Lily Logan is soliciting quilters for two new small groups – one in the southeast and one near the 217 corridor in Beaverton.

PNW MQG Meetup--Volunteers Needed
Portland will be hosting the PNW MQG Meetup next year in 2020. We are in need of volunteers to serve on the Meetup committee! Please email the guild to let us know you’re interested!

PMQG Swag!

PMQG Swag!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Sisters Bus
There is still space available on the bus to Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. We still need volunteers to staff the show and Erin has offered us cold beverages and a tented area to beat the heat. Visit our Sisters page to go to the sign up for volunteers!

Fall Retreat
Spots for our Fall Retreat are on sale now for anyone who didn't attend spring retreat! At 7 pm tonight, Sunday June 23rd it will be open to all PMQG Members. Visit our shop to reserve your seat!

New Member Mixer
Our next new member mixer is on July 20th from 4-6:30 pm at The Cotton Cure. Space is limited, so you’ll need to sign up to participate. Signups will go live on July 10th at 8 pm.

Hand Sew Happy Hour
Sunday, May 23rd, 2pm-4pm

  • East Side: Pix Patisserie, 2225 E Burnside St, Portland

  • West Side: Jim & Patty's Coffee People, 4130 SW 117th, Beaverton

July Open Sew Day
Saturday, July 6th, 9:30 am-530 pm at Mill End Store, 4955 SW Western Ave., Beaverton (park around the side closest to Uwajimaya and knock on the keypad door if it's not propped open so you don't have to carry your supplies all through the store!)

Our next meeting is July 18th, and we hope to see you then!

July Block of the Month, picture courtesy Sara FlynnBelow are the gorgeous quilts shown during our Show and Tell:

July Block of the Month, picture courtesy Sara Flynn

Below are the gorgeous quilts shown during our Show and Tell:

Fabric Challenge Reminder and #100Days100Blocks Fundraiser

Figo Fabric Print Challenge Signups Open Saturday 6/8 at 10:00 am
 

Reminder, if you've signed ups for the solids challenge, you can not sign up for the print challenge.  Our Google form will go live at 10:00 am on June 6th.  To sign up or find our more information, simply click the link : Figo Fabrics Challenge

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PAINTBRUSH STUDIO PAINTER’S PALETTE SOLIDS CHALLENGE


We have only 4 spots left in the Paintbrush Studios Fabric Challenge!  Be sure to grab one of those spots before they're all gone! 

Paintbrush Studio Sign Ups

Kinship 100 Block Fusion Sampler On Sale NOW!
 

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Be sure to purchase your Gnome Angel Kinship 100 Block Fusion Sampler on our Website!  Sales close June 9th and patterns will be distributed at our June meeting.  This is a fundraiser for the guild, and $10 of each pattern purchased will go towards the guild!

All PMQG Members who participate in making the pattern and use the hashtag #pmqg100days100blocks will be entered to win a prize!  You do not have to have purchased your pattern from PMQG to win.  

Purchase Pattern Here

May Meeting Recap


President Erin Case kicked off the meeting with a short video promoting a film being shown at the NW Film Center on Monday, May 20 in honor of the 100th anniversary of Bauhaus. A great way to be further inspired by this powerful 20th century art movement for the 2020  Sisters Quilt Show PMQG theme. You can watch the trailer at the top of this post.

Smiling members received our beautiful anniversary enamel pin on their way in the door. We’ll have them at all of our upcoming meetings, so if your dues are all paid up for 2019, pick up your pin!

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After a short introduction where she thanked business members Modern Domestic, Aloha Sewing and Vacuum and Montavilla Sewing Centers, Erin welcomed new members and guests and introduced speaker and member Irena Swanson. Irena, who by day is not-surprisingly an accomplished math professor.  Irena clued the membership in to the tips and tricks of streamlined quilt piecing.  You can get hands-on help with this efficient way of quilt-making at Irena’s Herringbone Quilt Workshop tomorrow, Saturday 18th, spaces are still available.

Check out the gorgeous work Irena presented here:


In addition to Irena’s workshop, our own Sam Hunter is offering her Dingbats Redux workshop at Mill End on June 29.

Lots of chances to participate at the May meeting! Over 60 dotted fat quarters were collected from members and were taken home by Michelle Marcus-Boyer (2 sets!), Marika Zimmerly-Beck and Kazumi Peterson.


May’s door prizes were:

A Kinship pattern and 8.5” square-up ruler from @gnomeangel with an Olfa rotary cutter won by Melanie Chu.

We also announced a guild fundraiser for the #100Days100Blocks Kinship Pattern. You can purchase via PMQG here. To find out more information about this awesome program, click here.

The April Modern Quilter’s Box was won by Eliza Lane. Modern Quilters Box is offering PMQG Members a 25% discount on boxes! The discount code is MQG25

Cris Pera won an issue of Curated Quilts, an Olfa rotary cutter, and a wool pressing mat from Gina Gao.



Fabric Challenges

Board VP Chris Batten reminded everyone about the rules for the two Fabric Challenges (solids from Paintbrush Studios and prints from Figo Fabrics).  For those members who had signed up for the solids challenge, fabric was distributed at the meeting.  Solications for participation in the Figo Fabrics challenge will start June 8th



Announcements:

MQG Announcements

  • There is an MQG Town Hall on May 28th at 11 am Pacific. Members are welcome to attend and submit questions.

  • There are currently two upcoming MQG webinars. On May 23rd there is Modern Quilts From My Grandmothers and on June 27th there is Beyond Modern Traditionalism: Blocks inspired by other Crafts. Find more information on the MQG Website.

  • Faculty and hotel information has been posted to the QuiltCon Website

  • We need your help designing our 2020 QuiltCon Charity Quilt! The theme is text, and you can see the color palette here. Submissions for the quilt design will be open until our July meeting, and is open to members who have opted in to the MQG.



Volunteer Needs:

We still have the following needs to help run the guild:

Sew Day
 —Looking for 3-5 members to open/close Sew Day
—Larger car helpful, not required
—Time commitment: About an hour each to open and close

Scholarship Fund Raising
—Looking for members to support the scholarship fund
—Minimal time commitment.

Nominating Committee
—Identify members to serve on 2020 Board
—Time Commitment:  Minimal now, ramps up in the fall
—If you volunteer for this, you won’t have to serve on the board!

Hand Sew Happy Hour Host
—East Side location
—Time Commitment: 2 hours/month

Workshop Volunteers
—Assist the instructors with the workshop.
—Looking for 2-3 members



Look at all of these amazing Quilts that were shown during Show and Tell!

May 2019 Meeting Reminder

May Meeting Reminder

Please join us next Thursday, May 16th at 7pm, for our May meeting!

Where: St Andrew Catholic Church, 806 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR 97211

The meeting will be in the community center, which is behind the main church building. There are two parking lots.

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To continue celebrating our 10 year anniversary, members can pick up a beautiful enamel pin at this month's meeting!

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May Fat Quarter Lotto:
For this month's FQ lotto, please bring a Polka Dot fat quarter!  Everyone who enters a fat quarter will receive an entry into the drawing to win the entire pile (or split into 2 or 3 piles/winners if we have many entries!)

May Presentation:
This month we're excited to welcome Irena Swanson! Irena will share her unique quilting methods that save time and increase accuracy. Irena will also be teaching a Herringbone Quilt Workshop using her methods on Saturday, May 18th.

Upcoming Presentations:

  • June: A trunk show by Elizabeth Hartman!

  • July: Stash Bust for Charity! We will have another event like we did last year. Members will donate fabric and quilting tools which will be sold during the monthly meeting. Proceeds will go to charity. More information to come!


Workshops on sale now:

Herringbone Quilt Workshop by Irena Swanson


Dingbats Redux by Sam Hunter of Hunter's Design Studio:

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Left: Herringbone Quilt Workshop with Irena

Right: Dingbats Redux Workshop with Sam

Fabric Challenges:

PMQG has 2 upcoming challenges for 2019: Paintbrush Studio Painter’s Palette Solids Challenge and Figo Fabrics Print Challenge. For each challenge, members will receive 9 or 10 fat quarters and will make a mini quilt to be shown at the PMQG October Showcase. Space is limited to 40 members per challenge and each person may only sign up for and receive 1 challenge or the other, not both.

Sign-ups for the Painter's Palette Solids Challenge go live tomorrow, Saturday 11th, at 10 am. For more information, and to sign up, visit our website.

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What else is in store this month:

Upcoming Events:

  • Painter’s Palette Solids Fabric Challenge Sign-up: Saturday, May 11th at 10 am (see above!)

  • Need inspiration for next year’s Sisters Quilt Show Special Exhibit “Inspired by Bauhaus?”On Monday, May 20th at 7pm, the Portland Art Museum is showing a film celebrating 100 years of Bauhaus. Go here for tickets and more info.

  • Hand Sew Happy Hour--Sunday, May 26th, 2pm-4pm

    • East Side: Pix Patisserie, 2225 E Burnside St, Portland

    • West Side: Jim & Patty's Coffee People, 4130 SW 117th, Beaverton

  • Open Sew Day--Saturday, June 1st, 9:30 am-530 pm at Mill End Store, 4955 SW Western Ave., Beaverton (park around the side closest to Uwajimaya and knock on the keypad door if it's not propped open so you don't have to carry your supplies all through the store!)

Don't forget to bring:

  • Fat Quarter Lotto fabric (see above!)

  • Mugs for hot tea

  • Show and Tell Quilts, we want to see what you've made! (1 per person, please)

Cleanup After Meetings:
Thank you to everyone who helps set up for meeting, we really appreciate it! We are in need of more help after meetings though. If you’re physically able, please put away your own chair, and grab an extra one too if you can! Besides chairs we need assistance putting away tables, equipment, and the stage after meetings too.
 

Guests

Guests and non-members are welcome at guild meetings. Guests are free for the first visit; $5 for each visit after that.

We hope to see you on Thursday!

April 2019 Meeting Recap

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Our April meeting started out with a few technical difficulties, oops! Thank you to everyone for being so patient as we figured it out! With President Erin out of town, Mary Ann and Kimberly B. led April's meeting. Special thanks to members Rachel C. and Elise for stepping up and helping out with the tech issues and Joyce for working the Fat Quarter Lotto station!

April's meeting was all about the Sisters Quilt Show! Board members presented ideas for our PMQG Sisters Quilt Exhibit theme for 2020. Those ideas were:

  • Animals.

  • Inspired by Bauhaus

  • Maximalism

  • TEN

  • Gaudi

  • Mosaic

  • Positive Space

  • Centennial of 19th Amendment

After the presentations, members had the chance to vote via bean on their favorite idea...and the winner for the theme of our 2020 PMQG Sisters Quilt Exhibit Theme was:

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More Sisters News:

Volunteers still needed to staff our Bountiful Rainbows Quilt Exhibit for 1 hour time slots for the Saturday, July 13th show from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Sign up here!

Want to experience the show but don't feel like driving to Central Oregon on your own? Buy a ticket on the PMQG Sisters bus! Bus leaves at 6:30 am sharp from Portland. $45

Workshops

We have 2 workshops going on sale May 4th at 6 pm!

  • Irena Swanson--Simple Herringbone Quilt Workshop, Saturday, May 18th, 10 am to 2 pm, Aloha Sewing and Vacuum, 7550 E Main Street, Hillsboro, OR. $45

  • Sam Hunter of Hunter's Design Studio--Dingbats Redux Block Workshop, Saturday, June 29th, Beaverton Mill End Store, 4955 SW Western Ave, Beaverton. $95

Find the Shop Listings Here at 6 pm. Saturday, May 4th!

New Member Mixer Signups Saturday, May 4th at 9:00 am

Are you a new member? Or semi-new and would like to meet new people?

Sign-ups for our New Member Mixer go live tomorrow, Saturday May 4th at 9 am. There is limited space so you will need to sign up to go this event! Our Mixer is on May 11th from 5:00 to 7:30 pm at Cool Cottons. We'll have snacks and drinks, some fun mixer activities, some "older" members on hand to answer some questions, and door prizes! Cool Cottons will be closed to the public during the mixer but attendees will be able to shop!!

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Fabric Challenges

We announced 2 upcoming fabric challenges! We're excited to work with the following companies:

  • Paintbrush Studio (solid challenge) May 11th signups  

  • FIGO Fabrics (print challenge) June 8th signups

Members will be able to sign up for 1 of these challenges, not both. Spaces are limited so keep an eye on the blog and your email, there will be plenty of information coming soon about these challenges!

April Door Prizes

Here are our lucky April Door Prize Winners! This month we had 4 door prizes as we were able to give away an extra Swag Bag from our Spring Retreat! Congrats to the winners and thank you to all of our generous sponsors! Please visit them on social media and be sure to thank them if you get a chance!dropcloth

  • Chelsea P. won:

    • Step-by-step Quilting book donated by Christina Cameli @afewscraps

    • 2019 Quiltcon magazine donated by Christina Cameli

    • Mini Mod dog kit donated by My Quilting Loft @myquiltingloft

  • Jennie M. won:

    • Tula Nova paper pieces, pattern and templates donated by Paper Pieces, @paperpiecesepp

    • Fat quarter bundle, donated by Fabricworm @fabricworm

  • Donna G won:

    • Fat quarter fabric bundle donated by Cloud9 @cloud9fabrics

    • Tea donated by Revival Tea Company, @revivalteacompany

    • By Annie pattern donated by Kimberly B.

  • Summer won:

    • PMQG swag bag inlcluding donations from Sam Hunter, @huntersdesignstudio, Susan Beal, @westcoastcrafty, Rebecca Ringquist, @dropcloth, and Katie Blakesley, @patterndrop

Block of the Month (BOM)

Our May Block of the Month is the PMQG Banner Block! 

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Upcoming Meeting Presentations

Irena Swanson in May! Irena will share her streamlined methods for piecing that help with accuracy and for completing projects more quickly! Don’t miss her Herringbone Workshop either, it goes on sale Saturday, May 4th at 6 pm (see above).

Charity Program Announcements:

  • Charity Sew at Modern Domestic, Portland. See website for details

  • Charity Sew Support at Montavilla Sewing, Lake Oswego, May 9th, 10 am to 1pm

  • The Charity Zipper Bags program is in need of interfacing! Please follow the link to learn more about this program.

Other Announcements:

  • We're still in need of several volunteers! Please take a look at our current needs at the bottom of this page if you have some time to give to the guild! We need your help to keep all of our programs running smoothly.

Thank you to everyone who worked hard to make April’s meeting and other events happen!

Design Week Portland

PMQG is excited to share the following information about Design Week Portland. One of our newest PMQG members, Kim Davis, is leading the PR for this year's festival. Register online at designportland.org.

Design Week Portland
April 6 - 13

Design Week Portland is a week-long festival with hundreds of events, talks, exhibitions, tours, workshops and open studios.  Programming illustrates what is new and interesting in the field of design from the perspective of designers who work across many practices - from graphic design and architecture, to fashion and apparel, to industrial design.  Discussions and demonstrations take place in every corner of the city from April 6 - 13.  The events are accessible to the public with a range of price points, including many free or low-cost options.  


A few events that might be of particular interest to the guild:

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March 2019 Meeting Recap

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Our tenth anniversary meeting on March 21 was a well-attended celebration with lots of time to enjoy cake after Sam Hunter’s fascinating talk. Erin welcomed new members with complimentary fat quarters and celebrated March birthdays. Thanks to Figo Fabrics, all members snagged a colorful charm pack on their way in the door.

Erin challenged long-time members to chat with people they don’t know and reminded everyone car pools are being organized via the PMQG website. Additional announcements included a reminder that the April meeting has been moved to April 25th due to a religious holiday at the church. One of the guild’s business members, Cotton Cure, is now open in Hillsboro. Hunter’s Design Studio has joined the guild as a business member this month.


Sam took us on a fascinating tour through the history of words on quilts and fiber arts, which ended in a very personal, and at times, teary story of her artistic evolution. Her talk culminated in her recently award-winning work “Why I’m A Feminist” which took third in the handwork category at QuiltCon. On display were some of her earlier works, including a series of stamped hospital gowns.

Upcoming workshops still have spots open:

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Irena Swanson will be teaching her Simple Herringbone Quilt Workshop on May 18th from 10-2.  Irena is an expert at streamlining her sewing by sewing, and you’ll want to take this workshop to learn this process.  The scholarship will be open for applications from April 27 - May 3, and the workshop will go on sale on May 4th.

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Sam Hunter will be teaching her Dingbats Redux Workshop on June 29th from 10 - 5.  This dynamic quilt is made of two different sized blocks and  is made without curves or set in pieces! The scholarship will go live for applications from April 27 - May 3rd, and this workshop will also go on sale May 4th.  



The Spring Retreat, happening in 3 weeks, is currently sold out with one on the waiting list. If you are interested, please sign up for the list as we’ve been able to accommodate several who wanted to add.

The 2019 Fall Retreat will go on sale Saturday June 21 for people not attending the spring retreat. Registration will open to all 2 weeks later.


This past weekend, the PMQG sponsored an exhibit of our member’s word quilts at the Northwest Quilters 45th annual show. We will also have an exhibit at the Clark County Quilt Show March 28-30 in Vancouver. Umpqua County Quilt Show “Reflections of the Northwest” at Douglas County Fairgrounds in Roseburg April 26-28th .


The March fat quarter swap of PMQG logo colors generated a lot of participation and Tracy Dunlap, Sailor Holladay, Renee Pype, Christine Yi, and Jessica Dahmen all took away stacks of more than 10 fat quarters each.

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Sara Flynn introduced this month’s Block of the Month, Moons of Verner, continuing with the Mod Block Party theme.  Be sure to download your instructions on our website.


New VP of Technology and Social Media, Mary Ann Morsette, has organized a New Member Mixer on May 11 at Cool Cottons from 5:00-7:30pm. Cool Cottons will be closed, but members can shop and meet new folks while enjoying some light refreshments.

Once again, PMQG members proved to be generous and talented, donating 26 quilts to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in February. This year, we are donating charity zipper bags to the Portland Homeless Family Solutions.  Kits for both charity quilts and zipper bags are at the charity table.


The board suggested a ruler library to supplement the book library the guild maintains. We need your input about what rulers you’d like included here.

We had three Door Prizes for our March Meeting.  Our first set of prizes included a calendar from Curated Quilts, Island Batik fabric from Fabric Depot and the Mini Mod Dog kit from My Quilting Loft.  This prize pack was won by Laurisa Stubblefield.  Our second Door prize set was a calendar from Curated Quilts, 8 FQ from Figo Fabric’s Tropical Jammin’ collection and Soak and Flatter from Soak Wash.  This prize pack was won by Petra Anderson.  Our third set of prizes included a calendar from Curated Quilts and a 14 piece FQ bundle by Figo Fabric’s Mountain Meadow collection.  This final prize pack was won by LouAnn Tiedemann.  

We finished our meeting with a fantastic Show and Tell!

See you next month at our April guild meeting!