July 2020 Meeting Recap

What a fabulous day to enjoy the AC!

Reminders

• QuiltCon Feb 2021 Registration is open. Go to the MQG webpage to sign up. 
• Our Big Blue Challenge will be at the International Quilt Museum, showing on their reopening, August 4th
• Virtual meetings through the rest of 2020
• Sew Days: August 8th and an in person socially distanced Sew Day, Sept 12 (Sept 19th rain date). Details on the in person sew day to be announced

IQM Re-Opening

The IQM will be opening August 4th Tues through Sat 10 AM to 4 PM. Max occupancy will be 65 visitors, social distancing and masks required.

Raffle - Covid Style

Our in person meetings have a monthly raffle, a challenge for us this year. So, we've packaged all our lovely raffle prizes into 8 wonderful raffle packages. $10 per ticket for a chance to win these prizes.

Cultural Fusion Quilts: A Melting Pot of Piecing Traditions

• Jennifer McKitrick gave a great review of this book by Sujata Shah

Big Names in Modern Quilting

• Elisa Salas presented on big names in Modern Quilting. Please see the list below and comment here, FaceBook, or Instagram with other notable quilters!
• Betty Busby
• http://bbusbyarts.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/betty.busby
• Jacquie Gering
• https://www.jacquiegering.com/
• http://tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/jacquie.gering
• #jacquiegering
• Alissa Haight Carlton
• https://www.facebook.com/alissahaightcarlton
• #ahcquilts
• Victoria Findlay Wolfe
• https://vfwquilts.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaFindlayWolfeQuilts
• #victoriafindlaywolfe
• Sherri Lynn Wood
• https://sherrilynnwood.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/sherri.lynn.wood.daintytime
• #sherrilynnwood
• Libs Elliot
• https://www.libselliott.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/libselliott
• #libselliot
• Carole Lyles Shaw
• https://carolelylesshaw.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/carole.l.shaw.7
• #carole_lysleshaw

Raffle prizes

With our virtual meetings, we haven't been able to offer raffle prizes - a fun and fundraising activity for our guild. So, we're moving virtual. Please see more here 

Show and Tell

Carolyne Garner shared her quilt made for her grandson's graduation

Nancy Goff's Venus is shaping up

Pat Kant Modrell's Art Quilt

And Pat Kant Modrell's hand-dyed quilt

Tom Meyer's completed multilayered quilt

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Next meeting: Aug 25th - We will extend a Zoom meeting invite within 1 week of the meeting. Check the email for an Agenda. 

Sew Days: Moving to a monthly meeting:  August 8th, Sept 12th (in person - stay tuned for details), October 17th: 10:00 am to 3 PM. Zoom recap at 2:30