Resources from April 2020’s BNMQG Zoom meeting

Posted on April 29, 2020 by napmath

Thanks for another great meeting of the BNMQG! Beautiful quilts were shown and we had some great discussions despite the weather and not being able to meet in person! Below you will find the list of resources from tonight’s meeting.

The link to the video about facing a quilt can be found here.

The magnets that I use with my door quilts can be found on Amazon.

Link to Rebecca Bryan’s workshop registration (that will be rescheduled) Ignore the dates on the registration form

Link to the 2020 Retreat Registration form

Link to the Modern Free Wheeling Circles Quilt Workshop – Supply List and Registration form.

Link to the Block for Block Lotto for May

2020 Quilt Show Calendar

Posted on April 22, 2020 by napmath

TBA – Festival of Quilts – Spiritual Life Center, 1301 Cunningham Ave., Urbana, IL – https://www.cunninghamhome.org/events/festival-quilts
June 19-20 – Decatur Quilters Guild 40th Anniversary Party – Ruby Celebration – Decatur Civic Center, 1 Gary Anderson Plaza, Decatur, Il 62522 http://www.decaturciviccenter.org/events/447/decatur-quilters-guild-40th.-ruby-celebration-quilt-fest
Guild July 18-19 – Illinois Valley Quilters’ Guild Quilt Show – Celebrations 150, 740 E Highway 6, LaSalle, IL http://www.ivquiltguild.com/meetings-workshops
August 20-30 – Gems of the Prairie Quilt Show – Life Together Center, 3625 N. Sheridan Rd, Peoria https://gemsoftheprairie.com/quilt-show/
September 2-5 – AQS Quilt Week – Paducah, KY – Schroeder Expo Center • 415 Park Street, Paducah, KY (Note: This will be the only show in Paducah this year.) https://www.quiltweek.com/
September 10-12 – Wisconsin Quilt Expo – Escape. Create. Celebrate. – Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI https://quiltshow.com/
September 11-12 – HAAQG Quilt Show – No UFO’s Left Behind – Interstate Center, 1106 Interstate Drive, Bloomington, IL
September 18-19 – A QUILTER’S VISION: 2020 – Illinois State Fairgrounds – Orr Building (gate 9), Springfield, IL http://www.springfieldquilts.com/2020-quilt-show.html
October 2-3 Salt Creek Patchworkers Quilt Show – Vision of Colors – Little Galilee Camp, 7539 Little Galilee Rd, Clinton, IL 61727
October 22-24 Original Sewing & Quilt Expo will be back in Schaumburg, IL

April 2020 Tip of the Month

Posted on April 22, 2020 by napmath

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April 2020 Newsletter and Info on April 28 Zoom Meeting

Posted on April 20, 2020 by napmath

April 2020 – BNMQG has gone virtual!

Printed with Bonnie’s permission

Hi Modern Quilters,

Wow… what a great meeting for our first virtual gathering. There were 38 of you there and your participation made it awesome. We loved seeing your Show and Tell, your swap projects, your projects in progress, learning about your favorite classes and workshops, and seeing your sewing spaces! Congratulations to Anita Tullier, Leslie Swearinger, and Barb Stevens for winning the meeting’s door prizes. If you missed the meeting, you can still see what was shared and add to the posts on Facebook in the BNMQG group.

BNMQG will be meeting on ZOOM on April 28

In consideration of the (World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic/the state of IL banning or discouraging events of more than 10 until April 30) the Bloomington Normal Modern Quilt Guild meeting will be again meeting virtually, but this time on ZOOM so everyone can attend and you can join for free. Since we will be missing our in-person meeting in April, please stay safe, wash your hands and don’t touch your face. If you feel sick by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), check these CDC guidelines

Just think how technically advanced you will be after we have our virtual meetings!

Put a reminder in your phone and join us for a meeting on Tuesday and join us for a meeting on Tuesday night (April 28) from 6 pm – 8 pm via ZOOM. Join anytime from 5:30-6:00 for a social time and bring your own treats to social hour. Watch your email – we’ll send you a link to get into Zoom in your email for the meeting. ** The email will come from Lisa B from her work email at District87.org. We chose ZOOM because it is the best platform to use as it works easily for people with all sorts of tech skills. The email that you receive will have options for joining the meeting. Read the email to see those options and if you have questions, make sure to join us for the practice session on Monday night.

There will be a practice session on Monday, April 27 at 6 pm to make sure ZOOM is working for you-use the link for the practice session (one will be sent to you and it will be different than the meeting link) to join the practice session. You will be able to try it out and make sure your camera and microphone are ready for the meeting. Watch carefully for both links and pay attention to which is the PRACTICE link and which is the ACTUAL MEETING link.

Thanks to the Silicon Valley Modern Quilt Guild for sharing the following to help you with your ZOOM experience. Continue reading →

Supply List for Modern Free Wheeling Circle Quilt

Posted on April 19, 2020 by napmath

Supply list

20 – 12.5” x 12.5” squares, assorted colors or semi-solids
20 – 10” x 10” squares. Assorted solids or semi-solids
2 ¼ yard sashing/border I fabrics, assorted solids or semi-solids
Extra fabric for optional border
¼” Fusible bias tape (optional)
Binding: 7-2 ½” strips width of fabric
Coordinating quilting thread

Basic supplies:

Sewing machine with ¼ “ foot, paper and fabric scissors, rotary cutting supplies (mat and cutter with a sharp blade), neutral thread (gray or tan) or one that blends with most of our fabrics, straight pins

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