Our next meeting is on February 27th, via Zoom. Social time at 5:30 pm CST, with meeting starting at 6 pm CST. Zoom link will be emailed to all members on Sunday February 25th.

Our topic is Quiltcon 2024 Honorees! Since we have five of our members quilts being accepted to Quiltcon, the board thought it would be great to hear more from our member honorees.

❖ Teresa A.: “Lines of Travel”
❖ Kathy C.: “More Than Most”
❖ Judy Z. L.: “Boing-f”
❖ Karla K. M.: “Linearity: Points and Counterparts”
❖ Dawn P.: “Pink House”

They will be speaking about their quilts, how their vision developed, and more! If you would like to enter a quilt to Quiltcon next year, be sure to bring your questions to the February meeting. All BNMQG members attending Quiltcon will be documenting their Quiltcon experiences through pictures and more! Check out our Facebook page as pictures are uploaded. Safe Travels!

Submitted by Barb S., Secretary

Bloomington Normal Modern Quilt Guild met virtually on January 23, 2024 with 67 members dialing in. President, Vivian H., called the meeting to order and briefly reviewed a few of the housekeeping details relating to attending meeting virtually. These included making sure you mute yourself unless you are addressing the group.

Nancy P. then introduced the evening’s speaker, Emilie Trahan. She is a self taught quilter, who is also a physician from Canada. In 2021 she won “Best in Show” at Quilt Con. Most of her quilting is done with upcycled fabrics such as sheets, pillow cases and clothing. She mentioned that she may use several different types of fabrics in one quilt. She excels at piecing improvised curves into beautiful modern quilts. Starting with placing pieces of fabric on her studio floor, she maneuvers the fabric until it is a completed beautiful quilt. Emilie is on Instagram @mili.tra Emilie will have 2 quilts hanging at QuiltCon this year. Judging by the comments afterward, the members enjoyed her presentation.