Hello Modern Quilters!
Whether you made it to the meeting or not there’s lots of info for you in January’s recap!
January Meeting Reminder
Hello Modern Quilters,
Are you ready to jump back into the modern quilting world? The location for our next meeting (Tuesday January 24) has changed slightly. We’ll be meeting in the church’s activity building on the west side of the parking lot. The time is the same, 5:30 social time and 6 for the meeting. Here’s what’s happening!
BNMQG Shop Hop
Hello Modern Quilters!
I hope your holiday was fun and full of joy! Speaking of joy…are you ready for our shop hop? We are so fortunate to have four local quilt shops in town. Let’s get out there and support them! Here’s all the information from our Hospitality Chair Leanne Fritz.
The annual support your Local Quilt Shop Day is Saturday, January 28, 2017! Starting January 1 through Saturday, January 28, 2017, visit the 4 Bloomington/Normal quilt shops:
The Treadle 309 662 1733 2101 Eastland Drive Bloomington
Each quilt shop will have punch cards to hand out to guild members, the card will be punched once for visiting their store and a second time if you buy something.
One punch for visiting = 1 entry/store
One punch for purchasing = 2 entries/store
If all 8 are punched, you’ll get 2 additional bonus entries in our drawing!!
Giveaways-The local quilt shops are donating prizes (and I promise, the prizes are something we all can use!!) We very much appreciate their support and see this as a WIN/WIN!! There will also be door prizes just for coming to the social!
Social-To culminate the Support Your Local Quilt Shop Day/Month, we thought it would be fun to have a member social on Saturday afternoon, January 28. The social will be held at Leanne Fritz’s home, 20151 Murray Hill Road, Bloomington from 2:00-4:00. Come and get to know your fellow members better!
Directions: Towanda Barnes South, cross over Ireland Grove Road and the RR tracks, take Cheneys Grove Road east (road is just past RR tracks and a white farm house), travel 1 mile and turn right in to Dover Ridge subd. on Haley Way, take first left on to Murray Hill (our home is the 3rd on the right, counting the home on the corner)
Prizes will be drawn at the social…so if you can’t attend, please give your punch card to Leanne Fritz, Kathy Cook or a guild member who is attending so you can be entered in to the drawing!! Need not be present to win but we’d love to have you at the social!!
Watch our FB page and your email for more details on how to RSVP for the social.
Questions: Please contact Leanne Fritz, Hospitality Chair at 309-825-9295 If you would like to bring an appetizer or a sweet treat, please let Leanne know when you RSVP.
November Meeting Recap
The November 22nd meeting was a busy one! We enjoyed treats brought by Leanne Fritz and Viv Browning during our social time before the meeting. In attendance were 37 members and 3 visitors.
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November 2016 Meeting Reminder
Hello Modern Quilters!
There will be lots of great things happening at our next meeting on Tuesday November 22. Don’t miss out! Come for refreshments and social time at 5:30. The meeting will start at 6:00.
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Pillow Swap Part 2-quilting & envelope back
ENVELOPE PILLOW BACK–overlapping back closure (no zipper!!)
Each back piece will be the same width as the front side and 1/2 of the length plus 4 inches to account for seams and overlap (the envelope part.) Sound confusing? Just keep reading!! There’s pictures!!
For example, the pillow insert is 16 inches so half of that is 8 inches + 4= 12 inches. Each of the back pieces will be 16 inches wide and 12 inches tall.
Attach each back piece to Pillow Cover. Make a quilt sandwich.
NOTE: Cut batting 1” shorter on each end. This will result in less bulk when edges are turned under for a finished edge. Quilt entire piece, making both back & front of pillow quilted!
Turn under edges on Pillow Back & hem. With right sides together, overlap back pieces onto front. Sew seams together. Turn right side out through envelope back. You’re done!!
Envelope Back: Nice, clean finish on the back!
October Meeting Recap
Hello Modern Quilters!
We had a great turnout at our October meeting! Lots of people helped to make it a really fun evening. Here’s the recap!
October 2016 Meeting Reminder
Hello Modern Quilters!
Did you remember our meeting is early this month? It’s next Tuesday the 18th. Come for refreshments and to socialize at 5:30. The meeting will start at 6. Here’s what you need to know. Continue reading
A New Year! September 2016 Recap
Hello Modern Quilters! And Happy Birthday to US! BNMQG celebrated its 4th birthday at the first meeting of the new year. We were happy to have 3 visitors, 39 returning members and 3 new members. Continue reading
Pillow Swap Directions
I’m so excited about the response to our first swap! 27 members decided to participate! Each brought a fat quarter of modern fabric, filled out a quick form about preferences and put both in a bag that was then picked up by a different member. The object is to use the fat quarter and add other fabric to make a design based on one of our previous block lotto blocks, but used in a different way. We are encouraged to use one or more of the elements of modern quilting – alternate grid, negative space, asymmetry, improvisation and minimalism- in our design of the 16.5-inch square pillow top. The top should be completed by the October meeting, when instructions for the pillow back will be given. The return of the finished pillow covers is set for November. Here are a few quick ideas for some of our blocks. Check out the block lotto page for pics of all of the blocks we’ve done so far.
Questions? Email me!
Bloomington/Normal Modern Quilt Guild 