February 2023 Meeting Recap

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Lisa B.

Submitted by Barb S., Secretary

The Bloomington Normal Modern Quilt met via zoom on February 28, 2023 with 62 members present. President Lisa B. called the meeting to order and reminded members that next months meeting will be a dual meeting with members able to attend in person or via zoom,

Prior to introducing the evenings speaker, Lisa asked the group “do you know what pojagi is”. 83% of those attending said No while only 17% said yes. Lisa then introduced the speaker, Elizabeth DeCroos who gave a very informative program on pojagi. She spoke of how she learned the Korean art when living there 14 years ago. At the end of the program, the majority of the members indicated they would like to try it themselves.

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November 2017 Meeting Recap

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Lisa B.

Submitted by Teresa A., Secretary

The Bloomington-Normal Modern Quilt Guilt met on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Christ Lutheran Church. Thirty-five (35) members were in attendance, and we welcomed one new member, Rachel D. and three (3) guests. Our social refreshments were provided by Viv B. and Heather B. who served deviled eggs, crackers, carrot chips, dip, and a variety of delicious cookies. President Kathy C. thanked the members who provided this month’s treats. Guests were also introduced.

Remember that the guild now has ten (10) books which can be checked out by members. A $5 deposit is required, and it will be refunded if the book is brought back the following meeting. If not returned the month after borrowing, the deposit will be retained in the library account. See Carol B., is the guild librarian if you would like to check out a book.

Mark your calendars, Viv B. shared there will be a bus trip to the International Quilt Festival on April 12, 2018. There will be more information about the trip at our January meeting.

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January Meeting Reminder

Posted on January 17, 2017 by KathyC

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!

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October 2016 Meeting Reminder

Posted on October 11, 2016 by KathyC

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 →

May Meeting Reminder

Posted on May 18, 2016 by KathyC

Hello Modern Quilters,

Spring’s colors are blooming all around us! What a great time for this month’s program–Understanding Color. We’ll meet next Tuesday, May 24 at 6 pm at Christ Lutheran Church on Hershey in Normal. Here’s what’s happening.

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March Meeting

Posted on March 15, 2016 by KathyC

Hello Modern Quilters,

March’s meeting is next Tuesday the 22nd at 6pm. We will meet at Christ Lutheran Church as usual. Here’s what’s happening.

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January Meeting 2016

Posted on January 18, 2016 by KathyC

Hello Modern Quilters,

With the holidays behind us and this frigid weather keeping me indoors I’m ready to tackle some new projects. Oh and maybe finish some old ones. Can’t wait to meet up and see what everyone’s been working on. See you January 26 at 6:00 pm at Christ Lutheran Church, 311 N. Hershey, Normal, IL. Visitors welcome as always! January’s meeting will be fun and frantic. There’s a lot going on!

10,000th Member Announcement— Who was the MQG’s 10,000th member? One of BNMQG’s members that’s who! Come to the meeting to find out who she is and see the things she won.

Block Lotto— Can’t wait to see these! We will be collecting your money upfront for the next block when we give you the background fabric so bring your dollars.

Raffle Fabric— Patty Young and solids. 20160108_083851

Goals–Did you complete all the goals for 2015 that you wrote last January? No? Me neither, but it did provide some focus for the projects I did complete. We’ll be writing new goals for 2016 so give it some thought.

Blog–We now have a BNMQG blog and we’ll take a few minutes to get everybody signed up.

Show and Tell–bring your modern creations so we can ooh and ahh!

Program–Cheryl Adam is a wonderful designer and quilt maker. Here is some info about the program in her own words. “I have been asked to speak about designing. I will attempt to tell you what I do to design a quilt for different work situations and for my own work. I will tell you a little of my thought process, the tools I use, and maybe even admitting some mistakes. I will talk a little about how I decide which fabrics to use and why I choose these. Please come with questions-even about something you are working on.”

2015 Recap

Posted on December 24, 2015 by KathyC

Hello Modern Quilters,

It’s impressive to look back at the year and see all we accomplished and the fun we had! Here are some highlights.

Our Guild was invited to participate in 2015’s Quilt Spectrum, the Hands All Around Quilt Guild’s annual show. We did a Bed Turning and were able to showcase our members’ beautiful modern quilts. We also had an information booth and got to talk modern quilting with lots of interested people.

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