Next Meeting - Saturday, October 27th - 2:00 - 5:00pm!

Hi Everyone,

We want to thank Carol for her demo at our September meeting on her "wavy" fabric quilt technique - such a cool technique!  And, as with any creative endeavor, Carol's demo sparked all kinds of creative thinking and sharing of ideas!  Gotta love it!

Karen showcased her quilt this month!  Check out her awesome color palate!  Beautiful quilt!  Don't forget and bring quilts to share to the meeting - we support bragging rights!

Our October swap will be any item you'd like to make - mug rug, place mat, cell phone holder - with a Autumn or Halloween theme!  Place it in a paper bag and we'll do a member "grab" with everyone that participates!

Here's a photo at our September Mug Rug Swap!

Our membership has grown to 27, and it's so much fun to walk into Quilter's Paradise every month and see our members, along with new faces!  Thanks to everyone who brings so much creativity, friendship and fun to our guild!

So, I will leave you with this quote: A fat quarter is not a body part!

See you October 27th!

FMQG August Meeting

Our August meeting had the best turnout yet!  Welcome to all our new members, and don't forget to "join" on this blog!

Karen has volunteered to create our Facebook page, and it's already up and running!  So, check it out and "like", "comment" and "recommend" us to the social community!  Thanks, Karen!

We will be having a Mug Rug Swap at our next meeting, September 22!  Karen has posted two tutorials on our Facebook page!  I just finished my Mug Rug using one of the tutorials and it was fun and easy!  Bring your finished Mug Rug in a paper bag to our meeting and everyone who made one will leave with one!

Also, Carol will be demonstrating her "Wavy Glue n' Flip" technique!  I hope the title has peeked your interest because it makes for a very cool quilt effect!

Norma has set up a flickr account for us, which we will be adding photos to soon!  Thanks, Norma!

Http://www.flickr.com/groups/1951249@N22/

Barbara @ Quilter's Paradise has told me that if any members would like to recommend any quilt books, she would be happy to order them for us!  Quilter's is so happy to have us as part of their quilt community, and we are so grateful to them for providing us the space to grow!  

Until our meeting on September 22 from 2:00 - 5:00 - Happy Quilting!

JULY QUILT GET TOGETHER!

We had such a great turnout at our July quilt gathering!  A big thanks to Karen and Jessica, who drove over from Hanford, and to Andrea to made the journey from Auberry!  We hope you'll be back!  Lots of wonderful quilts being crafted with gorgeous fabric combinations! Take a look at Norma's inspiring quilt!  A beautiful, inspiring, creation!

I was able to get together with Barbara at Quilter's Paradise and schedule our meetings for the rest of the year!  QP is doing the best they can to incorporate our schedule into theirs, since they are an amazingly busy store!  So, I want to thank Barbara for QP"s desire to have the Fresno Modern Quilt Guild be a part of their quilting community!

Here is our MEETING SCHEDULE 2012:

Saturday, August 4th - 2pm to 5pm

Saturday, September 22nd - 2pm to 5pm

Saturday, October 27 - 2pm - 5pm

NO meeting in November!

Saturday, December 8th - 2pm to 5pm

The meetings will, also, be posted in Quilter's Paradise Newsletter!

Join us at our July Meeting!

FMQG Next Meeting - Saturday, July 7 - 3:00pm-5:00 @ Quilter's Paradise, Old Town Clovis

Looking forward to seeing you!  Bring a snack and your project!  Our quilt-alongs have been fun and encouraging!  No matter what level of quilter you are, we guarantee an afternoon of camaraderie and creativity!

 I had the opportunity to spend five days with my quilt buddy, Diane, in Moorpark a couple of weeks ago!  And, drum roll, please - I completed a quilt!  However, I won't be able to share it at our get-together, since I sent it out to be quilted!

 The above "travel addiction" quilt was made by Vickie, a Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild member!  It was raffled off at the Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club!  What a luck winner!  I am so jealous!

 While I was working hard on my batik quilt, Diane was making the cutest Cat in the Hat quilt for a friend's baby shower!  She had the hardest time quilting around her kitty, Scout! 

 Thanks, Diane, for all of your patient mentoring and your dear friendship!

 

 

Next Meeting - Saturday, June 2 from 2:00 - 4:30 at Quilter's Paradise


Since we have had such a small turnout at our monthly meetings, we will determine at this meeting if we should move forward with our guild or discontinue our efforts.


So, if you still want to continue, please come to our get together this Saturday!  If you can't make it, but feel that you would like to move forward as a guild, please leave a comment on our blog or email me!


Hope to see you Saturday!

Next Meeting, SUNDAY April 29th, 1:30 - 4:00

Hi Everyone,

Our next meeting will be this Sunday from 1:30 - 4:00 at Quilter's Paradise!  Bring your quilt project(s), quilts to show, and a snack to share if you desire!

If you have any stash fabrics that you're tired of or don't think you will use, bring them to swap!

Looking forward to seeing all of you! 

Next Meeting, SUNDAY, March 25 th - 1:30 - 4:00pm

Our next meeting will be "less meeting and more quilting fun"! It is also "double punch" day at Quilter's Paradise!

So, bring your quilting project and sewing machine and we'll have a good time!  If you would like to bring a snack to share, feel free!

The Clovis Antique Show is that weekend, so Pollasky St. won't be available for parking.  QP's told me that we can go down the one-way alley, the wrong way, and park in their parking lot!  Just be careful!

Springtime in the Valley Quilt Show will be Saturday and Sunday, March 24th and 25th from 10:00am - 4:00pm at The Golden Palace - 2625 W. Vassar Ave., Fresno. The show will include over 200 quilts and wearable arts by local San Joaquin Valley residents!

The Modern Quilt Guild will be having it's very first quilt show - Quilt Con! It will be in Austin, TX, February 21-24, 2013.  More info at www.quiltcon.com.

Also, I am putting together a Member Directory, so if you would send me your email address and phone number, I can have it ready for our March meeting!

Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday, March 25th!