Just a friendly reminder that we will be having our business meeting this Saturday (9/24) from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the South Mandarin Library branch.
We will be devoting the entire meeting in memory of Jen. Please bring any items that you created from any of the swaps or programs she headed as program chair. For example, Jen spearheaded our 2015 Round Robin, the bird swap quilt and the pocket quilts. Also, if anyone has any completed quilts or quilt tops that include any of the 2015 blocks of the month in them, please bring to the meeting.
After the business meeting the library room is available for open sewing until 5:00 p.m. for those members who would like to participate.
And lastly, please bring your name tag to the meeting. If you don’t have one, feel free to create your own unique name tag or we will have blank ones at the meeting for you to use.
As several members are out of town and will not be able to make our guild meeting for August and the library is unavailable, we have decided to cancel the August business meeting.
Our next meeting will be Saturday, September 24th at the South Mandarin Branch Library. We will have our regular business meeting and show and tell but in addition we plan on having a Das Jen remembrance and celebrate all the creative projects and challenges she brought to our guild.
Stay tuned… More info to come as we get closer to the September meeting date.
Our July meeting was held on Saturday, July 23 at the South Mandarin Library branch.
At the meeting our Program Committee provided treats for all and celebrated members with June birthdays. You can review the minutes here.
During the meeting, members discussed sew-ins that are going on and the #QuiltsforPulse effort being started by the Orlando MQG. Everyone has been working hard sewing blocks/quilts and organizing sew-ins for this effort. Make sure you watch our blog and members Facebook page for times and places where there are sew-ins going on. Stay tuned to our blog for times and places on those also.
We then had State of the Guild discussion where members had an open and frank discussion about the purpose of the guild, what is expected of each of us, what we each are looking for and ways we can work together to form a successful modern quilt guild. The consensus was that there is a need for more communication and everyone needs to try and be more proactive.
At the end of the business meeting we had show and tell:
Members who completed their Paint Chip Challenge:
Ruth showed her quilt for Kathy’s daughter and the table runner she made for her sister.
Laurie showed her sofa quilt, throw quilt and tuffet in progress.
Adele showed her finished quilt that she used the glue basting technique.
And Mary Ann showed her quilt she made for Quilts for Pulse.
That’s it for now. Stay tuned for more info.
Next business meeting is to be determined for August.
Just a friendly reminder that we will be having our business meeting this Saturday (7/23) from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the South Mandarin Library branch.
After the business meeting the library room is available for open sewing until 5:00 p.m. for those members who would like to participate.
Don’t forget to bring your BOM for this month. If you need more info on this block, check the blog post here. Also don’t forget that the 2nd quarter challenge, the Paint Chip Challenge, is due.
And lastly, please bring your name tag to the meeting. If you don’t have one, feel free to create your own unique name tag or we will have blank ones at the meeting for you to use.
Our June meeting was held on Saturday, June 25 at the South Mandarin Library branch.
At the meeting our Program Committee provided treats for all and celebrated members with June birthdays. You can review the minutes here.
We had a new member join during the meeting. Her name is Maureen and she comes all the way from Georgia. She has many years of experience quilting and is looking forward to meeting modern quilters like herself. Welcome Maureen!
During the meeting, members discussed sew-ins that are going on and the #QuiltsforPulse effort being started by the Orlando MQG. Our member, Jen, has been working hard sewing blocks/quilts and organizing sew-ins for this effort. Make sure you watch our blog and members Facebook page for times and places where there are sew-ins going on. Other members, including Robin and Yvonne are hosting events throughout Jacksonville during the month of July. Stay tuned to our blog for times and places on those also.
We then had our Pin Cushion/Thread Catcher swap. Whoever brought in a pin cushion was able to choose a pin cushion as their name was drawn.
At the end of the business meeting we had show and tell:
Ruth showed her chevron quilt and the heart quilt she will be donating to #QuiltsforPulse.
And Joan brought some beautiful quilts she had been working on.
That’s it for now. Stay tuned for more info.
Next business meeting is Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the South Mandarin Library branch. Hope to see you all there!
As Jen puts the finishing touches on the first wave of Quilts for Pulse, we have officially kicked off the second wave.
Sew-Ins scheduled for this weekend are as follows:
Friday, July 8, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Neptune Beach Senior Activity Center (NBSAC) and hosted by Yvonne Wecker and Michelle Lemmers from Coastal Quilters.
Sunday, July 10, 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm at Ladybug Quilt Shop on Casset Avenue and hosted by Rikki Jameson, owner of Ladybug,
Monday, July 11, 4:00 pm until 9:00 at LadyBug and hosted by Robin McCallister, President of JAXMQG.
We are planning something fantabulous for all Jacksonville quilters to get involved sometime in September. So please stay tuned for more on that.
Today’s Sew In with Coastal Quilters had a total of 17 members and visitors gathered for many hours pouring our love and passion into these beautiful quilts. We are expecting to complete more than 20 quilts during the second wave.
At last nights Coastal Quilters Meeting Show and Tell, Martha Swallow surprised all of us when she presented her completed Quilt for Pulse, aptly named “Heartfelt.”
Martha Swallow’s Heartfelt
At today’s Sew-In, we collected two completed quilt tops.
Erin Evans with Rainbow Hearts
Erin started this beautiful strip pieced heart quilt as part of another project some time ago. When she heard we were making Heart Quilts for Pulse, she finished the quilt top and donated it to our stack today.
Coastal Quilters “From the Heart”
“From the Heart” is truly a collaborative labor of love. This quilt top was started last week as a group project from: Dianne Anderson, Sue Hart, Carole Jackson, Betty Myers, Jane Shad and Judy Sweat and finished today with the added help of Debbie Dixon.
Jane Shad showing us the last couple of blocks
Jane Shad and “From the Heart”
Here are a few blocks made and added to our stack:
Block by Julia BakerBlocks by Lynette EllzeyMore blocks by Lynette EllzeyBlocks by Martha Swallow
Martha continue to churn out finished blocks, this time changing up the pattern to use an “Urban Zoologie” charm pack.
Ann Carroway dug deep into her luscious batik stash and came to today’s Sew In with all her fabric cut.
Anne Carroway working on Batik Hearts
Anne enlisted some willing quilters enabling her to get more than half of the 40 blocks made. Jane Shad moved right on over when her top was complete. Patti Sanders and Karen Bradley worked on piecing:
Patti Sanders
Karen Bradley
while Linda Garonski trimmed and pressed the blocks
Linda Garonski
Here is Karen attempting improv piecing of all the small batik scraps (from Linda). First time for everything, right Karen. She plans to complete the back for the Batik Quilt.
Karen attempting Improv for the first time
Of course we had three JAXMQG members at the Sew In. Robin arrived to the delight of all. This was amazing since she was just discharged from Baptist Hospital late Wednesday afternoon. Now that’s dedication. Here she is pondering her red stash.
Where do I start??
Sara spent the day cutting her fabrics and will work on the piecing at home and at next Friday’s Sew in.
Sara David
Packing up all our stuff to go to Sew Ins is never a simple feat. Sara clearly depicts how we all roll!!
Sara David
I’ll post more photos and progress after Sunday and Monday’s Sew Ins. Then we come on back to Neptune Beach on Friday, July 15th. So with more updates to come, stay tuned. Or better yet, come on and join us.
Important – All quilts, quilt tops, and/or blocks need to be delivered to me before or at the July 23rd General Meeting if you would like me to deliver them for you.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me.
Thanks to everyone that has helped. You are appreciated more than I can express in words.
At 10:00 a.m. EST (6/25/16), registration will be available for all dues paying members of the Modern Quilt Guild. Classes fill up fast so if you plan on registering for a class you should do it ASAP. Also, if you plan on registering for the free 4-day show pass, you need to register by November.
Because of Quiltcon 2017 registration starting at 10:00 a.m. the morning of our meeting, it has been decided by members that we will have a delayed start to our general meeting. Instead of a 10:30 a.m. start it will be at 11:30 a.m. One of our members, Joan, has committed to being at the library at 10:30 a.m. to open the room in case there are any members that don’t need to register and would like to come in and start setting up if they are going to be staying for the sew-in.
Just a friendly reminder that we will be meeting this Saturday, 6/25 at 10:30 at the South Mandarin Library branch.
Don’t forget to bring your BOM for this month. If you need more info on this block, check the blog post here. After the meeting, the room is available as usual for members to stay and sew.
And lastly, please bring your name tag to the meeting. If you don’t have one, feel free to create your own unique name tag or we will have blank ones at the meeting for you to use.
