June Upcoming Meeting and Announcements
The June evening meeting is: Thursday, June 7 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm Alfalfa’s Market 785 E South Boulder Rd Louisville, CO 80027 Social hour begins at 6 pm and the program runs from 7 – 8:30 pm. Our June program will be Designing with Precuts, presented by...
June – Autumn Chain
The June block is the Autumn Chain block. Your fabric selection can make this block very modern. This block uses squares, rectangle, half-square triangle (HST) units, and no waste flying geese (FG) units. Please reference our paired HST tutorial and no...
Book Review – Improv Paper Piecing
Improv Paper Piecing by Amy Friend Published by Lucky Spool Media, 2017 Review by Barbara Gippe At the April Boulder MQG evening meeting, Barb generously donated the book Improv Paper Piecing by Amy Friend to the guild library. She let us know...
Introducing Stephanie Ruyle – Guest Juror
An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting is a a juried gallery show from the Boulder Modern Quilt Guild and the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community at University of Colorado Boulder. The vision for An Exploration in Sustainable Modern...
May 2018 – Meeting Recap and Announcements
We had another great turnout for the May 3 evening meeting. We had visitors from several other local guilds and even out of state. We kicked off the meeting with our Polaroid Block swap. We had such a great turn out, over 80 blocks! Everyone who participated went home with new blocks. If you’re sad you missed out, you can still find the tutorial in the member area and stitch up some of your own.
Meet a Member – Sarah Meyer
Sarah Meyer usually attends open sew days, so people who only go to evening meetings might not have had a chance to meet her. Today we have a chance to get to know her better. We'd love all the members to introduce themselves, post information and form is...
May 2018 – Upcoming Meeting and Announcements
The May evening meeting is: Thursday, May 3 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm Alfalfa’s Market 785 E South Boulder Rd Louisville, CO 80027 Social hour begins at 6 pm with the program running from 7 – 8:30 pm. This month the program is Member Book Reviews. Members, and...
May – Weather Vane
The May block is a traditional Weather Vane block. This block can take on a modern look when you select the right fabrics. It is constructed with squares, rectangles, half-square triangle (HST) units, and flying geese (FG) units. Please reference our HST...
Barb’s Favorite Tool – Add a Quarter Ruler by CM Designs
At the April evening meeting Barb presented on foundation paper piecing and one of the tools she used was an Add a Quarter Inch Ruler from CM Designs. Today, we have Barb sharing why she loves this ruler and how it makes paper piecing easier...
April 2018 – Meeting Recap and Announcements
We had an amazing turnout for the April 5 evening meeting with a huge group of 21 people, including 4 new faces, coming to learn paper piecing techniques.