August 2019 – Upcoming Meeting and Announcements
Please note that the August evening meeting will be in a new location: Thursday, August 1 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm Sister Carmen Community Center 655 Aspen Ridge DriveLafayette, CO 80026 Laura L., Julie Y., and Rebecca will be presenting on Quilt Design Software. They will...
July 2019 – Meeting Recap and Announcements
ANNOUNCEMENTS The open sew will be Sunday, July 21 at JVA Inc. Training Center at 1319 Spruce St., Boulder, CO. There will be a member email with more information regarding the location. If you plan to attend, please RSVP. Submissions are open now through...
July 2019 – Upcoming Meeting and Announcements
The July evening meeting is: Thursday, July 11 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm Community Food Share650 S Taylor AveLouisville, CO 80027 This Thursday BMQG member Katie Arrington will be presenting on improv quilting and piecing. Most of the quilts Katie makes have some...
July Color Study – Split Complementary Colors
Last month we began color harmonies with complementary colors. This month, we will be exploring split complementary colors for our blocks. Split complementary colors are a group of three colors on a 12-color color wheel. Split complementary colors are one base color...
June 2019 – Meeting Recap and Announcements
ANNOUNCEMENTS Due to the 4th of July, our July evening meeting will be the second Thursday of the month. The meeting will be July 11 at Community Food Share and the presentation will be on Improv Quilting. The open sew will be July 21 at JVA Inc. Training Center at...
June 2019 – Upcoming Meeting and Announcements
Please note that the June evening meeting will be in a new location: The June evening meeting is: Thursday, June 6 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm Community Food Share650 S Taylor AveLouisville, CO 80027 June is our next UFO check in for project number 1. Due to the high...
June Color Study – Complementary Colors
We are now going to start our studies on color harmony. Color harmony is when you use combinations of colors to create orderly and pleasing arrangements. These arrangements should have congruity and balance; the harmony should engage the viewer. There are many types...
Book Review – Modern Blocks
Modern Blocks by Susanne Woods Published by Stash Books, 2011 Review by Kim Fischer Modern Blocks by Susanne Woods is a book from the Boulder MQG guild library. Our librarian, Kim Fischer wrote a review of the book as part of our "From the Library" book reviews....
May 2019 – Meeting Recap and Announcements
ANNOUNCEMENTS The next open sew will be Saturday, May 18. If you plan to attend, please RSVP. If you've completed your 2018 BOM quilt top, make sure you bring it to open sew to be entered into a giveaway. If you signed up for the Kona COTY challenge, Laura L. will...
Quilted Postcard Tutorial
By Laura Loewen This year the BoulderMQG is participating in a quilted postcard swap. We will be sending quilted postcards through the mail to some new pen pals in another modern guild. Below we are providing a simple tutorial on how to make a quilted postcard that...