March 2020 – Meeting Recap and Announcements

Mar 13, 2020 | Evening Meeting, Events

ANNOUNCEMENTS

In an effort to keep everyone healthy, we will be canceling the March 21 open sew. Keep an eye on the BoulderMQG Instagram for some at home sewing encouragement. And use #bouldermqgathome to participate in our virtual open sew.

As of right now we have not made a decision about the April 2 evening meeting. We will keep an eye on things and let everyone know closer to the date if there will be a meeting.

The Mystery BOM has started! Read the introduction post here. Why not use some of your extra time at home to make your first block? Laura L. designed the first block and you’ll be learning how to make half-rectangle triangles.

MEETING RECAP

At the March evening meeting Melodie Munson from The Presser Foot in Longmont presented on sewing machine maintenance. She taught us a lot about cleaning, needles, and thread.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the March evening meeting. Make sure to keep an eye on your email for information about the April evening meeting.

February 2020 – Meeting Recap and Announcements

Feb 17, 2020 | Evening Meeting, Events

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Right now there are two different shows that have quilts from Boulder MQG members. The Boys are Back in Town runs through April 25 at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum and features a quilt by member Eliu.

MakerMade2020 is at the Boulder Public Library through March 30. This isn’t a quilt show, but has quite a few quilts and fiber pieces, including ones from members Laura L. and Rebecca.

In 2020 there will be a Mystery BOM which will run from March-October. Each month’s block will be presented by a different member and feature a different skill. Keep an eye on the blog for the first post.

The next open sew will be February 22, 2020 at Sister Carmen Community Center. If you plan to attend, please RSVP.

MEETING RECAP

We had great participation with the Valentine’s Day lottery blocks. Rebecca and Patty both won half, but Patty took them all home to prevent another UFO for Rebecca.

Amazingly, Patty has already finished a quilt top with the blocks! Great job!

The first UFO checkin was at the February evening meeting, and the next project is Number 6. It’s not too late to sign up if you haven’t yet, read the full post here.

Penny Layman presented at our February meeting and showed her paper piecing design method. It was a great presentation and wonderful to see her process and quilt blocks.

January 2020 – Meeting Recap and Announcements

Jan 9, 2020 | Evening Meeting, Events

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thank you to everyone who has paid their dues for the 2020 membership year. Please remember that access to the member area is only for current members. If you’d like to join or renew, you can do that here.

The open sew will be January 18, 2020 at Sister Carmen Community Center. If you plan to attend, please RSVP.

There are 2020 dates and activities calendars available to download so you can be prepared for the coming year. There is a version for your phone available here, and a larger calendar available here.

First up will be lottery blocks at the February evening meeting. Bring in any Valentine’s themed blocks and one lucky winner will take them all home! Laura L. put together a Pinterest board with block ideas, but you can make any block in Valentine’s colors.  

There will be a 2020 UFO challenge and sign ups are open now. Read about the changes this year and sign up.

The February evening meeting will be a presentation by Penny Layman on paper piecing design. Because of the outside speaker, any guests will need to pay a $5 fee. There will be more information in the newsletter.

MEETING RECAP

We had our first meeting of 2020 on January 2 and had a great turnout. It was the final checkin for our 2019 UFO challenge and Holly was the lucky winner of our grand prize. Thanks so much everyone who took part and we loved seeing all the finished projects!

Show and Tell

Presentation

Laura L. and Rebecca presented a walk through of the MQG website, the Boulder MQG website, Instagram, and Pinterest. They showed off some benefits you get with your MQG membership and the Boulder MQG member area. You can find the entire presentation in the Member Area, as well as the lists of Instagram accounts, hashtags, and blogs to follow. 

Hopefully everyone learned something new and will utilize more of the benefits they get from Boulder MQG membership!

October 2019 – Upcoming Meeting and Announcements

Oct 1, 2019 | Evening Meeting, Events

PLEASE NOTE THE DIFFERENT LOCATION

The October evening meeting will be held:

Thursday, October 3 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm

Maggie’s Sewing and Vacuum
1450 Main St
Longmont, CO 80501

Our speaker this month is Mary Ramsey, who is a teacher at Lyons Quilting. Come hear Mary’s unusual take on color by using simple arithmetic to achieve balance and interest in a scrappy quilt. She will also be speaking on the Top 10 Misconceptions about Modern Quilting and will bring several quilts to show.*

*Guests are welcome to attend but will need to pay a $5 fee. Please contact us if you have any questions about this.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

#6 project for the UFO challenge is due at the October evening meeting. To leave as much time as possible for our guest speaker, we will only be doing UFO show and tell, and it will be extremely quick. Please save any other show and tell projects for the October open sew.

The next open sew will be Saturday, October 19, 9am-4pm. We will be sewing at Sister Carmen Community Center, 655 Aspen Ridge Drive, Lafayette. If you plan to attend, please RSVP. Please remember that RSVPing is important because it ensures we have enough space set up, but also allows us to better plan for shared supplies.

The jury selection emails for Unoccupied : The Importance of Negative Space quilt show have gone out. Thanks so much to everyone that entered. The opening reception will be the evening of November 15 and we hope everyone will be able to come see this new show! If you’d like to make sure to receive information about the show, sign up for our newsletter. (There is a form at the top of the page and the blog sidebar).