Nov 24, 2018 | Events, Guild News
December Holiday Party and Announcements
There will not be a December evening meeting, instead we will be celebrating with a guild holiday party. The party will be at Monique’s house in Longmont on Thursday, December 6. Members, please check your email for full party details and you can RSVP at the member section.
For the party we will be doing a handmade ornament exchange. Bring a wrapped ornament and you will leave with someone else’s wonderful creation.
Several years ago, member Rebecca tried her hand at making a Scandinavian fabric star. It’s tricky, but there are plenty of tutorials and videos to walk you through it.
Mollie from Wild Olive made an english paper pieced ornament. If you still haven’t tried EPP, this would be a great small project to give it a try! The Boulder MQG learned EPP in April and the recap post has a few tips and tricks.
Stephanie from Swoodson Says has a tutorial for combining tiny fabric scraps with reverse appliqué felt. This could be made into any shape and is such a great idea.
There are a ton of options for handmade ornaments, have fun and we can’t wait to see what you make! We’ve put together a Pinterest board of Handmade Ornament Ideas if you need some inspiration.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
For 2019, the board members will be:
President – Monique Plamodon
Vice President – Laura Loewen
Social Media Director – Rebecca Greco
Treasurer – Claudia Sheehan
Secretaries – Wendy Steenland and Kim Fischer
A huge thanks to everyone who served in 2018 and those who will be new and returning in 2019!
There are still quilt kits available from the Community Outreach Committee. If you are interesting in completing one, please contact Monique or Barb.
The next open sew will be December 29 from 9am-4pm.
Please RSVP to ensure we have enough space. Our attendance is growing and your RSVP helps us plan accordingly. Our first meeting of the new year will be January 3 and we have an exciting new BOM planned.
Nov 9, 2018 | Evening Meeting, UFOs
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our next open sew will be Sunday, November 18. If you plan on attending, please make sure to RSVP.
An email went out to all members with information regarding 2019. If you haven’t received the email, please get in touch to make sure we have your correct email. We are looking for member participation for the blog and meetings, so please sign up and get involved!
We are collecting dues for 2019 and giving away amazing prize packs for early membership renewals. Read the full post about the dues increase and renewal schedule.
November’s block of the month is a Zigzag Path. And that means there’s only one more month! Keep an eye on the blog for the post on final layout ideas.
Signups for the next round robin are open in the member area. If you’re on the fence about joining, take a look at the amazing quilt tops that the first round robin made! If you are a Boulder MQG member and haven’t made an account for the member area, you can do that here.
NOVEMBER MEETING RECAP
At the November evening meeting, Rebecca talked about UFO projects. She covered some common reasons projects become UFOs, deciding what to do with the project, how to revive UFOs, and how to keep them organized. The presentation document is available in the member area. If you aren’t a member, you can read up on UFOs on the blog.
This all lead up to an announcement regarding the 2019 UFO challenge. Tracey explained the rules and will be hosting the challenge for us. You can download the sign up sheet or register online here. The rules are also on that page, sign ups must be received by December 6 to participate. We can’t wait to see all the projects you finish next year!
Claudia, Katie L., and Julie Y. brought some UFOs that they weren’t sure how to finish. The group worked together to come up with some ideas.
We saw a lot of great finished projects during show and tell, and Susan even had someone else’s UFOs she was finishing!
Next month’s evening meeting will be the Christmas party with an ornament swap, keep an eye on your email for more information!
Oct 25, 2018 | 2018 Block of the Month, Evening Meeting, Events, UFOs
The November evening meeting is:
Thursday, November 1 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm
Alfalfa’s Market
785 E South Boulder Rd
Louisville, CO 80027
Earlier in the year we provided a UFO sheet to track the those abandoned projects that you needed to get back on track. As is often the case with UFOs, this challenge lost some of it’s steam as the year got busier. But we haven’t given up on finishing some of those UFOs and that’s going to be the focus of our November meeting.
In 2019 we will be continuing the UFO challenge with a new determination, Tracy will be leading the efforts and keeping us all (me included!) on track.
There will be a brief UFO presentation, but this is mostly going to be a group effort to help brainstorm and problem solve how to finish those projects that just keep plaguing you. Look through your UFOs and find those ones that are really causing you problems. The one that you don’t even like to talk about because you’re embarrassed and it keeps you up at night. We will help figure out just what to do next and come up with a plan of attack to finally get those projects finished in 2019!
And if you have any projects that you ended up changing course and finishing them differently than you originally intended, we’d love you to bring those for show and tell!
At the November evening meeting we will also have signups for a variety of roles and presentations for next year. We have an amazingly talented group of members and we’d love to have you share some of your knowledge and skills with the rest of the guild! If you aren’t going to be at the meeting but would like to contribute to the blog or present at a meeting, please email info@bouldermqg.com and let us know!
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
“An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting” had a successful opening reception and is open to view Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm until December 14 at the Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center. It’s located at 4001 Discovery Dr, Boulder, CO 80303. Parking information is available here.
The October block is a fun sawtooth star variation that comes together quickly.
Use the hashtag #bouldermqgbom18 and tag us @bouldermqg when posting your blocks on Instagram!
The 2018 Round Robin resulted in some amazing quilt tops. And due to the interest, there will be another Round Robin starting in February! Signups are open now through January 27, you can find the rules and sign up in the Member Area.
The Community Outreach Committee has prepared quilt kits filled with fabric that was donated to our guild for members to take home and sew at their leisure. Each kit contains all the fabric and batting needed to complete a quilt. However, members are free to choose what they want to sew, i.e. piece a top and or a backing, sandwich a quilt and/or quilt it, prepare binding and/or sew it on, or do all the steps. If you are interesting in completing one, please contact Monique or Barb.
Open sew is Sunday, November 18 from 9am-4pm. Please RSVP to ensure you have a space. The December 6 evening meeting will be a holiday party at Monique’s house in Longmont. We will be doing a handmade ornament exchange, more details soon.
Oct 16, 2018 | 2018 Block of the Month, Events, Sustainable Quilting
It was wonderful to see so many people join us at our opening reception! We had approximately 75 guests celebrate with us at the Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center, University of Colorado, Boulder. The evening was full of joy and emotion surrounding the beautiful quilts hanging in our show, An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting.
Special thank yous to the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community, Faurot Construction and DIV 6 Millwork, the BoulderMQG show committee and jurors, and special guest juror and maker of the lovely participation ribbons, Stephanie Ruyle.
The show will hang through December 14. It can be viewed on the East Campus of CU Boulder M-F, 8am-5pm. Find more details about show location and parking information here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The October Open Sew is Sunday, October 21, 9am-4pm. Join us at Alfalfa’s in Louisville for a fun day of sewing and socializing. The Round Robin quilt tops will be revealed and presented back to their owners after 4 months of additions. We will also be working on finishing the 2019 QuiltCon charity quilt. Bring your own projects to work on and come to help assemble the charity quilt. If you will be attending, please RSVP.
The Community Outreach Committee has prepared quilt kits filled with fabric that was donated to our guild for members to take home and sew at their leisure. Each kit contains all the fabric and batting needed to complete a quilt. However, members are free to choose what they want to sew, i.e. piece a top and or a backing, sandwich a quilt and/or quilt it, prepare binding and/or sew it on, or do all the steps. These kits will be available beginning at the October Open Sew.
The October Block of the Month tutorial is on the blog, find it here. We have big plans for our 2019 BOM so get stitching and catch up with your 2018 blocks! Only 2 more to go.
Our next evening meeting is Thursday, November 1, 6-8:30pm, at Alfalfa’s in Louisville. The presentation will be on UFOs. Rebecca will walk us through steps we can take to prioritize and to finish up our unfinished objects. Join us for a presentation filled with motivation to sew those long lost projects into usable finishes.
Oct 1, 2018 | 2018 Block of the Month, Community Outreach, Events, Sustainable Quilting
In the month of October we will not be having our regular first Thursday evening meeting. Instead, please join us for our Opening Reception:
Friday, October 12 from 6 pm – 8:30 pm
Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center
4001 Discovery Drive
CU Boulder
We would like to invite you for refreshments and celebration at the opening reception on Friday, October 12 from 6-8:30pm for our first show, An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting. This event will be held at the university where our show will hang from October 4 – December 14, 2018. Join us in the atrium of the Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center, 4001 Discovery Dr, Boulder, CO, adjacent to the gallery for a night of socializing and viewing these beautiful quilts. You can find detailed information on parking and the show location here. Friends and family welcome!
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
The November evening meeting will be held on Thursday, November 1, from 6-8:30pm. Rebecca will discuss how to view and prioritize your UFOs. Throughout this past year we have learned what we can do to get some finished projects to come out of our UFO piles. You can read her blog post series to learn more before the meeting here.
Thank you to everyone who came out to help sew during our Community Outreach sew day on September 30. Our small group of guild members worked on finishing up some of the STEAMfest quilts, sorting donated fabrics and making up quilt kits, and starting new quits to be donated in the future. And thank you to the Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center for allowing us to use their beautiful space at the university.
If you’ve made your September Block of the Month then you are ¾ finished with our block of the month challenge. Congratulations! You can find the September tutorial on the blog and also get started on your October block. Find the tutorials here. Only a few more months to go! Here are some of the beautiful participant blocks made for September.
Use the hashtag #bouldermqgbom18 and tag us @bouldermqg when posting your blocks on Instagram!
Open sew is Sunday, October 21 from 9am-4pm. The Round Robin participants will be receiving their quilt tops back from the rounds of the last 4 months. Come to see all the hard work revealed! We will continue working on our Quiltcon 2019 charity quilt. Join us for a fun day of working on this community quilt or bring your own projects. Please RSVP.
Sep 17, 2018 | Community Outreach, Open Sew
The Boulder Modern Quilt Guild is hosting a Community Outreach Sew Day on the Boulder CU East Campus.
Sunday, September 30, 2018
10AM – 4PM
The Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center – Room C215
If you will be able to attend, please RSVP here.
Here are a few projects that we can all work on:
- Assembled quilt tops from blocks need to be sandwiched and quilted.
- There are orphan blocks to assemble into quilt tops and/or backing.
- Members may also bring their own outreach projects to work on during the day.
The Guild has batting and donated fabric which can be used for any of the above projects. Fabric/UFO donations are gladly accepted.
Bring your sewing machine, your tools & notions. Don’t forget to bring your lunch, snacks, and drinks since there is no food available in the building. A refrigerator, microwave, tea kettle and filtered water are available.
Email questions to info@boulderMQG.com
Looking forward to sewing with you at our Community Outreach Sew Day. Let’s make some quilts!
Directions to The Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center:
The building is located on the East Campus of CU Boulder, at 4001 Discovery Drive, near the intersection of Colorado and Foothills Parkway in Boulder.
From Foothills Parkway, turn west onto Colorado Blvd, then take the first right onto Discovery Drive, then right into a driveway (it goes all the way around the building) to parking lot #546 on the north side. You can park there free for the day.
From the parking lot, follow a diagonal sidewalk to the door into the building. You can see it marked on the enclosed map, and we’ll have a welcome sign on it. The door will be unlocked from 9:45AM-10:15AM, so we can get set up easily. Coming later? No problem! Call Shelly on her cell phone, 303 859-9898, and she’ll meet you at the door.
Once you’re inside the Atrium, take the elevator or stairs to the 2nd floor and there we’ll be!
