September 2023 Meeting Recap

The Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild (CMQG) Monthly Meeting was at 7pm Sept 14, 2023 at the Corvallis Community Center with Camille Ainsworth and Colleen Powers presiding. Thirty-one people attended in person and two via Zoom.

 

Program:  Nancy Mandel gave a Power Point presentation on Tucker Templates. These templates are available for various quilting units (half- square triangle, flying geese, etc.) and all follow the principle of making the unit a little too large and trimming it to size to increase accuracy.

 

New Members: We have five new members.

 

Raffle Drawing: Kathy and Betsy each won a $20 gift certificate to Fatquarters.com.

 

Nominations for officers: Camille, Colleen, Nancy M, and Diana Finkenaur are nominated to continue in their present positions as president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer respectively. Joyce Loper will take over membership chair and Marty Stowers will be the Ultimate Finisher chair. There will be a committee in charge of community quilts. Susan Clark will continue to run swaps.

 

Show-and-tell: Four people had S&T items. This is a fun activity every month.  Bring your S&T items to the meeting or send photos to CMQGphotos@gmail.com.

 

Quilt Exhibit at Philomath Museum: This ended on September 9 and the displayed quilts were returned to their owners at the meeting. Pattie Dix has the quilts that were not returned at the meeting.  

 

Community Quilt: Members worked on the CMQG Community Quilt at the August 20th Sew Day and will continue at the September 17th Sew Day.

 

Swap Challenge: Susan leads this. Members exchanged “ugly” fabrics at the May meeting, made them into 12 ½ inch blocks and then exchanged these at the July meeting. Participants made these into quilt tops and gave them to the original ugly fabric owner at the September meeting. The resulting quilt tops were varied and beautiful. The next swap will be the annual Christmas swap.

 

Ultimate Finisher: Don’t forget that you can participate in the Ultimate Finisher contest. Sheets are $10 each and you can list up to ten projects on your sheet. You don’t need to list all ten projects in the beginning but can instead add projects to your list through the year. You need to let Lorna know when you add a project. UF sheets and checks are sent to Lorna. Participants have until January 2024 to complete their projects and they receive one ticket in the raffle for each completed project. At the January meeting there will be a drawing and the winner gets 50% of the pot, second place gets 30% and third gets 20%. See the website for details.

 

October Monthly Meeting: Pattie Dix will be speaking on What is a Modern Quilt.

 

Survey:  Members attending the meeting filled out a survey asking about their interests regarding the guild.

 

Book Club: The book club meets monthly via Zoom at 7pm on the last Wednesday of the month, which is September 27. This month’s book is The Indigo Girl by Natasa Boyd. The October book is A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende. Contact Janet or Missy if you wish to participate. 

 

Green Curves Challenge: This challenge is to make a modern quilt that is at least 50% green and 50% curved seams. Pieced and applique seams are both allowed. The guild is considering displaying these at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show which requires quilts to be at least 40 inches by 40 inches. Quilts must be completed by the April meeting.

 

Upcoming Events: More information on these events is either above or will be shared later.

 

Sept 16, Workshop 1 with Jacquie Gering (This has been postponed)

Sept 17, In-Person Sew Day at CPI

Sept 23, Virtual Sew Day on Zoom, 9-4pm

Sept 27, Book Club

Oct 1, Hand Sewing Group. Contact Pattie D if interested.

Oct 12, Monthly Meeting. What is a Modern Quilt

Oct 14, Workshop 2 with Jacquie Gering

Oct 15, In-person Sew Day at CPI

Oct 25, Book Club

Oct 28, Virtual Sew Day on Zoom, 9-4pm

 

The meeting ended at 8:30.

 

Submitted by Nancy Mandel, secretary of CMQG

August Meeting Recap

The Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild (CMQG) Monthly Meeting was at 7pm August 10, 2023 at the Corvallis Community Center with Camille Ainsworth presiding.  About 20 people attended.

Program: Pattie, Missy, and Diana talked about EPP (English Paper Piecing) and did a trunk show of projects they had made or were in progress. EPP is a traditional method of piecing a quilt where fabric is wrapped around paper templates and handstitched.

Mary’s River Quilt Guild: Derrith reminded everyone that CMQG and modern quilts will be the topic of the Marys River Quilt Guild program at their August meeting on Thursday, August 24th at 7pm. They meet at the Benton County Historical Society Philomath Museum on the 2nd floor. CMQG members are encouraged to attend to talk about their pieces in the show during break time. Arrive at 6pm for the fabric sale. For $5 you can fill a gallon plastic bag with as much fabric as you want although it must close. New Member: Pattie introduced Beth Rietveld, a new member attending for the first time.

Raffle Drawing: Beth Rietveld and Candy Wigton were the winners. They each won $25 gift certificates to The Cotton Patch.

Show-and-tell: Five people had S&T items. This is a fun activity every month. Bring your Show and Tell items to the meeting or send photos to CMQGphotos@gmail.com.

Quilt Exhibit at Philomath Museum: We are exhibiting quilts from July 29 through September 9 at the museum. There was a reception on July 28 that many members attended. The exhibit looks fabulous.

Community Quilt: Susan Clark announced the MQG Community Quilt Design and took sign-ups for making blocks assembly line style at our August & September in person sew days at CPI. August 20th and September 17th.

Swap Challenge: Susan leads this. Members exchanged “ugly” fabrics at the May meeting, made them into 12 ½ inch blocks and then exchanged these at the July meeting. Participants will now make these into quilt tops and give them to the original ugly fabric owner at the September meeting.

Ultimate Finisher: Don’t forget that you can participate in the Ultimate Finisher contest. Sheets are $10 each and you can list up to ten projects on your sheet. You don’t need to list all ten projects in the beginning but can instead add projects to your list through the year. You just need to let Lorna know when you add a project. UF sheets and checks are sent to Lorna. See the website for details.

September Monthly Meeting: Nancy M will be speaking on Tucker Templates and we will have the final swap of the ugly fabric swap.

Volunteers needed at events: Volunteers are needed to help man the information booths at the Corvallis Farmer’s Market (August 19). Contact Camille to volunteer.

Book Club: The book club meets monthly at 7pm on the last Wednesday of the month, which is August 30. This month’s book is Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Contact Janet or Missy if you wish to participate. Members can participate in just one month if there is a particular book they are interested in.

CMQG Officers: We are also looking for volunteers to join the Board of the CMQG. Several areas of need are 2-3 members for our new Community Quilts Committee, Social Media, and someone who would like to move into the Membership role as next year will be Pattie’s last year on the board.

Upcoming Events: More information on these events is either above or will be shared later.
August 20, In-person Sew Day at Consumer Power Inc.
August 30, Book Club
July 29- Sep 9, Exhibit at Philomath Museum
August 19, Corvallis Farmer’s Market
August 24, The Mary’s River Quilt Guild has invited us to their meeting.
Sept 3, Hand Sewing Group at Pattie’s.
Sept 14, Monthly Meeting. Tucker Templates
Sept 16, Workshop 1 with Jacquie Gehring
Sept 17, In-Person Sew Day at CPI
Sept 23, Virtual Sew Day on Zoom – 9-4pm
Setp 27, Book Club
Oct 12, Monthly Meeting. What is a Modern Quilt
Oct 14, Workshop 2 with Jacquie Gehring

The meeting ended at 8:25.
Submitted by Nancy Mandel, secretary of CMQG

July 2023 Meeting Recap

The Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild (CMQG) Monthly Meeting was at 7pm July 13, 2023 at the Corvallis Community Center with Camille Ainsworth presiding. This was a hybrid meeting with six Zoom attendees and about 20 in-person attendees.

Program: Diana F gave a combination slide show and trunk show about quilt coats. Her love of quilt coats began when she was a girl and received one made by her mother. Diana has made a remarkable variety of such coats and led us through her process of choosing a starting coat pattern, modifying it as desired and then designing a quilt to use in its construction. She displayed many beautiful quilt coats. Diana is willing to give additional advice if you want to try it.

Mary’s River Quilt Guild: Teresa Valentine, president of the MRQG, attended our meeting and invited us to attend the August 24 meeting of the MRQG. It will be at the Philomath Museum.

Raffle Drawing: Jennie won a $20 gift certificate to the Quiltbasket and Laurie won a $20 gift certificate to Jean Marie’s Fabrics. Both companies have excellent online stores.

Show-and-tell: Twelve members had Show-and-Tell items this month including two who displayed quilt coats they had made. Several members brought 12-inch monochromatic quilts for the quilt exhibit. Either bring your S&T items to the meeting or send photos to CMQGphotos@gmail.com.

Quilt Exhibit at Philomath Museum: We will be exhibiting quilts from July 29 through September 9 at the museum. Members brought quilts to the meeting and gave them to Janet to be exhibited. It is not too late to have a quilt or 12-inch monochromatic quilt in the show, but Janet needs to have all the quilts by July 20. Please get quilts to Janet or Pattie. Contact Janet for information.

Swap Challenge: Susan leads this. Members exchanged “ugly” fabrics at the May meeting, made them into 12 ½ inch blocks and then exchanged these at this meeting. Participants will now make these into quilts and give them to the original ugly fabric owner in September.

Ultimate Finisher: Don’t forget that you can participate in the Ultimate Finisher contest. Sheets are $10 each and you can list up to ten projects on your sheet. You don’t need to list all ten projects in the beginning but can instead add projects to your list through the year. You just need to let Lorna know when you add a project. UF sheets and checks are sent to Lorna. See the website for details.

Potluck Picnic: Pattie D is hosting a potluck picnic on July 29 from 5 to 8pm at her home for members and their families. She will provide burgers and hot dogs. Bring your own place setting and a chair. She has sent out information and a sign-up sheet.

August Monthly Meeting: Pattie, Diana and Missy will speak on English paper piecing on August 10.

Dye Day at Maxtivity: Camille will be teaching a class at Maxtivity on dying fabric on July 29 from 9am to 1pm. Maxtivity is a shop in Philomath providing space for arts and crafts. There is a $20 fee to cover costs. Participants need to bring fabric and containers to take fabric home. Camille will provide dyes and other supplies. If interested contact Camille at camillybug@gmail.com.

Volunteers needed at events: Volunteers are needed to help man the information booths at the Corvallis Farmer’s Market (August 19) and the Clothesline art sale (August 5). Contact Camille to volunteer.

Book Club: The book club meets monthly at 7pm on the last Wednesday of the month, which is July 26. This month’s book is The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Johansson. The August book is Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Contact Janet or Missy if you wish to participate. Members can participate in just one month if there is a particular book they are interested in.

Upcoming Events: More information on these events is either above or will be shared later.

July 15, Virtual Sew Day

July 23 18, In-person Sew Day at Consumer Power, 10am -4pm

July 20, Last date for 12-inch challenge quilts and other entries for the Philomath Quilt Exhibit to be given to Janet or Pattie.

July 26, Book Club

July 28, Reception at Philomath Museum

July 29, Dye Day at Maxtivity in Philomath

July 29, Potluck picnic

August 6, Hand Sewing at Pattie’s

August 10, Monthly meeting, English Paper Piecing.

August 30, Book Club

July 29- Sep 9, Exhibit at Philomath Museum

August 5, Clothesline Art Sale

August 19, Corvallis Farmer’s Market

August 24, The Mary’s River Quilt Guild has invited us to their meeting

Sept 14, Monthly Meeting. Tucker Templates

Sept 16, Workshop 1 with Jacquie Gehring

Oct 12, Monthly Meeting

Oct 14, Workshop 2 with Jacquie Gehring

Submitted by Nancy Mandel, secretary of CMQG