tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77929505279804254662024-03-17T23:05:01.065-07:00Des Moines Modern Quilt GuildDorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09167997687171327482noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-324484175550782402018-01-20T18:34:00.000-08:002018-01-20T18:38:45.838-08:002018 Schedule<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And we've got a tentative 2018 schedule! Here is a very brief look at what was discussed at this week's meeting. Feedback is welcome! A big thank you to everyone who stepped up with ideas and volunteered to lead!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In addition to the schedule below, Stephanie is exploring the possibility of our doing a Quilts of Valor quilt for the overall guild's charity quilt event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And there was a request for Jill's talents with fabric weaving at some point in the year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But for now, here is the calendar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>February 15...</b> GARAGE SALE. This from Veronica:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Everyone bring fabrics & supplies in baggies, marked with garage sale prices and your name. During the meeting, we will spread everything out and go shopping. Anything you want to buy, you will find the member and exchange money or, as in the past, swapping other comparable items is A-OK!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>There will also be a free section for stuff you just don't want anymore. Don't worry about marking those.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Remember to bring cash to the meeting so you can buy some new stuff!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>March 15... </b>It's a Goodwilly Fabric Challenge. :-) Carol used "goodwilly", as in the Goodwill store, to describe the vintage or found fabric that is the basis of the challenge. Bring at least the equivalent of 1/2 yard of vintage or found fabric in a bag. We will be exchanging them. Your fabric could be shirts, suiting, sheets, whatever! The challenge is to make a quilted pillow, bag, quilt, etc. using 90% of the fabric. The completed project will be due at the August 16th meeting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>April 19... </b>Kristen has offered to get the ball rolling on paper piecing tips. Bring all your ideas too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>May 17... </b>there will be a hands on with machines IMPROV exercise. Still under construction. Doris will you be leading this one? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>June 21...</b> Eva will offer a practical hand appliqué lesson. More on this as we get closer. She graciously agreed after we blithely volunteered her!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>July 19... </b>tentatively a BINDING EVENING. Julie will share her special binding with its custom insert look. We'll also take a look at any facing and machine sewn binding techniques members would like to share.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>August 16... </b>the Goodwilly Challenge is due!</span></div>
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jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-56771829916686923762018-01-14T14:26:00.000-08:002018-01-14T14:26:10.657-08:00January Meeting<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Our meeting is Thursday, January 18th at </span><a href="http://www.woodsidequilting.com/" style="color: #5421bb; text-decoration: none;">Woodside Quilting</a><span style="color: black;">. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's get our plan ready for 2018! Should we get a steering committee together and/or just come with ideas and create a calendar? Anyone want to present a skill or lead a discussion? Please volunteer! Maybe you have other questions you'd like to bring up.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would like to discuss if we need the blog site any longer. And if so, who would like to take over doing the posts? Most people watch for the announcements, discussions and events on Facebook. My feeling is using one place for everything would be cleaner and easier. But mine is only one opinion! That being said, I would like someone else to take a turn with the blog if they feel it is necessary! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The meeting starts at 6:45 but feel free to come early and shop! Woodside Quilting has generously provided our meeting space and shopping is one way to thank them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy New Year everybody,</span><br />
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<br />jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-75512422798782929902017-11-09T13:26:00.001-08:002017-11-09T13:26:45.178-08:00November MeetingOur last meeting for 2017 will be Thursday, November 16th at 6:45. It will be our annual Holiday Handcrafted gift exchange and Potluck. The description for the gift exchange is pretty open ended...any holiday and at least partially handcrafted (by somebody) and not expensive. Get creative!<br />
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It is also an evening to bring food/drink to share. Once you are ready to commit to something, mention it in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1615984818665813/">our Facebook group</a> comments so that we don't have too many duplicates. Or just bring what makes you happy!<br />
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This is always a fun evening, so come to socialize and exchange gifts. We <b>really</b> hope you attend even if you do not wish to participate in the gift exchange!!!<br />
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Feel free to come early and shop! Woodside Quilting has generously provided our meeting space and shopping is one way to thank them.<br />
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Modern show and tells and forming a 2018 steering committee are on the agenda as well!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Our meeting is Thursday, October 19th at </span><a href="http://www.woodsidequilting.com/" style="color: #5421bb; text-decoration: none;">Woodside Quilting</a><span style="color: black;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of you probably saw Erin's idea for a program posted on our Facebook site.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>I have an idea for a meeting program. I always think it's a shame that we don't take time to learn from each other's results at the quilt show. So my suggestion is that we bring our show quilts in with the comment card and go over the judges comments so we can see what was considered to be good or needing work and improve our own skills. This may also encourage those who have never entered a show not to be afraid to enter next year. Even if you don't quilt for shows you might learn something to improve your skills.</i></span></span></div>
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jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-91939111273253932192017-09-12T12:21:00.001-07:002017-09-12T12:21:30.082-07:00September meeting<div style="color: #1d2129;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Our meeting is Thursday, September 21st at </span><a href="http://www.woodsidequilting.com/" style="color: #5421bb; text-decoration: none;">Woodside Quilting</a><span style="color: black;">. </span></span><br />
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<br />jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-78010108234571211922017-08-09T12:08:00.003-07:002017-08-09T12:08:46.158-07:00August Meeting<div style="color: #1d2129;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Our meeting is Thursday, August 17th at </span><a href="http://www.woodsidequilting.com/" style="color: #5421bb; text-decoration: none;">Woodside Quilting</a><span style="color: black;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our August meeting will be the last meeting Connie Burton Feld Remetch can attend before her move. It will be fun to reminisce and to wish her well on her upcoming adventure! Hope to have you here to share in the fun!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course we'll have show and tell!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bring your ideas for meeting topics for the remaining months of the year!</span></span></div>
jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-80731685936668972492017-07-14T18:14:00.000-07:002017-07-14T18:14:00.420-07:00Finish Up Challenge Night<div style="color: #1d2129;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Our meeting is Thursday, July 20th at </span><a href="http://www.woodsidequilting.com/" style="color: #5421bb; text-decoration: none;">Woodside Quilting</a><span style="color: black;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is the official <i>Finish Up Challenge Night</i>. It is time to document those finishes. Share your completed projects, even if you've pictured them on the Facebook trail, we would love to see them in person.</span><br />
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jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-89557872752580553472017-06-11T11:34:00.000-07:002017-06-11T11:34:10.439-07:00June Meeting<div style="color: #1d2129;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Our meeting is Thursday, June 15th at </span><a href="http://www.woodsidequilting.com/" style="color: #5421bb; text-decoration: none;">Woodside Quilting</a><span style="color: black;">. Surprising, but when the first Thursday of the month is the 1st, the third Thursday rolls around quickly!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Antoinette will be presenting <i>Modern Traditionalism</i> to the group. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyone else interested in presenting an aspect of Modern Quilting? We'd love to add you to the calendar!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This in from Eva Marie. "<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">Does anyone have some fabric they can donate for the backing of the auction quilt? We also need 80 inches square of batting. I will have the top to show on Thursday!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Eva Marie will do a presentation on Minimalism. I'm so eager to see and learn!! I've been looking forward to this since Eva Marie volunteered to share!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Just a reminder that the charity quilt blocks are due this week. If you are not able to attend Thursday night, please try to send them with someone or drop them off at Woodside ahead of time.</span></span></div>
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jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-23534978501202653552017-04-16T04:38:00.000-07:002017-04-16T04:38:16.233-07:00April 20th Meeting<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Emily V. will do a presentation on embroidery. It will be a special opportunity to see and learn!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Your<b> Paint Chip</b> challenges are due. We've already seen a few, can't wait to see some more!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Bring those modern show & tells! </span><div style="clear: both;">
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jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-40462898977949703342017-03-08T10:29:00.001-08:002017-03-08T10:29:16.744-08:00March 16th meeting <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our March meeting is coming right up on Thursday, March 16th at <a href="http://www.woodsidequilting.com/">Woodside Quilting</a>. We are going to start the actual meeting at 6:45. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana", sans-serif;">Riane will be presenting a program on sashiko. It should be a wonderful learning experience!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Marny will address the use of negative space in modern quilting. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And as always, bring those modern show & tells! </span>jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-30993836457593918852017-02-08T15:28:00.001-08:002017-02-08T15:28:56.949-08:00February 16th meeting, Garage Sale<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our February meeting is coming right up on Thursday, February 16th at <a href="http://www.woodsidequilting.com/">Woodside Quilting</a>. We are going to start the actual meeting at 6:45. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It will be a fun <b>Garage Sale Night</b>!! Go through your stash, price all the <b>quilt</b> quality fabrics, books, etc. that you would like to sell, and bring them to the meeting. Bring your cash and checks so that you can buy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sherry will present a short program on asymmetry in our ongoing monthly exploration of modern design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And we always enjoy show & tell! </span>jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-75651119518139637212017-01-11T12:08:00.001-08:002017-01-11T12:08:28.925-08:00First meeting 2017!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our first 2017 meeting is coming right up on Thursday, January 19th at <a href="http://www.woodsidequilting.com/">Woodside Quilting</a>. We are going to get started with the actual meeting at 6:45. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Connie will share the overall direction our Des Moines Modern Quilt Group, as a group within the Des Moines Area Quilters Guild, is going to take this year. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Connie also plans a short overview of Modern quilting. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marny will present the preliminary 2017 calendar that the steering committee has devised. Lots of room for helpful suggestions and additions remains! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jill McBroom will explain the ever popular Finish It Up challenge. Deadline is July.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A new, to our group, Paint Chip Challenge will start too. If you can't be at the meeting and you want to participate (deadline is April at this point), designate someone to draw your random paint chips for you please!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Garage Sale coming in February!! One quilter's stash is another quilter's treasure...or something like that. This too will be explained.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The quilting year is off to a great start!!</span><br />
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jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-58372589144991007022016-10-21T04:14:00.000-07:002016-10-21T04:23:33.146-07:00News from October 20th meeting<h2>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Annual Holiday Party and Gift Swap with Potluck Treats. Everyone contributes a treat, bring a wrapped gift you've made if you want to participate in the gift exchange.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">New! Runner Challenge due! Rules: Runner must be at least twice as long as it is wide. Bring it anonymously in a brown paper bag. The runners will be hung in a classroom at Woodside Quilting till January or so. We'll vote at the meeting. Woodside is rewarding the winner with a gift card!</span></li>
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jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-63768788769154829992016-10-15T06:45:00.001-07:002016-10-15T06:45:14.454-07:00Upcoming meeting Thursday, October 20th<div style="color: #1d2129; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Our next meeting will be next Thursday, the 20th, at Woodside Quilting. I will be doing a demo of my super secret stash buster infinity scarf. This is the perfect project for the fabric you love, but can't bear to cut up. You can also make a handmade gift for everyone on your list in an afternoon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will bring paper and show everyone the technique and everyone can make a paper model to take home so they remember the construction trick."<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><b>Annette, Lisa </b>and<b> Penny</b> are listed as bringing the treats.</span></span></div>
jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-65191710489007717042016-09-14T12:07:00.002-07:002016-09-14T12:07:39.789-07:00Reminder and More!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Update! Kerrie Hill-Elliott will be joining us tomorrow night. Kerrie will show us how photos and digital editing can be helpful in designing or inspiring designs for quilts. It should be a fun meeting, we'll have Kerrie, Notebook Cover exchange and Show & Tell!</span><div>
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jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-38221360854893640682016-09-05T10:38:00.003-07:002016-09-05T10:38:30.193-07:00NEW location and Meeting details for September 15thWe have a brand new meeting location starting Thursday, September 15th!<br />
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Starting with our next meeting (September 15) meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m. at a <b>NEW LOCATION</b>: Woodside Quilting, <span class="_Xbe">5360 NE 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50313 <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/5360+NE+14th+St,+Des+Moines,+IA+50313/@41.656329,-93.603815,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87ee9a6766b5666f:0x3151b890b5565a7c!8m2!3d41.6581134!4d-93.6012117?hl=en-US" target="_blank"> <b>Click for Map</b></a> </span><br />
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We are planning to enjoy Show & Tell and the Covered Notebook exchange. For those who chose to participate, please bring your secret covered notebook wrapped! It will be fun for everyone to see and guess!<br />
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Emma and Marny are bring snacks.jill/marnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719481768704703018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-59940269021977843302016-08-15T20:46:00.000-07:002016-08-18T08:42:03.014-07:00Meeting Details for August 18Our next meeting is this week, Thursday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the West Des Moines Public Library, 4000 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines.<br />
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The topic of discussion for the night will be English Paper Piecing! Bring on the hexies!! (or diamonds or other fun shapes, of course, too) We have a special guest, Missie Carpenter, of <a href="http://traditionalprimitives.com/">TraditionalPrimitives.com</a> to demonstrate her great technique of starch basting and a trunk show of unique work. AND we encourage all of you to dig through your trunks or take your best EPP work off the wall and bring it in for a special show and tell of all things English Paper Pieced. New or old, finished or un, we want to see what you've been working on and how you like to do it best. Oh and if you have an in-progress project of this sort, be sure to bring it and make a little progress while we visit!<br />
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Of course, please bring your other show and tell as well. Treats will be provided by Kathy Russi.<br />
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<br />EmmaTMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693145024812768241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-56252021688212565132016-06-14T11:48:00.000-07:002016-06-14T11:48:03.830-07:00Meeting Details for June 16Hi Everyone, we're going to have a great meeting this Thursday night! But be sure to read this, we're at temporary new locations for the next few meetings. (So sorry your planning committee had no idea what was going on in that department!) <br />
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This meeting will be at 6:30 at the LDS Church in Ankeny, 721 E 1st St, Ankeny. It's where Sewing Days are held, if you've been to one of those! Thank you, Leila, for arranging that!<br />
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Eva Marie will be our presenter and she will demonstrate "skinny strip/curved piecing/slice and insert"...some of the fun techniques she learned while taking DMAQG workshops! <br />
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<b>Erin will be introducing the details of the Summer Swap and opening the sign-up for participation. </b><br />
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<b>We will also be saying "Bon Voyage" to long-time member Leila Gardunia with some extra pot-luck treats. </b><br />
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See you all real soon! <br />
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EmmaTMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693145024812768241noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-846145912712500362016-05-31T09:57:00.000-07:002016-05-31T09:57:24.349-07:00Sewing Day, June 11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxncB64QnjMQ9TjxmJ3fMGD6lwgyqDIXZkedOxhfPkmg05Vt_vvhNkS6PmI3tYGq4le4Ndw6JbjXS6r4l6zXKg43T28lVEedwv_SVnuZTAy6-Zmc42u9nldjkuXcGpDuZhtg6wusYoS4/s1600/sewingicons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 3em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxncB64QnjMQ9TjxmJ3fMGD6lwgyqDIXZkedOxhfPkmg05Vt_vvhNkS6PmI3tYGq4le4Ndw6JbjXS6r4l6zXKg43T28lVEedwv_SVnuZTAy6-Zmc42u9nldjkuXcGpDuZhtg6wusYoS4/s320/sewingicons.jpg" /></a></div><blockquote style="background-color:#eeeae0; text-align:right; border-width:2px; border-style:dashed; border-color:#f4ad0c; padding:10px;">DSM Modern Quilt Group Sewing Day <br />
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Ankeny LDS Church, 721 E 1st St, Ankeny, IA<br />
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Why sew alone when you can sew with friends? Imagine what you could get done if you came to sew all day with your Modern Quilt Group of friends! All are welcome. Pack up your current projects, sewing machine and supplies and join us. <br />
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Invite your friends and neighbors too, participants need not be members of DSMMQG. We will have an abundance of space for you to spread out and work! Hours are open, drop in when you can and stay as long as you want! If you are coming in the afternoon, check in with Leila to see how long we're staying. <br />
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Comment on this post if you're coming and will bring things like an iron, ironing board or cutting mat to share. Also, bring a pot-luck-type food or snack to share. EmmaTMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693145024812768241noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-13639655576042285032016-05-10T11:36:00.000-07:002016-05-10T11:36:56.085-07:00Meeting Details for May 19Our next meeting is <b>Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian</b>, 4114 Allison Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310 <br />
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<h2>Meeting Activity:</h2>Jill Guffy and Marny Buck of <a href="http://modernquiltrelish.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Modern Quilt Relish</a> will be doing a color theory presentation. <br />
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<b>Please bring these supplies for Color Wheel Activity:</b><br />
<ul><li> One fat quarter of medium gray solid or tone on tone (not a print)</li>
<li> Glue stick or fabric glue</li>
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</ul>Kathy will bring treatsEmmaTMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693145024812768241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-70833217973598111132016-05-10T11:13:00.002-07:002016-05-10T11:14:09.230-07:00Fabric Challenge FinishGroup photo of our finished pieces from the Solids Fabric Challenge! Amazing what variety we came up from the same little bundle of solids!!<br />
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EmmaTMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693145024812768241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-2057085754391819622016-04-18T15:47:00.003-07:002016-04-18T15:48:03.948-07:00Next Meeting April 21Our next meeting is this week, <b>Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.</b> at our NEW-ISH LOCATION: Westminster Presbyterian, 4114 Allison Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310<br />
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<b>Here are some details about the location: </b>You will want to park in the parking lot on Franklin Ave. It is directly across the street from the church and is a large lot. After you park, cross Franklin and go into the church via the covered entrance. There are a set of glass double doors there. Once inside you will see a hallway & stairs going up. Ignore the stairs & follow the hallway. Turn left at the end of the hallway & then turn right. We will meet in Westminster Hall, at the end of that hallway.<br />
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<h2>Meeting Activity:</h2>We should have some big-time show and tell this meeting!!! The Solids Fabric challenge project is due this month. Please bring your completed project (or in-progress, if you must!) and any other projects too, of course.<br />
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<h2>Auction Quilt Update:</h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELqB9W58D8SgxJMrjjjTYRvdYPN_GgRhiSqfWL7OLOeLA_bB9SHfLkWCKy6iAcpkvljTwBMHACM6-SMeJD9UqWQNkZVfwbXdLktPbQSiM8B1x7thATU8S9Ky5-zM4jwOjlJSqGUmaqwg/s1600/crossblocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELqB9W58D8SgxJMrjjjTYRvdYPN_GgRhiSqfWL7OLOeLA_bB9SHfLkWCKy6iAcpkvljTwBMHACM6-SMeJD9UqWQNkZVfwbXdLktPbQSiM8B1x7thATU8S9Ky5-zM4jwOjlJSqGUmaqwg/s320/crossblocks.jpg" /></a>Since so many blocks have already been completed...42!! We are going to try to push up the deadline to this meeting. Please bring your blocks to this meeting! They are quick, so if you don't have them done yet, there's still a couple nights to get them done. We would like to give our top-piecer and quilter more time to construct the quilt, hope you understand! <br />
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Treats for the April meeting will be brought by Sherry. If anyone else would like to help her out, please comment below.<br />
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<i>Next Month: Marny and Jill will help us make Color Wheels...looking forward to it!</i><br />
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Continue to keep in touch in our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1615984818665813/" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>...lots going on there. Love it!<br />
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EmmaTMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693145024812768241noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7792950527980425466.post-57265889365708414512016-03-08T09:23:00.001-08:002016-03-08T09:23:37.858-08:00March 17, 2016 Meeting DetailsOur next meeting is a little over a week away, <b>March 17, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at the NEW LOCATION: Westminster Presbyterian</b>, 4114 Allison Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310 <br />
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<b>Here are some details about the location:</b> You will want to park in the parking lot on Franklin Ave. It is directly across the street from the church and is a large lot. After you park, cross Franklin and go into the church via the covered entrance. There are a set of glass double doors there. Once inside you will see a hallway & stairs going up. Ignore the stairs & follow the hallway. Turn left at the end of the hallway & then turn right. We will meet in Westminster Hall, at the end of that hallway.<br />
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We've changed our topic schedule a little, so I wanted to get the news out early. You won't want to miss this meeting. Local author & extraordinary quilter, Janet Pittman, will give a <b><i>Trunk Show PLUS</i> with insights and demonstrations on machine appliqué.</b><br />
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I asked Janet to present for us because her book <i>Appliqué The Basics and Beyond</i> is a well-loved resource in my sewing room. I hope you enjoy learning from her too and I can't wait to see her quilts up-close and in real life!<br />
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<table><tr><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Applique-Basics-Beyond-Successful-Techniques/dp/1890621064/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1457453018&sr=8-2&keywords=machine+applique+pittman"><img alt="book1" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpUZiqPTT4CEuM4CIBPy0g7UFhB5olAPRb1wICgq8v_NqmqbAQZfsPST5-AkNRpIcHc4ntq9wPPfaXyEVIt_2YULL8Txc9tSaJWCfAfGMnadGb_S0FNxXw0UgoRfDGC7Z32ShJTu29b0/s200/janetpitmanbookcover.jpg" title="book1" width="151" /></a> </td>
<td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/First-Time-Machine-Applique-Learning-Lessons/dp/193572634X/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=515c-FozbFL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR124%2C160_&refRID=14KT9SKW001351YY1TC2"><img alt="book2" img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLDr7GsOHrQHFgrE-wF7R0jcI5EwnrgZHGVWxrKE0caSPk5CRY1PPFdgx2mJc8d3ezbyE7H04r9vilNx1ubsPQJpBku2l_tog06p3tSwu8M3k24vstBWU9dKkVbG53Yavq_ZCABzyIUc/s200/janetpitmanbookcover2.jpg" title="book2" width="154" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Colorful-Quilts-Playful-Kids-Projects/dp/1935726250/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457453111&sr=1-8&keywords=janet+pittman" ><img alt="book3" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEm-9zVT2K08EscTk_hvPXhwWCJ8GTGlJOEI3srxjFl0QwQGDVWt1YGDbyyFS2IqeIapiwJwZMUZglfU-pTaCCo8FjrWYX2IwGoFrn0IpvTnXti9dLuUOh0rfvctErmrmVbggl2HERwM/s200/janetpitmanbookcover3.jpg" title="book3" width="150" /></a></td>
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<h2>Other Activities</h2>For our other activities, nothing is due this month. But please keep working on...<br />
<ul><li>DMAQG auction blocks, <a href="http://desmoinesmqg.blogspot.com/2016/03/dmaqg-auction-quilt-details.html">details here</a>, and bring any you have completed</li>
<li>Keep finishing your goals for the finish-it-up challenge <a href="http://desmoinesmqg.blogspot.com/p/swapschallenges.html">(details here)</a> and bring to show</li>
<li>And the solids fabric challenge deadline <a href="http://desmoinesmqg.blogspot.com/p/swapschallenges.html">(again, details here)</a> is next month, so hopefully you're getting some ideas on this one. I still have a few bundles of fabric left if anyone wants one. A month is certainly enough time to make something! (says the girl addicted to one-week project quilting challenges!)</li></ul><br />
Please wear a nametag, our group is growing so wonderfully! Friends new and old need little reminders of names now and then.<br />
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Melissa is signed up for treats. If anyone else would like to help her out, please comment below. Thank you!<br />
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