Foster Care Quilts

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!  We collected over 40 quilts!  If you weren't able to bring your quilt last night, there is still time to turn it in.  If you email me a picture of it and the age and gender of child it would be good for by Friday the 25th, I can get it into the "sign-up-to-donate-other-kit-items-binder" and you can bring me the actual quilt at our November meeting.  My email address is lmgardunia at yahoo dot com.
Thanks again!

Voting this Thursday

Hello all! I just wanted to remind you that voting for board members will be this Thursday. At the moment, the positions and people to fill them are: President - Emily Vardeman Vice President - Amy Martin Co-Programming - Leila Gardunia and Eva Marie Evans Treasurer - Sherry Von Fumetti Secretary - Membership - Website Coordinator - As you can see, we still need to fill three positions. If anyone is interested, please contact me at dsmmqg@gmail.com. Also, as a reminder, if you made a quilt or blanket for the foster care kits, please bring it or them (if you made several!) to the meeting. Leila will be collecting them. We also will be finishing up the tote swap since we didn't get to last month. Last, but not least, I'll be handing out the bundles of fabric for the Riley Blake fabric challenge. I look forward to the creative things this group will make from these fabrics! See you Thursday!

Charity Quilt Giveaway

How are those charity quilts coming?  We will be collecting them at our meeting this month.  If you will not be there please let us know and we can work out a way to get your quilts.  If you have finished a charity quilt you can link up a picture of it on my blog and be entered into a giveaway.  Let's just say that your chances of winning are really good right now.  ;) Giveaway closes tomorrow at noon.
Thanks!!

Riley Blake fabric is here!

The fabric for the Riley Blake challenge has arrived!  I'll get it cut up and will either distribute it at the meeting in October or we can arrange for you to get it from me somehow.  If you'd like yours before the October meeting, email me at dsmmqg@gmail.com.
Emily

Pop in orange, Stripe in grey, Gingham in navy, Dots in yellow, Chevron in blue, solid charcoal 

Saturday Sew-In Fun:

Sadly, last week's meeting was cancelled due to the high wind storms that passed through central Iowa late Thursday afternoon. But we made up for it on Saturday; eight of us gathered to sew, cut, piece, laugh, share, eat, and quilt!  Several members worked on some CUTE kids quilts for our foster care 2013 Service Project. Remember, turn in your blankets/quilts at the October Meeting.

Emily rounding the corners on a foster care blanket

Eva Marie quilting a fun baby quilt!

Lots of activity around the work table!

Leila sharing a laugh with her neighbor while quilting a foster care quilt

Penny hard at work strip piecing multiple foster care quilts. 

Plan to join us next time we host a sew-in, we have a lot of fun and get to know each other so much more than we do at our monthly meetings.  

Next meeting: October 17, 2013 (Bring your service project donations, your Tote Bag Swap, and your Show & Tell!)

Put It On Your Calendar!

Our next meeting is Thursday, Sept. 19th at 6:30 pm.  We will talk about using art as quilt inspiration and make our own quilt pallets based on a piece of artwork.  We will also learn more about the new Modern Quilt Guild website.

Everyone who signed up to participate in the tote swap remember to bring your bag to the meeting!

Come to the guilds Sew-In on Saturday, Sept. 21st from 9 am-10 pm at the LDS Church in Ankeny (721 E 1st St, Ankeny).  Bring your own project and a snack to share!

This month on my blog I am going to be highlighting some quick and easy charity quilt ideas.  Keep working on the quilts for the foster care kits.  We will be collecting them at our October meeting.

August, 2013 Minutes

August, 2013 Minutes