Vote to be held at the August Meeting

 The two-year term for officers is coming to an end.  We will vote on new officers at our August meeting on Tuesday, the 15th.  These new officers will take over  in September for a two year term, running from September 2023 through August 2025.

July Meeting Location

Southside Church of Christ will be having Vacation Bible School and using our regular meeting room on July 18th.  Our meeting will still be held at the church, but it will be in the back building/gym, where we have our All Modern Quilts show. 

Bind Your Own Business

 The March meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 21st at 6:00pm.  Doors will open at 5:30.  Several members will present on varying methods of binding or finishing a quilt.  Do you have a unique method, a tip or a trick that could be helpful to others?  There will be a sharing time at the end of the presentations.  Don't forget to bring your Show 'n Tell.  If you have a unique or interesting binding you would like to share, we would love to see it as well.

Birthstone Challenge 2023 Has Been Issued

 The auction for our All Modern Quilts Show 2024 will be comprised of the quilts made for the 2023 Birthstone Challenge.  Each quilt should be an original design, no kits or commercial patterns, although you may use a design element or inspiration from someone else.  Your challenge quilt should be between 12"-20" per side.  The following chart shows the approximate color for each month's birthstone.  A minimal amount of neutral color may be incorporated in your design.  Prints may be used that include other colors, but all fabric should read as your birth month's color.  Quilts must be finished, including the quilting and binding, by the October 17th meeting.

November Holiday Party

 Our November Holiday Party will be this coming Tuesday, November 15th @ 6:00 pm.  Please remember to bring your handmade gift for our exchange and a tasty treat for our potluck dinner.

Folded Ornaments Program

Updated to include handouts and links to tutorials: October's program will be on folded ornaments and will be presented by our own Melissa Belman and Christina Lee.  The ladies say they are more than happy for you to observe if you would like to make ornaments later at home.  However, for those that would like to follow along with the demonstration and leave with a couple of ornaments, please bring the following supplies.

If a few folks can bring irons/pressing mats and starch, we won't need them much but it helps the process!  And if anyone has hemostats, needle nose pliers, or tweezers (not a requirement either, but they are helpful).

Woven Star

- 2 or 4 different prints of fabric that meet the following sizes.  The larger stars are EASIER to make.

Star Sizes	Width	Length (can be approx)
tiny	2.5" wide	9" long
small	3" wide	11" long
medium	3.5" wide	13" long
large	4" wide	14" long

Handout

No Sew Quilted Ornaments

3 contrasting jelly roll strips OR

- 8 - 2.5" x 2.5" squares of ONE fabric

- 16 - 2.5" x 2.5" squares of TWO fabrics

Handout

Tutorial #1

Tutorial #2

All other supplies will be provided by the guild!

Education Stations at the September Meeting

 Our september meeting was a great success with 5 members sharing various tips and tricks for everyday and special projects:

Kathy Garringer discussed a machine binding technique that can give you perfectly sewn, mitered binding corners.  She got this tip from the Flourishing Palms Blog  If you weren't at the meeting read the tutorial and give this a try.  If you were at the meeting, this is the link in case you miss place your handout.

Melissa Belman had a great discussion on the use of zippers and zipper tape.  She introduced us all to the world of zipper tape and zipper pulls.  Take a look at her handout here.

Natalie McCrory talked with us about seam ripping, the good, the bad, and the ugly.  She had a lot of great tips about ways to approach ripping a seam so as not to distort your fabric, and had a great variety of tools to share with us. 

Jelyn Thomas shared a technique with us to make 4 flying geese blocks at a time.  She shared a formula so that you can calculate the starting sizes of your pieces no matter which size of geese you need.  You can also check out the Flying Geese Quilt Block Tutorial by Homemade Emily Jane on YouTube.

Sheila Kauffman had a fun gift or party idea for creating wine glass coasters. These are an easy way for each person to recognize their own wine glass if they set it down, and protects your furniture at the same time.

NWAMQG 2023 Community Quilt

 The committee for this year's Community Quilt has met and here are the instructions for the block.

We are inviting members to participate in our quilt by making 5" blocks involving prints that mostly "read as" a single color or in slight varying tones of a single color from the warm ombre, eggplant purple to pink.

Colors https://quiltcon.com/community-outreach-quilt-challenge-2023

Using some print fabrics (no solids) take strips at least 5 1/2" long and sew together the long edge until your block is at least 5 1/2" wide. Do NOT trim your block. We will die cut to 5" for uniformity.

Some examples:

Bring blocks to the September 20th meeting or mail to Tessa Davis (email nwamqg@gmail.com for the address).

Thank you so much for participating, can't wait to work these into the final design and share with the guild and at QuiltCon.

2022 Fall Retreat

 It is time to register for our Fall Retreat!!  Our members have already had their chance for first signup, so if you aren't a member there are still a few spots open for you to join us at Camp Egan, near Tahlequah, OK the weekend of November 4-6.  Come on...What are you waiting for?  Find more information and the registration form HERE.

Challenges Galore

 We are in the summer of challenges.  Locally we have the Very Peri - Pantone Color of the Year Challenge.  Any size, any design...just use the color of the year, periwinkle.  Due at the October Meeting.

Through the Modern Quilt Guild parent organization, the Make a Difference "Oceans" challenge is winding down.  Deadline is Aug 8th.  Registration is now open: $12.  The Windham Fabric Challenge requires 6 specific Windham Solids; check the website for exact colors required.  The design challenges, Log Cabin  and  X, are also going on.  All of these challenges will be registered during the open QuiltCon registration during Sept. and Oct.  Any size is fine, but no larger than 440" total perimeter with no one side longer than 110".  Check out The Modern Quilt Guild website for any further details.

July Meeting by Zoom

 Our meeting this month will be by Zoom.  Our guest speaker will be Verushka Zarata.  Be looking for your email from Melissa concerning small group options and Zoom link information.

POSTPONED!! Workshop Details: Itty Bitty Twisty Zip Pouch

 WE ARE HAVING A WORKSHOP!!  Cuttin' Up Quilts from Prairie Grove, Arkansas will be teaching a workshop on May 28th, 10-3, at the Southside Church of Christ at 919 S. Dixieland Rd., in Rogers. There is NO CLASS FEE!!  Woo Hoo!  A free workshop... You will have to own or purchase the tool and the pattern (he girls will have them for sale on the day of the workshop), as well as provide your own materials.  

*The Itty Bitty Twister Tool

*Twister Sisters Twisty Zips Pattern.  We will be making the small pouch from that pattern.

*24 - 2 1/2" squares for pinwheels... half light and half dark... cut from scraps or try a mini charm pack

*1/8 yd or 1 FQ... contrasting fabric for squares, grid border, strap, and tabs

*1/8 yd or 1 FE ... lower exterior fabric

*1/4 yd or 1 FQ... interior fabric / lining

*1/4 yd of 20" wide interfacing... woven cotton fusible (ex: Pellon Shapeflex/SF101

*1/4 yd of 20-22" wide interfacing... nonwoven fusible (ex: Pellon Craft Fuse/808

*12" or longer zipper ... 1" wide

*1/2" wide D-ring

*1/2" wide swivel clip

*fabric clips (optional)

*rotary cutter, mat, and ruler

*fabric marking pen

Modern Traditionalism Challenge Due at May Meeting

 This month's meeting is coming up on Tuesday, May 17th.  If you participated in the Modern Traditionalism Challenge, please bring the cover picture/photo from the pattern you received and your completed project.  Each person will show their photo and explain their inspirational element and modern interpretation.  Can't wait to see what everyone's creativity has produced!