Sarah Ruiz presented “Quilt Math 101” to the guild at our monthly meeting. She shared with us a few examples of her quilts where math was a key element to the design.
Sarah explained that quilt math is basic math and a bit of optional geometry. Sarah provided a list of tools that will aid quilters in creating beautiful patterns.
Bryan presented “From Patchwork to Pixels: AI and Quilting” to the guild at our July meeting. It was a very informative talk about AI in general but also how to use AI to help with your quilting projects.
Bryan mentioned that despite AI’s role, fabric selection, sewing, and emotional storytelling remain uniquely human elements.
For our July meeting, we have a Challenge due!
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation by creating a RED, WHITE AND BLUE project!
You may use any shade, tone, hue or color of Blue, Red or White/Beige.
All quilts, bags, mug rugs, placemats, table runners, or other quilt items will qualify!!
Just a reminder that we will be meeting a week earlier than our normal time See you on July 14.
This month’s meeting highlighted one of our own – Brina Smith. She shared with us her journey – from making covid masks to creating quilts for her family to designing vintage clothing.
Brina has a collection of vintage tablecloths and bedsheets that she transforms into gorgeous shirts and jackets.
She is offering a Quilted Clothing Workshop (June 17) and will walk attendees through the creation of a quilted jacket.
We look forward to seeing everyone’s jacket at our July meeting!
Dive down the rabbit hole of quilted clothing in this engaging and refreshingly honest presentation that blends craftsmanship with creativity. Showcasing a range of handmade pieces, Brina Smith will offer a firsthand look at how modern and traditional quilting can be reimagined into wearable fashions.
Brina will walk us through her design process which is less about rigid rules and more about curiosity, experimentation, and a willingness to just wing it. This presentation offers inspiration, practical takeaways, and a behind the scenes look at making quilted clothing.
Join us at the June 16 meeting for Brina’s presentation.
We met for our annual picnic. Unfortunately, due to rainy weather, we held the meeting indoors.
Rainy weather maybe. Damp spirits never! We enjoyed a great potluck dinner!
Several people participated in the May Challenge – creating a nametag from selvedge letters. One lucky winner took home a fabulous prize of quilt and sewing goodies.
Next month, we will be spotlighting one of our own for a Quilted Clothing program (June 16) and workshop (June 17).
Ready for a picnic? It’s time for our annual event! We’ll meet at Memorial Park Pavilion, 2203 NE Memorial Park Square in Bentonville at 6:00 on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. In case of rain, we will meet at the church.
Don’t forget our Selvedge Letter Name Tags challenge is due at the meeting. A prize will be awarded to one lucky person!!
Our April meeting was all about the upcoming show.
Please join us on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25 at Southside Church of Christ gym, 919 S Dixieland Road for our 2026 Modern Quilt Guild Show.
We’ll have quilts for viewing, a quilt to be raffled, and items to be auctioned. Our guild store will be full of fabric, fat quarters, pre-cuts, scraps, patterns, magazines, kits, and handmade items. Did I mention we’ll have fabric?!!
Also, we’ll have vendors. Be sure to check them out, too.
Hope to see you there! If not shop the online auction with shipping, click here to shop!
This month’s program was attended via Zoom as our speaker was from Norway! We really enjoyed Daisy Aschehoug’s presentation for using curves in quilting.
Daisy is an award-winning quilter, designer and author of two books (Quilt Modern Curves and Bold Stripes (with Heather Black) and Quilting with Curves).
Our guild also celebrated a belated Valentine’s Day or Galentine’s Day gift exchange. This was a fun challenge. Everyone put their heart into their gift.
We’ll be celebrating a “Delayed but Handmade” Valentine’s day this year.
Bring an item to exchange at the March 17 meeting.
Need an idea? Gift bags, mug rugs or any Valentine-themed item would be ideal.
For our February program, eight of our members shared quilts and the stories behind them.
We heard about grandma’s well-loved quilt; a mom’s gift to her daughter; a quilt gifted to a friend on the birth of her baby; a quilt that was hand-quilted over several years; and a mystery quilt that was rescued.
All of these stories were captured on video by Linda Pumphrey of Quilt Alliance. It was a real treat to hear the stories.
Check out other Go Tell It! stories on Quilt Alliance’s YouTube channel.
Do you have a quilt that you are willing to share with the world? On February 17th, we have invited Quilt Alliance to join us.
Quilt Alliance digitally records Quilts and their stories in a national registrar.
We are looking for that quilt which has a special meaning to you. Do you have a quilt that inspired you to take up quilting? Please share it with us!
Cassandra is a mostly-modern quilter, pattern designer and quilting educator based in west-central Ohio. She holds a BFA in Painting and Theatre Design and an MFA in Scenic Design. Her award-winning quilts have been in more than 50 shows, numerous publications, and four of her quilts reside in the permanent collection of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. Cassandra’s designs and patterns use traditional and/or foundation paper piecing techniques to create dynamic and unique quilts that are inspired by nature, architecture, and art.
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Approximately 45-60 minutes
How do you develop a quilting style? Do you even need to? What elements of your quilting come together to make your personal aesthetic? Inspiration sources, color choices, shapes, and quilting style all play a role in making our quilts a reflection of who we are. Throughout this trunk show, you will see the recurring motifs and patterns in my quilts, how these patterns create a body of work, and start recognizing the trends in your own quilts. This is an excellent trunk show choice for Modern groups and guilds.
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3 Hour Workshop
Take your curved seams to the extreme by going full circle! During this class you will piece a top for a pillow or mini quilt using a Classic Curves Ruler with a twist!
Prerequisites: The ability to consistently sew an accurate 1/4″ seam allowance
Supply List: available with sign-up payment
Our guild hosted a very special guest speaker this month! The fantastically talented Dee Bushrod of Pixel Quilts came by to give a wonderful presentation at our monthly meeting. She showcased many of her extraordinary quilts and quilt dresses, regaled us with delightful stories, and gave us a sneak peak at her upcoming endeavors!! Dee also taught a workshop the following day in which members created a wall hanging of her most recent pattern Cherry Blossom!
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
