New Website!

 After many years of using the current Blog, we will be moving over to a new website!

Posts on this blog will stay up through 2021.

Please bookmark our new site, www.corvallismodernquiltguild.org

Join us for our November meeting tonight, November 12th at 7pm via Zoom. Members have received the meeting invitation in their email. If you'd like to join us as a guest, please email to receive the Zoom meeting invite.

Improv Challenge 2020!

CMQG Improv Challenge 2020

Sponsored by Winter Creek Cloth!

 

 Here are the guidelines... there aren't many. Hey, it's IMPROV!

 

Quilt top only: no need to quilt and bind, so give yourself the freedom to play and experiment. 

Choose your size and shape (but make it at least 24" x 24").

Select a minimum of three from the following improv piecing techniques and incorporate them into a quilt top:

• wonky stars
• triangles/flying geese
• free-form curves
• inserts
• rings/roses
• slabs/floating squares

Other techniques you want to try? GO FOR IT! Just include a minimum of three.

This challenge is voluntary and for personal growth only, to apply what you've learned about improv piecing-- and specifically to get yourself out of your comfort zone! There are NO judges, so relax and enjoy the creative process.

Everyone who finishes a top and submits a photo by November 9th will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate, courtesy of our improv challenge sponsor, Winter Creek Cloth!

 

 

CMQG Fall 2020 Schedule!

Hi everyone! Here is a schedule of Guild events for the next few months. Please join us!

All events are via Zoom and are by invitation only, so if you'd like to be included on the Guild's email list, please email us at: corvallismodernquiltguild@gmail.com

 

Thursday, September 9th: 7:00 PM

September Meeting

Call for nominations for 2021 board of directors.

Special Guest Speaker Daisy Schrock, Eugene Modern Quilt Guild.

Improve Challenge kick-off, sponsored by our friends at Winter Creek Cloth.

 

Saturday, September 26th: Noon to 4:00 PM

Sew Day - hosted by Kim.

Do hand work, machine work... or just stop in to say hello!

 

Wednesday, October 7th

Last day to sign up for Holiday Gift Swap

 

Thursday, October 8th: 7:00 PM

October Meeting

QuiltCon blocks due.

Name exchange for the Holiday Gift Swap.

Show your favorite book on quilting and tell us why you love it.

Business meeting/election of 2021 board of directors.

 

Saturday, October 24th: Noon to 4:00 PM

Sew Day - hosted by Kim.

Do hand work, machine work... or just stop in to say hello!

 

Monday, November 9th

Photos of Improv Challenge entries due.

 

Thursday, November 12th: 7:00 PM

November Meeting

Improv Challenge show and prize drawing.

Make and Take - virtually, but together! Led by Camille.

Discuss/show handmade holiday gift ideas, or gift ideas for sewists.

 

Saturday, November 28th: Noon to 4:00 PM

Sew Day - hosted by Kim.

Do hand work, machine work... or just stop in to say hello!

 

Thursday, December 10th: 7:00 PM

Holiday Party & Gift Swap

Virtual Party on Zoom; Real gift exchange among Guild Members!

Cocktails and festive attire optional.

 

CMQG Summer Schedule!

Hi everyone! Here is a schedule of Guild events for the next few months. Please join us!

Admittance to all Zoom events is by invitation only, so if you'd like to be included on the Guild's email list, please email us at: corvallismodernquiltguild@gmail.com

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Saturday, May 23rd: Noon to whenever

Sit & Sew -- hosted by Kim
Do hand work, machine work... or just stop in to say hello!

Thursday, June 11th: 7:00 PM
June Meeting -- Discussion: Share your current favorite quilting gadget/notion. We've done this before, but there's always something new on the market! 

Saturday, June 13th: 11:00 AM to 1:00  PM

How to get started with Improv Piecing, taught by Pam Raby. 

Pam is a respected teacher who was recently invited to appear on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims; her episode will air in summer 2020. Prior to the pandemic, Pam taught at the Pine Needle Quilt Shop, the Stitchin' Post and Quilters' Affair, and closer to home at JanniLou Creations. She was honored to be the featured quilter for the 2019 Pendleton Quilt Show. And guess what? She's a member of the Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild!

Saturday, June 27th: Noon to whenever.

Sit & Sew -- hosted by Kim
Do hand work, machine work... or just stop in to say hello!

Thursday, July 9th: 7:00 PM
July Meeting -- Guest speaker: Brad Parks (owner, Paramount Sewing in Salem and Eugene.) Brad will teach us how to use the 24-color Essential Color Wheel. Everyone who is a current Guild member will receive one of these amazing wheels as a benefit of membership, so you can have it in hand as Brad demonstrates. Stay tuned for details.

Saturday, July 25th: Noon to whenever.

Sit & Sew -- hosted by Kim
Do hand work, machine work... or just stop in to say hello!

Thursday, August 13th: 7:00 PM

August Meeting -- Guest speakers: Jill and Dana Huntington (Portland). Non-traditional quilt design. More details as we get closer.
Also, our Color Challenge projects are due!  See below for a reminder of the challenge requirements. And, blocks for our "Covid" charity quilt are due tonight as well (see Sheila's email for details.)

** We will be having an improv/non-traditional layout challenge (with prizes!) Details will be announced.**

Saturday, August 22nd: Noon to whenever.

Sit & Sew -- hosted by Kim
Do hand work, machine work... or just stop in to say hello!

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CMQG 2020 Color Wheel Challenge

Here are the guidelines:
 

All fabrics in your quilt must be solid in color, with no design or pattern.

Choose a solid color as your main focal color, then use its complementary and two of its analogous colors, along with a neutral color of your choice (grey, white, cream, tan or black). All fabric must be solids. Use your main focal color at least twice as much as all the others.

 

Mini quilts must be sewn, quilted, and bound. They should be no smaller than 20"x20" and not larger than 36"x36".

 

Every guild member who completes a mini quilt, follows these guidelines, and shows the quilt during our August 13th Zoom Meeting will be entered into a drawing for prizes. Grand prize is a stack of 25 Kona Cotton fat quarter solids!!

 

There are NO judges, so have fun and create your best work! This challenge is voluntary and for personal growth only -- to apply what you've learned and increase your skills. So get creative! Make it modern!

707 Masks!

Phew! We finished another mask collection last night... 330 masks total (including masks that were made and distributed elsewhere.) Friends, that means you made over 700 masks in under seven days! Wow! Never underestimate the power of a compassionate individual with a sewing machine! 

This latest collection went mostly to Lumina Hospice, Stoneybrook, and West Hills Memory Care Center. 

We are now turning coordination and collection over to the FaceBook group the Corvallis Sewing Brigade (https://www.scruffingtons.org/ for those who don’t use FaceBook.) 

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I'm copying below the summation you can also see on the Brigade's FB page, but I'll reiterate: ALL masks of ALL kinds are needed. Make which ever one you enjoy and of which you can create the most of quickly. 

What we are working on // What each kind of mask is for:

Note: All masks are useful - make masks you can enjoy making and can make a lot of!

The pleated pocketed mask (with ties mainly, not elastic) because these are meant to have .3 micron filters in them making them equivalent to an N95 mask. To be used for people who have tested positive.

The pleated mask, no pocket with either elastic or ties. These are for everyone else and are for quick change, quick use, can be washed (not autoclaved). Elastic is great and quick (easy on, easy off - good for many applications) but may be a problem for some people (latex allergies etc) so ties are good too for these, but all masks will be used and people with latex allergies can use the tie masks for sure! These masks go to hospice, the youth shelter, adult health/foster care etc as well as to the hospital to be used by family and non surgical staff. We need TONS of these too.

We are not worrying about wire at this time. Feel free to make wired masks but please don't get bogged down by that - we have asked Samaritan to provide the proper wire or point us to the medical grade they want. It can be added later as needed. Or you can make some with wire for friends as you desire. Just don't let it slow you down.

Thank you everyone - you are amazing!

Drop location: 1333 NW 17th Street - Corvallis (buckets in the driveway)

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Benton County EOC is now coordinating donations. This site provides a list of everything needed along with ways to volunteer and to ask for help if you need it.

Mask making info on the page as well.  But the FB page remains the best source for mask making details.

Many thanks for all you're doing!
Pattie
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Masks for Samaritan

On a Friday, our Guild got approval for making facial masks from Samaritan Hospital. We have invited members of Marys River Quilt Guild to also take park, and now we ask for your help. Our immediate goal is to get as many masks as possible to Samaritan by Monday, but the effort will continue as now many clinics, care centers, fire departments, etc., are asking for masks made by community members. 

Samaritans first choice for fabrics are: sheets, pillowcases, and tight knit cotton t-shirts/fabric as these fabrics do the best job of filtering small particles. Quilting cottons can also be used but you might consider using three layers instead of two show in the tutorials. All masks will be washed by Samaritan as soon as they are received: no need to pre-wash your fabrics. 

There are links below to two pattern tutorials: pick which option best suits your skill level. Please: all types of masks are needed!

Samaritan’s first preference is a mask with a rust-proof wire along the top, to form around the bridge of the nose, and a pocket to insert a filter (Samaritan will provide the filter.) Listed below is a link to a blog post with tips for making this type, which includes a link to the YouTube video tutorial. If you want to make one for your personal use, the blog has some tips about what to use.

However, Samaritan will also take the easier-to-make mask shown in the video provided by Boston’s Deaconess Hospital. There is also a link at the bottom to that video. Please, if you don’t feel comfortable with your sewing skills to make the more difficult mask, make as many of these as you can. They will certainly get used by people throughout our community. The need is great. 

NOTE: Samaritan would like to have masks with ties, and masks with elastic IF the elastic is latex free. If you’re not sure about your elastic, make ties. Make sure the ties/elastic are sewn tightly into your seams so they don’t pull out with heavy use. 

Friends, fire up your sewing machines! If you have any questions, please contact as at corvallismodernquiltguild@gmail.com

Pattie Dix, President

Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild

Tutorial to mask with wire

Tutorial to the mask without wire

March Meeting -- CANCELED

Our March Meeting has been canceled. We will move our color presentation to the April Meeting -- guild members can refer to Pattie's email for more information.

See you in April!
 

Quiltcon 2020!

Each year, the Modern Quilt Guild hosts QuiltCon, the largest modern quilting show of its kind. An exciting part of QuiltCon is the Charity Quilt Challenge! The Modern Quilt Guild chooses a theme and color palette and then guilds + individual members from around the world work to create quilts that are displayed at the show. The quilts are then sent back to the makers to be gifted to a local charity. 

This year the theme was "text" with a color palette of grey scale.

We choose "alis volat propriis"-- the state motto of Oregon meaning "she flies with her own wings". We love working our beautiful state into our quilts when we can!

**Quilting was by Jammie of The Long Arm of the Law.

The quilt will be back for show + tell at the March 12th meeting! We're looking forward to showing this quilt off at various events throughout the year, before we gift it to a local organization.

Nice work CMQG Members!!

February Meeting Recap!

Guest Speaker - Nancy Bryant:

Nancy is a retired Oregon State University professor and founder of the Contemporary Fiber Arts Guild. She gave a fantastic presentation on working with color -- hue, value, intensity. Thank you Nancy, we really loved what you shared!

 

 

 Show + Tell:

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Next Meeting: March 12th
The swap for March is 3D pinwheels!(more info to come, but here's some fun ideas!)

2020 Meetings + Sew Days!

Our membership meetings are currently on the second Thursday of every month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.  These meetings include announcements of upcoming events, show + tell of our current projects, demonstrations and tutorials, give-aways, and more! Meetings take place in the Community Room at the First Alternative Co-op - South Store. The Community Room is located on the north east side of the co-op. Parking is available directly behind the Community Room.

Occasionally we have meetings elsewhere, like in the park during the summer months, so always check here on the blog, Instagram (@corvallismodernqg) and/or Facebook for updates!!


January 9th
February 13th
March 12th
April 9th
May 14th
June 11th 
July - No Meeting this month.
August 13th
September 10th
October 8th
November 12th
December 10th (Holiday Party! Location TBD) 

CMQG Sew-Days

Our Sew Days are held at the Consumer's Power (CPI) Meeting Room (6990 SW West Hills Road).  Sew Days are an opportunity for our members to sit and sew our own projects together, without the distractions of home.  We bring our own machines and projects and snacks to share, and sometimes collaborate on projects together!  There's usually at least one iron/ironing surface to share, but more are always helpful. Join us and share some sewing time!  

Saturday, January 25th
Saturday, March 28th
Saturday, July 25th
Saturday, September 26th
Saturday, November 28th

Guests are welcome to attend their first meeting and first sew day for free. After, they may pay a nominal per visit fee or are encouraged to join the guild. 

Happy New Year!

Happy 2020 Friends!

Just a reminder that it’s time to renew your Guild membership. Remember, your dues also include membership in the Modern Quilt Guild. As such, you have online access to members-only patterns, tutorials, webinars and so much more. 

We’ve got lots of good things in the works for the coming year. We’ll be exploring some of the aspects of modern quilting like color/value and solids, and improv piecing (in which many of you have expressed an interest.) There’ll be swaps, our Queen of the UFO challenge, group charity quilts, sew days and of course, the chance to show your projects at each meeting. 

Dues are $35 and we ask you to please renew before December 31st. You can pay your dues by using the Buy Now button to the right. NOTE: If you're using a mobile device, you'll probably need to scroll to the bottom of the page and choose "view web version" to access the payment button.

Thank you!

Quilt County 2019!

It's September and that means Quilt County is here!

This year our display is at Softstar Shoes in Philomath! Our quilts will be displayed the entire month of September - Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm. They look so good hanging in this fun space (a former roller rink!) and with that super fun green slide!

Stop by and check out our quilts! Please let us know when you do, and if you have any questions about a quilt or our group!

2020 Board Nominations!

We wanted to take a moment to reach and and remind you of the continued need for members to volunteer for our 2020 executive board!

Here's a run-down of our open positions:

President: primary contact for the guild, runs the monthly general meeting + periodic executive meetings, prepares meeting agenda in coordination with the vice president, responsible for communications within the guild.

Vice President: runs the meetings if the president is absent, responsible for the community service and community outreach including donation request, coordinates + works closely with the president.

Treasurer: responsible for membership payments, maintaining financial records (PayPal and checking account), tax return filing, monitoring the guild budget and maintaining the guild roster on the MQG website.

Secretary + Social Media: runs the meetings if the president and vice president are absent, records meeting minutes (general meetings + executive board meetings), ensures photos are taken at guild meetings + events (sew days + workshops), responsible for posting communications, answering questions + engaging communities on Instagram, Facebook + Pinterest.

Sew Day Coordinator: schedules the space, arranges for key pick up (if applicable), acts as sew day "host" or makes arrangements for a fellow guild member in their absence.

Swap Coordinator: responsible for swaps and challenges, including determining swaps, sourcing free patterns and providing education, if necessary.

Other areas where your skills and talents could add to the guild are: events coordinator, education coordinator (monthly education at meetings and/or workshops + classes), and QuiltCon Charity Quilt Coordinator.

A more detailed list of board member positions can be found here. 

If you have any questions about these positions, or if you would like to nominate yourself or a fellow guild member please email us at: corvallismodernquiltguild@gmail.com We'd be happy to chat and answer questions about these roles!

May Meeting Recap!

Calendar of Events:

ABC House Quilts - Florence (Diana's Mom) will be bringing our quilts back in June! She has also graciously agreed to quilt another round of quilts for us - she'll be collecting them at the June meeting and they will be returned to us to bind them in October. Backing reminder: fabric must be 8" larger than your quilt (aka: 4" extra on all 4 sides), please use a 1/2" seam allowance for piecing your back, and please no selvedge in the seam.

We have a few fun events coming up this summer!

May 25th -- Sew Day at the Consumers Power (CPI) Meeting Room located at 6990 SW West Hills Road from 10am until 5pm! 

If you haven't been to a sew day before - it's basically just a big open sew! The CPI space is wonderful, full of windows and natural light, lots of table space and plenty of outlets so no extension cords are needed. There will be at least one ironing board and iron - but feel free to bring your own if you have a lot of ironing to do. Amber will be bringing her Accuquilt Go if you'd like to try it out. Also, feel free to bring snacks to share (reminder: there is no fridge or microwave)! Sew day is a great opportunity to get things done without the interruptions we often get at home - plus it's always so inspiring being there with fellow quilters working away on our individual projects!

06-14-19 ETA:  The meetup with Eugene was canceled.

June 22nd -- Meetup with Eugene Modern Quilt Guild!

Where: Sweet Earth Vineyards; 24843 Kyle Road, Monroe.

When: Saturday, June 22nd from 12pm to 2pm

What to bring: 

• Quilts to show! Sweet Earth has a wonderful area for hanging quilts and extra clothes line as well. 
• Snacks to share! This will be a very informal potluck. Any snacky food is encouraged.
• Money for wine! Sweet Earth has tastings available, or wine by the glass.
• Fabric baskets to swap! We'll be having a swap between the guilds and the theme is fabric baskets! If you need inspiration, we've got some great idea's pinned here. Please bring the basket in a paper bag for a blind swap!

The winery is pretty easy to find, driving south on 99W go to Monroe, turn right on Alpine Road (I'm pretty sure there is a sign saying Sweet Earth, but it's right after Dairy Mart), drive 3 miles or so to Kyle Drive and take a left. The winery is on Kyle Drive about 1.5-2 miles in. You can also get there taking Bellfountain to Alpine as well. 

The winery has a decent amount of parking, but feel free to reach out if you're interested in carpooling. We'll chat more about this event at the June 13th Meeting.

 

Reminder -- No July Meeting. Our July meeting falls during the week of Quilters Affair and the Sisters Quilt Show.

July 27th -- BBQ Potluck at Pattie's! More details to come!

August 3rd -- Farmers Market! We'll be at the intersection of NW 1st Street & NW Jackson Avenue with a fun morning sharing our love of modern quilting with the community. Several of our members joined us after meeting us at the Market! As we get closer, there will be a call for modern quilts to display in our tent. 

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Show + Tell:

This first photo are a few of the projects created with the one-yard challenge fabric from the April swap:

A cat quilt for April's son:

A couple of Lorna's projects: 

Jane shared her meditation mat:

Diana shared a new quilt for her son, the dinosaur's glow in the dark!:

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Next Meeting: June 13th

No Swap, as we'll be swapping with our EMQG friends at Sweet Earth on June 22nd.