UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday June 2, 1-5pm
Meeting & Sewcial
Redwood City Library

Saturday June 16, 10am-11pm
All-day Charity Sew-in
Los Altos Library

Saturday July 7, 1-5pm
Meeting & Sewcial
Redwood City Library

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Latest Activity

Erin Joy Metzler commented on Erin Joy Metzler's photo
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Charity Blocks

"Thanks ladies!  I'm happy how they turned out.  I enjoy scrappy."
3 hours ago
Amanda Materne commented on Jaye L's photo
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Flowering Snowball top

"Oh Jaye, this is lovely and SO impressive! I want to do this pattern sometime!"
5 hours ago
Amanda Materne commented on Alison Schmidt's photo
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Bee Happy Space Quilt

"How ABSOLUTELY fun! Love it!"
5 hours ago
Amanda Materne commented on Erin Joy Metzler's photo
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Charity Blocks

"Yay, so pretty! Love these happy string blocks!"
5 hours ago
Amanda Materne replied to Diana Lubliner's discussion June 16 Charity Sew Day - RSVPs
"Angela, the best fabrics are fleece or quilting cotton, or quilting flannel.  The BAD flannel is the cheap kind that JoAnn's sells - that stuff doesn't hold up to kitty claws and tears very easily. :( But the Fleece that JoAnn's…"
yesterday
Amanda Materne replied to Diana Lubliner's discussion June 16 Charity Sew Day - RSVPs
"Deborah, that is sew awesome of you guys! I will send you an email with the info.  I, too, will also try and put some kits together here and bring in, so the beds can be put together lickety split! :)"
yesterday
Amanda Materne replied to Amanda Materne's discussion SWAP #2: A STUD and A DUD!!
"yay! glad you are joining in, Lisa!"
yesterday
Angela Obeso replied to Diana Lubliner's discussion June 16 Charity Sew Day - RSVPs
"If we want to make cat beds from our own stash of fabrics, are there any special kinds of fabric we should bring, like flannel or fleece?"
yesterday
 

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Welcome to the Bay Area chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild! Our members come from all over the San Francisco Bay Area (Including San Francisco, Daly City, San Ramon, Los Gatos, San Jose and Santa Cruz).

We meet once a month to talk about modern quilting, share projects, sew and inspire each other. Our next meeting is June 2nd, 2012 from 1-5pm at the Redwood City Public Library (1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, Ca). We hope to see you there.  If you've never been to a meeting, membership is $30 annually and your first meeting is FREE! Click here to visit our membership page.

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June 16 Charity Sew Day - RSVPs 13 Replies

We are planning a June 16 Charity Sew Day! Please RSVP to this post here in the forum if you are coming, so we can get a general head count.Charity sewing will be from 10am-5pm.Any project (charity or personal) is welcome from 5pm-11pm.The goal of…Continue

Started by Diana Lubliner in Challenges and donation quilts. Last reply by Amanda Materne yesterday.

SWAP #2: A STUD and A DUD!! 27 Replies

Have you ever had the feeling that you've taken home a DUD?  Are you longing to know what it's like to bring home a STUD? Well, here's your chance!  That's right, my quiltbabies, it's time for SWAP NUMBER 2 at our JUNE 2nd meeting!  Go ahead and…Continue

Tags: Books, Quilt, Book, Dud, Swap

Started by Amanda Materne in Challenges and donation quilts. Last reply by Amanda Materne yesterday.

A-B-C Challenge 2 Replies

I put up a new blog post to inspire you in your creation of Q & R blocks. Take a look:…Continue

Started by Jaye L in Challenges and donation quilts. Last reply by Jaye L yesterday.

Mini-Retreaters in Action! 4 Replies

You may remember that a few of us arranged for a mini-retreat at my house in Gold Country which was this past weekend.   Here is a photo of the intrepid group in action, having first spent an hour or 2 at Joann's (Ruth and Sheetal had a whole system…Continue

Started by Kathleen Robertson in Events. Last reply by Angela Obeso yesterday.

PIQF New Quilts of No. Cal 1 Reply

It's that time of year again to start thinking about entering quilts for the New Quilts of Northern California exhibit at PIQF.  Last year we had 3 of our members' quilts in the exhibit, let's try to beat that number this year!  You can find out…Continue

Started by Angela Obeso in Events. Last reply by Amanda Materne on Monday.

Blog - Member Spotlight 21 Replies

I would like to start a member spotlight on the blog. So far, I have thought up the following questions:1. Name: 2. In what city do you live? 3. How long have you been making quilts?4. How and where did you learn to quilt?5. Please describe your…Continue

Started by Jaye L in Web site. Last reply by Jaye L on Sunday.

Kona Challenge Quilts for the San Mateo County Fair 33 Replies

Hi Everyone!Remember our Kona Challenge Quilts from last year? Well, the BAMQG is wondering if you'd like to enter them as a group in the San Mateo County Fair!  We need at least six people to participate in order to enter our quilts in the…Continue

Started by Amanda Materne in Challenges and donation quilts. Last reply by Amanda Materne May 16.

50% Entire Inventory at Bobbins Nest 2 Replies

The owners of Bobbins Nest are shutting down their website while they move and everything is 50% off. That puts Kona solids at $3.50/yd. They also sale patterns, yarn, and a few notion.…Continue

Started by Jessica Hom in General Discussion and Misc. Last reply by Joelle Lambert May 16.

Japan and the Crazy Quilt 1 Reply

I came across this on Etsy and though some of you might enjoy it. It's about the origination of the crazy quilt... different from I had heard before. I found it very interesting...See …Continue

Started by Jennifer Sherer Janisch in General Discussion and Misc. Last reply by Rhonda Ludwico May 14.

C&T Publishing/Stash Books is hiring.

My company, C&T Publishing, is hiring a full-time developmental editor. You all know I love working here1If you are interested, or to see what qualifications are required, check out the post here:…Continue

Started by Alison Schmidt in General Discussion and Misc May 11.

 
 
 

BAY AREA MODERN

OFFICERS

President: Adrianne Ove

VP: Kathleen Robertson

Treasurer: Sara Musko

Secretary: Amanda Materne

 

COORDINATORS

Swaps: Amanda Materne

Demos: Rhonda Ludwico

Challenges: Ruth Beeby

Speakers: Cynthia Marshall

Charity: Deborah Aspuria, Jennifer Altman

Sew Days: Diana Lubliner

New Members: Sara Musko

Photographer: Julie Dueck

Social Media: Diana Lubliner

Special Events: Angela Obeso

 

MEMBER BLOGS

Adrianne @ Little Bluebell

Alison @ The Occasional Pin

Chris @ Quilt Bits

Deborah @ sew-unsew

Jaye @ Artquiltmaker

Joy-Lily @ Joy-Lily

Julie @ The Intrepid Thread

Kathleen @ Doodles & Designs

Leslie @ lbixel

Lily @ Stitch Lily

Lorelei @ Midnight Maker

Marci @ Lily Chat

Megan @ a little bit of my life

Ruth @ pippinsequim

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