UPDATE: The Modern Quilt Guild announced our new fabric challenge. We will also be discussing sign ups for this challenge at the meeting.
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It's that time again! It's the third Tuesday so we're meeting at Stitchin' Post on Tuesday from 5pm to 8pm.
Bring a project to work on (there's plenty of table space for machines and projects), and some show and tell if you have it. Or just bring yourself and come join us!
We'll do the business portion at 6pm. On the agenda:
--our member cards have arrived! Get yours at the meeting.
--the votes for a new secretary are due Tuesday morning and we will announce the position at the meeting.
--Ohio Star challenge quilts are due March 1. Bring your completed quilt or a photo of the completed quilt to the meeting March 4th.
--upcoming sew days
--charity quilt updates (Strawberry Churn for Camp Erin, a house quilt for Ronald McDonald, and fabric postcards for Wish Upon a Card)
--Show and tell including projects from the Portland SewDown last weekend
--We have another challenge opportunity for members! The exhibit is called Modern Metallic and will be shown at the Quilt Knit Stitch show in Portland this fall. This challenge includes all Pacific Northwest Modern Quilt Guilds. Online applications are open from April 4th to May 2nd. If you would like to make a quilt to apply for this exhibit, Robert Kaufman has offered to provide challenge participants with three fat quarters for their challenge quilts. We will order and distribute this fabric to challenge participants as a guild. Please contact Lindsey if you have any questions at all, or if you would like to participate in the challenge (or sign up at the meeting).
Please read all the information about entering your quilt for the show here:
http://callforentriespnwmodernquilts.com/
Each guild member who participates in the challenge will be required to submit your application for for the show, including submitting photos of their quilt. If your quilt is selected for the show, you will need to send your quilt to the organization's office in Houston by July 8th for it to be displayed in the show in Portland.
The quilting cotton fabric from the sponsor, Robert Kaufman is at the following links. As a guild we will choose three fabrics to use.
Quilters Tussah Metallic Colors: Sand, Ash, Silver
Quilters Linen Metallic Colors: Sand, Bone, Ash, Grey
Quilters Burlap Metallic Colors: Natural, Shadow, Steel
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