Nebo Modern Quilters

We are the Nebo Modern Quilters. We meet for the first time this year, tomorrow, January 19. We begin promptly at 10 am in the teaching room of Corn Wagon Quilts in Springville, Utah.

UFO due this Saturday

**ADDRESS UPDATE:   Rather than having our meeting at Corn Wagon, we will be meeting at their retreat center instead (still this Saturday, the 10th). Just a few blocks away and the same location for our December meeting.  The address for the retreat center is 385 S 400 E.  It is in the BASEMENT of the Work Med building.

This is the final due date for UFOs.  Check out the UFO page. If it was in the book, you'll find it there. Check out all of our sponsors. They have been generous.  See you Saturday.

A year in the Making

It has been an inspiring year of guild meetings.  Here are just a few highlights.




Sonia Barthlomew (@hobblecreekquilts), a good friend and sometimes member of the guild, taught us the fine art of English Paper Piecing, including the basic quilter's knot and the knicker knot, the importance of a good straw needle (maybe size 11), and the Bottom line thread. 

       

We had a visit from the owners of Stately type and Maker Valley, Dave and Holly are two of the most delightful people on this planet.  Their story is no less impressive, perhaps even more, than their products.   It's not just quilts and shirts anymore. It's inspiration.   

    

  

Our most recent gathering included a lovely trunk show by Kaitlyn from Knots and Threads. Her sweet personality and delightful designs were wonderful.

    

New Swap: Pillow Covers

Our first swap of 2018 was announced at our January guild meeting: We'll be swapping pillow covers!

It will be a secret swap; you'll be assigned a swap partner and given the answers they provided to the pillow cover swap sign-up.  The person you are assigned will more than likely NOT making a pillow cover for you, this won't be a partner/partner swap.

The two size options for the pillow covers are 12 or 14 inches square, and you will NOT be responsible for providing the pillow insert to your partner--just the pillow cover.

Pillow covers will be due at our April guild meeting.

A sign-up email was sent out to members who are current on their dues, so if you didn't get one, chances are that you haven't paid your dues for 2018!  A PayPal link can be found in the right sidebar of the blog.

The sign-up survey will ask you what your favorite colors are, what particular patterns are catching your eye, and your answers will help us assign you your partner.

The sign-up deadline is February 3rd (this Saturday), so don't procrastinate filling it out!

January 2018 Guild Meeting: Abby Hicks of Tweetle Dee Design Company

Happy New Year, quilters!

We are looking forward to our first guild meeting of the new year on Saturday, January 20 at Corn Wagon Quilt Company, starting at 10:00am.

At our meeting, we'll be discussing the following:

Sign-ups for our new "Member Spotlight" campaign

Sign-ups for the 2018 UFO Challenge

Introducing our new Charity quilt for 2018

Sign-ups for our first swap of 2018

Sign-ups for 2018's "Tips & Tricks"

and we'll be enjoying a presentation by
Abby Hicks,
owner of Tweetle Dee Design Company!

We hope you can join us!

(Also, we've added a "follow by email" option in the right sidebar of the blog!  If you enter your email address, you'll be emailed every time a new blog post is published.)

October Meeting Announcements

Hi everyone!
For those who weren't able to make it to our October meeting - here are some of the important announcements we went over:

• Sew Day: October Sew day is on the 26th (the last Thursday of the month, as usual)
• November Sew day will be 11/16 (2nd Thursday of the month)
• December Sew day will be 12/7 (1st Thursday of the month)
• Usually we have Sew day on the last Thursday of the month, except for November and December, which we move because of the holidays.
• Charity Quilts:  If you took home a Quilts of Valor quilt to finish, they are due back at our NOVEMBER meeting (11/18). We will be showing all of our finished quilts before sending them off to the Veterans Home in Payson.
• New President and President Elect Nominations:  Next month we will be nominating new a new President and President Elect for the 2018 Calendar year.  Be thinking of someone you would like to nominate (even if it is yourself).  Our beloved president Emily will be stepping down at the end of the year.  :(
• UFOs: November is our FINAL UFO month of the year!  Check the tab on this blog if you need a reminder about what you signed up to finish!  This is a meeting you won't want to miss - there are always amazing prizes!
• 2018 Membership: Dues for next year will be due at the end of December, so it's not too early to get them paid!  The cost is $35 and you can pay by check or cash at our next meeting, or through the PayPal link in the sidebar of this blog.

We had some amazing bags shared with us today!  Check our Instagram feed for photos!  

See you next month!  

January 2017 Meeting Recap

Hi Friends!  We loved seeing you all at our meeting last weekend!  For those of you who couldn't make it (that was a crazy snowstorm!), we missed you!

Here's what went down:

Announcements:

-All guild friends are invited to Sew Day on the last Thursday of every month (our next Sew Day is February 26th).  We generally sew from 10 am to 10 pm.  Stop in whenever you can and bring your own projects!  If you need the address, leave a comment on this blog post and we'll get back to you.  :)

-Charity Quilts.  This year we will be making "Quilt of Valor" quilts for the Veteran's Hospital in Payson. Check out our "Charity Quilts" and "2017 Quilts of Valor" tabs at the very top of this blog for more information.

-Our new challenge this year is Optical Illusions!  Check out our previous blog post (or just click HERE) for more information. 

-No new swaps yet - come back in February to find out what our next swap will be!

-We are continuing our UFO challenge in 2017.  Check out our "UFO Challenge" tab at the top of this blog for the rules.  We handed out a notebook for everyone to sign up for the UFO challenge during the meeting and all of those projects have been typed up under this tab - just in case you forget what you signed up for.  If you didn't get a chance to sign up, you can still sign up next month, or leave a quick comment on this blog post and we'll get you signed up.  :)


April Rosenthal gave a fabulous trunk show and shared many many of her amazing quilts designed by her and including her own fabric lines.  Thank you April!  We love you!

New Challenge: Optical Illusions

Nebo Modern Quilt Guild

2017 Challenge #1

Our first challenge for this year is "Optical Illusion."  Any quilt that plays a trick on the eyes is what we're looking for.  It might be straight seems that look curved, the appearance of a third dimension, a secondary pattern that emerges, a photo design or any other optical illusion.  Some techniques used might be straight piecing, curved piecing, grid piecing or appliqué.  

You can choose to make any type of piece....a quilt, mini quilt, pillow, pouch, table runner or a stylin' vest!  Whatever you choose to make must be 100% completed to be eligible for the prize drawing at the end.  

All items need to be completed by our June guild meeting.  

Here are a couple of sites and a pinterest board that have some good optical illusion eye candy!

https://www.pinterest.com/rummm44/illusion-quilts/

Roger Wenchell - http://www.hequilts.com/

Geta Gamma - http://www.getasquiltingstudio.com/

Here are some more photos of amazing quilts to inspire you! (Click on the photo or the caption to see the original source)

Carol Moellers Designs

Carol Moellers Designs

Visitsitges.com

Beth Gilbert - "Out of the Box"

Rebel at Home and Abroad

The Fleming's Nine - Bargello Quilt

Quilter's DNA - Roger Winchell

Deconstructing Cubes - Roger Winchell (Side 1)

Deconstructing Cubes - Roger Winchell (Side 2)

Jaybird Quilts - Arcade Game

Rhombus Cube - Missouri Star Quilt Company

Labrynth Walk Quilt

Labrynth Walk Quilt

Geta Grama

Geta Grama

Geta Grama

Krista Quilts "Bulging Checkerboard"

Quilt Guild Meeting this Saturday, January 21!

Hey everyone!

Are you ready for an awesome Quilt Guild meeting this Saturday?  We're SUPER excited to see everyone and get back in the swing of things.  Here are a few things going on this week that you need to know about:

1.  April Rosenthal will be here to share some of her quilts and show us her fabulous new fabric line!  YAAAYY!! If you haven't heard of April Rosenthal, she's an amazing (and local!) quilt pattern and fabric designer.  Check out her blog here:  AprilRosenthal.com and her instagram here: @amrosenthal

2. UFOs.  Choose three or four of your UnFinished Objects and commit to finishing them this year.  We'll be handing around sign-ups and explaining this challenge to you at our guild meeting. 

3. New challenge.  Come to our meeting to find out what our next quilting challenge will be!

4.  MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE DUE NOW!!! ($35 for the year)  You can pay at the meeting by cash or check, or through PayPal.  There is a PayPal link in the right sidebar of this blog ------->

5.  If you are NOT planning to renew your membership this year, PLEASE EMAIL US at nebomodernquiltguild@gmail.com.  Thanks! 

Thanks guys!  You rock!  As always - don't forget to bring your show and tell! We can't wait to see what you've been working on!

ANNOUNCEMENTS about our November Meeting on 11/19

Hi Friends!

Don't forget about our quilt guild meeting this Saturday!  It's going to be a fun one!  The one and only Melissa Corry of Happy Quilting will be there!  Yay!  If you don't know of her, check out her awesome blog here:  Happy Quilting

November is also our final month for our UFO challenge!  Wahoo!  Bring your finishes and be entered to win PRIZES!  If you aren't sure what you signed up for, there is a tab at the top of our blog page (link below) that has been updated.

Also, don't forget to bring your vinyl project bags to swap.  Use this tutorial to make yours: Thimble Anna Vinyl Project Bag

If you are planning to continue with us in 2017, don't forget your $35 DUES!  They are due NOW!  Pay Sonia at the guild meeting (write any checks to Nebo Modern Quilt Guild), or pay through PayPal.

One more thing - we'd love to have any of you join us for Epic Sew day this Thursday (the 17th) from 10am to 10pm.  Email me if you need more details!

You all rock!  See you soon!

October Meeting Recap/Announcements

DUES

2017 Quilt Guild Fees are DUE NOW!!!
$35 made payable to Nebo Modern Quilt Guild. 
You can also pay through PayPal through nebomodernquiltguild@gmail.com (if you would be so kind as to add an extra dollar or two to cover the PayPal processing fee, that would be wonderful).

SWAP

Our current swap is the vinyl project bag!  These are due at our November meeting.  Make as many as you like in the 10x12 size.  Here is the tutorial:
Thimble Anna Vinyl Project Bag

CHARITY

Charity - No new projects for the rest of the year, lets finish what we've already got!

CHALLENGE

Challenge - No new challenges for the rest of the year.  Enjoy your holidays!  If you would like a challenge to participate in, consider entering the Modern Quilt Guild Nine Patch Challenge.

UFOs

Don't forget that UFOs are due in NOVEMBER!  The list on the blog has been updated, if you need to see what you signed up for.

SEW DAY

Sew Day:  Come hang out with us and get some sewing done!  This is NOT a guild activity, so ANYONE is welcome!  We usually meet on the last Thursday of the month from 10 am to 10 pm (email us for the address).  However, the dates are different during the holidays.  Our next two meetings will be November 17 and December 1. 

DISCOUNT

Great news!  The Corn Wagon has been kind enough to increase our discount from 15% to 20% when we shop on guild meeting days!  WHOOP!  Come show your gratitude to them for letting us use their awesome shop as a meeting place.  :)

Another Charity Quilt Block Opportunity

The town of Bothell,WA had a major fire recently, and 17 businesses on Main Street were lost. Keepsake Cottage Fabrics is a quilt shop in Bothell that has asked for some red and white nine-patches, they use 2 1/2" squares. Unfinished blocks should be 6 1/2". We can mail them to:
Keepsake Cottage Fabrics
818 238th ST SE
Bothell, WA  98021

Or I can pick them up at Sew Day in Payson this Thursday.

If you'd like more information, Briawna @purplepoppyquilts has started a hashtag on Instagram, #quilts4mainst -- you can follow along with the progress there. These bad boys are SUPER quick and easy -- these two just took me about 10 minutes from start to finish -- starching included! :)

 

Charity Quilt Block Opportunity

Hello everyone!

We have another opportunity to donate a quilt block or two to a fellow guild. The Dallas Modern Quilt Guild and the Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild have teamed up to help make quilts in honor of and for families and colleagues of the fallen officers in Dallas. They will also be sending support to the Baton Rouge Modern Quilt Guild.

If you would like to donate a block or two, you may make the 10 1/2" version of the heart block (LINKED HERE -- follow the 10 1/2" instructions) by Allison Harris. You may send it yourself to:
Lee Jenkins
C/O Sedona Salon
5930 Royal Lane, Suite F
Dallas, TX  75230

OR, you may bring it to our next guild meeting (August 20th!) and we will send on as many as we can collect. They are only asking for blocks at this point, so we don't need to worry about finishing these quilts.

If you have any further questions, the FWMQG listed all the pertinent information on their website HERE. They have a different address listed for a representative from their guild, but either one will work just fine, I'm just listing the one that goes to Dallas.

If you would like to check on the progress of these quilts, you may follow the Dallas Modern Quilt Guild on instagram @dallasmqg and the Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild on their website, Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild, or on instagram @fortworthmqg
-- you can also follow the hashtag #quiltsforpeace

Thank you all so much for your generous hearts! I know not everyone can donate to everything, but you have all been so generous in the past and it really touches my heart.

Natalie Smith
Charity - NMQG

July Meeting Reminder

Hi everyone!
Don't forget about our guild meeting this Saturday at 10:00!
Bring your quilts for the Fiesta Days quilt show (you should have received  an email about this), as well as your heart blocks for Orlando.  (Here's the link to the post about the heart blocks: http://nebomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/quilts-for-pulse.html?m=1)
And as always, don't forget your show and tell!
See you soon!

Fiesta Days Quilt Show - We Need Your Quilts!

Hi Everyone!

We've been invited by the organizers of the Fiesta Days Quilt Show in Spanish Fork to be their featured Guild this year.  How cool is that?

We are asking our members to bring a quilt or two or ten to display in the show.  We need between 20 and 30 quilts, so whatever you can share will be awesome!  There are even prizes for this show - $75 first prize and $50 second prize.  The show is one day only - July 25th in Spanish Fork.  Nebo Modern Quilt Guild members do not have to pay an entry fee (yay!). 

For those of you who are willing to participate, we MUST have the quilts at our guild meeting on JULY 16th.  There will be paperwork to fill out at our guild meeting, for those who are bringing quilts.
If you are unable to make it, but still want to participate - let us know and we'll help you find someone to bring your quilt(s) for you.  Here is the information you will need to provide with your quilt(s):  Owner's name, City, Name of Quilt, Design/Pattern, Source of design or inspiration for the quilt, Pieced by, Quilted by, and Date of Construction/Completion.  You will also need to let us know which of the following applies to your quilt:  Hand Pieced, Hand Quilted, Hand Applique, Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Machine Applique.

You guys are awesome!  See you at our meeting on July 16th.

p.s. Don't forget to bring your QUILTS FOR PULSE blocks!  These are also due NO LATER than July 16th.  :)

June Meeting Recap

Here are the things we talked about at our June Guild Meeting:

Financial Report
-All guild members were sent an email with a link to our official financial report
-If you have any questions or concerns about it, contact Marion

Tips and Tricks
-Sharon showed us how she writes numbers on her pins with a sharpie and then uses them to keep track of rows, stacks, etc.

Charity
-This month we finished two quilts, with lots of quilts only needing binding
-We are making an effort to donate our quilts to more charities that are local to us, including Utah Valley and Mountain View Hospitals, and the Women's Shelter in Provo
-Our guild would like to donate a quilt to the victims of the recent shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.  For more info, look a few blog posts back.  :)

Challenge: Words of Art
-Create letters or words with fabric
-Turn it into a FINISHED project
-Due at September guild meeting

Presentation
-Sonia did an amazing job showing us techniques for making improv letters.  Most of her ideas and techniques came from the book Word Play Quilts by Tonya Ricucci.
-These are the four techniques she covered:  1. Add on,  2. Cut and insert,  3. Add corner triangles,  4. Duplicate an angle

Quilts for Pulse

As a guild, we have decided to make two quilts for the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild, who will be donating them to the victims and families of victims from the Pulse night club shooting. We will donate our Rainbow Log Cabin Quilt, and a new quilt that is based on the heart block from Allison Harris from Cluck Cluck Sew. If you would like to donate a quilt of your own, please see THIS POST and THIS POST from the OMQG.
 
The block size we are using for the heart quilt will be 8 1/2" square. That will give us enough room to do a fun sashing and cornerstones -- Natalie has that all covered!
 
Here are the instructions, changed a bit to reflect our size (but almost all of it comes from Allison Harris):
 

CUTTING

*please use a solid background COLOR (not white or black) and ANY COLOR print (EXCEPT black, can be pieced if desired)

• PRINT fabric: TWO 4 ½” x 8 ½”
• BACKGROUND fabric: FOUR 1 ½” squares, TWO 4 ½” squares

PIECING

1.     Draw a diagonal line on each of the 4 ½” BACKGROUND squares.  Place a square at the bottom of each 4 ½” x 8 ½” PRINT strip.

2.     Sew along the drawn line.  Trim the corner leaving ¼”, and press seams open.

3.     Draw a diagonal line on each of the 1 ½” BACKGROUND squares. Place a square in each top corner of the PRINT strips.  Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner.

4.     Sew along the drawn line.  Trim corners leaving ¼”, and press seams open.

5.     Pin seams and sew the two sides together.  Press seam open. Your block should now measure 8 ½”.

If you would like to see the tutorial with pictures, you may find it HERE -- just remember that the sizes will vary from our size.

May Meeting Recap

For those who missed our meeting in May, here is a recap:

Reminder:  For those who are making mini mini quilts to swap, they are due at our June meeting (June 18).

Tips and Tricks:  Kira talked to us about her favorite interfacings.  Natalie also gave us a few tips for sharing our quilts during show and tell (introduce yourself and talk about your quilt - it's inspiration, why you love/hate it.  We want to know more about your projects!)

May was Katie's last month as our president!  She did an amazing job and we will miss having her in charge.  For your information, here are the current members of our guild board, along with their responsibilities:

Katie: Past President
Emily C:  Current President
Sonia: President Elect (she'll be president next year)
Sonia: Secretary over membership
Tiffany:  Secretary over social media
Marion:  Secretary over finances
Laura:  Challenges
Janice:  Tips/Tricks
Natalie:  Charity
Emily H:  Refreshments
Denise:  Swaps
Konda:  UFOs


Lastly, Laura introduced our next challenge!  More information will be coming soon, but be thinking of "Words of Art."  We will be making any type of completed project using WORDS.  This project will be due at our September meeting. 

Reminder for Saturday's Meeting

Hi everyone!  Don't forget about our meeting this Saturday - 10:00 at Corn Wagons.  :)

Our first UFO challenge is due!  You've got 5 1/2 days left to finish yours!  See you soon. 

p.s. UFO information has been updated here on the blog.  The tab is at the top of this page. 

New Swap - Mini Mini - Due June 18th

Nebo Modern Quilt Guild

Mini-Mini Quilt Exchange

Due June 18, 2016  

Make a MINI mini quilt to trade.

The only rule:

-Dimensions: At least 3" square, but LESS THAN 10" square   

Suggestions:

 -Use modern fabrics:  we are a modern quilt guild; avoid batiks or civil war prints.

-Try a new technique:  Improv, solids, color skills, paper piecing, English paper piecing, a pattern you've wanted to try.

-Try an unusual shape:  Circle, pentago, hexagon, amorphous shape... but a square or rectangle will work too. 

-Binding Tutorial for minis: 

    http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2014/12/how-to-bind-tiny-things.html

-Sign the back

We will exchange in a random fashion... no assigned partners.  Contact Sonia with questions:  soniaquilts@gmail.com