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.  :)

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.  :)

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

Rainbow Fat Eighth Swap

Hello again everyone!

I'm so excited about the response we got for our rainbow mini swap! In case you weren't able to make it to the meeting, we are exchanging fat eighths NEXT MONTH, so if you want to participate I need to know by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26.

The swap will go like this: you pick a color (they will be listed at the bottom of the page), and buy ONE yard high-quality quilting cotton of that color, then cut it into fat eighths, as described in the attachment (which also has this info -- sorry!); each fat eighth will be approx. 9" x 21". At the time of the swap, we will exchange fabrics within each group of 8, so everyone will go home with one fat eighth of each color.

PLEASE DO NOT BUY OR CUT INTO ANY FABRIC UNLESS YOU HEAR FROM ME! I would hate for someone to cut into their fabric, only to find that the group they signed up for isn't going to actually have enough people to complete the group!  (If you've signed up at the Guild meeting, those groups will all happen except possibly not Group #8 -- depending on the response we get to this email.)  I will send out all Group assignments on Friday next week, and then you will know which group you are approved for. :)

If you still want to participate, I will make these groups on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you want to sign up for more than one group (e.g., to join 2 groups for 16 different cuts of fabric), you may at this point, but please join DIFFERENT groups and sign up for DIFFERENT colors. We may not have enough interest in all 10 groups, so if that's the case I'll work it out next Friday.

And one more thing... I'm sorry, but you MUST be a member of the guild, with dues paid, to participate in the swap. Our esteemed secretary will be checking, so please get your dues in if you want to join in the fun!!

The colors that are available are:

Group #7 -- yellow

Group #7 -- blue

Group #7 -- purple

Group #8 -- red

Group #8 -- pink

Group #9 (if there's interest)

all colors -- red, pink, orange, yellow, blue, aqua, green, purple

Group #10 (if there's interest)

all colors -- red, pink, orange, yellow, blue, aqua, green, purple

I'm so excited -- I already cut into some hoarded B&C aqua for my slot in Group #5!

Natalie Smith, Swaps

The Nebo Modern Quilt Guild

NeboModernQuiltGuild.blogspot.com

Meetings:  The third Saturday of each month, 10:00 am at The Corn Wagon Quilt Co. in Springville, Utah

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January Lanyard [mini] Challenge

Hey Quilters!

Just a quick reminder that we challenged y'all to make a lanyard in time for our January guild meeting (3rd Saturday at Corn Wagon).

Here is the tutorial that Marion used.  (You may use any method you like :)).

http://ellisonlane.com/2013/09/double-sided-lanyard-tutorial-back-school-ellison-lane.html

(Marion liked the tutorial but recommends making the lanyard a little wider)

We passed out lanyard hardware in November.  If you were absent and need one, please text Marion and arrange to pick one up from her :)

A Change in Venue

We have been so lucky to be wholeheartedly supported by Gracie Lou's Quilt Shoppe over the past (nearly) two years! They have stood by us from the very beginning and we couldn't have made our guild work with out them! It is with a very heavy heart, that we have found ourselves in a position to need to find a new location for our guild to meet. We simply have out grown the space that Gracie Lou's has for us. Of course, we must continue to support their darling shop as much as we possibly can! We love you, Gracie Lou's!

Growing pains can be hard, but thankfully we have been offered another fantastic place to meet. The Corn Wagon Quilt Co., in Springville has graciously offered to host our guild meetings starting October 17th. To better fit in with their class schedules, we will be permanently changing our meeting day to the third Saturday of each month at 10 am. The Corn Wagon Quilt Co. address is 303 E 400 S, Springville, Utah.

We look forward to the fun times we will have there!

Pouch Swap

Nebo Modern Quilt Guild

Open Wide Zippered Pouch Swap

Saturday, December 12

v Use the free tutorial called "OPEN WIDE ZIPPERED POUCH" found on www.noodle-head.com (google "noodle head open wide zipper pouch" and it will pop right up)

v Make the MEDIUM size

v Include some kind of PATCHWORK

v Remember that this is a MODERN quilt guild and select appropriate fabrics (ie. no civil war prints or batiks)

v Stuff the pouch with a little GIFT for your quilty friend. Gift/gifts must total LESS THAN $10. (Some ideas include your favorite tool or notion, a fat quarter or two, a mini-charm pack, or a bag of scraps, your favorite treat, your favorite pampering product for after a long day of sewing)

v Exchange will be at the end of guild on Saturday, December 12. No assigned partners; we'll exchange with a passing game.