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On the Road!

Here are all 25 quilts from the Modern Art Challenge we started in June and finished in August.  Guild member Sara Hochhauser shared this challenge with The Original Sewing And

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Fall Retreat 2012!

Beautiful Lake Michigan On September 7-9 some of our CMQG members went on a retreat at the Siena Center in Racine Wisconsin.  It is right on Lake Michigan and was

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We had a great time at the monthly meeting on August 19th.  After the presentation about “Sewing to Serve Chicago” members gave presentations on how to take the next step

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Modern Art Challenge

24 beautiful quilts Check ’em out on our Flickr page! In June the Emily B and Emily L coordinated our first Modern Art Swap Those who wanted to participate brought

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A Workshop with Jacquie Gering

Saturday, August 11, the CMQG held its first day-long workshop. Jacquie Gering led the group in the flip-and-stitch technique, using Bling Copilot from her book Quilting Modern: techniques and projects

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June Meeting

The June meeting of the guild was on the 24th and we had a great Sew In!  After announcements we had a great Show and Tell, followed by some shopping

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Become a new Chicago Modern Quilt Guild member

Photo: Triangles quilt by Erika Mulvenna