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We are delighted to welcome Sara Trail to our guild this month for a two-part online workshop and lecture! Sara Trail learned to sew at the young age of four,
Our third annual Quilt Olympics program during our April meeting was a huge success! Thank you to all who participated, either by playing the games, or leading them. Lauren
We hope you’ve enjoyed participating in the Big Fun Mystery Sew Along over the past eight months. Perhaps you learned a new technique, experimented with a novel color palette, or
After Covid delays, we are excited to announce that the Chicago MQG 10th anniversary book is now available for pre-order! “Modern Quilts in the Second City: Ten Years of the
We’re keeping things simple this month with some basic blocks made from half-square triangles. This will be the last month of block-based instructions for our Big Fun Mystery Sew Along,
During our March meeting, we welcomed guest speaker Tara Faughnan for a lecture about her process, inspiration, and the many ways she uses color in quilts. Tara spoke about the importance
Our February “Make Do” program began with discussions and short presentations on frankenbatting, mending, and using free online tools for quilt design and layout. If you’re not familiar with “frankenbatting,”
I’m a couple of days late with Month Seven of the Big Fun Mystery Sew Along. With QuiltCon Together and various other things on the calendar, February sped by way
Our annual Member Mini Trunk Show was the topic of our January meeting, featuring quilts and other work from Trish De Preter, Kathy DeVries, Emily Parson and Katie Cooper. The
Photo: Triangles quilt by Erika Mulvenna