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July Meeting Recap

July Meeting Recap We hosted a summertime schoolhouse.  Members broke off into small groups and assisted each other with questions regarding techniques and other quilting related topics.  Additional topics were

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June 2019 Meeting Recap: Sew-In

We had a lovely sew-in last month at the Wheaton Community Center. About 25 of us gathered to sew personal projects, charity projects, and, well, anything we felt like! Laura

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July Meeting Preview

Curious quilters needed! Bring all your quilting questions to the July meeting! This month our meeting theme is Summer School. We would love for attendees to bring their quilting questions

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June Meeting Preview

Join us for a Saturday Sew-In! Sew-Ins are always a great time to be social and get some sewing done. Bring your machine, supplies, and your wip’s. We will have

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May 2019 Meeting Recap

We had the pleasure of hosting Quilt and Fabric Designer Libs Elliot from Toronto, Canada for the weekend.  On Saturday , many members and friends Embraced the Cachous in an

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April Meeting Recap

 Many members braved the April 14 snowstorm to compete in the CMQG Quilt Olympics!  We split into three teams and competed in four categories.  We enjoyed guess the fabric designer

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March 2019 Meeting Recap

At our March meeting we welcomed Joe Cunningham, also known as Joe the Quilter.  He began making quilts in 1979 after a career in music (he even brought his guitar

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February 2019 Meeting Recap

Nearly 30 members attended our charity sew-in on a snowy Sunday for Project Night Night, held in Elmhurst. If you want to participate in that charity effort and were unable to

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Photo: Triangles quilt by Erika Mulvenna