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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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The Modern Art Challenge

Join us in a (optional) challenge to create mini quilts inspired by art! You will give your partner a bag at the June 24th meeting with an artwork that you

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May Meeting

At the May 20th meeting we met at St. Peter’s Church from 2-5pm.We started off the May meeting with a lengthy show and tell and there was a lot of

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Become a new Chicago Modern Quilt Guild member

Photo: Triangles quilt by Erika Mulvenna