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October Meeting – DATE CHANGE

Please note the date change from October 16 to October 23. ___________________________________________________ We’ll be making shopping bags and saying no to plastic with Donna! Here’s what you’ll need to bring with

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Stitched

Amazing news!  We are hosting Jena Moreno, director of Stitched, for a viewing of the film and discussion. Please join us!  If you can’t make it Saturday (and you aren’t

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Thank You

Mina and I are so appreciative of the quilt you all created for us!  Here are a few more pics.  Thank you so much!

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Quilted Postcards

Our Sunday afternnoon monthly meeting, after an hour of Show and Tells and a presentation of a baby quilt to our new mama president Beth, was devoted to Quilted Postcards

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Modern quilt guild

It’s time for block two in the Modern Block of the Month (BOM) series with Alissa Haight Carlton over at Sew Mama Sew. Check it out. http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2011/08/modern-block-of-the-month-bom-sew-along-with-alissa-haight-carlton-2/

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August 21 meeting

And now for something completely different… So many of us had never done mug rugs before the informal exchange suggested by Ebony.  Did you see the table of them at

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July 17 Meeting

It’s a sew-in!  Here are some possibilities for the afternoon.  You can do some, all, or none of these. 1.      Bring a bra and embellish/decorate it for the 2011 Show

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CMQG’ers Learn to Applique!

Sunday, June 12, the Chicago Modern Quilt Guild focused on applique techniques. Sue showed us “dryer sheet” applique, Sarah E demonstrated English paper piecing, Donna talked about raw-edge, fusible applique,

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Photo: Triangles quilt by Erika Mulvenna