This month's meeting is scheduled for October 10 at 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 for socializing).
#2 Good Spirits Fat Quarter Bundle by Ruby Star Society (25 prints)
This month's meeting is scheduled for October 10 at 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 for socializing).
This month's meeting is scheduled for September 12 at 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 for socializing). Because our schedule is packed full this month - please get settled quickly so that we can begin promptly at 7!
Jen Sorenson has been quilting since she was in high school. What began as a personal challenge to make a quilt like those she saw at a local quilt show grew into a life-long passion. After taking as many classes as she could, Jen quickly discovered she had a passion for paper piecing and a modern aesthetic. She resides on the Seacoast of New Hampshire and is a founding member of the Boston Modern Quilt Guild (and former President). She enjoys designing her own patterns and has been published in publications including: McCall’s Quilting, Quilty, American Patchwork, Fat Quarterly, Modern Quilts Unlimited, Modern Patchwork and more. During the day Jen works in public relations at Amazon Web Services. She’s an avid runner and has run seven full marathons and over a dozen half marathons to date. She holds a Bachelors degree from Bentley College and an MBA from Babson College.
This month's meeting is scheduled for August 8 at 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 for socializing).
New Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild
July 11, 2024 General Membership Meeting Recap
This meeting was our annual ice cream social event. It was fantastic! We moved the event from Greeley Park to the Church because of the oppressive heat and humidity (and active Heat Advisory). Many members expressed thanks to the Board for making this decision.
The meeting was led by Helen.
There were 29 members in attendance.
We had one guest: Clara, Helen’s sister.
Thank you!
Thank you, Helen, Mary Lou, Marie, and Sonia, for attending the door and welcome table.
Raffle Winners
Jeannie won the door prize, a set of Ruby Star Society tea towels.
Susan H won the raffle for Eerie Fat Quarter Bundle by Katarina Roccella for Art Gallery Fabrics.
Susie B won the raffle for the Tula Pink Oliso M3Pro Project Iron.
General Issues
Helen thanked all the members who filled out our membership survey. We will be providing a detailed presentation of the results at the next meeting.
However, we wanted to address one question that came up: The composition of the Board of Directors, and their roles. Helen introduced herself as President, who sets our agenda and guides our mission, and asked each other Board member to introduce themselves:
Marie is our Treasurer. She handles all membership issues and Guild finances.
Mary Lou is our Secretary. She takes minutes at monthly Board meetings and does the first pass at the general meeting recaps.
Brenda and Susie B are our VPs of Communications. They manage all the emails, and website, FaceBook, and Instagram postings. They monitor the Guild email account. They take pictures at meetings, and finish up the meeting recap started by Mary Lou. Brenda closely monitors what’s happening with our parent guild, the MQG.
Susan H and Laurie K are our VPs of Programming and Events. They plan and purchase materials for the raffles and door prizes, and plan the main meeting activities.
Helen reminded members of one of the important issues with maintaining our membership in the MQG and maintaining our non-profit status: No self-promotion of goods and services. We want to celebrate your successes, including magazine articles, books contracts, and embarking on new adventures, but we have to be careful not to promote any particular businesses. If you have any questions before announcing something, please ask Helen.
Treasurer (Marie) Nothing significant to report (NSTR).
Secretary (Mary Lou) NSTR.
Events and Programming (Laurie K, and Susan H)
Next month’s activity will have an Olympics theme. Members will form groups and complete some fun activities. Will anyone win any medals? Come and find out!
We will have a guest speaker for the September meeting, Jen Sorensen.
And of course our 10th Anniversary Celebration is coming up in October - don't forget to be working on your challenge mini quilt!
Communications (Brenda and Susie)
Going forward, any materials handed out or presentations given at meeting activities will be provided in a password-protected webpage. The password will be in emails from the guild.
Thanks to everyone who provided ideas and voted for designs for the QuiltCon 2025 Community Outreach challenge quilt. The winning design is “Lines Galore,” designed by Brenda! Brenda is writing up instructions for components of the quilt, and will hand out kits next month.
Other News from the Modern Quilt Guild
The MQG is holding a Town Hall meeting on Zoom open to all members on July 18, 2024 8:00 PM EDT. MQG Board President Aleeda Crawley and Executive Director Karen Cooper will give the annual update on MQG activities, with a Q&A session at the end. Click here to register.
Registration for classes and lectures at QuiltCon 2025 in Phoenix (February 20-23, 2025) will open on July 31, 2024 at 10 AM EDT. Many hundreds of members will be trying to register that morning: See Brenda for tips on how to improve your chances at getting registered for the events you want.
MQG announced a new free webinar on Negative Space in modern quilts.
Charity. No update.
Retreats (Ophelia)
Our Fall Retreat will be held November 7-10, 2024 at the St. Methodius Center in Contoocook, NH. It’s about an hour’s drive from Nashua. There are several lodging options, and for some options, the costs will be a little higher for this retreat than our most recent ones because all meals will be included, from dinner on Thursday to Breakfast on Sunday.
To keep costs down, instead of the gifts we have been providing, we will offer optional clothing items that you may purchase before the retreat, which will be available at the retreat.
The lodging options and approximate costs are as follows:
Room Options | 3 nights, 8 meals | 2 nights, 5 meals |
Hotel, single | $727 | $488 |
Hotel, double | $457 | $308 |
Cabin (6+) | $337 | $228 |
Retreat signups have begun. Ophelia distributed handouts for members at the meeting to indicate their interest and desired lodging options. Please look for an email with more details, plus information on how to sign up, choose lodging options, and indicate if you have any dietary restrictions/requests for the kitchen.
If are you planning to attend the retreat, please bring a check to the August meeting, or make other arrangements to pay.
Non-member guests will be welcome, with a $35 surcharge.
Show and Tell
Captions below photos give details for each project or quilt!
7. Beth L showed two bucket hats she made from a Mood Fabrics pattern.
8. She also showed her newly quilted (by Ophelia) Mod Squares quilt from the Oh Baby! book from Bear Paw Productions made using Kaffe Fassett fabrics. We saw the effect that quilting with wool batting provided. This is an almost completed WIP.
9. Betty showed us her Rhapsody in Reds quilt, plus two table runners she made with some leftover fabric.
10. Ophelia showed us her fun Feeling Crabby quilt designed by Wendy Sheppard.
11. Susie showed the Interwoven quilt she made from the Stashtastic! 2 book by Doug Leko.
12. She also showed her Meadowland Quilt from Then Came June.
13. Michelle C showed us a rectangles quilt she made to use of some of her stash. She has also resumed quilting some of her own quilts, and highlighted the simple lines and stars quilt patterns she used.
14. Simone showed a knit skirt she made by copying a ready-to-wear skirt she loved.
15. Simone modeled a dress she made, and showed another dress (Fira pattern by Liesl & Co) made with Liberty Fabrics.
16. Raya showed a low-volume half-rectangle-squares (HRTs) quilt with lovely minky backing.
17. Raya showed 4 placements she made using an Improv quilt-as-you-go (QAYG) method (similar to this video). She bound them using the fiber binding technique Marie showed us during last month's programming activity.
Please note that when we were adding links to raffle prizes and quilt patterns and books, we tried to link them directly to the pattern or book designers’ webpages, but sometimes we couldn’t find the original sources and put links to popular online commerce sites that carry these products. We are not endorsing any particular commerce sites – most can be found from multiple sources.
Please post quilts, questions, and any other quilt-related information on our private member FaceBook group. To join, click here.
Our guild email address is: nhmodernquilt@gmail.com.
See you next month, at the Quilting Olympics!
--Brenda, Mary Lou, and Susie
This month's meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 11.
This month is our annual Ice Cream Social at Greeley Park so the meeting will be starting early at 6:30 pm!
New Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild
June 13, 2024 General Membership Meeting Recap
The meeting was led by Helen.
There were 41 members in attendance.
Thank you!
Raffle Winners
General Topics
Membership (Marie, Treasurer)
Secretary (Mary Lou)
Events and Programming (Karen G, Laurie K, and Susan)
Communications (Brenda and Susie)
News from the Modern Quilt Guild
Charity
Programming Activities
Members only - to view the content and presentations from this meeting- go to this link: http://www.nhmqg.org/p/programming-binding-presentations.html
Members - see your email for password to access programming content.
Show and Tell
Captions below photos give details for each project or quilt!
1. Carol K showed us her Bonnie Hunter scrappy House Quilt (a free pattern!).
2. Susie showed us a Plus quilt, a finished WIP! (The pattern looks similar to this one or this one)
3. Amanda showed her Taking Wing butterfly and Flame Seeker moth wall hangings (designed by lillyella)
4. Laurie M was very busy this month, as always, and showed us 4 quilts. First up is a quilt (a WIP!) made using blocks from the Easter Parade quilt block patterns (bunny block pattern and carrot block pattern) from Center Street Quilts to go with the book Creepy Carrots!
5. Next up, one of her favorite Bjorn Bears quilts (from Elizabeth Hartman) in yellow.
6. And a quilt made from a cut up Heart and Soul panel (from Deena Rutter for Riley Blake) of spiritual quotes.
7. And the start of a Peanut Butter quilt! (from Then Came June)
8. Lori B showed us her black and white Goodnight Irene Quilt (free video tutorial from Missouri Star Quilt Co).
9. Liz showed us a baby quilt made from fabric she got at one of our yard sales.
10. Ophelia showed us two Satomi Patchwork Mugs quilts, one in reds.
11. And one in greens with no hearts!
12. Patty M showed us three quilts. First, a green and blue plaid quilt she designed from a disappearing nine-patch block (a WIP!).
13. Then a Lasagna quilt with borders she made with scraps and an equally interesting pieced backing.
14. And finally, an Upscale Plaid quilt designed by Lo & Behold Stitchery.
15. Rene showed us her Violet quilt, from a Kitchen Table Quilting.
16. Shelly showed us the first quilt she designed and completely finished herself. We saw her working on it at the last retreat. Congratulations!
17. Simone showed us one of the altered 3 yard quilt patterns (Sew Quick from the 3-yard Quilt Favorites book) she's going to be using for the open sew day for June 29th at her studio to make quilts for the Merrimack Community Hospice House
18. Simone showed us her Very Hungry Caterpillar quilt, made from fabrics of the same name. She set fussy cut blocks into the centers of stars.
19. Robin finished two of her WIPs! One was the Chain Reaction quilt from Donna Robertson's Modern Views with 3-Yard Quilts book made with New England Patriot’s fabric.
20. Gail showed us an improv quilt from a Maria Shell class, Game of Improv. The improv quilt included studies similar to the ones shown in the classic Josef Albers’ Interaction of Color book.
21. Gail also showed a quilt study she mounted on canvas.
22. Robin's other WIP was the Delight quilt, from Donna Robertson’s The Magic of 3-Yard Quilts book.
Please note that when we were adding links to raffle prizes and quilt patterns and books, we tried to link them directly to the pattern or book designers’ webpages, but sometimes we couldn’t find the original sources and put links to popular online commerce sites that carry these products. We are not endorsing any particular commerce sites – most can be found from multiple sources.
Please post quilts, questions, and any other quilt-related information on our private member FaceBook group. To join, click here.
Our guild email address is: nhmodernquilt@gmail.com.
See you next month, at the July ice cream social!
--Brenda, Mary Lou, and Susie