Saturday June 21st 9am – 4pm Museum of Ventura County This Saturday is our second annual Quilt In Public Day. We will be meeting in the Plaza (the enclosed courtyard in front of the Main St. entrance) of the Museum of Ventura County which is located at 100 East Main Street, Ventura. We will beContinue reading “Ventura MQG Quilt In Public Day 2014”
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Great Article in LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-modern-quilts-20140531-story.html
July Block Challenge: Pixels
Hi Everyone! Our block challenge for July is to create a modern style block that is inspired by pixel art. Your pixel block may be any dimension. Have a look at the images below for inspiration. If you would like to learn more about pixel quilts and how to construct them, check out theContinue reading “July Block Challenge: Pixels”
July Meeting Reminder
Date: Monday, July 8th Time: 6pm to 8pm (superbuzzy open at 5pm) Location : superbuzzy (directions) In addition to our other fun activities we will be discussing and formally voting on the amendments to our bylaws, the majority of which are requirements for joining the national Modern Quilt Guild organization. If you no longer haveContinue reading “July Meeting Reminder”
Quilt in Public Day 2013
We’d like to thank Sarah and Scott who joined Maureen and I at the Museum of Ventura County for our first Quilt in Public day. We learned a lot that we will use to make next year’s event even better.
Ventura County Fair quilt entry information
Click HERE for a PDF that includes information on entering a quilt in the Ventura County Fair. This year the fair runs from July 31st to August 11th. The theme for this year’s fair is Boots, Barns and Banjos. You can enter your submission online June 1- July 15, 2013 at www.venturacountyfair.org Entering online speeds up the entry processContinue reading “Ventura County Fair quilt entry information”
What do you gals/guys think of “Alto”, a sewing machine for beginners?
Postscript: Alissa Haight Carlton’s visit
I hope everyone enjoyed Alissa Haight Carlton’s presentation as much as I did. During her presentation Alissa mentioned some of the guests that have spoken at the Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild. Since not everyone knew who they were I’ve provided a list with links to their blogs so you can learn more about them. DenyseContinue reading “Postscript: Alissa Haight Carlton’s visit”
Quilts Go Modern! A Fresh Take on Tradition
Here is the official press release for Quilts Go Modern! A Fresh Take on Tradition, the quilt show at the Santa Paula Oil Museum. Not only is the focus of this quilt show modern quilts it’s also going to be chock-full of quilts by your fellow Ventura Modern Quilt Guild members! Pass on the word; let’sContinue reading “Quilts Go Modern! A Fresh Take on Tradition”
Bees, QuiltAlongs and Exchanges
As promised, here is a really short post briefly describing or linking to a more thorough description of the following terms: Quilting Bee – here is a great Flickr discussion by Erin- Two More Seconds. She does a wonderful job of explaining what a virtual quilting bee is. This could be easily translated to aContinue reading “Bees, QuiltAlongs and Exchanges”