January 8

“Meet your Board” Trunk Show + MQG lecture by Holly Clarke on
Modern Traditionalism

Green

Quarter Challenge: Modern Traditionalism

Declutter & Organize your work space to get ready for a productive year.
Share before and after photos for Show & Tell.

February 12

Colorwerx
Linda & Carl Sullivan

Magenta

Work with this quarter’s theme of Modern Traditionalism! Choose one or more of the 6 traditional blocks: Rail Fence, Nine Patch, Churn Dash, Pineapple, Jacob’s Ladder, Bear’s Paw, and modernize it using the MQG color palette choices provided in the crayon grab bag at the January meeting (also available on the MQG website)

March 11

QuiltCon Review

Shades of Blue

Modern Traditionalism Challenge
Sew & Tell what you’ve been working on for the quarter

Second Quarter Theme:
Appliqué

April 8

Patricia Beylea
https://okanarts.com/

Red

Let’s bring back our VMQG tradition of creating a name tag to wear at guild meetings. This is a small project with lots of potential for self-expression! 
Everyone is encouraged to think of this little canvas as an opportunity to make a statement. Whether it’s a conversation starter, an introduction for new members, or a discreet reminder of who you are, name tags help us connect with each other in a fun way. So have a great time with this challenge and be sure to wear it at our next meeting!!!   

May 13

Ginny Robinson’s MQG Lecture on appliqué

Purple

Name Tags

June 10

Allie McCatheren
Exhausted Octopus.com

Orange

Third Quarter Theme:
Negative Space

July 8

Augusto Garcia MQG lecture on negative space

 Turquoise

Bring any examples you might have of effective use of Negative Space. It could be a quilt top, or the back of a quilt. It doesn’t even need to be a quilt! Anything where negative space has been used in a design will help us understand this concept.

August 18

Summer potluck

Third Quarter Challenge: 
Create a mini quilt focusing on the use of negative space.
Suggested dimensions:
1) Maximum of 24 inches on any side, or
2) a total perimeter of 119 inches or less (for the Small quilt category at QuiltCon.)

Sept. 9

Ventura County Fair Review
Bring your Ventura County Fair quilt entries to share. Quilt University on the options of machine binding and facing your quilts, given by Patrice.

Yellow

Fourth Quarter Theme:
Minimalism

October 14

Nichole Neblett
Carson Convers MQG lecture on minimalism

Red

Fourth Quarter Challenge: 
Create a minimalist quilt for philanthropy
Finish up any philanthropy quilts for November’s meeting

November 11

Gathering & Giving Philanthropy quilts +
Mini Trunk show of outgoing Board members, (where they started with quilting and where they are now)

Black & White

2024 Wrap-up
Share any challenge projects from 2024, (bring them all, even if we’ve seen them before!)

December 9

 Holiday Celebration

Bring a modern/ contemporary fat quarter for our traditional party game 

2023

Program

Fat Quarter

Challenge

January 9
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“Meet your Board” Trunk Show

Show & Tell

February 13

Review of Road
(to California)

  Green

1) work with “primes”- prime numbers, colors, etc.
2) pull out your oldest work in progress to figure out what to do with it

March 13

Charlene O’Rourke

Blue

1) Hearts & birds incorporated in a project (pieced, quilted, appliquéd, embroidered, fabric choice, etc.)
2) Bring 1 (or more) WHIP that you are ready to “let go of” for a donation.  

April 10

Member demo +
sign up and break out sessions with small interest groups

Green

1) “Opposites” theme- if you work big, try working small. Love warm colors? Try cool colors. etc.
2) Choose 1 WIP (Work in Progress) to complete, and get started! Bring it to the next meeting to show your progress, (even if it doesn’t get finished.) 

May 8

“Creating with Intention”
Kim Smith Soper

Teal

1) Refashion! Remake! Upcycle! Even Rethink; take a project that’s become uninteresting and change direction, Reinvent it!
2)  WIP (Work in Progress)/ UFO (Unfinished Opportunity) SWAP- bring a project to swap (either directly or anonymously) 

June 12

“Scrappy Appliqué”
Kristie Naranjo 

 Orange

1) Creative: Do something that scares you!
2)  WIP (Work in Progress)/ UFO (Unfinished Opportunity):
     Stop where you are and just finish it up.                              
 

July 10

“Color It Beautiful”
Ellen Linder 

 Pink

1) Creative: Change it up! This could be as simple as changing from quilting cotton to batik, or as complex as using felt, paper, or paint to create a “quilty” project
2) WIP/UFO: Choose the WIP/UFO you are either the most excited about or the one you are least excited about (but have decided that you are going to finish) and make some progress on it

August 20

Summer potluck

 Yellow

 1) Creative: For inspiration, use the number 7 (seven) figuratively or literally to create something in celebration of  the seventh month of the year, July. 7 Wonders of the world, 7 Sisters Quilt Pattern, . . . use your imagination.
2) WIP/UFO: Inspire us by sharing a completed project. It doesn’t matter how long it has been languishing, . . . we’ll be happy to cheer the accomplishment!

September 11

“Peaceful Stitching”
Diane Murther

Polka Dots

1) Creative: In celebration of going back to school, let’s go modern with reading, writing, and arithmetic. Draw from school memories. Look through the eyes of a child you know who is just starting the school year. Tap in to your “inner child” for inspiration!
2) WIP/UFO: Assess your collection of WIP/UFOs and finish the one that would require the least amount of work/time to complete.

October 9

 Guicy Guice

Patterns in blue or purple

October/November Challenge: 
Finish, and donate, 1 (or more) quilt for one, (or more of) our philanthropy partners.

November 13

Kim Brownell

 Stripes

  Autumn Challenge (see above)

December 11

 Holiday Celebration

 Brown

Create a handmade gift and share it with our members at Show & Tell.