See what VMQG has to offer!

Meetings: The second Monday of the month, year round

Time: 6:00- 8:00 pm

We now have two options for coming to a meeting!

Join us in person at the historic, landmark building of the

Ventura Masonic Center

482 E Santa Clara St, Ventura, CA 93001,

Please note that entry to this venue requires an access code, visitors should contact https://www.venturamodernquiltguild.com/contact/ for this information.)

Participate through our Zoom meeting option. Access information for the Zoom meeting will be included in member’s monthly announcements.

Be sure to check the bulletin board on our home page, the monthly newsletter & the meeting reminder emails for any changes in the regular meeting format/location, as circumstances may require the meeting to be Zoom only, or a special event may change the meeting location.

We love to see visitors at our meetings!

If you’d like to let us know you’re coming, contact our Membership Chairperson: members@venturamodernquiltguild.com

Your first visit is free. (A second visit is $5.00.) By your third visit we think you’ll want to be a part of this vibrant, active, quilting community. Membership is $50 per year and can be prorated, depending on the time of year you choose to join. These dues include membership in the Modern Quilt Guild, with all its resources and opportunities to share your work and connect with the wider quilting community.

2026 VMQG Meetings

Month	Program	Fat Quarter	Challenge
Jan. 12	MQG Resource video: Jessica Plunkett “Managing Inspiration Overload”	Turquoise
Feb. 9	“Share Your Love of Sewing”- Bring a Friend Meeting Kelly Stevens, superbuzzy fabric store, Ventura – “ask me anything” session with tea and cookies	Purple	Fabric Valentine exchange Prepare entries for May 2 pop-up show
March 9	Get to know your VMQG community! “Get acquainted activities,” a free fabric table, + up-date info on the pop-up show and other activities. Meet more “quilty” friends and hear what’s going on at your guild!	Coral
April 13	Coach Jenni Grover
May 11			Pop-up Show May2
June 8	Brainstorming Session “A brainstorming session is a meeting or activity where a group of people generate a large number of ideas, often creative or unconventional, . . . The goal is to encourage free thinking and explore possibilities without immediate judgement or criticism.” (Google definition) “Bring your brain” and any tools that help you generate ideas.
July 13
Sunday August	Summer potluck Camino Real Park, Dean Dr & Varsity Street, Ventura, CA 93003
Sept. 14
Oct. 12	Quilt University- Members share quilting skills, tips and tricks
Nov. 9	Gathering & Giving Philanthropy quilts + Member Spotlight:		MQG International Scrap Sorting Day Nov 1
Dec. 14	Holiday Celebration		Bring a modern/ contemporary fat quarter for our traditional party game

Link for previous calendars: https://www.venturamodernquiltguild.com/for-the-record/

Meeting Format

Our meetings always include a programmed event. Whether it’s a trunk show where quilters share their work, Quilt College, when members share specific skills, guest speakers, or the annual holiday celebration, you’re sure to find new inspiration, get helpful information, and build relationships with other quilters.

A portion of the meeting is set aside for Show & Tell. Bring your favorite quilt, a recent project, or a work in progress. This is a supportive, encouraging group that enjoys seeing lots and lots of quilts.

There is also time to catch up with friends, and chat about quilting on our refreshment break. But you may want to take time to peruse the monthly fundraisers:

Raffle Baskets with lots of quilting goodies
Fat Quarter Raffle- For every fat quarter (in the color of the month) you contribute, you receive a ticket for the raffle of the entire fat quarter collection of that month.

Challenges

VMQG members are encouraged to create, in a number of ways, and members are welcome to take up the challenge or just appreciate others’ efforts during Show & Tell. There might be a short-term project like using the color of the year, or long-term swap project when members create for each other. (Rice bag swap, Pizza Box Swap, Halloween Mug Rug, Ornament Exchange, to name a few- click here to see meeting details from previous years !)

And There’s More!

In addition to our monthly meetings, there are other planned activities in which members can participate. Past events have included:

Retreat– a two day retreat to get together, socialize and work on your own projects without the distractions of every day life.
Monthly Sewcials, members getting together over Zoom or in person to sew and catch up,
Workshops given by quilters who presented trunk shows at a regular members’ meeting,
Opportunity Quilts, a guild wide collaborative effort to make quilts for VMQG fundraisers,
Philanthropy Sew-ins, when members brought their sewing machines to sew together for the day,
Pop-up Quilt Show and
Progressive Brunch and Studio Tour.