October Meeting Recap

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our October meeting! 

This month we began wrapping up the Modern Mini Challenge. Members were invited to take an inspiration picture of an architectural, building, or structural design element and create a mini quilt using at least two design elements of modern quilting. We will be wrapping up the Modern Mini Challenge in November.

Here are some of the minis we got to see this month and the images that inspired them:

ELIZABETH

April/May 2021 Meeting Recap

 The Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild met via Zoom Saturday, April 17th at 10:30am.

Our Featured Freebie was presented by Misty Benson. She shared a tutorial for individual quilt block design boards from Snowy Days which can be found here.

 

The April Member Spotlight was Charla Brown, She has a new online fabric shop, Tree House Quilting Co. Check out the details here on the blog post or on the KMQG Instagram account.

 

We are seeking volunteers for Featured Freebies and Member Spotlights. If you have a favorite free tutorial or pattern that you use in your quilting life, please share it with us! Contact modknox@gmail.com to work out which month your Featured Freebie will be highlighted. Also, we'd love to learn more about our members. Reach out to modknox@gmail.com to schedule a month to be in the Member Spotlight.

 

The guild was able to meet live and in-person Saturday, May 15th. We had in actual in-person show and tell! 

 

First off, we were able to see the Restoration House Charity Bee groups quilts or quilt tops. We are very excited to be able to contribute these beautiful quilts.

 

 

  

 

Member Show and Tell followed:

Elizabeth's Hyphenated Quilt Along

 

Sandy's Hyphenated Quilt Along

Sandra

Heather

Jennifer

 

Sheri

 

Ana

 

Nancy

 

Christy

 

Kelly

Aimee

 

Elizabeth

 

Sandy

 

Emily

 

We launched our Elements of Modern Quilting Series. The first element addressed was Alternate Gridwork. Sarah Elliott demonstrated different aspects of alternate gridwork offering a basic definition and sharing online examples in addition to some of her own quilts. The goal of this series is to provide clarity on each of the elements in the MQG's definition of Modern Quilting and help our members build confidence in using them in their own quilting.

 

May's Member Spotlight was Misty Benson. Check out the KMQG Instagram account or our website for those details.

 

The Smoky Mountain Quilters 40th Anniversary Ruby Jubilee Quilt Show is July 30-31, 2021 at the Knoxville Expo Center. The Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild is sponsoring the Modern category.

 

QuiltCon 2022:The MQG sent an email regarding QuiltCon. Here are the pertinent details:

• Dates: Feb. 16-20, 2022 in Phoenix, AZ

• Hotel Reservations: Open June 7, 2021 (Discounted rooms sold out).

• QuiltCon Catalogue of Events Release: June 24, 2021

• Registration for Members: August 4, 2021

• Submissions: September 1-October 31, 2021

• Community Outreach Challenge Theme: Angles

We will not have a meeting in June. Those who signed up will be participating in an online Zoom workshop with Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill.

 

Our next meeting is July 17th at Westminster Presbyterian Church outdoor pavilion.

March 2021 Meeting Recap

The Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild met via Zoom on March 20th. We had 17 members in attendance.

The latest KMQG Quilt-along was introduced at this month's meeting. We're using the Hyphenated pattern from Art Gallery Fabrics. Several of our members have contributed resources to assist with the planning of this quilt.

 

Our Featured Freebie, provided by Elizabeth, is a drawstring bag by s.o.t.a.k. handmade. The link is available in the Feature Freebies section of our website here.

Our Member Spotlight this month is Melissa Everett. Check out @knoxmqg on Instagram and www.knoxvillemqg.com for more on Melissa, including photos of her work.

KMQG Volunteer Opportunities

The KMQG is looking for members to contribute to our Featured Freebies Program. If you have a free quilt related tutorial or project that has served you well we'd love for you to share it with the group. Contact modknoxville@gmail.com.

We've really enjoyed getting to know some of our members better through the Member Spotlight Feature. Each month we're featuring a different member here on our blog and on our Instagram account. Contact modknoxville@gmail.com to sign up for your month.

Community Outreach

Our charity quilt groups checked in on their progress. Patterns and color palettes have been chosen and progress is well under way. Our charity quilts go to graduates of The Restoration House of East Tennessee. More information about them can be found here.

Put your orphan blocks to good use or just play around with new designs to create quilted placemats for Meals on Wheels. Standard size is approximately 14 x 18 inches. Deliver or mail to Twisted Sisters Quilt Shop in Maryville.

Events IRL

A Mountain Quiltfest is happening in Pigeon Forge May 5-8 with classes starting May 4. More information can be found here.

The Smoky Mountain Quilters 40th Anniversary Ruby Jubilee quilt show will take place July 30-31 at the Knoxville Expo Center. Entries are due by June 1. Their information can be found here.

Events Virtual

Access to Textile Talks is at https://www.saqa.com/resources/textiletalks.

The Chattanooga MQG has virtual programs in April and May that are open to nonmenbers for a small fee. Sign up for their newsletter to be notified about available events. Schedule and info is available at https://www.chattmqg.org/.

Our next virtual Sit'N'Stitch is Saturday, April 24th at 7pm.

Next meeting

Our next meeting is via Zoom on April 17th. Social time at 10:15, meeting at 10:30. Check your email for Zoom info.

June 2020 Meeting Recap

The Knoxville Modern Quilt Guild met Saturday, June 20 via Zoom. Show and Tell was delightful.

We are still working on the Quarter Log Cabin charity block. We currently don’t have a deadline for these so our members can work on them at their leisure. The tutorial, generously written by Elizabeth Rea, can be found on her blog here. The color palette is the fabric on the right, below.

Our Featured Freebie this month was the Open Wide Zippered Pouch from Anna Graham’s Noodlehead blog. Jennifer showed us one she had made and described how several others were currently in use in her home (Hint: tiny kid toys). 

KMQG now has a Pinterest account, check it out here.

The latest webinars from the Modern Quilt Guild are Big Stitch Hand Binding and Scrappy Triangles. 

Also, the Modern Quilt Guild has released the QuiltCon Together catalog and lecture schedule (yay!) Which leads us to the QuiltCon 2021 Community Outreach Challenge. KMQG has formed a design committee headed by Emily Doane. The theme is: Curves. The color palette is pictured below.

Our next meeting is July 18th, venue TBD.

May 2020 Meeting Recap

Our May meeting was held via Zoom. We're grateful to have this platform to continue to hold meetings safely.

We had a lively round of Show and Tell. We got to see quilts, knitting, crochet, and cross-stitch. 

Our Featured Freebie was presented by Elizabeth. It's a tutorial from Suzy Quilts, How to Chain Piece Quilt Rows. This a great technique to use to help prevent twisting blocks or flipping rows when assembling a quilt top. Be sure to check out the new Featured Freebies page on our website, http://www.knoxvillemqg.com/p/featured-freebie.html. You'll find a new tab in the menu bar to access the Featured Freebies. Also, we're always accepting volunteers for Featured Freebies for future meeting. Please share your go-to free videos or tutorials with us. Email modknoxville@gmail.com to sign up for a monthly meeting. 

If your planner is feeling neglected, we discussed several schedule changes and events that might be of interest. 

• "Textile Talks" is a virtual lecture series presented by six different national quilt organizations. The talk scheduled for Wednesday May 20th is presented by the Modern Quilt Guild. you can register at this link, https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1OhF6-jUR3GVp8HfiGxE1Q

• The MQG is transforming QuiltCon to a virtual experience for February 2021. The catalogue should be released in June with registration in July. See FAQs at https://www.quiltcon.com/faq

• The Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee 40th Anniversary Ruby Jubilee has been postponed until July 30-31, 2021

• The 2020 Asheville Quilt Show has been cancelled. The next Asheville Quilt Show will be September 24-26, 2021

Now that your schedule is updated, let's talk about potential projects.

KMQG has a new Restoration House charity block, the Quarter Log Cabin. The color palette is the background fabric (pic on the right). The tutorial can be found here.

If you are interested in satisfying your designing urges, the MQG is looking for Modern quilts and blocks to feature in Modern Monthly in 2021. Submissions can be sent to submissions@themodernquiltguild.com. 

#showusyourmqg & #MQGKeepCalmandSewOn Remember to check out these hashtags on Instagram for lots of modern quilty inspiration. Don’t forget to use them - and #KMQG - to tag your modern quilty images when posting there as well.

The QuiltCon 2021 Community Outreach Challenge has been announced. The theme is Curves and the color palette is below. If the guild is interested in participating in this challenge, we'll need some volunteers. It takes a committee to organize a group project of this scope. If you're interested in being a member of the Community Outreach Challenge Committee, please email us at modknoxville@gmail.com. For more details about the challenge, click here.

That's all the information I have to pass along for now. Our next meeting will be Saturday June 20th. Look for an email announcing the meeting platform or venue.

November Meeting Recap

Our November meeting was a lot of fun!

We wrapped up the Finish It! Challenge and awarded prizes. Participating members received one entry for each item they were able to check off their list. Congratulations to our winners!

For our Featured Freebie, Melissa E. shared the Let's Face it, it's a Binding: Facing a Quilt Tutorial from the Sew Much Like Mom blog. Here is an example of one of Melissa's faced quilts:

We also had Show & Tell (of course!) Here's a look at what KMQG members have been working on:

Ana

Ana

Aimee

Erin

Christy

Jennifer

Ginger

Elizabeth & Sandy

Pat

KMQG Charity quilt; blocks pieced by membership, quilted by Pat

Pat

Pat (She's been busy!)

Phyllis

Phyllis

Rosalind

Rosalind

Rosalind

Rosalind

Rosalind (She's been very busy!)

Sarah

Sherry

Our next meeting will be December 14 at 10:30 AM at Westminster Presbyterian Church.