Blog updates

Hi everyone, Cheryl here. I've been very lax about updating the blog, and I apologize about that. Of all the bazillion things there are to do, it seems like it's the one to fall to the wayside. I'm hoping to get all board members updating on a regular basis. But the silence over here does not mean that we aren't out here and doing lots of fantastic things!

We have a Facebook ad running, which is generating interest! I'm hoping to see lots of new faces at the upcoming meeting. If you have friends who might be interested in our group, please bring them to our meetings!

I'd like to hear from you about where you would like to see our group go in the next few months. I, for one, would love to see more about the modern quilt movement -- the aesthetic shown in the work of many of the founders of the parent group, The Modern Quilt Guild. To that extent, we've added member Candy Parker to the board to help bring us closer to that group. She will be reporting on the goings-on of the national group at our meetings!

Speaking of the national group, are you aware of QuiltCon? It's the first annual conference put on by the MQG and even if you can't go, you can be a part of it! We're going to be sending our blocks in to represent our fantastic group of sewists. You can find all of the information on the QuiltCon page. We'll be having sewing days at Quilting Adventures on June 2nd and 27th. See their calendar for details! They even have put together bundles of the official QuiltCon colors to make our blocks with!

And don't forget that Karen Sievert is coming in June! She'll be doing a trunk show at our regular meeting on June 15th and then will have a workshop the next day, June 16th. We are able to provide this class to members at an unheard-of class fee of $35 (and a kit fee of $6 payable to Karen on the day of the class). You don't want to miss this opportunity! Check out this link on Quilting Adventures' blog to see a beautiful version of the workshop quilt!

Finally, also in June, we will be revealing our final quilts in our current swap. So much fun! I can't wait to see mine!

Happy Quilting!

Friday's meeting (June)

Hey everyone!

If you're still working on your postcards for this month's swap (I know I am), here is a link to a postcard back.

Don't forget to wear your name tags to this month's meeting. There might even be a little something in it for you (as in a special drawing)!

We'll be enjoying the company of Susan and Christine of Swirly Girls Design on Friday night. I can't wait to see their beautiful quilts in person!

If you're interested in becoming a Special Interest Group leader, please let me (Cheryl) or another officer know, preferably before Friday. If you have an idea of where you'll have your first meeting, if there is a size limitation to your group, if it's a short project or ongoing, etc., we'll announce it at Friday's meeting to get you rolling. You can email us at RichmondMQG (at) gmail.com. If we have more than one volunteer for a particular group, we'll let you duke it out.

We'll have a few handouts at the meeting, too: a membership roster and membership cards!

Getting excited!

I hope you're as excited as we are about our first Richmond Modern Quilt Guild meeting that's going to happen tomorrow night (April 15th) at Quilter's Corner in Midlothian, VA! If you're not sure how to get there, QC is located in Sycamore Square on Midlothian Turnpike. It's about 2 miles east of 288 and about 3 miles west of Chesterfield Towne Center Mall. Click here for a map.

This meeting is open to the public. We'll discuss membership during this meeting and I'm super excited about Catherine Etter's beading demo!

Be sure to bring show and tell and invite your quilting and sewing friends! All are welcome!

Welcome!

Welcome to The Richmond Modern Quilt Guild! Our first meeting will be Friday, April 15 from 6:00 until 8:30 at Quilter's Corner in Midlothian, Virginia! Subsequent meetings will be every third Friday.

More information on how to become a charter member will be posted soon!