Madrona Road Challenge Update

We hope you are all working on creating something fun with your bundle of Madrona Road fabrics! The challenge is to use the fat 1/8th bundles, combined with solid fabrics of your choosing, to create anything you'd like. You may also use any colorway or combination of the Madrona Road line. The Modern Quilt Guild has requested that you post pictures of your progress and your finished projects to the flickr group set up for the challenge. Michael Miller will be checking the flickr group pictures, and they may select some of the projects for display in their booth at Quiltcon. 

Meeting Wrap Up

Last Saturday's meeting was all about adding Piping Hot Binding to your projects. Susan Cleveland has an awesome ruler for measuring and trimming your piping, and it's well worth having in your basket of nifty gadgets! Susan has also created a couple of great video tutorials on YouTube. Be sure to watch both tutorials to learn the tips and tricks of adding this fun trim to your quilts! 

As always, we also had a great show 'n tell! Cindy made an opportunity quilt for Relay for Life. She used all of the soothing colors of water and added some appliqued water lilies to it. On the back, she added a panel that lists all of the things that cancer cannot do! What a great, encouraging piece of art!

Nicci shared her Daisies and Bubblegum quilt. It's a beautiful girly quilt! The tutorial for this quilt can be found on the blog of Cluck Cluck Sew. 

Liz is expecting a little boy in July, and he was more than happy to serve as mama's design wall! Liz drafted the block pattern and is using luscious Kaffe Fassett fabrics. 

Mark your calendars for next Saturday, April 28th, for our monthly sew-in. We will be meeting from 10:00 - 4:00 at Strawberry Patches. Bring a project, something to snack on, and join us for a day of fun! 

Until next we meet,

Lynn

President, BMQG

Question of the Week

We have decided to start posting a question each week, to see what everyone thinks or knows about a particular topic. If you have questions you'd like to see asked, e-mail them to bakersfieldmodernquiltguild@gmail.com. Our first question of the week is:

When did you start quilting, and what prompted you to start?

July BMQG Meeting ~ Introduction to Applique with Pam Gavin

Our next meeting is a stunner for sure. Our very own award winning Pam Gavin, will be teaching us an introduction to applique.

For those of you who have always wanted to try this, now is your chance. Pam has kitted up some fun little things for you to try as well as a few giveaways up her sleeve. I promise you won't want to miss this one.

BMQG Meeting is Wednesday July 6th from 6:30pm-8:30 pm at the Strawberry Patch Quilt shop

Pam has asked that everyone bring a few small items to participate in the activity.

Please bring (*items with star are optional if you have them)

small scissors (for cutting paper & fabric)

Small paintbrush or makeup brush (unused and clean)

* small task iron

*starch

*stiletto/ awl/or wooden skewer

*Straw needles #11

*needle threader/eye glasses

*Roxanne Glue baste it

If you do not have these items, please still come down, we hope to have plenty for everyone to share and learn the technique.

Don't forget to bring a friend and be eligible for our BMQG drawing box to win some quilty goodness as well.. Each friend you bring down is an entry for a great prize.

We will see you there.