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. 

Sew-In Saturday

It's time for Sew-In Saturday! Woot woot! If you've been wondering what the Bakersfield Modern Quilt Guild is all about, pop into the sew-in and find out! Bring something to work on, or just drop by to visit. We are a very relaxed and friendly group, and we welcome sewers and quilters of all levels and styles. Tomorrow's sew-in is at Strawberry Patches, 6433 Ming Avenue, from 10:00 - 4:00. Be there or be square! ;-)

Color Play Class With Nancy Rink

Award-winning quilter, author, designer and teacher, Nancy Rink, will be teaching a color theory class for our guild on Saturday, December 10, 10:00 - 3:00, at Strawberry Patches.

If you have signed up for the Color Play class and don't yet have your supply list, please e-mail me at LongarmLynn@aol.com, and I'll e-mail it to you. The Ultimate 3 in 1 Color Tool by Joen Wolfrom, is required for the class. The Joen Wolfrom book, Color Play, is recommended, but not required. As of this morning, Strawberry Patches had 8 of the color tools and one copy of the book left. The class is a half day, hands-on workshop, and lunch will be provided. (The class is full) *Please bring small/medium cutting boards, as we will be sitting 4 to each table. If you don't have one small enough, there will be a few extras available.*

I look forward to spending time with my BMQG friends, learning skills that we can all use in our future quilting adventures!

Lynn

Your Friendly Neighborhood Program Coordinator

Announcements for BMQG

Thank you to everyone who made it out last Saturday for our very first Sew-in Day over at the Quilt n sew quilt shoppe. I know that weather came into play that day in surrounding areas for a few of you as well as some sickies. We hope that everyone is feeling back up to par for our next sew in on March 12th from 10 am - 4 pm. I will share an official announcement when the day gets closer.

Robin hooked us all up with complimentary donuts, and had cutting tables, ironing boards, and everything we needed to start sewing, Thank you Robin for the fabulous space that you provided. Everyone was extremely impressed.

A few announcements on inquiries that people asked about::

1. Here is the link for the tutorial on how to sew hexagons without paper piecing them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQG0V42O0fI&feature=player_embedded

For those of you that love the paper pieces (much easier) The Strawberry Patch can order you any size you need at a great price.

2. For those of you who are interested in selling handmade goodies and having your own table at a craft show in October. (we talked about this on Saturday) Please email me for details. The place is here in Bakersfield set up for October selling.

3. Suzanne at the strawberry Patch now has Robert Kaufman's Essex linen in Putty and Natural for those of you who asked her to order it. this is fantastic stuff people !!!

4. Books we talked about at the sew in

Modern Basics

The Practical guide to Patchwork

Quilts Made Modern

These books can also be purchased locally in your quilt shops without shipping charges. If stock is out they can certainly order them for you, they are great books!

If I missed anything that you were interested in please remind me and I will be happy to post about it.

Can't wait to see you all on the 12th