tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61246660167039264622024-02-22T04:19:20.881-05:00DC Modern Quilt GuildDC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comBlogger409125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-15975838832202512122022-06-06T19:02:00.002-04:002022-06-06T19:04:14.201-04:00New Website!<p>Check out our new <a href="https://dcmodernquiltguild.com/">website</a>! If it looks like we haven't been active, that is just because we've been busy behind the scenes setting up and transferring things over to our new site, <a href="https://dcmodernquiltguild.com/">https://dcmodernquiltguild.com/</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dcmodernquiltguild.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="2772" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGPqhzn9IdSPzDk5N0cjKzQk9o4BjqpebKOLARUYyGJpedABTtyJxdM0vl_y4-fz6Mnq26s3FUmzIOe7hm0C4duV0oieqU0dL1mwkVD5f5xuXZhLGw0VP4bQT6yQXxYpUs7imEyshXtlWZM4TstJS8At8Ngi4pVzBXXKCDO9Cl3QKSv5m_sP22EMrEw/w581-h260/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-06%20at%206.58.43%20PM.png" width="581" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The new site has an easier interface and contains much of our resources and challenges from the blog, as well as information about our charity quilts, social justice committee, and an easy way to join us. We're still working out the best way to share regular updates and news, but that will come soon! In the meantime feel free to reach out to any of the board members if you have any questions. </div><br /><p><br /></p>Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07409147147728995993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-88309487798326517272021-12-09T17:09:00.013-05:002021-12-09T17:12:35.089-05:00DCMQG Charity Quilt Update - December 9, 2021<p><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">Post by Elle Irby</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0o8ajC5epuSzIYAir6w08oe0bSQW1USwgYvtlAcsPJdHbzfmbt0kpCRZ45D0YPA6R_lw6Zlf9qLwBKCRba6IVYODoK056HhPcZfmeB9inwlYQ84H3IuQgfyLkNGYo7s9It0h-R29xF0DgKwsnzbpz0iEIwZV1e1ETTG_hcke9dJNOKFuqbGBIcDtwgg=s745" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="745" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0o8ajC5epuSzIYAir6w08oe0bSQW1USwgYvtlAcsPJdHbzfmbt0kpCRZ45D0YPA6R_lw6Zlf9qLwBKCRba6IVYODoK056HhPcZfmeB9inwlYQ84H3IuQgfyLkNGYo7s9It0h-R29xF0DgKwsnzbpz0iEIwZV1e1ETTG_hcke9dJNOKFuqbGBIcDtwgg=w481-h396" width="481" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"> </span></span></span><p><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">2021 was another banner year for DCMQG charity quilts!</span></span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">DCMQG
members, plus DCMQG friends and our pals at the <a href="http://baltimoremqg.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild</a>, donated a grand total of <b>378 quilts</b>! The <a href="https://greaterdcdiaperbank.org/" target="_blank">Greater DC Diaper Bank</a>
received a whopping 171 quilts from DCMQG this year! <a href="https://comfortcases.org/">Comfort Cases</a>
received 180 quilts (more than 50 were from BMQG members!). Nineteen quilts
were donated to <a href="https://lssnca.org/" target="_blank">Lutheran Social Services</a> for Afghan refugees, and 8
quilts were donated to the <a href="https://childrenslawcenter.org/" target="_blank">Children’s Law Center</a>.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">So
many people made this incredible effort possible. First, huge thanks
to <b>Cassandra</b> for dreaming up the DCMQG monthly challenge, where we had
the opportunity to learn new skills and make beautiful quilts, and to <b>Lynne</b> for following up with volunteers and posting tutorials to the blog. Excellent tutorials were provided each month by <b>Cassandra, Elle,
Alyson, Lorraine, Stephanie A., Meg, Anjeanette, Anne B., Laurie,
Lynne, and Angela</b>. <br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">Huge
thanks to <b>Lynne, Lisa, Meg, Bia, Diana, and Elle</b> for being the main
quilt donation transporters. Also, we cannot fail to recognize our mega
quilt donor, <b>Gretchen Y</b>, for completing her goal with a
record-breaking 52 quilts for charity this year! Congratulations! We
had such amazing participation from our members this year, including a
number of quilt collaborations, and we are so grateful for your
excitement about and commitment to providing quilts to children and
families in need. We also need to thank <b>Maywood Studios, Rock Paper Scissors, and Anjeanette Klinder </b>for their large fabric donations during the pandemic, along with
all our members who donated fabric, helped create beautiful bundles,
donated batting, and most of all gave their time, talent, and materials
from their own stash to create absolutely wonderful quilts! 378 quilts
is definitely a record that will be hard to top - you rock!</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #454545;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;">Above: a box filled with quilts ready to be delivered by Lisa to the Greater DC Diaper Bank. Photo by Diana. </span></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #454545;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br /></div>DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-10971242079219982552021-09-09T15:02:00.000-04:002021-09-09T15:02:10.837-04:00August 2021 Meeting<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj368JNKcoUvx9B-rjdzNpMXDLPtdw2jGQqNX4ld8xT_hcJU2tjm5zdplKNYLol_wJ9aO4RBkef9_N_qXCNKs8xvlyQJWRKmtPYtQlZ-3u1SOJJ8mvaLEfSMN5aSRyjn3WxatF0oCvwXSXj/s1056/20210814_135710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="1056" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj368JNKcoUvx9B-rjdzNpMXDLPtdw2jGQqNX4ld8xT_hcJU2tjm5zdplKNYLol_wJ9aO4RBkef9_N_qXCNKs8xvlyQJWRKmtPYtQlZ-3u1SOJJ8mvaLEfSMN5aSRyjn3WxatF0oCvwXSXj/s320/20210814_135710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>We had a wonderful meeting in August. Lots of beautiful quilts were shared and many donated. It was fun to see how people would label quilts. Some always labeled in a corner, others threw it on the back where it would best fit into the quilting. The labels made for some fun backs! Thanks to everyone who came out! Click the link to see all the photos from Show and Tell. <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/uhRQdQpZYKnwuVbD7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show and Tell Photos</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbRKKaWidAQtCPcIJHzQePVTxIq48n2YSVb-_e5amkXY3ENmTtCm0fcldq41_HYSUNSAoiEfUwZ6g1TSRu9bgpHnr-VPagvuAvbulepHCIEPw2kwYqcHX3fyeKjgo-DCa2ZlTNOLZUSft/s4032/20210814_134427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbRKKaWidAQtCPcIJHzQePVTxIq48n2YSVb-_e5amkXY3ENmTtCm0fcldq41_HYSUNSAoiEfUwZ6g1TSRu9bgpHnr-VPagvuAvbulepHCIEPw2kwYqcHX3fyeKjgo-DCa2ZlTNOLZUSft/s320/20210814_134427.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzagxYhyphenhyphenBX7lecvJ1UBW_R1zZWI7YrmmDe9xkuJR-HoXoUpOjGgaMgKa-vBHqn8wV3qwW6hbxoS9jFqdomNi7E0Get2ccUzr8oP3BNQDlfJEBw4l-EYxW1ogPP5aEN0yeBhCeUjJwKaFN/s4032/20210814_140428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzagxYhyphenhyphenBX7lecvJ1UBW_R1zZWI7YrmmDe9xkuJR-HoXoUpOjGgaMgKa-vBHqn8wV3qwW6hbxoS9jFqdomNi7E0Get2ccUzr8oP3BNQDlfJEBw4l-EYxW1ogPP5aEN0yeBhCeUjJwKaFN/s320/20210814_140428.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-79149074081210460872021-07-22T13:39:00.004-04:002021-07-22T13:50:06.439-04:00DCMQG and the Social Justice Sewing Academy<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span>The DC Modern Quilt Guild’s Social Justice Committee has completed its first project for the <a href="http://www.sjsacademy.org/">Social Justice Sewing Academy</a>. We were asked to embroider 10 student blocks with a pretty quick turn around time. The results and participants are below.</span></span></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span>Melinda Newton <br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 533px; overflow: hidden; width: 525px;"><img height="533" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZlhFMM_lJNkw1pGpXd74SVCOGq9utQv31FRAgMsxguFvESrGNc_cUqqQid3GY9CIL1TTGG9gpbcwPQMhYeU1-Zj-8jLZc1QcCv00DoZ1tJbZEaVHkmtPW8LEu3w-s8g_r_AB6O4V" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="525" /></span></span></span></span> <br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Diana Owen</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 449px; overflow: hidden; width: 431px;"><img height="481" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xqt3MN1MsVnQBrNqcNyQj2IM6jDUDDcnbcUdC5bnziDsIENKMs3p86TtpP-PbIzcR9fGBRx2tRiOzwVnv_VG6CIUPn3oeYz9i_4tojykKY1cpieYtBbIEJGdBINjkSPm7BxbCYfk=w464-h481" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="464" /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dara Tokarz</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 436px; overflow: hidden; width: 430px;"><img height="436" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/PcVPC7QiW0DTXHvswrkn0_V471J2-W06t5yvk1tUE_KKGfDw1GSNHqj915mMcUjedSQX7omhXzuXcaUTam9MIkaqS7pvXXscGQXHfPOTjFP62qI8ELL99QwZWDDCr3kcYN4NH1eG" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="430" /></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Virginia Hodge</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 421px; overflow: hidden; width: 431px;"><img height="421" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/9evuhvcHXA_GZu8ubRPYyF1slCV4Kyj7lis8LJbdISvruKNXsUXRXduGRqXFGKLLsw9WeQZjDZisKkRdX-wekRt43ibId5GPdYkKIyb937paacxn5BJ6uNKfye00MBYiM5qFjIvH" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="431" /></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michelle Lipson</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 531px; overflow: hidden; width: 526px;"><img height="531" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ryL1tJBjkaZFNpX5W2IpreyNzWPxsTe45nGz9NiUy1BVBgqIJWTD4PO1GRbUIyCqetty-4WtSnTXW-uP7g1CJZKQteKo25PQrCtm5bHs-YwSKls3G-hRyYbptEpJHruyBBwEfAoR" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="526" /></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carol Woodside</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 518px; overflow: hidden; width: 525px;"><img height="518" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/3KiHci2245kmAXM4gaqS3XdrzJbimPoFoQcA0pgP6LFaeIdOEpHCsM5544pvBAh6ReGaSOgAQ3DMcYbMrfXkckvDQ6XjB5XW-CJAfUwE9i25ZII8mvpIGopAPzWu6TLB3PJV5_mG" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="525" /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br />Melinda Newton<br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="border: medium none; clear: left; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 524px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 527px;"><img height="524" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/9YJhm2RLuS93f44VV_O1Z1VzMWX5z2kLNcvkBlnyH9znstitlywR2Ajw4HDzwpJbff4RBVkZg3LEdSDHs8jSPqHbzCCgcXJY5zAaOlvdLlOZBRKb8ZJa-NN4HVz9Pd7THf8Jv0Lv" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="527" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; 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font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Katie Gillies</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 516px; overflow: hidden; width: 529px;"><img height="516" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/4Sr1lqhdKYmV8adbyl7RdcvZjyZnRKp6Xf0NHurBUHSjcrv-UjxfbTvZsWuYeDd-2bxiqyShAK4BYSuzdsIEajVGbRuNr37z9Yw4P-NMlKnDsWFyqO-AqnGcMJLShznnxqICTqim" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="529" /></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dolores Goodson</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 524px; overflow: hidden; width: 526px;"><img height="524" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/n0NrITi1_dQpihnscHY_vPuaiR6ASK2zmJAzAuHu2Mph2gZdBWtrYT84KZgE-8Gtw1ZJck1XjTw0mqkrO2qCUtmvfZ96ya054rFJyJTpAaUUthFXE0qYYPbsOhFdY2hLGJoyjYT0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="526" /></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lorraine Robidoux</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 537px; overflow: hidden; width: 526px;"><img height="537" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/rLNeR3APZqvW1mxBT-RFNUm0l3uXTvu-QNUtGhX-ltvGWik3MJpR5Ntb_IkVuEzd39Zoh9U_Q0h9XjBW9Swzm1kHo9lhAyGzDOhWbpRfo-wSPTH9gltNWTCE3nfemVBf4EW6qqqI" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="526" /></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dolores Goodson</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 510px; overflow: hidden; width: 527px;"><img height="510" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nDo_P_hnd_6WHQ-INYgzvjcJcZ6vPmmngln-fjFYIMhoDd-UyqTrmRSyeySCEfAOuh7kFZK-FyCHr3kdr2p3z4iFJClmF1NzeEdLXASIf5W8LnqN-c0zEz8yrLG4O1h-gumHBnSF" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="527" /></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aarti Ravi</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 510px; overflow: hidden; width: 526px;"><img height="510" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ob_Ysw_skoYfyA6ZJ68OPtEYbwjlMJ53JJMjcuG42U8auMjQIZYiCpzk5lPRc_ta2aTm_d6HzS80fguSzNT1VQGArpKn9KCKmrLKIcmFEtU8vgZx0VyoAFdYnCr3yxKrAYet_eRX" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="526" /></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We had five new people participating in SJSA embroidery and two of them were brand new to any kind of embroidery. Thank you all for finishing up some gorgeous blocks and supporting students in making art that they are passionate about with fabric.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">*******************************************************</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The guild’s Social Justice Committee’s next adventure for SJSA is to work on some </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sjsa_remembranceproject/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remembrance Blocks</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for people in the DMV who died by violence. We currently have 10 names to remember through these blocks and as soon as we have volunteers to make those blocks, we will get 10 more names, etc. </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTwFTRTynZKEIiOg0YPHiQUcHZpS3ESJEAYibGBlu5jP3h9Q/viewform" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sign up to participate in this worthy sewing effort here.</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> We will be forming small groups to bounce ideas off of, there will be remembrance sewing days scheduled as interest develops, and there will be an online slideshow with photos of previous blocks to use as inspiration. </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We look forward to seeing what the guild can make as a group effort. </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Post by Melinda Newton. </span></span></span></p>DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-6852979426033005552021-05-20T09:45:00.042-04:002021-06-08T17:09:12.471-04:00Planning a Virtual Quilt Retreat: a how-to and recap<p id="docs-internal-guid-325cbc9f-7fff-8c06-90e4-2cdeaf882908" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p>After a full year of no DCMQG retreats, we decided it was time to give a virtual retreat a try. What IS a virtual retreat anyway, some of us wondered. Does that mean more time spent on Zoom? Who would want that?<br /> <br />Apparently, 63 DCMQG members did! We felt the large number of attendees showed just how eager our members are to get together, to spend more time sewing, and to get a break from everyday life -- even if it means more time spent on screens in their own homes. By popular request, this post will be something of a how-to for other guilds interested in organizing a virtual retreat. <br /> <br />We tried as best as we could to model our virtual retreat after Mid-Atlantic Mod, an annual gathering involving several MQG chapters in the region, and the smaller DCMQG retreats we usually hold twice a year at a nearby retreat center. We were also very inspired by the virtual retreat hosted by our neighbors, the Baltimore MQG (BMQG). Phyliss Jaffe, who has coordinated our in-person retreats for the last several years and proposed going virtual, attended <a href="http://baltimoremqg.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html">BMQG's virtual retreat</a> and had great things to say about it. BMQG's virtual retreat informed many of our ideas about scheduling activities, such as games and open sewing, and also gave us some ideas of potential sponsors to contact. We shamelessly copied their scavenger hunt, postcard swap, and Friday night make-and-take opener, but as they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! Thank you, Baltimore, for leading the way! <br /></p><p><br /><u> Planning </u><br />How to start? Pick a date. We started a bit later than we would have liked, but we wanted to have the retreat before spring got into full bloom. The basic info went out about 6-8 weeks before the retreat, first in our weekly email newsletter and then in a separate email to the membership. <br /> <br /><u>Registration</u><br />As the other retreats we have been to had a cap on the number of participants, we decided that it would be open to as many as wanted to join in. However, we had a date when we closed registration as it makes it much easier to plan when you have a set number of participants. We thought that we might get 20 or 30 participants to sign up out of the 130 plus people in our guild. In the end, we had 63!<br /> <br />We kept registration simple; members signed up via a Google form and sent us their $20 fee via Paypal. Why just $20? A couple reasons: if we had priced it higher, expectations may have been higher and we weren't sure how things would go, given our short time frame and the fact it was our first virtual retreat. Second, we weren't paying for space, meals, etc. In fact, the only things we did pay for were swag bag items, including materials for make and take projects; some door prizes; and the cost of shipping. The $20 per person was enough to cover all those things and it was perfect: we didn't go over budget or have a surplus. <br /> <br /><u>Keeping Track of It All </u><br />Spreadsheets are your friends. Speaking of friends, find someone or two someones to team up with you. Although we started with a few separate spreadsheets, we wound up with one with many pages. It helped to keep all of the information organized while the planners continued to update it. Some sheets we referred to a lot within the Google spreadsheet were lists of attendees and their contact info, costs, door prize items, sponsors to contact (with their contact info), and a draft schedule.</p><div> <br /><u>To theme or not to theme</u><br />Initially we were going to have a theme, spring break or travel, but as we got deeper into planning the theme seemed less important and a bit restrictive (since we were constantly trying to brainstorm travel-themed swag and activities). Our guild just wanted to socialize and sew together....so I guess that ended up being our theme!<br /> <br /><u>Make and Take Projects </u><br />Someone who had been to another virtual retreat loved the sew-alongs, and the sew-alongs at Mod were always fun. How many sew-along projects for us? We decided to do three: one hand sewing project and two with machines. The handsewing would be the first night as it might be more conducive to chatting and meeting new people. We wanted to be sure that there were no barriers for people joining into the sewalongs, so we chose ones that we could kit up and include all materials in the goodie bags. The three we chose were a felt hummingbird, a fabric tray, and a notebook cover (a graph paper notebook was one of the swag bag items). It turns out the Make and Take projects were extremely popular, and many of the people who participated said those were their favorite part. The folks who wanted to work on their own projects could sew together in a different Zoom room. <br /> <br /><u>Swap</u><br />Our in-person retreats often involve a swap, and we decided to do the same for the virtual retreat. Quilt postcards are popular right now, and for good reason: they are quick and everyone loves receiving snail mail, especially when pandemic life can get so monotonous! If not too floppy, they can go straight in the mail with a stamp or two -- no envelope necessary. In order for them to be mail-able, they need a stiff interfacing. We gave each attendee who was participating in the swap a piece of Fast2Fuse fusible in their swag bag so they could use it in their postcard. Of course, this meant that swag bags had to be picked up at least a week in advance of the retreat, so that required a bit of extra coordination. Check out #dcmqgpostcardswap for more photos of the fabulous postcards.<br /><br /></div><div><u>Sponsors </u><br />Our in-person retreats do not usually have much in the way of sponsorships, since the real treat is sewing with friends in a beautiful location. However, MidMod is famed for having amazing door prizes from sponsors, so we decided we'd give it a try. The Baltimore MQG also had an impressive list of sponsors for their virtual retreat. We reached out to over 50 potential sponsors and were amazed at the generosity of so many companies in the quilting industry. Maybe half of them responded, but we thought that was still pretty good! We also reached out to our guild's business members and offered to buy some prizes. Some generously donated prizes as well, something we did not expect or ask for since we know it's tough to make it as a small business! A few others also offered coupons that we could use in our digital goody bags (yes, we ended up with enough coupons and other digital items that we could email participants a digital goody bag). Thanks to our generous sponsors, we had enough door prizes for every attendee.<br /> <br /><u>Goody Bags </u><br />Understandably, it was easier for sponsors to donate a door prize or two than goody bag items for 63 people! For this reason we ended up buying most of the items in the goody bags. Each bag contained the materials for the three make and take projects (including 1.5 yards of fabric that could be used in the projects) and a variety of other items, like patterns, a graph paper notebook, washi tape, binding clips, snacks, and sunglasses (in keeping with the original vacation theme!). <br /> <br />The logistics of getting goody bags to 63 people all over the DC area (and beyond!) were a little tricky. We asked five members who were attending the retreat and live in different regions to be pick-up locations and then assigned each attendee to the pick-up location closest to them. We also mailed bags to a few members who live outside the area.</div><div><br /></div><div><u>The Retreat Itself</u><br />We used Zoom, since that's the videoconferencing service our guild has been using for the past year. Most of our members are at least somewhat familiar with it at this point since we've used it for most of our meetings. Of course, we had never hosted that many people for such an extended time so there was certainly some learning that happened along the way!<br /><br />One function that's really useful on Zoom is Breakout Rooms. This was important for Make and Take projects, since only about half the group at a time participated. Learning how to open breakout rooms and assign participants takes some practice, so if you're planning one of these we recommend a practice run with a few volunteers.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Make and Take projects were very popular. A few other members tested the patterns ahead of time and we asked some to lead or co-lead the projects. It seemed that the people who did any of the sew-alongs did all of the sew-alongs. And most of the people that started the sew-along stayed online to finish the project. Although we expected that the handsewing of the felt bird would not be finished in one sitting, those that started, finished. There are now a bunch of felt hummingbirds flitting around the DC area! </div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGyazWxKsM2wsg2y4u5pVM9c73ODrzrYIO8Y8w6Ycm66wTh5wGJ42NW95WBXl_e2IDlEiIB3HGQMPb3SLMlNFhVY0llbVKjCTNG8w6q04K6SBOrb4aihnko6UCzj0xG6BYj9f6XRqTNYX/s2048/IMG_2549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGyazWxKsM2wsg2y4u5pVM9c73ODrzrYIO8Y8w6Ycm66wTh5wGJ42NW95WBXl_e2IDlEiIB3HGQMPb3SLMlNFhVY0llbVKjCTNG8w6q04K6SBOrb4aihnko6UCzj0xG6BYj9f6XRqTNYX/s320/IMG_2549.JPG" /></a></div><br />Thanks to Dolores, Phyliss and Linda for the photos of what they made.</div><div><br /></div><div>We also had a few games. The first one we did on Friday, and it doubled as an icebreaker. We assigned groups of 7 people to different breakout rooms, then each had to go down a list of questions. Each group would get a point for each person who could answer a question, e.g., "owns a Featherweight," "has had a quilt in QuiltCon," etc. Also on Friday night we emailed everyone a list of things to find for a Scavenger Hunt, an activity Phyliss enjoyed at BMQG's virtual retreat. On Saturday morning, participants had to email us the number of items they had in their homes and a photo for backup. On Saturday we played Quilt Bingo (just look this up -- lots of samples on the internet). Bingo cards were printed and included in goody bags. Naturally, all the games were another opportunity to give out prizes! <br /> <br /><u>Some things we'd like to do better or differently next time</u><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Do a better job of sticking to a schedule so folks know what to expect when. We did email everyone a schedule but occasionally deviated for various reasons.</li><li>Assign a leader to each breakout room (especially when half the group is doing a Make and Take project). Folks didn't seem to mind too much, but there were times when no one was talking. It would be good to have a volunteer to have a list of conversation topics to keep the chitchat going. </li><li>Set a deadline for the swap so everyone will (hopefully) make theirs and send before the retreat! </li><li>Have a better idea of what volunteer helpers will do. We made a Sign-Up Genius for "jobs," most of which were shifts to be a Zoom Assistant or Door Prize Coordinator. We appreciate everyone who signed up and apologize that we didn't have much for you to do! The Door Prize coordinators were not really needed, it turned out. And some of the shifts for Zoom Assistants were at times when no assistant was necessary (see: do a better job of sticking to a schedule). </li></ul> <br /><u>Wrapping Up</u><br />Two things that were still left for us to do after the retreat were send written thank-you notes to sponsors and get door prizes to their winners. The thank-you notes we divided up and were fairly simple. The door prizes involved more coordination. We printed out a label for each prize that stated the sponsor's name with a note to thank the sponsor on social media. (This is something we learned at MidMod, and sponsors are more willing to donate again when we are gracious!) We lucked out with an in-person, outdoor guild meeting in April, so most of our attendees were able to pick up prizes then. Some picked them up from our houses, and the smaller items were mailed. With the number of prizes we had, we could not have afforded to mail everything. <br /> <br />Will there be a next time for us? Maybe! We are eager to get back to meeting in person, but the virtual retreat allowed more people to participate since there was no restriction on numbers, and was easier for some to schedule around their other responsibilities. Perhaps January, when weather is iffy. <br /> <br />If you're interested in organizing a virtual retreat and have questions we didn't answer, feel free to reach out to us at dcmodquilts AT gmail DOT com and check out #dcmqgvirtualretreat for more photos. Thank you again to all our sponsors, volunteers, and attendees! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNEEIhU4HAE6vZlUzOhrdfWAroXpHZgo-sf-v9jpd91_ajj5KVxRD2GpxDLQy0PWK4FT8iRoAqd7yvayWw19YGymQs_PAYmpuLZuBYT5zBldhF1qufI9yEum2smiOSXACQfe8Fhg-emMu/s892/Screenshot_2021-04-20+DC+Modern+Quilt+Guild+%2528+dcmqg%2529+%25E2%2580%25A2+Instagram+photos+and+videos.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="892" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNEEIhU4HAE6vZlUzOhrdfWAroXpHZgo-sf-v9jpd91_ajj5KVxRD2GpxDLQy0PWK4FT8iRoAqd7yvayWw19YGymQs_PAYmpuLZuBYT5zBldhF1qufI9yEum2smiOSXACQfe8Fhg-emMu/s320/Screenshot_2021-04-20+DC+Modern+Quilt+Guild+%2528+dcmqg%2529+%25E2%2580%25A2+Instagram+photos+and+videos.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><div>Above photo by Dolores Goodson. <br /><div><br /></div></div>DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-89082135890216365732021-04-20T17:06:00.009-04:002021-04-20T17:08:48.347-04:00March 2021 meeting with guest speaker Beverly Y. Smith<p>Our March 13 meeting featured guest speaker <a href="https://www.beverlyysmithart.com/" target="_blank">Beverly Y. Smith</a>, joining us via Zoom from her studio in Charlotte, NC. Also joining us were several members of the African American Quilters of Baltimore (AAQB). Melinda Newton, who first suggested we reach out to Beverly about a lecture, gave the introduction and facilitated the Q&A. Many thanks to Beverly, Glenda Richardson of the AAQB, and Melinda for a wonderful afternoon! Thank you also to Melissa Reilly for taking photos. </p><p>If you're not familiar with Beverly's <a href="https://www.beverlyysmithart.com/quilts" target="_blank">textile work</a>, it is absolutely a must-see for every quilter! All of her quilts are mixed media works of art, with a combination of graphite drawings, paint, patchwork, embroidery, and various found objects and family heirlooms. Some examples of objects she's incorporated into her quilts: her own graduation cap in The Beauty of Their Dreams; vintage flour sacks and lace in Flour Power; and cattle sacks in Cherry Picking. Each quilt also tells a story, whether of Beverly's ancestors or, more broadly, the Black experience in the American South. </p><p>We were lucky to see Beverly's latest work, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CN5MKLynalq/" target="_blank"><i><u>Uppity: The Blacker the Berry the Sweeter the Juice</u></i> </a>hanging up right behind her at her beautiful stained-glass studio in a church in the historic Brooklyn neighborhood, a Black enclave of Charlotte. If anyone is planning a visit to South Carolina in the next few months, it's currently on display at the Sumter County Gallery of Art through June 18, 2021 and would be incredible to see in person. </p><p>Words just don't do Beverly's quilts justice -- go to her web site and see them for yourself! And hopefully we can all see them in person some day. Thanks again, Beverly!</p><p>Below photo: <i>Flour Power </i>and Beverly Smith. Photo by Melissa Reilly. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkADzdO0fOoTqQoV9EnpGYWuvpMQldU2BcZJMu_WLyVkGGRN_vxtIZB5fnMU9Q42XXQbMpkWxN1ZsbYv3r866ZpUVsjAfGOB6Dm32fo8exB8kAWupEyr8j_yAtC_cGN3xrCkdr5XSo7zy/s2048/Screen+Shot+2021-03-13+at+1.14.58+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkADzdO0fOoTqQoV9EnpGYWuvpMQldU2BcZJMu_WLyVkGGRN_vxtIZB5fnMU9Q42XXQbMpkWxN1ZsbYv3r866ZpUVsjAfGOB6Dm32fo8exB8kAWupEyr8j_yAtC_cGN3xrCkdr5XSo7zy/w640-h307/Screen+Shot+2021-03-13+at+1.14.58+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-36500242711768959252021-01-29T07:44:00.001-05:002021-01-29T07:47:08.961-05:00Reflection on Sherri Lynn Wood's visit with DCMQG<div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sherri Lynn Wood visited virtually with DCMQG earlier in January. We thank Stephanie Adams for her reflection and takeaways from that visit.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: times; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sherri Lynn Wood’s discussion about improvisational quilting at the January 9</span><span style="font-family: times; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="font-family: times; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> DCMQG meeting was inspiring and comforting. I love the notion that there are no mistakes in improv quilting. In fact, mistakes are a bonus because they open neuropathways in our brains and allow us to learn and be more creative.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I own Sherri Lynn’s </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0789VLLJ1/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and, despite my best intentions, have not spent much time with it. When I was piecing this scrappy, wonky log cabin block, it developed a big wave and it would not lie flat. My first instinct was to blame myself for not piecing it more carefully. Then, I picked up Sherri Lynn’s book and learned about making darts and voila! I have a new favorite quilt. <br /></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 361px; overflow: hidden; width: 379px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><img alt="A picture containing clothing, bedclothes, colorful
Description automatically generated" height="361" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/8_WgmHOBYTlvuz5oe_f-Z8XKy4bxR5vshl0KX4qvRgLsqv9clcAeoeofYUJCf6eByw8Qs5rGD7E0MTGl7JppQDy0-aALswaGpgzhRT9sk63K03jA1s2M5-wURksCcF_ijQXBQns" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="379" /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Over the next several months, Sherri Lynn is hosting a series of </span><a href="https://sherrilynnwood.com/livestream-quilting" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“The Practice of Making Do” workshops</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that focuses on introducing sustainability into a quilting practice. Each workshop focuses on sourcing fabric from what we have – old jeans, linens, dress shirts, tee shirts and more. I’m particularly looking forward to Corduroy, Velvet, Satin and Checks on February 27-28 so I can make a dent on a huge bin of gorgeous Ann Gish luxury fabric samples a friend sent me.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <br /></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;">In 2021, my quilty resolutions are to adopt Sherri Lynn’s improv mantra: “Yes and . . . “ I will slow down and be present in my quilting. I will focus on what I like and build on it. Cheers to a happy, healthy and creative 2021!</span></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-ed2aae27-7fff-1bfe-8779-7ce5f85c1a37"><div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07409147147728995993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-58296016642103215622021-01-21T09:58:00.003-05:002021-01-21T10:00:14.726-05:00Diabolical Jane QAL<p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38AfFgam1C6o82Xpne0LFb5quo5j5U-hrbINF-dSMEmPwxHk2ECfH-4oFr0X8-bQjRn9pH75qk7MO1gws-HLxBVBEOZVhS1pA8MFIVCxuGlrW8JiWdDB8QDqwdVP73Shq-DngIaNtW63F/s1023/img_7339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1023" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38AfFgam1C6o82Xpne0LFb5quo5j5U-hrbINF-dSMEmPwxHk2ECfH-4oFr0X8-bQjRn9pH75qk7MO1gws-HLxBVBEOZVhS1pA8MFIVCxuGlrW8JiWdDB8QDqwdVP73Shq-DngIaNtW63F/w400-h391/img_7339.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span>Several of our members are keeping busy with our <b>Diabolical Jane Quiltalong</b>, organized by Phyliss Jaffe. Diabolical Jane is a quilt pattern based on a 200 year-old quilt our members spotted at the DAR Museum several years ago.<b> Jessie Aller </b>then created a <a data-cke-saved-href="https://jessiealler.com/2016/02/05/diabolical-jane-a-tutorial/" href="https://jessiealler.com/2016/02/05/diabolical-jane-a-tutorial/" target="_blank">tutorial</a>, with a warning -- the piecing is simple, but the fabric choices are diabolical! -- and named it for <b>Jane Chick, </b>who is certainly not diabolical! <b>Anjeanette Klinder </b>later designed a mini version, the <a data-cke-saved-href="https://anjeanettek.com/2016/06/28/sweet-baby-jane-mini-quilt-with-tapestry-fabric/" href="https://anjeanettek.com/2016/06/28/sweet-baby-jane-mini-quilt-with-tapestry-fabric/" target="_blank">Sweet Baby Jane</a>, and drew up a <a data-cke-saved-href="https://anjeanettek.com/2016/02/01/diabolical-jane-coloring-page/" href="https://anjeanettek.com/2016/02/01/diabolical-jane-coloring-page/" target="_blank">handy coloring page</a>. This quilt has quite a bit of lore, and I'm probably not getting all the details right, but as you can see it's a really beautiful and unique design. (The above photo is <b>Jessie Aller's </b>version, which closely resembles the DAR original; you can see both versions on her <a data-cke-saved-href="https://jessiealler.com/2016/02/05/diabolical-jane-a-tutorial/" href="https://jessiealler.com/2016/02/05/diabolical-jane-a-tutorial/" target="_blank">tutorial.</a>)<br /><br />This is an informal quiltalong you can do at your own pace. We have two Instagram groups dedicated to all things Jane! Message <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.instagram.com/sewtogetherphyliss/" href="https://www.instagram.com/sewtogetherphyliss/" target="_blank"><b>Phyliss Jaffe</b></a> if you'd like to join in the diabolical fun happening on Instagram. And if you'd like to see more versions of this striking quilt, follow the hashtag <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/diabolicaljane/" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/diabolicaljane/" target="_blank">#diabolicaljane</a>. </span></span></span></p>DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-47051205865137881142020-08-29T09:25:00.000-04:002020-08-29T09:25:04.206-04:00TEN<p>Ten - what does that mean to you? Ten items? Ten colors? Now think of ten years. Do you think of the past, of now, of the changes, of each year by itself? This year marks ten years of DCMQG. In 2010 Natalie Hardin gathered a group of people that liked modern quilting. They met at Ebenezer's Coffee Shop, near Union Station and the seeds of DCMQG were planted. Over the past ten years we have grown from a handful of people to over one hundred members, and soon became officially part of the Modern Quilt Guild. Many friendships have been forged and we have supported each other in our individual paths of life and growth.</p><p>To celebrate our ten year anniversary, we have a show. Members were asked to create a mini-quilt around the theme of ten. The theme was interpreted in so many ways and the range exemplifies the range of our members. Please hop on over to <a href="http://dcmqg10.com">dcmqg10.com</a> and enjoy the show!<br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Gctt4xdikW_f5sG9LltSqbj4dgXGds69m0GYBLamMO1GbZeQWJFKnmUBUmGx4sY5ci7xrf2NFBnw09d7LFqXFftKUgHDG4Y6YLP7eFelSdwlEFGz7Xwbv4h2Fcdzd6jnzEB_X9BDAVfQ/s750/Screenshot_2020-08-13+DC+Modern+Quilt+Guild+%2528+dcmqg%2529+%25E2%2580%25A2+Instagram+photos+and+videos.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Gctt4xdikW_f5sG9LltSqbj4dgXGds69m0GYBLamMO1GbZeQWJFKnmUBUmGx4sY5ci7xrf2NFBnw09d7LFqXFftKUgHDG4Y6YLP7eFelSdwlEFGz7Xwbv4h2Fcdzd6jnzEB_X9BDAVfQ/s640/Screenshot_2020-08-13+DC+Modern+Quilt+Guild+%2528+dcmqg%2529+%25E2%2580%25A2+Instagram+photos+and+videos.png" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07409147147728995993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-28901124993839230952020-06-10T14:31:00.002-04:002020-06-10T14:37:18.677-04:00Confronting Racism as Quilters: Getting Started<span style="font-size: 18px;"><b><span style="color: mediumblue;">"What will you do?"</span></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">This past weekend our guild had the privilege of listening to and seeing <b>Chawne Kimber</b> deliver her lecture, "Quilt Autobiography," on Zoom. If you're not familiar with <a href="https://cauchycomplete.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Chawne and her work</a>, she's an African American quiltmaker (and math professor by day) whose work frequently addresses racism and misogyny. Her work is relevant all the time, but it had particular relevance on Saturday, six days after the murder of George Floyd while in police custody and a few days into the protests that ensued. The words pieced together in Chawne's quilts, such as "Uppity Negro," "I am still not free," and "I can't breathe" (the dying words of Eric Garner, and also George Floyd), took on extra significance on Saturday, even if we could only see them on a screen. Without their messages, these quilts are still beautifully intricate works of art; with Chawne's addition of words, each quilt becomes a tour de force.<br /><br />It left many of us reflecting on the qu</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">estion Chawne has been asking: <b>"What will you do?"</b> Her message is, it's not enough to notice racism or post about it to our social media accounts -- we need to take meaningful action to confront it. And even though we're just a social group centered around a hobby, there are ways we can do that. <br /><br />Former VP<b> Cassandra McKee</b> is working to draft some changes to the bylaws that will add language about our commitment to social justice (in the form of anti-racism in particular, but also acknowledging the need to stand up against other forms of prejudice such as homophobia, transphobia, and anti-Semitism). Once she has her draft ready and reviewed by anyone in the guild who wants to comment, the Board will also review, make changes as necessary, and then put it to a vote to the membership at large. If you're interested in helping, please take a look at the <a href="http://dcmodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/p/by-laws.html" target="_blank">current bylaws</a> and <a href="mailto:mckee.cassandra@gmail.com" target="_blank">contact Cassandra</a> with comments. (FYI, anyone is welcome to propose a change to the bylaws at any time, so if you ever have an idea, please feel free to share.)<br /><br />We acknowledge that adding language to our official documents is a first step, but -- considering how few people even read an organization's bylaws! -- we need to go further if we want to take meaningful action. For this reason, <b>w</b></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>e will propose in the bylaws the formation of a Social Justice Committee</b> that will oversee planning and programming dedicated to promoting inclusiveness, diversity, and community outreach, and finding ways for us as quilters to confront racism and other forms of hate. We are looking for someone to chair this committee, and you'll have help from both Cassandra and the board. If you're interested please contact <a href="mailto:mckee.cassandra@gmail.com" target="_blank">Cassandra</a> or <a href="mailto:dcmodquilts@gmail.com" target="_blank">Diana</a>.<br /><br /><b>Our meeting on June 13th, in addition to being a regular Zoom sew-in, will include a presentation by Sara Trail from the Social Justice Academy</b>. We've been wanting to host Sara for a long time, as she's a really interesting speaker whose energy and passion are so inspiring. If you're not familiar with the <a href="http://www.sjsacademy.com/" target="_blank">SJSA's work</a>, check it out here. Several of our members have worked with the SJSA, helping to embroider raw edge quilt blocks made by the SJSA students. Sara has launched another project where she and volunteers are making <a href="http://www.sjsacademy.com/quilts-of-remembrance.html" target="_blank">Quilts of Remembrance</a> for families who've lost loved ones to racial violence. In most cases, she's collecting clothes from the family members to use in the quilts. If you're interested in volunteering with SJSA, this is one more opportunity for putting your skills to use and having an impact.<br /><br /><b>Please know, this is still a quilt guild and we're still here to bond over quilts and have fun</b>. We can and will still do all the things we enjoy -- sew-ins, retreats, swaps, group quilts, bees, workshops -- while also providing opportunities for our members to engage in activities that promote social justice and confront racism. Some m</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">embers might think we're taking on a radical agenda; others might wish we were going further. We want to hear your ideas and questions, and we don't want anyone to fear being shamed for saying the "wrong" thing. So let's please keep the conversation going. What will you do?</span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span><div><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: mediumblue;"><b>Let's Start by Learning</b></span></span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4csnGL-vLueXbYDiaFKiBF6Aau5ukQJoKZTsgp-A0uicJ175IHzn4PdT_KkPmQh745A69h50F2jAIsF16s7x4RYqSPp9FFpHxitafYwGqpaz8kmzrXr1BZrgvXt7xhC7WEWdrzROyhj_a/s797/Screenshot_2020-06-04+Blocks%252C+strips%252C+strings%252C+and+half+squares+Souls+Grown+Deep+Foundation%25281%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="793" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4csnGL-vLueXbYDiaFKiBF6Aau5ukQJoKZTsgp-A0uicJ175IHzn4PdT_KkPmQh745A69h50F2jAIsF16s7x4RYqSPp9FFpHxitafYwGqpaz8kmzrXr1BZrgvXt7xhC7WEWdrzROyhj_a/s320/Screenshot_2020-06-04+Blocks%252C+strips%252C+strings%252C+and+half+squares+Souls+Grown+Deep+Foundation%25281%2529.png" /></a></div><div><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/mary-lee-bendolph/work/blocks-strips-strings-and-half-squares" target="_blank">Above Photo</a>: <i>Blocks, Strips, Strings and Half Squares </i>by Mary Lee Bendolph of Gee's Bend, 2005</span> </font><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"> <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">Modern quilting owes so much to African American quilting traditions. We say this with the awareness that African American q</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">uilts a</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">re not a monolith, but one thing many earlier African American quilts had in common was a "make do" approach due to lack of available resources, at least when the makers were sewing for themselves or their families. As Chawne Kimber said in her lecture, when the Gee's Bend quilts started getting international attention, she was surprised at the fuss -- wasn't that just how quilts looked? In modern quilting, we've adopted some of the techniques that many African American quilters initially had no choice but to use, such as improvisation, abstraction of shapes, and mixing fabrics in unexpected ways. These quilts showed that you could make beautiful, thoughtfully designed art even with limited means and materials. But again, we acknowledge, as quilt historian <b>Carolyn Mazloomi</b> and others have argued many times, that there is no singular African American quilt style.</span></div><div><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></div><div>We will continue to update this list. We are all learning, and appreciate any new information our members and other readers provide. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Some Documentaries, Exhibits, and Web Sites to Learn More About African American Quilters</b> (Special thanks to <b>Amy Sheib</b> for many of these suggestions)</span><ul><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Black Threads (<a href="http://www.black-threads.com/" target="_blank">web site</a> of quilt historian Kyra Hicks)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Carolyn Mazloomi's <a href="https://wcqn.org/" target="_blank">Women of Color Quilters Network</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="http://worldquilts.quiltstudy.org/americanstory/identity/contemp-africanamerican" target="_blank">Contemporary African American Quiltmaking</a> from the International Quilt Study Center</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/faith-ringgold" target="_blank">Faith Ringgold</a> on Craft in America</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><i>For the Love of Quilting:</i> The African American Quilters Gathering of Harrisburg <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkuY_aEoCTQ&t=1s" target="_blank">via YouTube</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Harriet Powers' <a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_556462" target="_blank">Bible Quilt</a> at the National Museum of American History</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/michael-a-cummings">Michael A. Cummings</a> on Craft in America<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><i>Piece by Piece:</i> An Exhibit by the African American Quilters of Baltimore <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgP0pDAakN4&t=21s" target="_blank">via YouTube</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">The Quilts of Rosie Lee Tompkins <a href="https://bampfa.org/rosie-lee-tompkins-media#rlt-video" target="_blank">Retrospective</a> at UC Berkeley</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="http://worldquilts.quiltstudy.org/americanstory/identity/slaveryaftermath" target="_blank">Slavery and Its Aftermath</a> from the International Quilt Study Center</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><i>While Yet I Live</i> -- short documentary on Gee's Bend by Maris Curran <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000006143052/while-i-yet-live.html" target="_blank">via New York Times</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><i>With These Hands: An Exhibit of African American Quilts </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05teFtPs3pk" target="_blank">via Youtube</a></span></li></ul> <span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Some Books by and about African American Quilters</b> (please note, many of these books are out of print and hard to find; for that reason we have provided Amazon links but you may be able to find them elsewhere. Special thanks to <b>Sarah Bond</b> for suggesting several of these on Instagram.)</span><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558534253/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0">A Communion of the Spirits: African American Quilters, Preservers, and Their Stories</a> by Roland Freeman <br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Always-There-African-American-Presence-American/dp/1880584026" target="_blank">Always There: The African American Presence in American Quilts</a> by Cuesta Benberry</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-Quilt-Maps-Capture-Collage/dp/1607056828/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=art+quilt+maps+valerie+goodwin&qid=1591293032&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Art Quilt Maps</a> by Valerie S. Goodwin</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Black-Threads-American-Quilting-Sourcebook/dp/1476667101/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_2/140-1155560-5511305?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1476667101&pd_rd_r=635a593f-8908-4c76-8f3e-f2dab6a2545c&pd_rd_w=nkYp4&pd_rd_wg=SMH3c&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=ZAXT9SBSTQR7GNCGP55Z&psc=1&refRID=ZAXT9SBSTQR7GNCGP55Z" target="_blank">Black Threads: An African American Quilting Sourcebook</a> by Kyra Hicks</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crafted-Lives-Stories-American-Quilters/dp/1604731311/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=crafted+lives+patricia+turner&qid=1591293135&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Crafted Lives</a> by Patricia Turner</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1938889193/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0" target="_blank">Get It Done Now: Binding a Quilt By Machine</a> by Ebony Love</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Patchwork-Irresistible-Zakka-Projects/dp/159668142X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1QE8PX5S6C4EK&dchild=1&keywords=rashida+coleman-hale&qid=1591293421&s=books&sprefix=rashida+colmean%2Cstripbooks%2C247&sr=1-3" target="_blank">I Love Patchwork</a> by Rashida Coleman-Hale</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Madly-Modern-Quilts-Techniques-Creativity/dp/0990771113/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=madly+modern+quilts+carole+lyles&qid=1591293177&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Madly Modern Quilts</a> by Carole Lyles Shaw</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Print-Pattern-Sew-Block-Printing-Projects/dp/1611804620/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=jen+hewett&qid=1591305063&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Print, Pattern, Sew</a> by Jen Hewett</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spirits-Cloth-Contemporary-African-American/dp/0609600915/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=" target="_blank">Spirits of the Cloth</a> by Carolyn Mazloomi</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1938889177/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i1" target="_blank">Stardust: A Quilting Adventure in 9 Parts</a> by Ebony Love</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stitched-Soul-Slave-Quilts-Antebellum/dp/0807849952/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=stitched+from+the+soul+slave+quilts&qid=1591293295&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Stitched from the Soul: Slave Quilts from the Antebellum South</a> by Gladys-Marie Fry</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stitching-Memories-African-American-Story-Quilts/dp/0913697109/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=stitching+memories+eva+ungar&qid=1591293348&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Stitching Memories: African American Story Quilts</a> by Eva Ungar Grudin</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Zakka-Style-Projects-Collective-Paperback/dp/B00FFBRQEW/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1QE8PX5S6C4EK&dchild=1&keywords=rashida+coleman-hale&qid=1591293373&s=books&sprefix=rashida+colmean%2Cstripbooks%2C247&sr=1-2" target="_blank">Zakka Style</a> by Rashida Coleman-Hale</span></li></ul> <span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>A Few Ideas for Sourcing Materials</b><br /><br />Chawne said in her lecture that she tries to support fabric manufacturers with fair labor practices and a commitment to sustainability. She noted that, like all of us, she has tons of fabric from just about every major manufacturer, and finds it's not always possible for us to shop with our values in mind. But here are some ideas and sources that may be a start. P.S. since we said we'd include this tidbit, Chawne uses size 7 needles and size 8 or 12 doubled perle cotton for her hand quilting! </span><ul><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.clothworks.com/index.php/locate/index/index/?collection=American%20Made%20Brand%20Cotton%20Solids" target="_blank">American Made Brand Cotton Solids</a> (Chawne's pick for solid fabrics)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.badguild.info/" target="_blank">Black Artists & Designers Guild</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://boleroadtextiles.com/" target="_blank">Bole Road Textiles</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.colourfulstitches.com/index.html" target="_blank">Colourful Stitches</a> (patterns, books, and tools by local African American quilter Gyleen X. Fitzgerald)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.oakshottfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Oakshott Cottons</a> (Chawne's other recommendation)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">@PinkMimosabyJacinta's <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15P6UD3e3JeInCiKal10eKI5IKZ5VJ7ZuDg6sJDIKob8/edit#gid=0">list</a> of craft businesses that are either BIPOC-owned or supportive of Black Lives Matter, via <a href="https://thesewcialists.com/2020/06/06/spending-your-money-where-it-counts/">Sewcialists</a><br /></span></li></ul> <span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>A Few Resources for Learning About Anti-Racism.</b> There are so many lists of this kind; we are just linking to a few good ones. Special thanks to our member <b>Lisa Rice</b> for sharing many of these.</span><ul><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">A <a href="https://libro.fm/playlists/required-reading?utm_source=East+City+Bookshop+Readers&utm_campaign=6bc22468b1-ECB_CAMPAIGN_6_8_19_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f03348574b-6bc22468b1-216588437" target="_blank">playlist</a> of anti-racist audiobook picks</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Ibram X. Kendi's <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=ibram+x.+kendi" target="_blank">books</a> <i>Stamped from the Beginning</i> and <i>How to Be an Anti-Racist</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Henry Louis Gates's <a href="https://www.pbs.org/weta/reconstruction/" target="_blank">PBS short series</a> <i>Reconstruction</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Ijeoma Oluo's <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781580058827" target="_blank">book</a> <i>So You Want to Talk About Race</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">A <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/coretta-scott-king-book-award-winners" target="_blank">list</a> of winners of the ALA Coretta Scott King prize for children's literature</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><i>The New York Times</i>' <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html" target="_blank">1619 Project</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Local sewist Renee Samuels' most recent blog post, <a href="https://missceliespants.com/2020/06/03/your-black-friend/" target="_blank">"Your Black Friend"</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Ta-Nehisi Coates' <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812993547" target="_blank">book</a> <i>Between the World And Me</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">This <a href="https://goodblacknews.org/2020/05/30/activist-zyda-culpepper-mellon-brilliantly-explains-how-white-colleagues-friends-and-family-can-be-true-allies-watch/" target="_blank">video</a> by Zyda Culpepper Mellon on white allyship</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 16px;">A <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CjZMORRVuv-I-qo4B0YfmOTqIOa3GUS207t5iuLZmyA/mobilebasic" target="_blank">very long list</a> of ways to help protesters and donate to local anti-racist causes</span></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span>DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-12537073398601958942020-05-18T16:29:00.000-04:002020-05-18T16:29:53.707-04:00May Meeting Recap and Show & TellWe're slowly getting the hang of Zoom meetings and, once again, it was really nice to see so many familiar faces and meet a few new members as well. (Welcome, Gretchen C. and Bonnie M-G!) <div><br /></div><div>We went through a few business items first, namely the following:</div><div>-Dues for 2020-21 have been lowered to $35 for individual members (from $50) since our costs for the year are lower without needing meeting space and since times are tough.</div><div>-Chawne Kimber will be delivering a lecture to our group via Zoom on Saturday, May 30, at 4:00pm. We are very excited, and we'll soon send out details!</div><div>-We are still holding small group Sew Ins every Thursday night at 8:00pm and Saturday morning at 10:00am. It's a treat to catch up with just a few sewing friends at a time, so please join! <br /></div><div>-We are still having our 10th Anniversary Show, <i>Ten</i>, in a virtual gallery, so please submit those quilts by June 30th!</div><div><br /></div><div>More information on all of the items listed above can be found in Your Thursday Stitch (we are keeping Zoom links and such private since they are for members only).</div><div><br /></div><div>Once we went over guild business, we split into groups of 7-9 people so everyone could have a chance to chat. For the sake of time, we did not do Show & Tell during the business meeting but instead posted prompts on Instagram where members could share Show & Tell or email photos to us ahead of the meeting. Here are some beauties, and my apologies to anyone I left off by mistake!</div><div><br /></div><div>First, some fabulous finishes:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfAWFjDPnx8nPzLkDp_0Uf_nMbnbBKUnT75rNAQLGC8rJsmK2Zb-txGSrTQ6mIx-YnV4FIi9phyphenhyphenoVRpvQG7ocuWMyOEH3QFXl75FdTwD4bNqvZpjEkTVe8YTeSifj3w1iTqn9xlIxKfh3/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2691" data-original-width="2384" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfAWFjDPnx8nPzLkDp_0Uf_nMbnbBKUnT75rNAQLGC8rJsmK2Zb-txGSrTQ6mIx-YnV4FIi9phyphenhyphenoVRpvQG7ocuWMyOEH3QFXl75FdTwD4bNqvZpjEkTVe8YTeSifj3w1iTqn9xlIxKfh3/w354-h400/20200512_153159.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bonnie finished an improv curves quilt that she started in Sherri Lynn Wood's online class. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those colors!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJhyphenhyphenUsMDzKSVjWjPMC75z68RxgpFd0EYqUQ9dlclqWlXEXf_Z5PR-jDOoAzxDmqpnf89ftF-kfnVByOSYIUsRhJO-d_TeKu4S-gptf9KQmPDbwI94UyE6HD1XmovnbPsMUdClYrEMiDwC/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3225" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJhyphenhyphenUsMDzKSVjWjPMC75z68RxgpFd0EYqUQ9dlclqWlXEXf_Z5PR-jDOoAzxDmqpnf89ftF-kfnVByOSYIUsRhJO-d_TeKu4S-gptf9KQmPDbwI94UyE6HD1XmovnbPsMUdClYrEMiDwC/w375-h400/20200509_224853.jpg" width="375" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnK9SUYRTJKgnqs_HgPiecZhOcyLotQS6O5aWIInMF6paNXZzG9grxhxBgBpwZvSGWHJhmimpn6cE20GSyXSMHRDJ1yafIC-JyrSd4eKctonCxYfzt4it0YX0tc9fVfFETO4hyphenhyphen-RgtyRk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnK9SUYRTJKgnqs_HgPiecZhOcyLotQS6O5aWIInMF6paNXZzG9grxhxBgBpwZvSGWHJhmimpn6cE20GSyXSMHRDJ1yafIC-JyrSd4eKctonCxYfzt4it0YX0tc9fVfFETO4hyphenhyphen-RgtyRk/w300-h400/20200508_095438.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lisa shared her <i>Tropical Garden: Sunlit </i>mini quilt from the Three Little Birds' Show, Garden Party. Check out the detail on that applique! <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeTcPvV2xUngWzXOCNq7WN7b-MO_vMU3-sXDCHoXJLCHNsXtKbj-RnA8Ul0NTU3G0G4OI8hoVEkVrQfsvRrddchKnfncJAGPydMnsavQC_iUM-EWb8RLPFLl0GAuNTd8Gj9-KGxqMPinq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeTcPvV2xUngWzXOCNq7WN7b-MO_vMU3-sXDCHoXJLCHNsXtKbj-RnA8Ul0NTU3G0G4OI8hoVEkVrQfsvRrddchKnfncJAGPydMnsavQC_iUM-EWb8RLPFLl0GAuNTd8Gj9-KGxqMPinq/w400-h400/Screenshot_2020-05-18+%2523dcmqgquiltinplace+hashtag+on+Instagram+%25E2%2580%25A2+Photos+and+Videos%25282%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Linda W. finished a quilt from fabric she had block-printed years ago, after seeing some inspiring work at QuiltCon. So much beautiful texture from both the handstitching and printing. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawF58wEOfS8Sw5DFW7ZLwVE_DmjmTBpZAkCNeVQmTZsEFCRfbxFx3U0uAgBg1ND_EHnnsWi837OP5FtsTUwwQQnYoEXlV30Je2rS5Lw4s8JJLSXGULCdqGIBcxj7ARDQOuIUpnpJxoGec/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="748" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawF58wEOfS8Sw5DFW7ZLwVE_DmjmTBpZAkCNeVQmTZsEFCRfbxFx3U0uAgBg1ND_EHnnsWi837OP5FtsTUwwQQnYoEXlV30Je2rS5Lw4s8JJLSXGULCdqGIBcxj7ARDQOuIUpnpJxoGec/w400-h400/Screenshot_2020-05-18+Tanya+Wilson+on+Instagram+%25E2%2580%259CI+haven%25E2%2580%2599t+met+my+little+nephew+yet+but+I+did+finish+his+quilt+in+a+record+%255B...%255D.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tanya made this adorable baby quilt for her nephew.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41tY7decziPVT02uCevDupK8peWuLEh6LPZyPuMTWEoh-6hs2ifSp0Ue-8cJz05lSJ7xL4zib-OgRbcw5tuUGQmmtnlv-XPAxYTGGnF7A7w6R2ftLAlmwNjadyQ0CIIvjy7Ye_Oltgave/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41tY7decziPVT02uCevDupK8peWuLEh6LPZyPuMTWEoh-6hs2ifSp0Ue-8cJz05lSJ7xL4zib-OgRbcw5tuUGQmmtnlv-XPAxYTGGnF7A7w6R2ftLAlmwNjadyQ0CIIvjy7Ye_Oltgave/w320-h400/Screenshot_2020-05-18+Mindy+Brown+%2528+knittinninja%2529+%25E2%2580%25A2+Instagram+photos+and+videos.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mindy's <a href="https://carolynfriedlander.com/blog/" target="_blank">FreshlyQuiltedTP</a> quilt is a beautiful way to mark a strange moment in history!<br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAHoZMzPsMpdeX5Zn3PDAWFv03NmEx_GMcPUT63T8DKPy9Dsq1dBT8Khu3Zlp-U6rvM9Twx0E8m3vqem0XErRGW60cXcdAaSM3Qa5Lp33aAnoi7iRtC3ejD9K0SQODo3GBBxG8wFRS86a/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3249" data-original-width="2752" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAHoZMzPsMpdeX5Zn3PDAWFv03NmEx_GMcPUT63T8DKPy9Dsq1dBT8Khu3Zlp-U6rvM9Twx0E8m3vqem0XErRGW60cXcdAaSM3Qa5Lp33aAnoi7iRtC3ejD9K0SQODo3GBBxG8wFRS86a/w339-h400/IMG_5029.jpeg" width="339" /></a><br />Heather finished her map quilt from Timna Tarr's class last year, and it is gorgeous. The quilt depicts her hometown of Presque Isle, Maine, and was a Mother's Day gift for Heather's (lucky) mom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next up, some quilt tops and WIPs that are coming together beautifully.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFeyo6c0NmJf3C9Ir82XiaWZAPfGfvpPeGUWOI_M7r8HpAADmXFQUxkoTf_0xKSezgR4NXJBnDDwL_v4vb4070aAVrmrWYr1LhTSewS8WpxzFYdnGRppQ-iOHfhg8-UFj320VraZXVTkB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFeyo6c0NmJf3C9Ir82XiaWZAPfGfvpPeGUWOI_M7r8HpAADmXFQUxkoTf_0xKSezgR4NXJBnDDwL_v4vb4070aAVrmrWYr1LhTSewS8WpxzFYdnGRppQ-iOHfhg8-UFj320VraZXVTkB/w300-h400/IMG_3264.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">More progress on <a href="http://www.kitchentablequilting.com/2019/06/plaid-ish-scrap-quilt-and-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Plaidish</a>! Dara has completed this cheerful, scrappy quilt top.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLNGqKQY6p0Eqnl0r6rHLWwOnxjvy3jyiK1WPQu-l1GXKPL3Y1oghD_BE4KlowYS_oo3c9pCBs7aFslDXWzQUk_LaeM4IPBVygZW47gujGUqsVXJkaQSml3o-nygBvwf3J5N8vgnH1vUr/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLNGqKQY6p0Eqnl0r6rHLWwOnxjvy3jyiK1WPQu-l1GXKPL3Y1oghD_BE4KlowYS_oo3c9pCBs7aFslDXWzQUk_LaeM4IPBVygZW47gujGUqsVXJkaQSml3o-nygBvwf3J5N8vgnH1vUr/w400-h400/Screenshot_2020-05-18+%2523dcmqgquiltinplace+hashtag+on+Instagram+%25E2%2580%25A2+Photos+and+Videos%25281%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And Hannah made hers with some distinctive color gradations.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1GdTPWsUbxyjEbyKf_zFR5oUqcCCWj6pf12kTpgdrYotRSTnKMEgTk_91rvbok9PaOPnb0uVThkdo5ci2N9mZd5MtN3qdXir9jlktQJcuDeckva3uAxf_K56ObLCepPu9XXsBfnc-XCI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1GdTPWsUbxyjEbyKf_zFR5oUqcCCWj6pf12kTpgdrYotRSTnKMEgTk_91rvbok9PaOPnb0uVThkdo5ci2N9mZd5MtN3qdXir9jlktQJcuDeckva3uAxf_K56ObLCepPu9XXsBfnc-XCI/w400-h400/Screenshot_2020-05-18+%2523dcmqgquiltinplace+hashtag+on+Instagram+%25E2%2580%25A2+Photos+and+Videos.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hannah's also been working on this geometric beauty in neutral hues.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHJRIBYO3vv80HjaP55q-SfccFCknauME2CnzzSUr7884AhNEYJcVmfOGEPZR_r5OitxxPIioABvV07yxCP7sAiBUGhPfyHyJiKz0uFC4NiMoD6ApHrNi3HvQxTSKVL7xKERo9vUAC6bU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHJRIBYO3vv80HjaP55q-SfccFCknauME2CnzzSUr7884AhNEYJcVmfOGEPZR_r5OitxxPIioABvV07yxCP7sAiBUGhPfyHyJiKz0uFC4NiMoD6ApHrNi3HvQxTSKVL7xKERo9vUAC6bU/w400-h300/IMG_0488.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fantastic work by Robin on this all-solids <a href="https://www.robinpickens.com/blog/showering-stars-quilt-pattern" target="_blank">Showering Stars</a> quilt top.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yW1-UvVe1ayHWGgyP8QrvTklfjJY18CBafkRukgOFnu3P8-HZY2XNZ0DMpX9OjA0uk3S26FEBIHuq32rLy7ILddkTk9hrZqalCDOqAoPUyTi9Ljv3n-32sZNPdV4yuVj1mIShqdV_ECU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yW1-UvVe1ayHWGgyP8QrvTklfjJY18CBafkRukgOFnu3P8-HZY2XNZ0DMpX9OjA0uk3S26FEBIHuq32rLy7ILddkTk9hrZqalCDOqAoPUyTi9Ljv3n-32sZNPdV4yuVj1mIShqdV_ECU/w400-h400/Screenshot_2020-05-18+%2523dcmqgquiltinplace+hashtag+on+Instagram+%25E2%2580%25A2+Photos+and+Videos%25283%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nichole has been making these cute "curvelets" from a Jen Carlton Bailey workshop, which she'll use for her DCMQG10 quilt. Hard to tell from the photo, but they are tiny!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2eXR-0tvxmkHGFb7Ao5JHX7_uelEM7EiqHVEbcyi1WD6wA_GazJmPJXDmJlPeniHVP1lwuSYG438UPTRgqXaNd9Zjvp8hZc5V6saRVqZ7UUDtoxmSiP2uzIPJ4NRV1CjssYhx-WGBArv/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2eXR-0tvxmkHGFb7Ao5JHX7_uelEM7EiqHVEbcyi1WD6wA_GazJmPJXDmJlPeniHVP1lwuSYG438UPTRgqXaNd9Zjvp8hZc5V6saRVqZ7UUDtoxmSiP2uzIPJ4NRV1CjssYhx-WGBArv/w400-h400/Screenshot_2020-05-18+%2523dcmqgquiltinplace+hashtag+on+Instagram+%25E2%2580%25A2+Photos+and+Videos%25288%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Melanie is working on these sweet Nine Patches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjqxX_HyjO_E-WbPWMxJqTcOW0bhR2BcG52jzAdBhSH1LrNcQLeQ_1XJ8GP7cT2-AqSgh3yBzpdq9fxygVBpSM2rvJx2EkH_aNfj6WLjaV65zu_odyOpoBnzQ1gkO_qa1FqLDgyMlklj2/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjqxX_HyjO_E-WbPWMxJqTcOW0bhR2BcG52jzAdBhSH1LrNcQLeQ_1XJ8GP7cT2-AqSgh3yBzpdq9fxygVBpSM2rvJx2EkH_aNfj6WLjaV65zu_odyOpoBnzQ1gkO_qa1FqLDgyMlklj2/s320/Screenshot_2020-05-18+%2523dcmqgquiltinplace+hashtag+on+Instagram+%25E2%2580%25A2+Photos+and+Videos%25289%2529.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">More from Tanya! She finished this <a href="https://woollypetals.com/wash-your-paws-quilt/" target="_blank">Wash Your Paws</a> quilt top in record time. Interested in joining our QAL? Contact Phyliss on IG (@sewtogetherphyliss) to be added to the group. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi56_zIeTVZo8wNw9tugoWfi-WahrTcS_yYv4aAgeYL77bAYrL_nK0VidfHJn8UCiKu55DRf-FwYiNmHRG2MF0O703zpQDzxts1B_ydytoJVYplLOa2k8J9UIzbQtKq0Wggp4tswkg3Pyu/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi56_zIeTVZo8wNw9tugoWfi-WahrTcS_yYv4aAgeYL77bAYrL_nK0VidfHJn8UCiKu55DRf-FwYiNmHRG2MF0O703zpQDzxts1B_ydytoJVYplLOa2k8J9UIzbQtKq0Wggp4tswkg3Pyu/s320/IMG_1767.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Audrey G.'s blue EPP beauty just keeps growing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sZb8xiu1E6cVuTbmxjQPgM58CJCZOQmbpm-b-beigxkqdMpH2z8pHG5JSIOPLoeyWyxHie7XSJ80OXVIJFupkGiiqWOiZ9EIFzDqIA95rCY4uUdL-joyz1G7O1ol97gD_ueqHQ0YKz6q/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sZb8xiu1E6cVuTbmxjQPgM58CJCZOQmbpm-b-beigxkqdMpH2z8pHG5JSIOPLoeyWyxHie7XSJ80OXVIJFupkGiiqWOiZ9EIFzDqIA95rCY4uUdL-joyz1G7O1ol97gD_ueqHQ0YKz6q/s320/Screenshot_2020-05-18+%2523dcmqgquiltinplace+hashtag+on+Instagram+%25E2%2580%25A2+Photos+and+Videos%25285%2529.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cassandra is also EPPing these gorgeous Anna Maria Horner hexies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp06aPOCIOTUmjdH6VT7N-_TDz_0HwvemNUJOGDOU2f2P34FXbWZxfySuWWrsx1ufJtynQxw_wJJziwZp8i9yfini2O82Z38MqNieENBaA-L13BEwynSUwAbbbliYVCObjnPvxohF72bF4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp06aPOCIOTUmjdH6VT7N-_TDz_0HwvemNUJOGDOU2f2P34FXbWZxfySuWWrsx1ufJtynQxw_wJJziwZp8i9yfini2O82Z38MqNieENBaA-L13BEwynSUwAbbbliYVCObjnPvxohF72bF4/s320/Screenshot_2020-05-18+%2523dcmqgquiltinplace+hashtag+on+Instagram+%25E2%2580%25A2+Photos+and+Videos%25286%2529.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I (Diana) am pleased to have completed my first quilt top in months for our <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">DCMQG10 show this summer. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, some pretty pouches and profane embroidery! :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQmVDn44pWnVyHWg2MDwLdKBK-RHjDPQmKAKi-zWPwjluUKdeO1zsGBAGtoeNhMvw4k0Dnu6zRLKdrYQCt5_HgeHYGleJ5TzBbjE3AXHeDTL-7oFC4UwGebjpUU25NA2CE1Fgceh2zj-Y/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQmVDn44pWnVyHWg2MDwLdKBK-RHjDPQmKAKi-zWPwjluUKdeO1zsGBAGtoeNhMvw4k0Dnu6zRLKdrYQCt5_HgeHYGleJ5TzBbjE3AXHeDTL-7oFC4UwGebjpUU25NA2CE1Fgceh2zj-Y/s320/Screenshot_2020-05-18+%2523dcmqgquiltinplace+hashtag+on+Instagram+%25E2%2580%25A2+Photos+and+Videos%25284%2529.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another great bag by Linda F., who made the <a href="https://sewsweetness.com/products/crimson-clover-train-cases-pre-order?v=7516fd43adaa">Crimson and Clover train case</a> by Sew Sweetness.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYy38uU1CphzwMzNouB6t7LQvi4GZAPMD4a2jbkjHPkE9Mx2Nf1n-gMONoDmU22cBEONIA4mf0lJaXP7LuDMNvdxNHKeoVsT3tMrZZ2gt_jL3UGXN1ERofJ5yHiJ0InYgwT5e3n-ZwS7P/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="748" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYy38uU1CphzwMzNouB6t7LQvi4GZAPMD4a2jbkjHPkE9Mx2Nf1n-gMONoDmU22cBEONIA4mf0lJaXP7LuDMNvdxNHKeoVsT3tMrZZ2gt_jL3UGXN1ERofJ5yHiJ0InYgwT5e3n-ZwS7P/s320/Screenshot_2020-05-18+%2523dcmqgquiltinplace+hashtag+on+Instagram+%25E2%2580%25A2+Photos+and+Videos%25287%2529.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Phyliss made two cute <a href="https://www.byannie.com/clam-up">Clam Up</a> bags from Patterns by Annie.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6BVW42UqS3Z7GqHQsm6xlHkYDmq42i4Cx2T_U6SmqWXmHOZB9htTbOsJE2T49tltAxj3XOPLkDeanfwlB6naNF0C97bPyufiNWTI3ry0clZTKBbdFV2t-KwZFzmnljYAXqWg0z3NAkBi/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6BVW42UqS3Z7GqHQsm6xlHkYDmq42i4Cx2T_U6SmqWXmHOZB9htTbOsJE2T49tltAxj3XOPLkDeanfwlB6naNF0C97bPyufiNWTI3ry0clZTKBbdFV2t-KwZFzmnljYAXqWg0z3NAkBi/s320/Image.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And Melissa beautifully sums up how a lot of us are feeling these days :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you to everyone who joined us on Instagram and/or Zoom on Saturday. It's always so inspiring to see you all and your incredible work. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-66445914773460353112020-04-30T18:31:00.000-04:002020-04-30T18:31:08.395-04:00Face Mask and other PPE Sewing Resources<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">We hope you will find this information useful as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Please note this post is dated April 30, 2020. We will update as often as we can, but safety and health recommendations have been constantly changing throughout this pandemic, so we cannot guarantee that all of the information below is correct. If you have a question or notice that anything in particular seems out of date or incorrect, please contact us at dcmodquilts AT gmail DOT com. <br /><br /><strong>Some patterns our members have used:</strong></span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>MADE Everyday</strong><span style="color: red;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></strong></span>comes recommended as an easy pleated pattern in several different sizes; we've <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.madeeveryday.com/fabric-face-mask-free-pattern/" href="https://www.madeeveryday.com/fabric-face-mask-free-pattern/" target="_blank">linked</a> to the one with knit fabric ties. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Sweet Red Poppy</strong><span style="color: red;"><strong> </strong></span>has a <a data-cke-saved-href="https://sweetredpoppy.com/how-to-sew-a-fitted-fabric-mask/" href="https://sweetredpoppy.com/how-to-sew-a-fitted-fabric-mask/" target="_blank">fitted pattern</a> similar to Craft Passion's. You can also find a pleated pattern on her site. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Deaconess</strong> is a health network with its own <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask" href="https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask" target="_blank">mask pattern</a> and has options for both elastic and fabric ties.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Johns Hopkins</strong> <a data-cke-saved-href="https://mcusercontent.com/97175450d74fa899e03708dda/files/1ac9d83b-da78-4fe4-879c-802cc1507dc3/INF2003076_VW_Hand_Sewn_Mask_instructions_1.pdf" href="https://mcusercontent.com/97175450d74fa899e03708dda/files/1ac9d83b-da78-4fe4-879c-802cc1507dc3/INF2003076_VW_Hand_Sewn_Mask_instructions_1.pdf" target="_blank">approved mask</a> -- some sewists found this one tedious, but this is the only pattern that Hopkins will accept for its employees; does not use elastic. Suburban and Sibley hospitals are Hopkins affiliates and are also collecting this type of mask.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Craft Passion's</strong> <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.craftpassion.com/face-mask-sewing-pattern/" href="https://www.craftpassion.com/face-mask-sewing-pattern/" target="_blank">pattern</a> comes in different sizes and is recommended by DCMQG alumna and Navy nurse Meli Mathis.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Missouri Star Quilt Company</strong> has two very simple patterns, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kwFaRFHKhY" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kwFaRFHKhY" target="_blank">one with elastic</a> and <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_-R8Ox3Spw&feature=emb_title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_-R8Ox3Spw&feature=emb_title" target="_blank">one with fabric ties</a>, that are good for personal use</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Fancy Tiger Crafts</strong> has <a data-cke-saved-href="https://fancytigercrafts.com/blogs/projects/shortage-of-masks" href="https://fancytigercrafts.com/blogs/projects/shortage-of-masks" target="_blank">its own mask pattern plus a long list of great resources and tutorials</a>. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Your own design!</strong> If working from patterns, it may take a couple attempts to find a mask you like. If you're just sewing them for personal use, the fit is the most important thing, so play around with different patterns and don't be afraid to make your own version. (Really, if bandannas are now considered adequate, anything you make at home will be just as good or better.)</span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;">Sew Very Easy's<span style="color: red;"> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmPnQFkigYs" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmPnQFkigYs" target="_blank">scrub cap tutorial</a> lives up to its name, and luckily the video is fairly short!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Lea Goes Green</strong> has updated her <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wl15xirkaw" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wl15xirkaw" target="_blank">scrub cap tutorial</a>, which Capital Caring hospice network recommended to us. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Rob Appell</strong> has a <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/land/mansewing/scrub-cap/index.html?utm_campaign=qt_tms198&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=qt_tms198&utm_term=mansewing" href="https://www.missouriquiltco.com/land/mansewing/scrub-cap/index.html?utm_campaign=qt_tms198&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=qt_tms198&utm_term=mansewing" target="_blank">scrub cap pattern</a> that doesn't require elastic. This scrub cap is also a skull cap for bikers; do with that what you will.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Doodabug </strong>has a free printable <a data-cke-saved-href="https://doodabug.com/free-bouffant-surgical-cap-pattern/" href="https://doodabug.com/free-bouffant-surgical-cap-pattern/" target="_blank">bouffant pattern</a> (similar to scrub caps but usually with elastic all around to hold up long hair).</span></li>
</ul>
<br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Some groups that have requested PPE</strong>:</span><ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Bread for the City </strong>provides food delivery, COVID testing, and many other services to low-income area residents. They are in need of masks and scrub caps, which can be mailed or dropped off to: </span> <span style="font-size: 16px;">Volunteer & In-Kind Manager, Bread for the City, 1525 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Let's Breathe </strong>is a new nonprofit created specifically to address area PPE shortages, founded by a brother and sister who are affiliated with Falls Church Episcopal. Learn more <a data-cke-saved-href="https://sites.google.com/view/lets-breathe/home" href="https://sites.google.com/view/lets-breathe/home" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>United Planning Organization</strong> needs about 100 masks for workers who provide care to the homeless through transport to shelters, addiction treatment, and assistance with enrolling in government services. It seems they will accept any pattern. DCMQG member <strong>Barbara Haupt</strong> is on the board of their affiliate organization, UPO Inspire. Masks can be sent directly to the organization at UPO, Attn: Andrea Thomas, 301 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Calvary Women's Services</strong> is a local women's shelter in need of 100 masks, and will accept any pattern. DCMQG member <strong>Cassandra McKee</strong> is a former board member; contact us for information on where to send donations. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Capital Caring</strong> is a local hospice network we are working with to donate sensory quilts and also help them with their most urgent request, scrub caps. <a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:" href="mailto:" target="_blank">Contact</a> us for information on where to send donations, and use the <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wl15xirkaw" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wl15xirkaw" target="_blank">tutorial here</a>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Sinai Hospital</strong> in Baltimore, MD is in need of both scrub caps and bouffants (usually for workers with longer hair to put their hair up). You can use the same tutorial we linked before for scrub caps, or this <a data-cke-saved-href="https://doodabug.com/free-bouffant-surgical-cap-pattern/" href="https://doodabug.com/free-bouffant-surgical-cap-pattern/" target="_blank">free pattern </a>for bouffants. (Note: these patterns both require small amounts of elastic.)<a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:dcmodquilts@gmail.com" href="mailto:dcmodquilts@gmail.com" target="_blank"><strong></strong></a><strong></strong> Contact us for information on how to donate. </span></li>
</ul>
<br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Some local craft businesses that are collecting and distributing masks:</strong></span><ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Three Little Birds</strong> has been doing an incredible job educating, collecting, and distributing. They are accepting mask donations outside their store every day from 12-4pm. Click <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.threelittlebirdssewingco.com/" href="https://www.threelittlebirdssewingco.com/" target="_blank">here</a> for more information. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Domesti{city}</strong> in Baltimore has set an ambitious goal of donating 50,000 masks to Johns Hopkins, for those making the Hopkins mask. If you're following a different pattern, they're also collecting thousands of other masks for first responders and other groups that need them. Click <a data-cke-saved-href="https://domesticitystudio.com/" href="https://domesticitystudio.com/" target="_blank">here</a> for more information. </span></li>
</ul>
<br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Some instructions you may want to include when sending masks to friends and family:</strong></span><ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Wash after every use.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">When in public, do not keep taking the mask off and putting it back on.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Not for use by anyone under 2 years old.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Keep a plastic bag with you for storing the mask after taking it off if you are not laundering immediately; if it's in the bag, don't take it back out and rewear it.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">If you do not have access to a washing machine at home, handwashing in a bowl or sink with hot water and laundry detergent will work just as well.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Keep track of which side of the mask touched your face.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Do not wear if it is uncomfortable or needs constant adjustment -- you will end up touching your face, which is counterproductive.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">This mask may slightly reduce your risk of infection when in public for essential activities, but if it the activity is not essential, STAY HOME!!!!!!</span></li>
</ul>
<br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Some alternatives you can offer to those requesting masks if you've hit your limit.</strong> Kindly tell them you have too much on your plate and then: </span><ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Send them a <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/06/how-to-make-no-sew-face-mask-coronavirus" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/06/how-to-make-no-sew-face-mask-coronavirus" target="_blank">tutorial</a> on how to make masks without a sewing machine.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Inform them that many home sewists are <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.etsy.com/search?q=face%20mask" href="https://www.etsy.com/search?q=face%20mask" target="_blank">selling masks</a> on Etsy.</span></li>
</ul>
DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-7999570199806775072020-03-26T10:55:00.001-04:002020-03-26T10:58:49.017-04:00What's Keeping You Sane Right Now?<span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: mediumblue;"><b>What's Keeping You Sane Right Now?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Sewing, of course, is a big one, but we want to know what else you're doing to (try to) stay sane while homebound. Yes, we realize we're only a few days into this, but we need all the help we can get! We posted questions about what you're reading, watching, listening to, and more on Instagram stories and got some great recommendations.<br /><br /><b>TV shows and movies you've enjoyed recently:</b></span><br />
<ul>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.pbs.org/show/great-british-baking-show/" href="https://www.pbs.org/show/great-british-baking-show/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">The Great British Baking Show</span></a></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80136311" href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80136311" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Anne with an E</span></a></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah" href="http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">The Daily Show with Trevor Noah</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80036165" href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80036165" target="_blank">Schitt's Creek</a> (this one came up several times)</span></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://abc.com/shows/a-million-little-things" href="https://abc.com/shows/a-million-little-things" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">A Million Little Things</span></a></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.hulu.com/series/homeland-d5779fa8-8bac-419b-8539-38a8cfeb1505?&cmp=9088&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BM%20Search%20SHO&utm_term=watch%20homeland&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6quxw46n6AIVGMDICh0kxQqWEAAYAiAAEgIE4_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds" href="https://www.hulu.com/series/homeland-d5779fa8-8bac-419b-8539-38a8cfeb1505?&cmp=9088&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BM%20Search%20SHO&utm_term=watch%20homeland&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6quxw46n6AIVGMDICh0kxQqWEAAYAiAAEgIE4_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Homeland</span></a></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80238565" href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80238565" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Derry Girls</span></a></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.fox.com/bobs-burgers/" href="https://www.fox.com/bobs-burgers/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Bob's Burgers</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Just-Mercy-Michael-B-Jordan/dp/B082YJ8THX" href="https://www.amazon.com/Just-Mercy-Michael-B-Jordan/dp/B082YJ8THX" target="_blank">Just Mercy</a> </span></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Awkwafina/dp/B07V4TH3M5" href="https://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Awkwafina/dp/B07V4TH3M5" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">The Farewell</span></a></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Knives-Out-Daniel-Craig/dp/B081W544J7" href="https://www.amazon.com/Knives-Out-Daniel-Craig/dp/B081W544J7" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Knives Out</span></a></li>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Books you've been reading</b> <i>(note: we're linking to Amazon for the sake of ease but please keep in mind many local bookstores, including <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.politics-prose.com/" href="https://www.politics-prose.com/" target="_blank">Politics & Prose</a>, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://kramers.com/shop-online" href="https://kramers.com/shop-online" target="_blank">Kramerbooks</a>, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.onemorepagebooks.com/" href="https://www.onemorepagebooks.com/" target="_blank">One More Page</a>, and <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.scrawlbooks.com/" href="https://www.scrawlbooks.com/" target="_blank">Scrawl Books</a>, are offering various options for getting books to local readers, including free delivery, curbside pickup, and more. Also check the <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/" href="https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/" target="_blank">Libby App</a> for e-book or audio versions from the library!)</i></span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Persuasion-Jane-Austen/dp/150329031X" href="https://www.amazon.com/Persuasion-Jane-Austen/dp/150329031X" target="_blank">Persuasion</a> by Jane Austen</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Long-Bright-River-Liz-Moore-ebook/dp/B07QLJ7P7K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=long+bright+river&qid=1584641888&s=books&sr=1-1" href="https://www.amazon.com/Long-Bright-River-Liz-Moore-ebook/dp/B07QLJ7P7K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=long+bright+river&qid=1584641888&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Long Bright River</a> by Liz Moore</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Catch-Kill-Conspiracy-Protect-Predators-ebook/dp/B07TD413RV/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1I4NLOI4VDXOF&keywords=catch+and+kill+book+ronan+farrow&qid=1584642233&s=books&sprefix=catch+and+kill%2Cstripbooks%2C263&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyWldQSVRXU1JIWlBSJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUExMDQ0ODU3MTlETFIwSTlTQlFGSiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjA2MjE4MTFVRkswN01DUkZBRyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=" href="https://www.amazon.com/Catch-Kill-Conspiracy-Protect-Predators-ebook/dp/B07TD413RV/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1I4NLOI4VDXOF&keywords=catch+and+kill+book+ronan+farrow&qid=1584642233&s=books&sprefix=catch+and+kill%2Cstripbooks%2C263&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyWldQSVRXU1JIWlBSJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUExMDQ0ODU3MTlETFIwSTlTQlFGSiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjA2MjE4MTFVRkswN01DUkZBRyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=" target="_blank">Catch and Kill</a> by Ronan Farrow</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Where-Crawdads-Sing-Delia-Owens/dp/0735219095/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LMDHV6CTX5OE&keywords=where+the+crawdads+sing&qid=1584642268&s=books&sprefix=where+the+%2Cstripbooks%2C272&sr=1-1" href="https://www.amazon.com/Where-Crawdads-Sing-Delia-Owens/dp/0735219095/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LMDHV6CTX5OE&keywords=where+the+crawdads+sing&qid=1584642268&s=books&sprefix=where+the+%2Cstripbooks%2C272&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Where the Crawdads Sing</a> by Delia Owens ("lives up to the accolades!")</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Go-Tell-Mountain-Vintage-International/dp/0345806549/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4P3274PB64S0&keywords=go+tell+it+on+the+mountain+james+baldwin&qid=1584642305&s=books&sprefix=go+tell+it+on+%2Cstripbooks%2C266&sr=1-1" href="https://www.amazon.com/Go-Tell-Mountain-Vintage-International/dp/0345806549/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4P3274PB64S0&keywords=go+tell+it+on+the+mountain+james+baldwin&qid=1584642305&s=books&sprefix=go+tell+it+on+%2Cstripbooks%2C266&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Go Tell It on the Mountain</a> by James Baldwin</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Red-at-Bone-Jacqueline-Woodson/dp/0525535276/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AM9XQZJ7M3AJ&keywords=red+at+the+bone+by+jacqueline+woodson&qid=1584642331&s=books&sprefix=red+at+the+bone%2Cstripbooks%2C261&sr=1-1" href="https://www.amazon.com/Red-at-Bone-Jacqueline-Woodson/dp/0525535276/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AM9XQZJ7M3AJ&keywords=red+at+the+bone+by+jacqueline+woodson&qid=1584642331&s=books&sprefix=red+at+the+bone%2Cstripbooks%2C261&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Red at the Bone</a> by Jacqueline Woodson</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Murmur-Bees-Sofia-Segovia-ebook/dp/B07GNCQXXB" href="https://www.amazon.com/Murmur-Bees-Sofia-Segovia-ebook/dp/B07GNCQXXB" target="_blank">The Murmur of Bees</a> by Sofia Segovia</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Hygge-Happiness-Institute/dp/0062658808/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&aaxitk=NhWngpkiApQYj21eW6Dlow&hsa_cr_id=9087817620001&ref_=sb_s_sparkle" href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Hygge-Happiness-Institute/dp/0062658808/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&aaxitk=NhWngpkiApQYj21eW6Dlow&hsa_cr_id=9087817620001&ref_=sb_s_sparkle" target="_blank">The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living</a> by Meik Wiking</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Yellow-House-Sarah-M-Broom/dp/0802125085/ref=sr_1_1?crid=336OLIEI4SF9Q&keywords=the+yellow+house+by+sarah+m.+broom&qid=1584642411&s=books&sprefix=the+yellow+house%2Cstripbooks%2C283&sr=1-1" href="https://www.amazon.com/Yellow-House-Sarah-M-Broom/dp/0802125085/ref=sr_1_1?crid=336OLIEI4SF9Q&keywords=the+yellow+house+by+sarah+m.+broom&qid=1584642411&s=books&sprefix=the+yellow+house%2Cstripbooks%2C283&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Yellow House</a> by Sarah M. Broom</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/I-M-Memoir-Isaac-Mizrahi/dp/1250074088/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1D5T4KEMFZH8C&keywords=i.m.+a+memoir+isaac+mizrahi&qid=1584642438&s=books&sprefix=i.m.+by+%2Cstripbooks%2C243&sr=1-1" href="https://www.amazon.com/I-M-Memoir-Isaac-Mizrahi/dp/1250074088/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1D5T4KEMFZH8C&keywords=i.m.+a+memoir+isaac+mizrahi&qid=1584642438&s=books&sprefix=i.m.+by+%2Cstripbooks%2C243&sr=1-1" target="_blank">I.M.: A Memoir</a> by Isaac Mizrahi</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/MAYBE-YOU-SHOULD-TALK-SOMEONE/dp/9389143519/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1584642464&sr=1-1" href="https://www.amazon.com/MAYBE-YOU-SHOULD-TALK-SOMEONE/dp/9389143519/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1584642464&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Maybe You Should Talk to Someone</a> by Lori Gottlieb</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Say-Nothing-Murder-Northern-Ireland/dp/0307279286/ref=sr_1_2?crid=XJ4JKXV01LVT&keywords=say+nothing+by+patrick+keefe&qid=1584642506&s=books&sprefix=say+nothing%2Cstripbooks%2C263&sr=1-2" href="https://www.amazon.com/Say-Nothing-Murder-Northern-Ireland/dp/0307279286/ref=sr_1_2?crid=XJ4JKXV01LVT&keywords=say+nothing+by+patrick+keefe&qid=1584642506&s=books&sprefix=say+nothing%2Cstripbooks%2C263&sr=1-2" target="_blank">Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland</a> by Patrick Radden Keefe</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Book-Delights-Essays-Ross-Gay/dp/1616207922/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+book+of+delights&qid=1584642538&s=books&sr=1-1" href="https://www.amazon.com/Book-Delights-Essays-Ross-Gay/dp/1616207922/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+book+of+delights&qid=1584642538&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Book of Delights</a> by Ross Gay</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Call-Down-Hawk-Dreamer-Trilogy/dp/1338188321/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=call+down+the+hawk&qid=1584642570&s=books&sr=1-1" href="https://www.amazon.com/Call-Down-Hawk-Dreamer-Trilogy/dp/1338188321/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=call+down+the+hawk&qid=1584642570&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Call Down the Hawk</a> (The Dreamer Trilogy, Book 1) and the <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.com/Raven-Collection-Maggie-Stiefvater-Thieves/dp/0702302201/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1Z5CWN2RGDXQR&keywords=raven+cycle+series&qid=1584642626&s=books&sprefix=raven+cycle%2Cstripbooks%2C279&sr=1-2" href="https://www.amazon.com/Raven-Collection-Maggie-Stiefvater-Thieves/dp/0702302201/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1Z5CWN2RGDXQR&keywords=raven+cycle+series&qid=1584642626&s=books&sprefix=raven+cycle%2Cstripbooks%2C279&sr=1-2" target="_blank">Raven Cycle </a>series by Maggie Stiefvater</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Podcasts & Other Good Listens:</span></b><br />
<ul>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.earhustlesq.com/" href="https://www.earhustlesq.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Ear Hustle</span></a></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reallifeghoststories-podcast/id1440593516" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reallifeghoststories-podcast/id1440593516" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Real Life Ghost Stories</span></a></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://armchairexpertpod.com/" href="https://armchairexpertpod.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Armchair Expert</span></a></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/" href="https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Happier with Gretchen Rubin</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/815457669/isle-of-calm-stream-6-hours-of-soothing-music" href="https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/815457669/isle-of-calm-stream-6-hours-of-soothing-music" target="_blank">Isle of Calm</a> (a 6-hour playlist from NPR Music)</span></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="http://npr.org" href="http://npr.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">NPR</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.audible.com/author/Liane-Moriarty/B00459IA54?ref=a_search_c3_lAuthor_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=ZJK0H4KM4WF9VTHTW24W" href="https://www.audible.com/author/Liane-Moriarty/B00459IA54?ref=a_search_c3_lAuthor_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=ZJK0H4KM4WF9VTHTW24W" target="_blank">Liane Moriarty</a>, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.audible.com/author/Malcolm-Gladwell/B000APOE98?ref=a_search_c3_lAuthor_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=0H2KPQ8CZBY3T4EM9TN1" href="https://www.audible.com/author/Malcolm-Gladwell/B000APOE98?ref=a_search_c3_lAuthor_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=0H2KPQ8CZBY3T4EM9TN1" target="_blank">Malcolm Gladwell</a>, <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.audible.com/author/Julie-James/B002BM2ZGM?ref=a_search_c3_lAuthor_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=X3QJZM5N31JJ9QYRY00T" href="https://www.audible.com/author/Julie-James/B002BM2ZGM?ref=a_search_c3_lAuthor_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=X3QJZM5N31JJ9QYRY00T" target="_blank">Julie James</a>, and <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.audible.com/search?ref=a_search_l1_catRefs_7&pf_rd_p=daf0f1c8-2865-4989-87fb-15115ba5a6d2&pf_rd_r=DWNKC8H1HA2JGW3MYN8K&keywords=thrillers&node=2226655011" href="https://www.audible.com/search?ref=a_search_l1_catRefs_7&pf_rd_p=daf0f1c8-2865-4989-87fb-15115ba5a6d2&pf_rd_r=DWNKC8H1HA2JGW3MYN8K&keywords=thrillers&node=2226655011" target="_blank">thrillers</a> on audiobook</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily" href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily" target="_blank">The New York Times Daily</a> podcast</span></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://offkilterquilt.com/category/podcasts/" href="https://offkilterquilt.com/category/podcasts/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">The Off-Kilter Quilt</span></a></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://quiltfiction.com/" href="https://quiltfiction.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Quilt Fiction</span></a></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://themomhour.com/" href="https://themomhour.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">The Mom Hour</span></a></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Things to Keep the Kids Busy:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.instagram.com/macbarnett/?hl=en" href="https://www.instagram.com/macbarnett/?hl=en" target="_blank">Mac Barnett's daily art classes</a> on Instagram Live</span></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.instagram.com/wendymac/?hl=en" href="https://www.instagram.com/wendymac/?hl=en" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Wendy Mac's daily art classes</span></a><span style="font-size: 16px;"> on Instagram Live</span></li>
<li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/" href="https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Mo Willems' Lunchtime Doodles</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/thinkrolls-2/id968707176" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/thinkrolls-2/id968707176" target="_blank">ThinkRolls 2</a> app (logic and maze game)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Easter egg hunts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">"ABC Walks" (take a walk and look for something that starts with every letter: exercise + educational!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Typing up directions for favorite video game apps that don't have instructions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">"Harassing him about finals"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">"Texting them in Denver & UK!"</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Things to Keep Yourself Busy and/or Sane:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Organizing thread by type and color!!!!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Checking off to-dos</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Prepping the garden for spring</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Dogs!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Finishing charity quilts!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Washing the car</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Going for a run or walk every day/two walks a day/sunshine</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Easter candy, specifically Reese's Eggs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Making soups, one vote for mulligatawny</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Eating fresh baked cookies</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Drinking</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px;">Not drinking</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Thank you to everyone who posted their recommendations! </span>DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-86079681117198526452020-03-26T07:29:00.000-04:002020-03-26T07:29:08.710-04:00Help Us Make Sensory Quilts for Patients in Need!<span style="font-size: 16px;">We know many of you are looking for ways to help during the coronavirus outbreak. Our board secretary, <strong>Emily Chua,</strong> has been in touch with <a href="https://www.capitalcaring.org/" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Capital Caring</a>,
a local hospice network. Initially Capital Caring requested 2,000 masks
in anticipation of a supply shortage. They have decided to drop the
mask request for now, but have specifically asked for <strong>sensory quilts</strong>
to keep patients in end-of-life and dementia care busy. Below is an
excerpt of the email from Karen Knoble, who handles volunteer engagement
for Capital Caring on why are in need of sensory quilts: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><br />
<em>"If you are willing to help in other ways, these are the current
needs. Several of our social workers and nurses are asking for items to
help with anxiety, pain, isolation. Research shows tactile stimulation
can help to “center” or refocus those in pain, those who are
experiencing anxiety and those who are in pain.<br />
<strong><u>Sensory Quilts, blankets and Aprons</u></strong>- I can’t
express how comforting these items are to patients who are in pain or
anxious, we anticipate the few months we will see an increase in the
need for these and to be honest, I have given all out except for one, I
only have one left. These can be made a variety of ways and will a
variety of items, creativity is endless here."</em><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">As you know, most end-of-life and dementia
care facilities are on lockdown and home visits are becoming more
restricted, with patients more isolated than ever. These Sensory Quilts
(also known as fidget blankets or busy blankets) are wonderful for
keeping their hands occupied.<br />
<br />
This is an <a href="https://www.goldencarers.com/how-to-make-sensory-blankets-for-dementia-care/5020/" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">example</a>
Karen sent, and we'll link to more. The blankets don't have to be very
big -- big enough to partially cover a lap, but of course you can go
bigger if you want.<br />
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Here are some more examples:</span>
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<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Central VA MQG's </strong><a href="https://cvamodernquiltguild.com/2017/03/09/fidget-quilt-tutorial/" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Fidget Quilt Tutorial</a> </span></li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Quilts from Caring Hands</strong>' <a href="http://quiltsfromcaringhands.com/our_quilts/directions/index.html" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Tactile Quilt pattern</a></span></li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Rob Appell's</strong> <a href="https://mansewing.com/2017/07/fidget-quilt/" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Fidget Quilt tutorial and video</a> (he uses all brown, which we don't recommend -- it sounds like most patients prefer bright colors)</span></li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Patchwork Posse's</strong> <a href="https://www.patchworkposse.com/fidget-quilts/" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Fidget Quilt tutorial</a> </span></li>
<li style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Blair Stocker's</strong> quilt "Sensory" from her book <em>Wisecraft Handmade </em>(not available online, but many of you may have this book)</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">These are not difficult to make, and you
can get very creative. The basic model is simple patchwork -- such as
squares -- in a variety of colorful fabrics (adding differently textured
fabrics such as fleece, minky, velvet, and satin is great if you can)
with "sensory" items sewn on, such as rickrack, lace, pompoms, bows,
zippers, buttons, etc.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Ordinarily
we would organize a mass collection and dropoff, but to reduce the
number of hands (and germs) involved, we may ask that you either drop
off or mail sensory quilts to Capital Caring's two dropoff locations in
Alexandria and Centreville. We will find out what Capital Caring
recommends and will update you with more logistics information, but in
the meantime, if you are looking to stay busy with a project that will
help a patient in need stay busy, these are wonderful projects to get
started on. Thank you for all you do!</span></span></div>
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DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-43276178525459192212020-03-06T14:25:00.000-05:002020-03-13T21:07:25.233-04:00UPDATE: MARCH MEETING CANCELED. STAY HOME AND BE SAFE!<span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>We'll be using the hashtag #dcmqgquiltinplace on Instagram, for anyone who wants to stay connected virtually. We will have some fun prompts and giveaways throughout the day, so join us while you sew at home! </b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">We will update you about when the Destash and charity quilt donations will be rescheduled. We'll miss seeing you this weekend, but thanks for understanding! </span><br />
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DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-28272817798282916842020-02-11T21:03:00.000-05:002020-02-11T21:03:05.980-05:00February 2020 Meeting RecapThis month's meeting at <a href="https://www.tintmakerspace.com/" target="_blank">Tint Makerspace</a> was a treat! We packed into Carissa's gorgeous shop and enjoyed catching up with old friends, getting to know several new members, shopping (of course), and ogling some fabulous quilts in Show & Tell. It was a cozy, festive time and we are so grateful to Carissa for hosting us!<br />
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First up were three gorgeous quilts (including a striking <a href="https://www.missmake.com/shop/looper-quilt-pattern-pdf" target="_blank">Looper</a>) by Carolyn G., who I think must not sleep because she seems to average about a quilt a week and also sews garments and apparently has a job and a life. </div>
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Next was Laurie (also prolific as ever!) with an absolutely adorable book quilt for her daughter, a new elementary school teacher, to use in her classroom. The pattern is Kate Basti's <a href="https://www.quiltwithkate.com/summer-book-club-qal/" target="_blank">Tall Tale block</a>. </div>
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It was fun to catch up with Anjeanette! You can't see her here, but you can admire her new pattern, Diamond Crossings. She made this version with Tula Pink Monkey Wrench fabric. </div>
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Frederick is back at it, making use of his scraps and mastering partial seams with some striped stars. </div>
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You can't see Melissa here, but she was wearing a teal handmade shirt that complemented her gorgeous Painted Forest quilt top (<a href="https://bluenickelstudios.com/shop/" target="_blank">pattern</a> by Scott Hansen of Blue Nickel Studios).<br />
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We're seeing lots of <a href="http://www.kitchentablequilting.com/2019/06/plaid-ish-scrap-quilt-and-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Plaidish</a> quilts these days, but Ann L. is ahead of the pack by starting hers before there was ever talk of a quiltalong. Beautiful quilt and quilting, Ann! <br />
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Next, Tanya showed her Plaidish quilt top which is looking fabulous!<br />
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Martha is another busy bee: she brought in some pretty blue and white blocks with overlapping stripes, a plus block charity quilt, and some resurrected blocks in a cute watermelon print that she configured into another new charity quilt. <br />
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Mary Jane showed some colorful improv blocks she's been working on.<br />
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This photo doesn't capture the beautiful texture very well, but Eleanor showed us her progress with quilting-as-you-go.<br />
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Lisa P. makes such beautiful tote bags! This is another one she recently finished. <br />
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It was great to finally meet Tighe, who brought two QuiltCon "rejects" that had us all shaking our heads. (He'll have a few other quilts in the show, luckily!) Some challenging piecing with incredible results!<br />
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Cindy wowed us with a finished <a href="https://shop.latifahsaafirstudios.com/products/glam-clam-quilt-pdf" target="_blank">Glam Clam</a> quilt from our Latifah Saafir workshop along with a stunning New York Beauty. </div>
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Carol is almost finished with this cozy looking improv quilt and showed an impressive felted patchwork wall hanging that she pieced by hand. <br />
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Barbara has also had a productive winter! She quilted a charity quilt pieced by another of our members; finished an old quarter log cabin WIP for charity; made a pretty tote bag; and is working on a red and white Patchwork Forest that cleverly incorporates a black and white starry sky. <br />
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Thanks, everyone, for coming to the meeting and especially to TINT for hosting! We look forward to seeing you all again on March 14 at the <a href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec/facilities/recreationcenters/wisconsinplace.html" target="_blank">Wisconsin Place Community Center</a> in Friendship Heights. DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-78326394640893210992020-01-23T10:16:00.003-05:002020-01-23T10:20:41.443-05:00January 2020 Meeting RecapWe had a great first meeting of the year at the Georgetown Public Library on Saturday, January 11. Below are some highlights from Show & Tell and the 2019 Third Thursday Block Challenge. Scroll down to see pictures (my apologies to anyone whose work I failed to photograph!).<br />
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Lynne shared two beautiful finishes: one is her DCMQG Bee quilt (longarm quilting by our member Cindy Luby) and the other is a mini that shows an island in the Chesapeake where she used to take her students on field trips. The island has shrunken drastically in the last few decades, as Lynne portrayed in her quilt, which is heading to QuiltCon(!).<br />
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Robin shared another gorgeous Texas star quilt -- the star is vintage, but Robin fixed it up and added the background fabric. The impressive hand quilting was done by Amish quilters.<br />
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Then Dara showed this colorful beauty she started years ago. Hooray for finishing up longtime WIPs! She also shared a mini she made for the <a href="http://www.sjsacademy.com/" target="_blank">Social Justice Sewing Academy</a> that she is currently hand quilting. <br />
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Carolyn G. has been productive! She showed three quilts: two for charity (those kittens!) and one for a friend's baby. Friends have been writing sweet notes in the quote bubbles -- what a thoughtful gift!<br />
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New member Nichole showed a beautiful tree skirt made from Liberty prints.<br />
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Hannah brought her Me+You Indah Batik Fabric Challenge mini for QuiltCon. This definitely looks like a Hannah quilt, with the clean lines and brilliant use of geometry. <br />
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Stephanie showed us her version of Cluck Cluck Sew's <a href="https://cluckclucksew.com/2019/01/shimmer-block-a-long.html" target="_blank">Shimmer</a> quilt. Stephanie modified the pattern slightly and added sashing, with smashing results!<br />
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Jennifer brought a gorgeous recent finish (apologies for forgetting the pattern name). The white stars and other secondary patterns pop against that mix of dark cool colors.<br />
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After Show & Tell we enjoyed seeing several members' Third Thursday blocks from 2019. These blocks were part of a monthly challenge our guild created to make use of the MQG's Blocks of the Month. Every month participants were eligible to be included in a prize drawing. It's so much fun to see how differently each participant approached theirs. I look forward to seeing some awesome sampler quilts made from these blocks!<br />
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Lynne made each of her blocks into a quilt! </div>
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Eleanor made a striking Branch block. One is better than none! </div>
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The grand prize winner got to take home a bundle of new Essex linen from <a href="https://www.tintmakerspace.com/" target="_blank">TINT Makerspace</a> and a gift certificate for longarm quilting from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cindy_sews/?hl=en" target="_blank">Cindy Luby</a>. And the winner is...<br />
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Well deserved, Dara! Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated. We look forward to seeing you again on February 8 at our meeting at <a href="https://www.tintmakerspace.com/" target="_blank">TINT</a>. <br />
<br />DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-53018785688492487152019-10-24T13:00:00.001-04:002019-10-24T13:00:56.329-04:00Maps and Photomosaics with Timna TarrWe had a wonderful time on Saturday, June 29, learning the techniques to build Photomosaics with Timna Tarr! We all started with the same photo and fabrics provided by Timna. This allowed us to learn the techniques without having to make too many decisions. What a fun time! She brought a number of her photomosic quilts so that we could view them up close, including the rabbit, still in progress, so we could see how she marked the original photograph<br />
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"The Hare Apparent" in progress.</div>
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On Sunday, June 30, we learned Timna's map-making techniques and discovered that there are many, many different options for this process! Again Timna brought a number of amazing examples for us to view. We learned step by step how to make the decisions necessary to design our custom maps. Did you know that you can make roads with top-stitching, bias binding or just by leaving them blank? There's probably even a few methods that I am forgetting to mention! <br />
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Timna shows us her map of Holyoke, MA, based on the paper map on the right.</div>
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Timna's quilt, Mississippi Meander, marks how the path of the Mississippi has changed over time.</div>
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Finally, we began tracing out our maps, choosing fabric and cutting! Some workshop participants got as far as fusing down their pieces. Check out some student work below! We can't wait to see your finished maps.</div>
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<br />DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-23086571836903906612019-10-10T15:21:00.002-04:002020-02-11T21:04:45.211-05:00Next Meeting Feb 2020: TINT Makerspace<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">We are so excited to hold our next meeting at TINT Makerspace in Falls Church, VA Saturday, Feb 8, 10:30am-4:30pm. This small but mighty shop is owned by Carissa, a longstanding DCMQG member. The business meeting will be held at 1:30pm, followed immediately by show and tell. Carissa has generously offered to provide some door prizes and we will also have prize drawings for our <i>August and September Third Thursday</i> blocks (</span><a href="http://dcmodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/p/2019-third-thursday-challenge.html" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">don't forget to bring your blocks!</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">). </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">As space is limited, please bring only handsewing or other small "lap" projects.</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;"> There are approximately 15 to 20 chairs in the shop and space can be adjusted for more, if you have small folding chairs or camp chairs, please bring them just in case.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">There is a good-sized parking lot at the building, but if parking becomes difficult, you may find on-street parking in the surrounding neighborhood. </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">TINT cannot be seen from the street</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">, but Carissa provided these photos and instructions: When driving to</span><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/NGFpZe4NFb41pdas5" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"> 417 W Broad St.</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 16px;">, look for the sign of her friendly and awesome neighbors The Neighborhood Barbershop! Their sign faces the street and the Copies-While-U-Wait sign with a ❤️ is most visible as you’re driving by. Pull all the way to the back of the building, through the underpass, and you’ll see the door to Suite 100 and TINT sign in the back parking lot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In just two days (October 10 at 11:59pm), the Rally Up system will automatically choose a winner for our beautiful 2019 QuiltCon Charity Quilt, Pieces of Us. The colorful areas of the quilt represent zipcodes where our members live using the color palette and theme (tiny piecing) as assigned by the national Modern Quilt Guild. Guild members suggested organizations where the proceeds would be donated, voted on these organizations and chose RAICES as our cause. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">About RAICES</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">RAICES is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Founded in 1986 as the Refugee Aid Project by community activists in South Texas, RAICES has grown to be the largest immigration legal services provider in Texas. With offices in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, RAICES is a frontline organization in the roiling debate about immigration and immigrants in the world. As an organization that combines expertise developed from the daily practice of immigration law with a deep commitment to advocacy, RAICES is unique among immigration organizations. A diverse staff of 130 attorneys, legal assistants, and support staff provide consultations, direct legal services, representation, assistance and advocacy to communities in Texas and to clients after they leave the state. In 2017, RAICES staff closed 51,000 cases at no cost to the client. Our advocacy and commitment to change are driven by the clients and families we serve every day as our attorneys and legal assistants provide legal advocacy and representation in an immigration system that breaks apart families and leaves millions without pathways to legal status.</span></div>
<br />DC Modern Quilt Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06962478743548027343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124666016703926462.post-42139807823352154542019-09-14T15:15:00.000-04:002020-01-29T14:44:36.436-05:00Third Thursday Block Challenge Update<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We hope you've been having fun making our challenge blocks this year! Below are some of the blocks members have made so far this year:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>March:</b> <span style="background-color: white;">March's block is Harlequin by Juna Carle, an individual MQG member from California. This block is a foundation paper-pieced block that can make some incredibly diverse quilts just by changing the colors, orientation and negative space. Get the templates and instructions on the MQG site: </span><a href="https://community.themodernquiltguild.com/resources/harlequin-block-november-2018" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">https://community.themodernquiltguild.com/resources/harlequin-block-november-2018</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>April: </b><span style="background-color: white;">April's Third Thursday Challenge block is ModSquared by Jessica Plunkett, a member of the Central Iowa MQG. It's a great block with a unique shape, and it has loads of possibilities. To get the fabric requirements & instructions, log in to you MQG account and visit: </span><a href="https://community.themodernquiltguild.com/resources/modsquared-may-2018" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">https://community.themodernquiltguild.com/resources/modsquared-may-2018</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>July: </b><span style="background-color: white;">July's Third Thursday Challenge block we're exploring the concept of cropping with the Cogs block by Yvonne Fuchs, an individual member from California. To get the fabric requirements & instructions, log in to you MQG account and visit: </span><a href="https://community.themodernquiltguild.com/resources/cogs-december-2017" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;">https://community.themodernquiltguild.com/resources/cogs-december-2017</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's not too late to join in, the links and descriptions of all the blocks so far this year are available on the <a href="http://dcmodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/p/2019-third-thursday-challenge.html">block challenge page</a>!</span><br />
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And Lynne asked her hive to make Serious Star blocks</span><br />
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Two quilters asked for lots of HSTs. Angela's blocks were lots of HST in one colorway, </span><br />
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As Megan choose the Ocean Waves block.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mindy's triangles were of the flying goose variety.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />There were wintery blocks such as Carolyn G's Santa and gnome blocks</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Amy P blue jewelbox</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and reds...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tanya Ohio Trail block</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and then blue and reds.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Emily A's sailboats</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Robin sent her hive some Splash, Kona color of the year, to make quarter square improv log cabins that she then used to make charity quilts.</span><br />
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<b>Who:</b> Comfort Cases, a non-profit organization in Rockville, MD, works with child protective services agencies to bring dignity and hope to youth entering foster care. They provide an age-appropriate backpack filled with comfort items. These backpacks are distributed as kids are being removed from their homes, rather than transporting their belongings in trash bags. Their goal is to provide a comfort case to every youth entering foster care in the United States. Since 2013, they have reached 49/50 states, plus DC and Puerto Rico!<br />
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<b>What: </b>The cases (a small backpack) contain a variety of items including a small blanket or quilt, basic toiletries, pajamas, stuffed animals, and a book. The quilts that we make are a familiar item for the kids to keep as they move through their journey and are to provide comfort more so than warmth. The kids are also given an empty duffle bag to hold their clothes and belongings. Currently, there are MANY babies entering the foster care system and they haven’t found a good supply of baby blankets, so baby quilts are their greatest need.</div>
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<b>When: </b> At least twice each year, Elle will be coordinating deliveries to Comfort Cases. This project is ongoing so if you miss one deadline, there’s always another opportunity.</div>
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<b>Guild Contact:</b> You can find Elle on Instagram at ellerby77. She is more than happy to answer any questions!</div>
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Please check out their website <a href="http://www.comfortcases.org/">www.Comfortcases.org</a> for more information!<br />
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TIPS FOR MAKING QUILTS FOR COMFORT CASES</h3>
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<b>Teamwork:</b> Many quilters have a favorite step in the process. If you have a top pieced, someone else may want to quilt it, and another person may help with the binding. If you can’t make a completed quilt, just let your guildmates know and find someone to take over. We also can use your “orphan blocks” or monthly challenge blocks to make spectacular group quilts.</div>
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<b>Preferred Size:</b> Approximately 30” x 36” up to 45” x 60”, or a square, or anything in between. It just needs to fit into the bag with other supplies. A 36-45” square quilt is optimal. Exact size doesn’t matter so have fun.</div>
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<b>Fabrics:</b> Anything that you would use for a child that you love! Some fabric has been donated for these quilts, or you can use your own (or a combination of the two!). Please return leftover donated fabric to make into new charity quilts.</div>
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<b>Binding:</b> A strong machine binding is great. A favorite is Susie’s Magic Binding Tutorial. </div>
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The May meeting had plenty of fun to go around since it was just after the DCMQG Spring Retreat and the Mid Atlantic Mod Retreat. Our members are amazing and have been enjoying making so much more than quilts. We have bags and wallets to be excited about too!</div>
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Pattern: Meadowland</div>
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This is a progressive charity quilt done by lots of quilters at the spring DCMQG retreat. People added to it bit by bit. The color scheme was chosen based on a Creative Bug course by Anna Maria Horner</div>
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The April meeting was at the Westover branch library in Arlington. There was plenty of fun sewing with everyone sharing their quilts, baskets, and minis. We had a great mix of modern quilts with block designs, improv, and even an abstract cow!</div>
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Linda F. @Llfasrn</div>
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Fabric: Kaffe and Japanese</div>
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Pattern: Olivia Basket</div>
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Megan F. @mfasules</div>
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Pattern: Cow abstractions, violet craft</div>
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Fabric scraps in a string quilt</div>
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Carolyn Freedlander Carkai and Doe, essex yarn, Kona Cottons</div>
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Pattern: improvised, loosely inspired by Luke from Carolyn Freedlander</div>
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Fun Fact: I was inspired by the prints, which reminded me of archeology. This is a mini made from leftovers, the main piece isn't yet finished.</div>
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Fabric: Leftovers</div>
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Pattern: This was my first test run for my block design, that's why it's pretty wonky</div>
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Fabric: Moda Bella Solids</div>
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Pattern: Double Irish Chain</div>
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Fun Fact: this is a wedding shower gift</div>
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Fabric: Denim and flannel</div>
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Fun Fact: For donation, made in the hospital</div>
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Sara Mixter @saramixter</div>
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Fabric: Indian Summer by Sarah Watson</div>
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Pattern: No pattern, class at Domesticity in Baltimore</div>
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Fun Fact: This is my first quilt! Someday I'll bind it :)</div>
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Meg @keepmaking</div>
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Fabric: Mix of Art Gallery and Riley Blake</div>
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Pattern: Orange Peel from Latifah Saafir 12-in clammy ruler</div>
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Fun Fact: The 12-in peels are very forgiving. They go together fast after you get through the cutting</div>
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Diana Owen @dianaeowen</div>
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Fabric: Anna Maria Horner</div>
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Pattern: Turn it Up</div>
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