July picnic meetup 🍉☀️🍉😎🍉

It’s our tradition to meet outdoors for our July meeting. We’ll meet at Trout Lake Park at 6:30pm on Monday, July 15. Look for us near the concession, at the East 19th Avenue side of the park—we’ll hang our guild bunting up in the trees. Family and friends are welcome!

If we need to cancel due to weather, we’ll make the call at noon on July 15 and will notify everyone by email.

Don’t forget:

• blocks for the July block lotto—Maple Leaf Block
• dinner and beverage for yourself and your guests
• snack to share—optional, but much appreciated
• quilt 😉 or chair to sit on
• quilts for Show and Share—email photos so we can share them
• your name tag.

We’re having a mini mod quilt swap at our July meeting!

Everyone is welcome to participate, here's how:

What to do

• Make a mini modern quilt, the design and binding is up to you
• Use VMQG fabric colours—Kona Aloe, Wasabi, Kumquat, Nightfall and Snow (or colours that match closely; no pattern fabric)
• Minimum size 4 x 4 inches to a maximum of 10 x 10 inches
• Include a label on the back: VMQG Mini Mod Quilt Swap, July 2024, made by (your name).
•  Submit this form 

How it works
Your name will go into the swap group list, make your mini mod quilt and bring it to the July meeting to be swapped. If you can’t attend in person, you could have someone bring your quilt to the swap on your behalf, or reach out to the executive and we can help coordinate. We will randomly swap the mini quilts ensuring that every participant receives a mini quilt made by another member.

If you have any questions or need help filling out the form, email Dianne communication@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca

VMQG members win at the CQA National Juried Show

Congratulations to our members, Laura Gates, Liz Young and Terry Aske for winning awards at the Canadian Quilters' Association National Juried Show held in June, in Edmonton. Well done!

All winning work can be seen here.
 

Test Drive – Modern – 2nd Place, made by Elizabeth Young

This piece began as a study of shape, leading into an exercise in the construction of potential components for future quilting projects. It was a test project to see what I wanted to develop further and in what direction. It was in fact…a test drive.

Techniques and Materials: Machine pieced. Essex Linen, Hobbs 80-20 batting, Omni thread.
Quilting: Machine-quilted using a framed machine.
Credits: Quilted by Nick Turcan, Mystery Stitch Designs.
Sponsored by: Mad About Patchwork.

Ticking All the Boxes – Modern – 3rd Place, made by Terry Aske

Lists with tick boxes make me ridiculously happy, and marking a task as completed gives me a very satisfied feeling. By using tick boxes, I can see the status of each item at a glance – completed (ticked), deferred (arrow), deleted (x) or still to be done (blank).

Techniques and Materials: Machine pieced, Machine appliqué, Fused appliqué, Raw Edge appliqué. Commercial cotton fabrics, acrylic felt, bias tape, felt batting.

Quilting: Machine-quilted using a frameless machine.

Sponsored by; Mad About Patchwork

Peace Baby – Excellence Machine Quilting Framed, made by Laura Gates

Making baby quilts fill our desire to keep little ones warm and safe. The Peace Baby quilt began with a mandala-inspired design but the goal was always to make a cuddly blanket. For me, adding the stitching detail is soothing and a most enjoyable part of quilt making.

Techniques and Materials: Machine pieced, Machine appliqué.
Top: cotton, batting: 80/20 and wool.

Quilting: Machine-quilted using a framed machine, with a stitch regulator.

Credits: Joan Hebden collaborated in this quilt with her machine appliqué lettering.

Sponsored by: The Grace Company Canada & Calgary Longarm Quilters

September Block Lotto—Woven Block

The September block lotto is the Woven Block, from Sew Happy Geek. It's the perfect modern block for the fall season, and it comes together quickly.

The colour scheme is low-volume printed tones similar to those shown in the top left block, in green, peach, red, and grey, with solid white.

 Block Instructions 

VMQG fabric bundles for sale

Back by popular demand! We’re selling bundles of fabric in our guild colours, Kona Aloe, Wasabi, Kumquat, Nightfall and Snow. 

Bundles are available in two sizes, each contain our five guild colours, all fabric is 100% cotton:

• Fat Quarter bundles of fabric $20
• Half yard bundles of fabric $40

For your convenience, bundles will be for sale—at cost—at our guild meetings. Payment can be made by e-transfer or cash. If you have any questions, please email Hillary president@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca

Reminders 

WIPs: Let Edna know if you've finish a registered WIP. Email wips@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca

Show n Share Photos: Send us your quilt pics, we’ll post them on our IG. Email photos@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca