Agenda- July FVMQG meeting, Thursday June 12, Building B, Room B 140, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford Campus, 7-9pm (please note room has changed from last month)
Happy July everyone! SO nice to see some sunshine finally isn’t it?
First of all, if you are new to our group and new on our mailing list , welcome! We have a very busy and creative group and we hope you’ll join us at our July (or any upcoming) meeting! We start every meeting with show and tell so feel free to bring your latest or favorite project to show off, we wanna see what you’re working on!
Feel free to visit our website: www.fvmodernquilt.com and join our active Facebook page- there’s always something going on and discussions continue there between meetings: http://www.facebook.com/groups/150302034991107/
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On to the July meeting goodies!
Bumped up to our July meeting, Amy will be giving a presentation on labelling your quilts, and showing some examples of different ways to design and make labels for your quilts.
She will also be sharing some fun upcoming events with the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild- they have a couple of special events coming up that they would like to share with us!
The Colour Palette Challenge continues this month, as always participation is optional.
We’ve extended it to allow extra time but if you have your project done or in progress bring your chosen palette, fabrics, projects in progress, finished quilts, etc. to show & tell, we wanna see what you’re working on!
We’d like to see finished projects, at least to quilt top stage, ready for August’s meeting.
If you need more info, visit our website here: http://www.fvmodernquilt.com and click “Challenges”
Keep in mind you do not have to follow the example pattern, but it’s a fun way to play with colour using simple blocks of colour too. Have fun & maybe even try a new colour palette you’ve never tried before!
July Fat Quarter Swap theme is ”K” prints (kids/kitchen/kitschy)
If you wish to participate, bring 4 FQ’s meeting this theme in a ziploc bag. Eryn will give you a ticket with a number- place half in the bag & keep the other half. At the end of the night you’ll retrieve your bag with 4 new FQ’s in it!
Things to keep in mind:
Do not prewash your fabrics.
Quilt shop quality only- 100% cotton, no poly/blends, or cotton broadcloth, please.
It’s ok to pull from your stash but please be sure the fabric you choose meets the theme of the month and is modern in style.
A fat quarter is 18″x21″ or 18″x22″. Fabric not meeting size/theme will not be swapped.
Please choose modern style fabrics- for a list of inspiration of what modern is, and isn’t, view/download the list of themes and guidelines on the Challenges page on our website:
September marks our 2nd year anniversary and we wanna have a fun meeting to celebrate! Stay tuned for details!
We’d like to recognize our hardworking volunteers who help us keep the meetings and events running smoothly, and who help plan and prepare for meetings in advance. Big thank you’s to everyone who has been so wonderfully volunteering their time and efforts to help us make our guild the happy, positive, and inspiring place it is!
So, meeting agenda:
Doors open at 6:45
7:00 Meeting start- Lysa with news recap
Show & Tell
Break
Amy presentation
Meeting end, doorprizes and group photo
Be sure to bring your $2 drop in, and your own beverage if desired.
Hope to see you there!
Cynthia & Lysa
