Houston Modern Quilt Guild Charity Happenings

For April, we will be doing a block raffle with the free pattern of the Scaled Triangles Block from the November 2017 Block Study on the MQG website. To participate in the block raffle, we ask that all members make 2 blocks per raffle entry - 1 block for the general raffle and 1 for charity quilt collection. 

The pattern is a 20" square block and all blocks need to have a white or low volume background. Here is the link: h...

The 2020 design theme is text.  Quilts incorporating text have been popular in the modern quilt movement right from the start.Each quilt should include at least one word and it should be a central design element in the composition.  Of course, you can use text fabrics too!

SCHEDULE
August meeting: Two designs due for guild vote; online or website voting open until August 30.

September - first of month, purchase fabric or...

For 2019 we continue to support Katy Cares and Angela House. Katy Cares has expressed a need for boy quilts. 

Thanks to everyone who took one of the Belle Wave kits at the last meeting. Our group is so generous! There will be plenty of new kits ready to go at the March guild meeting. Please bring your completed blocks when you can. 

Interested in joining the Charity Committee? Please email Ginny at ginnycrosthwait@gmail.com....

Thanks to everyone for continuing to work on their BOM and Pick Up Sticks blocks. The completed quilts are going to look fabulous!

Angela House

*Delivered 11 quilts, 10 pillow cases, fabric/notions

Remainder to be delivered by the end of October

Katy Cares

*Delivered 4 baby quilts

Kits Available

*1 baby-ready for quilting

*1 throw-wonky log cabin

*1 twin Pick Up Sticks-ready for quilting

*Thanks to the Retreat attendees for making pillo...