Author: Carlene Clark
April President’s Letter
March definitely blew in and blew out and April is certainly coming in with the showers and storms. I’m always hesitant to sew during storms, do you worry about power surges and your machines? We had difficulties in a prior house, funny though the only thing I’m concerned about is my sewing machines. Have my priorities!
Mudsock kept me busy in March. I was pleasantly surprised by all the shoppers and workers at the Charity Shopping Days. It is the place for fabric for your charity projects.
2025 Quilt Challenge
Theme for the Challenge Quilt 2025 is ‘Be your Own Designer’ – following the Facebook ‘get to know you question’ in January – Who is your favorite Designer?
Rules: There are really very few RULES. The idea is to motivate each member to get creative and be their own designer, try something new
Maybe this means to create an art quilt of your own design…
Maybe it means to create your own fabric to be used in a pattern, by painting or dying…
Maybe it’s taking a pattern you have but adding blocks to make a quilt or enlarging a block to make a single block quilt.
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show
2025 Quilt Contest Entry
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show hosts a 10-category juried and judged Quilt Contest. Quilters of all levels have the opportunity to enter a maximum of four quilts into this exciting contest. Prizes will be awarded in each category, as well as to the Best of Show and Viewers’ Choice quilts. Entries are due by June 30, 2025.
2025 Quilt Contest Rules and Entry Form
2025 Quilt Contest Rules & Entry Form (print only PDF)
2025 Quilt Contest Rules & Entry Form (online form)
Quilt Challenge
Each year The Great
Learn to Make a Tote Bag
Skill Builders Committee is hosting a bag making class on April 10th. Check out the calendar for more information and to sign up.
Learn to Knit
Skill Builders Committee is hosting a Learn to Knit class on May 7th. Check out the calendar for more information and to sign up.
Scarves for Magdalene
Magdalene is the Comfort Dog of the Cornerstone Lutheran Church.
We have been making scarves that attach to her collar for the six days a week she is working to comfort in our community and elsewhere.
Please pick up a kit at the monthly meeting or make one (or several) on your own. Instructions are on our website under “Patterns” and printed copies are available with the kits. Please note, the pattern was updated when Magdalene turned two years old.
You need two fat quarters, a few inches
Guild Meeting March 10
March Meeting: In March, our program will include the introduction of this year’s Challenge Quilt Theme, as well as some fun ‘get to know you activities’. The Challenge Quilt Reveal (when you show your creation) will be in July, so there is lots of time this year! Programs:On March 10 in our Guild Meeting we will introduce the theme for our Guild Challenge Quilt. For those new to the guild, each year we have a challenge quilt program, open to all, with participation by all encouraged. This year the challenge will run from its introduction in March, to the reveal (basically a show and tell) of each challenge quilt creation in our July guild meeting. The goal of having a challenge is to encourage creativity and it’s fun to see how the theme is interpreted by each of our members! There is no right or wrong in this – so please plan to participate! If you can’t make it to the March meeting, please look for this year’s challenge theme on the website following the March meeting. Also, at our March meeting we will have some fun ‘getting to know you’ activities so please come prepared to meet new friends! In our April 14 meeting, Shannon Arnstein from Muncie, will be joining us and sharing her designs. Shannon is an author, designer, and a quilt sample maker for RJR Fabrics. On April 15 (Tuesday) from 9am – 2pm Shannon will be conducting a half day workshop on use of fabric panels in quilt designs. The cost of this workshop will be $30. There are still a few spots open for this workshop and you can sign up=&0=& Sign-ups will be available at the March meeting, so please bring cash or a check to sign up at that time. There are panels available in our storeroom that can be used for the workshop BUT ONLY IF the end result will be a quilt made for charity. Also, there will be some panels available for sale ($5) at the Steals and Deals table, for use if you’d like to make a quilt that you may keep (not donate).
March 6- Quilts of Valor Sewing Day
March 7- Board Meeting
March 10- Guild meeting
March 11- Charity Sewroom Shopping
March 11- Charity Sew In
March 20- Charity Sewroom Shopping
March 26- Delaware Sew Bee
March President’s Letter
The winter is flying by, I see signs of spring- My daffodils and crocuses are peeking out through the remaining snow last weekend. The cold kept me in, I had so much fun piecing and quilting instead of going places. I have been inspired by pictures and posts in my social media feeds from Quilt Con and AQS to continue trying new ideas.
If you have not made a charity quilt for 2025- I encourage you to get started. I did an online quilt along with GE Quilt Designs and finished a simple but cool
Quilts of Valor Sew-In
Please join the Quilts of Valor Committee in sewing a quilt for a deserving Veteran. We will meet on March 6th from 9:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. in the Community Room in the Community North Health Pavilion:
9669 East 146th Street, Noblesville, IN 46060
Contact Sharon Jones (317) 753-8163 if you’re planning to attend.
February Guest Speaker
Lisa Schulte from Green Light Quilts in Franklin, Tennessee, will be visiting and sharing her unique designs, patterns, and quilts in our meeting on Monday, February 10. On the following day, Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Lisa will be conducting a workshop from 8 am – 3 pm at the Community Health Pavilion (located at 9669 E. 146th St., Noblesville) using her pattern called ‘Aunt Margaret’s Scrap Basket.’ There are still a few spots open for this workshop (as
February President’s Letter
Wow! January flew by in more ways than one! The cold weather kept me home more than usual. Cleaned up my sewing studio again and got a great start on a large quilt. I finally started the quilt from a 2023 shop hop and have the blocks made. My 9-year-old granddaughter dreamed of more gifts for her classmates for Valentine’s Day, so we are on a sewing adventure together creating small pillows for her classmates. My 5-year-old granddaughter is starting hand sewing together. In my efforts to
February Workshop Sign Ups
Be sure to check out the speaker and workshop for February. You don’t want to miss out on the opportunity to get a seat in this class. Chris Schulte (of Green Light Quilts) will host a workshop utilizing her pattern called ‘Aunt Margaret’s Scrappy Basket.’ The workshop will focus on techniques for piecing of quarter square triangles and raw edge applique. Fee to members of MQG – $50 (full-day workshop, includes pattern)
Location: Community Pavilion, 9669 146th Street, Noblesville
Quilting 101
Start the New Year off right with Quilting 101. Classes will start January 17th for 5 weeks 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Community Network Health Pavilion, 9669 146th Street (Suite 160) Noblesville. Learn techniques that will make you a better quilter with sharper quilts. Contact Diane Dimpfl 317-550-9080 or ddimpfl1@comcast.net if you are interested. Fee $60.
January President’s Letter
Greetings! I am looking forward to this year and all the quilty things we can accomplish as a guild and individually. Whether you are a new sewist, a new quilter, a domestic quilter, a long armer, a hand stitcher, there’s something for everyone. Our guild is known for its friendly welcome of everyone and how generous and helpful we are. We have grown by leaps and bounds the last 2-3 years; with this growth as members we need to intentionally reach out and find ways to continue the friendly
PayPal Issues
We have been having issues with the PayPal link on the website. Due to these issues we will not be taken payments online through the website. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes. Please pay your dues in person at the next meeting you are able to attend. Hopefully early in the new year we will have our new website up and running with no issues. If you are not able to get to a meeting beore March, please let us know and we will try to accomodate your situatuion.Thank you, Carlene Clark.
Christmas Party and Show & Tell
We are so grateful to Mary for two years of leadership.
Great party fun and Grinch stories.
Beautiful, amazing Decorations
Skill Builders: SOLD OUT!!! Make a T-Shirt Quilt hosted by Anne Hart
SOLD OUT!!!
Thank you all for your interest in this class, but we are completely full and can no longer take reservations.
Skill Builders’ next class on February 13th. Anne Hart will be showing us how to make a t-shirt quilt. Go to the calendar to read more and to sign up for the class. It’s a class you won’t want to miss!