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Tory Padden, a costume designer with over 40 years experience, presented an introduction to Fabric Postcards. The presentation reviews postcard design elements including, size, foundation/fillers, design elements, backing, and finishing touches.
Tory's presentation may be viewed here. Debby Lee lead a presentation on Quilter's Quiz, an acronym game of all things quilting.
Try your hand at these acronyms by accessing the presentation here. Can you bet the current guild record of 17 correct answers? Beverly provided a program on Making Bias Binding. Differences between bias binding and straight binding were demonstrated. Tips and tricks were noted such as not putting a binding seam in the quilt corner, sewing bias binding strips together in random lengths, chain sewing the binding and ironing the seams open.
View the presentation here. Amanda and Debby lead a program at the March 2023 meeting on Finishing Details. Specific techniques were discussed such as pressing, top stitching, thread, durability, and final presentation. View the presentation here
Thank you to all who responded to the 2022 Feedback Survey. Your responses assist the guild leadership -- telling us what we do well, and letting us know where we have opportunities for improvement.
The entire survey results may be viewed here. If you were unable to attend the September meeting, you missed an informative program led by member Beverly Keyser on Kaleidoscope Quilts.
Beverly shared her quilts inspired by Bethany Reynolds' stack 'n whack method of cutting fabric. The fabric is then sewn to create a 'kaleidoscope' effect. Included in the presentation were numerous resources and tips on creating a successful and gorgeous stack 'n whack quilt. A copy of the presentation may be found here. Our July program on Transparency and Dimension included a fabulous listing of quilters and makers using transparency and dimension in interesting ways.
Click here for the resource list. Each person, situation, space, circumstance, etc is different….so the way you build and manage your stash is different too and will change over time.
There is no one “correct” answer. This presentation provides questions and jumping off points to help you think about what will work for YOU. scrap_building_and_management_handout__03-15-2022_.pdf The inaugural MQG Webinar/Video Study Group kicked off with an informative presentation on paper piecing. We watched the video Fresh Quilting Episode 210: Freeze Paper Piecing by Nicole Neblett. The discussion followed with members noting the ease with which freezer paper could be used for large scale piecing. A handout was also provided with instructions on how to use freezer paper for piecing.
If you were unable to attend the February meeting, you missed an informative discussion on Foundation Paper Piecing by member Pam Casey. We learned the basics of FPP and were provided with numerous pattern and tutorial resources. View the presentation in the download file below. 
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