IMQG President – Page 4 – Indy Modern Quilt Guild

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Exhibition 2022 People’s Choice Winner

a variety of modern quilts hung for display on a painted concrete block wall in an art gallery

The votes are in! There was a three-way tie between MAGNOLIA Mystery Quilt (Marie Harnish), Which Direction Will It Fly? (Marie Harnish) and Scrap Happy Marcelle Medallion (Jane Kaag) for which piece was the crowd’s favorite. Runners up were 7 by Dr. Tony Jean Dickerson and Aurora by Mary Ellen Straughn. Many congratulations, quilters!

Since two of the three top vote-getters were made by the same quilter, she will get the winner’s package: a prize ribbon impeccably made by our very own Jane Kaag, a Sewology quilt compliments of Pen + Paper Designs, and the right to brag about being our inaugural People’s Choice winner. Enjoy, Marie Harnish!

2022-07-172022-07-17

July Block Lotto — House

For our July block we’re making houses! This pattern is by Amanda Castor, who is a local quilter.

The pattern has both a house and a tree pattern. The unfinished house block size is 5 ½” x 7”—make one or more of them to be included in the drawing. Tree blocks are optional contributions that are welcome but won’t count as a lotto entry.

Follow Material Girl Quilts’ My Town Quilt Blocks tutorial using the following guidelines:
— For the house, door and roof, go wild! Use whatever colors you like. Fussy cuts welcome!
— For the background, use blue in a small scale print or solid. We want the background to represent the sky, so keep that in mind.

As a reminder, these blocks will be turned in at the August meeting and the lotto is open only to current, paid members.

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Fall Retreat 2022

promotional shot of FFA Leadership Center from their website

Our fall retreat is happening September 29 – October 2 at the FFA Leadership Center in Trafalgar, Indiana, starting at 9 AM on Thursday and ending at 2 PM on Sunday. We’ll have the entire Fellowship Hall space to ourselves for sewing, socializing, snacks, and shenanigans! There is space for 13 overnighters to have their own beds and 8 single-day retreat-goers on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

Please register via PayPal below. Registration is first come, first served, and PayPal is set up to prevent overselling of the available slots. If the retreat is sold out when you try to sign up then you’ll be taken to a waiting list form.

Attendees for the full retreat can participate in the voluntary Snack Swap activity. After submitting your payment, you’ll be taken to a form to sign up for the Snack Swap—details about that swap are included in the form.