This summer, folklorists from Traditional Arts Indiana are looking to meet and interview quilters and other fiber artists in the Indianapolis region as part of the Everyday Arts and Aging initiative. The project focuses on the diverse ways of aging in urban parts of the state. Folklorists will be using these interviews to create a resource guide which highlights how older adults are using everyday arts in later life. The guide will be distributed to libraries, senior centers, and individuals throughout the country. If you are interested in being involved, or if you know someone who might be, please contact Claire Gillett at cgillet@iu.edu or 801-577-2707.
The goal of the challenge is to raise funds for nonprofit organizations. Indy MQG has chosen animal rescue as this year’s fundraising focus. For every $5 you donate to an animal rescue of your choice, IMQG will give you one chance to win this quilt in a random drawing. Here’s how that will work:
Step #1 — Choose your animal rescue charity! You can donate to any nonprofit animal rescue organization, whether based in Indiana or not.
Step #2 — Make a donation July 1–29! Each $5 donation you make during Exhibition 2022: A Modern Quilt Show will earn you a chance to win the IMQG community outreach quilt while also helping an animal rescue organization of your choice! You can make a donation in any amount you choose but chances to win are issued in $5 increments (e.g., $10 donation = 2 chances, $100 donation = 20 chances, etc.). Any processing fees added to the donation do not count toward the total (e.g., $50 donation + $5 fee = 10 chances).
Step #3 — Show us proof of your donation by July 31! Complete this form with your information, including uploading a photo of your donation receipt. We will register your chance(s) to win in our list of entries.
The random drawing will take place on August 1 and the winner will be notified immediately. Anyone who follows steps #1–3 is eligible to win! IMQG will cover shipping within the United States if local delivery isn’t feasible.
For our June block we’re making ice pops! We’re celebrating summer with these cool treats. These BIG blocks are really easy to make.
The unfinished block size is 8” x about 18 ½”—the pattern says 18 ¾” but the sample blocks made were closer to 18 ½”. The winner of these blocks will have room to make size adjustments on this block as needed.
Popsicle® is a brand name so we’re aiming to avoid trademark infringement with our terminology.
Follow Sew Yeah’s pattern to make your block(s) using the following guidelines: — For the ice pop, use three different fabrics in colors of your choice in modern, small-scale prints or solids. Keep an eye on contrast so your sweet treat doesn’t disappear into the background! — For the stick, use brown or tan. — For the background, use a cheery yellow in a solid or small-scale print.
For our purposes, please make only the ice pop block with no sashing. The winner will be able to decide what kind/size of sashing to make.
As a reminder, these blocks will be turned in at the July meeting and the lotto is open only to current, paid members.
