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Donate to an animal rescue organization for a chance to win this quilt!

close up of IMQG's 2022 QuiltCon Community Outreach Challenge quilt

UPDATE: Alex Miller Reusze won the quilt with a donation to The Humane Society of the United States. There were 180 total entries, which means we raised $900 for various animal rescue organizations. Strong work, everyone!

Each year Indy MQG participates in the QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt Challenge. For 2022 the theme was angles with a color palette of white, boysenberry, geranium, orange, yellow, and olive. Members of our guild designed, constructed, quilted, and finished this quilt for the challenge.

full show of IMQG's 2022 QuiltCon Community Outreach Challenge quilt, outdoors

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.

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Submissions Are ̶O̶p̶e̶n̶ Closed for Exhibition 2022: A Modern Quilt Show

entrance to Garfield Park Arts Center

UPDATED TO ADD: Submissions are now closed. Think about what you want to work on for next year’s show!

Members of Indy MQG and Akoma Ntoso MQG are encouraged to submit QUILTS and QUILTED ITEMS to this year’s show at Garfield Park Art Center, on display July 1–29. The public is clamoring to see our creative output!

STEP #1: Choose which pieces you’d like to have on display. Quilts are the obvious choice but maybe you also make quilted bags, quilted pillows, quilted clothing, etc. Everything quilted is eligible!

Did you make a mini quilt using the IMQG logo colors for last year’s challenge? That’s this year’s challenge too! You are welcome to have it on display again.

Did you make a mini quilt using the IMQG logo colors for this year’s challenge? Great!

STEP #2: Fill out a submission form for each piece you’d like to have in the show. You may have to scroll to see the whole form, FYI.

IMQG MINI QUILT CHALLENGE — You do have to submit a form but you do not have to pay a fee. All challenge quilts that meet the guidelines will automatically be eligible for display pending final approval by Garfield Park Arts Center.

STEP #3: Once you have submitted one form for each of your pieces, use the dropdown below to submit your payment. The exhibition and public reception are funded by submission fees.

Remember: do not count your mini quilt for IMQG’s color challenge toward your total number of quilts when selecting how many submissions to pay for.

Select number of quilts submitted


Step #4: Send photos of your submitted pieces to exhibition [at] indymqg [dot] com. Nothing fancy! Just something GPAC can use to verify that each piece is appropriate for hanging in a public gallery.

You can send any questions and concerns to that email address too.

STEP #5: Put the public reception for Exhibition 2022: A Modern Quilt Show on your calendar: July 8 from 6–9 PM!

STEP #6: Drop off your submissions at IMQG’s June meeting. Send a message to exhibition [at] indymqg [dot] com to make alternate arrangements if you can’t make it to Eastgate Christian Church on June 11 between 11 AM and 4 PM.

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COVID Precautions Survey for Members

overhead photo of fabric face mask on a cutting mat

The IMQG board is reexamining our COVID precautions for in-person meetings.  With vaccinations, masks, and testing as the tools available to prevent the spread of COVID, there are a number of scenarios. We are asking members to let us know via survey which scenarios you would personally be comfortable with for upcoming meetings.

Please note that we will continue to offer virtual meetings in addition to in-person meetings when possible.

We ask that you take the survey by Monday, April 25, so that we have time to tally the results and provide any updates to the membership. 

Click here for the survey!