Richmond Modern Quilt Guild – FIRST MEETING April 15, 2011
Posted By drsao on April 11, 2011
The first meeting of the Richmond chapter of The Modern Quilt Guild will be at Quilter’s Corner in Midlothian, VA
on Friday, April 15th
The guild will continue to meet every third Friday – and if you come and join you can be a CHARTER MEMBER of this guild that already has international chapters!
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Don’t you want to come too? I am not sure I am a modern quilter – but I will be there anyway. Maybe I will BECOME MODERNIZED!!!!!
Meet & Greet is at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.
There will be a beading demo by Catherine Etter – it is bound to be great (I guarantee her work and her sense of humor too!) You will not only learn something but you will giggle a bit as well!
Catherine made her necklace and the green scarf that I am wearing!
Everyone is Welcome and Refreshments will be served.
I took this from the Quilter’s Corner Blog Announcement – but in case you didn’t see it, I am posting it here too!
What is The Modern Quilt Guild?
The Modern Quilt Guild is a community of quilt guilds across the country. The online community of modern quilters is thriving and this guild grew out of a desire to also have us meet in person. The founding branch of the guild started in Los Angeles in October of 2009. Through blogs & the internet word spread quickly of the fun they were having and now branches have started popping up all over the country. We are a young organization just getting started with planning, organizing and sorting out all we will do as an association. We encourage anyone who’s interested to join us! Beginners are welcome.
What is Modern Quilting?
Modern quilting is a new twist on the traditional art of quilting. This may mean something as simple as using a traditional quilt block and updating it in a fresh fun new way. That includes using modern fabrics, modifying the block arrangement or even the scale of the block. The piecing could be improvisational and wonky, or it could be very exact and measured, following a pattern or creating your own.
The quilting could be traditional stippling, clean straight lines or a very “free” have fun, quilt as you go style.
Fabrics could be upcycled vintage sheets, custom digital printed fabric, a yummy selection from one of the new modern fabric designers, or an old fabric from an ever growing stash.Modern quilting is sometimes difficult to define because in many ways the definition is as individual as the quilter – changing from quilter to quilter. In addition to reflecting the individual personality and personal style of the quilter it also reflects the current aesthetic of the day.
Modern quilting is also about the attitude and the approach that modern quilters take. It respects the amazing artistry and talent of the tradition of quilting, while allowing the quilter to challenge the “rules”. In fact, if there were one rule in modern quilting it would be that there are no rules.The concept of modern quilting is not meant to divide or segregate. It is meant to welcome new quilters, of all ages, to the world of quilting in a style that they can relate to.
In many ways, modern quilting takes us back to the basics of the early quilters, when women of the day used the colors and styles of their time to express themselves creatively.
Look for additional information at http://richmondmqg.blogspot.com/
Please be sure and post about your first Modern Quilt Guild meeting – we have one in Chapel Hill and I have never attended. I would love to know what someone’s elses impression is. From what I have seen, which is very little, the fabrics and quilting are what makes them more modern than what I make. I know you both will have a wonderful time – you always do. Judy C.
I would love to attend, but I’m going out of town this weekend. Maybe someone could video Catherine’s presentation and sell it to me.
It is going to be simply faboo and have I mentioned I’m President – EGADS, no telling what will happen now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But seriously, it’s really more of a coat of fresh pant, an added zing to that which we already love and long to do mo’, mo’, mo’ of – just twisting a bit, putting a spin to things and getting a face lift, okay, who’s game – ME, ME, ME!!!!!!!!!! Gosh, how I love to learn and this is soooooooooooo exciting, perhaps I’ll arrange a swap with Paris, ooh-la-la!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So have a sit, buckle your seats and plan on a fantastic journey………………….Carry on luggage – free of charge – so bring your toys, show and tells and play along……………