Please bring a gift for an exchange. Food will be available at the Pub at a reasonable price. The election for 2020 officers will be conducted.
Category Archives: Membership
Meeting Celebration: Tuesday, December 3, 2019
July and August Meeting Changes
Our regular meeting space, Studio Two Three, is renovating and we are moving our meeting locations and dates for July and August.
We will meet Tuesday, JULY 11, 6 to 8 p.m at Quilting Adventures, 6943 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA 23228.
Our August meeting will be THURSDAY August 3, 6 to 8 pm at DoubleTree by Hilton, 1021 Koger Center Blvd., Richmond, VA, 23235. This is the site for the Pink Flamingo Retreat and you don’t have to be registered for the Retreat to attend the Guild meeting. Our program will be Tips and Tricks for Finishing Quilts so we’ll have all our stuff there and should make it easier to share our tips and tricks.
Members to be Featured at International Modern Quilt Show
TWO OF OUR MEMBERS, Melanie Leckey and Wanda Dotson will be featured at QuiltCon 2017, an international modern quilt show that takes place Feb. 23–26, 2017, in Savannah, Georgia. QuiltCon is held each year by the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG), a nonprofit organization that supports and encourages the growth and development of modern quilting.
Melanie and Wanda’s works were one of only 350 quilts selected from a pool of over 1,500 entries for this year’s show. Their works were chosen by a jury of modern quilters.
Melanie, 30, is a quilter living in Mechanicsville, Virginia and has been quilting for about 4 years. She is currently the Vice President of the Central Virginia Modern Quilt Guild and is slated to be President in 2018. She is also a professional longarm quilter with her own business she started in 2015. You can see her work at her blog, http://www.ohsewlovedquilting.com, and on Instagram @ohsewloved.
”This will be the first quilt show that I will have work displayed in and I am beyond excited,” Melanie says. “I hope that more and more young people start to love quilting as much as I do and participate in fun shows like this one. I love being part of this community that helps to grow and expand our understanding and change our way of thinking about the art of quilting. It’s no longer just for your grandma.”
Wanda, 52, lives in Colonial Heights, Virginia and has been quilting about 20 years. She is the current president of the Central Virginia Modern Quilt Guild and one was of its founders in 2015. She has a blog, Wanda’s Life Sampler and can be found on Instagram @wandaslifesampler.
“I’m thrilled my quilt will be on exhibit at QuiltCon East 2017 as part of the APQ Nine-Patch Challenge.,” says Wanda. “I like challenges. It focuses my mind, and it’s fun to see what I can create within the parameters of the challenge.”
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Melanie titled her quilt, Forgotten Pieces,
She described her work:
‘Forgotten Pieces’ was inspired by important ideas, events, and people in our lives that are left out or removed from our everyday thoughts, forgotten, which only leave a trace in our minds. Only whispers in time. This quilt is my interpretation of modern art with the use of a large amount of negative space, big and bold contrasting colors, chunky hand stitches, and clean lines.
The quilt measures 45″ by 47″
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Wanda titled her quilt, How to Play Hopscotch
Wanda described her work:
I was at a party where two little girls were playing hopscotch. The adults had a lengthy discussion on the rules of hopscotch, and, of course, we researched that on Google. There are many ways to draw a hopscotch board but it’s a simple game — tossing and jumping.
I thought a simple nine-patch would be best for the challenge, and each block could have white lines representing chalk lines. I also used a variety of fabrics — lightweight denim, shot cotton and regular cotton.
The quilt measures 52″ by 52″
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This will be QuiltCon’s East-Coast debut, coming to Savannah for the first time. This year’s show will feature the best in modern quilting design and workmanship.
“We’re thrilled to be back for our fourth QuiltCon, and even more excited to showcase these amazing quilts on the East Coast for the first time,” says Heather Grant, director of marketing and programming for the MQG. “This show truly features the best in modern quilting on an international stage, and the exhibitors’ work speaks for itself on how much talent, design knowledge and craftsmanship these quilters have. We can’t wait to see it all come together.”
About QuiltCon: Presented by the Modern Quilt Guild, QuiltCon is the largest modern quilting show of its kind. Each year, the four-day quilt show attracts thousands of attendees from around the world for workshops, lectures, panels and more. The show draws over 1,500 quilt entries, with 350 selected for the juried show. Thousands of dollars are awarded in cash prizes to the winners in 12 categories, which include piecing, quilting, handwork, appliqué, fabric challenges and more. Learn more about QuiltCon at quiltcon.com
About the MQG: The Modern Quilt Guild is made up of more than 150 guilds and 10,000members around the world. Our mission is to support and encourage the growth and development of modern quilting through art, education, and community. Learn more at themodernquiltguild.com.
About the CVA MQG: We are a group of wonderful creators around the Richmond, Virginia area who get together to celebrate creativity and showcase different quilting techniques and current trends in the quilting community.
For information about the location of our next meeting, go to our Meeting Date and Times page. You can also contact us at cvaMQG@gmail.com
Check your Email for Nominating Candidates Survey
Emails were sent to members asking for responses to the Nominating Candidates Survey. If you did not get this email, please let us know at cvaMQG@gmail.com
Please reply to the email.
This is what the Survey asks:
Your Name:
CVAMQG members, please answer the following 6 questions. The Nominating Committee is looking to the membership to see who may be interested in being a candidate or nominating a candidate for the Executive Council 2017
1. Are you interested in the position of PRESIDENT for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?
___ YES, I am interested in the position of PRESIDENT.
___ NO, I am not interested in the position of PRESIDENT.
Write in a candidate for the position of PRESIDENT _______________________.
2. Are you interested in the position of VICE PRESIDENT for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?
___ YES, I am interested in the position of VICE PRESIDENT.
___ NO, I am not interested in the position of VICE PRESIDENT.
Write in a candidate for the position of VICE PRESIDENT _______________________.
3. Are you interested in the position of SECRETARY for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?
___ YES, I am interested in the position of SECRETARY.
___ NO, I am not interested in the position of SECRETARY.
Write in a candidate for the position of SECRETARY _______________________.
4. Are you interested in the position of TREASURER for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?
___ YES, I am interested in the position of TREASURER.
___ NO, I am not interested in the position of TREASURER.
Write in a candidate for the position of TREASURER _______________________.
5. Are you interested in the position of WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRPERSON for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?
___ YES, I am interested in the position of WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRPERSON.
___ NO, I am not interested in the position of WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRPERSON.
Write in a candidate for the position of WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRPERSON _______________________.
6. Are you interested in the position of PROGRAM COORDINATOR for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?
___ YES, I am interested in the position of PROGRAM COORDINATOR.
___ NO, I am not interested in the position of PROGRAM COORDINATOR.
Write in a candidate for the position of PROGRAM COORDINATOR _______________________.
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Renew Your Membership
MEMBERS are invited to renew their membership by the November meeting. We want to know so that we can properly renew our membership with the Modern Quilt Guild.
Our dues with MQG are based on the number of members on our roster as of January 2017. We want to make sure we are assessed for the actual number of members on our roster in 2017.
Please let us know by completing the form below:
Thank you,
CVA MQG Executive Council
Proposed Amendments to the By-Laws
The Executive Council proposes these amendments to the Guild’s current By-Laws:
Article II: Members
2.2 Dues/Fees
[Add to first paragraph]
The Executive Council will set the amount for the pro ration of dues when a member joins after July 1.
Article II: Officers
Article 3.1 Officers
[Delete and replace the first paragraph]
The Executive Council shall consist of:
President
Vice President
Immediate Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Program Coordinator
Ways and Means Chair
Article 3.5 Vacancies
[Delete and add]
The first paragraph shall now read:
An Officer may resign at any time. Any Officer position, with exception of the President, can be appointed by the Executive Council. The Vice-President will fill in for the President until Elections can be held.
Article 3.6 Powers and Duties
[delete and add]
The paragraph shall now read:
Officers, except for the President, will be responsible for one or more committees, to be determined by the Executive Council.
Article V: Committees
5.3 Chairperson Responsibilities
[delete and replace]
Replace “Co-Managers” with “President”
Tips, Tricks and Techniques
DO YOU HAVE a quilting tip to share?
What about a special or favorite tool, or perhaps a trick to doing something quilty?
If you do, don’t be shy.
Please bring your tool/trick/technique to the September 6, 2016 meeting.
This is just a casual sharing. If it’s a tool, please bring it and tell us why it’s special, or if you want to show us a technique/trick and bring an example.
Our meeting program will focus on sharing each member’s tool/ tip/trick for the group.
The board will lead off with some of their favorites to get it all going.
See you at the Tuckahoe Public Library, 1901 Starling Drive, Henrico, VA 23229!
August 2, 2016 Meeting Reminder
WE are meeting on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the following Henrico County Public Library:
Glen Allen Branch,
10501 Staples Mill Road,
Glen Allen, VA 23060
June 7, 2016 Meeting Reminder
We are meeting on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, 6 to 8 p.m. at:
Tuckahoe Library
1901 Starling Drive
Henrico, VA 23229
BRING your mini Polaroid quilt project and share your experience with this challenge.
WE also plan to brainstorm about designs for the QuiltCon East 2017 Charity Challenge. The theme is Scale, and this is color palette:
If you have suggestions for the Charity Challenge and don’t want to share at the meeting, you can send those to us at CVAMQG@gmail.com
See you on Tuesday in Tuckahoe.
Central Virginia Modern Quilt Guild 