Central Virginia Modern Quilt Guild

Develop and Encourage the Growth and Development of Modern Quilting through Education and Community Activities


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October Tara Faughnan Workshop!

On Saturday, Oct. 25, CVAMQG is offering an online workshop with Tara Faughnan. Tara has spent the past 20+ years stitching her way through color palettes, quilt blocks, and creative experiments that don’t always go according to plan—and she wouldn’t have it any other way.

Tara Faughnan

“Quilting, for me, is more than just a craft. It’s a way of slowing down, playing with color, solving little puzzles, and finding joy in the process (even when I’m seam-ripping!),” she says. With a background in textile design, Tara’s creative soul belongs to quilting—especially when she gets to share that love with other curious, creative minds.

On Monday, October 6th, at 7-8 pm EST, Tara presents a lecture, “Value Creates the Design” via Zoom. The lecture is FREE for CVAMQG members and $15 for non-members.

On Saturday, October 25th, at 10am-4pm EST, Tara offers her workshop, “Bokeh Quilt Color and Design” via Zoom. The workshop is $125 for CVAMQG members and $150 for non-members. Refund given only if there is a replacement for your spot. Workshop is limited to 24 students.

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VALUE CREATES THE DESIGN – LECTURE

Join Tara in a talk all about why value is one of the most important and essential design tools at our disposal.  Tara will present a lot of pictures so you can clearly see how value plays a role in creating movement, tension or flow in the design of a quilt, and she’ll leave you with a few exercises you can take forward into your own quilt making.

BOKEH QUILT COLOR AND DESIGN – WORKSHOP

The Bokeh Quilt is an exploration into creating rhythm through the use of color and value. Rather than relying on shape to create a design, we will use value and contrast to create movement and tell a story.  Whether you choose to use precise piecing, or go ruler-free for this quilt, the design employs a method of strip piecing to make the sewing fast, easy and fun.

REGISTER HERE!


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We Have a Show!

Please join us for the opening reception on Friday, August 1, at Main Street Station Gallery in downtown Richmond from 5-8 p.m.!

We will also have a series of community sewing circles – bring your handwork and let’s get to know each other!

  • Wednesday, August 6, 4-7 p.m.
  • Saturday, August 23, 12-3 p.m.
  • Friday, August 29, 12-3 p.m.

AND THERE’S MORE! Together with Modern Richmond, we present “Modern Makers: A Conversation on Modern Quilting” on Wednesday, August 13. Purchase tickets here.

Modern Richmond and CVAMQG are bringing together an incredible panel of modern quilt artists whose work is featured in the exhibition to share their journeys, design processes, and what “modern quilting” means in today’s creative world. The panel will also share their insights on what makes the quilts in the “Unbound” exhibit modern. Whether you’re a seasoned quilter, a curious beginner, or just love bold textile art, this is a night you won’t want to miss.

Maggie Schubert, Modern Richmond Chair and a Modern Quilter, will moderate the panel featuring artists Candra Parker, President of the Board of Directors for the Modern Quilt Guild, Donna Blalock, Kat Van Bourgondien, and Wanda Ann Dotson.

Come early and join the workshop led by Maggie Schubert, “A Modern Take on English Paper Piecing,” from 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Attendees will learn how to make their own English paper-pieced (EPP) curve with exposed stitches.

This workshop requires separate registration from the panel discussion.

20 workshop tickets are available ($15 -See at checkout on Eventbrite)

All levels of experience are welcome and registration fees will cover all needed supplies. If you already consider yourself a quilter, you can exploring a new take on a traditional technique in this workshop or if you have a curiosity towards starting your own modern quilting journey this will be a great place to start!

Parking is available in the lots near Main Street Station. More information can be found here: Parking.