PMQG Neon Quilt at Quilt Market

Congrats PMQG for getting the opportunity to show this quilt in the Michael Miller booth at Quilt Market last weekend! It looks wonderful next to Elizabeth Hartman's Neon Honey Quilt!

Amber Wilson, your illustrious PMQG secretary pieced the top and the back, Kim Lumapas, your dedicated PMQG programs director attached the binding, and PMQG Business member and 2012 PMQG treasurer, Nancy Stoval of Just Quilting quilted it!

PMQG Neon Quilt #1

We want to know which block is yours. Here is what we have so far:

a Lisa O'Conner

b  Susan Paris

c April Alden

d

e Kim Lumapas

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g Petra Anderson

h Gail Weiss

i April Alden

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k Katie Sciarrino

l Cath Hall

And look who we ran into at market -- PMQG members #149 (Ellen Colburn, left) and #150 (Ruth Dirkson, middle). Those are some awesome numbers ladies! PMQG member Karen Branchnoffer (right) didn't know her number, so we will just have to call her numero uno...

We have two more neon quilts in progress and can't wait to bring them to show and tell. You should all be VERY proud of your work! This was a challenge that was a bit daunting for most of us and we did good! The Michael Miller crew was delighted and asked us to participate in another challenge. Stay tuned for more info on that!

--Michelle

May Meeting Reminder

We have a jam-packed meeting planned for May! We have so many fabulous things going on, we do expect to run past 9:00 pm. With Quilt Market in town, we will have a very full house; PMQG members and special guests will have priority seating and we cannot guarantee space for non-members.


When: Thursday, May 16th, 7:00pm

Where: PNCA, Room 101
1241 NW Johnson St.
Portland, OR 97209

Special Guests:
Jacquie Gering, Presentation
Alissa Haight Carlton, Block of the Month and MQG membership info

Business Member Presentation:
Jolene Knight, Good Knights Quilts

As always, don't forget to bring your Block of the Month from last month, you still have time to make Heather's Spring Mod Block!

We will collect and ship donations for Quilts for Boston and To Boston with Love. As always, we will continue to collect donations of blocks, partial quilt tops, and fabric for our Puzzle block program. There will be BOM and Puzzle block kits to pick up if you would like to piece a top or a complete quilt for charity!

There are some fun events after the meeting too!

PMQG is co-hosting an After Quilt Market Happy Hour with Modern Domestic and Pendleton on Friday, May 17th. Stop by between 6 and 9 pm! Modern Domestic is located at 1408 NE Alberta St.

And on Saturday, May 18th, don't miss the MQG Meet-Up at the Red Lion Hotel, 1021 NE Grand, from 8 to 10 pm..

May Meeting--Special Guest Jacquie Gering!

We are so excited to have Jacquie Gering present at this month's meeting!

Jacquie is a passionate quilt maker, designer and modern quilting advocate.  She is known for her "out of the box" designs and unique style. Her work has been featured in both national and international publications, and she is the co-author of Quilting Modern:  Techniques and Projects for Improvisational Quilts.  Jacquie is a member of the Chicago Modern Quilt Guild and on the Board of Directors of the Modern Quilt Guild. She blogs and shares her quilting knowledge on her popular blog, Tallgrass Prairie Studio and lives in downtown Chicago with her husband and black lab, Bruno. 

Celebrate with PMQG, Modern Domestic, Pendleton and the MQG!

There are all kinds of fun events next weekend in Portland! 

Here are a few that we are hoping to hang out with you at:

PMQG Party at Modern Domestic with Pendleton

and the MQG is hosing a meet up at the Red Lion Hotel on Saturday, May 18th