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S2MQG COMMUNITY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
South Sarasota MQG Community/Charity Committee
Members: Jody Jordan, Pam Morris, Chris Haddad, Jill Platt, Linda Crump, Debbie Sipp; Marie Black; Sue Balazs, Lenore Loftu s
South Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild strives to serve our community through quilting. In the past we have donated quilts to Guardian Ad-ledum, All Star Children's Foundation, and Tidwell Hospice.
2023 brings change to our community quilts. Our audience will be varied and the recipients may be children or adults. Our process is changing as well. We are depending a members to volunteer to be a Queen Bee on a bi-monthly basis. All blocks to be given or mailed to the Queen on or before the stated bi-monthly guild meeting. Late blocks will not be accepted.
The current volunteers are:
Linda Crump: February-March
Pam Morris: April-May
Karen Scott: June-July
Pam Morris: August-September
COLLECTING QUILTS
TYPES OF QUILTS & PATTERNS: MAKE IT MODERN!!
FUN WAYS TO GET QUILTS MADE
South Sarasota MQG Community/Charity Committee
Members: Jody Jordan, Pam Morris, Chris Haddad, Jill Platt, Linda Crump, Debbie Sipp; Marie Black; Sue Balazs, Lenore Loftu s
South Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild strives to serve our community through quilting. In the past we have donated quilts to Guardian Ad-ledum, All Star Children's Foundation, and Tidwell Hospice.
2023 brings change to our community quilts. Our audience will be varied and the recipients may be children or adults. Our process is changing as well. We are depending a members to volunteer to be a Queen Bee on a bi-monthly basis. All blocks to be given or mailed to the Queen on or before the stated bi-monthly guild meeting. Late blocks will not be accepted.
The current volunteers are:
Linda Crump: February-March
Pam Morris: April-May
Karen Scott: June-July
Pam Morris: August-September
COLLECTING QUILTS
- Members are asked to donate completed quilts at general meetings.
- If an entire quilt seems daunting, you may make individual blocks (per our monthly challenge) to contribute to Caring Quilts. Click here to find out more.
- QUILTS MUST BE WASHED IN FRAGRANCE FREE PRODUCTS--wrap in a bag if you have pets--remember some people may have allergies. We will collect quilts and donate them periodically.
- Volunteer Quilters may be needed (Long Armers and Domestic Machines) to quilt some of these quilts. Please notify any member of the committee if you can do some quilting. • Members are asked to provide the top, batting and backing and binding if they cannot complete the quilt on their own.
- Volunteers may also be needed to attach binding after longarming.
- SEW-IN DAYS are a great time to work on the Caring Quilts.
TYPES OF QUILTS & PATTERNS: MAKE IT MODERN!!
- Please make gender neutral quilts that are suitable for any child.
- Preferred sizes are minimum 42" x 60" up to 60" x 70".
- Use 100% cotton fabrics for the top and backing. Batting can be 80/20 or 100% cotton or other natural fibers such as wool or bamboo.
- FABRICS: Please be inclusive in your fabric choices. Please use color palettes that are bright but not 'baby-ish'. No pale blue and pink or pastel colors please. Avoid fabrics with images that are targeted to a gender or age such as unicorns, fairies, butterflies, flowers, trucks, etc.
- Shop your stash. Don't have enough of one color? Substitute other fabrics as you make your blocks.
- Pieced backs will actually make this a two sided quilt. Use larger pieces of stash and scraps to make a simple pieced back.
- BLOCK PATTERNS: Use any type of quilt pattern with pieced blocks. Remember that these quilts will be used and washed. Applique will probably not hold up as well as pieced blocks. Pattern sources include the Modern Quilt Guild website. There are some interesting patterns there and they are all free.
- Please remember that these quilts might be given away to young people, children or adults. This is not a 'show quilt'. Use your stash and scraps to make these quilts—they will be appreciated for the caring gesture.
- Keep it simple! Simpler block designs, fun fabrics and simple quilting.
- QUILT IT SIMPLE! The quilting can be as simple and easy as straight lines spaced about 1 inch apart; wavy or meandering lines; simple pantographs; etc. Make sure your quilting is secure—check the back and front for any loose threads.
- Make BIG BORDERS! Make BIG BLOCKS! For example, adding 6-8 inch wide borders on all four sides will mean less piecing. You can whip something up in a day a la Eleanor Burns style.
FUN WAYS TO GET QUILTS MADE
- Organize Sew Days (Zoom and in person) to work on a quilt separately or create blocks for a group quilt. Self organize with some buddies from the Guild! • Self-organize groups -- Partnering with other members is a lot of fun and a good way to get to know more people—you don't have to do it alone!
- Pods can collaborate on a quilt
- Use this quilt as a way to practice a new-to-you block pattern or practice simple quilting.
Projects
In lieu of a holiday gift exchange this year (2023) the Guild is asking you to make a very simple drawstring backpack for the kids at Twig.
Here are the instructions:
Here are the instructions:
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Caring Quilts
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August - September Block:
The Hourglass block + 1 variation Color Guidlines: Please use one green, any shade. This is a 12.5" finished square. Please read the directions in the PDF below. Blocks are due at the September meeting. If you need to mail the block back or have questions, please get in touch with our Queen Bee, Pam Morris. |
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| comfort_quilt_aug_directions.pdf |
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June-July Block:
The Mod Economy Block by Rebecca Severt & the MQG Color Guidlines: Please use grays, greens, yellow & and white in solids or low volume. This is a 12.5" finished square. You can switch the location of the green & yellow and you don't have to try to match the shades of green, yellow, & gray. Blocks are due at the August meeting. If you need to mail the block back or have questions, please get in touch with our Queen Bee, Karen Scott Cutting directions corrections: The light gray instructions you to cut four 1.5" squares BUT it should be four 1.5" x 2.5" rectangles. |
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| comfort_quilt_aug_directions.pdf |
| mod_econmy_block.pdf |
| side_pieces.pdf |
| side_bottm_piece_mirror.pdf |
| outside_4a.pdf |
| outside_4b.pdf |
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April-May Block:
Improv triangle (one or multiple) 12.5" finished square Queen Bee: Pam Morris * there will be a demonstration at the April meeting. Color Guidelines: Please use at least 2 contrasting colors Blocks are due by the June meeting. Pam has also requested "bucket hats" in the children's and toddler sizes. Click here to link to the pattern |
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February-March Block:
Punch Block Study by Erin Case & The MQG Color Guidelines Please use warm colors: Red/Orange/Yellow (accents with a greenish yellow or reddish purple allowed) Blocks are due by the April meeting. If you need to mail the block back or have questions, please get in touch with our Queen Bee, Linda Crump Alternative: If you would like to do an Improv block this month instead, please create a block that is 12.5" unfinished in the color scheme above. Linda asks that you include at least one quarter circle in your piece. |
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