College

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On Tuesday,  March 26, MPS offered it’s annual Quilt College as the program for our General Meeting.  As usual, it did not disappoint.  We were treated to three interesting topics that were presented by three of our own MPS members.  And many of us came away inspired to try something new. So that’s what we learned this year.  We hope you find some of this useful.  Let us know what you think in the comments below.  Can’t wait for our Quilt College in 2025!Read More →

"Win" in Scrabble Tiles

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As we continue our 25th Anniversary celebration in March 2024, we’re going to reminisce about something we did as a guild many years ago. The Quarterly Winnings block project was an opportunity to practice skills in making a wide variety of blocks.  A committee chose a block, created a pattern and color suggestion and shared it with the members.  Over the next three months, members made the blocks and brought them to the meeting.  Those who made a block were eligible to “win” all the blocks to put together in a quilt. It’s not exactly known when the Quarterly Winnings block projects began.  Probably priorRead More →

QuiltCon Logo

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Claudia J sent this Instagram reel to me saying, “More people need to see this post from Quiltfolk”.  And I 100% agree! The reel is about 1 minute and 25 seconds long, and you’ll probably want to watch it more than once to catch it all.  Just click the button below to see the great quilty fashion. It will make you smile. Which one is your favorite?  Let us know in the comments below. I think mine is the hot pink, orange, and lime green number near the beginning of the reel.  And of course the last one.  But to be honest, I liked allRead More →

Christie's Hospice Quilt

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Do you follow “Frances Quilts” on social media or on the Web?  Frances Arnold spoke to us once in January 2022 and we liked her so much, we had her back in January of 2023. Christie commented on Frances’s monthly newsletter earlier this month.  Frances enjoyed her response so much, she asked Christie if she could feature her in one of her blog posts.  So, on Saturday, February 10th, 2024, followers of Frances Quilts were treated to some great eye candy and even learned a new way to describe our scrapes!  You can read the post by clicking on the button below.  I know you’llRead More →

25th Celebration

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And we’re thrilled! Once upon a time, in 1999, 14 women, who loved quilting, gathered in someone’s living room and wondered if Beaverton, Oregon could support a quilting guild.  Many of them belonged to other quilting guilds in the Portland area; but the guilds were large and the women thought a smaller guild might offer a better opportunity for camaraderie and inspiration. They also wanted to have something closer to home. After their initial meeting, they decided to move forward with a new guild.  Flyers were posted in quilt shops and word spread in the old fashioned way–by word of mouth.  They procured the communityRead More →