Rosalie "The Star We Make Together"

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Before we get too far into 2025, let’s take one more look back at 2024 with our final 25th Anniversary celebration.  On November 26th, at our General Meeting, our members revealed the final results of our 2024 Quilt Challenge.  In keeping with our anniversary focus for the year, Ruth T challenged us to make something using 25 of anything–be it 25 fabrics, 25 threads, 25 seams–you get the picture. All of our members were given a fat quarter of silver fabric to use in our challenge projects or any other way we wanted. Over a third of our membership embraced the challenge, and we revealed 42Read More →

Wonky Square blocks

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This year has been one big celebration here at the Metropolitan Patchwork Society (MPS) as we marked our 25th anniversary! Back in March, we invited everyone—MPS members and anyone else with a passion for sewing—to create some “Wonky Square” blocks. These quirky, playful blocks were to become part of a special quilt project, and as more and more blocks poured in, we soon realized we had something big on our hands. What started as one quilt quickly became four! The design we selected, called Tipsy City Quilt, was chosen by Marcia S and Michelle N from Quilting Modern by Jacquie Gering and Katie Pedersen. ThanksRead More →

Basket with fabric and wine

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Yes! Our annual MPS Silent Auction will be held this coming Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at the Bethel Congregational Church in Beaverton, Oregon.  Doors will open at 6:30 PM (and not before) as we welcome members and non-members alike into the room for some lively bidding on many great items.  Heather and Cydney work all year toward this evening as they gather fine fabrics and other quilty paraphernalia, as well as a few things that aren’t necessarily quilt related but can make quilting more enjoyable (wine, anyone?). Because of their thoughtful curating, you will see many beautiful items displayed throughout the room. We have seenRead More →

Quilts

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On the late morning and early afternoon of Saturday, July 20, 2024, the lovely surroundings of Evelyn Schliffer Memorial Park in Beaverton, Oregon came alive with the vibrant colors and intricate patterns of quilts at the MPS bi-annual Outdoor Quilt Show. The quilts were gracefully hung among the trees, where they danced in the gentle breeze, creating a picturesque tapestry against the summer sky. The weather was nothing short of perfect, providing an ideal setting for this beloved event, which also featured a fabric sale. Attendees had the opportunity to explore almost 75 quilts, showcasing a diverse range of styles, including art, modern, traditional, andRead 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 →