Boxes and Emeralds

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Last week, Colleen Wise spoke to our Guild at the June meeting.   She talked about her journey into quilting, some of the “cheats” she has developed over time, and how perfection isn’t exactly our friend when it thwarts our creativity.  This was followed by an inspiring trunk show of quilts. The next day she led nine MPS members in a workshop.  Due to an unfortunate misunderstanding, some of the participants were prepared to learn her “Boxes and Beyond” technique and others were ready to learn her “Emerald City” block method.  The quilts featured above are hers.  Colleen graciously offered to teach both techniques thatRead More →

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On April 25, 2017, Robin Long presented her program, “The Many Uses of the Mariner’s Compass”, during the MPS Guild meeting.  Wow!  While Robin was speaking and showing us the many beautiful quilts she created using her method of strip piecing, the room was becoming super-charged by the rising level of energy.  Many members became inspired to try something new and her April 26th workshop sold out on the spot. Bright and early the next morning, twelve lucky quilters showed up at the Hudson Plaza to spend the day with Robin.  By 4 PM, they all had a Mariner’s Compass they could show off.  These beautiful blocks canRead More →

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Due to the hard work of our MPS Program Chairs, we have many fabulous workshops to offer in 2017: In January, we are offering a workshop by Sam Hunter.  She spoke to us in October and inspired us so much, we asked her to come back and lead a workshop.  She’ll be teaching us how to make her Dingbat Quilt, and will have the pattern for each student at the workshop which is included in the fee!  No need to purchase the pattern before class. Sam holds an MFA in Fiber Arts and is a quilt pattern designer.  Her mission statement tells us that she’s “aRead More →

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Are they in your favor? It depends on how many raffle tickets you buy at tonight’s MPS meeting. Ricky Tims, Musician and Quilter And what is the great prize? Nothing less than a ticket to the Ricky Tims Super Quilt Seminar, a three-day event in Portland featuring Ricky himself and guest teacher Alex Anderson. The seminar starts the evening of March 31 and continues through April 2. (You can find out more about it here.) MPS has a free ticket to give away because the guild is helping to promote the event. And that free ticket is valued at $224. Raffle tickets were sold atRead More →

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Are you ready to turn over a new leaf? Award-winning art quilter Pat Pauly is coming to town in October to teach a workshop for MPS called “The New Big Leaf.” Pat, who lives in Rochester NY, is known for her strong compositions. She creates contemporary works of art that have a modern sensibility yet maintain a connection with traditional quilts. Bold colors and unusual combinations of fabric are hallmarks of her work in fiber arts. Both Pat’s quilts and her workshops are described as “energized, spontaneous, and artistic,” In this workshop for MPS, Pat will teach you how to build a large graphic leafRead More →