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Submitted by Dianne McD.  (click on any image for a larger view) Back in February, I told you about a weaving exhibit being held at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU.  The name of the exhibit is “Weaving Data” and it explores the relationship between computers and weaving.  You can read that blog post here. In the comments, a couple of members suggested a field trip might be in order.  But it didn’t go any farther than that, until….. Member, Dawn W decided to take the bull by the horns and called the museum to set up a guided tour for MPS members.Read More →

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Submitted by Dianne McD. At our MPS Guild meeting for March 2023, Laurie Wildey of 406 Quilts and Crafts came to us over Zoom and taught us Shannon Brinkley’s method of Scrappy Applique. Two days later, 13 MPS members gathered in the conference room of Bethel Congregational Church to try their hand at this new (to them) quilting technique.  The play day was facilitated by our Program Chairs, Christie and Liz.  Although the room was small, the success rate was huge! The theme for the day was Spring; and many bunnies and tulips (and a bird and a cat) were starting to appear as eachRead More →

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Submitted by Dianne McD. Do you remember when you were in elementary school and returned in the fall, and how you always had to write a report about what you did over your summer vacation?  Me either–too long ago!  But I’ll attempt to emulate that report anyway. During the weekend of March 3rd-5th in 2023, MPS hosted a Spring Retreat at the Alton Collins Retreat Center which is set in the woods near Sandy, Oregon. Twenty-six of us gathered for two and a half days of piecework, handwork, and I even saw someone knitting.  The “sewing” room was huge and we all had plenty ofRead More →

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Submitted by Dianne McD. Every time I hear someone say “You need to move out of your comfort zone…”, I want to gnash my teeth.  I’ve set up housekeeping in my comfort zone and I’m very happy there, thank you very much! On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, MPS hosted Frances Arnold as our speaker for the evening.  She spoke to us on the “Challenge of Challenges” and took us along on the journey of her challenge quilts beginning in the 1980’s to her latest quilt that was accepted in the 2023 Quilt Con show.  Before she began, she shared this quote from Richie Norton: It’sRead More →

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It’s been said that when looking for creative sparks of inspiration in our artwork, we should branch out from the medium we use and explore other artists and their artistic mediums.  MPS member Dawn W sent us some information about an exhibit in Portland that just might fit such an exploration. The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU is presenting an exhibit called “Weaving Data”.  The exhibit runs from January 24th to April 29th of 2023 and admission to the museum is free.  This exhibit explores the relationship between computing and weaving.  Did you know that the Jacquard weaving process used a form ofRead More →