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Our annual Silent Auction is coming up in less than two weeks.  Tuesday, March 22nd to be exact.  Mim is busy putting together some wonderful items for our bidding pleasure.  We will have gift certificates from The Pine Needle, Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe, and Cool Cottons.  There are also a couple of lovely gift baskets from The Quilter’s Corner Store and Tea Time Calicos. Of course, that’s not all!  There’s fabric-lots of it, threads from Aurifil, quilting lap frames, a very nice quilt rack, some coffee table books, and lots of other fun quilty items.  We will have over 100 items on which to bid.  TheseRead More →

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Longtime MPS member Michelle Herrmann said her goodbyes a few days ago at the August guild meeting. She and her husband are moving to Seattle. MPS blog editor Dawn White caught up with Michelle recently to find out more about her history with the guild as well as her impending departure for the Emerald State. Dawn:  We’re so glad you’re not moving all the way across the country! Why Seattle?   Michelle: We’re moving for my husband’s new job. He’s been looking for a job in his preferred line of work for about five years. Finally found something. DW. I understand you’re a charter memberRead More →

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And you don’t want to miss the opportunity to spend some time with this talented quilter! Karla will be speaking at the Metropolitan Patchwork Society’s July 28th meeting with a presentation called “Lift the Quilts out of Your Stash”.   She will encourage us to view our stash in a whole new way as she leads us on an exploration of the traditional and untraditional methods we can use for our quilting projects.  She will also inspire us to put our personal stamps on our quilts by exercising our own creativity.  She speaks to all experience levels, making her discussions enjoyable for both beginning and long-timeRead More →

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Sally is coming to Portland during April, 2015.  She will give a presentation to the Northwest Quilters Guild followed by two days of workshops hosted by NWQ.  She will then close out her Portland visit by leading a No-Sew lecture and demonstration which will be hosted by us, the Metropolitan Patchwork Society. The two guilds have joined forces to bring Sally to town and all activities are open to members of both guilds.  The members of both NWQ and MPS will also enjoy each guild’s own “membership” pricing for everything.  What could be better?!! On Monday, April 13th, at 7:00 PM, Sally will talk aboutRead More →

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Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts Taken straight from the book, “Simple Shapes, Spectacular Quilts” by Kaffe Fassett, MPS is offering a workshop on January 31, 2015.  The workshop topic will be Bordered Diamond quilts, and the instructor is our own member, Betsy Sayre.  She has taken a bordered diamond class from Mr. Fassett himself and loves, Loves, LOVES the pattern.  In fact, she’s already made nine (yup, 9!) bordered diamond quilts.  That makes her something of an expert. What excites Betsy about this quilt pattern is the way she can make each center diamond sing and dance just by using the correct fabric for her framing.Read More →