Seattle Modern Quilt Guild

🔁 The Modern Quilt Guild

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🌟Week 1: Brimfield Awakening English Paper Piecing | Quilting Retreat | EPP | Slow Sewing
🌟Week 2: Studio M Squared Studio M Squared
🌟Week 3: Robin Pickens Robin Pickens Designer+Artist
🌟Week 4: Hobbs Batting Hobbs Batting
🌟Week 5: Fish Museum & Circus Deborah Fisher
🌟Week 6: Quilting Adventures Quilting Adventures
🌟Week 7: Willowlark Quilt Studio Willowlark Quilt Studio
🌟Week 8: Global Fiber Shop Global Fiber Shop

💖🌟 A beautiful quilt made by a Seattle MQG member, Karen M Karen McCutchen

🔁 Reposted: Also finished today!! I saw an example in a booth at QuiltCon 2025 of the done all in Kaffe fabrics. I decided to make one since I already had the pattern and a pile of Kaffe fabrics. If anyone knows the name of the booth, please let me know so I can give them credit!

🍂 September General Meeting 🍂

When: September 09, 2026 7:00 PM, PDT
Where: Phinney Center and Zoom

Meeting starts at 7:00 pm; Program begins at 7:15.

Topic: The Modern World of EPP
Speaker: Michelle Bartholomew Michelle Bartholomew

During this presentation, I will share all about modern English Paper Piecing (EPP). It includes examples of my favorite EPP quilts and other unique EPP makers in this space. I also share what I love about this unique niche, some of my process for creating custom pieces, and tips to get started on your own modern EPP pieces.

About the Speaker: Michelle Bartholomew put ‘make a quilt’ on a list of things to do before she turned 30 and is now an award-winning quilter. Using bright and saturated colors, she doesn’t start cutting into fabric until her design is 100% planned out on the computer. She really loves any creative project that involves some kind of hand work. Either hand piecing or hand quilting. That extra little attention makes things feel so special.

Reminders:
Bring your unwanted unfinished projects and works in progress to the meeting for October’s Blind Bag Swap

Remember to send your photos for Sew and Tell to [email protected] by 8 pm on the Tuesday directly before the meeting.

In person - bring your items for the free table and quilts for sew and tell!

Accessibility: SMQG wants everyone to be able to participate comfortably.

If you’d like to discuss accessibility needs of any kind, including financial accessibility, please email [email protected].

Additional reserved accessible parking spots available by request in the upper lot. Email [email protected] at least the day BEFORE the meeting to arrange.

🌟🌟 September Guild Events!

Lots of opportunities to connect. Are you joining us for the meeting, or a workshop, or a sew in? Maybe all of the above? 🩷

Block Party Quilters 2026 Quilt Show

Featured artist: Colleen Wise

Friday, September 11th - Sunday, September 13th 2026
Hours: Friday and Saturday 10AM - 5 PM
Sunday 10 AM - 3 PM

Admission $10

Issaquah Community Center
301 Rainier Blvd S
Issaquah, WA 98027

Over 200 quilts will be on display. Vendors on-site, and a raffle quilt. Free parking.

🔁 Repost from Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum in La Conner, WA Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum

There is more time to see Pieces for a Piece🎉 This incredible contemporary bojagi exhibition was curated by Youngmin Lee and Miran Lee and features work by Yoko Kubota, Caitlin Parker, A P R I L EJ O H, D**g Kyu Kim, as well as Youngmin Lee and Miran Lee. Due to popular demand, we are extending the exhibition time to November 15th, 2025.

☀️☀️ Quilts in the Park! Thank you to our guild members and guests who attended our summer event. It was a wonderful time connecting with each other and admiring quilts.

Thank you Lydia Hansen for the photos!

💫💫 Register now for our September workshop, open to anyone and everyone!

🎉🎉 Exploring English Paper Piecing with Michelle Bartholomew Michelle Bartholomew

When: September 12, 2026
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Where: Greenwood Senior Center 525 N 85th St, Seattle, WA 98103

Skill Level: All Levels - the morning class will cover intro to english paper piecing, and the afternoon will explore more techniques. If you can make an okayish handstitched stich, you’re good to go. However all levels will be supported and learn something!

Have you always wanted to try English Paper Piecing (EPP) but didn’t know where to start? Or you’ve made a few hexie flowers and are ready to use a new shape?
Try a little of everything EPP has to offer in this fun and exploratory beginners class! We’ll cover all the basics of EPP, including fabric selection, basting, stitching. We will explore the world of precut shapes, while designing and stitching your own small EPP block! You can try all of the different thread, needle, and glue options that are available, so when you leave, you’ll know exactly what to stock your EPP kit with! Get your creative juices flowing with this hands on, low stress class.

https://www.seattlemqg.com/event-6687949

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📢📢 QuiltCon 2027 member registration begins on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EDT/2:00 p.m. UTC!

💫💫 Members have the opportunity to register for workshops and lectures before the general public, plus are eligible for early bird discounts - mark your calendars!

Visit https://www.quiltcon.com/quiltcon-home/quiltcon-purchase/regprep for more tips on registration.

❤️🩷 Thank you to Seattle MQG members who participated in the Spokane Fire Relief quilt drive. Special thank you to guild member Sara G for organizing and collecting quilts for donation.

The Spokane Fire Relief drive was organized to support Spokane residents impacted by the recent wildfires. The drive was coordinated in part by Create It Studio in Acme, WA. Batting was donated by The Warm Company. Quilt finishing (longarm and binding) was done by members of Stone Soup, an organization in Shoreline, WA that makes quilts for cancer patients.

Quilts pictured above were made by Seattle MQG members Sara G, Gale L, and Bridget S. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this effort.