We were delighted to be invited by the organisers of the Stitches and Craft Show Melbourne to participate in the year’s Show. This was a first time outing for MMQG, and we were so excited to have the opportunity to provide nearly nearly 40 quilts as a feature exhibition to showcase our best examples of modern quilting by Guild […]
MMQG is excited to participate in this year’s Stitches and Craft Show at Caulfield Racecourse. We have been invited to hold a feature exhibition at the Show, with some of the finest examples of modern quilting by our members on display. The Stitches and Craft Show has been a great opportunity for our members to exhibit their […]
Seriously, the Super Saturday Sewing Retreat was EPIC. Eager members turned up promptly at 9am to be greeted with a gift of gorgeous fabrics by Tula Pink , Cotton & Steel, Amy Butler and Cloud 9 courtesy of our hosts at GJs Discount Fabrics: As usual, we had an enthusiastic group of quilters attend, some of whom […]
Our first spring sewing session for the year had a magnificent turnout, with 22 ladies ready to go. It was a very productive day and Beverly really helped Ssu Yuan and Andrea with their basting. Kelly worked on her crochet and, as usual, there were tasty treats to share – Andrea would have brought a […]
Make Modern is a new Australian online quilt magazine, for quilters, by quilters. We caught up with its editor, Jane, to find out more about this new publication. Can you tell us a bit about how Make Modern came about? Kristy and I are in a real –life quilt group together and one meeting we […]
The Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild recently ran a Challenge within the Michael Miller fabric Challenge. Voting has now closed and we are pleased to announce that the winner of the first prize, a $100 voucher from our Guild sponsor Polka Dot Tea is Amanda. The Runner Up, receiving Mark Lipinski’s Aurifil thread pack “I can […]
With the Modern Quilt Guild Michael Miller fabric challenge over, congratulations to our members who pulled together some fabulous quilted pieces by the deadline of 25 July. However the biggest shout out goes to Kim Simpson who made the final 9, as selected by the Modern Quilt Guild. So while she didn’t make the lucky […]
Kapow! Quilting. There were some quilting superheroes at July’s Sit and Sew Day at GJ’s Fabrics. We had a good group of familiar faces, and we also welcomed new member Beverley. As always, Show and Tell was a highlight, we love seeing these Works in Progress take shape – sometimes they even get finished! Anna […]
A marathon effort of quilting from 9am – 9pm is not for the faint hearted, but it was a full house at July’s recent Super Sewing Saturday Retreat at GJ’s Fabrics! As always, there were some amazing quilts being made, and a lot of finishing touches on quilts for the MQG Michael Miller Challenge as members […]
Interested in helping Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild behind the scenes? We currently have two vacancies in the Committee, for a Secretary and Challenges, Bees & Swaps Coordinator. The Secretary is the Executive Officer for MMQG Inc and is responsible for agendas and minutes, event administration and management of incoming and outgoing correspondence. This position was […]