CF Modern Quilting Group photographer

Anyone interested in taking over as our group's photographer?
I will still maintain our blog and facebook but was looking to perhaps lighten the load a bit.
   Mary

Improv Hearts

Here's a great Improv Heart quilt.

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2013/02/my-improv-valentine-wall-quilt.html

Love Moda Bakeshop!

QuiltCon East 2017

Make your plans to attend the National Modern Quilting Guild Eastern Show:  

Savannah, Georgia, 
February 23-26, 2017.  
Keynote speaker Angela Walter

2015 Free Motion Quilting Challenge

This is a topic that may be of interest to some of you.  
The 2015 Free Motion Quilting Challenge.  

CHALLENGE OVERVIEW:

Open to quilters of all levels that want to learn/improve their FMQ skills.  There will be a big emphasis, throughout the year, to ~Create ~ Share ~ Inspire ~ #FreeMotionQuiltingGoodness, aka #FMQGoodness.

Each month there will be a linky party where bloggers and non-bloggers can share the FMQ pillow (or pillows) that they created, following the respective monthly challenge.  They’ll need to finish that challenge and share via the linky, but the lst day of the month to enter to win prizes.  But everyone is invited to share any FMQ project any time through a Flickr group that has been created: https://www.flickr.com/groups/2815271@N22/

SPONSORS:

Aurifil, Clever Craft Tools/Grip & Stitch, Fabrics N Quilts, Fat Quarter Shop, Martingale, The Stencil Company, Udderly Smooth, Landauer Publishing and more will be announced soon.   Many FMQ Experts have also generously offered prizes too!

Prizes will be awarded monthly, where specific prizes will be showcased, as well as recognition of the monthly sponsors. 

More Info can be gleaned from quiltshopgal.com

Reminder: Our next meeting will be Monday Feb. 16th

Our next meeting will be Feb. 16th @ Sew Happins in Wilmington, NC from 10am - noon.

What's On at this meeting:

* General Business & Welcome Guest/New Members
* Treasurers Report
* Ideas for spending some of our funds:

• Single Membership to the Modern Quilt Guild?    Individual Membership ($25/year) includes: Access to our online community, Access to our monthly webinar series, Access to our free monthly pattern, Opportunities to participate in inter-guild swaps and challenges, Discounted fees to enter MQG quilt shows, Discounted rates on conferences and events, Priority and early-bird registration on conference and event admissions, Discounted small business and personal insurance, Discounts and special offers with MQG sponsors and affiliated companies, Membership Card, Pin, Blog Button, 10% discount on online MQG merchandise purchases and more!
• Single Subscriptions to a Modern Quilting Magazine (that we could pass around each month)?   e.g. Modern Quilting Unlimited (1yr for $24.95 publishes 4x/year), Modern Patchwork $14.99 x 4 seasons)
• Batting and fabric for charity quilts
• Other options?

* Discussion on upcoming Activities in the New Year

• Demos, Member spotlights, Challenges, Charity Quilts, Outings

* Update on our latest Charity Quilt project (if you have one of the blocks..... please bring it to this meeting)

* Calendar blocks Show & Tell

•         Jan. - A bird in winter
•         Feb. - Heart
•         March - National quilting month
•         April - Azalea Festival
•         May - Photograph
•         June - Beach/ ocean
•         July - America
•        August - Picnic
•        Sept. - Back to school
•        Oct. - Fall
•        Nov. - Thanksgiving
•        Dec. - Winter Holidays

* General Show & Tell

(Optional) Following the meeting, if interested, you can join us for lunch at a nearby restaurant.