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April 29, 2024

2024 MQG Make-A-Difference Challenge

By Isabelle Selak

The MQG is sewing to make a difference! Over the past three years, MQG members have used their sewing skills to help us raise over $3,850 to donate to charities supporting sustainability around the world with our annual Make-A-Difference Challenge! We’re excited to announce the 2024 challenge will, once again,…

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December 18, 2023

Meet the Staff: Jennifer

By Darci Read

Meet Jennifer Fisher, Membership Manager We’d love for you to get to know the MQG Staff! Every few weeks, we’ll highlight one of our eight staff members. We’re quilters too, and we each made a quilt using a pattern from the MQG Resource Library to share with you. Once the…

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December 11, 2023

Meet the Staff: Kelsey

By Darci Read

Meet Kelsey Bellmore, Events Assistant We’d love for you to get to know the MQG Staff! Every few weeks, we’ll highlight one of our eight staff members. We’re quilters too, and we each made a quilt using a pattern from the MQG Resource Library to share with you. Once the…

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November 27, 2023

Meet the Staff: Jessica

By Darci Read

Meet Jessica Plunkett, Programs Specialist We’d love for you to get to know the MQG Staff! Every few weeks, we’ll highlight one of our eight staff members. We’re quilters too, and we each made a quilt using a pattern from the MQG Resource Library to share with you. Once the…

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November 13, 2023

Meet the Staff: Darci

By Darci Read

Meet Darci Read, Digital Experience Manager We’d love for you to get to know the MQG Staff! Every few weeks, we’ll highlight one of our eight staff members. We’re quilters too, and we each made a quilt using a pattern from the MQG Resource Library to share with you. Once…

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October 30, 2023

Meet the Staff: Elizabeth

By Darci Read

Meet Elizabeth Dackson, Director of Events We’d love for you to get to know the MQG Staff! Every few weeks, we’ll highlight one of our eight staff members. We’re quilters too, and we each made a quilt using a pattern from the MQG Resource Library to share with you. Once…

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October 30, 2023

Structure and Solidity

By Amanda Bernay

Structure and Solidity: Quilts from QuiltCon shown at Houston International Quilt Festival The MQG has a special exhibit at the Houston International Quilt Festival showcasing quilts from QuiltCon over the years. This year’s theme is Structure and Solidity. See the quilts in the exhibit in the gallery below or in…

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August 11, 2023

2023 MQG Make-A-Difference Challenge Winners

By Darci Read

The Winners have been chosen! Congratulations to everyone who entered-there were so many beautiful quilts to choose winners from! Below you will see the top ten quilts as voted on by YOU, the MQG Membership. Over the past two years, you have used your sewing skills to help us…

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July 24, 2023

QuiltCon Magazine Submissions Open

By Darci Read

Call for Submissions for QuiltCon Magazine QuiltCon Magazine is a special publication brought to you by the editors of Quilting Arts in close association with the Modern Quilt Guild®. The magazine celebrates the modern quilt aesthetic and features unique quilt patterns, engaging articles, behind-the-scenes interviews, tips for modern design, profiles of modern quilters,…

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May 1, 2023

2023 MQG Make-A-Difference Challenge

By Jessica Plunkett

The MQG is sewing to make a difference! Over the past two years, you have used your sewing skills to help us raise over $2,850 to donate to charities supporting sustainability around the world with our annual MQG Make-A-Difference Challenge! We’re excited to announce the 2023 challenge will benefit Wild…

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