October 28, 2024 International Scrap Sorting Day – November 2, 2024 By Jessica Plunkett Join us on November 2 for International Scrap Sorting Day Grab your scraps! It’s International Scrap Sorting Day on November 2, 2024.Why does sorting scraps deserve its own day?Fabric scraps often become a core part of the quilting experience – many quilt and sewing projects end with scraps. Making time… Read More
September 9, 2024 QuiltCon Affinity Spaces By Darci Read Propose an Affinity Space at QuiltCon 2025, hosted by the MQG IDEA CommitteeQuiltCon 2025 will again offer an Affinity Space for groups to gather and decompress. This is reserved for members of affinity groups, such as Latinx quilters, Black quilters, LGBTQIA+ quilters, etc. (It would not be appropriate for guild… Read More
September 9, 2024 2025 MQG Mini Swap By Jessica Plunkett All active MQG members are invited to participate in our 9th annual international MQG Swap! The 2024-2025 swap opens this fall and swappers will exchange their mini quilts in February 2025. The swap is limited to the first 450 members who sign up. There are important swap rule updates,… Read More
December 18, 2023 MQG Use It: Quilt Back Challenge Winners By Jessica Plunkett MQG Use It: Quilt Back Challenge Winners For the past four weeks, members who signed up to participate in the Quilt Back Challenge have been contemplating and then piecing quilt backs using leftover quilt blocks, scraps, and other materials. We are so inspired by the creative use of these materials… Read More
November 6, 2023 MQG Use It: Quilt Back Challenge By Jessica Plunkett MQG Use It: Quilt Back ChallengeThey are lurking in sewing rooms across the world – abandoned quilt blocks, partially completed quilt tops, bits and pieces of leftover fabric. Let’s drag unfinished and leftover pieces out of the depths of our sewing spaces and put them to use. Join us for… Read More
October 16, 2023 Meet the Staff: Amanda By Darci Read Meet Amanda Bernay, Director of PartnershipsWe’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… Read More
October 9, 2023 International Scrap Sorting Day – November 4, 2023 By Jessica Plunkett Join us November 4 for International Scrap Sorting DayMark your calendars for Saturday, November 4, 2023 – it’s International Scrap Sorting Day! That’s right – we’ve developed a day dedicated to organizing your fabric scraps.Why does sorting scraps deserve its own day?Fabric scraps often become a core part of the… Read More
October 9, 2023 QuiltCon Affinity Spaces By Darci Read Announcing Affinity Space at QuiltCon 2024, hosted by the MQG IDEA CommitteeWe know that QuiltCon is a LOT, especially for those of us who may feel more alone at a large quilt show. Beginning with QuiltCon 2024, we are offering an Affinity Space for groups to gather and decompress. This… Read More
October 2, 2023 Meet the Staff: Isabelle By Darci Read Meet Isabelle Selak, Partnerships 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… Read More
September 18, 2023 Meet the Staff: Karen By Darci Read Meet Karen Cooper, Executive Director 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… Read More
