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
September 11, 2023 2024 MQG Mini Swap By Jessica Plunkett All active MQG members are invited to participate in our 8th annual international MQG Swap! The 2023-2024 swap will open this fall and swappers will exchange their mini quilts in February 2024. Spots are limited according to the number of volunteer helpers we have, but we’re accommodating as many people… Read More
August 28, 2023 QuiltCon 2025 Faculty Application By Darci Read QuiltCon 2025 Faculty Applications are Open! The Modern Quilt Guild welcomes and encourages a diverse community of instructors to submit an application to teach at QuiltCon 2025 in Phoenix, AZ, from February 20-23, 2025. What are we looking for? Experienced instructors with fresh material, teaching techniques of interest to modern… Read More
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… Read More
August 3, 2023 Region 3 Board Candidates 2023 By Darci Read Meet the Region 3 Candidates for the MQG Board of Directors We are happy to say that there are two candidates running for the MQG board of directors in Region 3. If you live in Region 3, you will get an email on August 8, 2023, with all the information… Read More
August 3, 2023 Region 1 Board Candidates 2023 By Darci Read Meet the Region 1 Candidates for the MQG Board of Directors We are happy to say that there are three candidates running for the MQG board of directors in Region 1. If you live in Region 1, you will get an email on August 8, 2023, with all the information… Read More
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,… Read More
June 8, 2023 QuiltCon Scholarships By Darci Read QuiltCon Scholarship Application Information Are you a member and do you want to apply for a scholarship to attend QuiltCon? Applications are now open. Members may choose to apply for one of the following awards: Travel + Registration: Roundtrip airfare for one attendee, up to $500; three nights hotel… Read More
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… Read More
April 24, 2023 What Is Modern Quilting? By Jessica Plunkett What Is Modern Quilting? Modern quilting themes and styles have appeared in quilting for centuries. Quilters have been conceptualizing modern design before modern design was recognized. It took until the 2000s for the modern quilting movement to start gaining traction and building… Read More
