Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Time: 10AM
Location: Recovery Church and Zoom (see your September newsletter for link)
What was your favorite part of returning to school each September – a new box of crayons, multicolored pencils, a black and white speckled composition book or new shoes? No matter what got you excited about that first day, I'm sure part of it was reconnecting with friends you hadn't seen all summer.
On Saturday, September 9, we hope to bring back some of that same excitement at our in-person School House meeting. See quilters you haven’t seen since the show (or maybe longer), meet new members and learn something new from four talented presenters.
Liz McHenry: Are you up for a challenge? Introducing the Maple Island Challenge using the BQ5 pattern. Maple Island Quilts has generously offered to donate 20 patterns to MQ. We thought it would be fun to get all 20 of the same pattern and offer it as a challenge. Wouldn't it be fun to see how each member takes the pattern and makes it her own? We will set the completion deadline to 2024, so the BQ5 Challenge Quilts can be featured at the 2024 MQ Show. The 20 patterns will be available at the Saturday meeting. We will have additional Maple Island patterns, BQ5 & others, available for purchase as well.
MQP - The Quilt Index: This is a terrific resource, but how any of us know how to navigate it to get the information we are looking for? Members of MQP will demonstrate how to use the Quilt Index to research quilt patterns, and specific components or specialties used in quilts.
Introducing the New MQ Website: We will have a demonstration of the new MQ website; how to navigate it and find what you need to know.
Becky Lindgren – Simple Strip Pieced Quilt Block Pattern: Becky will demonstrate this easy but visually impressive strip pieced pattern. She will also go through the process she used to come up with the pattern based on finding a photo on Pinterest.
A recording of the Saturday School House will be available to membership the following week.
