More Monday Meetup Dates!

We're pleased to let you know the Monday Meetup schedule for the remainder of 2012. Grab your pencils  permanent markers and put these dates into your calendar! Monday 17 September Monday 22 October Monday 19 November   Yes, that's right!  Our next Monday Meetup is just a few weeks away on September 17th. We've booked tables in an alcove off the main dining area of Dooley's.   We're excited about the space as there is no additional room charge associated with the booking. We think it should be the perfect space for this social meeting. Our theme for this month is my favourite thread.  Please bring along a spool or two of your favourite thread. Are you a sworn Aurifil lover?  Do you get excited about Finca Perle?  Is there a varigated quilting thread that makes you swoon?  Whether you enjoy machine piecing,  hand quilting or sending things out; everyone has their favourite!  Don't forget to bring along a little notebook to write down all the...
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Member Spotlight – Lorena Uriarte

I'm really excited to introduce to you our new Member Spotlight series on the blog.  Every fortnight we will be posting up an interview with one of our members.  Amy came up with this brilliant idea as a great way to find out more about each other.  This week I'm delighted to introduce you to Lorena.  I first met Lorena about three months ago when a few gals on Flickr decided to have a little coffee catch up locally.  Lorena is very down to earth and has great taste  - I just love her version of the Jane Market bag made from Denyse Schmidt fabrics.  (Read to the bottom to find out how you can be part of this fun series.) 1. How long would you say you've been quilting for and what was it that got you interested in quilting? I had a very creative upbringing, there was always sewing, weaving, pottery and so on to be done. Growing up I hated...
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GWSMQG Membership Quilt

What would a group of quilters be without a quilt? As we talk about modern quilting; we talk about the nuances of color, the subtly of shapes and the voice we find in pieced works. As we started this group, I thought it important that we use that voice in our collective projects.  We talked with others about what it meant to be in a quilt guild and what they hoped to get out of GWSMQG. Inspiration, ideas and community were the prevalent notions. As we explored our guild logo and chose colours, the idea of a membership quilt naturally evolved.  By creating a membership quilt; we hope to make  a growing, visual representation of the community within our guild. How it will work... Members have the opportunity to contribute a block that represents modern quilting to them.   The blocks will be pieced together to create a patchwork quilt top. Over time the membership quilt will grow as new members join and make their contribution. This is...
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Our First Sunday Sew Along!

Join us for our inaugural Sunday Sew Along! A Sunday Sew Along is a chance to bring along some of your projects and work on them with other likeminded modern quilters. Feel free to bring a machine if you wish! Until we find a more permanent venue, we've decided to use The Board Room at Dooley's Waterview in Silverwater for a comfortable day of sewing. The Details Sunday 9th September, 2012, 10:00am to 4:00pm The Board Room at Waterview Dooley's Silverwater at the cnr Clyde Street and Silverwater Road, Silverwater GWS MQG - Sunday Sew Along cost = $10 Lunch, snacks and drinks are available at Dooley's or BYO lunch. About Dooley's Waterview Dooley's is social club adjacent to parklands on the Parramatta River. Access is free for those who live outside a 5km radius of the venue. If you are within the 5km range, then membership is required but is a low $5.50/year. With membership, you are entitled to a 20% discount on food and beverages. We plan to...
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Recap: Our First Meetup

This recap of our first meeting is a bit longer than most will be.  We passed along quite a bit of general guild information and want to make sure that those who couldn't attend understand how the guild is structured.  Can you believe it?!  Our first meetup had 22 people in attendance! It all kicked off at Dooley's Waterside at 7pm with a bit of chitchat and getting to know each other.  Food was eaten, beers went down easily and the coffee was given high marks. The board room made for a great private space to kickstart The Greater Western Sydney Modern Quilt Guild. Sheridan kicked off the meeting off by introducing the organizing committee and explained the roles each committee member is tackling. As of yet, we haven't given ourselves official titles or launched into elections.  Once we understand the needs of the guild, we'll revisit positions more formally. Sheridan of Chaletgirl is looking after most of the administrative tasks. She'll be managing...
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Reminder! We are meeting tonight!

Don't forget, the very first meeting of the Greater Western Sydney Modern Quilt Guild is on tonight! You can find all the details on the previous post here. All welcome! We'd love to meet some new modern quilters, so please come along tonight and find out some more about this new group. We have a few lucky door prizes to give away, and lots of friendly faces happy to talk all things fabric and quilting. What could be more fun? Please RSVP at the Facebook event here, or email us at gwsmodernquiltguild@gmail.com. See you tonight!      ...
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Our first Monday Meetup!

Our first meeting will be a Monday Meetup. As described in our intro post, Monday Meetups are your chance to come and chat about all things Modern Quilting. You get to connect with other quilters in the community, as well as having an opportunity to 'Show and Tell' some of your current projects. As this is our first meeting, it's also an opportunity to provide input about what you'd like to get out of the Greater Western Sydney Modern Quilt Guild. For the first meetup, we've booked a private space in The Boardroom at Dooley's Waterview in Silverwater. This venue will allow us a quiet space to discuss ideas and get the group rolling. The Details Monday 20th August, 2012, 7:00pm to 9:00pm The Board Room at Waterview Dooley's Silverwater at the  cnr Clyde Street and Silverwater Road, Silverwater GWS MQG - Meeting Cost $10* Dinner, snacks and drinks are available at Dooley's About Dooley's Waterview Dooley's is a social club adjacent to parklands on the Parramatta River. Access is free...
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Welcome to the Sydney Modern Quilt Guild!

Sydney is a big city! Don't we all know that! Did you know that the Sydney urban area actually covers almost 1800 square kilometres? And the population is about 4.5 million people? With that in mind, and with the existing Sydney Modern Quilt Guild concentrating their efforts in the north of the city, Amy and I have been working behind the scenes to set up another Modern Quilt Guild in Sydney. We present to you the Sydney Modern Quilt Guild! and north-western suburbs of Sydney, but anyone interested in modern quilting is very welcome to attend! You might have some questions about what is modern quilting? I cannot answer it any better than the Modern Quilt Guild has already done here! Please go and have a read if you have any queries.  We've got some fantastic ideas about how to make the Sydney Modern Quilt Guild a really fun organisation, and I hope you'd like to be a part of it. Our plan is to have...
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