General Meeting: Below is an overview of our September meeting.

Our September Guild meeting occurred Saturday September 6, 2025. It was held at La Sierra Public Library located at 4600 La Sierra Avenue in Riverside. Socializing began at 10:30 and the general meeting started at 11:00 am and ended at 2:00 pm. Members attended the meeting in person or by Zoom.

Guild President Message. Opportunities to explore Modern Quilting are abundant!  With Quilt Con in Phoenix in February you can enjoy outstanding quilts, shop from vendors, attend lectures and meet other modern quilters from around the world. There is a special meet up for members from our region on Saturday morning and many of our guild attended. Besides Quilt Con there are opportunities to help the recent fire victims. SCCQG had a meeting this 02/15/2025 to plan how to move forward distributing quilts, supplies, and cash to those in need. If you or a quilter you know a quilter who has lost their home to a recent fire, let our guild know and we’ll connect you to quilting resources. The Visions Museum of Textile Art is collecting 12” x 12” art pieces for fire victims to decorate their new home with a handmade work of art to remind them our community cares and supports them. Our love of fabric, patterns, and creating unites us together in this crazy world!  

            See you at our meeting in March. Lynn Hanna, IEMQG President

Guest Speaker: Our speaker for our March meeting cancelled; therefore, our program will center around Quilt Con February 20th – 23rd Phoenix, AZ and the adventures of guild participants and guild attendees.

n  story, project from a class, highlights of your time there, why you liked a quilt, etc.

• photos you may have taken
• special members that had quilts exhibited, please tell us something about your quilt, how you chose the category to enter it into, your inspiration, technique, etc.
• your write-up and photo from the show.
• Photos you would like to include, please email them to the IEMQG email with the subject line: QUILTCON PHOTO and we will get them in a format to show at the meeting.

Quilt Con 2025:  See the award ceremony and the quilts that won a ribbon online at https://quiltcon.com/awards-ceremony/.

Chaffey Community Museum of Art (CCMA) Exhibit. Visit CCMA this coming Saturday, March 1st 3 PM – 6 PM for our opening reception; Modern Expressions in Quilting, an exhibition the CCMA has been so excited to showcase.

Chaffey Community Museum of Art (CCMA) Exhibit. We are still looking for quilts for display at the CCMA. If you have a modern quilt (one quilt or many quilts) that you would like to show at the exhibit, bring them on Saturday.

Shelly Swanland Plant Impressions Workshop. SPACE IS AVAILABLE. Plant Impressions are prints of leaves on fabric or paper. The leaves are layered with the paper and fabric, bound and boiled. The images left behind are created by the tannins and dyes in the leaves. It is a fun process that produces unexpected prints that can be used in a variety of ways. Examples are provided on the workshop web site provided at the above hyperlink.

In this workshop we will make a batch of Leaf Prints. The process will be explained and the students will lay out leaves on pieces of fabric and paper. They will experience the entire process. Each student will take home a small batch of their own prints. 

Workshop is schedule for June 28, 2025. All day (10:00 to 11:00 setup; 11:00 to 5:00 pm workshop; and 5:00 to 6:00 pm cleanup. Instructor will advise of time schedule changes.) for $50 each person. Ten minimum enrollments to have the workshop with 20 maximum class size. Payment is due at the March 1 guild meeting. Members will have first choice. After March meeting the workshop enrollment is open to family and friends. Workshop will occur at SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library, 2985 Madison Street, Riverside, CA 92504, (951) 826-2120. Student brings a roll of paper towels and a large garbage bag.

Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds (SCCQG) Disaster Fund. The Council has a Disaster Fund. In past years, SCCQG have been able to make a small donation to guild members who have lost their homes. If you lost your home or know of someone in another guild who has, please email the IEMQG Board with the quilter’s name and contact information.

Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds (SCCQG) Disaster Fund. The Council has a Disaster Fund they want to use to provide some support to guild members impacted by the fires. In past years, SCCQG have been able to make a small donation to guild members who have lost their homes. If you lost your home or know of someone in another guild who has, please email the IEMQG Board with the quilter’s name and contact information to begin the grant process.  

Entrepreneurial Presentations. If you presented your side hustle at the last guild meeting and you want your contact information posted within Member’s Corner on the guild website so our members can easily access, please email your name, contact information, and overview of your quilt skill set to: Communications at iemodernquiltguild@gmail.com. Photos showing samples of your work are also welcomed so that IEMQG membership can understand how they might use your skills to their advantage.

Entrepreneurial Presentations. Members with an enterprising spirit are invited to provide a presentation of your side hustle. Present yourself maybe a sample of your work or other visual item to the membership for the purpose to new acquiring new customers. Your presentation is limited to five (5) minutes to show off yourself and your skill set so that IEMQG membership can understand how they might hire you for your skills. It might be that your skills can help some of our members with their quilty challenges.

Road to California. If you took a class at Road we would love to see and hear about your experience. If you volunteered at Road we would love to see and hear about your experience.

Road to California. If you took a class at Road we would love to see and hear about your experience. If you volunteered at Road we would love to see and hear about your experience.

2025 Block of the Month. BOM for 2025 is a mystery. In January, the first piece of the mystery was provided. It is a list of colors and yardage you will need for the mystery.

Events of Interest. 

·       Kandy G Lopez exhibit (In)visible Threadsthrough Sunday March 2^nd at the Riverside Art Museum. Exhibition features her large-scale fiber works – portraits “painted” with yarn.

·       Rainbow of Color, San Diego Cruisin Quilters Quilt Run March 14th through March 22nd.

Guild June Birthday. It is approximately 90-days until the Guild’s 9th birthday. Do you have any ideas for our celebration? Something fun we can do for kicks and giggles? Send your ideas to the guild email at iemodernquiltguild@gmail.com

2025 Guild Challenges.

·       2025 Mystery Block of the Month scheduled to Show & Share in June 2025.

·       African challenge rescheduled to July meeting Show & Share.

Show and Share. Bring your personal or charity quilts to share with the Guild.

2024 Block of the Month. Bring your 2024 Block of the Month to share with the Guild. Bring a completed quilt, top, or a section of blocks. Bring whatever you want to share.

Quilt Con: will occur February 20th – 23rd Phoenix, AZ. Get more details here.

Guild Sew Day. There will be a Sew Day on Sunday, Feb 9th 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library located at 2985 Madison St. Bring your sewing supplies/notions, sewing machine with your pedal and power cord, power strip with extension cord if you have one. Open or charity sew – it is your choice.

Show and Share. Bring your personal or charity quilts to share with the Guild.

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2025 Retreat

Retreat. Retreat  is scheduled for November 3–5th at Vina de Lestonnac in Temecula. 22 members have registered. Retreat space allows for 22 members; therefore, no spaces are still available. To hold your reserved space a deposit of $100.00 is necessary to hold your space. You may pay by cash, check or at our meeting or use the PayPal app. Finial payment is DUE at or before the October meeting. A wait list can be formed if anyone wants to be on it.

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Announcements

• Drop-in Sew via Zoom: September 21st, 7 – 9 pm. The Zoom link typically goes out on the Sunday before.
• Guild Meeting: Saturday, October 4th at La Sierra Public Library. It is located at 4600 La Sierra Avenue, Riverside, CA. Members can attend in person or via Zoom.
• Drop-in Sew via Zoom: September 8th and 22nd from 7 to 9 pm. The Zoom link is typically sent to members on Sunday the day before. If you overlook that email, it is resent again Monday morning the day of the event.

General Meeting: Below is an overview of the agenda for February’s meeting.

Guest Speaker: Ann Morton <www.annmortonaz.com>  will speak through Zoom about Toward 2050. Ann encouraged makers to create environmentally themed, folded textile panels in the style of “prayer flags”. The goal was to collect 2600 double sided flags, (5200 panels). The flags would define the pathway of an interactive labyrinth shown below in the rendering. An individual can step year-by-year, ever closer to 2050. This is humanity’s target to achieve net zero in CO2 emissions. Use Ann’s corrected website address shown above to explore her art and learn more about her Toward 2050 endeavor. 

The flag installation (shown below) is open to public February 8, 2025 through May 2025.

Ann is looking for volunteers to help clean up and prepare the flags to sew into blanket for distribution to those in need. If you are interested in helping you can register online at https://www.toward2050az.com/be-a-part.html to add your name to the list to help with making the flags into blankets/quilts. Afterward the installation each flag will be re-purposed to create blankets that will then be donated to communities affected by the next climate related catastrophe(s). 

Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds (SCCQG) Disaster Fund. The Council has a Disaster Fund they want to use to provide some support to guild members impacted by the fires. In past years, SCCQG have been able to make a small donation to guild members who have lost their homes. If you lost your home or know of someone in another guild who has, please email the IEMQG Board with the quilter’s name and contact information to begin the grant process.  

Entrepreneurial Presentations. Members with an enterprising spirit are invited to provide a presentation of your side hustle. Present yourself maybe a sample of your work or other visual item to the membership for the purpose to new acquiring new customers. Your presentation is limited to five (5) minutes to show off yourself and your skill set so that IEMQG membership can understand how they might hire you for your skills. It might be that your skills can help some of our members with their quilty challenges.

Road to California. If you took a class at Road we would love to see and hear about your experience. If you volunteered at Road we would love to see and hear about your experience.

2024 Block of the Month. Bring your 2024 Block of the Month to share with the Guild. Bring a completed quilt, top, or a section of blocks. Bring whatever you want to share.

Quilt Con: will occur February 20th – 23rd Phoenix, AZ. Get more details here.

Guild Sew Day. There will be a Sew Day on Sunday, Feb 9th 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library located at 2985 Madison St. Bring your sewing supplies/notions, sewing machine with your pedal and power cord, power strip with extension cord if you have one. Open or charity sew – it is your choice.

Chaffey Community Museum of Art (CCMA) Exhibit. We are still looking for quilts for display at the CCMA. If you have a modern quilt (one quilt or many quilts) that you would like to show at the exhibit, bring them on Saturday.

Show and Share. Bring your personal or charity quilts to share with the Guild.

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2025 Retreat

Retreat is scheduled for November 3–5th at Vina de Lestonnac in Temecula. To hold your reserved space a deposit of $100.00 may be made beginning at the January 2025 meeting. You may pay by cash or check at a meeting or use the PayPal app.

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Announcements

• Drop-in Sew via Zoom: February 10th and 24th, 7 – 9pm. The Zoom link typically goes out on the Sunday before.
• Saturday, March 1st is the March Guild Meeting at La Sierra Public Library located at 4600 La Sierra Avenue, Riverside, CA.
• Quilt Con: will occur February 20th – 23rd Phoenix, AZ. Get more details here.