Welcome to the Detroit Area Modern Quilt Guild!

Please see our schedule below as we are transitioning into meeting in-person as often as possible. Our meeting location is at Northbrook Presbyterian Church (22055 W 14 Mile Rd, Beverly Hills Mi 48025).

Please email damqgboard@gmail.com with any questions.

2024 Schedule

• January 9, 2024 – 6:30pm – In-person meeting
• February 6, 2024 – 6:30pm – In- person meting
• March 5, 2024 – 6:30pm – In-person meeting
• March Retreat, March 15-17, 2024 – Creative Passions, Chesaning, MI
• April 2, 2024 – 6:30pm – In-person meeting
• May 7, 2024 – 6:30pm – In-person meeting
• June 4, 2024 – 6:30 pm – In-person meeting
• July, 2024 -TBA
• August 6, 2024 – 6:30pm – In-person meeting
• September 10, 2024 -6:30pm – In-person meeting
• October 1, 2024 -6:30pm – In-person meeting
• Fall Retreat November 1-3, 2024 – Creative Passions
• November 5, 2024 – 6:30pm – In-person meeting
• December 2, 2024 Holiday party – location TBA

Welcome to the Detroit Area Modern Quilt Guild!

The DAMQG meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Due to Covid-19, meetings are being held in person and on Zoom.  See our Facebook and Instagram for more information.  Guests are welcome; there may be a charge if we are having a speaker.

Upcoming Meetings and Events

September Doodle Quilt Workshop

Annabel Wrigley of Little Pincushion Studio, will be here to teach us her method of creating colorful, creative doodle quilts.

Limited seating available so please respond as soon as possible.

Come join in the fun as we play with design and colors!

 

June 2018 Minutes

Please use the link below to view the June minutes.

July 28-29 we will be the at The Henry Ford Museum – Maker Faire- Detroit, exhibiting quilts from our guild at the Henry Ford Museum.  Please use the link below for more information.

Maker Faire® Detroit – Events – The Henry Ford – Henry Ford Museum

Our next meeting will be August 7th.

June 2018 DAMQG Minutes 

May 2018 Minutes

We continue to welcome new members and have exciting events scheduled for the remaining portion of the year. Please clink on the link below for the latest information.

DAMQG_May2018Minutes

April 2018 Minutes

Spring has sprung!

Minutes from the April meeting as well as our Spring Charity Quilt Project can be found below. As always, we welcome new members and enjoy sharing our time and sewing treasures with one another.

DAMQG_April2018Minutes

letsquiltsomething  Spring Charity Quilt Project

March 2018 Minutes

March 6, 2018 DAMQG Meeting Minutes (1)

February 2018 Minutes

We’re off to a great start this year!

We welcome new members and have many events planned for the year. Hope to see seasoned members next month and as always, we welcome those interested in sewing at our monthly meetings.

Please use the link below to review the February 2018 Minutes.

February 6, 2018 DAM Meeting Minutes

January 2018 Minutes

The link below will take you to the January 2018 Minutes.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 6.

Also, please remit your 2018 DAMQG dues.

January 2018 DAM Minutes (1)

November 2017 Minutes

 

Call to Order and Welcome to Visitors & New Members (6:34 pm)

• 23 members in attendance, 2 guests
• Approval of October minutes
  • Motion set by Pam, seconded by Ashley
• New-member welcomes

Old Business

• • Committees
    • Web/Social Media Team: Sue
      • Cameo Quilters 2018 programming available: http://www.cameoquilters.org/programs—resources.html
    • Workshops/Lectures/Education: Nancy, Donna
      • October 2017 Amanda Jean recap – great feedback from those involved, location for event was a favorite
      • January 27, 2018: DAMQG Member Colleen Merte will teach her Pink Grapefruit quilt pattern (class is full, waitlist only)
      • March 10: Color Girl Quilts Trunk Show and Lecture
        • Group to decide on quilt pattern
      • March 23-25/18 DAMQG retreat at newly opened Creative Passions Retreat Center
        • If you’d like to attend, you can call Laura Greenfelder at 989-845-2159 and pay your $70 deposit over the phone, or you can print off a registration form online and mail it in with your check deposit
        • http://www.creativepassionsllc.com/creative-passions-retreat-center.html
      • Fall 2018
        • September 2018: Annabel Wrigley – Creativebug doodling
        • 11/2-11/4/2018: DAMQG Creative Passions Retreat (at new retreat center)
      • Looking ahead to 2019: Patterns by Annie opportunity (January)

 

• Community Events/News

 

• • AQS 2018 Guild Challenge Update: All submissions must be completed and brought to February 2018 DAMQG guild meeting

New Business

• 2017 Holiday Party Update and Gift Swap Sign-Up
  • Holiday party is December 5 at Sila’s in Berkley
    • https://goo.gl/forms/MUj3MYvJ1ZcMQQMJ2

• • Pin cushion swap announced

DAMQG 2018 Election Results

• • President: Lish D.
  • VP of Communications: Amanda O.
  • Secretary: Caroline K.
  • Treasurer: Jenny K.

• Modern Quilt Guild Update (community.themodernquiltguild.com)
  • MQG Town Hall Dec. 11 at 2 pm
    • Register online
  • QuiltCon 2018 submissions open now through Nov. 30
    • http://quiltconentry.com/
  • Upcoming webinars
    • December 15: Tutorial Webinar: Effortless Appliqué with Shelagh Jessop
  • Quilt Pattern of the Month
    • “San Francisco Bustle” by Michelle Wilkie
  • Block of the Month
    • “Branch” by Amanda Hancock

Snack and Chat Break

Demos & How-To Features

• Special Guest and Fabric Pop-Up with Sara Gallegos, host of “Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting”
  • Decorative Stitch Class Calendar: http://decorativestitch.com/events-classes/
  • Sara on YouTube for BabyLock: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIAGFyYJfHSXYBanaJ4m9YQ

 

Monthly Features

• Crazy Mom Quilts Show and Tell
• All-Member Show and Tell
  • Check out:
    • Quilts Illustrated Tool Tote
      • http://www.quiltsillustrated.com/shop/Quiltsillustrated-Patterns/p/ps054-Tool-Tote-pattern-x9896871.htm
    • Annie’s A Place for Everything Bag
      • http://www.byannie.com/a-place-for-everything-pattern

Meeting Adjourned