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The Hexi Craze!
The Hexi Craze!by Pilar Rivera, PMQG MemberHere at the PMQG, we love hexis! We also love guild challenges. They provide an opportunity to create something outside of our comfort zone, try out new...
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Quilty Inspiration
Quilty Inspiration by Pilar Rivera, PMQG MemberWhere do you find your inspiration to create? Is it from viewing architecture in the big city? Seeing dappled sunlight while walking through the woods?...
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Prepping for Mancuso
Prepping for Mancusoby Pilar Rivera, PMQG MemberHow many quilty projects do you have going on at the moment? In the Philadelphia Modern Quilt Guild, there are plenty opportunities to work on multiple...
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You're Invited to Our Annual Fall Retreat!
The Philadelphia Modern Quilt Guild is hosting our annual Fall Retreat from November 10th-12th at The Chateau Resort and Conference Center in the Poconos.We have reserved a number of...
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PMQG Member Spotlight
Jordyn RushInterview with Jordyn Rush, PMQG Co-PresidentOur blog will feature interviews with current PMQG members, so you can get to know us a little better! We're starting with Jordyn Rush, PMQG...
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Haikus, Mug Rugs, Group Hugs & a Big Bug
Haikus, Mug Rugs, Group Hugs & a Big Bug by Danielle Gallagher, PMQG MemberPMQG held its annual fall retreat in the Poconos in early November, & in spite of a few "Fawlty Towers" moments with...
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Broadway Challenge
Broadway ChallengeOur most recent guild challenge was to interpret a Broadway show as a mini quilt. There were no other restrictions so, as you can imagine, these quilts were “show-stoppers”! Here are...
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Philly MQG Welcomes Latifah Saafir!
We were lucky enough at PMQG to welcome Los Angeles quilter, Latifah Saafir to chilly Philly for a Friday evening lecture and an all-day Saturday workshop featuring Latifah's Glam Clam.There was...
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The Goddess of Small Things
Mathematician, color junkie and small piecer extraordinaire Chawne Kimber spent a sunny Saturday teaching a group of quilters from the Philly and Lancaster Modern Quilt Guilds to push boundaries, and...
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SONGQUILTS: A Celebration of Stitch and Song
SONGQUILTS: A Celebration of Stitch and Songan MQG Creative Webinar by Eliza Hardy Jones, PMQG Member!When: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 1:00pm EST What: Join PMQG member, Eliza Hardy Jones for a webinar...
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Unforgettable Rituals with Meg Cox
We ended the meeting "with a bang"!It was a packed house at April's guild meeting, when we welcomed Meg Cox, author, quilter, and traditions expert. Meg spoke to the Philly MQG about Unforgettable...
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Philly MQG Spring Retreat
Written by Hayley Crawford, PMQG memberTwenty-five sewists from the Philly Modern Quilt Guild descended on a hotel in Warminster, PA, for a weekend of uninterrupted sewing, shopping, and communal...
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Member Spotlight: Kathryn Jenson White
Written by Kathryn Jenson White, PMQG MemberThe ABCs of KJW! This pattern of blanket-stitched letters was simple and fun to do. I use Heat ’n’ Bond lite for all my blanket stitching. And I do a LOT of...
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Welcome to the PhillyMQG Blog!
I’m not a blogger. I have a personal blog with two posts. The last one dated Feb 2016. Nevertheless, I’ve saved this blog post in my Google Drive as PMQG Blog 1, so I must be planning something......
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GivingIt has been my experience that quilters, as a whole, are givers. We make things and then, naturally, we want to share them, sometimes by giving them away. I am still at the point in my quilting...
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I’m pleased to share with you a spotlight onTricia Patton ScottI’m not a bag lady, but if I was, I’d want one that Trish made. She creates finely crafted, one of a kind, amazing bags that make even...
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WELCOME TO 2020!
Happy New Year and welcome to a new blog year here at Philadelphia Modern Quilt Guild. My name is Kevin Devine and I'm the newly elected V.P. of community outreach. I hope to bring you some interesting...
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I'd like to start a new series here on the Philadelphia Modern Quilt Guild Blog; stories about projects our members are working on. We have an amazingly talented group of quilters here at the...
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Electric Quilt 8 Class with Nancy AricoRecently several members of the Philadelphia Modern Quilt Guild attended a day-long class on the Electric Quilt 8 software taught by our very own Nancy Arico....
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Our member story this month features Karen. Let's learn a little bit about Karen: Karen has made things since she was a small child. Her grandmother started her knitting and embroidering when she...
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This month for our member story, let’s meet Lisa Long:Lisa was born and raised in Philadelphia, Oxford Circle in the Northeast. She is happily married to Joe Hopkins; she is a stepmother to Joe’s four...
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Member Projects: March Welcome to March and hopefully some warmer Spring weather and welcome to this month’s member story. This month we’ll meet Beth Corcoran, a lover of all things...
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Welcome to our April edition of our member projects series. Hopefully you are safely ensconced at home putting that fabric stash to good use staying happy and healthy. This month’s member...
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2020 Fabric Challenge
The Philadelphia Modern Quilt Guild did a fabric challenge this year. Participants were each given some Robert Kaufman's Carolyn Friedlander fabric ("Green Wall in Garden" design #16608)and...
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Welcome to hot and sticky July here in Philadelphia. This month’s member project brings you Elizabeth Hardy Jones and her absolutely amazing song quilts. Read all about her and them below and...
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