Welcome to Columbus Metropolitan
Quilters
one of Central Ohio's oldest quilt guilds
Monthly Meetings
CMQ meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. (unless noted
otherwise). In addition to the scheduled program, there is a brief
business meeting, show and tell, and more. Meetings usually last until
9:00 p.m.
NOTE: MEETING LOCATION CHANGE -
The April, May, and June 2009 CMQ meetings will be held at Ascension
Lutheran Church, 1479 Morse Road, Columbus 43229. (East of I-71
between Maize and Karl.) Click here for directions. Check back
for the location of future meetings.
Join us at one of our monthly meetings -- guests are always
welcome! We hope you will join after attending two meetings
2009 CMQ Meetings:
March 17 – Ever wonder what the buzz is about Contemporary
Quilting? Judy Phillips and members of the guild, "Off Our Blocks",
will discuss the trends in contemporary quilting. They will also share
some of their contemporary quilting masterpieces with us!
April 21 – CMQ's own Irene Goodrich and Carol Cleaves will
be teaming up with Leslie Floyd, formerly the Textile Curator for the Ohio Historical Society, to
share with us the work behind documenting Ohio’s quilts and quilt
artists. They will also discuss the quilt movement in Ohio in the last
two centuries. The book, "Quilts
in Community Ohio’s Traditions", will be discussed.
May 19 – How long has it been since you were at a Tupperware
Party? How about a Tupperware-like Party, but this time with a
quilting theme? Teri Tope and Liz Canty are prolific quilters who have
started a new business, "We’ve
Got the Notion", to demonstrate some of the newest notions on
the quilting market to small quilting groups. They will also have
notions available for sale. Where else can you play with and see some
of the latest quilting gadgets in action before you buy?
June 16 – Remember Hurricane Ike? Gayle Pritchard,
author of "Art Quilts in Ohio", was to be our scheduled speaker
for the evening before the electricity went out on our September 2008
CMQ meeting; we have rescheduled her program. Gayle is an expert on
the evolution of Art Quilts and the role of Ohio quilters in this
evolution. She may have copies of her book for sale and is willing to
sign your own personal copies if you bring them to the meeting.
July 21 – CMQ’s Summertime picnic potluck! Location to be
announced.
August 18 – Join us for a round-robin of quilting topics.
September 15 – CMQ’s own Judy Sandman will be presenting a
new quilt trunk-show titled, "Not Really Ugly Quilts". Judy has
asked CMQ members to donate some tired and "ugly" fabrics to turn into
quilt masterpieces!
October 20 – Joyce Griffiths, owner of Byzantium in the Short North,
will introduce us to beading and other embellishment techniques
available to add extra dimension and really make our quilts pop.
November 17 – Join us for light snacks, fellowship with
other quilters, and time to work on some of our holiday sewing
projects.
December ?? – Holiday pot luck. Date and location to be
announced.
The Columbus Metropolitan Quilters guild is raising funds to help underwrite expenses for the Ohio State School for the Blind Marching Band trip to the Rose Bowl Parade in January 2010.
Donations will be accepted at the sign-in table for the next several meetings. It is a great honor for the band to be invited to participate, and CMQ members are happy to support this exciting, once-in-a-lifetime experience for the band members. |
Other 2009 dates to remember:
March 21 - National Quilting Day -- CELEBRATE!
June 18-20 - 40th Annual National Quilting
Association Quilt Show, Greater Columbus Convention Center. www.nqaquilts.org/2009show
June 20 - Ohio State Fair Creative Arts entry forms due www.ohiostatefair.com/osf/osf3.htm
July 29 - August 9 - Ohio State Fair
Inclement Weather
In the event of a meeting cancellation
due to inclement weather, members will receive an e-mail or a phone
call. Please call one of the CMQ officers if you are not sure if a
meeting is cancelled and you haven't been contacted. |
