Programs for 2019/2020

Please check the Program page for the 2019/2020 programs, classes and other activities. More details will be provided later in the year and in the newsletter to members. 

Checkout a bus trip, lectures, classes and more! Mickey Depre, Coleen Mertz, Beth Donaldson, Valina James and Greg Barner.

Pillowcases distributed

Leslie Peterson delivered an unbelievable grand total of 172 pillow cases made by our generous and hard working members for the 2018-19 year.  The pillowcases went to 3 different organizations for those in need in our local and Michigan area. Grateful recipients included children and teens with cancer and siblings of cancer patients.

2019 Quilt Show

Birds of  a Feather Quilt Together

Linda Radek

We would like to thank the 535 attendees. Your support of the show, our bazaar and the silent auction is greatly appreciated. Our thanks to Linda Radek, our featured quilter, and the show's co-chairs, Nicole Northard and MaryAnn Howard.

A special thanks to Gary Skory and the Staff at the Doan History Center for helping to make our April quilt show a success. Also, the support of our local and out of town quilt shops and businesses were greatly appreciated.  They included Park Bench, Material Mart, Creative Passions, Miles of Stitches, Surrey Quilt Shop, Pieces of Thyme and Bittersweet.

Nicole Northard
and MaryAnn Howard,
2019 co-chairs

Thank you for taking the time to appreciate and vote on our member's Viewer's Choice Categories. The results are listed below as well as some photos taken at a recent Guild meeting. (Click on any photo to view a larger image)

• Challenge Quilt: 1st Missy Hall - "Olivia", 2nd Nicole Northard - "Hummingbird Garden", 3rd Leslie Peterson - "Birds of Feather"
• Round Robin: 1st MaryAnn Howard - "Halloween", 2nd Monique Scott - "By the Sea", 3rd Jackie Fellows - "Down on the Farm"
• Mystery Quilt: 1st Debra Badour - "Mystery Blues", 2nd Sue Gelderbloom - "Waves", 3rd Bonnie Wood - "Mystery Quilt"
• Large Quilt: 1st Debbie Lepper - "Michigan Lights", 2nd Joan Douglass - "Family Heirloom", 3rd Phyllis Roberts - "Kuna Tribe Blocks"
• Lap/Twin Quilt: 1st Nancy Schaffert - "Vintage Tin", 2nd Nicole Northard - "Sunshine Quilt", 3rd Debbie Lepper - "Squidney's Fishes"
• Miniature/Wall Quilt: 1st Kathy Mallory -"Big Dream - Pink", 2nd Leslie Peterson - "Broken Arrow", 3rd Diane Lytle - "Folk Tails"
• Miscellaneous: 1st Leslie Peterson - "Harvest Splendor", 2nd Debra Badour - "Grace's Squffet", 3rd Debbie Lepper - "Indian Summer Table Runner"
• English Paper Piecing: 1st Debra Badour - "Memories", 2nd Karen Adamcik - "English Paper-Pieced Sampler"
• Members Choice: Debbie Lepper  - Lighthouse Quilt named "Michigan Lights"

Missy Hall - Olivia	Leslie Peterson Birds of Feather	MaryAnn Howard Halloween
Sue Gelderbloom Waves	Bonnie Wood Mystery Quilt	Joan Douglas Family Heirloom
Kathy Mallory Big Dream-Pink	Leslie Peterson Broken Arrow	Leslie Peterson Harvest Splendor

May 2019 Guild activities

Which Challenge Quilt was your favorite?

Please check the Program page for additional information for the following activities. Also, more information is provided in the newsletter distributed to members.

• Wednesday, May 1: No Sit 'n Sew.


• Tuesday, May 14: About half a dozen members will give a 10 minute talk on their favorite tip or helpful hint or their quilting specialty. Quilt show awards will be presented to members.


• Wednesday, May 15: Sit 'n Sew. Share ideas, work on projects, ask questions, have lunch together at a local eatery or bring a lunch. Enjoy!

Please note: Next Sit 'n Sew will be in September. None in June, July or August.

Sunday is the last day and some rearranging has been done

Sunday, April 28, from noon to 4 p.m. is the last day for the Guild's 2019 Quilt Show in the Midland County History Center at 3417 W. Main St., Midland. All bazaar items are 1/2 price, unless marked!

Initially several quilts were draped over armchairs. These quilts are now hung so viewers will be able to see their designs better. Please check out:

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler (Let the Good Times Roll)

Mumzie's Rainbow

It's Spring

"Birds of a Feature Quilt Together" is this year's Show and Challenge category theme. Members display their creativity and visitors are encouraged to vote for their favorite. The Challenge quilts remain in the same area, but some rearranging was done.

If you have any questions about quilting, on the wall in the featured quilter's room is a display with the steps for Making a Quilt.

To see a slideshow of previous shows and member show-and-tells from meetings, check out the monitor located just past the mystery quilts and before the featured quilter's display.

Steps to Making a Quilt

Slideshow

The Show provides an opportunity to see a variety of quilts and techniques. For example, this year there are quilts that are:

hand quilted

free motion quilted on a domestic machine

free motion quilted on a long arm machine

We look forward to seeing everyone at the show.

Gary Skory - In appreciation

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to view larger image

In appreciation for the help Gary Skory, Director of the Midland County Historical Society, gives the Guild before, during and after our annual shows, the Guild made and presented Gary with a sampler quilt during Thursday's setup. The quilt is on display during the show.

The project began in September when members selected blocks of different designs and sizes to make. In addition the quilt includes a block of the Bradley Home Museum. Separately a framed quilted block of the Bradley Home Museum was given also. On the back of the quilt is an embroidered block of the Guild's appreciation. The project was coordinated by Mary Ann Howard.

The Guild has had a consecutive Quilt Show since 2004, usually in the Spring of each year (an earlier show was held in October 2002).The Quilt Show has been made possible through our partnership with the Midland County Historical Society.

Gary posted his reaction on Facebook. Thank you, Gary, for your support throughout the years. It has been appreciated.

2019 Quilt Show setup on Thursday

Tina and Marcelle hung the first quilt that members brought in today for the Show.

Linda Radek, the featured quilter, and Guild members are displaying about 140 quilts. Categories for member items will fill the panels include Challenge quilts using the theme "Birds of a Feather Quilt Together"; Round Robin and Mystery Quilt; Large, Lap, and Miniature/Wall; English Paper Piecing and Miscellaneous quilted items.

We look forward to seeing you this Friday and Saturday: 10 - 5 and Sunday: 12 - 4   "Birds of  a Feather Quilt Together" Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center 3417 W. Main St., Midland MI Admission: $5 includes Silent auction, door favors, bazaar and admission to History Center displays directions and construction suggestions

A few of the magazines in the bazaar.

Patterns, fabric, lots of sewing and quilting related items.

2019 Quilt Show setup is under way

Linda Radek, featured quilter, was busy this afternoon hanging her quilts. "Magic of Winter Sampler Quilt" by Jason Yenter is one of her favorites. Learn more about Linda in "For the love of quilting: Radek named this year's featured quilter" an article in this week's Midland Daily News.

Click for more Quilt Show information  Admission to the Quilt Show  includes admission to the History Center displays!

2019 Midland Quilters Squared Quilt Show "Birds of  a Feather Quilt Together" will be held this week in the  Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center 3417 W. Main St., Midland MI This week April 26, 27 and 28, 2019 Friday, Saturday: 10 - 5 and Sunday: 12 - 4 Admission: $5 includes Silent auction, door favors, bazaar and admission to History Center displays directions and construction suggestions

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April 2019 Guild activities

Click the image to view larger sized flyer		Click for more Quilt Show information

2019 Midland Quilters Squared Quilt Show "Birds of  a Feather Quilt Together" will be held in the  Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center 3417 W. Main St., Midland MI April 26 & 27, Friday, Saturday: 10 - 5 and April 28, Sunday: 12 - 4 Admission: $5

Lots of great activities:

• Wednesday, April 3: Open Sit 'n Sew from 10-2 at Chapel Lane Presbyterian Church. Come and enjoy the fellowship and finish any project you’re working on. Bring a lunch or go out to eat at any of the nearby restaurants.

• Tuesday, April 9: Guild meeting. The program at 7 PM will be Tawni Young from InterQuilten presenting "Landscape Art" at St. John's Episcopal Church. Meeting details are provided on the About Us page.

• Wednesday, April 10: Tawni Young - Landscape Art. "Back by popular demand" Tawni from InterQuilten will lead us through the process of creating a wall hanging from minced pieces of fabric. Advance sign-up is necessary.

• Wednesday, April 17: Open Sit 'n Sew from 10-2  at Chapel Lane Presbyterian Church. More information about Sit 'n Sew is provided on the Sit-n-Sew page.

• Friday, Saturday, Sunday, April 26 - April 28: Midland Quilters Squared Annual Quilt Show

2019 Quilt Show - change

Updated flyer. Show will be at the
Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center

NEW venue - use same address.
Show will be in the Herbert D. Doan 
Midland County History Center

3417 W. Main St., Midland MI

2019 Midland Quilters Squared Quilt Show

"Birds of  a Feather
Quilt Together"

Featured quilter: Linda Radek

April 26 & 27, Friday, Saturday: 10 - 5

April 28, Sunday: 12 - 4

Admission: $5

Directions to Quilt Show

Go to the Quilt Show Info page for more information about the Show

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The 2019 Show will be in the Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center at 3417 West Main St., Midland MI. Handicap parking is available. It is in the same vicinity as previous shows. Link to directions at Google Maps.

2019 Due to construction downtown, access to West Main may be restricted. The following are suggestions:

From M-20 and the turn onto W Main is restricted, an alternative is to go West on Indian to St. Andrews (at the light by the Library and the Center for the Arts) and turn left (head West). Turn left onto Orchard Dr and then right onto W. Main.

From the North, take Eastman to St. Andrews (at the light by the Library and the Center for the Arts) and turn right (head West). Turn left onto Orchard Dr and then right onto W. Main.

March 2019 Guild activities

Please save the dates Friday - Sunday, April 26-28.  “Birds of a Feather Quilt Together” 2019 Quilt Show Information Checkout the new "Days until Quilt Show" counter in the right sidebar Also checkout the new Search this Blog in the right sidebar.

• Wednesday, March 6: Open Sit 'n Sew. 10-2. Come and enjoy the fellowship and finish any project you’re working on. Bring a lunch or go out to eat at any of the nearby restaurants.

• Tuesday, March 12: Guild Meeting will be a work session (with some fun activities, too) to prepare for the Quilt Show. Bring your Show 'n Tells and Round Robins, too. Meeting will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church. More information about the Guild and our meetings is available on the About Us page.

• Wednesday, March 20: Open Sit 'n Sew from 10-2 at Chapel Lane Presbyterian Church. Come and enjoy the fellowship and finish any project you’re working on. Sit 'n Sew has more information.

February 2019 Guild activities

Photos are from January's Show 'n Tell

• Wednesday, February 6: Open Sit 'n Sew. 10-2. More information about Sit 'n Sew is provided on the Sit-n-Sew page. Come and enjoy the fellowship and finish any project you’re working on. Bring a lunch or go out to eat at any of the nearby restaurants.

• CANCELLED due to weather - Tuesday, February 12: Guild Meeting - Mickey Depre - "Quilts: Young and Old, Timid and Bold" Mickey Depre Quilts. Meeting details are provided on the About Us page.

• CANCELLED due to weather - Wednesday, February 13: Mickey Depre Beach Party workshop. Preregistration necessary.  If a member is interested, please contact Elaine.

• Wednesday, February 20: Open Sit 'n Sew from 10-2. More information about Sit 'n Sew is provided on the Sit-n-Sew page.

• Monday. February 22 - Thursday, February 25: The Guild's retreat will be held at The Springs in Gladwin, MI. For details please contact Leslie Peterson or Linda McGibbon. Preregistration necessary.

• Friday - Sunday, April 26-28. Guild’s 2019 Quilt show “Birds of a Feather Quilt Together”. Quilt Show Info 

Quilt Show page updated for 2019

"Birds of a Feather Quilt Together" 2019 Midland Quilters Squared Quilt Show For more details, please see the updated Quilt Show Info page and save the dates:  Friday - Sunday, April 26, 27 and 28.