July 2025

July 10, 2025

The July meeting of the Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild (CMQG) was conducted at the Corvallis Museum. Colleen, President, convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. with 27 attendees. No guests were in attendance. In Joyce’s absence, Pattie welcomed members to the guild meeting.

Announcements

The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show will be celebrating its 50th year on Saturday, July 12, 2025. If you are an attendee, we’d love to hear about your experience at an upcoming meeting and see some favorite quilts from this epic show.

We’ve reserved our annual information booth at the Farmer’s Market. We’d love to have you there on August 16, 2025, to help represent the guild. The market runs from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Let us know if you are interested in joining us at the market.

We are looking for a Membership Chair Person to join the board for 2026. Contact Colleen for more information regarding the position.

Carah G. has taken on the task of designing the QuiltCon 2026 Community Challenge. We are most appreciative of her skills and willingness to undertake this project.

Program

Anna Colvin, Benton County Fair Fiber Arts Divisions Superintendent, and Rita Adams, a local quilting judge, provided information about exhibiting quilts at the Benton County Fair being held July 30 to August 2, 2025. Insights presented for exhibiting were having a clean project, being true to the pattern, even hand stitching, and the use of quilting techniques.

New Fundraising Opportunity

The Christian Science Church received a grant to purchase four quilted panels for the sanctuary. Beth will be working with a group of volunteers to explore the possibility of creating the four panels. The proceeds from the project would be donated to the guild.

Exhibit Opportunities

There are currently four opportunities for upcoming quilt display exhibits.

• Benton County Fair - July 30 to August 2 - more information coming in July

• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Exhibit

• Honoring the Woman Farmer Challenge - June 2026 - refer to CMQG Challenge page.

• Quilts in the Garden - June 2026.

Get ’Er Done Project

Several members showed their completed #6 project on their Get ’Er Done list. The names of the June Get ’Er Done participants will be placed in the final cash drawing to be held in December. Members may still join in the fun and be entered into the drawing for cash at the end of the year and have the satisfaction of finishing projects. To participate in the Get ’Er Done Project, contact Candy. The project number drawn to be completed by the July meeting is #4.

Donation Quilts

Members wishing to obtain a quilt kit for a donation quilt may contact Colleen or Mieke. Mieke will be establishing sew days to be held in August at her home for the purpose of working on donation quilt kits.

Library of Things

JC reminded members that items in the Library of Things are available for members to borrow. She has added some rulers, quilting rulers, templates, and three sets of different color cards (AGF, Kona, and Moda Bella) to the library. Members were reminded that a spreadsheet of available items in the Library of Things can be found on the guild’s website under the general resources section. The spreadsheet includes a photo along with a description of the item and the manufacturer. To check out or return items, come to a meeting or Sew Day, or contact JC.

Show and Tell

Various members of the group shared their delightful quilting projects. In addition, members showed their scrappy triangles for the CMQG 2025 Block of the Month Challenge and their Get ’Er Done projects.

Book Club

The ZOOM book club event will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The club will be reviewing No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall. Looking ahead, the August title will be Persuasion by Jane Austen .

Upcoming Programs, Challenges and Events

• “Sew Outside the Box - Hacks & Tools” — This will be a showcase of unconventional quilting tools and hacks. Members should contact Colleen or Alice with ideas. (August Guild Meeting)

• Artist Identity Challenge (August Guild Meeting)

• QuiltCon 2026 Community Quilt (most likely August & September Sew Days)

• Guild Fabric Sale (most likely Saturday, September 20 or 27, 2025)

• October Retreat: If it can be arranged with CPI, a two-day sewing retreat will be held in October. However, a date cannot be established until September.

• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Exhibit (December 2025 - February 2026)

The Binding

Five members attended the social gathering, The Binding, which is an after-meeting activity where members enjoy conversation and get acquainted with each other.

Upcoming Guild and other Quilting Events

• In-Person Sew — Sunday, July 20th, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at CPI Philomath

• Virtual Sew Day — Saturday, July 26th, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Book Club — Wednesday, July 23rd, 7 p.m. Zoom

• Uncommon Embroidery (4th Fridays) — July 25th, 10 a.m. - 12 noon in Albany

  
  

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

Respectively submitted,

Marty S.