Anna Maria Swag for Festival Meet Up!

New brochure we all get a copy of at Houston Festival Meet Up!

Fi and Anna Maria and a copy of the new book

Anna Maria's booth at Houston Quilt Market

 

 

So here is where I start gushing!  This past Sunday I was graciously allowed to work a booth for the Modern Quilt Guild during Houston's Market Show.  This means I got to see behind the curtain and into the realm of designers and industry awesomeness.  It did not disappoint!!  I met so many people that I have admired for so long - and they were all really kind and fun to talk shop with.  I shouldn't be surprised - but I was a tiny bit that they would be so generous with their time!  So, one of my favorite designers is Anna Maria Horner.  And she was at Market with her cutie husband signing books at her booth.  I invited her to come to our Festival Meet Up - and when she couldn't make it she donated 150 copies of her new brochure complete with an excerpt and pattern from her new book! Guild sister Becca purchased a copy of Anna Maria's Needlework Notebook and I got to peruse it - total eye candy and a must have for all needlepoint fans!  Join us on Saturday, Nov 3rd at 7pm at the  Lobby Bar of the Hilton Americas (attached to the George R. Brown Convention Center) - free needlework pattern from Anna Maria for the first 150!

new book back cover!!

Becca gets her turn to schmooze the Anna Maria!

Market Meet Up Was Awesome

Thanks to Modern Quilt Guild for helping us to throw such a great Meet Up!  It was so much fun to meet new and old friends and get really excited about Market & Festival.  There were wonderful door prizes - thanks to all the great sponsors! 


Yes, we have surrounded Tula Pink.

  


HMQG and Brenda from Pink Castle Fabrics

  

Becca, Deirdre, Tammy & Fi loving the Meet Up!

Come join us this Saturday - Nov 3rd for even more fun and awesome door prizes! 

The party begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Lobby Bar of the Hilton Americas

(attached to the George R. Brown Convention Center) and is Hosted by the

Houston Modern Quilt Guild.

It's MEET UP Time in Houston!

October is here and you know what that means...It's nearly Quilt Time in Houston, Texas!

Everyone is invited!

Join us at our 2nd annual Quilt Festival Modern Meet Up - Saturday Nov. 3rd. beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Lobby Bar of the Hilton Americas
(attached to the George R. Brown Convention Center)

Hosted by the Houston Modern Quilt Guild.

Come mingle with modern quilters and industry folks from around the world.
Celebrate the new IQF Modern Quilting Exhibit. Meet new and old friends and win some quilty swag!

The Modern Meet Ups are casual affairs, open to all modern quilters and artists and those interested in modern quilting. Drinks and food available for purchase at the bar.

MANY THANKS to our door prize sponsors:

Kelly Biscopink and Andrea Johnson (Cincinnati MQG)

VISIT OUR SPONSORS!

Therm O Web Adhesives & Interfacings
Modern Designs for Classic Quilts
Cloud 9 Fabrics
Martingale Publishing
Floriana Thread
Fat Quarter Shop
Sew Fine Fabric
Fresh Modern Fabric
Swirly Girls Design
The Quilt Asylum
Moose on the Porch Quilts
Craftsy.com
Pink Castle Fabrics
Modern Quilts Unlimited
More Splash Than Cash
Skip Stone Creative
The Intrepid Thread
Monaluna
Anna Maria Horner
Moya's Workshop
Stash Books
Robert Kaufman Fabrics
Quilter's Dream Batting
Crazy Old Ladies Quilts

Be one of our door prize sponsors! email Robin at HoustonMQG@gmail.com

SEE YOU THERE!!!

Charity Sewing Update from Paula

This past Saturday was our fall charity Sew In at St. Martin's.  The focus was for wheelchair sized lapquilts.  We went home with 4 finished quilts, 3 finished quilt tops and several other GREAT GALS went home with their finished quilt tops. Anna V brought 3 or 4 of her "mega hidden nine patch" blocks and finished at least two tops. She shared her extras "kits" with us and did a quick tutorial on how to do these. We had coffee, kolaches and a surprise... homemade oatmeal-raisin-cranberry cookies (thanks Karen!). There were at least 15 present and we had several drop ins. We have kits we will we working on all year thanks to the many gracious members of this group who brought in donation fabrics. Special thanks go to Karen, Kerri, Beth, Eileen and Anna for doing so much and a very extra special hug to Tammy whose fabulous donation of some great fabric got a lot of wheels turning! One of the nicest surprises was the participation of SEVERAL NEW members! Way to go girls! Eileen (wait till y'all see her mini quilt), Kerri (my newest sewing/shopping buddy in crime), Becky (check out her flickr page...WOW) , Shelia (who I kept wanting to call Sharron and insisting she was a reality star!) , Lauren (super cool hand dyed home made lunch box!...tutorial anyone?) , Jami (gimmie them clogs Mama!), Anna (sew cool....great BIG BLOCKS!!) and if I missed any of the other newbies, my apologies, I was trying to sew...LOL...which was difficult with all these talented ladies present!
Best of all...we found out just how super multi talented our members are...we were serenaded on piano by Sabrina and invited to come to a concert by our own concert violinist Dea! HOLY SMOKES...Who knew???
Quilts should be brought in by the Nov meeting. AND if you need more time, we can meet up in Dec, sometime before Christmas. I would like to take them to the homes the week before.
We will be doing children's quilts all year for Child Advocates. These I will take over to them once I have at least 10 collected. Any size will do the majority of kids they see are aged 4 to 12. Sabrina's son (he's only 9!!) made and donated the first children's quilt. What a great kid! 

See you next time at the Sew In! 

Paula