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February 3 meeting: 6:30 at Harts, Santa Cruz
We have a great meeting planned for next week. Tina Michalik will present the Starch-Off, including two homemade versions – one made with potato vodka and one with cornstarch. Also, Karen Foster will...
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2015 Pantone Quilt Challenge – Marsala
Pantone has chosen Marsala as its Color of the Year. Some people love it, some people hate it, many are “meh.” Working with a color you love is easy – the challenge comes in when it’s not your...
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Pajaro Valley Quilt Assn Show, Feb 21-22, Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
PVQA’s quilt show, The Way We Were, runs next weekend, Feb. 21-22, and it’s sure to have lots of interesting and inspiring things to look at. There’s a fashion show, live auction, plus quilt challenges...
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The Incomparable Gwen Marston
Modern quilters in search of inspiration had a lot to choose from today. Quiltcon 2015 in Austin, PVQA’s show in Watsonville, and a Small Studies workshop taught by Gwen Marston in Pacific Grove....
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SBAMQG Members Represented at PVQA Quilt Show
Laura Ryle, SBAMQG member, won the Judges’ Choice Award for her quilt “Improv in Orange,” which began its life in a Jacquie Gering workshop. Laura says that she likes the back as much as the front (we...
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Gabrielle Robles Featured Volunteer at Quiltcon
Our own Gabrielle Robles was one of three featured Quiltcon volunteers in today’s MQG newsletter! Gabrielle Robles I guess they were as impressed with her infectious smile and outgoing personality as...
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More Fantastic Quilts from SBAMQG Members at PVQA Quilt Show
Carole Rossi was awarded a Judge’s Choice award at the PVQA show for her pieced village scene. Carole says that she was “inspired while on a glorious trip to England, by a detail from a local painting...
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Anne Sullivan Promotes Inclusion in “Games are for Everyone”
Games are for Everyone Quilt Blocks Our own Anne Sullivan is passionate about everything she does, and that includes quilting and gaming. Next week, when thousands of game developers and game industry...
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Our next meeting is 6:30 on Tuesday, March 3, at Harts in Santa Cruz. We will have an update on the Fall Retreat, Sew Days and possible workshops. And hear about our blind swap! Please remember to...
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Mike McNamara (Mac) Workshop
Mike McNamara (Mac) sprinkled some of his “magic” dust on us yesterday during his techniques workshop at the Community Foundation in Aptos. The time flew by as he demonstrated various techniques that...
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Maria Shell Class Now Open to Sister Guilds – Santa Cruz, California, Nov 7,...
The South Bay Area MQG is excited to announce the opening of registration to our sister guilds for the Maria Shell workshop, Making Prints Out of Solids. If you haven’t yet heard of Maria Shell of...
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Tina Michalik Improv Class, Saturday, October 3, 2015
On Saturday, 10/3/15, Tina Michalik will teach her “improv with a plan” pattern that uses 16 blocks to make any size quilt. Tina designed this quilt out of her desire to piece something with abandon –...
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Much Ado About Something Fabulous
Those of us fortunate enough to take Tina Michalik’s “improv with a plan” class, based on her quilt “Much Ado About Nothing,” think she needs to change the name. The quilt is based on 16 blocks...
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