Comments for JanMade http://janmade.com The things I do/make/see Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:17:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Indianapolis Modern Quilt Guild by rayna http://janmade.com/2010/03/23/indianapolis-modern-quilt-guild/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:17:03 +0000 http://janmade.com/?p=215#comment-651 Hi Jan (and hi to you, too, Kit, if you’re reading comments here)
I joined the NY Metro MQG when it first started and for a couple of years it has been meeting in someone’s home. Everybody brings a snack to share and it’s been great. That’s a good way to start that doesn’t cost you any $$ and if there are only a few people at first, it’s fine. Don’t worry – the NY group is now so large that the informal has given way to “guild” with dues. It will take off!

There is now a New Jersey guild and even though it is not near me, I want to go to a meeting and see what’s what. Every group is so different — some are very free-form and don’t worry about matching seams or using patterns; others are more traditional but with bright, funky fabric and color combinations. It’s great!

I taught in Bloomington a couple of years ago and hope to get back to IN one of these days! Meantime, I invite you to visit my blog http://studio78notes.blogspot.com.

Keep doing what you’re doing – the virtual group is great, too!
best regards,
Rayna

]]> Comment on using the darning foot by O http://janmade.com/2009/08/20/using-the-darning-foot/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:40:36 +0000 http://janmade.com/?p=142#comment-287 Thank you!! That helped me a lot right now.

]]> Comment on pickles! by Michael Beyer http://janmade.com/2009/07/21/pickles/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:26:37 +0000 http://janmade.com/?p=116#comment-271 These are my favorite bread and butter pickles. They are what grandma would have made: http://michaelbeyer.wordpress.com/2010/08/17/your-classic-bread-and-butter-pickles-2/

]]> Comment on Virtual Quilting Bees by Cindy http://janmade.com/2010/06/02/virtual-quilting-bees-2/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:32:35 +0000 http://janmade.com/?p=227#comment-270 Hello. I would like to send a copy of our magazine FabShop News to share with your Indianapolis Modern Quilt Guild members, but I need a contact name and address. Check out the cover of our magazine at http://www.fabshopnet.com and check out our consumer site at http://www.fabshophop.com.
Thanks.
Cindy Morgan
The Fabric Shop Network
Vancouver, WA
(360) 892-6500
cindy.morgan@fabshopnet.com

]]> Comment on Indianapolis Modern Quilt Guild by Kit http://janmade.com/2010/03/23/indianapolis-modern-quilt-guild/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:42:24 +0000 http://janmade.com/?p=215#comment-269 Hi there,

I’m Kit, president of the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild.

We have a similiar problem as you – in that we have nearly a hundred online members, but when it comes to actual meetings, we have only 10 or so people who show up, and they do so on a revolving basis – in other words, we rarely have the same ten people show up at any given meeting!

I’m lucky though,in that I have a great executive and we’re meeting tonight to discuss how to make the group not only stable, but grow. I have some ideas – one of which is that our meeting day/time may be all wrong for most people. Anyway – after our meeting tonight, I should have some more ideas which I’d be more than willing to share with you. You can write me at divaquilts@gmail.com

Keep up the good fight! :)

]]> Comment on Indianapolis Modern Quilt Guild by Kate http://janmade.com/2010/03/23/indianapolis-modern-quilt-guild/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:13:21 +0000 http://janmade.com/?p=215#comment-265 Try not to be discouraged I think it will take some time. I thought of two other people I could invite next time. Like I said perhaps we should start out smaller – especially until we have a base of people coming.

]]> Comment on Virtual Quilting Bees by chimes http://janmade.com/2010/03/29/virtual-quilting-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:43:24 +0000 http://janmade.com/?p=221#comment-264 I’m kind of in love with the first two blocks. Those are super cute!

]]> Comment on Virtual Quilting Bees by Dee http://janmade.com/2010/03/29/virtual-quilting-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:59:04 +0000 http://janmade.com/?p=221#comment-263 Beautiful blocks for your quilt! And beautiful blocks you’ve made!

]]> Comment on Indianapolis Modern Quilt Guild by janmade http://janmade.com/2010/03/23/indianapolis-modern-quilt-guild/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:19:08 +0000 http://janmade.com/?p=215#comment-261 I’m not blaming anyone, my whole issue with no one showing up was that at the first meeting everyone said they wanted to sew at every meeting, so that’s why I reserved the space…so it is more of a WTF thing for me than anything. I suspect asking people to contribute some cash also had something to do with it.

]]> Comment on Indianapolis Modern Quilt Guild by janmade http://janmade.com/2010/03/23/indianapolis-modern-quilt-guild/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:14:53 +0000 http://janmade.com/?p=215#comment-260 I will email you- sorry I haven’t responded sooner! I understand having kids makes schedules way more hectic than mine most of the time!

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