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SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING—PATTERN ACTIVISM 6:30 P .M . TEXTILE CENTER
M INNESOTA CONTEMPORARY QUILTERS
WWW.MNCONTEMPORARYQUILTERS.NET SEPTEMBER—OCTOBER 2015
NEWS
Anna Carlson—Patterns on fabric and clothing are much more than mere ornamentation. They are a lan-guage complete with syntax and meaning. The messages can be overt, covert, unifying, or polarizing. We use this language every day to tell those around us who we believe we are and who we want to be. Each of us creates a unique identity by wearing branded t-shirts and designer dresses and by choosing homemade,
hand-made, or manufactured textiles to surround us. Anna Carlson’s presentation will address the ways in which pattern is used to shout or whisper a variety of messages, from propaganda to protest. Following the presentation, she will demonstrate screen printing, itself a repeated action that has been used by activists around the world. Anna challenges everyday codes and contexts with printed and embroidered textiles. Her conceptual work explores self-identity and memory, merging current is-sues with cloth and apparel to examine, trace, and chal-lenge the ways text is used to communicate.
OCTOBER 26 MEETING—EXPAND YOUR REACH: JURIED
FINE ART EXHIBITIONS
6:30 P .M . TEXTILE CENTER
Jean M. Judd—Explore the world of juried fine art exhibitions. A textile artist and author from Cush-ing, Wisconsin, she has been making textile artworks since 1991, using her own designs including antique quilt-block designs and hand-dyed, hand-painted, and rust-pigmented fabrics. Her artwork has been exhib-ited internationally in more than 90 juried fine art exhibitions and art quilt exhibitions in the United States and Canada. She will discuss how the entry process for fine art exhibitions works, how she keeps track of submissions, where to find the calls for en-try, how to track expenses associated with juried exhibitions, and why artists should consider widening their scope on where to show their artwork. Artists of all levels will add to their artistic knowledge.
FROM THE MCQ CHAIR—TINA HUGHES
PAGE 2 NEWS
MCQ Board
CHAIR
Tina Hughes 651-645-0945
VICE CHAIR
Zeeda Magnusson 612-825-4755
PROGRAM
Peggy Wright
651-698-2760 [email protected]
EXHIBITS
Barb Bonifas
763-568-7746 [email protected]
Karrie Flater
612-868-2212 [email protected]
Sally Mortenson 651-675-9836
MEMBERSHIP–
TREASURER Leah Doherty 651-636-5723
WEBMASTER
Peg LaSota 612-824-9460
SPECIAL EVENTS
Rose Allen 651-227-4708
Joan Carver 651-649-1071
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Wanda Shelton 651-487-7197
HOSPITALITY– RETREATS
Nancy Condon 651-235-7820
SECRETARY–SUNSHINE
Janet Hovde 651-487-2744
LIAISON TO TEXTILE CENTER
Tina Hughes
651-645-0945 [email protected]
Please send comments and submissions to
Next Board Meeting
October 7th, 6:00 p.m.
Leah Doherty’s home
By the time that you read this, we will be winding down a beautiful summer in Minne-sota. I hope that you enjoyed yourselves and spent time outside walking, hiking, camp-ing, traveling, gardening, boating, fishing, picnicking, basking in the sun, and all of the other fun things to do in great weather. Those wonderful experiences inspire our art quilt creations, either consciously or unconsciously. Perhaps you got an idea for our new challenge—Changing Times. On to a spectacular fall!
At the August meeting we introduced a new feature, Two Minute Tips. As you heard, we will take a few, brief minutes to give meeting attendees a chance to share a two-minute sewing, quilting, or art tip, a very quick book review, a tool tip, or something fun and helpful. Many other guilds take a couple of minutes to share helpful tips at their meetings and we want to try it as well.
Coming up at the September meeting we will introduce our MCQ board, and they will share what they each do. Our guild maintains its fun atmosphere and high level of crea-tivity through the efforts of our volunteers on the board. We are always very happy to welcome new people! Please consider helping out with your great ideas and talents.
That's all for now, and we'll see you at the fall meetings!
FALL RETREAT AT CAMP WAPO—NANCY CONDON
The Fall MCQ Wapo Retreat will be October 2 through 5. The deadline to sign up is September 25th. We have a few places left for this fun-filled time to sew, chat and get to know one an-other. The registration form is on the website. Send your registration form and check to Leah Doherty.
Camp Wapogasset is near Amery, Wisconsin—a reasonable drive from the Twin Cities. Second floor windows in the sewing area offer views of the lake and grounds. Have you come to a diffi-cult spot in completing your project? Be in-spired by the views or the beauty of a stroll around the camp. Are you energized by seeing other quilters at work? Visit with the members you know and especially with the ones you don’t know. You’ll see techniques and processes that are new to you, and you’ll see fabulous creations in process and completed. If you are a first-time attendee, bring your projects and enthusiasm and you will have a great time quilting and get-ting to know other members.
Above are three quilts made by the small group 9/37 Sisterhood and donated to Camp Wapo. See the article on page 5 to join their next Stash Busters donation project for Camp Wapo.
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FROM THE TEXTILE CENTER—TINA HUGHES
The MCQ exhibit Inside, Outside, Upside Down completed a successful run in the Community Gallery and in the Textile Center Library.
The Summer Camp classes ended at the end of August and many children were able to use the brand new sew-ing machines that were donated by MCQ and others.
Guild members can join the Textile Center at the discounted membership rate of $30. This is a very nice dis-count from the regular membership price. To join or renew, call the Textile Center at 612-436-0664 or sign up at the Textile Center shop. One benefit of Textile Center membership is the opportunity to exhibit work in the annual A Common Thread member exhibit.
A Common Thread showcases the exceptional work of Textile Center members. This non-juried exhibition gives every member an opportunity to exhibit their recent work in Textile Center galleries. Apply via our online form. Contact Exhibition Coordinator Kraig Rasmussen with questions. The deadline for entries is October 23rd at 5:00 p.m.
SUNSHINE—JANET HOVDE
If you know of members who are in need of sunshine because of medical issues, losses, etc., please let Janet Hovde know. She will send a Sunshine card from the MCQ guild. Contact her at [email protected] or 651-487-2744.
The membership committee is interested in your Quilt Sister stories. Tell us what you have been doing with your Quilt Sister. Did you e-mail, text, or phone to remind each other of meetings and other activ-ities? Carpool to meetings? Meet at the MCQ monthly meetings, sit together to visit and share? Meet for coffee or lunch to get to know each other? Participate in a retreat, class or workshop together? A quilt challenge? Get together for learning a technique or for feedback on color and design? Start a “small group” within MCQ to join with others with a quilting interest? Go to a quilt show together?
E-mail your quilt sister story to Zeeda Magnuson, [email protected]
The Quilt Sister Initiative is an opportunity for MCQ members to meet and get to know other members and learn about the Guild’s many learning and sharing experiences. So far, about forty members have signed up to participate.
Why are we doing this? New and veteran members have indicated strong interest in meeting and getting to know other quilters through MCQ. Mentoring and partnering with other members is a way to strengthen the entire group, as well as the individual members who participate. Have more fun, make new friends, get inspired to create!
Are you interested in becoming a quilt sister? Contact Zeeda or sign up at a meeting. The membership committee will pair you with another quilter.
THE QUILT SISTER INITIATIVE–2015 TELL YOUR QUILT SISTER STORY!
HATS OFF ! NEWS PAGE 4
HATS OFF
Janet Hovde attended the Women's Art Institute, a 3-credit course at St. Kate's, in June, and she participated in the weeklong pop-up art show following the course.
Tina Hughes’ piece “The Evening Marsh” in the Inside Outside Upside Down exhibit sold while on display at the Textile Center.
Congratulations to a State Fair Fine Arts winner:
Nancy Condon won a honorable mention in the Fine Arts exhibit and sold her quilt, Signs of Aging.
Congratulations to these State Fair Creative Activities winners:
Nancy Birger—Wall, pieced, machine quilted by entrant, first place; Wall, special surface design techniques (whole cloth, embroidery, painting, embel-lishments); hand or machine quilted by entrant, third place; Sweepstakes, quilt-ing; Minnesota Quilters (winner lot 229); Bear Patch Quilting Co. (winner lot 220); Bear Patch Quilting Co. (winner lot 229) See Nancy’s quilt at right.
Sunny Kline—Wall, special surface design techniques (whole cloth, embroi-dery, painting, embellishments); hand or machine quilted by entrant, second place; Large bed, pieced; hand quilted by entrant, fifth place.
Zeeda Magnuson—Large bed, appliqued, machine quilted by entrant, first place; Wall, appliqued; hand quilted by entrant, second place; Wall, mixed techniques (pieced & appliqued); hand or machine quilted by entrant, second place; Quilt-on-a-Stick. 8 in. wide x 9 in. high, hand or machine quilted by entrant; "State Fair Grandstand Entertain-ers" fifth place; Rosebud's Cottage (judge's choice, holiday quilt, lots 205-228 combined)
Jan Schmidt—Crib/youth, pieced or appliqued, machine quilted by entrant, second place
Elizabeth Lanzatella—Wall, pieced, machine quilted by entrant, second place
Congratulations to the winners at the Minnesota Quilt Show and Conference in Duluth in June. Please let us know you won, so your win can be listed in the next newsletter.
2016 CHALLENGE—CHANGING TIMES—BARB BONIFAS, KARRIE FLATER &
SALLY MORTENSON
The 2015 Challenge Inside Outside Upside Down is currently on exhibit at Blaine City Hall. In October it will move up the road to the Waite Park Library. Thanks to Caron Lage for transporting the exhibit to Waite Park and installing it. In November the Exhibit travels to the White Bear Lake Methodist Church. In December it will move south to Lakeville to the Lakeville Art Center.
It's time to start thinking about Changing Times, our 2016 Challenge. This theme has many possibilities—how
we have changed over time (remember cardboard templates for quilting, or garter belts?), from the crank telephone on the wall (our ring was 2 longs and 2 shorts) to the iPhone which only incidentally functions as a phone. What about change on a more global scale? The 2016 challenge forms will be available for download on our website by Oc-tober 1.
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TIME TO RENEW
September Lynn Glesne Mary B Johnson Elizabeth Lanzatella Pam Lipe Zeeda Magnuson Sally Neckvatal Jan Schmidt Debra Svedberg
October Susan Antell Barb Endres Janet Hovde Sunny Kline Carol Mashuga Mimie Pollard Carol Premack Wanda Shelton Brooke Strassburg Pat Teiken Holly Wolhart
Please welcome these new members of MCQ—Barbara Jones and Connie Ferrian. We have 102 members.
Renewals are due from the following members. Renewal information is on the back page.
Meeting reminders—Please wear a fiber nametag to be eligible for a prize to be given when the spirit strikes. Bring show-and-tell items, including works in progress. Bring a quilting friend or neighbor to visit
the guild and join the fun.
Volunteer opportunities—MCQ is your guild—what is your role in it? Volunteer work is rewarding and fun! Be a board member and help steer the guild. To volunteer at the library, contact Nancy Mambi at the Textile Center to schedule training. Have an idea for a project or group? Contact any board member to discuss it.
Free table—Unclaimed items you bring for the Free Table are still yours. Don’t force cleanup on the Tex-tile Center or the members who leave last.
Dinner after the meeting—several MCQ mem-bers meet for dinner or beverages after the meetings. All members are welcome. We are currently seeking a new dinner location; listen for details at the meeting.
WHAT’S NEW AT MCQ?
Book Arts: Wow, we MCQ members are so lucky. At the last board meeting I witnessed a smart, creative, forward-thinking group of women working to keep Minnesota Con-temporary Quilters a strong, solvent, wonderful organization. One possibility in the works, down the road a bit, is a collabo-ration between Minnesota Contemporary Quilters and Min-nesota Center for Book Arts. If that idea piques your interest, you may wish to visit their website for fall classes:
http://www.mnbookarts.org/
Stash Busters Project: The MCQ small group 9/37 Sister-hood invites you to join a challenge making blocks for more quilts for Camp Wapo. The Bento Block quilts we made were a huge hit with the camp, and we decided to go for more. The inspiration for this set of quilts comes from this piece of Aboriginal art called My Country.
Our group will make these two designs as 12-½ inch unfin-ished blocks, using only two colors for each block and our own interpretations. We will work with the blocks to ar-range designs for each quilt. We challenge you to join us. We are collecting blocks in a basket at the membership table each meeting through November. We plan to have quilts fin-ished for the Spring 2016 retreat.
The MCQ Challenge Exhibit Inside Outside Upside Down is scheduled for exhibit at the following venues:
Blaine City Hall, September 1-30
Waite Park Library, October 1-30
White Bear United Methodist Church, October 30-November 30
Lakeville Art Center, December 1-30
White Bear United Universalist Church, January 10-February 14
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NEWS TEXTILE CENTER , BOX 8
3000 UNIVERSITY AVENUE SE
MINNEAPOLIS , MN 55414
2015 Fall Wapo Retreat—October 2-5
2016 Entry deadline for Changing Times exhibit, date to be deter-mined—spring Spring Wapo Retreat—April 1-4 Textile Center Annual Garage Sale-April 9 Changing Times quilts due—May MCQ meeting Minnesota Quilters Show and Conference, St Cloud—June 9-11 MCQ Workshop Sue Benner—September 24-25
EVENTS & DEADLINES
Textile Center Library
As a member organization of Textile Center, MCQ is re-sponsible for providing funding and volunteer help to the li-brary. Access to the Textile Center Library is a benefit of membership in MCQ. Come early and check out a book!
MCQ meetings are held the fourth Monday (3rd Monday if fourth is a holiday) at 6:30 p.m. at the Textile Center, 3000 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis. No December meeting.
Membership information: Annual dues are $30, or $35 if you receive the newsletter by postal mail. Renewals are due on the anniversary of when you joined. Make checks payable to Min-nesota Contemporary Quilters and mail to Leah Doherty, 2110 Rosewood Lane S, Roseville, MN 55113. Email [email protected] with address changes or for membership assistance.
Upcoming Meetings
September—Anna Carlson, using text
October—Jean Judd
November—Schoolhouse, MCQ mem-ber demos
December—no meeting