Join us for our monthly Sew Day!

When: Saturday, October 25, 1 pm – 4 pm
Where: Boise Public Library, 715 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID (Marion Bingham Room on 3rd floor)

This month Linda Vermette will teach us a bit about appliqué – glued and needleturn. Linda will demonstrate the glued technique and will then provide an opportunity for everyone to try their hand at the needleturn method.

If you are interested in participating, please bring:

• 10” square of fabric
• Needle and thread for hand sewing
• Scissors

This tutorial will not take all the allotted time for the room, so bring a project to work on too. If you aren’t interested in the tutorial, no worries. Just bring something to work on and enjoy the company!

A few other items of interest:

• If you have them, it’s always a good idea to bring a power strip and/or small extension cord as well.
• We have some leftover free fabric scraps from when Christine donated earlier this summer. They’re yours for the taking!
• If you aren’t familiar with how our meetings work, we typically follow this format:
  • Quick announcements
  • Show and share
  • Sewing on individual projects, and of course conversation (or tutorial, if one is scheduled)
• After Christmas Party – Mark your calendars!  The Boise Modern Quilt Guild After Christmas Party will be December 27. We will have more details as the day gets closer! Since we had so much fun last year doing a swap we want to do another one. This Christmas we will swap aprons. Something most of us can use! Should be fun!

Hope you join us!

Join us for our monthly Sew Day!

When: Saturday, August 23, 1 pm – 4 pm
Where: Boise Public Library, 715 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID (Marion Bingham Room on 3rd floor)

Escape the heat and join us on August 23 at our last sew day before the September quilt show! This is the perfect opportunity to work on the quilt(s) you are entering into the quilt show or whatever project you have going at the moment. Don’t forget your sewing machine and supplies and as always, please bring your completed projects to share with the group.

A few other items of interest:

• If you have them, it’s always a good idea to bring a power strip and/or small extension cord as well.
• If you aren’t familiar with how our meetings work, we typically follow this format:
  • Quick announcements
  • Show and share
  • Sewing on individual projects, and of course conversation (or tutorial, if one is scheduled)

Hope you join us!

Wow, what a great meeting this month! We learned about quilt photography and enjoyed seeing tons of quilts and sewn items for Show and Share.

Vicki Francis, a photography teacher at Capital High School, gave a great presentation on Photography 101. Vicki is an excellent teacher!  Her talk was so helpful.  For more photo tips, visit:

• Suggestions for Good Photography by American Quilt Society
• Photographing Your Quilt by the Modern Quilt Guild

Check out all the great projects made by our members!

Join us for our monthly Sew Day!

When: Saturday, July 26, 1 pm – 4 pm
Where: Boise Public Library, 715 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID (Marion Bingham Room on 3rd floor)

This month we will focus a bit on photography. We all like to take photos of our quilts, whether we are sharing them with friends and family, or posting them online. However, photography is not necessarily something that comes naturally to a lot of us. To help us learn more about the basics, member Vicki Francis will lead a short talk on Photography 101. She will also help us take photos of quilts/quilt tops that members will be entering into the quilt show. Bring your camera! Please note that taking photos of your quilt at the library is completely optional. If you want to take your own photos at home, that is perfectly acceptable.

Everyone is also welcome to bring individual projects to work on, so don’t forget your sewing machine and supplies. As always, please bring your completed projects to share with the group.

A few other items of interest:

• If you have completed your project for the Michael Miller Fabric Challenge please bring it so we can all see what you made.
• If you have them, it’s always a good idea to bring a power strip and/or small extension cord as well.
• If you aren’t familiar with how our meetings work, we typically follow this format:
  • Quick announcements
  • Show and share
  • Sewing on individual projects, and of course conversation (or tutorial, if one is scheduled)

Hope you join us!

Join us for our monthly Sew Day!

When: Saturday, June 28, 1 pm – 4 pm
Where: Boise Public Library, 715 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID (Marion Bingham Room on 3rd floor)

After experimenting meeting at a different location last month (at Jo-Ann), we’ve decided to go back to our location at the Boise Public Library.

We will be working on individual projects this month so bring your sewing machine and a sewing/quilting project to work on. As always, please bring your completed projects to share with the group.

A few other items of interest:

• If you took the Spirals 101 class last month, please bring your completed block. We will collect them and eventually compile them into a baby quilt to donate.
• Christine will also be bringing fabric scraps to share with our group. She did a massive cleanout of her stash and many of the scraps are large pieces. She’ll be there around 3 pm, so stick around if you want to claim any free scraps!
• If you have them, it’s always a good idea to bring a power strip and/or small extension cord as well.
• If you aren’t familiar with how our meetings work, we typically follow this format:
  • Quick announcements
  • Show and share
  • Sewing on individual projects, and of course conversation (or tutorial, if one is scheduled)

Hope you join us!