Name: McKenna Blog: Textilediva Guild involvement: Vice-president 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself – where you are from, etc. I’m originally from New York state in the U.S. but I’ve moved around alot in my life. I now call Perth, Western Australia home because I married a wonderful Aussie guy. 2. Tell us about…
We had our first real outta-home meeting! It felt like growing up and moving out. There was a little trepidation (would anyone visit us?!) but we had a decent turnout. We started with show and tell. Newcomer Gina showed the medallion quilt she’s been making as part of the Stitched In Color online hand stitching…
Perth Modern Quilt, a group on Flickr. There are a few photos from our members here. Please feel free to join the flickr group. It will be open to all until November, after which the group will be for members only.
PMQG, a set on Flickr.
To celebrate becoming ‘official’ and our first meeting in a real hall next Sunday, 19 August, we are running a mug-rug competition. The challenge is to design and make a mugrug using solids only and using the PMQG logo as inspiration. The competition will run from August to October, with some techniques and methods covered…
A lot of discussions have been had lately over what defines ‘modern’ quilting. Is it the fabric one chooses? The unconventional construction methods that break from tradition? The function of the finished pieces as art or utilitarian? And of course the definition of modern itself is left to interpretation because what is defined as modern…
Well it’s time to celebrate! The PMQG may still be a WIP like our banner: But we have a committee and are going ahead as a formal entity. Eleven of us met at Karen’s beautiful mansion home in Duncraig on Saturday. As per usual, we ate well, had our show and tell, and…
It’s July already and we’re heading towards our fourth PMQG meeting on 21 July, somewhere in Duncraig. And while we are looking forward to getting our banner finished off (it was looking soooo good, but we promised not to post pics until it was done), it’s also time, wethinks, to start talking business. Or committees at…
Welcome to the new website of the Perth Modern Quilt Guild. We are just getting started piecing the website together. Stay posted for updates!