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Submitted by Liz M. Happy Fall everyone! Greetings to our new MPS guild members and welcome back to our ongoing members. Marcia, our new chair for 2019, invited members to create a personalized name tag to use at our guild meetings and events.  Name tags can be a wonderful conversation starter!   Will your name tag reflect your favorite colors? Your favorite fabric genre? Your love for appliqué or piecing?  What style do you prefer? Lanyard or pin? Favorite shape-square, rectangular, hexies? Do you like a place to display your collection of pins related to sewing and quilting? Below are links to tutorials for nameRead More →

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Metropolitan Patchwork Society (MPS) held their bi-annual quilt show on March 16, 2019 at the Beaverton Library.  It coincided with National Quilt Day and the Challenge theme was “Books”.  (You can click on any of the pictures to see a larger image). The one-day show was free and drew about 350 people, mainly from the Farmer’s Market and the Library patrons.  Many attendees had never seen a quilt show and there were lots of positive comments! The quilts were amazing and showed the variety of interests the guild supports: traditional, modern, art, group challenges, comfort quilts and Quilts of Valor. Guild members hung ~75 quiltsRead More →

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The Metropolitan Patchwork Society (MPS) board is made up of some very talented and dedicated people! Recently, Judy, Dianne, and Kim took some time to share their thoughts on being quilters as well as guild members and officers. What office do you hold and what do you enjoy most about it?  Judy: I am the current president of MPS and have been enjoying every minute of it! Dianne:  I’m the assistant to the Finance Chair, which in reality means she does most of the work, and I input the data into the accounting software and make sure all our accounts are in balance. Kim: IRead More →

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A quick post about a couple of events in the next few weeks.  Check our “Coming Events” section on the home page for links and more information on this and other events in the area!   Snowflakes and Stitches Shop Hop February 2-16, 2019  Support our local quilt shops!   Outspoken Word Quilts January 14-March 15, 2019 Portland Modern Quilt Guild (PMQG) is showing a group of word quilts at the Broadway Gallery, Lincoln Hall-Portland State University. PMQG member, Sam Hunter, will speak about the history of word quilts on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 5:30pm.  The lecture will be held at the Lincoln Recital HallRead More →

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Back in March of 2011, the American Folk Art Museum presented “Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts”.  The show was held for 6 days at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.  On the occasion of her 80th birthday, Joanna S. Rose wanted to showcase her collection of 650 red and white quilts and also wanted the exhibit to be free to the public.  Can you imagine such an exhibition? A video was posted by the American Folk Art Museum, and it features Elizabeth V. Warren, who was the curator of the show.  In a short 9-minute video, she talks aboutRead More →