Bloomington-Normal Modern Quilt Guild

01/23/2026

06/17/2025

The QuiltCon 2026 Attendee Scholarship Application is open!

Are you a member and do you want to apply for a scholarship to attend QuiltCon? Applications are now open. Members may choose to apply for one of the following awards:

Travel + Registration:
Roundtrip airfare for one attendee, up to $700; three nights hotel in Raleigh, up to $850 total; and registration for a four-day lecture pass AND two three-hour workshops or one six-hour workshop.
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Travel Only:
Roundtrip airfare for one attendee, up to $700; and three nights hotel in Raleigh, up to $850 total; a four-day lecture pass is also included.

http://mqg.memberclicks.net/message2/link/da6becbf-ee20-4fb3-98d6-20328cdca5e1/1

12/05/2024

Now that you know the 2025 Kona Color of the year, make sure to secure your seat in Karen Bolan’s “Design an Original Quilt” workshop to get some expert help with BNMQG’s Kona mini challenge. Seats are going fast!! Karen will talk about designing, piecing, AND quilting your original mini. Remember your mini needs to be an original - No patterns from someone else.
Phttps://bnmqg.org/meetings/event-and-workshop-tickets/

Get ready to join the BNMQG’s 2025 challenge. See information and photos of past year’s quilts for the BNMQG’s Annual Kona Color of the year challenge here:
https://bnmqg.org/challenge-quilts/kona-color-challenge-quilts/

10/06/2024

MJ Kinman is coming to BNMQG - join us for her lecture and/or Bite-Size Gems workshop. Read more and purchase a ticket at: https://bnmqg.org/meetings/event-and-workshop-tickets/

05/18/2024

It's been announced - here is the info on the next Community Outreach Quilt for QuiltCon 2025 in Phoenix

04/15/2024

Tomorrow night's BNMQG meeting will be full of ideas and resources. Carol Wilhoit will be here in person with a presentation at 6 pm, the guild will be having a destash sale to benefit the guild starting at 5 pm, hospitality will have some light treats (bring your own beverage), Kona challenge labels and signup will be availabe, and there is a LOT more! You don't want to miss this one!

04/15/2024

Support the HAAGQ at their show and enjoy some beautiful quilts this weekend at the Interstate Center!

03/06/2024

Join us for our March 26 , 2024 Meeting on Zoom featuring Allie McCathren and her presentation on Fabric "Painting" with Scraps. Guest tickets are available on our website. https://bnmqg.org/meetings/event-and-workshop-tickets/

Allie is a quilter who loves to use scraps of fabric as if they were colors of paint. This lecture follows her journey as a quilter and learning how to use color in her work, finding play in her art.
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09/13/2023

Get this helpful beginner's resource - Polkadot Chair's Guide to Common Quilting Terms & Free Printable Quilters Cheat Sheet.

A comprehensive guide to the most commonly used quilting terms and acronyms. Includes a free printable quilters cheat sheet.

09/10/2023

On September 10, 1846 (177 years ago today), Elias Howe was awarded the first United States patent for a sewing machine using a lockstitch design.

I wonder what he would be thinking about the evolution of sewing machines and what people are sewing and quilting with sewing machines these days!

Read more about Elias Howe https://steemit.com/news//elias-howe-and-sewing-machine