Notes from the President's Desk:
Welcome to 2020. As your new president, I'm very excited about working in 2020 with some of the most talented quilters in the United States.
When I started preparing notes for our guild meeting, I did a little research. The Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) began from an online community on Flickr in 2008. The first all Modern Quilt Show, QuiltCon, was first held in 2013. Today the MQG is made up of more than 200 guilds and more than 15,000 members around the world. The Pensacola chapter of the MQG was founded in 2014 by Yvonne Campbell, Becky Biddle, and Donna Lacy. The mission of the MQG is to support and encourage the growth and development of modern quilting through art, education, and community.
I found it very interesting that the MQG came about from an online social community of quilters sharing photos of "modern" quilts. So that is where I have decided to focus the guild this year.
Get Social. Go Modern.
These will be our two resolutions for 2020.
Get Social.
Every meeting I will present a short "Tech Talk". For January the Tech Talk is about using social media (Facebook and Instagram) to get to know other members. I encouraged everyone to post photos of their quilts and sewing projects on Instagram with the hashtags, #pensacolamqg and #quiltstory2020.
The purpose of the hashtags, not only identifies the post as one from a fellow member but instantly creates a little community of like-minded individuals. Just like in the early days of the Modern Quilt Guild on Flickr, photos of modern quilts will be the focus. But I encourage you to post more than just a photo. Write a little story to go with the pic. Details about the journey of the quilt or the project will give it life. I think from the sharing of photos and stories, our members will get to know each other. It will become a place for inspiration. And a place where we can all grow as quilters.
Go Modern.
The second resolution for the year is encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone and create the most modern quilt that you can. And then enter that modern quilt in the 2021 QuiltCon in Atlanta. Yes I know, it is over a year away. But get to work. My goal is to have every member send in an entry to QuiltCon. Yes, every single member!
The Pensacola MQG is filled with the most talented modern quilters. And I want the rest of the world to know it.
I will be traveling to Austin in February for QuiltCon 2020. While I am there, I plan on creating a BIG Buzz about Pensacola MQG. So y'all will have to back me up and get those quilts ready. I will be networking with members of the national guild and with national vendors. I will bring back to you all of the tools, tips, and tricks to get your modern quilts ready for the national competition.
I know that every member sending in a QuiltCon entry is a very lofty goal, but that is what goals and resolutions are for. So join me this year. And Get Social. Go Modern.
XOXO, heather
