Welcome to Columbus Metropolitan Quilters
one of Central Ohio's oldest quilt guilds

Monthly Meetings

CMQ meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. (unless noted otherwise). In addition to the scheduled program, there is a brief business meeting, show and tell, and more. Meetings usually last until 9:00 p.m.

NOTE: MEETING LOCATION CHANGE - CMQ meetings are held at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1479 Morse Road, Columbus 43229. (East of I-71 between Maize and Karl.)  Click here for directions.

Join us at one of our monthly meetings -- guests are always welcome! We hope you will join after attending two meetings

2010 CMQ Meetings:

February 16 - "Paint Chip Challenge" - A project using paint chips to select your fabric. Perhaps you can incorporate a technique learned during our demo night in January with QuiltTrends? Bring completed project to the June meeting.
Also, a special appearance by Teri Tope with a trunk show of samples from her new book "Applique in Reverse".  www.materialgirldesigns.com/patterns.html
Note: Meeting cancelled.

March 16 - Sherry Reis - Nationally known teacher and author Sherry Reis will bring quilts to illustrate her talk about her journey as a quiltmaker. Click here to read an interview with Sherry for the "Quilters Save Our Stories" project: www.allianceforamericanquilts.org/qsos/interview.php?pbd=qsos-a0a3n0-a

April 10 - Workshop with Sherry Reis - mastering 8-pointed stars!

April 13 (NOTE DATE CHANGE) – We will meet a week earlier than usual to go over final plans for our quilt show April 16-17.

Coming up...

October 19 - Penny Haren will be the guest speaker, discussing "Pieced Applique". She will also present a workshop on Saturday, October 23.  www.pennyharen.com

July 20 - Summer picnic.

December 7 - Holiday potluck and party.

2010 Dates to Remember:

March 20, 2010- National Quilting Day

June 17 - 19, 2010 - NQA 41st Annual Quilt Show

July 28 - August 8, 2010- Ohio State Fair - www.ohiostatefair.com

Inclement Weather

In the event of a meeting cancellation due to inclement weather, members will receive an e-mail or a phone call. Please call one of the CMQ officers if you have not been contacted and you have questions about whether the meeting is cancelled.