Meeting Date: April 11, 2026
Minute: Greenville Modern Quilt Guild
The April meeting was opened with a welcome from Dawn Bianco.
Dawn asked for a motion to approve last month’s minutes as written. A motion was made by Dagmar Theodore and seconded by Anna Taylor. The minutes were approved.
Secretary, Cindy Brothers reminded members to check the mid-month Bullet Point Blast for upcoming events. The Foothills Piecemakers quilt show will be held April 24 and 25th, and the other upcoming events can be found in the document noted.
Faye Jones announced that the Asheville guild has opened to accept entries for their August show. Faye suggested that we entertain forming a group to deliver entries from our guild membership, and pick up the entries when the show closes. Quilts can be entered for $20, but anyone who joins the guild may enter 2 quilts at no additional charge. The 2026 Asheville Quilt Show will be held August 13–15, 2026, at the WNC Agricultural Center (Davis Event Center) in Fletcher, NC. Contact Faye Jones if you are interested in forming a group for entries.
Membership – Mandy Ruden: Mandy shared that we had 35 members in attendance, including one new member in attendance. She welcomed guests Jimmy and Dale Hernandez.
Webmaster, Suzanne Elswick announced that she has purchased Carolina Quilt Gallery from the Hernandez family and will reopen it in May under the name The Upstate Sewing Room. Details can be found at www.theupstatesewingroom.com or on Facebook or Instagram under the same name. Please connect with Suzanne at suzanne.elswick@gmail.com if you are interested in teaching classes, or have suggestions for the new shop.
Programs – Diana Pickens reviewed our first challenge results with
the number of blocks we produced and showing the 3 quilt tops made from those. One of the quilts has been entered in the Asheville quilt show under the Group category.
The next Challenge was announced and are posted to the web site.
Spring Challenge: A Different Kind of Star.
Use solid blue fabrics and white fabrics to create your variation of that star. Make
2-3 blocks that measure 10-1/2” x 10-1/2”, and will finish at 10”x10” in a quilt. Explore curved lines, unbalanced points, extra or missing points, etc. Find your
own style to create a unique version of a star. Donate your blocks to the guild
May 2, 2026. The blocks will then be assembled into charity quilts.
TIP: If you want to start with a star block based on a 9-patch, cut your nine patches at 3-1/2”. The star will finish at 9”. Add a background border of on each side, then trim to 10-1/2” square! MAGIC!
There will also be a Christmas in July Challenge. Those details can be found on the web site. https://greenvillemodernquiltguild.com/challenges/.
There are still openings in both the Christina Cameli and Cindy Grisdela classes. If you have any question about those classes, feel free to reach out to Diana Pickens at VP@greenvillemodernquiltguild.com Diana is also available to help you become familiar with Zoom prior to those classes if you need some direction.
Mitzi Schafter with Jittery Wings will be our May program presenter. Should you place an order online and use the code “GREENVILLE” to remove the shipping charge and Mitzi will deliver to our meeting on May 2nd.
Our informative April Program was presented by Veronica Moriarity discussing her experiences with entering quilts in Quilt Con and being rejected. Cheryl Brickey discussed her experience as a juror for Quilt Con and how various decisions were made in choosing participants.
After a break, the members held Show and Share of their own creations. The meeting adjourned at 3:40.
Our next meeting is scheduled for May 2nd at 1:00pm at St. Giles.