Friday, January 8, 2010

modern quilt guild.. philly chapter!


a few months back the uber talented alissa.. from handmade by alissa started the modern quilt guild in LA


& after some nudging from jacquie @ tallgrass prarie studio
i agreed to start the philly chapter!!

in case you don't know...
a guild can do many things.
-be a place to share
-host swaps
-teach lessons
-bring in speakers
& so much more!!


so.
if you are in the philadelphia area.
& want to join me in starting the philly chapter of the modern quilt guild.
send me an e-mail {jaybirdquilts at gmail dot com}
name:
email:
blog addy: {if you have one}
general area you live in the city/burbs:
& anything else you want me to know!
{{edit--> & join our ning group!}}

& leave a comment too.. just so the world can see
& join the party!!

for now i'm just getting a feel for how many people we have interested.
i'm headed to LA next week & Alissa has invited me to attend the LA chapter's meeting... so i should come home with lots of stories & info to get us started!!


22 comments:

Stacey said...

i sure wish i lived near there!! good luck, and have fun

Lexilooo said...

I wish I could join, but I guess DC isn't exactly the area...!

Alissa said...

Yay!

And Lexiloo, there's a DC chapter being started as well! Click on over to handmadebyalissa.com and the link for who to contact is there.

Natalia from Piece N Quilt said...

I wish you would come start a modern guild in Utah! :)

yahaira said...

sweet!! could we do a philly/sj guild?

carole ann said...

Very interested in joining, the only place I don't feel alone is online.

K. Anne said...

I live out in the way-burbs of Philly. With the kiddos and work making meetings would be near impossible. Dag nabbit.

Kris said...

I would love to be in the loop about when meetings are. Although I live in Rochester, I'm down in Philly often enough that I just might make it to one!

Audrie said...

How awesome! Congrats :)

Angela Nash said...

That's going to be so fun! I found somebody that's trying to get the guild going here in Chicago, too. All the cool kids are doing it :)

Christine said...

That is so awesome! I'll be sending you an email :) Christine

Tricia said...

Sweet!!!

Sending an email!

Candi said...

I've already sent the email. Can't wait. PS I'm a SJ girl too!

Danielle said...

It's lonely in Texas.

Unknown said...

Great idea! I'll be sending you an email!

Mary said...

I sent an email! I am in the burbs, but easy to get nearly anywhere in the city quickly!

Indie House said...

I'm in! I live in Harrisburg but would totally be willing to head to Philly to get together with other modern quilters. By the way has anyone thought about posting a sign at Spool in Philly? Just a thought.

Michelle said...

yay! While I am not new to sewing (i came from a childhood of hand-made frocks) I am new to quilting-- making gifts for all of my godchildren that are popping up! I would LOVE to meet up with other sewists & quilters in the area!
I'm downtown philly, but i can travel :)

Kimber said...

Fabulous ! How exciting to hear of you starting a Modern Quilting guild in the Philly area! I'm in ...I live in Doylestown. I will email. We met at Country Quiltworks back in the Spring of 09. Kimber

OrangeRoom said...

Yay! I live by the Jersey Shore, but I can totally make it to Philly area meetings. Sent my email this morning!

Anonymous said...

Just curious...how much do one of those rolls of strip fabrics precut? Do you know how many yards is in them? Thanks

Angie said...

Fun! Let me know when you get more information :)