We have a new site and a new logo and are pretty excited. Check out the new site at: http://www.bayareamodernquilting.com.
We looking forward to seeing you there.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Friday, January 18, 2019
First BAM Meeting of 2019 is Saturday, January 19th at Redwood City Public Library
Redwood City Public Library
1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City, CA 94063
Meeting starts at 1:00pm in the 2nd Floor Community Room
1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City, CA 94063
Meeting starts at 1:00pm in the 2nd Floor Community Room
If you're not a Member, don't be shy, the first meeting is free!
Here's what we usually do:
- Question of the Day
- Quilty Happenings
- Meet your Neighbor
- Color My Quilt
- SNACKS!
- Show and Tell
- Merit Hexies
- Stay and Sew
Meetings start at 1pm, usually end by 3pm and you can stay and sew with other guild members until 4:45pm.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
November BAM Meeting
BAM Meeting Saturday, November 17th at 1:00pm
Redwood City Public Library
1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City, CA 94063
I'm thankful for BAMQG. Don't miss:
- Question of the Day
- Quilty Happenings
- Meet your Neighbor
- Color My Quilt
- SNACKS!
- Show and Tell
- Merit Hexies
- Stay and Sew
Meetings start at 1pm, usually end by 3pm and you can stay and sew with other guild members until 5pm when the library closes.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
November Sew Day
Happy Halloween!!!
I hope you see some cute Trick or Treaters (if not, here's some courtesy of Ann Kelle)Ann Kelle, Pumpkin Fun #15981 |
November Sew Day is Coming Up!
Our next fun filled Sew Day is Saturday, November 3rd, 2018!
Meeting place:
Location: Grace Lutheran Church
3149 Waverly Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(Corner of Waverly and Loma Verde Street)
3149 Waverly Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(Corner of Waverly and Loma Verde Street)
Time: 10-4pm
Please bring:
- Your sunny smiling self
- A project to work on
- Light non-messy snacks
Plan to bring your own:
- Sewing machine
- Cutting tools (your own personal mat if you want)
- Fabric and other project parts
We provide:
- Ironing Boards (2)
- Irons (2)
- Cutting Mats
- Extension Cords (but you should pack one just in case!)
- Design Wall
No donation needed! Unless you want to be generous of heart.
If you can, please get there early and help Mary set up!
Also, remember to clean up after yourself. Put your chair and table back (unless you are sharing a table!), if you leave early. If you stay to the end your help is greatly appreciated in putting away all the tables and chairs. Many hands make light work! THANK YOU!
Join in the fun at this Sew Day!
No donation needed! Unless you want to be generous of heart.
If you can, please get there early and help Mary set up!
Also, remember to clean up after yourself. Put your chair and table back (unless you are sharing a table!), if you leave early. If you stay to the end your help is greatly appreciated in putting away all the tables and chairs. Many hands make light work! THANK YOU!
Join in the fun at this Sew Day!
Thank you Mary for setting this up!
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
B is for BAM Winter Extravaganza Swap
The B is for BAM Swap is the theme of our Winter Extravaganza Swap. The holiday
season and officer gift time is also racing at breakneck speed towards us. It isn't too early and there are a lot of
gifts to make so it is time to get
started. If you don't have your swap partner yet, take a look at
some of the ideas below so you can check out tutorials that seem
interesting and be ready to start creating as soon as you get your swap
partner. You can also test out patterns so you can avoid the duds when
it comes to making a fabulous swap gift.
The following list contains a few ideas. Ideas for projects were originally exchanged at the September 2015 meeting. Your editor has expanded on that list over the past few years.Where patterns are listed, it is for ease of use. Patterns have not necessarily been tested. Also, there may be other patterns and tutorials out in the blogosphere that are just as good or better. Not all patterns listed below are free. The guild, generally, has no affiliation with the sites or vendors listed.
Please insert 'beautiful' or 'bright' or 'brilliant' in front of each listing. ;-)
Apron
Bionic Bag
Board/ruler bag
Boxy bag
Camera case wristlet - pattern
Camera pouch - pattern
Camera strap - tutorial by ikatbags.com
Catch All Caddy by ByAnnie
Car trash bag - pattern
Car ditty bag - tutorial
Cargo Duffel 2 - Noodlehead revised tutorial on the Robert Kaufman site
Casserole carrier- pattern
Cell phone sling
Chair bag - tutorial
Changing pad - pattern (make sure your giftee has a baby!)
Checkbook cover tutorial from SewVery
Clipboard (fabric covered) - tutorial from SewVery
Clutch bag - pattern from Clover & Violet
Coasters
Coin purse
Cold pack tutorial from SewVery
Composition book cover tutorial from Hip to Be a Square
Craft organizer tutorial
Cup holder/ coffee cozy
Fabric basket (One Hour Basket)
Fabric boxes (tutorial)
Floor pillow - tutorial from SewVery
Garment bag tutorial from Sew4Home
Gift card holder - pattern from Valori Wells
Glasses case
Grocery bag -
Happy Birthday banner
Heating pad/ rice pack
iPad Cover - (pattern by Michelle Patterns)
Iron Caddy
Journal cover
Lanyard (tutorial)
Light switch plates (covered) - tutorial from Craft Buds
Luggage tag tutorial from Clover & Violet
Manicure roll-up bag tutorial from Hip to Be a Square
Mask
Mini ironing table (pattern/tutorial)
Mini quilt / wall hanging
Mug rug
Name tag
Napkins
Needle safe
One Hour Baskets pattern/tutorial
Pencil case
Pencil roll (Pink Chalk has an excellent pattern, but the shop is closed. If you can find one of these patterns somewhere, you won't be sorry.)
Project bag
Purse
Remote control organizer
Retro Rucksack pattern from Radiant Home Studio
Sash with Beaded Fringe (pattern found in In Stitches book)
Scissor Sheath (tutorial)
Sew Together Bag
Sewing machine cover
Sketchbook cover tutorial
Sleeping mask (pattern found in In Stitches book)
Softies
Tablet cover
Tea cozy
Thread catcher/pin cushion - tutorial
Tissue box cover tutorial from Craft Buds (you might want to include a box of tissues so the giftee knows the size)
Tissue holder
Tote bag
Undercover Maker Mat - free pattern on Craftsy by LillyElla Designs
Wallet
Water bottle strap
Wrist pin cushion
Zipper bag
There are numerous other resources with multiple projects, including:
The following list contains a few ideas. Ideas for projects were originally exchanged at the September 2015 meeting. Your editor has expanded on that list over the past few years.Where patterns are listed, it is for ease of use. Patterns have not necessarily been tested. Also, there may be other patterns and tutorials out in the blogosphere that are just as good or better. Not all patterns listed below are free. The guild, generally, has no affiliation with the sites or vendors listed.
Please insert 'beautiful' or 'bright' or 'brilliant' in front of each listing. ;-)
Apron
- Sew4Home's Festive Half Apron with Extra Large Pockets tutorial
- Sewing pattern companies such as McCall's, Simplicity and Vogue all have apron patterns. the packets often include multiple versions.
- Sew4Home's Summer Sling bag tutorial
Bionic Bag
Board/ruler bag
Boxy bag
- Snappy boxy pouch tutorial from Clover & Violet
Camera case wristlet - pattern
Camera pouch - pattern
Camera strap - tutorial by ikatbags.com
Catch All Caddy by ByAnnie
Car trash bag - pattern
Car ditty bag - tutorial
Cargo Duffel 2 - Noodlehead revised tutorial on the Robert Kaufman site
Casserole carrier- pattern
Cell phone sling
Chair bag - tutorial
Changing pad - pattern (make sure your giftee has a baby!)
Checkbook cover tutorial from SewVery
Clipboard (fabric covered) - tutorial from SewVery
Clutch bag - pattern from Clover & Violet
Coasters
Coin purse
Cold pack tutorial from SewVery
Composition book cover tutorial from Hip to Be a Square
Craft organizer tutorial
Cup holder/ coffee cozy
- Imaginegnats tutorial
- Use any block
- The Zen of Making pattern and tutorial. Make sure you look at the link for the optional pin cushion and other tutorials on EPP.
- Book Style Kindle cover tutorial from Clover & Violet
- eReader sleeve with zipper closure - pattern
- Scrappy Striped Tablet bag pattern
Fabric basket (One Hour Basket)
Fabric boxes (tutorial)
Floor pillow - tutorial from SewVery
Garment bag tutorial from Sew4Home
Gift card holder - pattern from Valori Wells
Glasses case
Grocery bag -
- Jane Market Bag/tote pattern by Alicia Paulson
- Pattern by Michelle Patterns
- Ruby Market Tote tutorial from Clover & Violet
Happy Birthday banner
Heating pad/ rice pack
- tutorial from SewVery
- Charm square bunting tutorial from Hip to Be a Square
iPad Cover - (pattern by Michelle Patterns)
Iron Caddy
- pattern by Sisters Common Threads - this one is usually sold with Insulbrite
- free version from the Tri County Quilters.
- Starburst wrapper bracelet pattern
Journal cover
- Artquiltmaker.com tutorial
- imaginegnats.com notebook cover
- Quilted sketchbook cover tutorial
Lanyard (tutorial)
Light switch plates (covered) - tutorial from Craft Buds
Luggage tag tutorial from Clover & Violet
Manicure roll-up bag tutorial from Hip to Be a Square
Mask
Mini ironing table (pattern/tutorial)
Mini quilt / wall hanging
Mug rug
Name tag
Napkins
Needle safe
One Hour Baskets pattern/tutorial
- Friends of the One Hour Basket pattern (for purchase)
Pencil case
Pencil roll (Pink Chalk has an excellent pattern, but the shop is closed. If you can find one of these patterns somewhere, you won't be sorry.)
- MyPoppet 10 Minute Pencil Roll pattern using a serger/overlock stitch
- SewCanShe pencil roll pattern - you don't have to use burlap
- SewScrumptious felt tip pattern
- 6 free pencil case patterns
- Binder pencil case / travel pouch pattern - $4.99 on Craftsy
- Shark pencil case pattern - free from Craftsy
- Standup pen pouch tutorial
- Artquiltmaker Guide to the burrito style pillowcase pattern
- Clover & Violet French Seam pillowcase pattern
- Reversible pillowcases pattern
- Romantic Floral pillowcase with decorative cuffs tutorial from Sew4Home
- Pyramid chicken pincushion
- Armchair pincushion and sewing pocket pattern
- The Spruce Cell phone case pattern & tutorial
- Sew With Me Saturday cell phone pattern & tutorial - shows how to measure your phone so you can make it the right size
- Hip to be a Square's quilted picnic placemats tutorial
- Check out the Make It, Take It book
- Outdoor mini placemat pockets pattern
- SewVery's reversible placemat tutorial
Project bag
Purse
- Wristlet Cora purse pattern from Clover & Violet
Remote control organizer
Retro Rucksack pattern from Radiant Home Studio
Sash with Beaded Fringe (pattern found in In Stitches book)
Scissor Sheath (tutorial)
Sew Together Bag
Sewing machine cover
- tutorial by Debbie Shore
- reversible - tutorial
- Undercover Maker Mat by Lillyellasworld - cover and mat
- List of mats and covers
Sketchbook cover tutorial
Sleeping mask (pattern found in In Stitches book)
Softies
- Stuffed fox with antlers pattern by Imaginegnats.com
- AllPeopleQuilt.com' Sew Perfect project by Linda Lum DeBono (you may have to sign up for an account or newsletter to get this project)
Tablet cover
Tea cozy
- Imaginegnats tutorial
Thread catcher/pin cushion - tutorial
Tissue box cover tutorial from Craft Buds (you might want to include a box of tissues so the giftee knows the size)
Tissue holder
Tote bag
- Aurifil Thread Box and Sewing Caddy - Sew4Home tutorial
- Beach Tote tutorial
- Craft Buds tote bag tutorial
- Hand stamped tote bag pattern
- Pepper tote pattern from Clover & Violet
- Reversible tote pattern
- Water bottle tote pattern
Undercover Maker Mat - free pattern on Craftsy by LillyElla Designs
Wallet
Water bottle strap
Wrist pin cushion
Zipper bag
- Zipper pocket tutorial pattern
There are numerous other resources with multiple projects, including:
- One Yard Wonder book
- Flamingo Toes blog
- 50 ideas on Tipnut
- Clover & Violet has a long list of free patterns with appealing pictures
- Craftsy of projects to make from leftover fabrics. Some of the patterns are for purchase.
- Creative cloth projects
- In Stitches (book) by Amy Butler
- Lindsay Sews Tutorials & Projects
- Michelle Patterns clutches and purse patterns
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
October BAM Meeting
BAM Meeting Saturday, October 20th at 1:00pm
Redwood City Public Library
1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City, CA 94063
Destash Party!!!
This is the meeting to make it to. Bring fabric to swap and you get to be one of the first to choose fabrics to take home with you!
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Meetings start at 1pm, usually end by 3pm and the hard-core quilters bring a hand sewing project or their Color-My-Quilt blocks to stay and sew with other guild members until 5pm when the library closes.
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
October Sew Day
October Sew Day is Coming Up!
Our next fun filled Sew Day is Saturday, October 6th, 2018!
Meeting place:
Location: Grace Lutheran Church
3149 Waverly Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(Corner of Waverly and Loma Verde Street)
3149 Waverly Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(Corner of Waverly and Loma Verde Street)
Time: 10-4pm
Please bring:
- Your sunny smiling self
- A project to work on
- Light non-messy snacks
Plan to bring your own:
- Sewing machine
- Cutting tools (your own personal mat if you want)
- Fabric and other project parts
We provide:
- Ironing Boards (2)
- Irons (2)
- Cutting Mats
- Extension Cords (but you should pack one just in case!)
- Design Wall
No donation needed! Unless you want to be generous of heart.
If you can, please get there early and help Mary set up!
Also, remember to clean up after yourself. Put your chair and table back (unless you are sharing a table!), if you leave early. If you stay to the end your help is greatly appreciated in putting away all the tables and chairs. Many hands make light work! THANK YOU!
Join in the fun at this Sew Day!
No donation needed! Unless you want to be generous of heart.
If you can, please get there early and help Mary set up!
Also, remember to clean up after yourself. Put your chair and table back (unless you are sharing a table!), if you leave early. If you stay to the end your help is greatly appreciated in putting away all the tables and chairs. Many hands make light work! THANK YOU!
Join in the fun at this Sew Day!
Thank you Mary for setting this up!