Our fall retreat is happening September 29 – October 2 at the FFA Leadership Center in Trafalgar, Indiana, starting at 9 AM on Thursday and ending at 2 PM on Sunday. We’ll have the entire Fellowship Hall space to ourselves for sewing, socializing, snacks, and shenanigans! There is space for 13 overnighters to have their own beds and 8 single-day retreat-goers on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.
Please register via PayPal below. Registration is first come, first served, and PayPal is set up to prevent overselling of the available slots. If the retreat is sold out when you try to sign up then you’ll be taken to a waiting list form.
Attendees for the full retreat can participate in the voluntary Snack Swap activity. After submitting your payment, you’ll be taken to a form to sign up for the Snack Swap—details about that swap are included in the form.
This summer, folklorists from Traditional Arts Indiana are looking to meet and interview quilters and other fiber artists in the Indianapolis region as part of the Everyday Arts and Aging initiative. The project focuses on the diverse ways of aging in urban parts of the state. Folklorists will be using these interviews to create a resource guide which highlights how older adults are using everyday arts in later life. The guide will be distributed to libraries, senior centers, and individuals throughout the country. If you are interested in being involved, or if you know someone who might be, please contact Claire Gillett at cgillet@iu.edu or 801-577-2707.
The goal of the challenge is to raise funds for nonprofit organizations. Indy MQG has chosen animal rescue as this year’s fundraising focus. For every $5 you donate to an animal rescue of your choice, IMQG will give you one chance to win this quilt in a random drawing. Here’s how that will work:
Step #1 — Choose your animal rescue charity! You can donate to any nonprofit animal rescue organization, whether based in Indiana or not.
Step #2 — Make a donation July 1–29! Each $5 donation you make during Exhibition 2022: A Modern Quilt Show will earn you a chance to win the IMQG community outreach quilt while also helping an animal rescue organization of your choice! You can make a donation in any amount you choose but chances to win are issued in $5 increments (e.g., $10 donation = 2 chances, $100 donation = 20 chances, etc.). Any processing fees added to the donation do not count toward the total (e.g., $50 donation + $5 fee = 10 chances).
Step #3 — Show us proof of your donation by July 31! Complete this form with your information, including uploading a photo of your donation receipt. We will register your chance(s) to win in our list of entries.
The random drawing will take place on August 1 and the winner will be notified immediately. Anyone who follows steps #1–3 is eligible to win! IMQG will cover shipping within the United States if local delivery isn’t feasible.
