Misty Mountain Quilters Guild

Shown above: "Dapper Time," 2025 QuiltFest Best in Show winner by Karen Izor

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Our next General Meeting....

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Social time at noon, meeting starts at 12:30 pm

Blairsville First Methodist Church, across from Meeks Park.

Our ZOOM speaker will be Timna Tarr, from Massachusetts, talking about "What ifs," "Working in a Series," and a showing us some of her quilts. Visit her web page gallery at https://www.timnatarr.com/ and take a look at her art quilt, collage quilt style!

On September 22, 2026, the Misty Mountain Quilters Guild will host Vicki McCarty of Calico Patch Designs for a trunk show of her work and designs. Vicki learned to quilt from her grandmother over 40 years ago in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Her style is described as Refined Traditional: brightening and simplifying traditional designs, techniques and colors, giving them a fresh feel. A popular designer and speaker, Vicki lectures nationwide. Her work and designs have appeared in numerous publications. She designs fabric for Riley Blake Designs and recently collaborated with WonderFil to create a thread line.

Vicki McCarty will follow with a workshop on September 23, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Union County Civic Center, 165 Wellborn Street, Blairsville, GA 30512. Participants will work on a wool applique project, Quilter’s Pride, using a kit designed and provided by Vicki. She will share her practical approach and techniques for applique, fusing, stitching and embellishment. Cost is $10 for Misty Mountain Quilters Guild members ($20 for nonmembers) plus the kit cost of $33. A copy of the project is pictured above: the classic black sewing machine with floral embellishment.

For more information or to reserve a spot at the workshop, see ​Pat Christ at the August General Meeting, at the treasurer's table. Please bring exact cash or check to reserve your spot.

Also, if you have not yet paid  bring your dues for 2026-27: $35 + $5 late fee, in exact cash (please!) or a check made out to MMQG. We are not set up for electronic payments. And please check the printed roster to be sure that all of your contact information is correct!

Our April speaker was Bob Purcell, of YLI Threads, who came in on Zoom. He knows an amazing amount about thread and needles! He has a great 12-page "Thread Mastery Institute" booklet in .pdf format that you might want to read.It's full of great information, and he'll take questions via Zoom. 

To help you plan your MMQG activities in advance, we now have a Long Range Calendar online, with events for the next several months. For additions, changes or corrections, please contact Kathy Traylor, or mmqginfo@gmail.com.

Under normal circumstances, the Misty Mountain Quilters Guild meets on the 4th Tuesday of every month at the First United Methodist Church of Union County in Blairsville, GA. Usual arrival time is now 12:00 noon and the meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. It is the mission of our guild to educate, share, promote and keep alive the art and traditions of quiltmaking.

Inclement Weather Policy:  If Union County Schools are closed due to inclement weather, then Guild Activities are usually cancelled for that day. You can check the school system status at https://www.ucschools.org/.

Contact us at MMQGinfo@gmail.com