About

The Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild was founded in 2013 by Carole Lyles Shaw and Jodi G. It is affiliated with The Modern Quilt Guild, an international community of modern quilters. Our guild is dedicated to encouraging all to learn and enjoy modern quilting. At our friendly meetings, we share our latest modern quilt projects and help each other learn more about the principles of modern quilting.

*Meetings are on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 pm at the Fruitville Library,100 Apex Rd, Sarasota, Fl. 

Visitors are always welcome and bring a modern quilt for our Show and Tell.

Board
President-Terrie Morgan, Lynn Purple
Vice President-Lois Stimax (workshops and programs)
Secretary-Linda Eichhorn, Margi Bolas
Treasurer-Kathie Hayes
Membership- MV Wendell
Social Media-Carol Byrnes

Committees
Airing of the Quilts-Robin Kriegs 
Challenges- Erlinda Rejino, Michele Howland, Ann Marchino
Gifting- Jodi G, Jane Benas (Resilient Retreat)
Programs-Lois Stimax, Lore Caldwell, Carolyn Hunter
Retreat- 2026 - Deb Iverson 
 
Membership - 
We ask that if you are interested in becoming a member you attend three 
monthly 
guild meetings. Our membership is restricted to 55 persons. However, we usually can 
accommodate interested prospective members quickly. Annual dues are $50. 
Guests first time free then $5 per meeting. You may attend as a guest as many times 
you prefer. Our guild meetings are open to all - even if you have never made or intend 
to make a modern quilt, we welcome you to enjoy our programming and build friendships 
with fellow members.
We support the participation of ALL interested in the growth and development of modern 
quilting, and we value the diversity arising from differences that make us who we are.

Find us on
Facebook - Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild group
Instagram @sarasotamqg, 
and GroupMe (member chat)


Our Activities
As you can tell by the tabs on this website, we are an active guild with monthly meetings,
programs and workshops. We also have yearly Challenges, a Retreat, and a show "Airing of 
the Quilts".
As a 501(c)3 non profit organization we make "gifting" quilts and other items in support of
charitable groups in our area and beyond.

Our meetings are fun, entertaining, educational with a focus on encouraging
all quilters through Show and Tell.

Our Relationship to the Modern Quilt Guild
As a Chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild, Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild members are also
members of the Modern Quilt Guild and can make use of the resources provided by the Modern 
Quilt Guild including educational content, patterns, sew-alongs, and QuiltCon discounts. We
recommend logging into the website once your membership is active to explore and familiarize 
yourself with all the content available.
In addition, as an MQG Member Guild, all of the guild’s members receive the following MQG benefits.

  • Regular Educational Programming

  • Access to the online MQG Community, a dedicated space for our 18,000 worldwide members to connect

  • Access to the MQG Resource Library, featuring quilt patterns, block studies, on-demand videos, and articles

  • Ability to participate in various member activities, like the MQG Mini Swap, and MQG Sew Along

  • Ability to submit quilts to the Make-A-Difference Challenge or modern for Modern quilt auction, and QuiltCon challenges

  • Ability to join the MQG Makers, a year-long creative community designed exclusively for Modern Quilt Guild members to foster skill-building and meaningful connection (enrollment is open each summer)

  • Opportunity to submit quilts to QuiltCon, the largest modern quilt show in the world 

  • Early bird access to QuiltCon registration, featuring hundreds of workshops, lectures, and special events

  • Member-only QuiltCon discount perks

  • Digital membership cards



What Makes a Quilt a Modern Quilt?
Modern Quilts are primarily functional and inspired by modern design. There are several characteristics that may help identify a modern quilt.

  • use of bold colors and prints, high contrast and graphic areas of solid color
  • improvisational piecing
  • minimalism (including using low volume prints)
  • expansive negative space
  • alternate grid work
  • "Modern traditionalism" or the updating of classic quilt designs
  • Maximalism is an emerging trend (the use of saturated color and little or no negative space)
Modern quilters use all types of quilting fabrics. There are no 'rules' about fabrics that cannot be used. Quilters have successfully combined the newest prints and solids with fabrics they've had in their stash for years. And, fabric manufacturers are even updating batiks to appeal to the modern quilter.

Websites/Social Media:


(A PBS sponsored show.)

On Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, search for modern quilting to find
lots of inspiration


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