Author: Dana

  • Meet Our Members: Taren Kretzer

    Meet Our Members:  Taren Kretzer

    Next up in the Meet Our Members feature is Taren Kretzer. Taren is a founding member, with us since our first meeting. She is the kind of quilter who dazzles with color and piecing and whimsy, and whose quilts carry the messages of what she values and stands for in life. A thoroughly modern maker!… Read more

  • Meet Our Members: Elizabeth McKenzie, Secretary

    Meet Our Members:  Elizabeth McKenzie, Secretary

    We want you to have the chance to meet our members, starting with our Board. Elizabeth is our guild’s secretary. She brings a background in being a secretary–past and present–for organizations like her school’s PTA and ___. Her quilts are full of heart and meaningful details, and girl is crazy about florals. “My goal for… Read more

  • Meet Our Members: Amanda Karie-Fenton, Treasurer

    Meet Our Members:  Amanda Karie-Fenton, Treasurer

    We want you to have the chance to meet our members, starting with our Board. Amanda is our guild’s Treasurer. She brings a background in accounting, as well as a quilt background really grounded in the identity of her intended recipient. Ask to see the backs of her quilts; they’re just as impressive as the… Read more

  • Meet Our Members: Cassie Rangel, Vice President

    As part of our Member Profiles, we want you to have a chance to meet our members. Cassie Rangel is the first Vice President of Hampton Roads MQG. “My goal is to help build a community of people who are just as enthusiastic about quilt-making as I am!”   Name Cassie Rangel Pronouns She/her What… Read more

  • Meet Our Members: Dana Staves, President

    As part of our Member Profiles, we want you to have a chance to meet our members. Dana Staves is the founding president of Hampton Roads Modern Quilt Guild. She’s also a member of the Central Virginia Modern Quilt Guild in Richmond. Dana is a stay-at-home mom who lives with her wife and two kids… Read more

  • Mug Rug Project

    Mug Rug Project

    We’ll be exchanging autumnal mug rugs at our October meeting! Read more