Meeting Minutes of the
meeting of 6th of January 2015
The meeting
was called to order by President Sarah Huechteman on time.
34 members and 4 visitors were in attendance.
Committee Reports
Welcomed and
performed introductions of guests. Advised
that last month’s minutes have been not posted on the blog yet, but will be
after the meeting. Treasury report was given by Chris.
Stephanie
took over the charity chair. Charity blocks were collected. Charity quilt kits
were made and offered up for people to take home to complete. Charity sew day is coming up.
Discussed
the new bee blocks. See Ellyn if you are
interested in joining a bee.
Black and
White fat quarters were collected. Three drawings occurred. Paula, Alice, Lynn won. Each month we will
have a theme for fat quarters. Anyone
who wants to participate brings a fat quarter for the lot and receives a
ticket. Drawings are held to win the lot
of fat quarters. Next month’s theme is
Pink and Red.
No new name tags.
There is a
vendor now for the Quiltcon tshirts.
Samples will arrive soon and be at the shop. You can come see the sample and pick your
size. Price of tshirt will be from 20-25 dollars. Three color print with 3 prints
on each tshirt.
New Business
Lee Monroe of May Chappell will be speaking at our guild in March.
She will have a trunk show and discuss pattern designing. There will also be a workshop with her on Feb
28th, a week before her presentation at our guild. The workshop is organized through Stitched with Love. Pattern for All Sewn Up. Workshop is 10:30 to 4:30 and costs $50 and
14 people is the limit. Guild members
get priority seats.
Sherry is
accepting dues tonight. Cash or check
accepted. Dues are $50.
We will have
a swap for February meeting. Valentines
Mug Rug swap. Make and bring a valentine
themed mug rug in a bag to swap.
MQG Spring
Fabric Challenge “coming” in January.
They will send us a bundle of fabric and will be distributed. Deadline is May. More details coming soon.
Program
occurred. Each person brought their
favorite notion and discussed the item.
Show and
tell occurred.
Birthday
certificated were handed out.
Door prize
drawings occurred.
Next Meeting
at 6:30 on February 3rd.
QuiltCon
will be from Feb 18th to February 23rd.
Meeting was adjourned
timely.
Things to bring to February’s
Meeting:
· Any fabric to be donated to community
service
· Community Service blocks.
· Finished community service quilt
· Bee Blocks
· Pink and red fat quarter(s) lottery
· Valentine’s Day Themed Mug Rug for
swap
· 2015 dues ($50, cash or check
accepted only)
Items, Blogs, and other interesting
items mentioned:
Wonder Clips
Scalpel Seam
Ripper
Quilting
Gloves
Perkins
perfect seam allowance ruler
Flat
Embroidery Scissors
Martelli
Quilt Binding system
The Binding
tool
Stilletto
Tiny crochet
hook
The Cutting
Gizmo
Vera Bradley
Lunch Sack
Seam Ripper
with a light and magnifying glass
Faultless
Heavy Spray Starch
Terial Magic
LED lighting
that attaches to the neck of a sewing machine
A Few Scraps
Blog for the Manila Envelope Fabric Pattern.
Post from April