Emerald
Coast Modern Quilt Guild
Meeting
minutes: January 10, 2015 10am
A warm
welcome was extended by Kira, President, to existing members, new members,
guests and visitors. There were 12 new faces at the meeting, some a result of a
modern quilting presentation given to the Milton Quilt Guild last November.
The
benefits of guild membership were highlighted.
The new
board members and committee chairs were introduced.
Birthdays
Eight members celebrated birthdays in
December or January. These members received their birthday fabric “lollipops”
and a rendition of “Happy Birthday” sung by those present.
Program
Yvonne and Cricket presented a program on making a lined drawstring
bag. The tutorial can be found at Jeni Baker’s blog,
The swap
at next month’s meeting, “Sweet Pouch”, will utilize the drawstring pouch. Instructions
and signup for the swap are available online at:
The
deadline for signing up is January 17, 2015. Contact Cricket or Yvonne with
questions.
Today’s
swap is: Low Volume F8’s. Instructions are available on the blog.
Announcements
Cindy spoke about the Charity Quilt Program. These can be worked on
individually or as a guild during sew time following each guild meeting. Today,
interested members can work with Cindy on a “Make It Patchwork” quilt using 4½
in squares donated by guild members. Orphan blocks and UFO’s are a welcome
donation. There is a link to the Charity program on the blog. Check there for
more details.
Marcy gave an update on the
charity quilt worked on by guild members and submitted to QuiltCon 2015. She
requested that anyone who worked on the quilt please contact her with their
name so it can be included on the label for the quilt.
Marcy is also planning the guild’s first
retreat. She updated us on ideas she has, venues she is exploring and passed
around questionnaires asking “what would we like to do” and “what can you
teach”. The retreat is tentatively planned for
September, 2015.
Becky passed out a survey, to be
completed at the end of the meeting, on which members can indicate which
programs they would be interested in seeing and any areas where they could
help. A field trip to A&E was discussed.
Natalie talked about
“Quilt National ‘13” being held in Panama City, FL. The exhibit can be visited
through February 20, 2015. There is a $6 admission fee. For more information
visit the Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida’s website.
Block
Lottery
The
block lottery for this month, ‘Castle in the Air”, was won by Natalie.
Next
month’s block lottery, presented by Susan, is ‘Hearts”. Details can be
found on the blog as well as the rules governing the block lottery.
Blocks may also be made using a red,
white, and blue theme to be used for QOV.
Door
Prizes
Many
wonderful door prizes were won by members, guests, and visitors. Each member
wearing a name tag receives one ticket. Additional tickets may be purchased for
$1 each.
Show
and Tell
Eleven
members brought in show and tell this month, including one new member and one
junior member of our guild. Pictures will be posted either on the blog or
Facebook.
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