1. Introduction of members – names and town the hail from
and reintroduced our new officers. We asked all paid members to sign in with
current email, address, phone number, and social media preferences.
2. Starry Night has officially been delivered to the Schweinfurth
Memorial Art Center, donated in the memory of Barbara Feinstein.
3. Bindings, Facings and Sleeve Demonstrations
4. Programming for 2016 Planning.
A. At monthly meetings:
Show and tell –
please be prepared to tell about the inspiration and techniques used
Demos each month
by members – please sign-up for a month. (Think about things such as; how to stitch
a scant ¼” seam consistently, applique’ technique, how to properly trim a
block, pressing vs. ironing, how to piece a particular block, how to accurately
cut fabric, etc.) The list could go on and on. What can YOU share?? Remember, we have a lot of new quilters.
5 minute fav.
Guild members share new favorite book, magazine, or gadget etc.
UFO Challenge
starting in February, bring in and
show us your UFO, which can be in any stage of completion. Your project will be
recorded. When you finish it, bring it in again to show it and we will record
your completion and enter your name into a drawing. The more projects you
complete the better your chances at winning a fun prize. 3 names will be drawn
each quarter. Our first drawing will be April.
B. Challenges
Free Motion Quilting
(FMQ) Made Modern – Pat Merkle will kick this challenge off with a
demonstration and some FMQ exercises to get you warmed up to this challenge.
The challenge will consist of the same block/mini quilt and you get to try out
some fun new quilting. This challenge ISN’T
about “who is the best quilter”, but who has some fun innovative quilting ideas
and who improves the most in their quilting skills.
Mini quilt challenge – Still to be
determined, ideas floating out there are mini botanical or irregular shapes
C. Postcard swap
D. MQG Group Quilt
E. Events
Sew-in
Days – looking for dates, locations and insurance
Shop
Hop
Summer
workshop at Pat’s house
2016 Meeting Schedule
February:
·
Introductions – Wear Name Badges
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Pat Merkle will start in February with FMQ fills
demonstration to get us working on our FMQ Challenge.
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UFO show and tell - log. Show and tell.
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5 minute fav. Cheryl with sign-up sheet.
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Talk about postcard swap looking for guild
decide theme. Find guild
·
Show and tell
March:
·
Introductions – Wear Name Badges
·
Wonky star demo for block used in FMQ challenge
·
How to make a Postcard demo
·
5 minute fav: New favorite book or magazine,
blog,
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Show and tell – including any completed UFOs
April:
·
Introductions – Wear Name Badges
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How to mark up the block for different fills
first UFO showing demo
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Postcard finish
·
UFO first drawing for prizes.
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5 minute fav.
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Show and tell
May:
·
Introductions – Wear Name Badges
·
Sherrilyn woods technique demo – Naomi Raimon
·
5 minute fav.
·
Show and tell
June:
·
Introductions – Wear Name Badges
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Demo TBD
·
FMQ made modern finish.
·
Group MQG quilt start planning.
·
Start the mini quilt challenge
·
5 minute fav
·
Show and tell
July:
·
Introductions – Wear Name Badges
·
Demo – TBD
·
5 minute fav
·
Show and tell
August:
·
Introductions – Wear Name Badges
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Demo TBD
·
5 minute fav
·
Show and tell
August
workshop: 2nd Sunday in August at Pat’s house – Dyeing????
September:
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Demo - TBD
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Mini group challenge complete
·
5 minute fav
·
Show and tell
October:
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Demo TBD
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First Friday
·
5 minute fav
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Show and tell
November:
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Demo TBD
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MQG group quilt.
December:
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Secret Santa – Holiday party
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5 minute fav
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Show and tell
