IMQG March Meeting Minutes

IMQG

3-2-2014

1:00 P.M.

1. MQG/Michael Miller fabric challenge- Pat (president) expects to receive the fabric this month and to be able to distribute it to members at the April 6th meeting. See imqgblogspot.com, or MQG website, for challenge rules.

2. Group quilt project- Emotions of Cancer, to be raffled off at, and for, the benefit of the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes.  8 finished pieces were shown. (see photo at imqgblogspot.com) Looking good! Please bring your quilted and trimmed 10”x__” piece to the April Meeting. Pat will have only 13 days to put the quilt together and get it back to Lauree. The CRC of the FL’s benefit, “That 70’s Benefit Show” is April 19, 2014. Check their website, www.crcfl.net, or call 607-277-0960 for more information. 

3. There was some discussion as to what we will be doing with Starry Night. (See note below.)Kathy Gehring will check on possible downtown Ithaca First Friday locations. Those who did make an 8”x10” quilt with their SN fabrics, in their own quilting style, will be able to show those with SN. It is not too late to make yours, we may not get a venue until May, June or later.

4. Sew dates - waiting for information updates from those checking venues.

5. It was suggested that members check out the Community Arts Partnership (artspartner.org) and consider applying to show your art/quilt in the upcoming Rhythm & Rhyme show. Deadline for applications is March 31, 2014. This is a juried show. Fee: $15.00.  Artists must live in Tompkins or contiguous counties.

 6. Anya shared helpful insights on the quilt show application process. (Keep trying! It’s worth it!)

7. Members were also encouraged to check 6x6 at Rochester Contemporary Art Center. www.roco6x6.org. All donated art is accepted and offered for sale at $20.00.

8. Once again many beautiful quilts and parts of quilts, were brought in for show & tell. Thank you for sharing!

The meeting ended at 2:30 P.M.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, FROM NANCY, PROGRAM CO-CHAIR, WAS SHARED WITH ME AFTER OUR MEETING:

 Our Starry Night will not be part of the Friends of the Library fundraiser/sale.

They have another quilt that they are raffling off from now through their fall book sale. We will attempt to set up a First Friday showing for “Starry Night” and some smaller works from our group. Next month please bring ideas for how we can use Starry Night to raise funds for IMQG.

Terri Fendya

IMQG secretary

Progress on IMQG's Cancer Resource Center Benefit Quilt

I just thought you might like to see some CRC quilt blocks from yesterday's meeting.

Not the greatest picture, unfortunately some got cut off, but such talent.

More Info on Topics from March Meeting

Quilters Corner is participating in a Top Shop Tour in April. Passports are $5(?) and include a goody bag (usually with a $10 certificate from Quilters Corner). See page 7 of their newsletter here.

See IMQG's blog post from March 1 for info on the Michael Miller free fabric challenge.

The Community Arts Partnership in Ithaca is looking for entries for an exhibit in May. Check their website here for details.

Some info for QuiltCon 2015 in Austin is available here.

AQS show in Lancaster, PA March 12-15 -- details here. (note that AQS has a number of shows around the country).

MQX Quilt Festival New England April 9-12 in Manchester, NH -- details here,

Rochester Contemporary Art Center 6x6 exhibit -- details here.

IMQG members are encouraged to enter their quilts in various shows around the country!

Wish Upon a Quilt has various Dear Jane clubs -- details on their website here (the blocks Kim showed are the Kaffe on Black blocks).

A great site for help with Dear Jane blocks is thatquilt.blogspot.com.

To see Anya's blog post about the original quilt made by Jane Stickle, click here.

For more info on the "Dear Jane" book/software by Brenda Papadakis, click here.

Are You Ready for Tomorrow's Meeing???

March 2014 Meeting Agenda

Cancer Quilt Block: Bring your quilt block, if you have it done. Don't worry if you don't, you have until the April meeting to complete it . Click here to read about the requirements for the block.


MQG Fabric Challenge: Michael Miller Fabric Challenge

Guidelines

• The challenge runs from March 2014-June 23, 2014 - I have not received the fabric for tomorrow's meeting.
• Winners announced July 8, 2014
• Members may make anything they want as long as it is quilted!
• Add in any solid or Michael Miller printed fabric.
• You do not need to use all the fabrics given to you.
• Upload and share your photos to the Fabric Challenge Forum on the Community site.
• MQGs can create guild specific challenges, as long as the other guidelines are upheld.
• Don’t forget to use the #mqgfabricchallenge on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!
• Fabric sign ups end Feb 28th, 2014 - All 33 paid IMQG members are signed up for the challenge

A note from Michael Miller:

This year we will pick 3 winners. Each one will receive a posting on our blog and “A year of Free Fabric”.  Every month for a year we will send you a “Goody Box”  filled with fabric from our newest collections.

April Sew Day????: Update from the Program Chairs.

New (or old) Business? 

Show and Tell: Show your projects from this month and tell us how/why they are modern.

Bring Fabric to trade or giveaway, if you would like.

Projects from Sunday's Meeting (February 2014)

1. Nancy (Program Co-Chair) is working with the friends of the Ithaca library to help raffle off our "starry night". We would split the profits with them.

2. We will be making a group quilt for the Ithaca Cancer Resource Center, pieces to be turned in at the April 6 meeting, at the latest, but feel free to bring them for the March meeting if you have them. Each piece will be 10" X ____" (up to 20") - quilted and trimmed. Our theme is the "Emotions of cancer". All quilted blocks are to use use Kona "Coal" and Quilters Dream low loft cotton.  Pat (President) offered to put it all together using her fabulous quilt-as-you-go method with help at the April 6th sew day. Lauree  (Vice President) will present the quilt for a raffle at the May benefit for ICRC.

3. There was some discussion about making a quilt to benefit a local animal shelter. Puppies and kitties were the most discussed theme.  No concrete decisions were made. Will most likely be discussed again at the March meeting or after our cancer benefit quilt is finished.

4. Deb (Program Co-Chair) presented information about local spaces available to rent for a group sew. Several people are checking on,  and will be reporting in  March, on the costs of having our own quilting retreat/day.  We are looking into having a "sew day" for our April Meeting, details to come. A Sweatshop Night Project was also discussed with no final decisions made yet.


Terri
IMQG Secretary

Upcoming National-Level Quilt Shows in 2014

Here's a link to O'Susannah's Quilt shop in Watkins Glen -- scroll down their main page for info on the trip to Quilters Take Manhattan in September.

Here's a link for info on LAST YEAR's Quilters Take Manhattan event. There's no info on the site for the 2014 show yet.

Other national-level shows --

The American Quilter's Society upcoming 2014 shows are in Lancaster, Paducah, Charlotte, Grand Rapids, Chattanooga, and Des Moines. Click here for their website.

Quilts, Inc has upcoming shows (International Quilt Festivals) in Chicago and Houston, with a new stitching show in Portland this year. Click here for their website.

Macuso Management sponsors quilt shows in Virginia, New Jersey, Georgia, Colorado, New Hampshire, Florida, Philadelphia area, two in California. Click here for their website.

Other large shows include the Vermont Quilt Festival in June (click here for the website) and MQX shows (focusing on machine quilting) in New Hampshire, Illinois, and Oregon (click here for the website).

February IMQG Meeting

I've been a bit behind, but here's the agenda to tomorrow's meeting

1.  Membership to MQG and amendment to the bylaws so that they are compliant to the 501c3 laws

Amendment of the bylaws are for Article 6 only, and are required by the MQG and US law to apply for non-profit status.

Currently:

Article 6: Dissolution of the IMQG

All money left over when the guild dissolves will be donated to a charity, recipient to be determined by remaining guild members at time of dissolution.

Proposed:

Article 6: Requirements to be exempt as an Organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

Section 6.1 The Ithaca Modern Quilt Guild is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, or scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Section 6.2 No part of the net earnings of the IMQG shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in section 7.1 hereof and in article 1 of these Bylaws.

Section 6.3 No substantial part of the activities of the IMQG shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the organization shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.

Section 6.4 Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the IMQG shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by an organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by an organization, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Section 6.5 Upon the dissolution of the IMQG, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction of the county in which the principal office of the organization is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

2. Discussion of guild projects:
Ugly Duckling Quilt (Deb). 
  (Hospice) (Nancy will bring to the meeting)
  Blocks?
  Quilt to raffle ?
  Animal shelter to raffle?

 

Challenge/ Community Projects:
  Picking a color theme (or not)
  Plus picking a word and make a block to represent the    
word.
  Themes:  
    Action words,
    Specific animals
    Fun words
    Phrases
    Poetry
    Countries
    Travel
    Stars

Quilt-As-You-Go Bl

Speakers and/or Members
  Demos
  Trunk Shows

Show info?

Oh Suzanna's Quilt trip in September in NYC

Quilt Market in May In Pittsburgh

Find place to have a "Group Sew"
  Varna

Quilt Retreat
  Watson Homestead
  Cosawasco
  Bridle Creek B & B
Questions:
  Food and/or food Facilities
  # of people they accommodate 
    Cost
    Time availability

Sweatshop Night Project
Quilt Days

Starry Night 
  What to do with it?

Book Sale Quilt Raffle Info

Trips:
  Shows and Exhibits 
    (members and non-members)
  Ideas for bus trips
    (ask Kay Tea)

Future projects:
  To have our own quilt show or join with TCQG's?

3. Show and Tell - continuing talk of what makes quilts modern