April 2017 Meeting Minutes

April 15, 2017 1-4pm

Chandler PD Community Room

Welcome

• Introduction of new members & guests
  • Anita Peters – friend of Brooke
  • Debbie of Elkhorn Quilts
  • SewBella in June
  • We will try to schedule Elkhorn Quilt Co at a later meeting this year!

Secretary Report

• Approval of March 2017 meeting minutes
• PSA – PHX Public Library card, access to their magazine collection on Zinio, download on your tablet current and back issues of:
  • American Patchwork & Quilting
  • Love Patchwork & Quilting (UK)
  • Modern Patchwork
• Sip n Sew – join us for an evening of hand sewing!
  • May 31st @ The Village 44th St & Camelback drop in as you can after work, roughly 5:30-8p

President Report

• May Meeting Info
  • Our own Lindsey Neill of Pen + Paper Patterns will be talking to us about pattern design
  • We will be meeting at Mulqueens
• Teresa is working on putting together the destash/restash event
  • Looking at September, October
  • Open to the public
  • Please contact [email protected] if you have any ideas for spaces, and we will connect you with Teresa
• September Shop Hop: we will be taking an interest list for a bus to take us & members of Tucson MQG around town for shop hop and lunch.  More info next month after we price out buses.
• Block Lottery
  • Draw raffle ticket for April winner
    • Congrats Kate!
  • May Block: Envelope Block, fussy cut your envelope insides
    • Bear Creek Quilt Company Tutorial (non paper pieced) https://www.bearcreekquiltingcompany.com/blog/2015/04/19/airmail-envelope-quilt-part-2/

Treasurer Report

• Balance as of last meeting $ 4,053.59
• Money in: $77
• Money out: $10
• New balance: $ 3,433.26

 Committee Announcements

• Block of the Month [Melissa]
  • Presented this month’s block
  • April
    • Scandy Windmill – by No Hats Quilts
    • Curved piecing
    • Some paper piecing on the points, went together really well
    • Coloring page included for auditioning
    • Paper piece templates in the handout
    • ADD A QUARTER INCH ON ALL SIDES
    • Takes a little longer than the other blocks, but really good looking when finished
  • Swap [Ana]
    • Travel bag swap will be held after general meeting
    • Announce next swap
      • Casserole carrier or large trivets, any size
      • For trivets, can put in sound board (like Cristy’s ironing thing), or buy cork board from a craft store
      • Trivet link has been fixed
  • Challenge [Kirsten]
    • 2nd Quarter Challenge Reminder
    • Take your initials (first, middle, last) and go find paint chips that start with the same letters, primary focus
    • Can add in neutral background colors
    • Here is a link to a list of all the color names carried by Sherwin Williams, I found it easier to scan this list than to search by my initials (if you want to let your finders do the walking instead of going to the paint store!)
    • Due in June
  • Charity [Sharon]
    • No announcements
  • Bee [Nancy/Mary]
    • Room for one more -11 current members
  • Hospitality [Amber]
    • No announcements

Guest Speaker:  Carrie Bloomston

Adjournment