August 2017 Meeting Minutes

PHXMQG Meeting Agenda

August 19, 2017 1-4pm

The Tech Shop, Chandler

Welcome

• Introduction of new members & guests

Secretary Report

• Approval of July 2017 meeting minutes
  • Motion by Teresa
  • Second by Cristy
  • Approved
• Sip and Sew upcoming – evites will go out when we get date confirmation from The Village

President Report

• September Meeting Info
  • GPMSB block posting on Sept 9th
  • Details as to how the challenge works
    • Same as last year, see here
  • Prizes
  • We will be meeting at Mulqueens Clubhouse, 1pm, Saturday, September 16th
• MQG Info
  • Michael Miller challenges are in and here, if you weren’t present Holly will mail to you
• Block Lottery – thread spools
  • Draw raffle ticket for August winner
    • Mary Wilkes!
  • September Block I Spy Jars by Missouri Star
    • Video here
    • Please use KONA WHITE for the background
• Vote to amend bylaws for this year only to hold vote for 2018 board in September to enable the new board to plan before the holidays and be ready for 2018 in January
  • Motion by Cristy, second by Mari, zero Nays, majority I’s
  • This is the final call for any interest in board positions, we do have volunteers for a full 2018 board at present
  • Potential chair positions (BOM, Swaps, Charity, etc) should also let Holly J know of their interest so she can pass them along to the new board and the new board will appoint chair persons.

Treasurer Report

• Balance as of last meeting $3,580.26
• Money in: $290 – membership, t-shirt sales, tables sold for yard sale
• Money out: $120.60 (this includes all PayPal fees which have been taken out all year – we will now be including these each month)
• New balance: $ 3,749.66

Committee Announcements

• Block of the Month [Melissa]
  • FPP Whiskers block, see BOM page for details
• Swap [Ana]
  • No swap for August meeting
  • September Swap – pillow cases
• Challenge [Kirsten]
  • 3rd Quarter Challenge Reminder – Carrie Bloomston fabrics, make whatever you like! It can be quilty, it can be a home good, an accessory, clothing!
• Charity [Sharon]
  • Quiltcon Charity Quilt – all QuiltCon Charity Quilt blocks are due NEXT MONTH
• Bee [Nancy/Mary]
  • Bee meets after meeting/before workshop, no new announcements
• Hospitality [Amber]
  • Wee Treat sign ups
  • There are a few spots left! Message Amber to sign up
    • Nov 3-5, Fri-Sun for more quilty fun
    • $230 for a single occupancy room, $115/person for double occupancy
    • We are limited to 14 people overall because of the sewing space
    • A light breakfast will be provided Saturday morning at the Copper Needle
    • Dinner will be provided Friday evening at Amber’s
    • Lavender Farm class option on Sunday, Llama farm visit also a Sunday option
  • If you’re Instagramming quilty projects, be sure to use the hashtag #PHXMQG to be easily found and reposted as we increase traffic on our guild Instagram account
• Garage Sale [Teresa]
  • Unfortunately, the TechShop has had to deny our request for the space due to another event. We are trying to keep the date and find a new venue. Once that has been secured we will notify all table holders of the new details. If we don’t have a solution by the September meeting, we will refund table sellers and try again next year! We apologize for the inconvenience, we are super bummed, but these things happen!

DEMO DAY!  Start at 2:00

• Erika’s Fine Line Piecing Instructions 20170819 (1)
• Sara’s Embroidery Sampler
• Ana’s Quick Curve Ruler and Magic Pressing Mat
• Cristy’s Piec-lique method for sewing curves/circles

Adjournment