January 2017 Meeting Minutes

January 21, 2017 1-4pm

Mulqueen’s Sewing Center (Mesa)

Welcome

• Introduction of new members & guests
  • Guests: Laurie Gailey, Christina Nuckols
  • New members: Kim Johnson, Valerie Bledso

Secretary Report

• Approval of December 2016  meeting minutes
• Other announcements
  • Mulqueen’s handed out 15% discount cards

President Report

• Brief review of the agenda for 2017
  • January – jelly roll race for charity
  • February – sew together bag – Kirsten Nelson
  • March – Guest lecturer – Carrie Bloomston – talking about creativity and fabric design process
  • April – Slow sew at The Farm at South Mountain
  • May – Lindsey Neill – sharing how her business got started and Modern Make Club projects
  • June – Sew Day – Sew Bella will be there with her quilt cart
  • July – QuiltCon charity quilt
  • August – Demo day/potluck
  • September – Great Modern Quilting bee season two
  • October – Quilt photos at Desert Oasis park, may start later in the afternoon so we have better light
  • November – elections, Ana will provide a cross cut block tutorial
  • December – potluck
• Calendar on the website is updated with ALL events and details
• January/February/March meetings will be at Mulqueens.  
• March 25 – Latifah Safirr will be here for her Glam Clam workshop. We will take reservations next month.
• We are working on another workshop for the fall.
• March 2018 we will have a workshop with Anna Maria Horner.
• Joint Shop Hop coming with the Tucson MQG.
• Working on a destash/restash boutique. Details  to follow.
• Rusty Barn Quilt show starting January 26th at the fairgrounds.
• Block Lottery
  • Great idea borrowed from the Vegas MQG
  • Participation is optional
  • Participants bring blocks each month
  • Participants will get one ticket for each block brought
  • Our first block will be the scrappy pineapple block from the Dear Stella website
  • Make the block scrappy with a white background
  • Every block you bring gets you a raffle ticket, winner takes home all the blocks!
• Sip N Sew (Evites will go out)
  • January 26th (Thursday)  6-8pm @
  • February 22nd (Wednesday) 6-8pm @
  • March 22nd (Wednesday) 6-8pm @
• Sew In (Evites will go out)
  • Chandler PD Community Room 10am-4pm
  • January 28th (Saturday)
  • February 26th (Sunday)
  • March 25th (Saturday)

Vice President Report

• 2017 Guild Swag Info
  • Project Bags – banker type bags with the logo will be available for purchase.

Treasurer Report

• Pay 2017 Dues by January 31st to stay on the roster.
• Balance as of last meeting $
• Money in: $1190.00
• Money out: $1000.00
• New balance: $

 

Committee Announcements

• Block of the Month [Melissa]
  • Smorgasblocks: No Y Seam Feathered Star by Eye Candy Quilts
• Swap [Ana]
  • Pixie Basket Swap will be held after general meeting
  • February – Journal cover
• Challenge [Kirsten]
  • 1st Quarter Challenge:  a project of your choice with Kona Color of the Year :Flamingo
  • Due at March meeting
• Charity [Sharon]
  • Mito Quilts for Hope is looking for charity quilts with a goal of making a quilt for everyone with Mitochondrial Disease in the US and Canada.
  • Sunshine Acres – will provide details soon for the type of quilts they need
• Bee [Nancy/Mary]
  • Sign ups and general announcements
  • Bee meets after meeting/before workshop
  • New bee will start in March
• Hospitality [Amber]
  • Bring snacks on your birthday month

Door Prize Drawing

• Winners
  • Nedra – Bonnie and Camille fabrics
  • Jen – Literary charm pack
  • Lindsey – Pure Bred charm pack
  • Mel – Michael Miller charm pack
  • Bonnie – Ruler stand (provided by Omnigrid)
  • Kim – Ruler (provided by Omnigrid)
  • Denise – 8×12 ruler (provided by Omnigrid)
  • Laurie – Rotary cutter and case (provided by Omnigrid)
  • Tracy – twin sized batting

Other Announcements

• SHOW & TELL–What makes your piece modern?

• Swap – Pixie basket swap
• Vitamin D Bee

WORKSHOP – Jelly Roll Race

Adjournment