March Meeting Minutes

PHXMQG Meeting Minutes- March 9, 2024

In Person meeting,  1p-3pm Escalante Center   58 people in attendance 1 guest and 4 new members.

Board Members present: Erika Daniels,  Cindy Stohn,  Pam Meylor,  Michelle Jensen,  Elisabet Hannafin and Candace Lannon. 

President Erika Daniels opened the meeting at 1:07 pm

President – Erika Daniels

Erika welcomed all to our  PHXMQG monthly meeting. New members and guests were introduced. 

Laura Flagler invited members and guests to purchase tickets for the raffle basket donated by member Lori Maxwell.  Funds raised go to programs for the guild, tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.  

Claire Victor introduced our March program.  Banjoflannel, Diana Li Fitzgerald,  presented her trunk show and sold patterns and kits at the meeting for the members.

Secretary Report – Pam Meylor

Meeting minutes from February 2024 Meeting approved – Kristin Floyd  and seconded by Meya Cox.

Block Lotto – Andi Standfield

March: Funky 4-Patch Entries: 97 Winner: Elaine

Block Lotto is a chance for guild members to win all the blocks made for that month’s lotto.  For each block you make, you will receive one chance to win the all the blocks entered.  You receive an extra chance (6 chances) for every five blocks.April Block – Disappearing 9 Patch – unfinished the block will be 14 inches.  Instructions for the block are in a PDF on the guild website.

Member Outreach – Erynn Truex

Erynn reviewed the sign-in table and birthday basket for the new members.  

Erynn has coordinated a program for members to get to meet new people in the guild. Details were emailed in the last newsletter,  As of the meeting day there is another week to sign up and then pairings will be made.  This is a great opportunity to meet new people and to build more friendships.

Programs – Thank you for the recommendations that have been coming – keep sending them!

Treasurer’s Report: – Cindy Stohn

Cindy presented the treasures report for Year To Day – link is here.

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Cindy talked about the Annual Destash Sale and encouraged members to start saving their fabric for donation.

Community Outreach – Diana Jacobsen

Diana showed Charity Quilts finished by guild members.  Kits and fabric were available for anyone wanting to take some home to work on.  Bonnie shared smaller projects donated to the program.   

Dianna acknowledged volunteers with Starbucks gift cards.

Block of the Month – Barb Brandt

2024 Block of the Month is “L is for Quilt” by Sarah Ruiz and is a free pattern for members through the Modern Quilt Guild website.  Barb Brandt showed March blocks A2 & A3 at the meeting. Participants in the BOM showed their February blocks to the guild.  March blocks are A2 & A3  Barb gifted thread catchers to all the sewers of the BOM.

Please share your blocks on Instagram and use the hash tags #PHXMQGBOM2024 #LisforQuilt

Vice President Report – Michelle Jensen

Raffle winner – Marcia

Next months program is Demo Day.

‘SOL Bee – Francine Taylor

PHXMQG April 2024 Meeting all Queen Bees from previous years are invited to bring their SOL Bee quilt to show at that meeting.

Next meeting is at the  Escalante Center in Tempe from 1-3pm. 

Meeting closed by Erika at 3.30 pm. 

PHXMQG Meeting – – Saturday,  April 13, 2024