Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild Meeting Minutes

Date: September 19th, 2015

Location: Scrapbooks ETC

Secretary Rebecca Whaling called the meeting to order at 1:13pm. Approximately 25 people were in attendance. 

Thank you Johnie for snacks.

New member Mary was welcomed.

Secretary's Report

• August meeting minutes approved.

President\Vice President Report

• October Meeting

• Slow-Stitch Saturday

• Location - Outdoors at an urban farm in Gilbert owned by a friend of Treasurer Chelsa (address and directions to be sent via Member Newsletter)

• English Paper Piecing & Needle Turn Applique Demos

• Bring a chair or quilt to sit on

• Mini Quilt Swap

• QuiltCon 2016 Charity Quilt - Meet ups will be set up to work on piecing the improv quilt

• Libs Elliott Workshop in November

• Supply List will be sent to participants

• Location will most likely be the Chandler PD Community Room

• November Meeting

• Voting for 2016 Guild Board

• Roles of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer explained

• Detailed newsletter will be sent to members including how to be put onto the ballot

• Board members can serve for a maximum of two years so most of the current board is not eligible to serve again in 2016

• Triangle Challenge of the Quarter Due

Announcements

• Bernina Connection is hosting a trunk show and full-day workshop by Jessica Darling in October. Lecture - Progress over Progression Friday, October 16 6p - 8p $10; Color Party Workshop Saturday, October 17 10a - 3p $50

• Quilter's Oasis is hosting a trunk show and book signing on January 19th for Jackie Kunkel's new book Splash of Color: A Rainbow of Brilliant Black-and-white Quilts

• Thank you to Holly Hughes for securing a collection of Lucky Spool books to start a guild library. All Lucky Spool asks in return is for those who check out the books leave their honest review on Amazon.

• Reminder that the MQG offers live webinars on a variety of quilting and guild topics. Past webinars are available in the MQG Resource section.

• If you are an Instagram user and participating the in October Mini Quilt Swap use the hashtag #phxmqgswap to tag photos of your work in progress or even a mosaic of ideas for your swap partner.

Door PrizeS

• Bernina Connection Pattern Pack: Johnie

• Michael Miller Fat Quarter Pack: Terry

• The Cloth Pocket Fabric: Erika & Kirsten

• Robert Kaufman Jelly Roll: Holly H

Breakout Sessions

• Block of the Month: Ana presented for Stephanie 'October' by Alissa Haight Carlton

• Vitamin D Bee

• Show and Tell

Activity: Open Sew

Prepared by: Rebecca Whaling, September 24, 2015