10.21.2017 October Meeting Minutes

October 21, 2017 3-6:30pm Desert Oasis Park [Chandler]

• Welcome

• Introduction of new members & guests

• Secretary Report

• Approval of September 2017 meeting minutes

• Motion by Holly H

• Second by Kim J

• All in favor (literally), no opposed or abstains

• Sunday, October 29, 10-2 Techshop class to get certified on longarm. Signs ups online on TechShop Chandler class page

• A few spots have opened up for the Wee-Treat, call or text fairy godmother of wee-treats, Amber, before EOD Sunday or they will be turned back into regular Inn rooms at midnight!

• President Report

• November meeting - Mulqueens 1-4pm

• Holiday project sewing time

• December meeting -

• Holiday Potluck at Amber’s house in PV 1-4pm

• Potluck signups & more info to go out around November meeting

• This year we will be doing a “dirty Santa” gift exchange … to participate bring a WRAPPED favorite sewing notion (fabric, notions, etc) worth apps $15. We will draw numbers open gifts and have the ability to steal them too! It’s lots of fun you won’t want to miss it!

• Block Lottery

• Draw raffle ticket for October winner - Congrats Lori!! 42 blocks!

• November Block - Ugly Christmas Sweater! Here is a free one, of you may use one you already own... 6" finished please, Kona White background.

• If you use the free pattern, you do not have to do the tree and checkerboard - you may fussy-cut something festive for the sweater body!

• Sip N Sew trying to book first week of Nov, stay tuned

• Swag bags available for purchase and pick up, $12; still available online

• Vice President Report

• Entries for QuiltCon close Nov 30 at midnight!!

• Be sure to claim your free show pass before the cutoff, even if you don’t think you’re going to go, just in case - it’s a benefit of your membership and you should take advantage of it!

• Treasurer Report

• Balance as of last meeting $3208.80

• Money in: $572.00

• Money out: $203.88

• New balance: $3576.92

• Money in was from one new membership and project bags

• Money out was from refund of destash tables, Paypal fees, and reimbursement for the pavilion

• Committee Announcements

• Block of the Month [Melissa]

• Present this month's block - improv pieced arrow, see blog page

• Swap [Ana]

• Swap - boxy bags, postponed until November for more participants!

• Charity [Sharon]

• Dropped off kits to piece blocks together

• KITS ARE DUE IN NOVEMBER, no exceptions. A huge thank you to everyone who took one (or a few!)

• We will need more people to help assemble the quilt, get it quilted, bound, and with a casing for display!

• Bee [Nancy/Carol]

• Bee meets after meeting/before workshop

• Hospitality [Amber]

• 2 spots open for Wee Treat, book via Amber before EOD Sunday or gone and open to public

• Door Prize Drawing

• Prizes/Sponsors this month

• Thanks very much to Purl Soho for the lovely scrap packs!

• Winners

• Lori, Kim, Jen & Kate

• SHOW & TELL--What makes your piece modern?

• Swap

• Vitamin D Bee

• Photography lecture and session in the park

• Adjournment