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