April Meeting Minutes

PHXMQG meeting at The Farm under a nice, shady tree

Welcome

• Guests

• Barbara! Ana's sister from Kansas

• Judy Z, friend of Ana's from Maricopa

• Francine is a new member! Just moved from Germany

Secretary

• Approve March minutes

• Kate motion

• Sharon second

• May meeting will be back at Tempe Escalante Center Brio/Bravo room, same side as last time just not as far down the hall

Treasurer

• Money in $330, membership and AMH fees

• Money out $1149.97 AMH, fees, room expenses

• New balance $8027.09

• Membership cards available if you need, contact Sara

Block of the month

• Melissa

• Last month was the cross stitch block

• This month is the seam ripper, pretty straightforward

• Next month is the iron!

• April and May patterns are available (Mel won't be here in May)

Swaps

• Ana has snaps for vinyl

• Peek a boo pouch swap in May, see new page

• Pattern link and YouTube instructions

• Tape for zippers helps! Link, Wonder Tape by Dritz

• Teflon foot - this is the time to try it if you have it

• Put your snap on before the pouch goes together

• Tape or clips are great to hold RST when you see around

• Snap practice available!!

Charity

• Bonnie

• New charity page under Projects, info on all if the charities we are doing work for, a form if you're interested in adding one, and groups in need of a liaison

• Quilts for Humboldt, needed by May 18

• If you didn't turn in today, you're on your own to send in!

• If you know anyone interested in practicing longarm…..

• Kate

• Thanks for the blocks!! Great for a good-sized twin!!

• Kits will continue, do we want to keep doing the log cabin blocks or change up the block?

• We will keep the log cabin for now

• Finish at 14.5”, start w 2.5”SQ

• Fabric donations welcome!

• Easy to do twin size patterns

• If anyone wants to quilt, we can use the help!!

• If you're interested in assembling tops is also a need

Show and Tell

Bee

• Meet after meeting

Adjournment