October 2017 Meeting Recap

Business:

Four demonstrations where given at the beginning of the meeting: Pattern Matching by Matt, Spinning Seams by Kim, Zipper Tabs by Yeechi, and Accuquilt use by Kathleen.
2017 October BOM was presented by Jonna – blog post with instructions and template are posted.
The Giving Committee shared a finished stair step quilt that will be donated to the Greenwood Senior center. The block for our last charity quilt was presented, look for a blog post with more details.
The nominating committee finalized our ballet for the 2018 board elections. The ballet will be the current board running for their current positions.

November meeting reminders/announcements:

Swap partners for the guild swap have been assigned. Please bring your finished item wrapped with your name on the inside to the November 8th meeting.
We will be having a fabric swap meet at our November 8^th Meeting. Bring fabric and notions to buy, sell, trade, give away, de-Stash, and money or checks to Re-stash. Please keep cutting pricing, etc. as simple as possible and bring everything you need to sell. Anything you do not sell must be taken home with you.

Guild member showcase

There was no guild member showcase.
*Guild member showcase is what we are calling the format of our board “trunk show” from the January meeting. Guild members will share an early quilt and a recent finish and talk briefly about their quilting journey. If you are interested in sharing your work in this format at a future meeting please email programs@seattlemodernquiltguild.com

What’s Happening?:

September Sew-Ins

Holiday Party

Upcoming Workshops and Presentations for members:

October 14th & 15th: 2 classes with Violet Craft Cost $50 for the EPP class and $70 for the FPP class
October 21st: Quilt-as-You-Go with Jera Brandvig Sold out
November 4th: Double Trouble Block with Katie Pedersen Cost $60

MQG Events:

The next MQG Sew Day will be October 15th in all time zones. Sew days happen the third Sunday of each month. #mqgsewday

Creative Webinars:

Creative Webinar: Color Theory Basics for Quilters – with Erika Mulvenna
- October 18, 2017 6:00pm PDT
Creative Webinar: Quilts of India: Siddi Quilts of Karnata
- October 31, 2017 6:30am PDT

Fresh Quilting TV: All episodes are now available through the MQG site

Click here to view the episodes with Violet Craft who will be coming for workshops in October.

What’s Happening Locally?

The State of WA(ter) – August 2 – October 29, 2017Studio Art Quilt Association, Northwest
Patriotic Stiches – October 11 – November 19, 2017 Permanent Collection
Creative Passion & Stich– October 11-December 30, 2017 Five Harker Diploma Students

The next General Guild Meeting is November 8th, 2017 at 7:00pm.