Business:

• Members exchanges secret swap items and then shared the item they received with the rest of the guild.
• Quilt top assembly for the 2017 BOM was presented by Jonna – blog post with instructions and template are posted.
• The Giving Committee collected icy bar blocks for our last charity quilt of the year.
• Members brought fabric and notions to buy, sell, trade, give away, and de-Stash for our guilds first Yards Sale.
• The below 2018 board members were elected by a majority show of hands.
  • President: Matt Macomber
  • VP Programs: Kristy Ayers
  • VP Membership: Parry Ladd
  • Treasurer: Kim Curtiss
  • Secretary: Kathleen Munns

What’s Happening?:

Holiday Party

• 12/09/2017 11:30 am – 7:30 pm at the Greenwood Senior Center

MQG Events:

The next MQG Sew Day will be November 19th in all time zones. Sew days happen the third Sunday of each month.  #mqgsewday

Modern Quilt Guild Challenges

• American Patchwork & Quilting Flying Geese Challenge
• Michael Miller Our Yard Fabric Challenge fabric will be arriving soon.

Creative Webinars:

• Tutorial Webinar: Easy Fabric Dyeing: Create Your Own Solids and Tone on Tone Fabrics with Sue Bleiweiss
  • Decmber 5^th, 2017 5:00 pm PDT
• Tutorial Webinar: Effortless Applique
  • December 15^th, 2017 10:00 am 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.

QuiltCon 2018 Quilt Show Entries

• Entry deadline November 30th, 2017

What’s Happening Locally?

Pacific NW Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum (formerly LaConner Quilt Museum)

• 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 January 10th, 2018 at 7:00pm.