February 2018 Meeting Recap

Business:

Membership Renewals open
• Renew online at seattlemodernquiltguild.com membership page
Make sure you follow the Seattle MQG blog for email updates
Member Volunteers Needed
• To present demos at the meetings – contact Matt
• Welcome committee – contact Patty
• Guild Member Showcase – contact Kristy
• Help with swap organization – contact Jaci
Upcoming Workshops
• Grid Based Quilting with Christina Camelli *waitlist*
• Free Motion Textures with Christina Camelli *6 spaces left*
Spring Retreat
- Sign-ups open Monday Feb 19th at 10 am
- Friday, May 4, through Sunday, May 6 at Camp Burton on Vashon Island
- Cost (approximately):
  Triple occupancy: $220 (9 spots)
  Double occupancy: $240 (12 spots)
  Single occupancy: $270 (3 spots)
- Need Volunteers for Activities, Snacks/Drinks, Happy Hour/Games, Gifts/Swag Friday, May 4, through Sunday, May 6
Sew-Ins
• Saturday, Feb 24th @ Quality Sew in Tukwila 12:00 – 5:00 pm
MQG Events
• The next MQG Sew Day will be February 18th in all time zones. Sew days happen the third Sunday of each month. #mqgsewday
• Creative Webinars:
- March 20, 2018 – Quilts of India: Godhais of Maharashtra with Shruti Dandekar (7:30am PST)
- April 17, 2018 – SONGQUILTS: A Celebration of stitch and song with Eliza Hardy Jones (11:00am PST)
MQG Challenge – Riley Blake Spring 2018 – Sign ups open Deadline for completion is 04/22/18
Sew-and-Tell!
- Cordelia Nance @cordelianance
- Guild members shared quilts and finished projects watch Facebook and Instagram for photos
Block Lotto
- Kae will be hosting a block lotto at each meeting this year using the MQG blocks of the months. Look for a blog post with details
2018 Block of the Month
- Kim presented our 2018 block of the month where she will teach us the Quilt as You Go method and aerospace science at the same time.
Treasury and Budget Report
- Kim shared our 2017 spending report and the budget for 2018.
- The guild is on track to maintain a modest surplus and is using some of the excess from 2017 year to supplement 2018 workshop prices
Membership Survey Results
- • Matt shared the results from the 2017 membership survey