Attendance:  69 members and 2 Visitors

Call to order – Matt

Approval of January Meeting Minutes

Block of the Month – Stefanie

• Stephanie (@satterwhitequilts) is running this year’s BOM, called “Begonia”
• It is a mystery quilt based on half square triangle blocks
• See the blog post for information on the January – March blocks for this quilt
• Tag your progress #Begoniaquilt  #SEAMQG #Showusyourmqg

2019 Membership Renewals

• All renewals are to be paid online for 2019 and must be paid by February 28, 2019
• There is a link for payment on the membership page of the blog
• 2019 dues are $57 ($55 +$2PayPal Fee)
• Membership cards can now be printed.  Here are the instructions:
  • Direct link: https://mqg.memberclicks.net/membership-card
  • Sign into Modern Quilt Guild
  • Click on “My Resources”
  • Click on “Membership Card”
  • Print the page

Membership Updates

• Currently the guild has 135 members with 11 new members.
• We are looking for members to act as buddies to new members.  This entails sitting with them at the meeting, introducing to others, answering questions, etc.

Giving Committee

• Instructions for the next giving quilt will be posted on the blog
• The quilt is “Side Stripe” by Renee Tallman of the South Bay Area MQG

Name Tag Swap

• Due to the cancellation of the February meeting, the guild name tag swap is postponed to the April meeting.  Details can be found HERE
  

Krista Hennebury Workshops

• Workshop registration is open on the blog. There is still room in both. Consider registering if you haven’t already. Receipts from workshops such as this help to fund future workshops.
• Two workshops will be offered:  Courthouse Color Play April 6 at the Greenwood Senior Center, and Speed Date with Improv April 7 at Quilting Mayhem in Snohomish.  Check the calendar for times
• Registration will open to non-members on Wednesday, March 21

New MQG Website

• go to member log on at Themodernquiltguild.com
• Join the Seattle MQG Circle!  This is where meeting minutes will be posted
• Check out the monthly content the MQG puts out – Block Study, Quilt of the Month, Webinars, Articles
• Find episodes of Fresh Quilting
• Upload photos to the Seattle MQG Circle Albums for guild events and quilts for use on the guild facebook and instagram pages

MQG Webinars

• Take the Leap: Facing Your Fears of Improv with Cheryl Arkison March 14th 6pm PST
  

Sew-Ins:

• Saturday, March 23rd @ Quiltworks NW 10:30am – 5pm
• This is the second-to-last sew-in at Quiltworks before they close for good
• The guild is looking for more locations for sew-ins that have larger space and parking – if you have suggestions, please email seattlemodernquiltguild@gmail.com

MQG Events

• MQG Sew Day – March 17th all time zones, third Sunday of each month. #mqgsewday
• Modern Quilt Masters with Jacquie Gering will be held October 28 – November 1, 2019 in Kansas City.  Registration opens March 14 at 7am PST.
• The MQG has posted new community guidelines regarding diversity and inclusion. Find them posted on the MQG website.

Other Local Happenings

Other Local Happenings

• Whatcom Museum: Modern Quilts: Designs of a New Century from June 1 – August 19, 2019, Lightcatcher Building
• Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum:
  Unbound by Art Cloth Network January 9 – March 24, 2019
  Tharpe Family Collection – Civil War Era quilts – January 30 – April 28, 2019
  Paper and Ink – an art book exhibit March 6-25th, 2019
  La Conner In Bloom annual challenge “Garden Visitors” March 27-May 5, 2019
• Everett Quilt Show:
  April 25-27, 2019 at the Edward D. Hansen Convention Center
  There is a modern category and judged and non-judged categories; entries open in February
  There are classes and the keynote is by Katie Pedersen and Ted Hoffman
  For more information on the show:  https://www.everettquiltshow.com/
  For more information on entering a quilt:  https://www.everettquiltshow.com/enterquilts
  For more information on classes:  https://www.everettquiltshow.com/classes
  
• Stars in Her Crown Quilt-along:
  Open quilt along with an interesting story that anyone can join.  More information here
• Sisterhood Quilt Swap:
  Deadline to Register: March 15, 2019; Shipping Deadline: April 29, 2019
  $7.70 for PDF Pattern
  @happysewlucky

• With the closure of so many of our local quilt/fabric shops, we’ve put together a list of those remaining.  Please consider them when you are looking to buy fabric.
  • Island Quilter (Vashon)
  • Esther’s Fabrics (Bainbridge)
  • Quilted Strait (Port Gamble)
  • Running Stitch Fabrics (Kent)
  • Bigfoot Quilts (Auburn)
  • Undercover Quilts (1st and Virginia, Seattle)
  • Stitches (fabric and craft store; Capitol Hill – Seattle)
  • Drygoods Design (Pioneer Square – Seattle)
  • Quilting Mayhem (Snohomish)
  • Gathering Fabric (Woodinville)
  • Pacific Fabrics (Northgate, SoDo, Bellevue)

Sew and Tell

• Guild members shared quilts and finished projects.  Watch Facebook and Instagram for photos.

Adjournment/Scrap Swap

• The meeting wrapped up with our annual scrap swap.
• Next meeting Wednesday April 10th, 2019 @ 7:00pm.