August 2018 Guild Meeting Recap

Hellooo quilty friends!!

Sorry for the delay. Here’s the recap for our August meeting.

There were 32 members and 5 guests that joined us.

Happenings

We talked about some of the things we had coming up or done

Pennsylvania National Quilt show
AQS quilt week in Paducah
Aleeda’s screen printing class
The open sew at Montclair Public Library
Bagmaking class with Central Jersey MQG
Textile month NYC

There was a call for teachers for the Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival next March and the local branch of National Association of University Women is looking for lecturers. Follow the links to find out more.

MQG

The MQG finally came out with their new website. Can we say search function, yay?!?! Check it out here.

Committees

We talked about the committees we have and the changes happening with them.

Charity will be Emily and Rachel
Quiltcon charity quilt is Amery and Amy
Bylaws will be retired for now
Nominating is Sarah F
Field trips is Becka
Sunshine will be under secretary
Tech is Kathy
Lenny is helping with Programs
Library is Laura F
Hospitality and Fundraising/scholarship heads are needed

We also had a discussion on the increase in dues and will be voting in November whether or not to raise the dues from $50-$60/year

Programs

The sashiko class was this past weekend. I know I can’t wait to hear and see more from that! You can see a few pictures here and here
The sign ups for Rayna’s classes is out. There are two chances to learn from her. Check them out here
We also had a survey go out about the Holiday party/Elfster swap and possible alternatives. I’m sure we’ll discuss more next meeting.
In September we will be doing our Book Reports, bring and talk about one of your favorite books or a sample made from the book AND our embellish me swap, where you can bring something no larger than 8 1/2×11 sheet of paper to be swapped and embellished!
And we are still planning to go to the Sculpture Garden in October. More details soon.

Quiltcon Charity Quilt

The theme is small piecing, using 1″ or less. The idea Amy and Ameri has worked on is amazing. Can’t wait to see this one flesh out.

Ask the Guild

We started a new thing called Ask the Guild to be able to get feedback on a project. It’s been fun. If you have a project with some questions, bring it in! We love to give our opinions!

Daniela inherited this WIP and is wondering how to work on it while keeping the integrity of the original work, but adding her own style.