Time for another recap of our virtual meeting. Another well attended meeting with 47 members logged on.
We are met with heartfelt sadness in learning of the death of Michelle Reiter’s husband. Our deepest condolences to her and her family.
We were informed Sallie Rosal is growing stronger each day! We wish her continual healing.
We wished a virtual ‘Happy Birthday’ to our May babies! The free fat quarter list keeps growing.
We sent out a warm welcome to our newest members Paul Daniels and Marie Cloutier.
Guild Business
Board Elections We thank you all for participating in our email solicitation form. Our current nominee for Programs is Samantha Linehan. She may be joined by one or more nominees to run Programs. The official slate of officers will be presented at the June meeting.
Quiltcon 2021 – To Be virtual. Due to all the changes of social gatherings this event will take on a new appearance for 2021. We will bring you details of classes and quilt submission deadlines as they are clarified and communicated to us.
Here are the guidelines for what was previously known as the Quiltcon Charity Quilt. Now is the time to start to generating ideas. We will be organizing a committee for a guild wide quilt submission. You may also form your own group and submit your own quilt. Find more details at this link Outreach Quilt Challenge
If you happened to miss it, Melanie Tuazon was featured recently on the MQG website for her Character Improv Quilt Piecing Tutorial. Head over to the MQG website and download her PDF from the members resources and try your hand at improv piecing.
Programs
Next up we had our first virtual lecture with Berene Campbell from Happy Sew Lucky. She is a modern quilter, pattern designer and community project instigator who lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Berene provided a very fascinating talk with slide show. We are so excited to start working with her on the following project.
In place of a workshop we will be participating in a collaborative quilting project designed by Berene. Sign ups are open through Friday, May 29th. Details of this program have been emailed to all members.
The entire fee for participation will be donated to Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
In June Carole Lyles Shaw will be joining our meeting to present her lecture. Her workshop later in the month is completely sold out.
Swaps and Block Lotto
Storage Pod Swap Assignments have been sent and items will be swapped at our next in person meeting
Block Lotto Please send your March Plus block to Crista. We will draw a winner(s) at our June meeting. Hold on to your Wonky Churn Dash for now.
May UFO Challenge
And the winner was Sarah! She won the Noodle Head Crescent Tote pattern.
The UFO for June is item #10 on your list. The prize will be a mini charm pack and a Block Loc Mini ruler.
Show & Tell
Julia
Kathy Morganroth
Rachel
Thanks for joining us, it was so wonderful so see your faces.
Come back June 18th for our next virtual meeting with guest lecturer Carol Lyles Shaw.
Jennifer- Secretary
Carole is a modern quilt designer, author, and workshop teacher who has been an active member of the quilt and fiber art community for over twenty years. Carole always takes a modern, improvisational approach to her quilt designs. Carole’s passion and focus is on designing quilts for the modern quilt movement. She lectures about modern quilting and teaches modern workshops for beginning and experienced quilters from all backgrounds and styles. Carole served on the Board of Directors for The Modern Quilt Guild [2015 – 2017]. She co-founded and served as the first President of the Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild in Sarasota, FL. Many of Carole’s quilts have been exhibited in museums and art shows in the U.S. and internationally. Her modern quilt designs were published in Modern Patchwork Magazine and Fat Quarterly eZine