May 2018 Meeting Minutes
BUSINESS
Whitner opened the meeting and welcomed 25 members.
PROGRAM
Chawne Kimber’s Piecing Small Webinar
Members Trunk Show: Lynn and Alice shared quilts and milestones from their personal quilting journeys.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
PROGRAMS: Kim
Members Trunk Show for June: Lynn B and Whitner
CHARITIES: Sandy
Quiltcon 2019 Charity Quilt: Interested members will submit a design for the quilt at our next meeting. Don’t forget to include the math with your design. Click to view MQG Quiltcon 2019 Charity Challenge Overview
Florence Crittenton - Our guild has been given three dates, May 31 and June 6 or 7 to take dinner for the residents and discuss interest in sewing. Kim has secured two machines to share with the residents.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Lynn
Victoria Findlay Wolfe in Charleston
- Friday Oct 12 - Lecture & Trunk Show to include fabric, patterns, and books (location TBD)
- Saturday Oct 13 - Double Wedding Ring - participants will make a block in class at Five Eights Seams
- Sunday Oct 14 - Cascade Quilt Class, pattern from her new book, “Modern Quilt Magic.” at Five Eights Seams
SWAPS & CHALLENGES: Phoebe
The Palmetto Modern Quilt Guild in Columbia and Greenville’s modern guild have proposed an inter-guild swap with our group. More details to come.
SHOW & TELL: Reference photos
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Linda A announced Cobblestone Quilt Guild is hosting Paige Alexander July 12 (lecture & trunk show) and July 13 (technique class using feather block)
- Colleen highly recommends the exhibit "Conversations about Race Through the Arts" at the City Gallery which will run through Spoleto
- June 10: 7pm - VFW sign-up LIVE
- June 19: 9pm: MQG Creative Webinar: Road Map for Teaching: Mel Beach
- June 26: 6:30pm: CMQG Meeting at Heritage Federal Savings & Loan
- MQG Charity Challenge 2019 Design Due
- VFW Payment Due
- Program: Stiletto making with Kim
- Member Trunk Shows: Lynn B. & Whitner
- September 20-22: QUILTFEST, Jacksonville, FL (due July 25th)
- October 12-14: Victoria Findlay Wolfe - Charleston, SC
- November 2: New Quilts from an Old Favorite Competition Deadline (National Quilt Museum)
- December 9-14: Tea With Quilters Holiday Retreat, Atlantic Beach, NC
- February 21-24, 2019: QuiltCon - Nashville, TN (hotels are open!)
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| Trunk Show: Lynn C's 1st Quilt |
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| Lynn's C's family retreat "self portrait" blocks that motivated Lynn to learn to quilt. Hint, top left! |
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| Alice's first quilt made from "decorator fabric samples" |
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| First Quilt Alice started from pattern in Redbook magazine |
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| Improv from The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters |
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| Project from CMQG May Sew Day Demonstration |
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| Karen, quilted on her machine |
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| Angie's jelly roll rug |
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| Delynne's doggie treat bag |
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| Cathy B's white quilt |
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| Carol quilt she quilted with her Babylock sashiko. |
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| Jennifer's baby quilt for Forence Crittenten |
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| Another baby quilt for FC by Jennifer |
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| Whitner's new top made from Ogden Tank Shirt pattern |
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| Phoebe's new quilt made from Pickled Beets pattern by Latifah |
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| Phoebe's Aerial Grove Pattern by Carolyn Friedlander |
