Charleston Modern Quilt Guild: October 2019 meeting minutes

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Business – Whitner opened the meeting at 6:33pm, with 26 members and 2 visitors in attendance.

Program – Scandinavian No-Sew Star Ornaments were made following the directions provided by Mr. Domestic’s You Tube video. Whitner and Phoebe were able to lend their experience with the technique and everyone helped each other figure out how to flip and fold, with the bonus of getting an early taste for the upcoming holiday season!

Special Program for 2020 – Timna Tarr is coming to Charleston October 9-11, 2020. She will have Friday evening lecture and a two day Map Class on Sat. and Sun. The venue has not been determined yet and class size will be 20 – 25. Details will follow so mark the date if you are interested!

Charity – The guild will be making and stuffing stockings for the girls at Florence Crittenton, giving them out at the November scheduled sew day (Nov. 13). Sign-ups were available for making stockings and some specific items for stuffing the stockings. If you missed the signup contact Connie for information on what we still need, or just bring things you think the girls would enjoy. The November Sew Day is the next day (Wednesday 11/13) and the girls decided they wanted to sew matching fleece beanies for mom and baby. Plan to come and help out. Fleece will be provided just bring your sewing machine if possible!

November Program – Nov. 12 *Note earlier date!

English Paper Piecing (EPP) - Amy will be teaching English Paper Piecing (Lucy Barton style) at the meeting on Nov. 12 (Note earlier date!). The guild will provide paper templates.

Stuff Stockings for Florence Crittenton – Bring in your stockings or stuffable stuff and we will stuff the stockings!

CMQG 2020 – Nominations for Officers and Committee Heads for 2020 will be open will take place at our November meeting. Voting will be held at the January meeting. Connie has agreed to be nominated for President. If you would like to be nominated for an office or to head a committee just let Whitner know.

Other Stuff

· Please pay Bev for EPP acrylic templates ($6) if you ordered from her.

· NEW Show and Tell forms with Elaine

· Member Trunk Show sign-ups for 2020 with Elaine

· CMQG Tote bags – a few remain for $30

· The bank lets us use their meeting room for free, but seating is limited (16 chairs). While the floor is available, if you can bring your beach or folding chair to the meeting that would be great!

Calendar

o November 12 – CMQG meeting

o November 13 – Florence Crittenton – Sewing Fleece beanies for mom and baby

o November 16 – Sew Day at Five-Eighth Seams

o December 2 – QuiltCON Quilt Entry closes

o December 8 – Holiday Party at Lynn Crymes house! Potluck and gift (max$25)

o January 28, 2020 – Annual Meeting (Elect new officers)

o February 20-23, 2020 – QuiltCON (Austin, TX)

o May 7-9, 2020 – MQG Sessions Workshops, Denver, CO Tara Faughan, Sandra Johnson, Riane Morrison, Aneela Hoey, Brimfield Awakening, Heidi Parkes. Details released: 11/1 Reg. opens: 12/1

Phoebe is so close to finally finishing this quilt she's making for her mom.

Peggy made this sweet quilt for her Granddog, Thor.

She also shared a "huge"ly impresive (see what we did there?) quilt she made from Hawaiian shirts.

Cathy wowed us all again with this stunner made from a Victoria Findley Wolfe pattern.

Hope whipped up this beauty from some indigo hand dyed fabric she bought at the quilt show from Wild and Wooly.

She also shared a sweet little lap quilt.

It wouldn't be a meeting without a huge quilt from Rick. This one is for his mobile home.

He somehow also had time to make this table runner

and these pincushions.

Lynn brought in a frightfully cute macrame skeleton.

She also shared the results of her most recent family quilt. Each block is designed and sometimes pieced by a different member of her family on a group vacation.