Business – Whitner opened the
meeting at 6:32pm, welcoming 23
members, 2 new members and one visitor.
Executive
Board 2020
was nominated and voted on with approval of the following officers:
President
– Connie
Vice
President – Jenifer
Secretary
– Elaine
Treasurer
– Lynn B.
Committees
and Chairs 2020
were introduced.
Charity
– Susan B.
Community
Outreach – Gloria
Membership/Host
– Jenifer
Programs-
Cathy B. and Tamie
Swaps
and Challenges – Whitner
Special
Events – Lynn C.
Social
Media – Rick
Membership
Directory – Kim
Grievance
– Appointed by President
Members
are asked to participate in one of three committees for 2020 – Charity, Community Outreach or Membership/Host. We broke into the three committees to
discuss topics and ideas for the remainder of the year.
Other
Items of Interest
o
Show
and Tell Forms w/Elaine
o
Trunk
Show signups w/Elaine
o
Only
1 remaining CMQG Tote Bag available ($30)
o
Membership
renewals start TODAY. Renewals accepted
through February meeting. (New members
accepted anytime.)
· Coulter Fussell – The
Raw Materials of Escape. January 17 –
February 29. Exhibit at Halsey Institute
of Contemporary Art at CoC, 161 Calhoun
St.
· Screening of 2002 film The Quilts of Gees Bend and Q&A with
one of the filmmakers Matt Arnett. Free
Admission! Thursday February 20, 2020,
CoC School of Sciences and Math, 202 Calhoun St.
Two
Color Challenge 2019
We
are still waiting to hear from our submission for a Guild Exhibit at the 2010
AQS show in Charleston.
In
the meantime Lynn C. has an exciting
opportunity for us – our own Spring Quilt show at The Station Park Circle! On Thursday March 19 The Station Park Circle
(4610 Spruill Ave. North Charleston) will be open to the public for a Sip and
Shop from 4 – 9 pm. The Station Park
Circle is a reclaimed marketplace with 35 vendors and we can hang our quilts, gain some community awareness of our group
and even sell your quilt if you would like.
This endeavor will take a lot of work to hang the quilts and act as
Hosts, providing food and beverages for
the event. Let Lynn C. know if you have
a ladder we can use on the Monday,
Tuesday and/or Wednesday before the show (March 16, 17,
18) as we get a team together.
More details will be coming soon – there will be a social media campaign
and postcards made to spread the word.
Special
Programs
TimnaTarr is coming October 9-11, 2020! She will have a Friday night lecture/trunk
show. On Sat & Sun she will have a two-day class combining instruction from
her Designing with Flying Colors, Map Quilts and Maps with Fabric classes. This class will accommodate 20-25 students so
stay tuned for sign-up and venue information!
Programs
Cathy
and Tamie have put together an Improvisational Modern Quilt Sampler that will be available on the
scheduled Sew Days at Five-Eighth Seams for 2020. Each Sew Day they will have two new blocks
using 2-3 techniques you can learn and use in making any quilt of your own. You can start at any time and if you miss a
Sew Day the instructions will be at the monthly meeting. Amy will also be available on certain Sew Days
to encourage those with English Paper Piecing projects or other hand-sewing
projects. Come join us and enjoy time
spent sewing and maybe shopping too!
Calendar
Feb. 15 – Sew Day at Five-Eighth Seams, West Ashley.
NOTE: Morning only!
Feb.
20 - 23 – QuiltCON2020, Austin TX
Feb.
25 – CMQG Meeting
March
19 – Two Color Challenge Exhibit at The Station Park Circle, 4610 Spruill Ave, North Charleston
March
21 – Sew Day at Five-Eighth Seams
March
24 – CMQG Meeting
Special
Presentation
In
recognition and appreciation for her term as President The CMQG surprised
Whitner with a special Two-Color quilt in the colors of Auburn University in
recognition and appreciation for her term as President of the Guild. Members sewed different size blocks which
were assembled by Phoebe, quilted by Kim
and bound by Alice. Thank you Whitner!
Door
Prize Drawing
Three
members were rewarded for wearing their name tags, receiving sewing tins!
Show
and Tell
Alice made this improv pentagon house top block with 'pictures' of her sewing friends.
Kerry showed off this keyhole chenille style quilt.
And the back.
Amy showed off a new quilt top and asked for advice on how to finish.
Connie made this mini quilt for a swap and used Jennifer Sampou's Sky Ombre fabric.
and the back.
Sandy stitched up this quilt top made of Kaffe Fasset fabric that she had kitted up for her at Glorious Color.
Elaine squeaked this snowflake quilt in just before it got warm again...
Phoebe started this charity quilt at a sew day several years ago and finally got it finished in time to donate to Project Linus.
Our next meeting is Tuesday, February 25th at 6.30pm. Program will be a wrap up of QuiltCon. Don't forget your nametags, show and tell and a camp chair if you've got one.
