Business: Our President, Jean, opened the meeting with introductions. We had several guests attending. The Berkeley Modern Quilt is hosting its annual Airing of the Quilts on September 21. More information to come.
Charity: Kate is looking for quilt tops made from the kits she distributed to the guild. If you have a finished top but aren’t able to quilt it, she is happy to do the quilting if you’ll return them to her. She is currently working on quilts for an older group of girls.
Social media: Lex is moving out of state so we’re looking for someone to handle our Facebook and Instagram accounts. Please contact Jean if you’re interested.
Special events: Susan reports that we have one definite slot open for our October 19th class (https://eudaimoniastudio.com/quilt-patterns/wayfinder-quilt-pattern) but that she is talking to the instructor to see if she can add four more slots. If you have not paid your $20 deposit, it is due by August 15 with the balance being due by October 15.
Swaps and challenges: Kim and Rick went over the guidelines for our latest challenge where you brought in an old piece of clothing or textile that was swapped with another guild member. That guild member had to make something new out of it and give it back. We had great participation! Thanks to all who took part.
Our next challenge is to take a traditional churn dash block and reinterpret it to make it modern. There are no fabric or size restrictions for the finished projects. These will be due at the November meeting.
Program: Kerry led our Trash to Treasure yard sale. Members brought in fabric, notions, books etc that they no longer wanted and were able to shop what other members brought for a $10 donation – although somehow we raised $255. Thank you to the kind member who donated an extra $5. This money will be used to buy items to fill our Christmas stockings in December.
Show and tell:
Events & Dates to remember – check the calendar.
· Sew day – June 15
· Next meeting – June 25
· BMQG’s Airing of the Quilts – September 21
· Wayfinder quilt workshop – October 19
· Annabel Wrigley improv workshop – May 17, 2025
