Business
There were 16 members in attendance and one
guest – Alice Biscopink, Kelly's mom.
Phoebe opened the meeting and
welcomed everyone.
Kelly B talked about setting up
our committees for the upcoming year and a half.
Each member will participate on a committee and the commitment will be
August 2013-December 2014 to follow the current board year. This way each member will take part in planning our
guild's activities. Each committee will choose
a chair and email Kelly prior to the next guild meeting. At the close of the September meeting there will be
a Board meeting with the Committee Chairs to discuss upcoming activities for
the guild. Each of the committees will
have some cross over activities and work with each other to make things
happen. Members signed up after the
meeting for one of the following committees:
· Membership & Meeting Space – This group will focus on
publicity, increasing membership, helping new members with information
concerning guild and their name tags, and looking for a new meeting space.
· Programming - Programs
at meeting
· Special Events – Retreats, shows, fun things for us to do,
field trips, sew-in days, etc.
· Swaps & Challenges – Block swaps, challenges within our guild, National
Guild challenges, swaps within group/other guilds, sew-ins, etc.
· Community Service & Donations – Making items to be
donated to a charity or those in need.
Our program for the evening was looking at the
new Modern Quilt Guild website. If you experience any problems or questions using
this site, please contact Phoebe so she can pass it on. All members should have received an email to
set-up your account. Phoebe will be
emailing instructions about setting up your profile and explanations for
forums. If you're a CHS MQG member, please make sure to join our group.
The Cobblestone Quilters Guild will be hosting
their quilt show February 28 - March 1, 2014.
January 9, 2014 is the deadline to enter quilt into the show. Please check their website for additional
information: http://www.cobblestonequilters.com/show2014.htm
.
We also had a sign up for the new Riley Blake
Challenge from the National Modern Quilt Guild.
The challenge runs through December 31st, 2013. You can make anything as long as
it is quilted. You can add solid fabrics or other Riley Blake fabric. You do not have to use
all of the fabric provided. For additional information: see the August newsletter/email from the
Modern Quilt Guild.
We have five more block swaps
(Phoebe-September, Delynne-October, Ginny-November, Rita-December and
Kerri-February). We will do 2 swaps in
one month since we are not meeting in December.
Name Tag Challenge: There are great ideas on Pinterest and we now
have a page for our group. Phoebe has
emailed a link for us. Name
tags are to be completed for the Holiday Party.
Fabric will be ordered with our logo printed on it for the back of the
name tags.
People Places & Quilts Modern Block of the Month Challenge: Our quilts will be due at the
October 22, 2013 guild meeting. No
sleeve is required on the quilt. Put a
label on the back, but cover for judging.
We had a fat quarter swap after the meeting.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, September 24
at 6:30pm at the SMHA offices at 400 Hibben Street.
Our Quilting Bee
Jackie Boyd received 12 Follow the Leader
blocks from those in attendance with more on the way. She is planning to make a king-size quilt for
herself. The blocks will finish at 24
inches.
Kim
passed out fabric packets with instructions for a Wonky Log Cabin block. We are hoping the blocks will finish at 12 x
15.
Show & Tell
We had a great show and tell. Thanks to all who contributed and make sure
to bring new items next month.
Magazine
·
Kim brought the current American
Quilting & Patchwork Magazine which
has an article about Tula Pink.
Fabric/Quilts
·
Juanita – fabric from PP&Q, Neutral
Territory by Donna Beacher for P&B Textiles. Also, they have new shop cottons & linens.
·
Geri – Swoon blocks using Christmas fabric
·
Delynne – Table runner using Sew Kind of Wonderful ruler. We are hoping for a
class from her on this product. http://sewkindofwonderful.bigcartel.com/
·
Delynne – a quilt made by her husband’s Aunt in
the 1930-1950’s. She recommends using
Barbara Brackman's website, who is a great reference for historical information
concerning quilts and fabrics. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/
·
Sandy – fish art quilt made in Jennifer Ley’s
class at Stitch ‘n Sew Quilt Shop.
·
Sandy- a Clemson skirt in the making using
t-shirts.
·
Kelly M – shared her list of project in process
and recommends a great article she recently read about organizing your
projects. Here's the link -
·
Ginny – quilt for nice using Elizabeth
Hartman’s pattern, New Wave http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2010/03/new-wave-quilt.html
·
Phoebe – new fabric from Stitch ‘n Sew Quilt
Shop, Road 15 by Sweet Water for Moda and African fabric purchased on Etsy.com
·
Kelly B – Hourglass quilt made using fabric
printed by Modern Yardage, which is a new company that will print fabric for
you. http://www.modernyardage.com/
·
Kelly B – quilt using Happy Go Lucky fabric by
Bonnie & Camille for Moda. This
quilt is called MINE, since she has made a quilt for herself.
·
Kelly B – Trip Around the World blocks from our
swap. Her Mother (our guest tonight)
quilted it using a Baptist fan motif.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, August 27 at
6:30pm at the SMHA offices at 400 Hibben Street.
