April
2023 General Membership
Meeting
Minutes
The
April
meeting was held at the North
Hampton
Public Library with 14 attendees. Meeting called to order at 10:08am
Business
(Barbara)
As
a member of MQG, one can go to the MQG website and see all of the
2023 QuiltCon winners in each category. Just sign in to the MQG
website.
Barbara
issued a challenge this past January for each of us to explore the
MQG website. Find a webinar or other online feature that interests
you, view it, and report it at an upcoming meeting.
2023
membership fees were due March 1. Our chapter had to pay our
chapter fees to national March 15, so if you have not paid yet,
please do so now. Renewal or new members $50.00 for the year. Mail
your check to Seacoast Modern Quilt Guild, P.O.
808, Ipswich MA 01938.
Volunteer(s)
needed to make stick on labels updating our chapter postcards.
DONE:
Joyce volunteered.
Our
chapter needs a Publicity Chairperson. Our membership will only
grow if area quilters know about us. Please contact Barbara if
interested in this position.
Upcoming
Meetings
May
Meeting:
We usually do not hold a meeting in May as it is right after our
annual retreat. HOWEVER, this year the board has arranged for our
membership to participate in a new online event presented by the
Academy for Virtual Teaching. It is the “Sampler Platter”
presented on YouTube, May 6 & 7, 3;00 – 6:00pm each day. 18
national level teachers will give a 15 minute presentation, each on
a
different
technique. A link will be sent to the chapter membership to attend.
June
Meeting:
“Surface Design Workshop”, a 3-hour workshop. Site to be
announced.
Treasurer’s
Report
(Theresa)
Retreat
April
28-30, Franciscan Guest House, Kennebunk, ME
We
have 19 attendees, all paid in full. The deposit has been made and
the balance will be paid upon our arrival. Barbara has created a
food sign-up sheet for the pot luck dinner Friday evening, breakfast
Saturday & Sunday, and for snacks. She has also created a lunch
selection sign-up so we can pre-order. Both are available via links
that were sent to retreat attendees.
Mainely
Mimi’s quilt shop in Wells, ME is offering a 20% discount to
retreat attendees for that weekend. It was suggested that 2 tables be
set up at retreat. Attendees can bring quilting related items that
they wish to get rid of. One table would be free giveaway items, the
other would be items for sell.
Charity
(Brenda)
Brenda
will bring all of the string blocks to retreat so people can sew them
together to create a quilt top. She suggested this quilt be donated
to Crossroads House in Portsmouth as they need bed quilts. She also
suggested that each person who donates a completed charity quilt for
the guild to donate have their name placed in a bag. At the end of
the year, one person’s name would be drawn for a prize.
Activities
(Marylee & Diane)
fabrics
pulling colors from focal fabric. Diane will be supplying the focal
fabric
(a floral) and the white. Each participating member to
supply
remaining
3 from own stash. Can use “Palette Builder”, a free app,
to
get Kona fabric recommendations. Diane then
showed us
how to use
Quick
Curve Ruler from Sew Kind of Wonderful to make the circles.
Participants
got to use the ruler and build block.
Participants
then had the opportunity to play with fabric squares to
create color ranges and see how these terms apply.
Show
& Tell
-
Theresa
showed a quilt made with Kaffe Fassett fabrics and the QuikCurve
ruler
Trish
showed 3.
Paper
pieced houses, pattern by Carolyn Freelander
“Sunny”,
pattern by Tara Faughnan
“Give
& Take Improv” by Tara Faughnan
Member’s
Tips & Tricks
Chapter
Challenge
Select
a technique, pattern or other quilting related item you would like to
learn or do. Make a completed quilt in one of these categories: up to 30” x 40” OR up to a bed-quilt size, and
bring to the November meeting. Members
will vote for “best in show”. Prizes will be given.
Meeting
adjourned at 11:58am.
