SMQG August 2021 meeting minutes

Attendees:

JoAnne D, Barbara M, Lou S, Sasha S, Patty C, Mary O, Kate Q, Cathy L, Paula K, Colleen H, Wendy W, Theresa H, Carol B,

Committee Reports:

Treasurer’s report was given. 

Secretary’s report – no updates to report

 Retreat: No updates  

 Programs:

UFO Challenge: The October 2^nd completion due date for Show and Tell is coming fast!

Speakers/Workshops:

The deadline for registering and making your payment for Carolina Oneto’s November 6 workshop on Organic Shapes is August 21.  If the workshop isn’t full by that date it will be extended to Sept 11 and opened to other guilds (i.e. Maine and NH). At that point we’ll assess participation.  The cost is $30.

Month 8 of our Piece & Love Block of the Month by modern quilt designer Sherry Shish is now available on our page of her website.  Everyone has received the details on accessing it but if you need it resent let JoAnne know.

Reminder: Do not share the pattern with anyone.  It is meant to be used by members, only.

Due to some ongoing issues with PayPal, Venmo has been suggested as an alternative. Jo and Lou will set the account up.

Barbara M will run September’s meeting and either Colleen or Wendy will take minutes for Jo and Carol.

Paula let us know that the annual Festival of Trees has been canceled for 2021.

Election for 2022 Board of Directors officers – nominations need to be submitted for all positions.

 

Show and Tell:

Patty showed us a long arm project for a client.  Beautiful leaves pattern in fall colors.

Barbara M is busy at work on UFO’s including Diamonds in summer colors.

Wendy showed us her Catnip quilt from Keepsake Quilting

Mary is working on a Zen Chic table runner using True Blue fabric and, a project from the most recent Threadhouse U.K. retreat featuring a Dresden Plate block, Jo Avery pattern and, Alison Glass fabric.  

Carl Hentsch’s 3 Dog Design Co website is a great source for inspiration. Check out 3dogdesignco.com for some great ideas and Carl’s books. 

Patty C will check into obtaining copies of his New York Beauties & Flying Geese book.

** Note: Enrollment for 2022 Threadhouse UK retreats is underway**

Theresa is working on a Flower Chain hand piecing and hand applique project by Denise Schmidt.

Kate has been busy making 200 masks for construction folks and, an 18x34 “cheater” quilt using a panel with borders.

Colleen took a Kawandi quilt class (virtually) with others from around the globe, offered by Sujata Shah (The Root Connection on IG). The workshop focused on quilts called Kawandi (also known as Siddi quilts) and they are utility quilts made by people in the African/Diaspora/Siddi community of India. You use a cloth backing, whatever you have on hand, batting (or some type of middle layer, can be more fabric, etc) and then beginning on the outer edges, begin to sew your fabric, piece by piece, until you have the outer edges covered. Then, you continue hand stitching around and around, covering these fabric pieces, adding more fabric pieces to the inside, stitching around the entire piece again, adding fabric as you go, until you place your last piece of fabric in the center. 

To learn more check out Sujata’s IG or her blog at therootconnection.blogspot.com   for more information.

Cathy is working on an Alex Anderson Trees quilt featuring some fun colors that takes you into the forest.

Paula is working on our BoM, cutting block 5. She is also working on the UFO challenge!

Sasha finished a colorful and fun quilt of houses which sat waiting patiently for a year to be bound!

JoAnne is working on Disney themed masks (21) for her family to wear on their upcoming trip to the park.

Suzanne wasn’t able to stay for the meeting but showed her beautiful Butterfly quilt.,

 

Barbara M suggested a swap of unfinished work where each person would take on another member’s project and continue the work/finish the piece.  We can discuss in more detail at the next meeting.   

Future Meeting Dates and Locations:

Regular monthly meetings will be held on the first Saturday of each month via Zoom (adjusted for holiday weekends).

Be sure to mark your calendars:

September 11

October 2

November 6

December 4

 Zoom meetings have been set up for all of 2021.  We will reassess as the months go on and changes will be made if we are confident that we can meet safely.

Board of Directors meetings will be held on the 2^nd Thursday of every month at 7p.m. via Zoom.