SEACOAST MODERN QUILT GUILD
MONTHLY MEETING (via Zoom and
in person)
West Newbury, MA Town Hall
Annex
APRIL 2, 2022
Attendees:
Patty
C, Brenda S, Diane S, Paula K, Barbara M, Lou S, Wendy W, Marylee W, Donna C, JoAnne
D, Kate Q, Theresa H, Barb B, Gail C, Colleen H, Nancy P, Carol B
Today, we met at
the West Newbury, MA Town Hall Annex. It
was wonderful seeing so many members in person again. When the meeting concluded several people
stayed for our sew-in.
Possible meeting sites are being looked into. Stratham, Brentwood, Kingston and Greenland libraries will be contacted.
March minutes
were approved.
Treasurer’s
report was given.
Looking for a
Program volunteer coordinator to assist in coordinating program events (i.e.
workshops, speakers, etc.). Please let
Patty know if you’d like to volunteer.
Retreat
Patty has booked us at the
Franciscans April 27-30, 2023. Between
now and then we’ll pull together the swag that has been collected.
Social Media
We’re looking for someone to
manage our Facebook and Instagram pages. Please contact Patty if you’d like to
volunteer.
Lottery Block raffle winner was
chosen – Congratulations, Wendy! She
will receive 20+ blocks and turn them into a beautiful quilt!
Next meeting we’ll play a round of Left, Right, Center. If you want to play, bring 3 Fat Quarters!
Monthly activities
There’s quite a bit of interest
in Color Theory classes. Colleen will
check in with Barb B re: Rebecca Bryant. Brenda S will contact Guicy Guice for
pricing and what is offered.
10th Anniversary quilt
Diane has sent
out the pattern to the group. The blocks
which can be paper pieced or regular piecing. You can choose to do Signature
blocks will be 6”. Pens may be needed for the signature blocks or, they can be
embroidered. Diane has ordered the
background fabric. Cost is $100; the
guild will cover the cost.
Upcoming Maker’s Market
SMQG is participating in the
Maker’s Market which is being held on April 8-9 at the Best Western in Hampton,
NH.
We hope to have a variety of display items such as quilts (mini and large), lottery blocks, BoM, scrapbook, posters, photo collage, etc. that reflect our Modern quilting. Several members have been generous in lending their work for us to show off! Thank you.
A few shifts still need to be covered and a call out for a few more quilted items was made.
The Birch Tree quilt will be raffled off. Tickets will be 1/$5 and 3/$10. Winning ticket will be drawn on December 3rd. Wendy has volunteered to create the tickets.
Quilt Show
Quilter’s Connection is holding
a Quilt Show on May 6 (9-5) & 7 (9-4)
St. James Apostolic Armenian
Church, Keljik Hall
Show and Tell
Gail C showed us 2 beautiful quilts,
one a paper pieced quilt in blues and, “Finding the Silver Lining” (Kristin
Callahan), a Quilters Common BoM.
Donna has been working hard on 3
quilts. One, a colorful quilt made with
a free pattern from American Quilting.
It was quilted with a clamshell ruler.
Two smaller quilts were made with Tula Pink fabrics, one in a chevron
pattern found on Pinterest (Cluck Cluck Sew) and the other is flying geese in a
reverse color palate. Donna has loaned
the smaller quilts for the Maker’s Market.
Barbara M showed her Succulent quilt
(Michelle Wilkie) which she is loaning for the Maker’s Market table.
Future Meeting Dates and Locations:
Regular
monthly meetings will be held on the first Saturday of each month at 10am-12pm (adjusted
for holiday weekends). Initially, 2022 meetings will be held remotely via
Zoom. Any changes for 2022 dates and/or
location will be announced in advance.
Be
sure to mark your calendars:
May
7 – West Newbury, MA Town Hall Annex (sew in for the Anniversary Quilt)
June 4
July 9
August 6
September 10
October 1
November 5
December 3
Board
of Directors monthly meeting will be announced in advance. All members will receive a Zoom invite.
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