A special thank you to Tina for telling us what it’s like to be a Fabric Representative and graciously answering all of our questions. Mickey presented a new BOTEOM color pallet with Scandinavian Fresh winning for the BOTEOM which will be introduced in November.
2021_10_05 General Meeting
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September 2021 General Meeting
Our guild has officially been formed for 10 years! Starting in September 2011, many of our founding members are still part of SBAMQG! Check out our About Us section to see more throwback photos and some history of our guild. We announced a 10 year anniversary Basket Swap, watch your emails for registration.
We announced the new BOTEOM Stitch and Flip from Tina, Due at the November General Meeting and announced our 2021 virtual retreat dates. Check out the full slide deck:
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SBAMQG 10 Year Anniversary and Basket Swap
September 2021 marks 10 years that SBAMQG has been a guild!
Do you recognize some of the SBAMQG members who have been here since the beginning?
Taken Oct 2012 for the SBAMQG one year anniversary 10 years is a cause for celebration, so join us in person September 21st for cake at the Mid-County Senior Center! Pam Rocco (front right in this original members pic!!) will also be showcasing her quilts in a mini show during the in person meeting. Proof of vaccination and masks are required to be at the Mid-County Senior Center.
Anniversary Basket Swap
Members – please see your email for a Google Form to register for the basket swap, due September 28th.
You will be given your partner’s information by our October General Meeting.
Post your completed basket photo by Dec. 2nd on IG #10yearsofSBAMQG AND send to sbamqg@gmail.com for our Sew and Tell on Dec. 7thThe basket swap theme is 10 — include the number 10 somewhere on your basket as a reminder of our anniversary!
Fill your basket with some goodies for your partner (chocolate, notions, fabric, etc.), please be mindful of any allergies or preferences they list on their submission.There are so many good basket tutorials and patterns online. This is a list to help give ideas, but feel free to choose any basket that suits your and your swap partner’s preferences!
Each image below links to the free pattern.
SewCanShe Woven Basket 
SewCanShe Rectangle Basket 
SewCanShe Square Basket 
SewCanShe 10″ Squares Basket 
Fabric Mutt The Pixie Basket 
Fabric Mutt The Pixie Cup 
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August 2021 General Meeting
We welcomed Sarah Nishiura, who presented her lecture “Strings.” We were amazed by the history of weaving, fibers, ropes, architecture, and more, all leading to quilting. We are looking forward to her workshop “Deconstructing Designs” August 7th and 14th.
Our Multi-Technique Mono Challenge was due. We had 12 participants submit their photos. Look through our slides to see what cool techniques were used and the final pieces!
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July 2021 General Meeting
Thank you to our member spotlight, Karen Foster, for presenting her progress through quilting and improv. We voted on our design for our MQG Community Quilt and Laura Ryle’s submission for wonky stars won, we will start introducing the blocks and requesting help for making the quilt. Laura Ryle won our BOTEOM Splish Splash and Lori, Shauna, and Pat introduced the new BOTEOM due in September: To Be or Knot To Be.
We have presented a new schedule for in person and virtual meetings for July through September, including our September retreat. We will update our events page as we have more information!
WHEN WHERE / HOW DURATION WHAT 1st Tuesday 8/3, 9/7
Virtual via Zoom 1.25 hours Guild Meeting Business Announcements
Lectures / Member Spotlights
3rd Tuesday 7/20, 8/17, 9/21
In-Person Location TBA
About 2 hours Community Activities Sew n Tell
Community Quilt Efforts
Demos
WHEN WHERE / HOW DURATION WHAT July 17 Virtual 10 am – 2 pm Hosted 10-12
Open Sew 12-2
Sew Day Aug 7 & 14 Virtual Workshop w Sarah Nishiura
Half Days Deconstruction Designs Sept 18 & 19 In-Person (no sleep overs)
Location – TBA
All Day Sew Days / Retreat Here are our meeting slides:
