The September meeting celebrated the 6th year of the South Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild! Here are many of our now 66 members taking a photo to commemorate all the fun and great quilts that have been and will be!

Happy 6th Anniversary #sbamqg #showusyourmqg

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In other news:

• Board Member Announcements: Our Co-VPs, Carolyn & Barbara will be retiring from their posts at the end of the calendar year so we are seeking volunteers for next year (not to give away the ending, but we had 5 volunteers already!).
• Sew Day Reminder: We will be hosting a Sew Day on Saturday, September 16th at the Community Foundation Center in Aptos. Check out the Events Page for all the details!
• Flea Market & Scrap Swap:  Our annual scrap swap will take place at the October 3rd guild meeting in addition to a Flea Market where guild members can sign-up to sell some of their higher ticket items (think spare sewing machines, precuts, etc). Members can sign up for for the Flea Market by emailing us at sbamqg@gmail.com.
• Workshop Opportunities: A few workshop and retreat oppertunities with other guilds are now available to SBAMQG members:
  • Sujata Shah Making Free Form Blocks with East Bay Heritage Quilters – September 23rd or 25th – Albany, CA
  • Jennifer Sampou Octagon Shimmer Retreat – October 20-22, 2017 – Lafayette, CA
• Road 2 California: If you are planning to attend Road 2 California Quilt Show in Ontario, CA please email us at sbamqg@gmail to be entered to win two free tickets!
• Quilter’s Planner: Guild members have an opportunity to get a Quilter’s Planner or Quilter’s Planner Combo at a 40% discount. Sign-ups were taken at the September Meeting & will also be taken at the October Meeting along with payments. Check it out here if you want to take advantage of this offer!
• Block of the Every Other Month: Pam Rocco presented the next Block of the Every Other Month, the Lopsided Four Patch Block. Directions for how to construct this block can be found here. Darlene took home the Scrap Block Lotto win (for a second time I  might mention!).
• Cow Bell: President Chelsea broke the cow bell. This is very important and must be noted.
• Sew & Tell: As usual, Sew & Tell was a hit! Check out all these beauties including a quilt that lights up!

Block of the month (swipe for demo pic) – beautiful backdrop of charity blocks and current BOMs.

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg #pamrocco

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg #pamrocco

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg #pamrocco (swipe)

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg #pamrocco

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg @ljn117

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg @mgoltz

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg @lemontreetami

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg @southbaybella

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg Close up and back (swipe)

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September guild meeting Show and Tell #sbamqg @brightlittlefish (swipe) backing pic

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And we’ve completed yet another month of 2017.  Where is it going?  My take on it is that all of our members are really using their time to accomplish fabulous stitching.  I don’t think there’s any time left for sitting on the beach — hee hee.

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President Chelsea kicked the meeting off by reminding us of our Sew Day this Saturday at the Foundation Building in Aptos.  9:30 – 4:30.  And we have one more scheduled for 9.16, same time, same place.

• At the October meeting we will have a scrap swap/flea market to thin out your stash and possibly take home some $$.  As for the members shopping, you will add treasures to your stash.  Each seller will be responsible for $$; i.e., having change.  Or if you have something really special that might make a super door prize, you can donate it to the guild.
• Our next meeting will go back to the first Tuesday of the month, so be ready on September 5.
• Retreat:  10.19 – 10.22.  Any outstanding balance is due today.  You’ve probably received an invoice from Jen Namba.
• Tara Faughnan workshops:  Both are full.  The supply list went out.  Tara will send additional info for the quilt workshop
• Challenges:
  • Charity block – orange peel.  Due at next month’s meeting.
  • Make It Modern blocks for PVQA show
• WIP on Instagram – be sure to post finishes
• Kathrin Brown is here selling tickets for the Monterey Peninsula Quilt Guild’s Opportunity Quilt (below).

Gabrielle announced Road to California quilt show is 1.18.18 – 1.21.18.  They sent us two tickets.  If you’re planning on going, send a message via email to SBAMQG@gmail.com to enter your name to win the tickets and the winner will be chosen from those submitted.

Guests:

• Kathy Howard
• Cari’s mom
• Lyn Sandberg

BREAK with incredible spread of everything imaginable provided by Cari. Thanks so much.

Isabel gave us a demo on weaving with fabric.  Be sure to check the separate post for all the information regarding everything related to the demo; i.e., tools, websites, tutorials.

@southbaybella Wefty demo #weftyneedle #wefty #sbamqg

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@southbaybella Demo time.

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Door prizes were won by Darlene, Tami & Isabel

Sew ‘n Tell:

August guild meeting Show and Tell. @bcuseo

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August guild meeting Show and Tell @littlebluecottage

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August guild meeting Show and Tell

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August guild meeting Show and Tell @laura.ryle

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August guild meeting Show and Tell @kbkreativ

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August guild meeting Show and Tell @capitolaquilter

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August guild meeting Show and Tell by Lyn

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August guild meeting Show and Tell @chelsea.hard

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August guild meeting Show and Tell

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See you all next month.  Happy stitching in the meantime.

Respectfully submitted,

Patricia Goulet, Secretary

Tie your hats on and get ready for fun stuff 🙂

• Chelsea Hard, our President, opened the meeting announcing that we’ve had 22 blocks for the BOEM come in.   Awesome.
• This is the last day to enter any projects you intend to finish by December. #SBAMQGWIPITGOOD is the Instagram designated site and then start loading those pictures of finished WIPs up on the site.
• Our next challenge, Make it Modern, is for the PVQA quilt show next February.  The challenge was posted last month and quilts must be completed by the December for entry into the show.
• MQG Member Benefit for the month:  Be sure to take advantage of all the discounts on entertainment and travel – including movies.
• Sew Day in August – 8.19, 9:30-4:30 – Aptos Foundation

The Tara Faughnan all day class is full – although there’s always room on the waiting list.  And there are spaces available in the half-day class.

Charity Quilt for QuiltCon:  Gabrielle and Mickey presented the colors and blocks we’re hoping everyone will create.  There are three sizes – your choice:  blocks equaling 3 1/2 inches, 6 1/2 inches and 12 1/2 inches.  Please do not trim your blocks.  We’ll leave that to the committee.

Use two colors only for each block.

Pam Rocco presented our next Block of Every Other Month.  We had a fat quarter swap of all the colors.  Use solids for strip.  Change 11″ to 14″.

Tonight was the date to turn in the Picture Frame blocks.  22 blocks came in.

The winner of all of the blocks – da-da – Karen Foster.  Congrats.

Sew N Tell:

Pam

Lynne

Gabrielle

Chelsea

Tami

Barbara
C

Mickey

Darlene

Carolyn

Cheryl

Judy 

Donna

Kathrin

Janice

Laura

This concludes our July meeting.

Chelsea welcomed us all to our first meeting in our new digs, Mid-County Senior Center.  Great reception for the new setting.

Announcements:  (all the business stuff)

Name Tags/Buttons:  request on sign-in sheet

Retreat balance due by 8.15.17

MQG Info:

1.  QuiltCon registration begins 6.26.17
2. Featured member benefit:  4-day pass to QuiltCon is complementary to all members, so be sure to register
3. Entries for show – July, date to be announced
4. Charity colors announced are on color board in photograph of Chelsea.  Isabel has volunteered to head this project.

Block of Every Other Month:

Picture Frame blocks are due at the July meeting

Block for September colors will be:  red-violet, yellow, blue- violet.  We will hold a fat quarter swap at our next meeting using these colors.  Bring a solid or a print

PVQA Quilt Show Challenge:

We would like to have a great presence.  We’ve chosen to do Traditional Block Made Modern.  The four blocks are:  Flying Geese, Morning Star, Churn Dash and Pineapple.  Blocks can be any size, finished by December meeting with 4″ hanger on back.

Jeannie Land will be our liaison to make sure all entries are placed together and we are represented as the awesome group we are.

Chelsea has posted the blocks and info on our site.

WIPs:

Members who have already entered their WIPs (up to 6) may now add 3 more for a total of 9.  These are all posted on Instagram at #SBAMQGWIPitgood.  New members who missed the first dash to enter may now enter 3 and get started.

Tara Faughnan Workshop:

Two days, 11.11.17 and 11.12.17.  Sign-ups open tonight.

DEMO:

Gabrielle presented a demo of EPP (English Paper Piecing).  Great presentation that will spark those members who have not tried it to get going.

Door prizes were won by Lori, Jeannie, Tina & Pam .  Congratulations 🙂

Pam Rocco Cheap Thrills Class was held last weekend.  A really fun time was had by all – and tons of creativity.  Check out the pics.

SEW & TELL:  What a prolific group.

Pam:  Picture Frames (BOEM for July)

Tami:  Husband’s 50th Birthday Gift

Lori:  Betsy Bag – and Strip Quilt (Tara Faughnan technique)

Marylene:

Front and back – which is the best???

Darlene:

Katherin:

Gene:

Anna:

Lucky son

Mickey:

Tina:

And with that, a good night.  Sweet dreams of fabulous quilts