Thank you to Anna Brenkwitz, Lori Green, Heidi Mackessey, and Laura Ryle for volunteering to host demos at our meeting. A note from Pat: Thanks so much for sharing your skills with us.  All your prep was obvious.

Ruth Smith also announced our ability to enter a group display for SBAMQG Members at the PVQA 2024 Quilt Show February 24-25th, 2024. The entry deadline is January 8, 2024 and the theme is A Modern Universe. For full instructions, please see: A Modern Universe

For full meeting minutes, see here: 2023_11_07 General Meeting Minutes

We had a few event announcements, so please check out our events page for our upcoming activities!

Please read the full meeting minutes 2023_10_03 SBAMQG General Meeting Minutes.

7/11/2023, virtual via Zoom

We had a nice discussion about Isabelle leading a Guild Review Process and what the SBAMQG means to its members. Find the slides with Sew N Tell here: 2023_07_11 General Meeting

23.06.06 GENERAL MEETING Hybrid In-Person and Zoom

6:40 p.m. Meeting called to order by President Isabelle Selak        

Announcements:

• QuiltCon 2024 Registration open 8.15 Quilt entries 9.01 – 10.31
• Windham fabric challenge – use four of six colors
• Scrappy – design challenge/minimum 30 fabrics
• Maximalism = colors/shapes
• Irene Roberts MQG video sample

Community Quilt for this year:

• Anna Brenkwitz and Lori Green will Co-Chair project (Wahoo!)
• Fabric has been ordered Sign up to participate
• Only 80 quilts will be accepted this year Done by 9.30
• Design completed end of June Pieced by July

Challenge for Every Other Month – Presented by Karen Foster

• Cheers Challenge
• Inspiration:  favorite mug, glass beer stein, wine glass
• Complete by August Meeting/ use stash – do not buy fabrics

Retreat – Darlene Talukder Chair (Yay!!)

• Volunteers happily accepted
• 9.15 – 9.17, Happy Valley Retreat Center – 4:00 p.m. Friday to 2:00 p.m. Sunday
• Registration to open soon $50 deposit
• Massage $115 –  60 minute, Maddie Fister masseuse
• $150 – 90 minute
• $10 reduction if more than 10 signups
• Activities: cyanotype dying with Mickey Beebe
• Games
• COVID test on arrival
• Mattresses are all new with one side soft, other side less soft

SEW N TELL: Pam Rocco, Laura Ryle, Vivien Skripek, Ruth Smith, Gayne Barlow-Kemper, Mickey Beebe, Lori Green

• Next meeting:  July 11
• Virtual Sew Day 6.17.23 – no host

Meeting adjourned:  8:05 p.m. Pat Goulet, Secretary

Following are some links that arrived in an email from MQG that might be of interest:

Sew Along and Quilt Challenge Opportunities 

MQG Sew Along 

MQG Make-A-Difference Challenge 

QuiltCon 2024 Community Outreach Challenge 

QuiltCon Maximalism Exhibit 

American Patchwork & Quilting Super Scrappy Quilting Challenge 

Windham Artisan Cotton 2024 Fabric Challenge

Held hybrid, in person at Mid-County Senior Center

• Quiltcon – Held in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Darlene, Lori, Ruth, Shauna & Mickey were all in attendance. Great showing for SBAMQG
• Speaker Announcement: Cassandra Beaver  lecture, Circiles Workshop Registration is Open 5.27.23/virtual, $48 for members/$53 for nonmembers
• MQG membership cards are available on MQG Website
  • Go to Dashboard and  print card

• The SBAMQG Board is starting a review process:

Things to ponder 👍  Who we are, What we have done, What members want, Activities, Value to community, Value of quilt guild, Small groups, Fund raisers, Input welcome

• The SBAMQG Board is looking for participation/volunteers.  
  • We still are hoping for a vice-president
• Mini Quilt Challenge #3 Announced: Lynn Nostrant – use a word or words is only criteria.  Due in June
• Sew N Tell: Karen Foster, Jeanne Land, Cate Munch, Vivien Stripek, Julie Stillker, Heidi Mackessy, Anna Brenkewitz, Beth Holguin, Renee Tallman, Joan Love, Kathy Howard, Melinda Gross, Judy Bilardello, Ruth Smith

Respectfully submitted,

Pat Goulet, Secretary