October Meeting Minutes

Minneapolis Modern Quilt Guild

October Meeting 2016

10/20/16

1. Welcome
1. New Members Review and Visitors
2. Announcements
1. Reminders
1. Membership - 60 members
• More information here
• $40 annually
• $5 per meeting for non-members or non-visitors
2. Date of next meeting: Thursday, November 17
• Make and Take
1. Scissor identification fobs
2. Needle minders
3. Pattern weights
4. Gift Card Holders
3. December Pot Luck Sign Up
4. December Secret Santa Sign Up
• Gift of 1 yard of fabric
• Can be a combo of fabric, totaling 1 yard
• Any additional treats limited to $5 total
• Instructions and partners will be sent out by November meeting
2. MQ Raffle Quilt [Jude Edling will talk a little bit about this]
3. Sew in’s/Retreats/Etc.
1. Wapo Retreat - Nov 18-20
• Camp Wapo - Amery, WI
• November 18-20, 2016
• $140/MMQG Members - $150/non-members (meals included)
2. QuiltCon
• Registration is open
• Quilt submission:
1. Registration open: July 1st – Nov. 30th., 2016
2. Notification by: December 30, 2016
3. Cost to enter: $30 per 3 quilts
3. Dakota County Star Quilters partnership - Kathy Lindstrom
• Modern Vintage Quilt Show - MMQG invited to participate!
1. Feb 11 show set up
2. Feb 14 show starts
3. Mar 18 show take down
• Mary Fons lecture / workshop - Mar 11
1. MMQG can register before general public
• Guild fundraiser
1. Sale of fabric, patterns, small goods, etc.
2. Small quilt (under 80” in perimeter) auction
• Dates coming
1. Taking the quilts the first week of February

3. Committee Updates
1. Charity Committee (Jan)
1. Lap Quilt Charity Request - Goal 10 quilts, dimensions to come
2. Quilt kits available
3. Low Volume Plus Blocks
4. 9 Patch Blocks
5. Wonky X block
6. Always need donations of scraps/batting/blocks
2. Welcome/Hospitality (Kara)
3. Speakers/Programs (Jill)
1. Denyse Schmidt -
• Pure Improv Workshop with the MMQG on Sat, April 1, 2017
1. 20 spots are full - wait list started
• St Cloud Heritage Quilters workshop on Friday, 3/31.  Karen Cyson will share registration details as they become available.
• Contemporary Quilters one hour lecture on Thursday, 3/30 in the evening at the Textile Center.  More details to come.
4. Marketing/Communications (Sarah)
4. Program: Hand Quilting
5. Show and Tell
6. Crayon Challenge
1. Draw up to 3 crayons
2. Can purchase a mulligan for $5 donation to guild
3. Can add one fabric
4. Due in 2017 - TBD
7. Sewcial Time
8. Closing