MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Maitland, FL
President
Alissa called the meeting to order; 51 members, including 1 new member, and 2 guests
were present. Alissa had the guests introduce themselves. Our guest from Ohio
had donated cash for treats for the guild, as part of the Quilts for Pulse
project, and visited on the day that coffee, OJ, and a variety of treats were
provided to members with those funds.
THANK YOU
Alissa
reported that Tanyia, our Vice President, is moving and leaving the guild. She
thanked her for her work for the guild as Vice President this year and
presented her with a gift. Alissa also thanked Sharleen for her wonderful year
as Charity Coordinator and also presented her with a gift from the guild.
ICEBREAKER
The Icebreaker
this month was to spend 10 minutes enjoying the treats provided by donations
for that purpose and using that time to chat with each other.
TREASURER’S
REPORT
With various
expenses for the Quilts for Pulse project, including postage, and the purchase
of member gifts, there was a loss this month of $155.96, leaving a balance of $11,918.61.
EDUCATION
Education Coordinator Ede noted that Frank’s dyeing class on
January 7 is a fantastic bargain, with him providing the equipment and supplies
so members taking it get this opportunity to try dyeing for just the cost of
the fabric. There are 3 spots open, which can be held with payment of the class
fee of $60.
There was a sign up sheet for the 2 free classes to be
taught by Mary-Jeanine at Dr. Phillips Public Library on Feb. 4th,
her gift to those who helped with the Quilts for Pulse. Ede asked members to
sign up for one or both and to note their preference in case they fill and
members are limited to one. Diana asked if members who cannot attend can get the
patterns, and Ede will ask Mary-Jeanine.
Ede urged members to sign up on the wait list for classes
that fill, noting that there are almost always changes, so those on the wait
list often get to attend.
MANCUSO
WORLD QUILT FLORIDA SHOW – JANUARY 19-21, 2017
Because
Tanyia is moving before the World Quilt Show, Mary S is coordinating the
guild’s display at the show. She asked those submitting quilts to the display
to bring them to the January meeting with a short artist’s statement to be
posted next to each quilt. The quilts will be returned at the February guild
meeting.
MAITLAND SEW
DAY – MONDAY 12-12-16
There will
be a Holiday Party at the Maitland Library Sew Day, as well as the larger party
at the Dr. Phillips Public Library Sew Day on Dec. 17th, so any
wishing to participate in a gift exchange there should bring a pincushion they
made themselves in a brown paper bag.
Alissa
announced that the Maitland Library has confirmed all of our Sew Days there for
all of 2017, 10 am -4 pm the Monday after each guild meeting.
GUILD
NEWSLETTER
Rene asked
that any members not receiving the emailed guild newsletter to let her know, so
she can be sure she has their correct email addresses.
RAFFLE
BASKET
Patty, who
won the Raffle Basket last month, returned it filled with a number of fabrics,
a special sewing kit in a tin with many notions, a notebook, and other special
items. The basket was won by Jane.
UFO LOG
Kelly asked
everyone to check the UFO log, to be sure it is correct as to which UFO
projects members have finished, because it is the last chance before prizes are
given at the December Holiday Party, with one entry in the drawings per UFO
finished this year.
HOLIDAY
PARTY
The guild’s
Holiday Party will be at the December Dr. Phillips Library Sew Day on Dec.
17th. Bring food to share. There
will be a swap, so please bring a wrapped pincushion if you wish to be part of
the exchange. Come to sew with or
without a pincushion to swap.
ELECTIONS
Ede, as a
member of the Elections Committee (Ede N, Karol E and Jodi P), explained the
process, including the fact that the Board decided to expand the board, due to
the increase in membership and hoping for the participation of more members.
There will now be a Member-at-Large and the person in that position, the
Education Coordinator and Charity Coordinator will now be voting members of the
Board, the Education Coordinator.
Ede and Karol read the job descriptions for each office, and officers
briefly described the time commitment of each position.
·
Ede said the Education Coordinator communicates
with potential teachers, researches and recruits teachers with a modern
quilting aesthetic, and deals with contracts and travel arrangements. She said
it sounds like a lot of work but is fun and easy to do on your own timeline.
·
Joan said being Treasurer is mainly keeping the
checkbook and doing basic bookkeeping, which takes about 2 hours a month.
·
Mary said being Secretary is mostly taking
minutes of guild and board meetings, taking pictures at guild meetings, typing
them up and posting the guild meeting minutes and pictures on the blog, so it only
takes some hours after meetings.
·
Alissa said that this was not a usual year
because of the Quilts for Pulse project, of course, but that otherwise being
President takes about 8 hours a month.
·
Tanyia said being vice president was doing what
the president doesn’t want to do and mostly being responsible for Block of the
Month, demonstrations and swaps, though we had fewer of those this year because
of the Pulse project. She encouraged members to get involved because everyone
enjoys demonstrations but we need more to get involved, so asked members to “take
a chance and do something.”
Jodi noted
that she trains nonprofit board members to be more effective as part of
strategic planning, and she said “Don’t be shy – step up.”
The timeline
on elections is that those interested in running for an office should let the
Elections Committee (Ede N, Karol E and Jodi P) know their interest by
Saturday, Dec. 17th. Candidates will be introduced at the January
meeting, voting will take place at the February meeting, and new officers will
take over at the March meeting.
Absentee
Ballots: Anyone not able to attend
the February meeting should email Karol E for an absentee ballot, which must be
returned by the February meeting to be counted with ballots cast at the
meeting. Nominees will be posted
on the blog.
Ede
encouraged anyone thinking about it to call and talk to the committee members.
She said they will not assume you are running if you just call to ask about it.
SPECIAL
GUEST – SCOTT PARSONS
Scott
Parsons, whose wife Kelly received a Pulse quilt as a 911 dispatcher, contacted
Alissa to request a quilt, because he and others in the Orange County Fire
Department had not received quilts (while those in the Orlando Fire Department
did). Alissa invited him to the meeting, and he and his wife came to receive
his quilt. Alissa will contact his department to find out about getting one to
the other fireman there who also didn’t receive one. Scott thanked the guild
and reported that “the word is out,” and people receiving the quilts are loving
them.
GUILD
LIBRARY
Guild
Librarian Yanick brings the guild’s library of modern quilting books to
meetings but would like to bring just books which members have asked online to
check out. The book list is available at the guild website. Books may be
checked out for a month and must be returned at the following month’s meeting.
QUILTS FOR
PULSE PROJECT – DECEMBER 13TH
EVENT AT THE MEZZ
Alissa
reported that 1,675 quilts have been photographed so far. Checking with members
who have quilts still out for finishing, she estimates there are about 40 to be
completed and about 30 more already completed were brought to today’s meeting.
Sarah
reported on the big Quilts for Pulse event on Dec. 13 at The Mezz in downtown
Orlando at 100 S. Eola. Quilts will be distributed to Pulse employees, the
Mayor, Barbara Puma, owner of Pulse, and Patty Sheehan, county commissioner.
All guild members are invited to attend and to bring a guest. They would like a
full house so encourage everyone to attend who can. If going, you need to RSVP
by Friday, by emailing Sarah L.
The event is
5-6:30 with speakers at 5:30. Volunteers are needed to open at 2 pm, unload
quilts, set up a display, greet people in the lobby downstairs from The Mezz,
and distribute quilts to those who come for one before 5 pm as well as to stay
for the program, with speakers starting at 5:30, doors closing at 6:40. Sarah
asked members to wear their red OMQG pins.
LUNCH
Lunch for
those who want to eat together will be at the Olive Garden on 17-92 in Winter
Park.
DEMONSTRATION
AND BLOCK OF THE MONTH
This month’s
Blocks of the Month were made from Patty’s pattern and were won by Rosary.
Blocks of
the Month for 2017 will be modern skill-building blocks, and Diana demonstrated
the first one, for January, sewing easy Y-seams by machine to make a Tumbling
Block. She has posted a tutorial with pictures on the guild blog. The blocks
are joined to each other using the same easy machine Y-seam method. Make
Tumbling Blocks for the January meeting using a dark solid, medium print, and
light.
SHOW AND
TELL
MEMBER GIFT
The board
had a fat quarter as a gift for each member and asked everyone to choose one at
the end of the meeting. Those left will be taken to the next Sew Days, so those
not getting one today can pick one there.
The meeting
was adjourned at 11:30.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
·
December 12 – Sew Day & Holiday Pincushion
Swap at Maitland Public Library 10-4
·
December 17 – Deadline to let the Election
Committee know you are interested in running for a guild office: Edi N, Karol
E, and Jodi P
·
December 17 – Sew Day & Holiday Party at Dr.
Phillips Public Library 10-4
·
January 7, 2017 – Frank’s class on dying fabric
at Alissa’s house
·
January 19-21 – Mancuso’s World Quilt Florida in
Orlando at the Convention Center
·
February 1, 2017 – February Guild Meeting &
New Board Elections, 10 am, The Sewing Studio, Maitland
·
February 4, 2017 – Mary-Jeanine’s 2 class at Dr.
Phillips Public Library
·
February 8, 2017 – OMQG Board Meeting – 5:30 pm,
location to be determined with the new board after elections
·
February 23-17, 2017 - QuiltCon East 2017, in
Savannah, GA
·
March 17-19, 2017 – Jacquie Gering 2 days of
classes and Sunday trunk show
·
May 6, 2017 – Shannon Brinkley’s class
·
September 30, 2017 – Amanda Jean Nyberg’s class
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