Friday, November 15, 2019

General Meeting Minutes - November 2019

Ede opens the meeting by welcoming members and guests.


Community Outreach

  • Zebra CaolitionThe finished quilts for the Zebra Coalition  our year long Community Outreach drive, are paraded for everyone to admire.



Thank you very much to all who participate in making those beautiful quilts.  Our next Show’n’Tell for the Zebra Coalition quilts is in February.  Our goal is to deliver 25 quilts in total.

  • Festival of TreeKate lead the effort behind this quilt.
Festival of Tree quilt

Thank you for everyone who participated.  The quilt will be exhibited at the Museum of Art for the Festival of Trees event (November 15 to 24). It will be raffled and the money raised goes to support the Museum of Art programs and exhibitions.

  • Quiltcon
    This year QuiltCon charity quilt initiative is lead by Kathy and Carla.  The theme of
    Quiltcon Charity Quilt Challenge 2020 is TEXT, and the color palette is black, white and grey.
    The quilt has a house at its centre which is surround by block with writing in different language including Morse and binary code. 
    Once the quilt comes back from Austin, it will be donated to the Zebra Coalition.
In the meantime, member are ask to name the quilt.  Leave a comment on our blog, or other social network pages by December meeting (December 4th) with name ideas.  The winner will be selected during the meeting.

President Report - Ede

  • Quilts and more has an open-house for our Guild on December 14th.  OrlandoMQG Members will receive a 20% discount on their purchases.
  • Pincushion wrap up - Ede has a list of people who didn’t get their pincushion, please contact her if you have entered the swap but haven't received your pincushion in exchange.

  • It is Election season - the Election Committee has been formed: Mary S, Aradria, Leslie G. will explain the process next month.  On the blog, you will find the description for each position (Article IV of the By Laws HERE).  Please start thinking about getting involved.

Vice President - Yanick

  • December meeting is our Holiday meeting.  Members are encouraged to participate to the gift exchange challenge.  Following our sustainability theme, we challenge you to create an upcycled object (Guidelines HERE), place the item in a large paper bag with a note on how the object has been made.  There will be NO food or drink at the General meeting.
  • Block of the Month
The winner is CC.  Remember that the instruction for each month are kept on the blog.

For this coming month, the BOM is a Block study from the MQG.  On our blog, you will find the link to the instructions plus additional tips.  The instructions are for MQG members only and you will need your login details, ie. the email address you gave us for your membership and your password.

  • Road of Tennessee - call for blocksHaving brought the largest number of Road to Tennessee, CC is winning the gift card for the Sewing Studio.Please keep making block for our Call for Blocks drive, you can use either solid or prints that read as solid.Some quilts will be made out of those blocks during the retreat weekend
Also, thanks again for the placemat for Meals on Wheels, they are greatly appreciated.

Financial report - Ede (in Zonetta's absence)
Our finances are in good order.

Education - Alissa
2 teachers will coming in 2020:

  • Timna Tarr is scheduled for April 25th, the class hasn’t chosen yet
  • Amy Friend will potentially be coming in November (first week) with a brand new class which she is going to debut at Quiltcon.

Member at Large - Beth

  • Sun printed class taught by Claudia will be on November 15 - only bring some bleached bright muslin (1/2 yard).  10 spaces.  It will be cancelled if it rains. Update - the class has now been cancelled
  • B.eth will be organising a Quilty road trip in January.  Please sign up if you want to take part.  The plan is to stop at Quilt place in Rockledge, then at Quilt & Lace in Melbourne.
  • Holiday parties - in addition to the Guift exchange party at our next general meeting, each SewDay location will have a holiday party.  The Guild is purchasing the main food.  Please sign up for each location so we know how much to get. Judy is the main contact for Casselberry (December 28th),  Mary S & Love for Maitland (December 9th) and Beth for Dr Philipps (December 7th).
  • Retreat - everybody should have received 2 emails with all the details. Please make sure you do not bring any mini personal iron.  Access to the sewing/ball room from 4pm on Thursday night, then 6am to midnight the following days.Bring any orphan blocks bring so we can put them together.Debra and Beth will have demos.Thanks again to Marge, Beth and Alejandrina for the organisation.
Library Spotlight - Aradria
This month lets have a look at our free motion quilting books.  If you are interested in Free Motion Quilting, Angela Walters has a Facebook page and a newsletter full of information.

Door prizes and Quilty basket winners
The Quilty Basket was brought back by Betty and won by Mary S.  Pro-tip from Betty, use a pink eraser to clean and heal your cutting mat.
There were  54 people in attendance, 3 winner were randomly selected: Karol’s sister, Melissa's mother and Kathy.

Brainstorming
6 groups are formed and brainstorm on idea for next year programming.

If you have had new ideas since, then please send us an email orlandomodernquiltguild@gmail.com.
Also, we are looking for alternative place for our SewDay, if you have ideas, please make enquiry and pass the information to the Board.

Show'n'tell


Wednesday, November 13, 2019

November Newsletter

Issue 45


November 3rd, 2019

Dear Guildies,

It is November already, Where Has the Time Gone?  Did you know that according to some research, the perception of time is proportional to our age?  To the 4-year old, excitingly waiting for its next birthday, one year is literally a life time away (or a quarter of it), but as years pass everything seems to accelerate.

Here are some key dates for our Guild, for the next coming months:
  • November 16 to 24 - Festival of Trees, go and admire our quilt.
  • December 4th - Holiday celebration, check the Programming section below for the details on our Annual Gift Exchange.
  • December 14th: Open house at Quilts & More quilt store (11061 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando) for OrlandoMQG members, see details below in the Quilty Happening section.
  • January 8th - first meeting of 2020.
  • February - election month and final donation to the Zebra coalition
In the mean time, try to slow down, enjoy the moment (and the cooler weather if you're in Florida) and take some time to sit and sew for yourself.

Happy stitching,

Caroline Garnier Janny
Secretary

Questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the newsletter are welcome, please email me. I would also love to hear of any quilty news or ideas for content you'd like to share.  Constructive feedback is always welcome.  
 
MEETING REMINDERS

    MEMBER at LARGE
    Beth Schmidt

     
    Welcome to November… Beginning of the Holiday months!!! 
    I hope you are attending the Retreat in Daytona. It is always lots of fun and in a beautiful setting right on the beach. Nice to walk on the sand if you aren’t in the huge ballroom doing some sewing and enjoying great company.
    On November 15th we will be doing another Latex Sun Painting day in Mims, Florida. There will be a sign up sheet at the meeting. The day will be dependent on having sun, or at least not rain. You will need to bring pre-washed white muslin. (1/4 yd. lengths should be good). Also some bottle tops or stencils for drawing out the design on the painted fabrics. Paints etc. will be provided. We will have lunch together at a restaurant in Titusville.

    For all new, or relatively new members…if you have any questions about our Guild and all the ways to meet others, join groups, or how to find out what’s happening and when, please contact me via email or text.  Try to attend one of the lunches following the meeting. 
    Each SewDay location will have a Holiday luncheon. The guild will purchase a main food item for each location. (To be handled by an organizer at each location). I will take care of the Dr. Phillips SewDay. Judy Sanders will coordinate the Cassleberry SewDay. Mary Smart will coordinate the Maitland SewDay. There will be sign up sheets for each SewDay location at the meeting. Please sign if you will be attending one of the SewDays for the Holiday luncheon so we have an idea what we will need. 
    I hope you are enjoying your Orlando MQG membership, and have explored the benefits of membership in the “Mothership”, also known as “THE MQG”.  The MQG has also a quarterly virtual magazine, Modern Monthly, which can be enjoyed HERE.

    COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    Kelly Eskin
     

    November is a big month for Community Outreach.  We will be having a big show and tell for our first donation for the Zebra Coalition.  They provides LGBTQ+ youth ages 18-24 who are homeless and have been rejected by their families with short-term living.  Our goal is to give them 25 twin size quilts by February 2020.

    We will also be showing the Festival of Trees quilt that the committee has been working so hard to finish for their big event.  I can't wait to see it!


    Just wanted to give a big thank you to Wendy Yates for her quilt donation for the Access Charter school.  The Access Charter school was having a fundraising event and asked for a quilt to be donated.  Wendy had a quilt that wasn't quite twin size and I asked her if we could donate it.  Sorry the quilt isn't right side up in the picture, but they were so happy and appreciative to receive it.

    Don't forget the Road to TN block for our Call for Blocks.  We are still having a give away for the person that completes the most blocks.  We are hoping to put together a number of tops during the retreat so please let Julie, Connie, and Lori know if you can help.
     

    PROGRAMMING
    Yanick Booz



    November Meeting
    Bring your thinking caps! We want to hear your ideas about upcoming events, programming, education, etc. for 2020-2021. As part of our November meeting, we will have our annual brainstorming session to gather up member ideas for the guild. We need to hear from you so next year's board can plan activities that you are interested in.

    December Meeting
    Our holiday celebration meeting will include our annual gift exchange! Remember this year, the goal is to create a gift that incorporates sustainability in your unique way. You can create an art piece or a functional quilted item.

    Keep in mind:
    • Max size of 12 by 12. Great creative!
    • At least 50% should contain: 
    Re-purposed, rescued fabrics
    Renewable, sustainable new fabrics
    Scraps and otherwise trashed pieces of fabric
    Unusual materials
    • Place your complete project in a large grocery paper bag and include a note inside explaining the materials used.
    Please contact Ede or Yanick for any programming ideas, or send an email to orlandomodernquiltguild@gmail.com.
     
    QUILTY HAPPENINGS
    Locally, Globally, and on the Web
     
    • Quilts & More quilt store (11061 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando) has generously offered our guild a special open house to thank us for helping their business get established!  On Dec 14, all members will be welcome at the store, where there will be snacks and demos--and 20% off all regularly priced merchandise!  Don't miss it!  Please bring your guild ID card to get your discount.
                      
    • The Modern Sewist, in Sarasota, has a fun class coming up with Mandy Murray from Sew Quirky.  You might still have a chance to snap a spot.  Link to registration HERE.
    • The Modern Quilt Guild is 10!  Check this press release.  Starting on November 4th, there will 10 days of Q&A on IG and Facebook.  Also, November 9th is the MQG virtual Sew Day, you can follow along and participate with the hashtags #mqgsewday and #showusyourmqg.
    • Entries for Austin 2020 QuiltCon are due by November 30th.  Who is entering one/several quilts?  You know how much we love cheerleading our members.
    • After reading this article, you might consider that 1/4" seam allowance is a fairly attainable goal.  Could you imaging sewing 21 layers of fabric with 1/64" of margin error while knowing someone life depend on it?

    Wednesday, November 6, 2019

    November BOM



    This month's block is straight from the MQG Website.  Block Study is Side Stripe by Renee Tallman, a member of the South Bay Area MQG. It's a half-square triangle block — with a twist! It features a fun stripe in the middle, making for a fun effect.  Find the block pattern and bonus quilt pattern for this scrappy version in the link below. 

    The MQG February 2018 Block Study

    We will use the same color way as the example on the website. White and bold solids.

    Review the Instructions on the MQG Website
    Here are some Additional Tips:

    Tip #1When adding the final white triangle, fold both pieces in half,
    to find the centers then mark with a pin before stitching.


    Tip #2 When preparing to square, take extra time and care,
    cut to straighten the sides.


    then use your diagonal line to ensure the square is the correct size and angle.

     

    Tip #3 Pin the two blocks to match all seams. 

     

    Tip #4 Make 2 blocks, one for the OMQG Raffle and one for yourself!