Member-at-Large Ashley Gottshalk welcomed two visitors and one new member to our meeting!
The board reminded members that only water may be brought to meetings at The Sewing Studio and it must be in a sealed container.
Ellen presented the Treasurer's report, not much movement since last month.
Marge talked about our 2024 Retreat. It will be at Daytona Oceanwalk again this year, November 14 - 18. An email will come out soon with rates and booking information. There is a 2 night minimum. Signups are open through October.
Pam Abrams and Kathy Aber are coordinating our QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt. Let them know if you want to participate and you haven't already heard from them!
Paula Kennedy shared information about the Florida Prize in Contemporary Art exhibition at the Orlando Museum of Art. Njeri Kinuthia has a beautiful textile-focused exhibit on display.
Alicia Homrich is going to start reaching out to those interested regarding this year's Festival of Trees Quilt. Let her know if you would like to participate!
Debby Manuel, our Education Coordinator, shared an update on our upcoming education. Our Sarah Goer workshop is next week, and we are looking into future opportunities for evening lectures. There is a survey in the June newsletter asking for feedback on ideal start times and days of the week - share your thoughts.
Bradie Britt will be holding a bag making workshop during our Sew Day on Sunday, September 22, from 1 to 5. This workshop is free to members. Bring your own pattern to work on! Bradie recommends patterns from By Annie. By Annie has 4 free patterns to help develop basic bag skills and offers dozens more patterns of varying complexity. Everything you need to make a bag can be found at The Sewing Studio. If you're looking for a kit, check out Renaissance Ribbons.
Our Round Robin quilts were revealed!
Priscilla did a presentation on Round Robin and passed around a signup sheet for those interested in participating in the next round, starting in September. Let her know if you are interested!
Jolyn Catledge won our Education Raffle Basket!
Pat Porter won our June Block of the Month, July's Block of the Month will be the Lightning Block. Instructions were emailed out and are available on our blog.
Sew and Tell was inspiring as always!
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