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MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 – 10:00 am
Maitland, FL
President Alissa called the meeting to order; 51 members and
5 guests were present. She invited new members to introduce themselves, but
there were no new members today. As an icebreaker, Alissa passed out paper and asked members to name icons that might be suitable for a guild banner, which Debra has volunteered to design.
TREASURER’S
REPORT
Marge,
former Treasurer filling in for Joan, reported on receipts and expenses
resulting in a balance of over $13,000. As a separate account, the Quilts for
Pulse project has received donations of over $6,600 and, after expenses such as
purchasing backing and batting, there is a balance of approximately $1,500 for
the Pulse project for ongoing expenses.
EDUCATION
Education Coordinator Ede reported that Christa Watson, who
taught a class for the guild two weekends ago, donated a copy of her new book (The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting:
Long-Arm and Sit-Down--Learn When, Where, Why, and How to Finish Your Quilts, co-authored
with Angela Walter) to our guild library.
Our next class is a dying class from member Frank on January
7, 2017. She said it is a fantastic opportunity, because he is providing the
fabric, dyes, other supplies, so it is a way to try dyeing without a huge
investment. The class will cost $60, after the guild subsidizes some of the
cost; it is limited to 12 students. Those attending will only need to bring
some items such as rubber gloves. The class will be at Alissa’s house in
Deland. Signup will be at the November meeting, so bring a check to lock in your
spot if you want to sign up. There will be a lottery for places, if necessary, and,
if there is enough demand, Frank might teach it a second time.
Next will be two days of classes from Jackie Gering March
17-18, 2017; Ede will request that she offer two different classes. Jackie will
give a trunk show at The Sewing Studio on Sunday, March 19, 1:00 pm, at a small
charge to members and a higher charge to others.
Ede encourages anyone interested in classes that are full to
sign up on the wait list in case of cancellations; she says that often one or
more on the wait list get in. Ede also reported that Shannon Brinkley will
teach a class in May and Amanda Jean Nyberg will teach a class in September
next year.
MANCUSO
WORLD QUILT FLORIDA
The guild
has accepted the invitation of the Mancuso Show to have a display of quilts at
the World Quilt Florida show in Orlando again in January. Tanyia volunteered to
be in charge of gathering quilts from members, which should be modern quilts. Those
wishing to show a quilt there should contact Tanyia by email. There is no size
requirement but all quilts need to have a hanging sleeve. Alissa mentioned the
possibility of including a group of Pulse quilts as part of the guild’s
display.
GUILD
LIBRARY
Yanick
brings books to meetings, which members have asked to check out. The book list
is available at the website. Books may be checked out for a month at meetings
and must be returned at the following month’s meeting.
UFO LOG
In Kelly's absence, Alissa announced that members may
list their UFOs in the guild’s UFO log and let Kelly E. know when each has been
completed. Prizes are given at our December holiday party with one entry in the
drawings per UFO finished. There will be a prize for the member who has
completed the most UFOs and another for a random drawing winner.
HOLIDAY
PARTY
The guild’s
holiday party has previously been at the December Dr. Phillips Sew Day, which
is December 17 this year. The Board is considering other options, will decide
at its next meeting and announce the details in November.
QUILTCON
CHARITY QUILT
Members
returned the small brown bags of finished blocks for the guild’s QuiltCon 2017
charity quilt. Any that weren’t returned today can be given to Alissa at next
Monday’s Maitland Sew Day or mailed to her. Nancy S. has volunteered to quilt
it. It will be entered in a special exhibit of QuiltCon charity quilts at QuiltCon
2017 in Savannah, GA, in February, and returned to the guild afterwards for
donation to a local nonprofit.
FESTIVAL OF
TREES QUILT
Tanyia reported
that the quilt top made of members’ blocks for donation to the Orlando Museum
of Art’s Council of 101’s Festival of Trees, which were turned in last month,
will be completed this weekend and quilted by Nancy S. by the end of October for
this year’s Festival of Trees, November 12-20.
RAFFLE
BASKET
Kathy, who
won the Raffle Basket last month, returned it filled with items, including a
cute tin full of fat quarters, special quilters’ soap, a needle threader, a
quilting magazine and book, a bag pattern and other things. The basket was won
by Rebecca.
GUILD
T-SHIRTS
Alissa would
like members to help design guild t-shirts that members can purchase, so please
email her with any ideas for pictures, sayings, etc., to be printed on t-shirts
along with our logo. The board will discuss it at their next meeting. She hopes
to find an online site where members can purchase the style they want without
the guild having to purchase and resell them. Many would like to have t-shirts
in time for QuiltCon in February 2017.
QUILTS FOR
PULSE PROJECT
Alissa
reported that the project is finally tapering off, although things are still
trickling in. She thanks everyone and said how much she appreciates all the
work that everyone has done. She pointed out Jodi and Leslie at the back of the
room, where they were receiving finished quilts and giving out quilt kits for
quilting and binding.
Alissa
reported that the guild has been working on 450 quilts, assembling donated
blocks into tops and quilting and binding tops both made and received, and she
thanked everyone for all of their work completing those. The guild has received
between1,300 and 1,400 finished quilts, and Alissa said that, when she had over
1,000 quilts in her house at one time, she posted a video of them on Instagram.
She also thanked Paula, who is photographing each quilt.
She noted
that 1,000 of the quilts have been spoken for, requested by the organizations
representing those impacted by the Pulse shootings with which the committee of
Alejandrina, Yannick, and Sarah have been in contact. Because we have more than
enough quilts for current requests, finishing the rest can take until
mid-November. We expect that other organizations and individuals we don’t yet
know about will request quilts after the first distributions are done.
New member
Nancy J. has taken 10 quilts to be displayed on a float in the Come Out with
Pride Parade this Saturday, October 8, 4 pm, which goes around Lake Eola and
Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando. Although the parade may be postponed due to
Hurricane Matthew, it has not been yet and the quilts will be on the float on
schedule or when the parade takes place if postponed.
Paula asked
that volunteers sign up on a sheet she passed to help at photo shoots,
unfolding and folding quilts and pinning on the care cards and ColorCatchers.
When quilts are completed and have been photographed, they will be picked up at
Paula’s studio by the groupsdistributing them to the organizations on our list.
Paula said she photographs about 100 quilts per session and has photographed
649 so far. She plans to set up one session a week lasting 1-1/2 to 3 hours. Rene
documents each quilt as it is photographed. Paula also mentioned how fun it is
to see all of the quilts in each session, some with special letters and notes
or labels attached.
Some members
and others have requested quilts for impacted individuals. Anyone who wants to
do that, please email the information to Alissa, who is willing to mail them
the quilt, and let Alejandrina know so they are included in the record of all
quilts donated by the guild.
So far
Alissa, with Patti documenting each package, has received 1,467 packages. Just
lately she received 3 from Italy and we’ve received quilts from 23 countries
and all 50 states. The Giving List of organizations to which we’re donating
includes the surviving victims and loved ones of those who died (230 quilts
that will be distributed by an arm of United Way created to help them), 2
hospitals, numerous law enforcement organizations including UCF police, 911
operators, EMTs, fire departments, and 3 rough donated quilts are going to the
bomb-sniffing dogs in law enforcement canine units. Alissa mentioned that we do
not yet have a contact for Pulse employees, and she is waiting to hear from
someone she has attempted to contact to get a number of quilts to that group as
well.
Debbe King
needs a photo of the quilt proposed to go to Mayor Buddy Dyer, to send to her
City Hall contact, and Paula will email it to her. That quilt has the Orlando
skyline with 49 colorful hearts above it representing the 49 who were killed
that morning. If the Mayor accepts it, his office may want a presentation in
November. Debbie wondered if some of the quilts not yet distributed might be
displayed as public art in City Hall and will inquire about it. As mentioned
above, Alissa suggested some be displayed at World Quilt Florida in January.
Alissa has
been in tough with the national Modern Quilt Guild. They plan a Quilts for
Pulse event for QuiltCon 2018, but that seems too distant in time to thank the
many donors who will be there, so she has requested from someone at the Modern
Quilt Guild space and time for a Meet & Greet at QuiltCon 2017 in Savannah
in February where people can meet us and we can thank them for their response.
Alexis has
scanned all of the notes and letters that arrived with packages of donated
quilts and blocks, which she is now editing to remove or cover personal
information so that collection can be posted and probably donated to the Orange
County Regional History Center, which is collecting public memorials to the
victims.
Alissa plans
to use the business cards sent with quilts to create a list of businesses the
guild can use to try to do business with those who have donated to this project
when we have the opportunity.
Alejandrina
was working on dates for distribution to these groups, but she lives on the coast
and is currently evacuating her home because of Hurricane Matthew, which may
set things back a week. There is a firefighter event on October 12th,
when the shift which was on duty at the time of the Pulse shootings will be
present, but that is the only date we have so far.
OTHER
CHARITY PROJECTS
Charity
Coordinator Sharleen reported that our House Next Door annual charity project
had a goal of 70 quilts due by the November meeting, when someone will be here
to receive the quilts. She has now received 75, including those given to her at
today’s meeting.
DEMONSTRATION
Alissa
demonstrated ice dyeing. She put a rack in a plastic bin on which she put a
rolled or twisted length of damp Kona white fabric (Tanyia did this with Kona
ready-to-dye white fabric), poured ice over it (the more ice, the less coverage
of dye later), then sprinkled on powdered teal Procion dye. Tanyia said Rit
worked as well and any powdered dye works. You leave it 4-24 hours for the ice
to melt slowly, wear rubber gloves to rinse (or your hands will be dyed), and
rinse a lot, to create an interesting piece something like tie-dyed fabric. You
can use Synthropol or other things, like salt or vinegar, to set the color. See
Youtube.com videos for more information. Solid color dye will give you spots of
various colors. [Mary So recommended using a mask when using any powdered dye.]
LUNCH
The group
meeting for lunch after the guild meeting was going to the Olive Garden across
from Winter Park Village on 17-92.
BLOCK OF THE
MONTH
This month’s
Blocks of the Month were made from Kate’s pumpkin pattern and were won by
Paula. Jodi presented next month’s Block of the Month. She will post a tutorial
for this scrap-busting block on the blog.
RETREAT
REPORT
Alissa
reported that the board has cancelled the November 3-6 retreat, because the
Kenilworth Lodge in Sebring was condemned by the Fire Department early in the
summer and is not yet open. The owner is seeking an injunction allowing the
hotel to open so it has income with which to make the repairs, but while anyone
is free to go to the Kenilworth and sew together, of course, the guild does not
any longer sanction an event there because of the safety issue. Alissa called
other retreat sites but has not found another available until spring. Any members
who have pre-paid for the retreat should email Joan, who will refund their
money when she is back in Florida in several weeks.
WETTERLING
FAMILY QUILTS
Kate has
invited members to make blocks (or quilt tops or quilts) for her project of
making at least 4 quilts for the family (parents and 3 siblings) of Jacob
Wetterling. Kate said efforts of his family led to the first sex offender
registration laws, after his disappearance in Minnesota in 1989. The family is
coping with the new information that he was murdered as well as kidnapped, due
to the recent confession by his killer and locating of his remains. Kate is
posting instructions for the blocks or quilts requested at her site
https://toughkittencrafts.wordpress.com/
She would like blue or white-beige-cream blocks in any design. She will also
accept donations of yardage for backs. She is contact Colorado guilds for help
as well, because Jacob’s brother (married to Kate’s cousin) lives there. She
would like blocks at the December meeting, whole quilts in January. She thanked
the guild for its warmth to her after she spoke about this situation last
month, when she was showing this month’s Block of the Month. Jan gave her a red
teddy bear at this meeting, which she made for her after hearing the story last
month.
SHOW AND
TELL
As part of
Show and Tell, in addition to all of the wonderful quilts shown by members, the
Lake County quilt guild showed 3 quilts it is donating for the Pulse project,
and Alissa showed us the mermaid tail she made in a recent class.
NAME TAG
CHALLENGE
Because of
the many new members, Alissa asked at the last meeting that each member make a
name tag and wear it to meetings as we get better acquainted. A number of members
modeled their new name tags.
The meeting
was adjourned at 11:25.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
·
October10 – Sew Day at Maitland Public Library
10-4
·
October 15 – Sew Day at Dr. Phillips Public
Library 10-4
·
November 2 – OMQG Guild Meeting – Sewing Studio
10 am
·
November 7 – OMQG Board Meeting – First Watch,
17-92, 9:30 am
·
November 7 – Sew Day at Maitland Public Library
10-4
·
November 19 – Sew Day at Dr. Phillips Public
Library 10-4
·
November 30 – deadline for quilt entry for
QuiltCon 2017
·
December 12 – Sew Day at Maitland Public Library
10-4
·
December 17 – Sew Day at Dr. Phillips Public
Library 10-4
·
December 17 – Holiday Party (this date may
change)
·
January 7, 2017 – Frank’s class on dying fabric
·
January 19-21 – Mancuso’s World Quilt Florida in
Orlando
·
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
