Thursday, January 9, 2025

January 2025 Minutes

 


View the presentation here.


Happy New Year!


Ashley, Member at Large, welcomed 4 new members and guests today.


Cara, President, shared the following announcements:

  • Timna Tarr's lecture will be tomorrow night (1/9) at 6:30 PM. Her Zoom link will be sent to members at 4 PM that day.

  • 11 member quilts will be featured at the Lake Mary Museum 20th Annual Quilting & Fiber Arts Exhibit! You can see them until February 8th at 158 N Country Club Road in Lake Mary

  • SEWN Swap participants should have received their partners. Please contact Rene if you have questions.

  • Next month's meeting will NOT be at Sewing Studio! It will be at Maitland Community Park (1400 Mayo Ave, Maitland, FL 32751) and feature a fabric sale supporting our education fund.

  • A few spots remain in David's Inspired by Art workshop!

  • Our 15th Anniversary Celebration will be held March 15 from 12-3 at the First Congregational Church of Winter Park (225 S Interlachen Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789).



Debby, Education Coordinator, introduced David Owen Hastings. He presented his lecture 20 Modern Quilts From Around the World. In this lecture he presented 22 incredible quilts created by quilters from varying cultures worldwide. Members were inspired by the stories and techniques presented. A list of followup resources and links are being sent to members' emails in the afternoon.


Our nominating committee (Susan Rose, Bernadette Vehec, and Kelly Eskin) presented the slate of possible officers for 2025-2026. The slate will be voted on at the February meeting and is as follows:


President: Cara D

Vice President: Kelly M or Susan H

Secretary: Raven S

Treasurer: Ellen G

Member at Large: Ashley G

Education Coordinator: Laura C

Community Outreach Coordinator: Doreen L


Cara shared an exciting new development in honor of the Guild's 15th Anniversary this year - we have a new logo!


We also have a new website! An email will come out later this week with information on how to pay dues and register for the 2025 - 2026 year on the site.


Gail won the Education Raffle Basket!

Jane A won the Block of the Month! Nancy presented the next block. Bring these with you to the March meeting.


For the 15th Anniversary Party, rather than doing a potluck we will be doing "adopt a tray". Be on the lookout for more information to come!



Thursday, November 7, 2024

November 2024 Meeting Minutes

 

Announcements
We're looking for members who are interested in running for Vice President, Education Coordinator, and Community Outreach Coordinator. We also need one more member to serve on the nomination committee. Reach out to the guild email if you are interested!

To celebrate the guild's 15th anniversary, we will be hosting a social on March 15, 2025 at the First Congregational Church of Winter Park.

Orlando MQG is participating in a cross-country mini quilt swap. The SEWN Swap features guilds from the South (Orlando), East (DC), West (Denver), and North (Chicago). More details and the signup link have been sent to members!

Treasurer's Report
Ellen presented the Treasurer's report, which is also available by request. 

Upcoming Events
Our Holiday Social is coming up in December (it occurs during our General Meeting). We traditionally host an exchange during this meeting - this year we will be exchanging pot holders! Get creative with how you make yours, we just ask that it truly functions as a pot holder. Insul-Bright makes for a great batting material, as well as multiple layers of old towels or cotton batting.

The Retreat is this month! Let Marge know if you want to participate as a day visitor. Emails have gone out to those who registered for the retreat.

Community Outreach
No updates this month!

Education
We will be hosting a workshop by David Owen Hastings - Inspired by Art!

Saturday, February 8
12 - 6 PM
$70 for members

We will have our first Virtual Lecture on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Timna Tarr will present "Before and After - Repeating Patterns". In this lecture she will show the utilitarian quilts from her life, and how they planted the seeds that became the contemporary works that she now creates.

Fun 
Cara won both the Education Basket AND the block of the month!



Programming
Ede presented on Paper Piecing! She shared the traditional method and Tara Faughnan's method that allows you to skip the paper tearing phase.



Sew and Tell
Stunning as always!






















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