Sunday, May 29, 2011

June Guild Meeting



When:  Wednesday, June 1, 2011 10am-12pm
Where:  The Sewing Studio, Maitland, Florida
What to Bring:  Blue block(s) if participating in Block of the Month
                          Copy of Agenda (sent via email)
                          Show and Tell
                          Needle and thread for mini hexies demo
Agenda:  
-June Block of the Month turn in and drawing
-July Block of the Month sample
-Member Demo of Hexies
-Discuss Free Spirit Challenge, Charity Project and Survey
-Other guild business
-Show and Tell

Please help with planning by leaving a comment or emailing if you plan to attend so we will know how many chairs to set up and demo supplies to bring.  See you Wednesday!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

May Sew Day



The May Sew Day group was a little smaller than the typical sew day, however, as usual we worked all day on projects, shared tips and techniques as well as plenty of laughs and snacks.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

May Sew Day

Saturday, May 14 is another fun opportunity to get together with fellow quilters for a day of sewing.  As a reminder, Sew Day will be held from 10am to 4:45pm at the Dr. Phillips/Southwest branch of the Orlando Public Library.  Leave a comment if you plan to attend and any shared items (food, ironing board, extension cord, etc.) you will bring.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Meeting of May 4, 2011

OMQG Meeting Minutes
May 4, 2011
10 AM - 12 Noon
Sewing Studio in Maitland

AGENDA



Beth conducted the meeting and there were 22 people in attendance.

Welcome to members, new members and guests.

The June BOM will be a block design of the makers choice in blues, a 10.5 inch square unfinished.

The May Block of the Month Drawing for 24 red and white blocks was won by Linda.

The group Veteran's quilt will be donated to a VA nursing home in Orlando. Julia will handle the donation.

Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative - Beth talked about the requirements of the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative and how the mini quilts are sold online.

Programs - Alejandrina talked about the possibility of a needle turn applique class. Other options such as a workshop with Valerie Goodwin were discussed.  There was a great discussion about what are "modern quilts" and "art quilts." The group consensus was that they would like to participate in a new survey of what members would like to learn, what members would be willing to teach or demo to the group, and what skills/methods does each person want to learn.  A survey is to also include questions about how much would a member be willing to pay for a special workshop bringing in someone from out of town to teach.  One suggestion was the members provide a demo before Sew Day begins at a small charge and that the fees are saved to help bring in teachers.  Alejandrina and Kathryn agreed to work on the survey, and Beth strongly encouraged that everyone was needed to respond to the survey in order for it to be useful to the guild members. We also discussed a field trip to a local long arm shop, and we agreed to wait until fall for the visit due to summer travels.

Treasurers Report- Current Balance of funds with some bills still to be turned in is $1444.93. There had been 23 members with an additional 3 people joining today for a total of 26 paid members.

The Door Prize of Rene's Mug Rug was won by Mary Ann.

Mug Rug Swap - any member who brought a mug rug in a bag could swap with other members.
In the following photos members pose with the mug rug they won in the swap.















Show and Tell







Monday, May 2, 2011

May Guild Meeting



When:  Wednesday, May 4, 2011 10am-12pm
Where:  The Sewing Studio, Maitland, Florida
What to Bring:  Your mug rug placed in a brown bag if you are participating in the mug rug swap and your
                          red and white block(s) if participating in the Block of the Month.
                          Copy of Agenda (sent via email)
                          Show and Tell

Agenda:
-May Block of the Month turn in and drawing
-June Block of the Month sample
-Swapping of Mug Rugs
-Discuss Veteran's quilt
-Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative
-Other guild business
-Show and Tell

Please help us out by leaving a comment or emailing if you plan to attend so we will know how many chairs to set up.  Looking forward to seeing you Wednesday!

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Unruly Quilters

Tonya Ricucci led the unruly quilters of the OMQG on our all day Unruly Quilting workshop.

Tonya shared examples of her beautiful quilts to inspire us.

We shared our fabric scraps.

By noon we had enough letters to create a small quilt.  By afternoon we added more letters,  x's and o's, and wonky stars.

 
We had a great time and a number of people walked away at the end of the day with the beginnings of new quilts done the unruly way. :)