Issue 34
September 2nd, 2018
Dear Guildies,
Happy (almost) Fall, ya'll! It's going to be a busy and fun month. We have 3 Sew Days and the Fall Fiber Festival to cap it off. Paula and Ede have a planned a great programming for this month's meeting that you don't want to miss. So get all your last minute sewing in on all your QuiltCon Charity Quilt blocks, Blocks of the Month, Bee blocks, nametags, and WIPs so we can see your beautiful work!
Check out this month's Member Highlight featuring Dar Arnswald at the end of the newsletter.
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the newsletter, 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.
Happy stitching,
Ashley Gottshalk
Secretary
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Meeting Reminders
- Wednesday, September 5th is our guild meeting at The Sewing Studio 10-12. Parking is once again permitted at the gas station next door when The Sewing Studio lot is full.
- Bring your Block Lotto block(s). Each block made earns you one ticket in the raffle of ALL blocks. The more blocks you make, the better your chance of winning! Here is the current block's details.
- Bring your finished projects for Show and Tell.
- Remember to bring you Bee Blocks for your Queen Bees.
- All books checked out from the guild library need to be returned by Wednesday's meeting. If you checked out a book but will not attend the meeting, you need to make arrangements to give the book to someone who will. Check the link on our blog to see what books are in our inventory and to add books to the ongoing wish list.
- Members receive a 15% discount at The Sewing Studio on guild meeting days and a 10% discount on non-meeting days.
- Monday, September 10th is the Maitland Sew Day. Saturday, September 22nd is the Dr. Phillips Library Sew Day. Saturday, September 29th from 10:30 - 3:00 is the Oviedo Library Sew Day.
- Block of the Month (current and past) instructions, meeting minutes, Calendar dates, and more can be found on the guild blog.
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Monthly Programming
Paula Kennedy
This month starts our two part series on Color Theory - Part one will introduce using the Color Wheel.
If you have a color wheel, bring it to the September meeting.
October will bring part 2, with discussion of how we choose color in our quilting projects.
And, this month we start the Paintbrush Fabrics Color Theory Challenge!
Paintbrush Studios #pbstudiofabrics has graciously donated beautiful fabric for each member for a mini quilt challenge. It will run for two months, with the reveals at November's meeting. Fabric will be distributed at the September meeting (please note, there is a limited supply) and you’ll receive the parameters and instructions for the challenge.
Look for updates and progress on social media.
And finally, in November, bring your ideas !
It doesn’t seem possible, but as we head into the end of the year, the programming committee is already getting ready for next year. In order to plan according and help next year's programming transition, November’s meeting will be a brainstorm of what topics, as a guild, you want to see next year.
We need your ideas !
Do you want to learn fabric dying, do you want to learn about minimalist design?
How to organize your crafting and sewing room?
Bring your creative ideas for a great discussion.
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Orlando Public Library
2 to 4 p.m.
The Guild has signed up to participate in the Fall Fiber Festival. We will need a few volunteers for the weekend to demonstrate quilting. The Fall Fiber Festival is an annual celebration of the the fiber arts in Central Florida. The festival will include demonstrations, exhibitors, and hands-on activities, as well as a Fiber Arts Contest. Register today for the Fiber Arts Contest. The grand-prize winner will be awarded $250. Entries will be accepted in the following categories: sewing, knitting and crochet. Contest registration is open from June 1-August 30. Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, skill level required, utility and attendance in fiber arts classes. For more info, visit the event website.
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Board Member at Large
Jane Allingham
Help me out and wear your nametag.
Last month we started a “wear your nametag and get to know each other challenge” (synopsis: we paired up and lots of pairs accepted the challenge to make each other a nametag and bring it to the September meeting.) Why? Because I like nametags.
The reason I like nametags is summed up in the internet article:
22 reasons why wearing nametags will change your life forever
“ 5. A nametag is a disarming gesture. Sigmund Freud discovered that a person’s name is the single context of human memory most forgotten. So, wearing a nametag means one less name people have to worry about remembering. Thank [heavens.]”
So if you have a nametag, please wear it. If you don’t and no one is making one for you, please make one and wear it.
See you at the September meeting.
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Community Outreach
Marge Cree
Call for Blocks – Beth Schmidt – Chairperson
We haven’t seen much activity for Call for Blocks lately, we usually get our information from Instagram. If anyone hears about a group requesting blocks or quilts for a worthy cause please let Beth Schmidt know. We are always in need of HST for our ‘stash’ for quilts we keep for when there is a Call for Blocks. They should be half white and half color or fabric of your choice to make a 10 ½” square
Placemats for Meals on Wheels – Kate Elliott – Chairperson
As of the August meeting, we have collected 150 placemats which have been distributed to Orange and Osceola counties Meals on Wheels. Thank you so much for your generosity and please continue to make them during the rest of the year. I’m sure these placemats will be used to cheer up many shut-ins during holiday season.
2018 Festival of Trees – Kate Elliott – Chairperson
The FOT team has created another masterpiece! Thank you Kate and her team. It will be ready for the unveiling at the November meeting to be given to Council of 101 who sponsors the yearly event to raise funds for the Orlando Museum of Art.
Quilts for Samaritan Village - Kathy Aber – Chairperson
The 6 teams have been very busy and the quilts are well on their way to completion! We have seen pictures of some amazing quilts! Stay tuned for the Show and Tell of these beauties at the October meeting. We will present them to a representative of the Samaritan Village in November.
2019 Quilt Con Quilt – Kathy Aber – Chairperson
The Orlando MQG is truly amazing, so willing to donate their time! If you expressed an interest, you should have received a brown lunch bag with fabric to make your block for this quilt. In the next few months you will see your effort transformed into another beautiful quilt which will be displayed at QuiltCon 2019 in Nashville, TN.
Quilts for Health Central Park ALF (Assisted Living Facility)
Have you noticed that the previous projects are well under way and almost completed???? Well don’t you worry, there is still more to do. In January (date TBD) we are planning on having a ‘trunk show’ to share some of the amazing quilts our guild members have made with the senior folks of our community. Help us bring joy and beauty to the residents of Health Central Park Assisted Living Facility. There are 2 ways you can help. Volunteer to come with us to explain the modern style of quilting and show off your quilts; some of the residents also have quilts that they will share with us. Or you can make a lap sized quilt and donate it as a raffle prize for the residents. Please let us know if you would like to show a quilt and/or make a quilt. Kathy Aber is collecting the quilts for this effort. Also, please let Kathy Aber or Marge Cree know if you have a quilt you would like to show at the trunk show.
November Retreat Nov 9 – 12
Members, don’t forget to sign up for the retreat if you haven’t already done so, there’s still room.
The online booking link is here. This link will be active until October 8, 2018.
If guest would like to book over the phone, please have them call the group line at 1-800-347-9092
(mention the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild 2018 group at the Wyndham Ocean Walk Resort) to receive the discounted group rate. Office hours are Monday – Friday 9:00AM – 5:00PM EST and Saturday – Sunday 9:00 – 4:00PM EST.
Here are a few reminders for guest when booking reservations:
- A 2 night minimum is required for all reservations. Reservations will not be accepted that do not meet the minimum night requirement.
- One night’s rate plus tax is due at booking with the remaining balance due at check-in.
- A security deposit of $150 is required per reservation. Deposit will be released at check-out if there are no incidentals or damages to rooms or property.
- If for any reason you must cancel, please do so 14 days prior to your date of arrival to receive a full refund of your deposit. Reservations canceled less than 14 days from the day of arrival will be charged a cancellation fee equal to one night’s rate plus tax. No-shows and early departures will not receive any refund.
- If making reservations by phone, guests must call the group phone (1-800-347-9092) number to receive the discounted rate.
- You must be 21 or older to check-in.
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Cre-active Club Challenge
#creactiveclub and #2018creactiveclub
Caroline Garnier
Project #4 was chosen at the August meeting, so you still have another month to complete it in time to share at the October meeting.
There's still time to join the 2018 Cre-active Club Challenge. Pick out 6 unfinished projects (or less) that you would love to finish, write your list (pdf here) and send it to Caroline (carolinejanny@hotmail.com). You can also hand it in at the meeting.
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