Dear Guildies,
Turning 10 has been a lot of fun. February is officially the last month of our #10yearinthemaking celebration. However, we have final gift for you in March: we are bringing Linda, from Central Florida MQG, for a lecture on Domestic Machine Quilting with Rulers. If you are making blocks for the Wollongong Modern Quilt Guild, you might be inspired to sew Linda's Australia Tree Block.
As we are wrapping things up, let's have a special show'n'tell from all the Interest Groups. Bring any project, finished or not, that you have been inspired to sew this year. We also want to invite you to participate in the Member Speed Trunk Show (see in the Programming section for details).
And speaking of inspiration, we would love to see where you create; send us a short video (1 to 2 minutes), no sound recorded, we will show it at the meeting and we will have members narrate their sewing room video. For those interested in participating, send an email to orlandomodernquiltguild@gmail.com.
Well, that's it from me. As I am about to pass the baton to Paula, I want to thank you for reading this newsletter all year long!
Happy stitching,
Caroline Garnier Janny
Secretary
Questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the newsletter are welcome, 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.
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MEETING REMINDERS
- It is time to renew your Guild Membership. Click on the LINK to download the Renewal form. Our treasure will collect dues at the meeting.
- If you've borrowed a Library Book, it is time to bring it back. We hope you have enjoyed it. Go to our blog and check the list of books available to borrow and/or look at Aradria's Library Spotlight in the Minutes Section. If you can't find what you want, make a recommendation to our Wish List.
- Next General meeting is on February 5th, at The Sewing Studio at 10am (No drink, No food in the room).
- February SewDays are:
- March 4th, General Meeting: we are going to have a Guest speaker.
- 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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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Kelly Eskin
2019 had a lot going on! Here is a recap of all the wonderful making and giving we have done this past year.
Meals on Wheels
Place mat donations in 2019: 132
Place mat donations June 2018 - Jan. 2020: 527
Calls for Blocks
Charity Mailing: 128 heart blocks and 51 HSTs sent to Quilter’s Healing Hearts for Christ’s Church for the mass shootings in New Zealand, 3 quilts sent to the Omaha Modern Quilt Guild for flood victims in Omaha, Nebraska, 1 quilt was sent to El Paso Quilter’s Association for mass shooting victims, 9 quilts were sent to Quilts of Compassion in Toledo,OH(They distribute quilts to disaster victims).
Currently we have 2 finished quilts. We have 10 quilts that need to be quilted and bound if any guild members would like to help out.
Two quilts were made with Road to Tennessee blocks donated by members. We still have blocks remaining to continue to make more quilts. Keep those blocks coming!
We would like to thank all of the OMQG members who have contributed their time at home, at the Daytona Retreat and at OMQG Sew Days to help provide these wonderful quilts to people in need!
Festival of the Trees
A beautiful quilt was donated and we should know at the February meeting how much money was raised from the raffle for the Orlando Museum of Art.
QuiltCon
Another beautiful quilt was sent to show at QuiltCon. The theme this year was TEXT and the color palette shades of gray. Inspired by our Community Outreach drive for this year, our quilt has been designed around the word HOME, using log cabin blocks, and HOME written in different languages. Once the quilt is back, it will be donated to the Zebra Coalition.
Zebra Coalition
15 quilts were donated in November. We still need about 7 more twin size (or close to twin size) to make our goal. I know we can do it! We will have a final show and tell at the February meeting.
We donated one quilt to Access Charter school for their school auction.
And, I wanted to thank Jan B and those that have made so many drawstring bags for the kids aging out of the foster care system.
I love being apart of this guild and the members who give with such a wonderful hearts. Please continue to make place mats for Meals on Wheels and Road to Tennessee blocks.
We are also collecting and sending 12.5" tree blocks to the Wollongong MQG for those affected by the Australian brush fires. |
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PROGRAMMING
Yanick Booz
End of Year Wrap Up
Let's share what you worked on with any Special Interest groups. Group leaders and members are invited to share any positive experiences, skills learned or completed projects. Bring it to the February meeting for a special Show and Tell.
New Year Challenge
If you lost your Sewjo over the holidays, we want you to rediscover your creativity. Pick up that book/pattern you were once excited to make. Project does not have to be completed by the end of this challenge but actual sewing has to have taken place. Bring your progress to the March meeting.
Member Speed Trunk Show
Let's share our love of Quilting in February. Bring your favorite quilt project to share with the group. It should represent a project in which you learned a new technique or that you loved making. It's a great opportunity to share a bit of you.
10 Years in the Making BOM
Thanks to everyone who participated in our BOM lottery celebrating our guild's 10th year! Debra J. organized this year's block each month with the idea of making a sampler quilt at the end of the year. Each block had an element of gray or white and you could make blocks for the lottery and one for yourself. Bring your blocks or quilt to share in February. (Imaginary bonus points if you made all 12 blocks into a sampler!)
Please contact Ede or Yanick for any programming ideas, or send an email to orlandomodernquiltguild@gmail.com.
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