membership meeting sept 8, 2021
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Membership Meeting
Sept 8, 2021
TONIGHT!
• 7:00 pm: Short announcements • 7:10 pm: Introduction of our guest speaker• 7:15 – 8:15 pm: Laura Petrovich-Cheney, “From Threads to
Sawdust”• 8:15 – 8:45 pm: Announcements, Salsa BOM• 8:45 – 9:00 pm: Sew and Tell• 9:00-9:30 pm: Breakout rooms for socializing
Local Seattle MQG Site
SeattleModernQuiltGuild.com• Meeting announcements,
recordings and notes• Block of the Month• Workshops & Events• Giving Quilts• Membership Info
Get Notified re: Blog Posts
Please welcome our new members!
Lynn Carol, SeattleAnne Cook, Lake Forest ParkBeverly Magel, Federal Way
National MQG Site
TheModernQuiltGuild.com• National news & events• Webinar recordings• Fresh Quilting shows• Modern Monthly• Patterns & Inspiration
Speaker:
Laura Petrovich-Cheney
“From Threads to
Sawdust”
Thank you, Laura!
PinwheelBy Cheryl ArkisonPhoto by Kate InglisPattern in A Month of Sundays
“All the Light Within”Laura Petrovich-Cheney, 2020
Announcements
• Our Guild and beyond• Programs update
• Speakers, Swap, Sew-ins, Day Retreat • Giving Quilts update• Salsa Medallion BOM- September prompt• Sew and Tell
Our Guild and Beyond
• Wild Apricot- Phase 1/ Membership roster. Launching soon.• Board elections coming in November
• Nominating Committee needed- 2 people• Recruiting for 2 Board positions (VP/President Elect, Treasurer) and 3
committee positions• Quiltcon Registration is now open, members have priority until November• Local Quilt Shows• Quilters Take A Moment
Wild Apricot: Step 1
• We are beginning to populate the new Wild Apricot interface for the Guild
• Your task this month: Log into the site, verify your profile information, create a password—watch for the email
• Bonus: This establishes your access to the Guild membership directory!
Board Elections for 2022
We need your help!
SMQG is a volunteer organization
No special skills or experience required. You don’t need to be a master quilter, either.What we do need are your enthusiasm, your ideas, and a bit of your time
Please email [email protected] or call Katie to discuss any of the open volunteer opportunities
Did I mention? Getting involved as a volunteer is actually fun! You’ll make new friends and learn a lot.
Board Elections- November 2021
Candidates Identified
• President: Katie Sprugel• Secretary: Pat Reilly• Membership Director: Debra Flanagan• Program Directors:
• Noelle Remington• Elizabeth Burstad-Morgan
• Communications Director: Julia Wachs
Looking for Candidates
• VP/President Elect• Treasurer
• Nominating Committee
• Social Sewing Coordinator• Programs Assistant• Giving Quilts Coordinator
Nominating Committee
• Short Term Role• Two people needed• Help identify candidates for open positions (most of the work is between
now and Oct 13)• Run election in November
VP/President Elect
• Board Member
Responsible for:
• Serve as back up for the president• Run meetings if the president is unable to• Bring ideas, enthusiasm, additional perspectives to board discussions/decisions• Learn about the organization and how it is run, in preparation for serving as
President the next year
Treasurer
• Board member
Responsible for:
• Maintaining financial records• Providing budget updates • Reconcile Paypal (or other electronic system) payments• Pay speakers, reimburse expenses (Paypal or by check)• File tax information
Giving Quilts Co-Chair
• Help coordinate our Giving Quilts efforts
Responsible for:
• Developing and/or recruiting design ideas from guild members• Cutting and distribution of fabrics (as needed) for specific projects• Recruiting people to piece blocks into flimsies, to quilt, and to bind
finished quilts• Manage donations to organizations/individuals
Social Sewing Coordinator (New)
• Are you enjoying our Zoom sew-ins and other Zoom activities?• Are you interested in helping to create small, casual in-person events to
complement our Zoom membership meetings in 2022?• We need your help!
Responsible for:• Coordination of Zoom sew-ins and special interest groups• Helping develop ideas for and coordination of in-person events outside of
meetings• Part of Programs Committee
Programs Assistant
• Are you loving the great speakers we’ve had the last 18 months?• Would you like to have some influence over who we bring in for 2022 and
2023?
Responsible for:• Helping identify potential speakers and workshop instructors for guild
programs• Online research of teacher websites, online programming• Talking to guild members to find out what members would like to see
• Part of Programs Committee
One more time
If you are interested in considering a Board or Committee position, please contact us (sooner is better)
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: Call Katie (look up number in Wild Apricot membership directory)
Local Quilt Shows
Bainbridge Island Quilt Festival (outdoors): Show is Sept 11, 2021
Evergreen Quilt Show (Ferndale):Sept 17-18, 2021
Camano Island Quilters (Mt. Vernon)Oct 23, 2021
Quilters Take A Moment
• Fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance • Sept 17-18• Recorded, so you don’t have to be available live• Features:
• Carolyn Mazloomi interviewing Bisa Butler• Panel discussion: Remembrance and Commemoration in Quiltmaking
• Museum Show and Share: Curators share favorite quilts and their stories• Admission and tour of virtual quilt exhibit Warm Remembrances: Quilt Making and
Memory Making
• https://www.qtm2021.org/about/
Programs Preview
Upcoming Speakers
Sew-ins
Fall Day Retreat - Oct 1-3
Virtual Workshop with Sarah Nishiura - November 13th
October 13th Speaker:
Racheldaisy DoddWeird, Wacky, and Wonderful: Quilts with a Difference
● Lives outside Sydney, Australia
● @bluemountaindaisy
● www.bluemountaindaisy.blogspot.com
November 10th Speaker:Sarah NishiuraTravelTravel the world and investigate the inspiring range of textile traditions, especially the contemporary textile arts of indigenous cultures.
Travel through time to consider how centuries of globalism shaped the development of the American Quilt Tradition.
The itinerary, based on Sarah’s personal interest, aims to inspire and engage the imagination.
● Chicago based artist● Uses recycled and vintage textiles● www.sarahnishiura.com● @sarahnishiuraquilts
Virtual WorkshopSarah NishiuraThe Potential of Pattern
Date: Saturday, November 13thTime: 10:00 am to 4:00 pmMax Participants: 18Cost: TBD (approx $40 for members)
Additional registration information coming soon!
Explore pattern as it applies to quilt design and history, learn to look for pattern in the world around you, and ultimately create unique patterns that can be the source of your own designs.
We begin with playful exercises designed to help you understand the underlying principles of pattern. You will learn to apply these lessons to create feasible designs that can actually be stitched. You will further experience the infinite potential of pattern through actively observing the different directions your classmates pursue.
Upcoming Guild Meeting Speakers
October Rachael Daisy Dodd, @bluemountaindaisy
November Sarah Nishiura, @sarahnishiuraquilts+Workshop
December Holiday Sew-In
January ‘22 Steph Skardal, @stephskardal
February TBD
March Rose Parr, @healthyquilting
April Shashari Kiburi, @ulaludie
August: Outdoor Meet Up and Scrap Swap
• Totally awesome!• About 25 people came, shared scraps, met each other (often
for the first time in person)• Most of us managed to go home with far less than we brought• Days for Girls and Seattle Recreative benefited from the fabric
surplus
• We’ll definitely do this again
Zoom Sew-Ins
• The previous sew-in series was scheduled through Aug 31
• We plan to switch the sign-ups to the new Wild Apricot platform, but won’t be able to do that until later this fall
• In the meantime, sew-ins will continue on the same schedule, using the same link and passcode
• New sew-ins and/or the guild and want to get started? Send an email to [email protected] and we’ll help you do that.
Fall Day Retreat at Quilting Mayhem
• Social sewing, in-person!• Date: Oct 1-3, 2021• Location: Quilting Mayhem (Snohomish)• Format: Day retreat, come for all 3 days, or just 1 or 2 days
➣Sewing gear can be left set up the entire weekend• COVID precautions: Vaccination required, masks to be worn
indoors, capacity will be limited (20-25 people in two rooms designed to hold up to 45 people sewing)
• Registration: opens Sept 11 at 10am• Cost: $20 per day or $50 for all three days
Subversive Sewing Circles are part of our quilting culture - how do you fit in?
Interested? Sign-up here: Antiracist Sewing Circle
Chat each month in an online sewing circle that examines our race, identity, culture and ethnicity in the context of quilting
2 hour monthly session
Signup in advance and commit to 8 sessions –
Initial organizing meeting Thursday Sep. 16 @ 7pm
15 - 30 minute reflection and discussion followed by ~1.5 h sewing circle open discussions
Giving Quilts (Rachel Singh, Jana Royal)
• Volunteers still needed to quilt Kitchen Sink quilts• Contact Rachel,
[email protected]• Or Jana,
Giving Quilts (Rachel Singh, Jana Royal)
• QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt 2022• Thank you to those who have
already completed your blocks• More fabric has been ordered to
meet demand- we may end up with two quilts!
JAN• Ideas!• Planning!• Fabric Selection!
FEB• Make some parts
based on prompts
MAR• Make parts based on
prompts
APR• Make focal block
MAY• Add word or applique
JUNE• Assemble so far
JULY• Make parts based on
prompts
AUG• Make parts based on
prompts
SEPT• Assemble top
OCT • Quilt it
NOV• Bind it
DEC• Keep it or gift it!
How will this work?
Month 9 Prompt: Finishing the Flimsy
● It’s time to put your blocks on the design wall!
● Determine your final arrangement (see June prompt for ideas)
● Figure out what additional blocks and/or spacers are needed
● Stitch it together
Work in Progress- Sisterhood Medallion
September: AssemblyMild• All your parts are
ready, you just need to stitch them together
Medium• All your blocks are
finished, but you still need to figure out the spacers and coping strips so everything fits
Spicy• You still want to make
more blocks, and will then tackle making everything fit together
See the blog post for details!
Sew & Tell!
Harriet Wasserman
“Amethyst”
Pattern by MJ KinmanColors by Harriet. Each gem is unique.
King size quilt, quilted by Harriet on a Simply Sixteen with a 5 foot frame.
Noelle and Julia Remington
“Improv with Scraps”Designed, sewn and quilted by Julia
Gifted to her grandparents
Noelle and Julia Remington
“Improv with Scraps”
Quilting detail
Janet Darcher
“Colorblock”
Working from Creativity group’s prompt: Simplicity
Janet Darcher
“Mantis”
Chandra Wu
“Color of Connection”
Next Meetings:10.13.2021Via Zoom
Register early!