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Virginia Beach Modern Quilt Guild Minutes
January 21, 2017

Members: 19
Guests: 1

Meeting Notes / Announcements 
  • President Lauren Welsh began the meeting by introducing the new officers for 2017.
  • The November meeting minutes were approved. It was noted that minutes will be posted no later than the 10th of the month.
  • The November treasury report and new budget for 2017 were made available.
  • Our membership in the Modern Quilt Guild was discussed and a vote was taken by ballot. It was decided that we would continue our membership for this year.
  • If you want to participate in this year’s Secret Sister swap, sign-up and fill out a form to indicate your likes. Sign-ups will continue in February and the first swap will be in March.
Break

Mary collected dues and membership forms.

Chen and Jana passed out birthday gifts for January as well as December.

Show and Tell
  • Members showed their creations.
Games
  • We played two rounds of Quilt-O, like Bingo but with all quilty words!
Swap for February
Jana collected Mid-Atlantic quilts. Bring any others no later than the February meeting.

Upcoming Sewing Events
Meeting adjourned at 12:15 pm.

Recorded and Submitted by:
Kathy Poston

 Meeting Minutes Nov 2016
Virginia Beach Modern Quilt Guild Minutes
November 19, 2016

Meeting Notes / Announcements
  • The meeting was held during the annual VBMQG Retreat at the Virginia Beach Resort Hotel & Conference Center.
  • The outgoing board members, Jana, Chen, and Mary, all dressed up in animal costumes to preside over their last meeting! 
  • Jana started the meeting.
  • Mid-Atlantic Exhibit 2017 – VBMQG exhibit info was discussed
  • Upcoming meeting info:
    • No meeting in December
    • Next meeting is on January 21, 2017
  • Discussion and voting of new board members
    • No poll was included about our membership in the Modern Quilt Guild. Further discussion will be had once the new board members are in place.
    • Committee members chosen
      • Swaps and Games – Autumn
      • Photography – Angie
      • Charity - Annette and Barb G. 
    • Vote taken by ballot
    • Board member duties discussed
  • Peggy discussed and requested input regarding the types of crafting/sewing programs offered at the Virginia Beach libraries. 
Show and Tell
  • Members showed their creations. 
Games
  • Chen made a saran wrap ball game for everyone to play.
Christmas Secret Santa Swap
  • Members exchange Christmas gifts.
New Board Members Announced
  • President – Lauren Welsh
  • Vice President – Pat Graffeo
  • Secretary – Kathy Poston
  • Treasurer – Mary Menzer

Recorded and Submitted by:
Kathy Poston
Meeting Minutes Oct 2016
Virginia Beach Modern Quilt Guild Minutes
October 22, 2016

Meeting Notes / Announcements
  • Jana and Chen were unavailable to attend the meeting, so Mary made all announcements.
  • Retreat reminder – November 18 – 20, 2016
  •  Secret Santa sign-up
    • Swap will be held at the November meeting
  • Mid-Atlantic Exhibit 2017 – VBMQG exhibit info was discussed
  • Nominations for new officers are needed. At a minimum, president and secretary required. Annette is head of the nominating committee. The officers’ roles were discussed. Voting will be in November.
    • President
    • Vice President
    • Secretary
    • Treasurer
    • Committees
      • Charity
      • Photography
      • Games
  • Mary Menzer is willing to continue on as treasurer.
  • The possibility of no longer being a part of the Modern Quilt Guild was discussed. As a group, right now we may not be seeing a benefit from the national guild, for the cost. A poll will be put up and his will be discussed more in November. If we do split, you could still join The Modern Quilt Guild as an individual if you’d like.
Quilter’s Dream – ALS Quilt Challenge
  • Quilts were collected (19)
  • Quilts will be delivered to Quilters Dream Batting
Secret Sisters Revealed
  • Members revealed to each other who they’ve been making gifts for this year!
Show and Tell
  • Members showed their creations.

Recorded and Submitted by:
Kathy Poston

 Meeting Minutes Sept 2016
Virginia Beach Modern Quilt Guild Minutes
September 17, 2016

Make and Take
  • The meting started with a Mod Podge make and take. Canvases, scraps of Alison Glass fabric and Mod Podge glue were provided. See the VBMQG Facebook group or Instagram for a picture of all the beautiful work.
Meeting Notes / Announcements 
  • Jana Dee made business announcements.
  • Retreat reminder – November 18 – 20, 2016
  •  Mid-Atlantic Exhibit 2017 – VBMQG exhibit info was discussed
  • Current officers terms are ending and new officers are needed. At a minimum, president and secretary required. Annette is head of the nominating committee.
    • President
    • Vice President
    • Secretary
    • Treasurer
    • Committees
      • Charity
      • Photography
      • Games
  • Quilter’s Dream – ALS Quilt Challenge
    • Quilts will be collected in October.
    • Prizes for last year’s entries will be given today.
  • October Meeting Date Change
    • A couple officers will be out on 10/15 so a vote was taken to change the meeting date from 10/15 to 10/22. The vote was accepted.
Member Trunk Show
  • Kathy Thompson discussed and presented her impressive work.
Show and Tell
  • Members showed their creations.
Meeting Wrap-up
  • Prizes were drawn and given for last year’s ALS challenge entries.
  • Secret sister gifts swapped.
  • A group photo with the Mod Podge work was taken before meeting adjourned.

Recorded and Submitted by:
Kathy Poston


Meeting Minutes Aug 2016


Virginia Beach Modern Quilt Guild Minutes
August 20, 2016

This was our annual picnic meeting held at Red Wing Park and also a dual meeting with the Peninsula Modern Quilt Guild.

Meeting Notes / Announcements

·      A vote was taken; it was agreed that Kathy Poston will take meeting minutes.
·      Mary Menzer began the meeting with announcements.
·      Maureen Crackenell was unable to attend the meeting. The challenge entries will still be shown and a prize awarded.
·      Retreat reminders and discussion – November 18 – 20, 2016
o   Three days full of sewing (or whatever you want to do), games, door prizes, jelly roll race, and more...
o   $75, $30 deposit due in September, full amount due in October
o   Full details can be found on the VBMQG blog - http://vbmqg.blogspot.com/p/retreat.html
·      The November meeting will be held at the retreat location, Virginia Beach Hotel and Conference Center.
·      The September meeting will be nominations for Board members. Annette Clark is head of the nominating committee.
o   President 
o   Vice President
o   Secretary 
o   Treasurer
o   Committees
§  Charity
§  Photography
§  Games
·      Mid-Atlantic Exhibit 2017 – VBMQG exhibit info was discussed
o   Details are on the blog - http://vbmqg.blogspot.com/p/challenges.html
·      Sew Quilt Create reminder – sewing event on September 10th at the Central Library - https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/libraries/programs-classes/Pages/sew-quilt-create.aspx

Maureen Crackenell Challenge 
·      5 entries presented.
·      Peggy won the drawing.

Show and Tell
·      Members showed their lovely creations.


Break for Pot-Luck / Secret Sister / Draw String Bag Swap
·      Members brought pot-luck food to share.
·      Secret Sister gifts were exchanged.
·      Those who brought a draw string bag (with notions and fat quarter), picked a new bag from the collection.

Games
·      Chen made a saran wrap ball game for everyone to play. Many prizes were contained within, including chocolate, candy, thread, fabric and other notions.
·      Joy won the grand prize of a layer cake of fabric.

A group photo was taken before meeting adjourned.


Recorded and Submitted by:
Kathy Poston

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