Tuesday, May 22, 2018

May Minutes

Virginia Beach Modern Quilt Guild Minutes
May 19, 2018

Members: 13
Guests: 2

Meeting Notes / Announcements

      Jana welcomed everyone to the meeting, including two visitors
      Birthdays
o      May gifts presented
o      June makers volunteered
      Program – Mary discussed how to do facing in place on binding on a quilt
      Jana passed out bits of paper
o      Everyone recorded their name, what they are good at and what they would like to learn and turned in to Jana.
      Block lottery winner chosen
      WIP Challenge sign-ups
o      Sign-ups are this month and next month
o      Email your 3 WIPs to Jana, Chen, Kathy, Mary (any or all officers)
o      Bring $5 next month
      Beach bag swap
      Show and Tell
      Karie, aka karie_twokwikquilters, will be in town the 1stweekend in September. She’ll be doing a trunk show for us on Friday evening, location TBD.
      Red Wing Park Meeting
o      Discussion regarding our August meeting at Red Wing Park. Motion was put forth to change the park meeting to September. Members voted and motion was accepted to change the meeting from August to September. 
      Group Challenge Ideas
o      Last year’s challenge was the Paint Chip Challenge, we discussed ideas for this year. We’ll further discuss next month.

June Agenda
      Left-Right-Center
o      Bring Alison Glass fat quarters – up to 3
      WIP Challenge
o      Sign-ups continue
o      Bring $5
o      List WIPs if you haven’t already provided them
      Block Lottery 
o      Make Disappearing Pinwheel blocks, per the tutorial
o      White background with a bright
      Swap
o      Hexies
       Bring 6 sets of 6 (36 total), 1 inch finished, hexies in solid colors.
       Each set of 6 should be the same color

Meeting adjourned at 12:30 pm.  
Recorded and Submitted by:

Kathy Poston

Saturday, May 12, 2018

May Agenda

Saturday, May 19
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

LRC
Bring up to three solid fat quarters for playing Left Right Center!
Swap

Block Lottery

WIP Sign-ups!
May 19 - August 18
  • Sign-up is $5 an entry
  • List 3 Works In Progress (WIPs) that you will finish by the end of the time frame.
  • If you complete all three, you’ll be in a drawing to win a prize as well as the money collected.

Monday, May 7, 2018

April Minutes

Virginia Beach Modern Quilt Guild Minutes
April 21, 2018

Members: 17
Guests: 0

Meeting Notes / Announcements

      Jana welcomed everyone to the meeting
      Happy 6th Anniversary to VBMQG!
      Mug rug and mug swap
      WIP Challenge reveal
o      Two people completed the challenge
o      The prize money was split, the fabric prize was won by rock, paper scissors
      Block lottery winner chosen
      Show and Tell
      Stations with make and takes throughout the day
o      Birdhouse nests
o      English paper piecing
o      Button charms
o      Journal notebooks
      Sew Day!
      Pot luck lunch
      Show and Tell

Meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm.

Recorded and Submitted by:

Kathy Poston