Virginia
Beach Modern Quilt Guild Minutes
May 20, 2017
Members: 15
Guests: 2
Meeting Notes / Announcements
·
Lauren started the
meeting by welcoming everyone.
·
April meeting
minutes were approved.
·
Membership badges
were available at the sign-in table.
·
Mid Atlantic Quiltfest
– The
guild needs a new coordinator for our display at the Mid Atlantic Quilt Show. We
have chosen a theme for this year’s display and it is the Paint Chip Challenge.
Duties include:
o
email with the
display coordinator of the Mid Atlantic Quilt Show
o
provide information
about the quilts to be displayed at the show
o
coordinate a pick-up
date for quilts at the guild (the January meeting)
o
take display quilts
to Mid Atlantic Show in Hampton, VA on the designated date
o
pick up quilts from
Mid Atlantic Show when show closes.
o
Please let us know
here or email one of the leadership!
·
June Meeting
o
Sew Day!
§
The meeting will be
at the usual location, starting at 10:30 am, ending at 4:00 pm.
§
Kelley will be
teaching us how to make cathedral windows – details coming soon.
§
We passed out fabric
with guild logos as well as a zipper, this would be a great time to work on a
bag!
§
We’ll do another pot
luck, bring your food of choice!
o
Swap – Sew Together
Bag
Program
· Using the Fibonacci Sequence in Modern Quilting
with Nancy Dwyer and Barbara Gelpi
· Purpose: Demystify the math of a really
interesting design principle which translates well to quilts.
· Great program! If you missed it, details on the
demo will be sent soon.
Paint Chip Challenge
Make a quilt using primary 3 colors you choose blindly from paint chips in a
paper bag.
·
from the bag
choose 3 paint chips
·
you may have one
redraw of 1-3 colors
·
match your paint
chips to any brand of solids (Kona, moda, American Brand, Oakshott, etc)
·
quilts should be
predominantly these 3 colors, you may add white, gray, black, or Beige/ tan as
a neutral for your quilt
·
prints are
allowed, but try to make your quilt match your paint chips as much as possible
·
quilts are due at
the August meeting
·
min size side
48" no max
Games
· Hopefully we know more about one another! We
played a name and favorite things game by tossing a giant beach ball around!
· Two person thread the needle
Show and Tell
Meeting
adjourned at 12:30 pm.
Recorded and
Submitted by:
Kathy
Poston
