Meeting
Minutes
Meeting Information -Monthly Meeting
Date: May 18, 2017
Location: Primitive Gatherings, Murrieta, CA Time:
6:30 PM
Attendees: 9 Members, 3 Guests
Board Members Present: Jan Prytz, Jessica Rittgarn, Maritza Farr,
Colleen Molen, Angelica Jones
Board Member Absent: Susan
Long
Meeting Discussion
1.
Jan Prytz, the President, informed the group of the
following:
a.
Need volunteers for future BOMs. Madelyn
volunteered for September.
b.
Raffle ticket process - raffle tickets will
be given for attending the meeting, turning in a charity block, and show and
tell participation.
c.
Blog interviewees are needed. Please contact
Angelica if you are interested in being selected, otherwise Angelica will
randomly select members for upcoming interviews.
d.
Our meeting invitation cards have been
updated and slightly revised. Please take some with you and feel free to share
with shops you visit and others you encounter who may be interested in
attending our meetings.
e.
Meeting today will consist of two show and
tells - the regular show and tell AND our Challenge Show and Tell (solids
challenge).
f.
NEW Challenge - make a quilted item inspired
from a photo. Can be any type of quilted item, not just a quilt. Jan shared a
picture that inspired her quilt project. The New Challenge project will be due
at the October meeting. See the TVMQG Facebook page meeting post for a
picture of her project.
g.
QuiltCon 2018 Charity Quilt - if we decide as
a guild to participate we will need a Chair and a person to head the design
committee. Theme is Modern Take on Traditional. Palette for the challenge was
also shared. The Chair is responsible for filling out the MQG form indicating
that we are participating. The finished quilt is returned to our guild so we
can use it for a charity.
i. ACTION ITEM: Jan will inquire at the June meeting for Quiltcon Charity
Quilt Chair and Design Committee volunteers.
h.
We are trying to have a Christmas in July get
together, but are in need of a location. The plan is to hold the event on July
20th at 6:30pm (same time as our regular meeting). More information will be provided at our June
meeting since we still don't have a location for the event. Plan is to exchange
hot pads or pot holders.
i.
Jan sent out a survey and is requesting that those
who received the survey respond. This will help her with the planning for our
guild.
2.
Treasurer's Report -
Tax forms have been submitted and accepted by the IRS. Current fund balance is
$824.74.
3.
QuiltCon 2018
registration opens June 2017. Hotel
information has been posted by the MQG, so call and make reservations as
needed. Also, QuiltCon needs volunteers, so please consider responding to their
call for volunteers.
4.
Raffle Ticket WINNERS - Primitive
Gatherings Gift Card - Judy, MQG Water Bottle and Bag - Natalie, Jelly Roll + -
Angelica. Congratulations ladies!
Show and Tell Solids challenge
Jan,
Natalie, and Maritza shared their solids challenge quilts. See the TVMQG Facebook page meeting post for
pictures of the solids quilts shared at the meeting and information.
Show and Tell
Name/ Description of Shared Item - All
beautiful and creative projects shared! The group enjoyed seeing all them too! See our TVMQG Facebook page meeting post for pictures and
information on each of the projects shared at the meeting.
1.
Linda Bretton
2.
Susanne O'Hara
3.
Sue Gillaspie
4.
Natalie Pollard
5.
Judy Neilio
6.
Colleen Molen
7.
Angelica Jones
8.
Jessica Rittgarn
Presentations
1.
BOM Woven Chevron presented by Natalie. She
recommends that seams be pressed open to prevent seam build up. Patterns uses
HSTs. See the TVMQG Blog for the pattern. Square up blocks as you go.
a.
ACTION ITEM: All
members and guests are asked to consider completing a block and bring it to the
June meeting.
2.
AccuQuilt Go Cutter and dies demonstrated by
Natalie. She discussed how to prepare fabric. Several members tried out the
cutter and were impressed with the ease of use and its precision cutting
especially with more complex shapes that are difficult to rotary cut. The
cutter is available online and Maritza shared that Moores Sewing in Temecula
(on Ynez) also carries the cutter.
Upcoming Meeting Dates/Information
Third Thursday of the month at Primitive
Gatherings in Murrieta, June 15th, at 6:30 pm
Susan Long will demo Quilt as You Go.
Upcoming BOM presentations and BOM
Construction requirements
NOTE:
The block can be made in any fabric color desired, but with a low volume
background fabric. The instructions are on the TVMQG Blog. Block needs
to be completed to measure 12.5".
June
- Maritza
September
- Madelyn
