November 2018 Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes

Meeting Information -Monthly Meeting

Date: November 15, 2018

Location: Primitive Gatherings, Murrieta, CA          Time: 6:30 PM

Attendees: 10 Members, 1 Guest (Yahaira Pelaez)

Board Members Present: Jan Prytz, President; Jessica Rittgarn, Vice President of Meetings; Madelynn MacRunnel, Treasurer; Taylor Darby, Secretary; Angelica Jones, Vice President of Social Media

Board Member Absent: Susan Long, Vice President of Charity Projects

Meeting Discussion

1. Dreu – announced a Primitive Gatherings deal
1. Primitive Gatherings is offering a calendar of events with coupons and patterns included for customers who buy $30 or more worth of product.
2. Jan Prytz – Announcements:
1. Modern Quilt Guild competition deadline is November 30th
2. Next meeting is our Christmas party at Primitive Gatherings
1. The gift exchange item is a soup bowl cozy
2. Jan posted photos and a pattern on the TVMQG website
3. We are doing a different method of exchanging gifts so please bring your soup bowl wrapped attractively
4. Bring snacks to share (munchies)
5. Bring 3 fat quarters
6. We will also have a BOM and show and tell, but the format will be more informal than our average meeting.
3. Dues are $40 and are due to Madelynn in January.
4. We voted for 2019 officers. Our 2019 officers will be:
1. Jan Prytz, President
2. Jessica Rittgarn, Vice President of Meetings
3. Madelynn MacRunnel, Treasurer
4. Taylor Darby, Secretary
5. Angelica Jones, Vice President of Social Media
6. Susanne O’Hara, Vice President of Charity Projects
5. There is a local organization called Vina de Lestonnac (or “Sisters”) that hosts quilt retreats.  The board will look into possibly organizing a retreat there.
1. Tips: don’t book on the weekends because it’s more expensive. Rooms 114, 113, and 101 are the best rooms.
3. Treasurer’s Report: The account balance as of as of November 15th, 2018 was $1026.10.
4. Jessica Rittgarn – Announcements:
1. Our charity quilt sew-in will be December 2nd charity challenge sew day at Jessica’s house.
5. Raffle Ticket WINNERS:
1. Jessica Rittgarn: The Men Behind the Quilts calendar
2. Nancy: Timeless Treasures charm pack
3. Madelynn: Primitive Gatherings gift card

Show and Tell

Attendees sharing items - All beautiful and creative projects shared! The group enjoyed seeing all them too!  See the TVMQG Blog posting for pictures.

1. Jan – showed us a quilt she made using fabric she bought while she was in Norway. It is meant to be a quilt to remember her trip by.  She also showed us the finished from the last meeting she submitted to QuiltCon “Two-color Challenge”. Nancy did the quilting.

2. Jessica – showed us some mini stockings she made using panels from The Piecemakers in Costa Mesa.  The stockings are part of an advent calendar. She also showed us a Disappearing Nine Patch block she made from her scraps.
3. Nancy – showed us a quilt top she made for her husband using a Frond kit from QuiltCon. The quilt was music themed and had A LOT of little pieces.
4. Taylor – showed us the finished charity quilt she quilted.
5. Sue – used her son's old army uniforms to make stockings.  She also showed us a pink and grey chevron quilt she made for her sister using chenille
6. Linda – made a giant quilt using Hoffman’s “Dream Big” panel she showed us at a previous meeting.
7. Yahaira – showed us a Christmas advent calendar she made. She also showed us a jellyroll quilt top she made with Angelica’s help.  She also showed us a pink and grey baby quilt top she made.

Presentations

1. BOM is a paper pieced Christmas Star:  See the TVMQG Blog for the pattern.  
1. ACTION ITEM: All members are requested to bring in the BOM for next month’s meeting.
2. REMINDER: instructions are up on the blog.
3. Block needs to be 12.5 in, but the pattern isn’t 12in. So make a border or find another solution to make it 12.5 inches.
2. Angelica gave a presentation on paper piecing
1. When choosing fabric for the project remember; it is more difficult to orient small pieces of fabric and directional fabric. Consider using larger pieces of non-directional, fabric when learning to paper piece.
2. Print out the pattern.
3. Check for seam allowance on paper pattern and make sure they are visible.
4. Note on the paper pattern which fabric will be used for each piece.
5. Cut out individual sections of the paper pattern making sure not to cut off seam allowances.Set your machine to a smaller stitch than normally used on your machine. (longer stitches will not perforate the paper enough and the paper will be difficult to tear away when done)
7. Lay fabric face down.
8. Sections should be numbered starting with “1”. Find number “1” and place paper piece face up onto the fabric. Cut fabric around a paper piece.
9. Fasten a piece of fabric to paper however you choose (i.e. hold it, glue it, pin it)
10. Lay a large piece of fabric for second section face down onto seam between sections “1” and “2” making sure it will cover section “2” when it is flipped back over.
11. Sew along the line on the paper piece between sections “1” and “2”.
12. Trim excess fabric in the seam allowance, open seam, and roll flat.
13. Repeat steps “j” through “l” for the paper piece “3” and sew along the paper line between section “3” and previously sewn piece.
14. Continue with consecutive pieces until the pattern is finished. Once each subsection is assembled, individual subsections will need to be sewn together along paper seam allowance.
15. Rip paper out when done.

Upcoming Meeting and BOM presentations

NOTE:  The block can be made in any fabric color desired.   The instructions are on the TVMQG Blog. Block needs to be completed to measure 12.5".  

1. Bring wrapped soup bowl, 3 fat quarters, BOM, show and tell