January 2019 Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes

Meeting Information -Monthly Meeting

Date: January 17, 2019

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

Attendees: 5 Members, 2 Guests

Board Members Present: Jan Prytz, President; Jessica Rittgarn, Vice President of Meetings; Taylor Darby, Vice President of Social Media; Susanne O’Hara, Vice President of Charity Projects

Board Member Absent: Secretary; Angelica Jones, Madelynn MacRunnel, Treasurer;

Meeting Discussion

1. Jessica – took over as President of Meetings for the night
1. The challenge due in June will be a fidget quilt
1. Fidget quilt: a washable, lap sized (16in) quilt with sensory items built in. Used as a baby “toy” or entertainment for Alzheimer’s or dementia patients.
2. At our March meeting we will be doing a sew-in
1. We will make placemats and donate them to Meals on Wheels
2. Fabric will be provided
3. Bring your machine and supplies (i.e. scissors, thread, binding)
3. New Request: To help with costs, the guild is asking each of the members to bring in a gift to donate as a door prize for their birthday (i.e. fat quarters)
4. Suzanne O’Hara has sign-up sheets for monthly BOMs and demonstrations. Please sign up as a presenter.
5. Charity BOMs
1. Reminder: Charity work is required of the guild in order for the guild to exist
2. If you are unable to participate in our monthly BOMs we ask that you make a quilt and donate it to the guild to donate to charity.
2. Raffle Ticket WINNERS:
1. Taylor: 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. Jessica – made a tablet stand using fabric, rice, and polyfill. She also made a tablet cover.  Jessica also signed up for Quilty Box and brought in her most recent shipment. The box included fat quarters, snips, and a pad.

2. Taylor – Made 4 blocks using the calendar Jan got her for Christmas. They are each of a house on a hill. She used fabric paint to paint in one of the fabrics she didn’t like.

Presentations

1. Jan presented this month’s BOM. She designed the BOM and named it “Woven”:  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: iron seams open for a nicer, more even look.
3. Don’t forget to square up each of the 9 squares before assembling.
2. Guest Speaker: Linda Evans – Connect, Absorb, Encourage, Inspire

Instagram: @quiltart and @stitchgrow

Etsy Pattern: LindaEvansDesign

Linda has been sewing off and on since high school, but says she “purposefully” started quilting about 15 years ago.  She enjoys making wall quilts mostly, but does make the occasional quilt meant for use. In her experience, she credits joining a guild, attending shows and workshops, and experimenting with new techniques as influential in her success as a quilter.  Her motto is “connect, absorb, encourage, and inspire”. She shared over 20 of her beautiful quilts with us:

1. Batik Traditional Stars: This quilt was her oldest quilt.
2. Autumn: (September 2005) Originated from a row-by-row challenge she was a part of.
3. Let Your Light Shine: (June 2006) Included crystals, beads, couched yarn, and a gradient.
4. Garden Groove: (September 2007) Included piping in binding, and blocks in multiple sizes.
5. Garden Party: (July 2009) Designed this quilt on digital quilt software
6. Friends and Family: (2009) This is considered an art quilt. It is made using organza. The organza sections were not quilted with batting or backing fabric creating sheer shapes that gave the illusion of cutouts in the quilt.
7. Lovely Day: (September 2011) Designed into two distinct rectangle sections made using different kinds of batik fabric.
8. In the Beginning: (September 2011) Featured applique. This quilt was shown at “Sacred Threads”
9. Special Occasions: Featured four distinct pieced and appliqued sections that represented each of the four seasons
10. She showed us a quilt she made at a Gloria Lohman workshop.
11. Easy on the Eyes: (February 2015)
12. Drift: (July 2015) The theme was “tranquility” and matched her next quilt.
13. Tangles: (2015) The theme is “turmoil”. This quilt is the complement of “tranquility”
14. Go Green: She was inspired by the need to use up the greens in her fabric stash
15. Modern Trees: (December 2016) started off with a large quilt top and cut it then reassembled it multiple times until she liked it.
16. She showed us a cuddle quilt she made that lives on her couch at home.
17. Wonky quilt-top: (current) She made this quilt-top while attending an “Empty Spools” workshop led by Mary-Lou Weidemam
18. Detours: (August 2017) Made with lots of stripes
19. Stitch and Grow quilt made with individual flowers. The flowers were improv assembled until it was a quilt-sized quilt-top.
20. She shared with us her collection of small quilts.

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