OMQG Meeting Minutes - January 28, 2019 General Meeting
Meeting began at 7:39
The Shop of the Month was Mad About Patchwork
Slideshow re:
Lots of new sign ups!
Canada 150 quilt - Update: Guild quilt raised money for the orphans of Brian and Dora Aspulund, and is now at the Perley Rideau Veterans Health Centre
Helping after the storm - contact Jenn McMillan if interested
Guild is great! Now 100 members! Have learned lots this year, and still have more learning coming up.
2018-2019 meetings
2018-2019 programming
Sign ups: refreshments (see Stacey O.), Jelly Roll Race, Sew-ins, Pillow Swap, CQA quilting goes viral, retreat, the usual suspects, Johanna Masko workshop
Jelly Roll Race - April meeting, put a team together!
Sew ins - See Krista. Next one is February 10th: Hawaien Needle Turn Applique with Jenn McMillan
Pillow Swap - sign up, get assigned a partner, make a 18”x18” pillow cover for the May meeting
CQA Quilting goes Viral - due at the April meeting, see CQA website for details
Retreat 2019 - Thursday arrival option, sign up and pay by August 20th
Big Stitch Quilting
Big Stitch workshop - with Johanna Masko Sunday March 24th, cost $100
Roosting Round Robin - fist prompt is Words
Quiltcon Charity Quilt - complete! Thanks to Suzanne Keller and Kirsten Fearon for taking the lead
Modern Elements with Jann - Movement
Block of the Month/Block of the year - winners: Angie, Melanie, Mary, Angie, Liz, (one other), Sheena, Pat (twice), Brenda
Door Prizes - winners: Stacey, Karen, Liz, Irene
Sew and Tell
Break
Speaker: April Waddell - Quilt As You Go
Meeting ended at 9:36.
Meeting began at 7:35.
This month there were two Shop of the Month, Superior Threads with Wendy Foster Birch, and Once Upon a Tote with Kim Bonin.
Slideshow re:
Helping After the Storm - Jenn McMillan: Quilt drive for tornado victims, details still being finalized.
Trendtex Challenge - Irene Lafleche has bundles for participants.
Refreshment sign up - November meeting is Sweet vs Salty, potluck, no sign up. Members A-M to bring sweet, N-Z to bring salty.
Ornament Exchange: last night to sign up.
2018-2019 meetings: next meeting November 26th.
2018-2019 programming
Sew-ins and Sip n Sew
Retreat - Gracefield
QuiltCon Charity Quilt Challenge
Modern Design Elements: Asymmetry - Jann Atkinson
Block of the Month: 26 blocks, winners are Laura (prize), Krista (13 blocks) and Joanne (13 blocks). November block of the month is the Economy Block.
Block of the Year: Karen (first), Katy (most)
Canadian Block Lotto: wedge, solids only
Door Prizes: Elaine, Dianne, Jane, Lee Doddrige
Break
Speaker - Bill Stearman
Sew and Tell
Meeting ended at 10:01
OMQG MEETING MINUTES - September 24, 2018
Meeting began at 7:35.
The shop of the month was Mad About Patchwork, who held a pre-guild event at their store for all guild members.
Slideshow re:
- Welcome to a new season
- Pre-Guild Event at Mad About Patchwork
- Friday’s storm
- Welcome to new and returning members
- Thank-you 2017-2018 executive and team
- Welcome 2018-2019 executive and team
- CQA talk
- Meeting schedule for 2018-2019
- 2018-2019 annual budget - presented by April
- 2018-2019 programming
- Sew-ins and Sip and Sew
- Retreat - Gracefield
- QuiltCon Charity Quilt Challenge 2017 & 2018
- QuiltCon Charity Quilt Challenge 2019
- Sign-ups
- MQG Mini Swap 2019
- Block of the Month (BOM). Exclamation mark. 2 groups of 27 blocks were up for grabs. Winners: Dianne, Jenn McMillan, Irene Lafleche (prize)
- Door Prizes Winners: Sharon Wright, Laura, Katrina Petryk, Angie, Pat, E.P., Pam
Speed date.
Break.
Sew and Tell
Meeting closed at: 9:09.
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