SATURDAY, April 2nd, 2022 1:30PM - @4PM
Dual Meeting - In Person at Boca Community Center or Zoom
April special meeting date and time
The doors open and Zoom session starts April 2 at 1:30 p.m., the business meeting runs 2-3 p.m. and the Brenda Gael Smith Lecture starts at 3 p.m.
Zoom link will be sent via email and can be found in Facebook Members Only Group Events.
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS :
QAL
PattiA previews the second installment of the annual Quiltalong.
BQE
BQE Challenges: 30-by-30 inch rules. “Quilt Your World” and “It’s Not Easy Being Green.”
Guildtique: AlisonR presents the latest quick project to stock the table. Bring your creations to the next meeting or drop off at Stitchcraft.
Raffle: Get It Quilted raffle ticket sales on the BQE website.
Charity
SusanC and ChrisM have suggested a pattern on the website – but anything works! The 2022 quilts are going to SOS Children's Villages Florida in Coconut Creek and the Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riviera Beach.
Treasurer's Report
Membership : New member JenniferS. Total 125 members.
April-May Preview
Australian quilter Brenda Gael Smith. Brenda Gael Smith will be leading a workshop for us from 3-6 p.m. on April 9. The next Sew Days will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 16 and May 7. BOM photos will be due by noon May 18. The next meeting May 21 begins with a lecture by Sylvia Schaefer - Quilts from Science.
Sip & Sew
Second and fourth Thursdays 8-10 p.m. via Zoom. Dial in if you have any quilting questions or want to show projects you're working on.
Announcements
RandyM is looking for a roomie for the Sebring See-Bring-Sew retreat at the Seven Sebring Raceway Hotel in Sebring May 18-21.
The West Broward Quilt Guild is looking for a modern quilter interested in doing a 20-minute trunk show this summer. See AJ for details.
We have an empty board seat. If anyone wants to volunteer for a one-hour Zoom meeting on the first Tuesdays of the month, reach out to CathyW at president@southfloridamqg.com
Drawings
BOM: Join the Block of the Month quilt project and have the quilt you've been longing for in January. Email President and Charlotte by noon Wednesday, April 13 to be entered in the monthly gift-card drawing. For the people on Zoom, type a number between 40 and 49 to pick the winner.
Fat quarters: Today’s fat quarter theme is yellow. The winner is …
Show & Tell
Showing off your modern quilty creations via Zoom is not easy. If you can’t show them in person, either email Charlotte pictures or post to Facebook members only group and they will be put in a gallery to be shown during the meeting where you can talk about them.
Lecture
April Lecture - Brenda Gael Smith - Quilts & Composition The lecture is free to members. Guests can join us for $10 - pay HERE.
Brenda Gael Smith comes to us from Australia. The New Zealand native is a contemporary quilt artist who trends toward abstracts in strips, curves, circles and Xs. She follows up two weeks later with a SFMQG workshop.