SATURDAY, December 16th, 2023 9:00AM- 4PM EST
Dual Meeting - In Person Boca Raton Community Center or Your Home via Zoom.
Zoom link will be sent via email and will be found in Facebook Members Only Group Events.
SFMQG General Meeting Agenda 12-16-23
Welcome
Bring holiday goodies to share if you wish.
Presidential Election–Seeking a nomination, second for MarieF to preside in 2024
Lecture - Jenny Lyon - Tippy Top Tips For Successful and Joyful Free Motion Quilting
The founder of QuiltSkipper.com takes some of the mystery out of free-motion quilting at home on a domestic machine. She’s been teaching since 2006, and wrote a book in 2018 about making machine quilting joyful. Her work has been juried into major shows including Houston and Paducah as well SAQA exhibits and art galleries. She enjoys seeing line, texture and shadow emerge as she quilts. Jenny has suggestions for tips, tools and products that will up your quilting skills. She comes to us from Northern California.
Intermission
Mod Tech Challenge – Design session is Dec. 18
Community Outreach
Quilt entered as COMM15559338 Symmetricotious invoice #3711
Charlotte is hand quilting and finishing.
Membership
2024 Membership Renewal have started at $60. Drawing for renewals by year-end at Jan meeting.
Welcome new members RobinP & KathleenA plus previous member MoniqueF . - 145 members in 2023.
Workshops
Full 2024 schedule on tap. Four are booked and a fifth is planned.
Sales opened for Jan 27th & 28th 2024 Workshop - Sarah Goer - Building an Improv Toolbox
Lectures
2024 Calendar is almost full. Plus mark your calendars: Quarterly potluck lunches March 16, May 18, Sept. 21 and Nov. 16
See SFMQG Quilting Fun README webpage for preliminary schedule - details will be put on the website in January.
Treasurer’s report: Latest monthly balance
Charity – Susan
Row Your Quilt Finale
Send photo of finished top to Charlotte by Jan. 17 to compete in a drawing for a grand prize at Jan 20th meeting.
Show & Tell
Let’s have a QuiltCon reject parade.
Send any modern pics to Charlotte before 12/15/2023.
Handmade gift exchange -
i.e. pincushions, clip holders, etc. Give something you would love to receive.
Wrap it up in a fat quarter.
People who participate pick one off the table.