December 2023 Meeting Recap

December 16, 2023

SATURDAY, December 16th, 2023

SFMQG Meeting Minutes 12/16/2023

AGENDA

Block of the Month - Marie

Starting in January. Information posted on website with photos and steps for how to prepare the blocks.
If you prepare a block, mail it back to Marie prior to the next meeting.
She will draw the name of a person who participated, and that person will win all the blocks.
One block = one postage stamp

Presidential Election

Nomination for MarieF - AJ nominated
ShirleyP seconded
MarieF is our new president!

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.

Mod Tech Challenge

Design session is Dec. 18
MarieF won the raffle.

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 & Kathleen Armstrong plus previous member Monique F ., as well as Stacey Canter! - 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

Balance is around $15,100
Working on W2 forms for our lecturers

Charity – Susan

Just got 2 new quilts quilted and bound. Will be delivered end of January at SOS Children’s Village and Nursing Home in WPB. Will have about 70 quilts total. Special shoutout to Nancy Knoll who donated 55 tops. Will announce plans for next year at the January meeting.