July 2023 Meeting and Sew Day Preview 7/15/2023

SATURDAY, July 15th, 2023 9:00AM- 4PM EST

Dual Meeting - In Person Boca Raton Community Center or Your Home via Zoom.

Zoom link sent via email and will be found in Facebook Members Only Group Events.

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

9 a.m. Open Sew

12:30 Zoom opens for lecture and meeting

Building summer hours means doors closing at 1 pm, so knock on the window or side door if you arrive late.

Welcome

Approve summary of June meeting

Lecture - Patricia Belyea - Okan Arts - The Unknowing of Creativity

Patricia shares her creative approach to developing ideas for original quilt designs. Her latest series of quilts using Big Grids with Inserted Curves is made with vintage Japanese yukata cottons and other global fabrics.

Break

Florida Fronds raffle drawing

QAL Update

Mod Tech Challenge Update – 65 participants!

Next unit drop in Monday’s email followed by 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Zoom sessions.

Quiltcon Community Outreach progress report

Susan Capone – Charity update

Alison - Workshops

In-person bag making workshop Sept. 9. Registration on website available now.

Alice - Lectures

Aug. 19 Zoom only – Elizabeth DeCroos, Epidia Studio – Pojagi

Sept. 23 (week later than usual) Diana Li Fitzgerald, BanjoFlannel.com – Perception of Randomness

Oct. 21 David Owen Hastings, Quilt Labels to Love

Nov. 18 Regina Jestrow, Fiber arts

AJ - Treasurer’s Report

Sew Day tomorrow (7/16/2023) at AJ’s clubhouse in Parkland from 12-4. She supplies iron, ironing board, cutting mat. Sewing for Community Outreach quilt.

Charlotte - Membership Report - New member AbbeF - 138 total

Row Your Quilt Monthly Drawing

Show and Tell

Extended Sew Day till 4pm

Hope you can join us!