SATURDAY, March 19th, 2022 12:30PM - @3:30PM
Dual Meeting - In Person at Boca Community Center or Zoom
Zoom link will be emailed and can be found in Facebook Members Group Events.
COVID-19 Update : The CDC reports the Palm Beach County COVID community level is low. For counties with a low community level, the advise is: "People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask."
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS :
It's National Quilting Day!
The South Florida Modern Quilt Guild will meet in a hybrid form by Zoom for those at home or at our new meeting place, the Boca Raton Community Center at 150 Crawford Blvd. off Palmetto Park Road between Interstate 95 and Dixie Highway. Doors to the Silver Palm West room will open at 12:30 p.m., and the lecture begins at 1 p.m.
March Lecture - Steph Skardal - On Creativity: Pushing Your Creative Boundaries Steph Skardal of Steph Skardal Quilts @stephskardal made a baby jacket as her first sewing project in 2013. She made her first quilt the following year and decided, "Never again." That didn't last. Steph focused on quilt designs in 2016 and won the Quiltcon Best in Show award in 2018. She taught Procreate classes at the last two Quiltcons. Her focus is "On Creativity: Pushing Your Creative Boundaries."
The lecture is free to members. Guests can join us for $10 - pay HERE.
Break
In honor of National Quilting Day, browse the giveaway table. Anyone who decluttered during COVID and wants to offer some fabric, thread, notions, patterns or anything else from the world of sewing can donate items. (Donors must take home anything that doesn't disappear.)
Quiltcon Recap
Highlights of members' quilts on display at the Phoenix show and members' photos.
QAL
PattiA teases the annual Quiltalong. Her only clue so far is "scrappy."
BQE Guildtique
AlisonR presents the latest quick project to stock the SFMQG BQE table. Bring your creations to the meeting or drop off at Stitchcraft.
Charity
SusanC and ChrisM have suggested a pattern on Charity webpage but anything works! The 2022 quilts are going to SOS Children's Villages Florida HOME | sosvillage and Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Edward J. Healey - hcdpbc.org.
Treasurer's Report
Membership : Welcome new member AmyG & RobertaH. 124 members.
April Updates
We're changing up the meeting and sew day dates to avoid a Passover-Easter weekend conflict. And we have a special meeting date and time of 2 p.m. April 2 for the general meeting and 3 p.m. for the lecture to accommodate Australian quilter Brenda Gael Smith. She'll be leading a workshop for us from 3-6 p.m. April 9. The Sew Day will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 16.
Events : All the scheduled quilty happenings are listed HERE all in one place!
Sew Days
The next Sew Day will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 16. Back on a regular full-day schedule in May at our new location, the Silver Palm West room at the Boca Raton Community Center. Susan and Chris would like the July 2 and Nov. 5 Sew Days to focus on charity projects. You'll get reminders.
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
Members have their works in an exhibition titled Five Contemporary Quilt Artists running through April 3rd 2022 at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden Butterfly Gallery.
Member works will be on display April 1-June 23 in a Modern Quilt Exhibition at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach.
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.
Fat quarters: Bring a fat quarter for a chance to win them all. Theme: Pastel
Show and 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 zoom meeting where you can talk about them.
Giveaway table: Last chance to scour the table for quilting goodies.