May Meeting Preview 5/21/2022

SATURDAY, May 21st, 2022 12:30PM - @3:30PM

Dual Meeting - In Person at Boca Community Center or Zoom

The doors open and Zoom session starts May 21st at 12:30 p.m..

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

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

Lecture

Sylvia Schaefer of Flying Parrot Quilts : Quilts from Science

BQE 

  • Guildtique: AlisonR is at a family gathering, but she prepared wine bag, gift bag and storage bag patterns. They’re on the website under the Members and BQE tabs. Bring your creations to the next meeting or mail in. 

  • Raffle: Get It Quilted raffle ticket sales on the BQE website ahead of a July 1 drawing.

  • Presentation by Denise and AJ

  • Need another guild rep.

QAL

PattiA previews the next installment of the annual Quiltalong

Challenges

  • SFMQG: AJ will coordinate. Propose in August, work in September, due in October.

  • Two from Quiltcon: 

  • BQE: 30-by-30 projects. “Quilt Your World” and “It’s Not Easy Being Green.” Check it out on the 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 AJ


Membership

New members LindaG, MarylynS, KimY, JessicaM & VerlaK . Total 130 members

Previews


Sew Days

First Saturday full day 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July and November will be dedicated to charity sewing, so put it on your calendars.


Sip & Sew

Thanks to Marie F. for volunteering to launch the first meeting each month. 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

The Bailey Contemporary Arts Center Modern Quilt Exhibition is on display in Pompano Beach through June 16 with plenty of members’ works on display.

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.

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, May 18 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 grey or reads grey. 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.

Hope you can join us!