SATURDAY, November 20th, 2021 12:30PM - @3:30PM
Per current CDC guidelines, masks are encouraged for all people at in-person South Florida MQG events (regardless of vaccination status) due to our area having high COVID-19 numbers. We appreciate your cooperation.
Remember we are in a new location - Boca Raton Swim Center. See November General Meeting for address and map.
Zoom link will be emailed and can be found in Facebook Members Group Events.
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS:
Welcome by Brenda
Board nominations
Vote on By Laws
Meeting place/Dues increase
Treasurer Report by AJ
Raffle Quilt : Purchase raffle tickets on website 2021 Fractured Facets Quilt Raffle Tickets
You can also bring cash to the meeting to purchase tickets :
6 Tickets for $5 ~~ 12 for $10 ~~ 25 for $20
Membership with Charlotte : Welcome new members GloriaT & JessicaA - 145 members total. Membership Renewal email will be going out to members soon.
QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt Challenge Update by AllisonR
2022 Block of the Month - Anything Goes Modern DIY BOM with CathyW
Challenge Reveal with LindaH
If you’re participating in the Curve Around Challenge, pictures of your finished quilt must be emailed by midnight, Tuesday, November 16! Email photos; quilt name; artist statement and quilt dimensions to: Charlotte. If you need a reminder of what is needed, visit our challenge page here.
Then at November General Meeting, pictures of each quilt will be shown anonymous, on-screen. Members will be emailed a link to return to look at quilts at their leisure, and have until Wednesday, December 1 to vote for the quilt that best reflects curves and/or circles with modern quilt characteristics. Winners will be announced at the December General Meeting and makers will talk about their quilt.
Monthly Get Together Events
Sip & Sew Zoom 2nd Thursday of each month 8pm-10:30pm
#playgroundbom Small Zoom Group for Corinne Sovey's Playground Skillbuilder Quilt Along! 4th Thursday of each month 8pm-10:30pm
New small zoom groups ideas/leaders welcome.
Events with Sherry and Cathy
December - Peter Byrne Lecture - Behind the Seams
2022
January Workshop - Sujata Shah Virtual Workshop - Kawandi Quilt. Sold Out - wait list is available.
February Lecture - Teri Lucas - Learn to Stitch with Reckless Abandon
March - Steph Skardal Lecture - On Creativity: Pushing Your Creative Boundaries
April Workshop - Brenda Gael Smith - Geometricks Sold Out - wait list is available.
June Workshop - Sylvia Schaefer Virtual Workshop - Designing With Negative Space Sold Out - wait list is available.
July Workshop - Jenny Haynes - Skinny Inset Strips Registration TBD - Heads up email sent 48hrs in advance.
October Lecture - Julia Graves - My Quilting Journey and Trunk Show
November Workshop - Julia Graves - Amazing Abstracts Registration TBD - Heads up email sent 48hrs in advance.
Guests can join us for some Lectures for $10 - pay HERE.
Anyone can join HERE.
Show and Tell : Show off your Modern Makes!
If you are attending the meeting in person to bring them along.
Showing off your modern quilty creations via Zoom is not easy. If you wish 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.
Show & Tell will be highlighting modern works from new members. If you are a recent new member and would like to participate please bring them to the meeting or email Charlotte some pictures of your modern makes with info and what month you want to talk about them during the Show & Tell.
Remember you can still show off your work via Zoom if desired.
All the scheduled quilty happenings are listed HERE all in one place!
Snacks to share at break is optional.
Hope you can join us!