October Meeting Preview 10/16/2021

SATURDAY, October 16th, 2021 12:30PM - @3:30PM

*** WOW *** October General Meeting on 10/16 will be a dual meeting, virtual via Zoom and in person at Patch Reef starting with Julie Silber Lecture.

Due to high COVID-19 numbers in our area, effective 09/28/2021 masks will be required at all South Florida MQG in-person events at Patch Reef Park until further notice. We appreciate your cooperation.

Zoom link will be emailed and can be found in Facebook Members Group Events.

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS:

• Welcome

• October Lecture - Julie Silber - Keepin’ ‘Em in Stitches: America’s Funniest Quilts

  Approx. 1 hour + Q&A, with regular Guild meeting to follow.

  Guests can join us for $10 - pay HERE

• Brenda : By Laws update will be posted after meeting.

• Treasurer Report by AJ

• BQE with AJ

• BQE Raffle Quilt by Cathy - purchase raffle tickets on website store page 2021 Fractured Facets Quilt Raffle Tickets

  You can also bring cash to the meeting to purchase tickets. 6 Tickets for $5 or 12 Tickets for $10 or 25 Tickets for $20

• Membership with Charlotte : Welcome new member NellyM - 143 members total.

  Membership Renewal starting in November. Yearly fee of $50 remains the same.

• QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt Challenge Update by AllisonR

• Charity with Susan/Chris

• Block of the Month returns / anything goes!

• Challenge with LindaH

• Monthly Get Together Events

  • Patch Reef Sew Days - *** NEXT **** Sew Day 12noon-4pm on Oct 14th at Patch Reef Park

  • 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

  • November Workshop - Maria Shell - On the GRID—Structure as Visual Aesthetic - Sold Out - wait list available.

  • December - Peter Byrne Lecture - Behind the Seams

    2022

  • January Lecture - Audrey Esarey @CottonandBourbon - Finding My Voice In Modern Quilting - Lecture / Trunk Show

  • 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 Lecture - Brenda Gael Smith - Quilts & Composition

  • April Workshop - Brenda Gael Smith - Geometricks Sold Out - wait list is available.

  • May - Sylvia Schaefer Lecture - Quilts from Science

  • 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. Pro-rated membership! Only $15 for Sept till end of 2021.

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!