Elizabeth Dackson Tomorrow Night

Don't miss an opportunity to meet Elizabeth Dackson of Don't Call me Betsy at the Triad Modern Quilt Guild meeting,  August 25,  6:30 PM at the South Fork Recreation Center.  A $5.00 fee will be collected at the door.  She will be doing a lecture and trunk show that you will not want to miss.  On Wednesday, August 26 from 9:30-3:30 at Sewingly Yours  she will be doing a free motion class. The class is $90 ($80 for guild members).   Call Sewingly Yours,  (336) 766-8271, to reserve your space.

JULY RECAP

Liz introduced herself and welcomed visitors and new members to the meeting. She reminded members to join the Triad Modern Quilt Guild http://triadmodernquiltguild.blogspot.com to enable them to receive email reminders of meetings and events.  She also mentioned the link to the Modern Quilt Guild http://www.themodernquiltguild.com

ANNOUNCMENTS

• board position open
•  pouch swap due August meeting
• Quilt Carolina-September 18-26
• Quilt Con 2016 Pasadena, CA - February 18-21
• Treasurers report $3,031.41
• ORANGE is the Fat Quarter Lottery color for August
• MQG Quilt of the Month 2016
• What the are looking for
• design should be original and never before published online or in print
• designs should have a challenging creative element (like a color study,  new technique,  or unique structure or piecing)  want our members to learn new things and challenge their skills.
• we need to see your vision, you should have a visual guide to your quilt- whether it is a sketch or computer-generated design,  we need to be able to visualize your quilt as close to the final product as possible.
• Required items for Selected Quilts
•  selected quilters will be asked to submit the following items.  We don't need your finished quilt but we do ask that you take great photos and write thorough instructions that others can follow. 
•  pattern instructions and pattern templates
• illustrations and or diagrams for custom construction in assembly
• photos of the finished quilt
•  personal information like Instagram handle, website, bio, headshot, and MQG will use the info to give you credit and talk about how awesome you are. 

Our meeting closed with a Ice Cream Social and show and tell of "Quilts from our Past".  Members were asked to bring their first quilt they ever made to share.  There were some really good ones.  Thank you to all who participated.