Minutes from January 22, 2019 meeting

Meet the officers:

Muriel Riggs is our outgoing President.  Sheri Collette is our incoming President.  Thank you, Muriel and Sheri, for volunteering to take this leadership position.

Sheri handed out a Guild Survey.  If you did not get a chance to participate, here are the questions that you can still answer:

1.  Is there a speaker you would like to see invited to our guild?

2.  Is there someone you follow on Instagram that you think would make a good speaker?

3.  What kind of workshops would you like to see offered?

4.  Is there anything else you would like to see the Guild do in 2019?

While we may not be able to bring someone in this year, if we make contact, we may be able to schedule someone for a future year.  It can’t hurt to ask!

Ann Holland is our outgoing Treasurer and she gave her final financial report.  We are going into the new year with a respectable financial cushion.  Cynthia Lees is our incoming Treasurer.  If you have any expenses in association with the TMQG, please take your receipt to her.

Belva and Amanda Hinshaw are handing our club swaps.  We will have one external swap with the Central Ohio MQG.  Swap details will be forthcoming.

Bethany Sharpton handles our social media on Facebook and Instagram.  Please like and/or follow us.  Also, if you have anything to share, let Bethany know.

Ann Monroe coordinates our community service projects with Senior Services.  Ann suggested that members bring incontinence products in January.  February’s focus will be dental health.  Start collecting the toothpaste, tooth brushes, and floss that you receive from your dentist.  Ann is also planning three sew-ins; one each in March, June, and September.  Kits for lap quilts are being made up from fabric donated to the guild.  It would be wonderful if each member could donate a quilt.  It would be a great way to use up scraps!

Lee Monroe is managing the raffle quilt project.  The plan is to make two throw-sized quilts by June.  Anyone wanting to work on the quilt is invited to participate, regardless of skill level.  Just let Lee know that you willing to work!

Ticket sales will run from June until the November meeting, when we will hold the drawing.  Members will be asked to sell $40 worth of tickets this year.  Sitting with the quilt at craft and quilt shows counts towards your total.

Liz Bowen is in charge of our prize patrol.  She will present raffle tickets during our meetings.  You receive 1 ticket for attending the meeting, 1 ticket for wearing a name tag, and 1 for donating to Senior Services.  Prizes are presented at the end of the meeting.  If you have something to donate, please give it to Liz.

Annelise Gorensek is scheduling our programs.  February will focus on sewing for organizations.  There are needs out there and our life paths may draw us to one type of work over another.  February speakers will present opportunities for us to make a difference in someone else’s life.

July will be “Christmas in July”.  Bring easy to make items (preferably with instructions) that would be suitable as Christmas (or other celebration) gifts.  It will also be our ice cream social.

Outside speakers have been invited, but dates have not been confirmed.  As the schedule firms up, we will forward the information to you.

Roseanne Morgan is the Secretary.  She is responsible for posting to the blog, making sure that members can access the MQG website, and providing email information to interested parties.  If you know of someone who cannot access the website or is not receiving emails, please let her know.  Her email is rpmorgan1@bellsouth.net

She also accepts constructive feedback and information of interest to our guild.

Other announcements:

QuitCon:  February 21 - 24, 2019 in Nashville, TN.

Show and Tell:  Please bring your handcrafted items to guild meetings so everyone can oooh and aaah.  Items do not have to be modern quilts since we appreciate the craftmanship of a variety of arts and crafts.  In the past we have seen handmade bags and clutches, sewn and knit garments, quilts for specific holidays, traditional quilts with applique, embroidered items, family heirloom quilts, etc.  Please share!

Snow policy:  If there is adverse weather, the South Fork folks follow the instructions provided by Forsyth Tech Community College.  If Forsyth Tech is closed, South Fork is closed.

The January Program:  Understanding the Rainbow, color theory instruction by Lee Monroe.  Lee brought several examples of the color combinations that she had done in her quilts.  She went beyond the usual primary and secondary colors to demonstrate tertiary colors.  She discussed monochromatic, analogous, and complimentary color schemes.  Then she went into tints, shades, and tones; topics that are usually discussed in the paint store.  She discussed sorting scraps based on pure colors, tints (white mixed into the color), shades (black mixed into the color), and tones (black and white mixed into the color). 

Take away lesson - Label Your Quilts!

Next meeting:  February 26, 2019 at 6:30 pm, South Fork Community Center, 4403 Country Club Road, Winston Salem, NC