august meeting recap.

well, well, well...  what do you know? i'm actually posting the recap within the "suggested" timeframe. :)

ok.  enough pats on my back.
here are the highlights of the august meeting that took place precisely one week ago...

this first one is important: our meeting night is changing.
currently we meet on the second tuesday of every month.  next month will be the last time we do that.  starting in OCTOBER, we will meet on the THIRD TUESDAY of every month.  please update all of your calendars and palm pilots and whatnot.
(i'll keep reminding you too!)

this month was the month that officers were up for nomination.  if you are interested in or know someone who would be interested in becoming a co-president, secretary or treasurer, let us know so we can get your/their name on the ballot for next months election.

colleen talked about the pincushion swap signups.  they are taking place now until august 26th.  you can read all the details on her blog post here.

tami delivered the message that this saturday, august 25th, at 9am, the little general will be hosting a charm swap.  there will be snacks and treats.  i repeat, there will be snacks and treats.

then, we had our stash challenge and some sweet prizes were won.  and finally, of course, show and tell.  check back later to the flickr group to see some pics.

also, if you weren't there, teresa from sewingly yours has offered some sweet discounts to our guild the last couple of meetings.  so, even if you think we are totally boring, it's worth it just to get some deals on fabric!

hope to see everyone next month...

remember: if you signed up for the red and aqua bee/swap, they are due at the september meeting.  get sewing!!!!

april meeting recap

today is the one week anniversary of our april meeting.  to celebrate, i thought i would give a quick recap of what we talked about and did at the aforementioned april meet.   there's a lot.  brace yourself.

without further ado...

angie handed out our guild membership cards, for all members current on their dues.  and we all got a handful of triad mqg business cards to have on hand for fellow quilters who might be interested in our little guild.

we are shooting to have some scan quilts ready to deliver for the may meeting.  bring blocks, whole tops, binding, batting, whatever you can donate.

along these same lines, colleen issued a challenge to the guild... in may, bring any 12.5" (unfinished) star block made with orange, and colleen will make them into a quilt top for scan.  :)

also, at the may meeting, we will be signing up for the summer swap bee, where will will be making 12.5" (unfinished) blocks with red, gray and aqua.  the number you'll make/receive will depend on how many folks participate.  (hint: participate!).

finally, the may meeting will be NOT be held at sewingly yours.  we will be meeting at the same time (6pm) at karen gray design in reynolda village.  john adams (the quilt dad) will be coming and speaking at this meeting.  exciting!!

also, on june 6th, fabric designer tula pink will be at karen gray signing books.  so, that's pretty cool.

we had signups for the doll quilt swap online.  if you've signed up, these will be due at the june meeting.

so, after all of these general announcements, paige and angie spoke a bit about a possible north carolina/east coast retreat.  we filled out surveys, to gauge interest and find out if/how people would be able to help out.  if you have any thoughts about this, or want to more, send an email to triadmqg@gmail.com and let us know....

we, of course, had a bit of show and tell, where colleen volunteered to do a demo on zippers at a future meeting to be determined.

and tami announced that she'll be playing the upright bass at her church's "hee haw dinner theatre" on may 26th-28th.  tickets are $20 for dinner and a show.

and then.... finally.... drum roll.....

carrie taught a class on hexagons and english paper piecing.  and, it was hands on.  we all made two little hexagons and basted them and sewed them together.  carrie was a most excellent teacher and i hope we made her proud... thanks carrie!!

head on over to the flickr group to see pictures from the night...

and see you next month.  at karen gray.  on may 8th.  6:00 pm.

October meeting - Next week!

Hi Everyone.

Don't forget about our next meeting - Tuesday, October 11 at 6:00 pm at Sewingly Yours in Lewisville.

Directories are almost finished, and I hope to have them ready to give out that night.  If you weren't at the last meeting and would like to be in the directory, send your name, phone #, cell #, e-mail and any web info (twitter, flickr, blog) you may have to TriadMQG@gmail.com as soon as possible.

We'll also be discussing by-laws and finalizing our leadership roster - I'm very pleased to say that we have at least one volunteer for every spot...and more than one for some!  Thanks to all who have stepped up for our first year.

Did you finish our challenge???  The challenge was to make your own name tag for our next meeting.  I can't wait to see what everyone has come up with!  Don't forget to bring your show-and tell items, too!

As a reminder, we decided to forgo snacks, but feel free to bring your own food/drink if you'd like.

See you soon!!!
Angie

What a great meeting!!

Ok, I must admit, I'm still in shock at how many wonderful ladies showed up to our inaugural meeting - 26 in all.  As I was turning off the highway, I stated out loud, "I hope for 10...10 would be great."  Y'all really knocked my socks off!

I'm busy working on a directory and will have it out soon.  I'm also very happy to say that we have more than enough volunteers for the officer positions.  Of course, those at the meeting know that Paige has graciously stepped up to be a Co-President with me.   On top of that we have at three people interested in Secretary and two interested in Treasurer!  I'll get names out soon so we can vote at the next meeting.  Also, Colleen has agreed to be our first Swap Coordinator and I'm sure she's already brewing up some fabulous ideas for us.  :)

And speaking of Colleen... she has a fabulous write up about our meeting on her website, with pictures!

I'm already so inspired by this group that I can hardly stand it.  We have a great mix of newbies and veteran quilters (one who has only been quilting a couple of months!!), a great mix of ages, and people from coast-to-coast ... and even one from Poland!  I can't wait to see the wonderful things we will do together!

Go ahead and mark your calendar for our next meeting on October 11th at 6 pm and keep watching here for more announcements.

Have a great weekend!!!

Four days...

...well, if you don't count today.   I never quite know exactly how to count days.

Regardless... we meet on Tuesday!!!

I hope you are spreading the word and inviting all your quilty friends.  I would love to see us fill up the room at Sewingly Yours!

In the meantime, here are some things to think about that we will be discussing on Tuesday:

• Officers - We need people to step up and help run the ship.  Preferably a President, Vice Pres, Secretary and Treasurer.  I'll have specific duties outlined at the meeting, which we can discuss and edit.  I'm thinking one-year terms for all positions (also open for discussion).
• Snacks - Do we even want to bother?  If we do, should it come out of dues or do we rotate volunteers?
• Swaps - To steal the title from Quilt Dad (a Triangle MQG member), we need a Swap Swami.  Someone to organize swaps on a regular basis.
• Internet - We need an Internet Queen (or King) to manage things like this website, a flickr group, e-mail lists, and other miscellaneous things that may come up. 

I'll have more at the meeting, but these are the big ones I know we need right away.  I hope you'll consider using your talents to make this a strong group.  Please don't assume someone else will do it.  This is your chance!

See you next week!

Angie