CFMGQ October 15th - Meeting Minutes

1.  Kathy Lyman called the meeting to order.
2.  Welcome to everyone.
3.  Everyone BRIEFLY introduced themselves.  No guests or members attended this meeting.
recognized.
4.  Reminded everyone to wear name tags or make your own.  No discussion regarding having "fines" for "NO Personal name tag" wearing to begin in January.
5.  Reviewed Minutes and Treasurers report for September.
6.  Discussed membership dues again.  Reminded that everyone has to pay $5 for year long membership (runs September - September).  Cash only (we do not have checking account yet).  Reminded everyone to verify address, phone number and email addresses.  Announced that members' in good standing get reminders for upcoming meetings and can participate in block and other guild projects.
7.  Reviewed progress on Guild Wall-Hanging.  It is looking beautiful.  One word is left to quilt then the binding and sleeve attachment are to be completed.  Discussion was held regarding the label as to whom worked on the quilt.  Kathy Lyman will do the label (embroidered) for the back of the quilt identifying who worked on the Wall-Hanging. We also had a discussion for the details of the meeting time and date:  this information will be attached across the bottom of the quilt and sewn on with loops and buttons attached to the bottom of the quilt.  Kathy Lyman will also embroider this information for attachment.
8.  Upcoming Program ideas for the year discussion:  Maggie Early - painting quilts,  a member takes a topic from a magazine or book, works the directions, and then does a presentation for the members, Bonnie Hunter - crumb quilter?
9.  Field trips discussion:  Spoonflower, Orange durham Quilt show and guild, other guild, quilt shop travels.  A committee needs to be formed regarding working together for filed trips or retreats.  Sherry Ward will do some beginning work on this task.  It would be best to form a working committee to work on this project.
10.  "Educational" Block show and tell:  17 individuals participated in the block show and tell - the results were interesting and very much fun.  Four more individuals signed up to begin the process and will show their blocks at the next meeting. The November education block will focus on Graphic Stripes and Angles - instructions were handed out.
11. November meeting will have a potholder exchange as well as the educational block challenge.
12.  December meeting will have the Christmas party with an ornament exchange.  Details to follow at the November meeting.
13.  Photos of our Members' Show and Tell can be see here ==> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.452225044819146.95241.200809193294067&type=1

CFMQG Meeting - Monday October 15th

Our next Cape Fear Modern Quilt Guild meeting will be at 10am Monday October 15th @ Sew Happins.

Please bring your Improvisational Piecing square (from our Sept challenge).   I can't wait to see all the masterpieces that were created from our brown bag challenge.

This month, the Modern Quilting technique that we will focus on, will be the use of Graphic Stripes and Angles. 

Also… bring you latest projects for our Show n' Tell.

Other reminders:

• Don't forget to bring you name tags.
• If you have not already done so….dues ($5 cash for the year) are now due.

Hope to see you there!
Webmaster Mary

CFMGQ September 17th - Meeting Minutes

Cape Fear Modern Quilt Guild meeting notes - 9/17/2012

Kathy Lyman, our new president, welcomed members and guests.  She asked members to wear a name tag to the meetings so we can get to know the members. 
 
Karen Smith, our Treasurer,  passed around a list of members to verify contact information.  Will continue to update the member information in October and quarterly.  Only members in good standing will receive reminder emails regarding upcoming monthly meetings.  Only paid members will be able to participate in Round Robins and other guild projects.

Yearly dues are due in September ($5.00).  The board is considering increasing the dues next year to $1/month for a total of $12/year payable in September of each year.

Mary Harned volunteered to be the webmaster and will take care of updates to the guild blog and facebook page.  Mary reviewed how to find the facebook page (Cape Fear Modern Quilt guild and the blog (http://cfmqg.blogspot.com). Mary also showed how to make comments on the blog.  Members are encouraged to blog their ideas or speak up at the meetings. The Board will consider all comments as we progress in our growth.

The guild’s wall hanging will need to be finished by guild members.  Thank you to Sarah and Chris who have started the process.  Thank you to the volunteers who signed up to help finish the wall hanging.  Hopefully the wall hanging can be completed by Thanksgiving.

The guild is looking for volunteers to help with programs, housekeeping (set up the room and put it back together), and hospitality.  Thank you to Penny and Didi for volunteering to help with housekeeping.  Thank you to Sherry for help with programs but she needs some other members to help with that committee.  We still need a volunteer for hospitality.
 
The purpose of the guild is to encourage members‘ skill development with contemporary quilting techniques.  To promote the overall goal, the board has designed a monthly educational activity to begin with the September meeting.  Members were provided with beginning supplies and directions to begin the project (brown lunch bag).  The cost will be supported by the September dues.  October, November, and January will begin the educational process.  A break in December due to the holidays.  In February the guild will begin a “Round Robin” process using the techniques learned in the guild meetings this year.  If a guild member misses a meeting, the member will be provided with written directions for “catch-up”.

The focus of the monthly educational topics will be the following: 

• Sept. - improvisational piecing
• Oct. - use of graphic stripes and angles
• Nov. - use of minimalism or negative space
• January - curves in modern quilting  

The goal is to build on each technique using a Round Robin process starting in February.  The last education process will feature a different “twist” on the project.

Members are encouraged to use their stash of fabrics (if the directions indicate) and not “risk” using “good” fabrics to learn a specific technique.

The Board decided to follow a standardized format to our monthly meeting as follows:

• Call to order

• Each member introduces self

• Guests introduce themselves or are introduced by the member

• Minutes are read from the previous meeting

• Treasurer’s report is read

• Guild business

• Outside program presentation or guild program/educational presentation

• Guild show and tell

The Board is beginning to explore a quilting retreat for Spring.  Ideas: modern quilting retreat, charity quilt using a new technique.  Let the board know if you have any ideas about location or focus of the retreat.  

Field trips: The Board is soliciting ideas for a Guild field trip.  Possible ideas include Spoonflower in Durham and the Durham-Orange quilt show.  Penny suggested the special art exhibit at UNC Greensboro (check out “Herb & Dorothy” documentary who collected 4,000 pieces of art and donated 50 pieces to each of the 50 states).  Let the Board know if you have any ideas (can put your ideas on our blog or facebook page or share at the next meeting. 

Sept. educational program: Donna Bergman shared  improvisational piecing technique using 2 fabrics.  She shared a pillow using this technique.  Directions and paper bags with fabrics were passed out to members.  More information about this technique can be found in this magazine: American Quilter - AQS (Sept. 2012).

Show and Tell - check out the photos on our facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.440056752702642.92389.200809193294067&type=1


Donna Bergman, Secretary

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CFMQG Meeting - Monday Sept. 17th

Our next Cape Fear Modern Quilt Guild meeting will be at 10am Monday Sept 17th @ Sew Happins.

Come and learn about some of the Modern Quilting activities our newly elected officers have in store for us.

Also… Show n' Tell - bring you latest projects.

Hope to see you there!