May 2011

Meeting Notes – May 25, 2011 - Taken by Regan

Attendees (apologies if any names are misspelled!)

Yolanda

Susan

Gwen

Cecile

Regan

Deidra

KC (AKA Katherine on the Ning site)

Vanessa

Janet

Michelle

Pooka

New Business:

We’re still looking into a super fun trip to LA’s famous Garment District – specifically to Michael Levine! Dates are forthcoming, but it’s looking like it’ll be a weekend in July. Keep your eyes peeled for an email from Susan.

The International Quilt Festival is coming to Long Beach July 28-31! The class schedule is here (http://www.quilts.com/newHome/shows/viewer.php?page=../../lbqf11/catalogue), so check it out to see if there’s anything you’d be interested in taking.

OCMQG Officers:

We discussed officers and decided on the following:

• President: Yolanda
• Vice President: Susan
• Treasurer: Bunnie
• Secretary: Regan

Dues:

• We will need to discuss yearly dues in the next month or so. The Ning site annual fee is coming up in August, and it’s $199 annually.

Block of the Month Program:

• We’ve decided to move to a Block of the Quarter in order to get more participation.

• Susan has agreed to take over the operation and will be in charge of picking out quilt block patterns. We will continue to pick the colors at the meetings.

• The Mod Circle is extended through next month, so bring your completed blocks. Colors are purple, red, and orange.

Monthly Demo:

• Yolanda did an awesome demo on binding with faux piping. If you missed it, she posted the how-to on her blog here: http://yolanda.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/03/binding-by-machine-using-fake-piping-or-flange-.html

Charity Quilts:

• We’ve completed our very first baby quilt for charity!! It will be donated to Casa Teresa.

• Don’t forget our ongoing project for string pieced blocks. Make an 8.5” square with a 1.5” white, white on white, or off-white center, and any color strips on either side.

• Gwen has purchased a bunch of beautiful fabric to make another charity quilt based on the Dresden Plate pattern. The tutorial on the block is here: http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2010/04/dresden-plate-block-sew-along/. If you’re interested, see Gwen for the fabric. All you have to do is sew!

June Meeting:

• Swap:

  • Bring a patriotic FQ for a swap next month. It can be a solid (red, white, or blue), have flag print, or anything patriotic!

• Bring your ugliest FQ for a fun show & tell!