October Meeting Recap

 New Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild

October 10, 2024, General Membership Meeting Recap

 

This meeting was our 10^th Anniversary Celebration Event!

 

The meeting was led by Helen.

There were 35 members in attendance, plus two guests.

 

Thank you Sonia and Carol K, for attending the door and welcome table!

 

Raffle Winners

·       Mary, one of our guests, won the door prize, a batik layer cake.

·       Patty M won the raffle for the Slimline3 table lamp.

·       Marie won the raffle for the GoodSprits FQB by Ruby Star Society.

 

Guild Business

 

Treasurer (Marie)  Nothing significant to report (NSTR).

Secretary (Mary Lou)  NSTR.

 

Events and Programming (Laurie K, and Susan H)

At our next meeting in November, Martha will give an interactive presentation on Color Theory. Martha asked everyone to bring any color tools (color cards, wheels, etc.) they have, plus a piece of ”ugly” fabric to play with. 

The December meeting will be our Holiday Party.

Communications (Brenda and Susie)

Our QuiltCon 2025 Community Outreach challenge quilt: “Lines Galore.” Members have completed all the blocks needed for the quilt! There will be an assembly day scheduled soon to put them all together.

Charity. No update.

Retreats (Ophelia)

·       Our Fall Retreat is coming soon! It will be held November 7-10, 2024, at the St. Methodius Center in Contoocook, NH.

·       One double room space is available. Contact Ophelia for details if you (or a friend you know) would like that spot.

·       Details on the retreat were sent with the October Meeting Reminder/Raffle email. Scroll to the end of the email.

·       Especially important things to know: (1) No personal ironing stations are allowed. The electricity in the side of the room we will set up our machines cannot support irons. There will be irons and large ironing boards for everyone to use.  You may bring your favorite iron if you wish. (2) There are no design walls provided. You can bring a portable one or a flannel tablecloth to tape to a wall with Painter’s Tape.

SHOW AND TELL

Captions below photos give details for each project or quilt.

1.       Mary Lou showed her Lighthouse Inn quilt made in this summer’s Modern Quilt Studio quiltalong. It was quilted by Ophelia – we hope you can see the unique quilting in the photo.

2.       Simone showed a knit t-shirt she made for her sister, which she completed by drafting a pattern from her sister’s favorite ready-made t-shirt.

3.       Tracy showed an applique heart block she made in a class with Simone, in which she tested out various machine applique stitches. She is planning to include one in her Wanderer’s Wife quilt by Jen Kingwell.

4.       Stephanie showed us three pillowcases she made with Halloween fabric for her grandchildren.

5.       Maura showed us her Layer Cake Sampler quilt by Material Girl Quilts.

6.       Patty K showed us three completed WIPS! The first was a rail fence quilt she made from our scrap exchange meeting activity.

7.       The second was a sampler quilt made from one of our year-long block exchanges.

8.       And the third was a Trip Around the World quilt.

9.       Laurie M showed us her Diamonds and Hexies quilt. She hated the pattern so much she wouldn’t tell us the name of the quilt or the designer! She reworked most of the pattern. It was a WIP!

10.   Ophelia showed us four quilts. First, a quilt she made for her daughter who is getting married. This is an enlarged Ski Trip panel quilt by Frannie B. Quilt Company.

11.   Next, her Wayfinder quilt by Brooke Shankland of eudaimonia studio.

12.   Next, her enlarged Balderdash quilt by Emma Jean Jansen.

13.   Last was her Daylesford quilt from Jen Kingwell’s Quilt Recipes book. This was a WIP!

14.   Chelsea showed two quilts. First was her version of the Balderdash quilt by Emma Jean Jansen.

15.   And a Flying Geese quilt, a WIP!

16.   Michelle C showed us her Kitty Cats quilt from Cluck Cluck Sew.

17.   Diane showed us two WIPS! First her Taffy Quilt designed by Coral + Co.

18.   And then her Sparkle quilt designed by Twiggy and Opal.

19.   Robin showed her finished scrappy quilt (designed from a quilt she saw on Pinterest) with a striped binding.

20.   And Helen showed her Passiflora quilt by Hayley Grzych of Bernina.

Thank you so much for telling us the names of the quilts and pattern designers for your masterpieces. Extra special thanks to Ophelia who copied the first page of the patterns she used. It makes it easy to compile these Show & Tell notes and serves as a great resource for all of us!

Please note that when we were adding links to raffle prizes and quilt patterns and books, we tried to link them directly to the pattern or book designers’ webpages, but sometimes we couldn’t find the original sources and put links to popular online commerce sites that carry these products. We are not endorsing any particular commerce sites – most items can be found from multiple sources.

GUILD WIP CHALLENGE

Julie had three completed WIPS, and amazingly won the first and second gift cards for the challenge! Lynn won the third.

The Anniversary Celebration

Our celebration started with a sparkling beverage toast by Helen, followed by a Member Bingo game. Patty M won the Bingo! That was so much fun!

Then, we enjoyed the cake and other goodies, while socializing and voting for Anniversary Quilt Challenge entries.

Anniversary Quilt Challenge. There were 12 amazing entries.

 The winners were:

·       Best use of Color: Helen

·       Most Modern: Rene 

   ·       Best of Show: Robin

Member Gift. The Board decided to purchase Scout Tote Bags for every member. Members claimed their bags in cohorts, defined by how many years they have belonged to the guild. We still have most of the original 10 founding members! (We will make efforts to deliver bags to members who could not attend the meeting.)

The Board thanks all members for your supportive, friendly, and inclusive words and actions throughout the duration of the guild. What an amazing group we are! Here’s to another wonderful 10 years!