Reminder -- MLQG Board Meeting -- Friday, March 1st

Reminder - Board Meeting Friday, March 1, at 10AM at the Gmeiner.

All officers, chairpersons, and interested members are invited to attend. Sharing your knowledge and ideas is valuable to the board and the entire guild! If you can't make the meeting, but would like to bring something to the board's attention, please contact one of the guild officers.

Agenda Items:

· Review/Accept Previous Minutes

· Feb/March Calendar Items

· Old Business

o Job Descriptions – Membership, Hospitality, Local Workshops, Historian

o Quarterly Reconciliation of Budget

o Upcoming Programs

o Budget Sheet for Chairs

o When are tax forms due

o Update on Quilt Raffle

o Possible Changes to Exhibit

o Christmas Party/Picnic Update

o Public Documents

o Survey

· New Business

o Feedback discussion

o Local Workshops

o Future National Quilter

o New Member Packets

o Golden Needle idea

MLQG Quilt of Valor Quilt Finished

The Quilt of Valor that many MLQG members worked on at our November 2018 Veteran's Day outreach workshop is now completed! Thank you to Sylvia L. for leading the project.

To see photos of the process of making this at the outreach workshop, click here.

MLQG February 2019 Program Photos

Thanks to guild members who demo'd some interesting techniques and products at this month's meeting!

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Nancy S. demonstrating English paper piecing

hexagons made using English paper piecing

Kathy P. demonstrating a neat way to make nine-patches

Tammy T. demonstrating the Accuquilt cutter and dies

Tammy T. demonstrating the Accuquilt cutter and dies

Ronda H. demonstrating machine embroidery

Ronda H. demonstrating machine embroidery

Raffle Quilt Volunteers Needed!

MLQG will be having a Raffle Quilt Preparation Bee at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center on Monday, March 4th, 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM (during the usual open sewing time). We will be pressing, cutting, and sorting fabrics that have been donated in preparation for the March 16th mini-retreat.

If you have time and can help, bring cutting tools (matt, rulers, rotary cutter). Bring your lunch and help with the beginning of our 2020 raffle quilt.

If you have fabric to donate, you can drop it off at this time, or bring it and stay to help.

If you have any questions, contact MLQG Raffle Quilt Chair Tess McC. (her contact info can be found on the guild roster and newsletter). Or you can comment on this blog post and we'll make sure Tess gets your message.

If you missed the blog post with details about the raffle quilt design and fabric requirements, click here.

And if you missed the details about the March 16th mini-retreat (at which we'll be working on the raffle quilt), click here.

MLQG February 2019 Meeting Show-and-Tell

Look at all these wonderful quilts made by MLQG members recently!

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Greta Marie T.

Greta Marie T.

Greta Marie T. showing some interesting fabric

Grace S.

Grace S.

Bonnie H.

Tess McC. showing a sample of "layered patchwork" by our 2019 national speaker Lynne Hagmeier

A "Stone Soup" quilt for outreach

Sylvia L. with a "Stone Soup" outreach quilt

Sylvia L.

Peggi Y.

Barb A.

Barb A.

Kim C. with her daughter's wedding quilt

Dawn P.

Dawn P.

Dawn P.

Kathy P.'s "One-Block Wonder" quilt

Kathy P.'s "One-Block Wonder" original fabric

Another panel used by Kathy P. for a "One-Block Wonder" quilt

Kathy P.'s "One-Block Wonder"

Anya T.'s "Disappearing Hourglass"

MLQG "Stone Soup" Quilts

Look at all the beautiful Stone Soup Quilts that our "souper quilters" have made recently! These quilts will soon be warming the hearts of children in foster care and nursing-home patients. Thanks to all MLQG members who continue to support this project with donations of fabric, skill, and time!

Not sure about what the MLQG's Stone Soup Quilt project is? Click the "Outreach Projects" tab on the top of this blog page for details.

A big thank you to all from MLQG Outreach Chair Susan McC.

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MLQG Board Meeting -- Friday, March 1st

There will be an MLQG board meeting on Friday, March 1st at 10:00 AM, at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center in Wellsboro, PA.

All board members are encouraged to attend, and ALL MLQG members are welcome to attend the board meetings at any time. Your opinions and suggestions matter!