Update to December Meeting

Membership Updates   Following the lively discussion about the Portland Modern Quilt Guild's membership in The Modern Quilt Guild, rather than calling for a vote at the December meeting, the 2016 Board and the 2017 Board thought it would be better to spend 2017 exploring and evaluating the benefits available to us through The Modern Quilt Guild.  Mims Copeland has volunteered to act as our MQG liaison in 2017, and many of you seemed to think that it would be a good idea to formally review our experiences with the MQG towards the end of 2017 and take a vote then if it seems warranted.   PMQG 2017 memberships are $40, and we will be accepting payments by check and cash at the December meeting. We encourage members who prefer to use credit cards to pay on our website, www.portlandmodernquiltguild.com (just press the JOIN US button).  Membership cards will be ready for you at the January meeting. See you all this Thursday, December 8th for our holiday party and December meeting! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Row by Row Update!  We have one more row for you all this month! Denise Shoup has designed a beautiful paper pieced row. Remember, Row by Row is the theme of our 2017 Sisters exhibit. You are free to use our rows and/or other rows that you've designed or from any other resource. Our rows are linked here. The deadline for the completed quilt to be entered into Sisters is the February 16th meeting.  Don't forget to use the hashtag for checking out others progress! #pmqgrowbyrow - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Marketplace Bazaar We welcome you to bring handmade goods and/or quilting supplies to sell. Please email us at portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com to let us know how many tables need to be set up. Also, it would be a good idea to bring small bills to be able to give back change. Let us know if you have any questions. I'm excited to see what we'll have for sell!  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  UFO Update If you've participated in this year's UFO challenge, please check in with Corrinna at this month's meeting to check off what UFO's you've completed!  UPDATED WHAT TO BRING: - Wrapped Holiday Swap Item  - Food item to share (appetizer or dessert) - Items to sell if you're participating in the Marketplace Bazaar - Cash to buy items at the Bazaar - #pmqgrowbyrow Progress Rows - Quilts for Show & Tell - Holiday quilts encouraged! ;) Please limit your quilts to no more than 2 due to time constraints. - Name Tag Thursday, December 8th, 7pm 806 NE Alberta    Modern Domestic  has MOVED! They are now even closer to us! MD will offer PMQG members 20% off their purchase ALL DAY Thursday. They stay open just for us until 7 p.m., So stop by before the meeting!