January Guild Meeting Recap - January 16, 2020
Our January meeting was focused on our Business Member Showcase and Membership Renewals. The weather cooperated (the earlier snow forecast was not realized, it was cold but not snowing) and we had a good turnout for our first meeting of the new decade!
Co-Presidents Renee Pype and Claudia Jakim started the meeting by thanking the 2019 Board for their service with a gift of Scandinavian stars and again introducing members to this year’s Board, listed at the bottom of this message. 2019 Volunteers were thanked and given a FQ.
The 2019 Board made and presented two quilts to honor outgoing officers.
2019 President Erin Case was thrilled to receive this Trellis quilt (pattern by @cluckclucksew)
And Kimberly Bennefield (wearer of so many hats) was honored with this Wonder Woman themed Quilt, also made by the 2019 Board members. Kimberly was unable to make this meeting.
We then honored Guild Librarian Anne Matlak as VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Accomplishments:
•Creation of our Library
•Contains - Books and Templates
•Creating a Scavenger Hunt to help play & learn
•Bring items to view
•Bring requested items for take out and return
•Hosting a table so we can learn & understand
•Expanding our knowledge
•Contributing to make us a better guild
2020 Volunteers Needed:
Closers for Sew Days
Host for East Side Hand Sew Happy Hour
UFO Club
Jesta Evens is hosting this year’s UFO Club: Sign up and pay $10 for up to 10 quilts - get a raffle ticket for each completed project, December meeting we draw the tickets for half the pot, the other half goes to charity.
Workshops
Anna Maria Horner - Still some open spaces for two of the three classes
Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show
- Bauhaus theme - still waiting to hear the dates, then we can give timelines
Spring Retreat
Opening Sat Feb 1 at 10am - - $275 in a shared room + meals hosted by Tina and Laura H
2020 PMQG Fabric Challenge
Moongate by Christina Cameli
Signups in February, fabric distributed in March
Tamara King spoke on two topics
Meetup of PNW Modern Quilt Guilds -
Tamara is on the committee. The Planning Committee for the 2020 Meet Up of the PNW Modern Quilt Guilds is hard at work and would love your input -- please take their short survey here: [button with link]. They would appreciate your participation to help them decide on when (August or September) what kind of workshops to offer and more. They are also look for members willing to host meetups or out of town guests.
Cut it Up Challenge
Coming in February and March - see our website too: Cut It Up Challenge
HOW IT WORKS:
February Meeting: Bring orphan blocks or a UFO in a brown paper bag with a signed note inside telling the story of your abandoned project
If you're a new quilter or a finisher quilter, and don’t have any abandoned blocks, not to worry!
If you have multiple projects to contribute, bring them
Everyone who brings a bag will take a bag; then anyone who did not bring a bag but wants to participate will choose a bag
March Meeting: If you just can’t work with the project you took, bring it back and we’ll do another swap.
If there were more bags than participants at the February meeting, we’ll throw those in
If you were gone for February (like, at QuiltCon) you can bring/choose in March as well
July Meeting: Cut It Up! Challenge projects are due and we’ll have a special Show and Tell of our finished projects
#PMQGCutItUp
This was challenge was designed by the Chattanooga MQG, ( shared with permission) and one of their Cut It Up! Challenge quilts traveled with 2019 Best of QuiltCon.
Our website has a link to some more of their reveals, check it out!
Questions? - Email portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com with subject Cut It Up Challenge and Tamara will answer them.
QuiltCon - February 20-23 in Austin, TX
If you are going to QuiltCon, email portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com with subject QuiltCon Meetup - tell us your name, phone, email and what hotel you are staying in (or what part of town if at a private home or AirBnB) as Robin is trying to organize a Happy Hour or other meetup.
Break - Visit Business Member Tables
More Announcements:
Rachel Cook let us know that with the wildfires in Australia, they have received so many physical donations they don’t want more sent, what they really need is more money. So on Sunday January 19th, the Quilt N Tilt group will be making things to sell for the animals. If you would like more information email her at rachelcook3000@gmail.com
Quilt N Tilt meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month at the American Legion Post #1 at 1830 SE 122nd Avenue, Portland. Sewing at 10am but if you get there at 9am they have a good breakfast. Sewing is upstairs.
Lions Vision Gift is looking for helpers to Help Make a Block - You would be assisting people who have received or families who have a family member who has donated corneas to make blocks for their Threads of Life Quilts. They are looking for volunteers January 18th & 25th from 1-5pm
More information: Caden Crowston crowston@oshu.edu 503.494.3525
Charity Projects
General Charity Project information
Zipper Bags Project Led by Sam Hunter
Charity Sew Support at Montavilla Lake Oswego location - led by Cath Hall. They are always looking for folks to FMQ on the charity quilts
Other Guild Activities
Open Sew Days - 1st Saturday of the month at Mill End Store Beaverton from 9:30am to 5:30pm
BYOM - Bring your Own Machine
1-4pm focus on new members and folks who need help
Hand Sew Happy Hours - Still in Need of East Side volunteer
Vancouver group invites us to join them Brewed Awakening 1st & 3rd Sundays 1-4pm
Raffle Drawings
#1 - Won by Diane Kantor OR Diane WIlson OR Diana Ruiz
Aurifil thread collection from Aurifil
Lucky Charms from Figo Fabrics
Warm & Natual Batting from the Warm Company
Rainbow Fat Quarter Bundle from Daily Hand Dyed Textiles
#2 Won by Ellen Faber
Warm & Plush from the Warm Company
Quilters Select Rotary Cutter from Quilters Select
Fat Quarters from Fabric Depot
Ty Penninton mini roll from a guild member
#3 Won by Jesta Evens
80/20 Warm from the Warm Company
Pineapple Grove 3 oz Flatter from Soak
Row by Row Kit from guild member
Daily Hand Dyed fabric from Daily Hand Dyed Textiles
Show & Tell
We had about 17 folks get up and show their work this month, starting with Tamara King showing us the finished PMQG QuiltCon Charity Quilt:
Name: No One Is Free
Designed by: Tamara King and Gail Weiss
Made by: Tamara King and Gail Weiss and members of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild
Quilted by: AnnMarie Cowley
Dana Huntington says he has ‘Graduated from the feet in my wife’s quilt pictures’ - with his quilt “Breakers”
Jesta Evens showed Baby swoon - Paintbrush studios Suzy Ultman line ‘Step Right Up’ (circus theme)
Your 2020 Board
Co-Presidents: Renee Pype and Claudia Jakim
Secretary: Robin Healy
Treasurer: Angel Van Note - Judy Livingston is staying on as Bookkeeper
Meeting Programs: Lindsey Oldani
Membership & Procurement: Jolene Knight
Social Media & Technology: Laura Broughan
Workshops: Lori Thibiodeaux & Laura Hazen
Retreats: Laura Hazen
To contact board members - email portlandmodernquiltguild@gmail.com and use a descriptive subject line and we will make sure the appropriate person gets it.