Feb 21, 2012 Meeting Notes

All,
Thank you to everyone who made it out to  Anna's Sewing Center in North Olmsted, Oh to the February 21, 2012 meeting. Fortunately, the weather wasn't conspiring to delay our meeting this month! We welcomed 3 new members this month- a very special Thank You to Renee, Kim and Paula for coming out! We hope to see you at the next meeting!

Since the last meeting was cancelled, we revealed our Zentangle Challenge pieces, and what an eye opener it was to see how individual we all are! I have posted pictures of the different pieces on the "Challenge Results" page- please make sure you stop by and see them! There was a discussion on what we should do with them, with an exhibit at the Bay Arts Campus and submission to the Cleveland Hopkins Airport for display among the ideas presented.

I also had everyone fill out contact cards with emergency contacts, so next time a meeting needs to be cancelled, we can better contact everyone and in case something should happen while you are at a meeting, we would have a relative to call (you never know what can happen!). If you were not attending last night's meeting, please be sure to see me at the next meeting, I will have more cards available.

The Gee's Bend Quilt Challenge is next on the agenda- this will be due at the April 17, 2012 meeting. We laid out the ground rules for this challenge and completed the fabric swap for the materials to use. Please see the new "Current Challenge" page for details and rules.

We followed up with the Show and Tell portion (which is usually first!) and there were some really gorgeous examples of modern quilts, from Paula's "Confluence" and Monochromatic Landscape Quilt, to  Heidi's Grommit Bag, Valentine's Day Beaded Wall Hanging, and her Qwen Marston abstract quilt. Also, be sure to see if you can find the November 2011 Quilt Mania Magazine, which features a quilt pattern spread designed by Lisa DeBee Schiller and quilted by our very own Linda Sekerak!

We are still very young, so if there are any suggestions, ideas, and comments anyone wants to make, please feel free to let us know!

Next Meeting: March 20, 2012- Please be sure to attend- Rosanne was really cryptic about the discussion topic!! The only hint she would give is that she wants to talk about a new Quilting Style! We will also be talking about labeling quilts and the various methods!

Thanks!!
Judi Workman
Guild Secretary

February Meeting Reminder!!

Just a few lines to remind everyone about next week's planned meeting for February 21, 7pm at Anna's Sewing Center. Since the January meeting was a bust, please remember to bring your Zentangle Challenge pieces and your selection of fabrics for the Gee's Bend Challenge. Hope to see you there!!!


Thanks,
Judi