Welcome to the Detroit Area Modern Quilt Guild!

Please see our schedule below as we are transitioning into meeting in-person as often as possible. Our meeting location is at Northbrook Presbyterian Church (22055 W 14 Mile Rd, Beverly Hills Mi 48025).

Please email damqgboard@gmail.com with any questions.

2023 Schedule

  • January 10, 2023 – 6:30pm – In-person meeting
  • February 4, 2023-Sew-In-Northbrook Presbyterian Church – 10am-5pm
  • February 7, 2023 – 6:30pmZoom Meeting, Speaker-Mollie Sparkles
  • Quiltcon, February 23-26, 2023 Atlanta, GA
  • March 7, 2023- 6:30pm – In-person meeting
  • March Retreat, March 17-20, 2023Creative Passions, Chesaning, MI
  • April 4, 2023- 6:30pm – In-person meeting
  • May 2, 2023- 6:30pm – In-person meeting
  • June 6, 2023-6:30 pm-In-person meeting
  • July , 2023-TBA
  • August 1, 2023– 6:30pm – In-person meeting
  • September 5, 2023-6:30pm – In-person meeting
  • October 3, 2023-6:30pm – In-person meeting
  • November 7, 2023-6:30pm – In-person meeting
  • November Retreat-Creative Passions
  • December 5, 2023 (Holiday party – location TBA)

November 2017 Minutes

 

Call to Order and Welcome to Visitors & New Members (6:34 pm)

  • 23 members in attendance, 2 guests
  • Approval of October minutes
    • Motion set by Pam, seconded by Ashley
  • New-member welcomes

Old Business

    • Committees
      • Web/Social Media Team: Sue
      • Workshops/Lectures/Education: Nancy, Donna
        • October 2017 Amanda Jean recap – great feedback from those involved, location for event was a favorite
        • January 27, 2018: DAMQG Member Colleen Merte will teach her Pink Grapefruit quilt pattern (class is full, waitlist only)
        • March 10: Color Girl Quilts Trunk Show and Lecture
          • Group to decide on quilt pattern
        • March 23-25/18 DAMQG retreat at newly opened Creative Passions Retreat Center
        • Fall 2018
          • September 2018: Annabel Wrigley – Creativebug doodling
          • 11/2-11/4/2018: DAMQG Creative Passions Retreat (at new retreat center)
        • Looking ahead to 2019: Patterns by Annie opportunity (January)

 

  • Community Events/News

 

    • AQS 2018 Guild Challenge Update: All submissions must be completed and brought to February 2018 DAMQG guild meeting

New Business

    • Pin cushion swap announced

DAMQG 2018 Election Results

    • President: Lish D.
    • VP of Communications: Amanda O.
    • Secretary: Caroline K.
    • Treasurer: Jenny K.

  • Modern Quilt Guild Update (community.themodernquiltguild.com)
    • MQG Town Hall Dec. 11 at 2 pm
      • Register online
    • QuiltCon 2018 submissions open now through Nov. 30
    • Upcoming webinars
      • December 15: Tutorial Webinar: Effortless Appliqué with Shelagh Jessop
    • Quilt Pattern of the Month
      • San Francisco Bustle” by Michelle Wilkie
    • Block of the Month
      • “Branch” by Amanda Hancock

Snack and Chat Break

Demos & How-To Features

 

Monthly Features

Meeting Adjourned