September 5, 2017 DAMQG General Meeting Minutes
32 members in attendance plus 5 guests
Meeting was called to order at approximately 6:30pm.
Approval of August Minutes
Angela motioned to approve the minutes and Ashley seconded.
Old Business
Workshops/Lectures/Education Team:
- Amanda Jean Nyberg, Crazy Mom Quilts
- No Scrap Left Behind
- October 27: Lecture and Trunk Show @ Garden City Schoolcraft campus
- October 28: Class
- 9/15-9/17 Creative Passions Retreat
- January 27, 2018: DAMQG Member Colleen Merte will teach her Pink Grapefruit quilt pattern
- March 2018: Color Girl Quilts Trunk Show/Lecture and Workshop
- Fall 2018: Discussions with Heather Jones and Joe Cunningham are taking place
- Great Lakes Heritage Quilt Guild
- Some classes for 2018 still open
- Rebecca offered to lead the AQS Quilt Guild Challenge for next year and will provide more information at upcoming meetings
- Handout provided
- “WHEELS” is our inspiration
- QuiltCon 2017 quilt
- Donna donated the quilt to the Detroit MI Heart Ball as an auction item valued at $400-600 to benefit American Heart Association
New Business
- Houston Charity discussion
- Auctions, supplies, quilt tops, even blocks
- Directory update
- link sent out
- each member can update their information in the GoogleDoc
- Community News:
- Haberman retirement sale
- Renegade Craft Fair in Eastern Market
- Wise Craft – small English Paper Piecing (EPP) projects http://wisecrafthandmade.com/2017/08/lets-do-a-handstitched-stitchalong/
- DIY Street Fair in Ferndale
- Jerri Decker from Mabelina’s Quilt Shop discussed showing quilts at the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth during the quilt show February 18-20, 2018 along with Backstreet Quilt Shop and Sisters in Quilting.
- Discussed needing a brochure of quilt names and quilters, a person in charge of the quilts (room to be provided), insurance for the quilts, logistics around getting quilts there and back
- By-Laws discussion regarding changes for future as recommended by current board
- Add one Board position – Vice President of Programming => PASSED
- Move voting in future years to October => PASSED
- MQG updates
- #MQGSewDay is the 3rd Sunday every month
- QuiltCon 2018 submissions now open through November 30th
- MQG Designer Call
- Bonus pattern this month
- community.themodernquiltguild.com
- Nancy showed off a quilt ladder from the Fabric Affair in Troy. The shop’s owner, Michelle, will take orders for the maker of the ladders. The ladders run $160-220 based on size and wood chosen. Guild members can get a discount if enough people order a ladder. (5 orders = 20% discount, 7 = 25%, 10 = 25% +ruler holder, 15+ =30%)
Monthly Features
- First SNACK & CHAT break
- Demo: Beth showed us how to make button flowers
- How-to: Lori discussed entering juried shows
- Show and Tell
- Free pattern spotlight: Noodlehead pouch: https://noodle-head.com/2017/03/canvas-pencil-pouch-tutorial.html
DAMQG Financial Spotlight
Reminders for Next Meeting – October 3rd at 6:30pm
Meeting adjourned at approximately 9:00pm.
Minutes provided by Kimberly Vallance 2017 DAMQG Secretary
Detroit Area Modern Quilt Guild 
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