Detroit Area Modern Quilt Guild

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
      • Cameo Quilters 2018 programming available: http://www.cameoquilters.org/programs—resources.html
    • 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
        • If you’d like to attend, you can call Laura Greenfelder at 989-845-2159 and pay your $70 deposit over the phone, or you can print off a registration form online and mail it in with your check deposit
        • http://www.creativepassionsllc.com/creative-passions-retreat-center.html
      • 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

• 2017 Holiday Party Update and Gift Swap Sign-Up
  • Holiday party is December 5 at Sila’s in Berkley
    • https://goo.gl/forms/MUj3MYvJ1ZcMQQMJ2

• • 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
    • http://quiltconentry.com/
  • 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

• Special Guest and Fabric Pop-Up with Sara Gallegos, host of “Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting”
  • Decorative Stitch Class Calendar: http://decorativestitch.com/events-classes/
  • Sara on YouTube for BabyLock: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIAGFyYJfHSXYBanaJ4m9YQ

Monthly Features

• Crazy Mom Quilts Show and Tell
• All-Member Show and Tell
  • Check out:
    • Quilts Illustrated Tool Tote
      • http://www.quiltsillustrated.com/shop/Quiltsillustrated-Patterns/p/ps054-Tool-Tote-pattern-x9896871.htm
    • Annie’s A Place for Everything Bag
      • http://www.byannie.com/a-place-for-everything-pattern

Meeting Adjourned