STLMQG September 2026 Meeting Slide Deck.pdf

STL MQG Sept 2026 Resource Links.pdf

Sept 2026 STLMQG Meeting Recap: 

President Kristina Olsen kicked off the meeting at 10:03am on September 12, 2026 

Balance as of 9/12/26 $28,627.58 and membership is up to 216! 

See slides for STLMQG schedule of upcoming events in Sep-Nov

Announcements: 

• • QuiltCon 2027 in Atlanta, GA

  • Dee Bushrod - Pixel Quilts exhibit at Missouri Quilt Museum in Hamilton, MO

  • Winter Wonderland Quilt Retreat February 6-11th. All inclusive Quilt retreat at LaSalle Retreat Center in Wildwood, MO. Registration due 9/15. Contact Kim at 314-306-3014 with questions. 

  • The City Sewing Room announces that Liz Henning has been named the non-profit organization's first Executive Director.

  • Pets on Quilts competition - see slides for link

  • Want to be featured on our STLMQG member spotlight? Reach out to the VP (Ander) to get started!

  • Did you or someone in the guild have a professional quilty win? Send it to us so that we may announce it at our meetings.

By-law revision vote

• • Details for what was voted on is in the slides 

  • The members in attendance voted in favor of the by-law revisions

  • Election for the new positions as well as the VP and Treasurer positions will be held in January with new positions starting in Feb.

BOM

• • Oct Block is Courthouse Steps. November - assemble your quilt top! Full details are on the website

Committee Announcements: 

• • Social

  • • The Bocce ball event was a success! Thanks, Tess, for teaching everyone how to play! 

    • Jackman’s Sew Day on November 21st 10a-5pm - registration is open now. This is free to members. 

    • Save the Date: Dec. 4 at St. Louis Art Museum to enjoy the Women Impressionists and the Land special exhibition. More details to come. 

  • Charity

  • • The Hope Ignites school supply drive was a success. Thank you for your donations! 

    • We have a goal of 21 twin size quilts for Hope Ignites. We have about 15 quilts, so keep them coming. Quilts will be collected at SewMe and at the November meeting. 

  • 2027 QuiltCon Community Outreach Challenge 

  • • Blocks must be returned by the SewMe Retreat. The blocks can also be mailed but must be posted by 10/1. 

  • SewMe

  • • October 9-11 at Marriott West Maryville 

    • Friday and Saturday are sold out - but please join the waitlist. Plans change and seats may open up! There are still spots available for Sunday

    • Please pay if you have not done so already. 

    • Will, the scissor sharpening guy, will be there Saturday only - $10/pair. Bring cash!

    • Annie is trying to get more rooms added to the SewMe room block - check with her if you are still interested in a room. However, the hotel is not sold out (just the room block), so you can still book a room if needed. 

    • More SewMe details are included in the slide deck 

    • Volunteers needed!  Sign Up Genius is open!

    • Reminder - no October meeting because of SewMe

Mid Century Modern Challenge 

• • • Winners:

    • • 1st Place: Diane Grooms

      • 2nd Place: Amy Kerkemeyer

      • 3rd Place: Marianne Belcke

Member Announcements: 

• • Melissa Egan is raffling a quilt for American Foudnation for Suicide Prevention. Tickets start at $5. Reach out to her if you would like to enter. The raffle will be held at the end of Sept. 

  • Spirit of St. Louis Smockers are having an auction on Nov. 8 at the Webster Community Center. The funds raised will go to premature and NICU babies.

  • Loose Threads quilt guild show at St. Peters Rec Plex on Nov 7-8.

  • The Circle in the Square Quilters are having a program and workshop on using panels. The program is at 6:30p on Oct 23 at U-City library. Workshop is 9:30-3:30 on Oct 24 at Trinity Presbyterian Church. The program is free and the workshop is $55.

Program: Easy and Fast Holiday Gift Ideas

• • Resource Guide attached with all of the ideas presented at the meeting, and more!

The meeting ended with Show and Share and announcement of attendance and fabric raffle winners. 

August 2026 Meeting Presentation.pdf

2027 Community Challenge.pdf

Helpful Resource Links for Quilty Apps.pdf

Backpacks Full Message From Hope Ignites.pdf

President Kristina Olsen kicked off the meeting at 10:04am on August 8, 2026 

Balance as of 8/8/26 $29,611.09 and membership is up to 212! 

See slides for STLMQG schedule of upcoming events in Aug and Sept Announcements 

• • QuiltCon 2027 in Atlanta, GA

  • Dee Bushrod - Pixel Quilts exhibit at Missouri Quilt Museum in Hamilton, MO

  • Winter Wonderland Quilt Retreat February 6-11th. All inclusive Quilt retreat at LaSalle Retreat Center in Wildwood, MO. Details and application will be available in recap email. $750, limited to 20 people. The form to apply is attached to the recap email. 

  • Want to be featured on our STLMQG member spotlight? Reach out to the VP (Ander) to get started!

  • Did you or someone in the guild have a professional quilty win? Send it to us so that we may announce it at our meetings.

By law revision proposal 

• • Board proposing amended bylaws to add a Communications Director and 2 members at large. There are 3 slides with many more details in the monthly meeting slide deck and the full by-law amendment will be sent with this month’s recap and posted on our site for review. We will vote as a guild on the amendment at the September meeting. Please read carefully and be ready. 

BOM 

• • Sept Block is Dresden plate. Full details are on the website and here

Committee Announcements:

• • Social 

  • • Bocce Ball get together is August 22get together - see slide for all details 

    • • Sign up has closed, but there is plenty of space left for those who still may want to come 

    • Save the Date! Jackman’s Sew Day (at the Creve Coeur location) November 21 10a-5p

    • • Free for members!  

      • Sign ups will open after September meeting 

  • Challenge 

  • • Mid Century Modern - see slides for full details 

    • • Items will be due at the September meeting 

      • The challenge committee is looking for judges - let Marianne Belcke know if you are interested 

  • Charity

  • • Our 2026 charity is Hope Ignites 

    • • We are collecting quilts (twin to twinXL) for teens ages 12-18. See slides for full details. Quilts will be accepted through the November meeting

      • We are also helping collect school supplies for the students in their program. If you’d like to donate, shop their Amazon list 

    • KeyWay Center 

    • • Laura Patterson shared a thank you letter and card for the $1,000 donation the Guild made to their work. The money we donated was made possible by the raffle of our past QuiltCon Community Outreach quilt and by the tremendous success of our 2026 quilt show. Speaking of the Community Outreach quilt… 

  • 2027 Community Outreach Quiltcon Challenge is here!

  • • Leila Gardunia has once again designed a beautiful quilt for the guild to put together.

    • • An image of the finished quilt mockup can be found in the slide deck

      • This quilt will be put together by members of the guild. Envelope checkout occurred at the August meeting. Each envelope includes the pattern and materials to make 1 block and should take about 30 minutes. Instructions will be included in the envelope and can also be found on the website. Blocks must be returned by the September meeting or at the SewMe Retreat. The clocks can also be mailed but must be posted by 10/1. 

  • SewMe Retreat

  • • October 9-11 at Marriott West Maryville 

    • Friday and Saturday are sold out - but please join the waitlist. Plans change and seats may open up! There are still spots available for Sunday

    • Please pay if you have not done so already. Invoices were sent Sunday for those who still owe. 

    • RAFFLE for one room for one night during the retreat. The raffle will be open until 11:00am on September 12.

    • We have rooms available in the SewMe room block at the Marriott. Use this link or call and use the code SewMe St. Louis

    • More SewMe details are included in the slide deck 

    • Volunteers needed!  Sign Up Genius is open!

    • Donations needed - we will be collecting items at the September meeting. If you have a donation but won’t be at Sept meeting, reach out to Annie Cook to coordinate

    • Reminder - no October meeting because of SewMe

The Swap Challenge was a great success - pictures are on the website.

Member Announcements:

• • Warm N Cozy is hosting a day trip to Paducah to the National Quilt Museum on Aug 24. $125 - includes tshirt, admission, and transportation. Sign up here.

  • The Loose Threads Quilt Guild is holding a show quilt show Nov 7-8 

Jan Wacker from Hope Ignites shared more about the work they do

• • Read more about their mission here

  • Tutoring opportunities are available - if you are interested please reach out to Jan Wacker at jan.wacker@hopeignites.org

  • A thank you note is at the top of this email for you to view.

The Programming Committee shared some “Quilty Apps and Resources”

• • QuiltySolid

  • • This is a free app (a website is also available) that hosts a full listing of fabric colors, threads, etc with search features 

    • Can find equivalent colors across different fabric lines

    • Use your own image to pull colors and save color palettes 

  • Canva as a whiteboard

  • • Canva is a website (with a free version and paid pro version)

    • Canva can be used as a digital design board that can include images and notes and can be shared 

    • Does not give measurements or cuts but more of a design tool

  • Robert Kauffman Quilting Calculator

  • • This is an app that includes multiple quilting calculators, including a backing calculator

  • Needle Travel - a website that lists quilt shops in an area

  • Some additional resources from Jaime Miller are at the top of this post.

The meeting ended with Show and Share and announcement of attendance and fabric raffle winners.

Charity Committee

• This year’s charity is Hope Ignites in Richmond Heights.
• STLMQG will be supporting this organization through donation of extra long twin quilts. See slides for more info on size and other guidelines.
• Quilts accepted now through the November ‘26 meeting.
• We have 5 quilty crews! Thanks to Philip Key for providing longarm services to each of the quilty crews, and to Melissa Eagan with Black Hole Studio for providing a meeting space.
• Hope Ignites is also looking for a donations of school supplies. See slide for more info.

Community Outreach Challenge 

• Theme is half-square triangles and we are using the Misty color palette. 
• Packets will be given at the August and September meeting and will be collected in September or at SewMe. 

Swap Committee 

• Part two of the swap due at the August meeting - create something with the block you received in the swap

Programming Committee 

• Keep an eye out for emails coming soon. 

Welcoming Committee 

• Welcomed all guest and new members
• Wilma is still looking for buddies, please contact Wilma if you are interested. 

Member Announcements 

• Hope - Looking for donations of 8 quilts for a fundraiser, contact her for more information. 
• Laura - Perennial received a large donation of quilt patterns and magazines, they are all free! Next Saturday they have a repair fair, more information and be found here. 
• Peggy - Circle and the square workshop
• Carol - Common Thread Festival, Saturday June 27th, more information can be found here. 
• Melissa - Her studio, Black Hole Studio, will have a table at the Common Thread Festival. She also has a UFO Challenge going, more information on her Instagram, here. 
• Em -  Cotton Cuts has sign ups open for the Fall PMQ starting in July. More information and to sign up can be found here. 
• Susan - Save the date for the Loose Threads quilt show, November 7th - 8th 2026 at the St. Peters Rec-Plex. 

Ander gave the Scrappiness scale presentation 

The meeting ended with Show and Share and announcement of attendance and fabric raffle winners. Dismissed at 12:10pm.

June 2026 Meeting Presentation.pdf

School Supply Drive 2026.pdf

President Kristina Olson kicked off the meeting at 10:03am on Jun 13, 2026

Balance as of 5/31/26 $18,805.62 and membership is up to 212! 

Upcoming Events

• • We will not be meeting in July

  • Banjo Flannel Presentation and workshop in July 

  • For a list of upcoming events, see the slide in the recap. 

• Banjo Flannel (Diana Li Fitzgerland) trunk show and workshop July 24-25, 2026

• • Friday, July 24: Patchwork Sashiko trunk show

  • Saturday, July 25: Sashiko Top Embellishment workshop (info on times and price in slide show and links above) 

  • Sign ups are available now! Limited number of workshop spots available so sign up soon! 

Announcements 

• • Looking for donations for attendance prizes. 

  • Dee Bushrod - Pixel Quilts exhibit at Missouri Quilt Museum in Hamilton, MO 

  • Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival, more information can be found here. 

2026 BOM 

• • There is a new online form to submit monthly blocks for prizes. The BOM submission forms are on the website at the top of each month’s block info.

  • The July challenge block is Arkansas Traveler, this is a bonus block and no prizes will be given. 

Committee Announcements
SewMe Committee 

• • • Save the date October 9-11, 2026 at Marriott West. Registration opens mid July, watch out for emails. 

    • The committee is looking for demos, contact Diane Grooms, Suzanne or Annie Cook if interested. 

    • Looking for donations for raffles, please bring them to the August and September meetings. 

    • We will have a block of rooms reserved with the rate of $155 per night from Thursday - Saturday. Use the link in the recap email or call the hotel and mention you are with STLMQG. One room will be raffled off at the September meeting. 

Social Committee 

• • The Art of HYBYCOZO 6/20  - Dinner from 4-6 at El Milagro Azteca - We will meet at 6pm in the MOBOT entry way. You will need to buy your own ticket on the MOBOT site ahead of time. 

  • Bocce Club get together Aug 22, 2026 11am-3pm at Italia American Bocce Club (2210 Marconi Ave, St.Louis, MO 63110. Registration can be found here. This is a free event. 

Challenge Committee 

• • This year’s challenge is Mid Century Modern 

  • See slide or link above for more details.

  • Submissions will be due at the Sept meeting. Please note that the item does not have to be quilted to be submitted.

Meeting Presentation:   May 2026 Meeting Presentation.pdf

Meeting Notes: 

President Kristina Olson kicked off the meeting at 10:02am on May 9, 2026. 

Balance as of 4/30/26 $20,172.15 and membership is up to 209! 

Upcoming Events:

• • Susan M. announced Art Quilters are NOT meeting in June.

  • June meeting - Ander will be giving a presentation on color theory - bring scraps to the meeting. There is not a size minimum on scraps.

  • For a list of upcoming events, see the slide in the recap. 

• Banjo Flannel (Diana Li Fitzgerland) trunk show and workshop July 24-25, 2026

• • Friday, July 24: Patchwork Sashiko trunk show

  • Saturday, July 25: Sashiko Top Embellishment workshop (info on times and price in slide show and links above) 

  • Sign ups are available now! Limited number of workshop spots available so sign up soon! 

• 2026 BOM 

• • There is a new online form to submit monthly blocks for prizes. The BOM submission forms are on the website at the top of each month’s block info.

  • The June challenge block is Ohio star 

• Q!K!S! Recap 

• • Thanks to all of those who attended and to those who volunteered at the STLMQG booth!

Committee Announcements 

• • SewMe Committee

  • • Save the date Oct 9-11, 2026. More info to come! 

  • Social Committee

  • • SewDay at Jackman’s on May 23 10am-5pm - 3 machine seats left, 28 hand sewing seats left (as of 5/9)

    • Bocce Ball - Save the Date 8/22 at Italia American Bocce Club. This will be an afternoon event. More info to come. 

    • The Art of HYBYCOZO 6/20 4-6 at MOBOT -  We will meet at 4 for drinks/food and the event starts at 6. Sign up on WildApricot for dinner and/or event so we know how many are coming. You will need to buy your own ticket on the MOBOT site ahead of time. 

  • Quilt Show Committee

  • • Mary Beth gave a wrap up of the show - see slides in recap for more details.

    • Thank you to all who volunteered! 

    • Because of the success of our Quilt Show, STLMQG has donated $1,000 each to our charities for 2024 and 2025, Epworth Children and Family Services and the Keyway Center!

    • Get ready for the next show! March 11-12, 28 @ Greensfelder. Committee sign up coming in late 2026. 

  • Challenge Committee

  • • This year’s challenge is Mid Century Modern 

    • See slide or link above for more details.

    • Submissions will be due at the Sept meeting. Please note that the item does not have to be quilted to be submitted.

  • Charity Committee

  • • This year’s charty is Hope Ignites in Richmond Heights.

    • STLMQG will be supporting this organization through donation of extra long twin quilts. See slides for more info on size and other guidelines.

    • Quilts accepted now through the November ‘26 meeting.

    • Don’t have resources to make a quilt on your own? Join a “Quilty Crew” to work together with 3-4 other guild members to make a quilt. See slides for more info.

    • Hope Ignites is also looking for a donation of a reliable vehicle for use in transporting scholars to meetings, school, etc. See slide for more info.

  • Swap Committee 

  • • Block Swap

    • • Part one: Blocks swapped at today’s meeting

      • Part two of the swap due at the August meeting - create something with the block you received in the swap

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Member Announcements 

• • Em Komiskey completed the Boston Marathon! BIG congrats to her! 

  • Marie Hill suggested a member FB marketplace group for selling items that would be exclusive to STLMQG members. More info to come as the Board takes this suggestion into consideration…

  • Octavia works with Lit Shop and is developing their textile program. If you have nicer quilting cottons that you would be willing to donate, please reach out to her.

  • Dottie Vaughn has a free 48” loom, weaving bench, and warping board that needs a home. Reach out to her for more info.

  • Tess has a friend with a list of sewing machines and items for sale. An extensive list of available items can be provided. Reach out to Tess McMahon if you are interested in more info.

  • The Guild is looking for a few more volunteers for the Welcome Committee. Please reach out to a board member if you are interested in signing up.

  • There are a couple of new items available in Member Resources on the STLMQG site:

  • • The guild purchased a group of patterns from Meadow Mist 

    • • Patterns are free for STLMQG members (Member Resources - Meadow Mist Quilt Patterns) 

    • Andie Barney’s lecture on Right to Repair is available on the site under Member Resources 

    • • Note - She will be back in April of ‘27 for a workshop on machine maintenance and repair 

• Sherri Lucas led us through chair yoga for quilters and provided some follow up resources

• The meeting ended with Show and Share and announcement of attendance and fabric raffle winners. Dismissed at 12:24pm.

Meeting Presentation:  February 2026 Meeting Presentation.pdf

Presentation Materials:  MQG Deep Dive_Feb 2026 Presentation.pdf

Meeting Notes: 

Ander (Vice President) opened the meeting at 10:01 on Saturday, February 14. 

The guild’s account balance as of 1/31/26 was $22,174.40

We have a lot on our schedule through May, check out all guild activities on the website here!

Announcements:

• Our Quilt Show is 3/13-3/15 - we don’t have a meeting

• QuiltCon 2027 is in Atlanta, GA!

• We will have a virtual event in May, more to come soon!

2026 BOM - Make it Modern

• While we don’t have meetings, you will be able to work on your blocks for March, April, and May!

• Bring your blocks to the next meeting to show all of us!

• All details can be found here. 

Quilt! Knit! Stich!

• All info about this event and how to get involved can be found here.

Committee Announcements:

Quilt Show

• March 14 & 15!

• March 13 is set up.

• Turn in your quilts!

• • Quilts were able to be dropped off at our meeting.

  • Next quilt drop off is on Feb. 28 in Creve Coeur, City Place.

  • • 1 City Place Dr.

    • 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

• Plastic bags will be available for purchase for $1.

• We will be showing 276 Quilts!

• • Jurying was kept anonymous, with the goal of displaying modern quilts. Compared to 2024, there were more medium to large size quilts submitted.

• Volunteers are still needed! Sign up here.

• More details on the show can be found here.

Swap

• Part one due on May 9th, part due on August 8th

• Make your favorite block at a minimum of 6.5” to a max of 12.5”

• Bring your block to the May meeting to display and we will pick numbers to swap the block with another member. (Make sure to add a note to the back of the block with your name and social handles.)

• The receiving member will create anything using the block - like a bag, pot holder, mini quilt, etc. No limits! Projects are due in August.

• We will have a show and share in August of everything everyone has made.

Challenge

• Mid Century Modern

• • Due Sept. 12 at our meeting.

• Example color palettes can be found here.

• To enter, you will need a quilt top (doesn’t need to be finished) or other quilted items - up to 3 entries

• There will be prizes!

• More details will be on the guild website soon.

The social committee is hosting lunch at Mod Pizza after the meeting today!

Annie Cook is selling her long arm, if anyone is interested, get in contact with her.

Julie is selling her Juki sewing machine, if anyone is interested, get in contact with her.

Black Hole Studio’s opening weekend 2/21 & 2/22. Come & support! Information can be found on Instagram here.

Cotton Cuts is sponsoring a Puzzle Mystery Quilt - Spring 2026. More information can be found here.

We had a super cute and fun Valentine’s Day themed activity hosted by our Social Committee. :)

Elections for President and Secretaries happened! Our new President is Kristina Olsen and our new Secretaries are Allison Maestri and Jessica Elliston.

We also accepted our new Mission Statement and Code of Conduct into our bylaws.

Susan M shared information about the national chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild. She gave our guild the full rundown on how to use their resources. These slides and links to MQG resources can be found in Member Resources.

Meeting Slides:  January 2026 Meeting Presentation.pdf

Presentation Materials:  String Quilts.Getting Started.pdf

Notes:  

President Octavia opened the meeting at 10 a.m. 

Financials: 12/31/25 - Account Balance of $21,787.88.  All statements from 2025 are now available in the financials page in site.

Membership is at 204 as of 1/10/26

Do we want to remain a guild under the national chapter of the National Modern Quilt Guild? Collecting answers later this meeting!

Schedule:

• Jan. 14: Laura Hartrich - 7 p.m. Virtual & Free for Members! Sign up online HERE

• Jan 21: Hand Stitchers

• Jan 27: Hand Sew Happy Hour

• Jan. 31: Virtual Sew

• Feb. 3: Art Quilt Meeting

• Feb 4: Hand stitchers

• Feb 14: Feb. Meeting

Announcements:

• Bylaws update and vote at Feb Meeting

• Review STLMQG Mission Statement and Code of Conduct

• MQG Resources program at Feb Meeting

• Quilt Show 3/13-3/15 - we will NOT have a March meeting

• Quilt Con 2027 is in Atlanta, GA

• Committees: Sign up online or in person!

• Voyage STL article can be found HERE

• Fantastic Fibers show 4/6-5/16 - You can apply HERE

2026 BOM Make It Modern!

• 9 months long

• 1 traditional block + 1 modern redo - 12” finished block

• Prizes for playing along

• Email pics to stlmqg@gmail.com by the Wednesday night prior to that month’s meeting

• Bring blocks to next meeting!

• All details will be on the website HERE

• First up… Snail Trail, instructions HERE

Quilt! Knit! Stitch!

• Read the emails carefully and respond to show organizers by the end of January.

• There are volunteer and paid opportunities.

• Our guild has been offered a free both! We have the opportunity for a raffle quilt at our booth.

• Setup 4/8-4/9

• Show 4/10-4/12

• More info about the show can be found HERE

• At the America Center in downtown STL

Fabric raffle happened today, with fabric donated from Cotton Cuts!

Committee Announcements

Quilt Show

• Quilt submissions are closing on January 15!

• Submission help desk was available immediately after meeting.

• Collections

• • Notice of acceptance will be sent prior to the Feb. 14 meeting

  • Collection Dates:

  • • Feb. 14 at guild meeting

    • Feb. 28 location in Creve Coeur - more information to come!

  • Plastic bags for quilt storage will be available for $1 each

• Pass out the post cards! We have more if you are able to distribute more.

• Facebook - go to our event and say you’re “going” and invite your Facebook friends! This helps get the word out on social media for us.

• Special Demos - these are items that are not already in the show.

• • Both will be on the Volunteer Sign-Up Genius

  • • Bed Turning of baby quilts on Saturday

    • Fashion Show on Sunday

• Check out the website for more information! Make sure you are logged in to access the member only information.

• Volunteers!

• • Check out the sign-up genius. We need your help! Make sure to scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Submit”

  • March 13 - Friday is set up only

  • March 14-15 - Show volunteers

  • Slots are organized by date/time

  • Scroll and select your desired slows

  • We ask that everyone signs up for at least 2 slots at a time.

  • Volunteer Rolls we are looking for:

  • • Friday

    • • Truck or minivan to transport materials to Greensfelder

      • Transport quilts

      • Bring stepladders

      • Bring wagons

      • Label vendor areas and quilt receiving areas

      • Assist Vendors

      • Unload and move quilts and poles to their places

      • Pin instructions to drapes

      • Hang quilts

      • Bring upright steamer

      • Put up Interior Signs

      • Hang placards with quilts

    • Saturday & Sunday

    • • Place outdoor signs

      • Raffle ticket sales/volunteer check-in table

      • Admissions

      • Greeter

      • Walking monitors - white glove attendants

      • STLMQG programming committee table

      • Keep track of votes

      • Assist with vendor demos and bed turning

      • Take down

      • Quilt return

      • Hang signs with quilt owners name

      • Collect interior and exterior signs

      • Truck to transport materials from show

  • Questions about volunteering? Contact Amy Kerkemyer. 

Member Announcements

Melissa Eagen is opening her own knitting/crochet/sewing studio called Blackhold Studio in Lindenwood Park. There will be sewing space for machines as well as space for knitting and crochet. Hours will be evenings and weekends for those who work. This is a space for everyone! Melissa will have business cards and more information. 

• She is looking for small things like sewing needles and rotary cutting blades. More info on her social media pages. 

• Social Media: Blackhole Studio STL

The guild voted to remain a member chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild. 

During break we had several people volunteer for board positions, we will be regrouping as a board and put together the election ballots for the February meeting.

Sandi is here to talk to us about string quilts!

December 2025 Meeting Presentation.pdf

President Octavia Pitts opened the December meeting at 10:05 a.m. on Saturday, December 13. This was our members appreciation meeting and the final one of the year!

Balance as of 11/30 - $22,238.30 and membership is up to 204!

Announcements:

*We’re still in need of board candidates! Please consider guiding our guild.*

• Board elections - positions for President and Secretary will be up in January! We encourage anyone who is interested to ask Octavia and Abbie to get more information.

• • 2 year terms

  • Election will be held at January Meeting

  • Must be present to vote

  • Election Officiant will be Hope Wyss (contact info - hope.wyss@gmail.com)

  • If interested, submit name to Hope prior to the January meeting

• Membership renewals 1/1/26

• Committee SignUp Genius is LIVE! We encourage EVERYONE to sign up for at least one committee. 

• January Program: String Quilts with Sandy

• Details for Workshops and Speakers for 2026 are coming! So many exciting things in store in the New Year.

• Quilt Show at Ferguson Public Library

• • Feb. 12,13, & 14, 2026

  • Register HERE

• QuiltCon 2027 in Atlanta, Georgia

• Quilt!Knit!Stitch! Coming to STL in April- LOOK FOR INFO EMAIL COMING

• H&H Show in Chicago - End of April/beginning of May 

• Upcoming: The board to review how to navigate the MQG website for its benefits.

STL MQG Schedule

• Dec. 17 - Hand Sitchers

• Dec. 27 - Virtual Sew

• Jan. 6 - Art Quilt Meeting

• Jan. 7 - Hand Stitchers

• Jan. 10 - January Metting - Board Elections!

• Jan. 14 - Laura Hartrich - Virtual Lecture

• • Liner Notes and Labels: Learning to Love Quilt Documentation

Board to update financials for the last half of 2025.

Committee Announcements

Quilt Show: 

• Quilt Submissions open December 15

• Submissions close January 15

• Help Desk

• • At January meeting, there will be members available to help you submit. If help is needed, please bring all the information needed (blank form on website)

• All information for submissions is on the website - make sure you’re logged in!

• • How to find that information is in the slides from the December meeting.

• Submissions

• • Notices of acceptance will be sent prior to Feb. 14 meeting

  • Collection Dates:

  • • Feb. 14 meeting

    • Feb. 28 location TBD

  • Plastic bags for storage or they will be available for $1 each

• Tell your friends! Get the word out! We want as many people attending as possible. Postcards are available for pickup at meetings.

• Special Demonstrations

• • Bed Turning - featuring modern baby quilts! These will be quilts that are not part of the exhibit.

  • • This will be an item on the volunteer list

  • Sunday Fashion Show - Wear your quilted clothing, bags, etc. and walk the runway!

  • • This will be an item on the volunteer list

Challenge:

• Thank you to all those who participated in the STRIPES challenge!

• • 1st - Candice Marshall

  • 2nd - Susan Muszynski

  • 3rd - Annie Cook

  • Participation winners - Sheila Acuncius, Margie Murphy, Laura Cox

Thank you for another wonderful year of quilts in community with each other!

-The Board

Octavia (president) opened the meeting at 10:03 on 11/8/2025. 

Presentation Deck:  November 2025 Meeting Presentation.pdf

The account balance as of 10/31/25 is $19,549.06. Financials are posted on the website Here. (https://www.stlmqg.org/2025)

Membership: 202 members

Announcements:

• T-shirt orders available at break
  
• Save the Date 1/14/26
  
• • Virtual lecture with Laura Hartrich
  • More info to Come
• 2026 Annual Quilt Show at Ferguson Public Library
  
• • 2/12, 2/13, 2/14, 2026
  • Registration; opens December 1^st
• December Appreciation Meeting
  
• Board Elections
  
• • President and Secretary
  • 2 Year term
  • Elections held at January Meeting
  • Must be present to vote
• Membership renewals 1/1/26
  
• Quit Con Registration
  
• • Quilt submission 9/1-10/31
  • Class registration 8/20 at 9am
  • Make sure your Modern Quilt Guild log in works to sign up for classes
• Committee Sign Ups
  
• • Quilt Show (leaders)
  • Social, SewMe, Welcome, Programming, House, Charity, Swap/Challenge Quilt Con Quilt
• Jackman’s Coupon
  
• SewHope Closing store 12/13. Shifting their focus towards their charitable work.
  
• QuiltCon 2027 in Atlanta, GA
  

STL MQG schedule: 

• Nov. 15: Virtual Sew (Date Change) 
  

• Nov. 19: Hand Stitchers at Buder Library
  
• Nov. 22: Jackman’s (Creve Coeur location)
  
• Nov. 25: Hand Sew Happy Hour 
  
• Dec. 3: Hand Stitchers at Buder Library
  
• Dec. 2: Art Quilt Meeting
  
• Dec. 13: Members only meeting

Block Lotto for Kitty Cat block:

• Focus: fun, imagery, graphic quality, simple piecing, repeating motif
  
• Modern print background fabric
  
• Solid color fabric for cat
  
• 10.5x10.5 finished block
  
• Guidelines are on the website Here 
  

Committee Announcements: 

Sew Me Committee

October 10-12

THANK YOU!!

• To the Sew Me Committee members!!
  
• To our wonderful vendors!
  
• To our volunteers!
  
• To our members that donated!
  
• Members who volunteered to demonstrate a skill
  
• To Laura Patterson!
  
• To attendees
  

Sew Me Financials

• Special Raffle!
  
• All proceeds go towards Epworth. Raffle ends November 30 and Drawing in December.
  
• • Sewing machine from Warm n Cozy
  • Ergonomic Sewing Table
  • AccuQuilt

Social Committee

• December Meeting member appreciation event: Members need to bring scraps of Solid Colors using the Guild color scheme and white/neutral. Scraps should be between 5- and 10-inches square or larger and be ironed.
  
• Irons not needed.
  
• Cutting kits and rulers will be provided.No Show and Share in December
  
• Jackman’s sew day on November 22^nd
  
• Lunch at Lesters

Charity Committee

• STLMQG has donated over 88 quilts
  
• Congratulations to our October winners of the Longarm Contest!
  
• Robyn Passing and Nancy Dlugosz
  
• Thanks to Lilo Whitener-Fey and Dottie Vaughn for donating their services this month!!
  

Quilt Show

• Facebook event going. Please share and promote.
  
• Sign up to sent out postcards. There is a list for suggested places.
  

Fabric Raffle (Huge thank you to Cotton Cuts for your donation!)

• 2 bundles of 1 yard cuts from Olive Grove by Riley Blake

Quilt Con Quilt Show Quilt!!

• Medallion Quilt challenge but we made it rectangle
  
• Quilted by Dottie Vaughn (Thank you!!)
  
• Designed by Leila Gardunia
  
• We are looking for help for the committee and to design the next one.

Member announcements:

• Selling a treadle sewing machine. See Lynda Drendel.
  
• Nonperishable goods donation for SNAP recipients. See Melissa Eagen.
  
• Susan Muszynski runs the Art Quilt Group
  
• Next Year Spring Trade show in Stl switched to a consumer show for fibers.
  
• • Looking for Volunteers
  • More information on their Facebook page
  • April 10, 11, 12

Stripes Show and Share! Wonderful Quilts, Thank you!

Swap: Favorite Things! Thank you!

Presentation: Quilt Show

• The Quilt show needs your modern quilt.
  
• The show is not judged and the ribbons are audience vote.
  
• Submit your quilts to share your creativity, celebrate modern quilting, and educate the community about modern quilting.
  

Quilt Show Timeline

• Submissions are open Dec. 15-Jan 15
  
• Accepted quilts can be turned in at Feb 14 meeting
  
• Accepted quilts can be turned in on Feb 28 location TBD
• Show is March 14-15, 2026
  

Submission Guidelines

• Must be a current, dues-paying member to submit
  
• Quilt must be pieced by the member-another person may quilt
  
• Quilt must be completed for registration, but binding/sleeve can be done prior to the show
  
• Must fill out a registration form and provide a photo for each entry
  
• Each member may enter up to 9 quilts/items*
  
• Made within the last 5 years
  
• Not displayed at any of the STLMQG’s prior shows
  
• See Guild website for additional rules: https://stlmqg.org/Quilt-Show-Members-Resource
  

Modern Elements & Quilt Show Categories

• Bold use of Color: Strong, vibrant, and unexpected color choices that create visual impact.
  
• High Contrast & Graphic Areas of Color: Strong contrast between light and dark, or between complementary colors, often creating striking, graphic designs.
  
• Minimalism: Simplified design with pared-down elements, lots of open space, and a focus on clarity.
  
• Maximalism: The opposite of minimalism—layered, busy, and full of detail, color, and pattern.
  
• Improvisational Piecing: Creating without a set pattern, embracing spontaneity, asymmetry, and unexpected results.
  
• Expansive Negative Space: Large areas of background fabric that highlight and frame the pieced design and often become a canvas for creative quilting.
  
• Alternate Grid Work: Moving away from the traditional straight grid layout of blocks—using offset, staggered, or irregular placement.
  
• Modern Traditionalism: Reimagining traditional quilt blocks with modern elements like scale, color, or asymmetry.
  

Categories

• Applique & Handwork
  
• • Appliqué – Quilts that include either machine or hand layering of fabric where the quilt’s primary focus is appliqué.
  • Handwork – Quilts that include at least one element of handwork that is the focus of the quilt, including but not limited to hand piecing, hand quilting, embroidery, or cross stitch.
• Art quilts:  An original free-form exploration of a concept or idea, adhering to the modern aesthetic, experimenting with textile manipulation, color, texture and/or a diversity of mixed media. Art quilts quite often push quilt world boundaries.
  
• Bee Quilts: Quilts made by 3 or more people
  
• Improvisation:   The majority of piecing is improvised (i.e., without the use of a defined pattern or templates).
  
• Maximalism:  A more-is-more philosophy is embraced which includes a mix of colors, patterns, and textures that are densely utilized.Often there's very little void or open spaces. The eclectic nature means all of the elements are layered together to create interesting and filled compositions.
• Minimalist design:  Quilts whose design emphasizes extreme simplification of content and form to achieve maximum visual impact.
  
• Miscellaneous: Clothing, Bags, Other quilted Items
  
• Modern Traditionalism: Quilts whose design incorporates the use of an identifiable traditional block pattern and modernizes it by applying design elements such as alternate grid work, asymmetry, color, or scale.
  
• Piecing:  Quilts that reflect a particularly strong or innovative use of machine piecing.
  
• Small Quilts:  measure 36″ or less per side.
  
• Use of Negative Space:  the unoccupied area that surrounds the objects, shapes, or forms in a composition that can be used to create movement, emphasis and interest in a quilt design which is integrated into and/or organizes the composition of the quilt.
  
• Guild Challenges: 2024 Modern Art Challenges, 2024 Scrap Buster, 2024 Row by Row Improv, 2025 Block Lotto, 2025 Stripes
  

How to submit your quilt

• Gather your Information:  A blank form will be sent out after this meeting so you can gather all of the required information.
  
• Help Desk Committee members will be available to help submit after the January 10 guild meeting.  If you would like help, bring a completed form.  You will also need a photo of your quilt on a flash drive or available to email from your phone.
  
• Submissions will be through a Google form, which will require a free Google account. If you have a gmail email address, you already have a Google account.
  
• You will submit one form for each quilt
  
• The link to the form will be sent by email on Dec. 15, 2025. The form will close at 11:59 pm on January 15, 2026.
  
• See the Slideshow for walk through of application.
  

Jurying Process

• All information is removed. Only photos are reviewed by the committee.
  
• Committee members rate each photo according to the qualities of a modern quilt, on a scale of 1 to 5.
  
• Each quilt receives an average score. Quilts are prioritized based on this rating, filling in the available display space. 
  
• Notices are sent to everyone who submitted, whether quilts are accepted or not accepted.
  

Quilt Collection

• Quilts will be collected at the February 14 guild meeting, or on February 28 at a location to be determined. Alternate dates can be arranged. All quilts must be collected by March 1, 2026.
  
• Show time! Quilts will be hung on Friday, March 13.
  
• Quilts will be available for pickup at the end of the show on Sunday, March 15.  Quilters will be responsible for picking up their quilts at that time, or designating an alternate person.
  

Help Needed

• We need everyone’s help to make this work. Members are strongly encouraged to volunteer for two shifts during the show.
  
• Volunteer sign-up will be open before the January 10 meeting.  More details will be provided at the meeting.
  
• Quilt Show Committee will organize the quilt check-in process, and help organize transportation of the quilts.
  
• We need one or two members to store the quilts from February 14 to March 13.

Show and Share! 

Attendance Prizes!

Fabric raffle Winner: Kristina Olson, Barb Phelps

• Huge thank you to Cotton Cuts for your donation!

STRIPES Winners

• 3: Annie Cook
  
• 2: Susan Muszynski
  
• 1: Candice Marshall
  
• Participation: Sheila Acuncius, Margie Murphy, Laura Cox
  

Meeting Closed at 12:49pm

We hope to see you at our members only meeting on December 13th. Until then, happy quilting!

Ander Weis (VP)