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July 13th STLMQG Meeting Notes

Octavia (president) opened the meeting at 10:05.

Guild reminders:

• We do not have an August meeting! Carolina Oneto’s virtual trunk show and classes are in August. (more info below)

• Scrap Buster Challenge entries are due on July 31st at 11:59pm. There will be a drawing at the September meeting.

• The QuiltCon class schedule is out! Classes open July 31st. Check your website access and get it sorted before you go to sign up for the classes because they go quick!

• We are still looking for a couple of interested people in planning our December meeting! Let someone on the board know you are interested.

Financials are posted on the website if you are interested here.

Upcoming events:

• July 17 - Hand Stitchers are meeting

• July 23 - Hand Sew Happy Hour

• July 27 - Virtual Sew

• August - No regular meeting!

• August 16-18 - Carolina Oneto

• September 14 - Regular Meeting

Link to Events

Carolina Oneto events, you MUST register for the ones you are interested in, including the free trunk show:

• Trunk Show is August 16 - 7-8pm and FREE to members!

• Watercolor Quilt class is August 17th - 10am-4pm

• Curves & Transparencies class is August 18th - 1-5pm

The next tutorial for the Improv BOM Sampler is up online! You can find the videos here.

Sew Me STL

• The retreat is October 4-6 at the Marriott St. Louis West.

• There will be demonstrations throughout the weekend and plenty of space to sew and socialize!

• Registration opened at midnight on July 14th! Spots are going quick, be sure to register now!

• All registrations must be paid in full by August 14th.

• You can sign up online here.

• Hotel rooms are available in the Sew Me STL block. The link is provided in your registration confirmation email.

• Volunteers are needed for the event! Please sign up here.

A reminder that the Charity Committee 2024 project is tote bags for the Keyway Center. Bags (and anything else that is donated) will be picked up at the November meeting.

Donated bags must have a closure. Quilts and personal products will also be accepted. Examples and patterns can be found on the recap slides.

The Challenge Committee has come to us with a new challenge for the second half of 2024! The Modern Art Challenge is meant to push your creative thinking. There are 5 art pieces within the recap slides for your inspiration and are to be used as only inspiration, not something to replicate. Further details can be found on the recap slides.

The Community Challenge Quilt was also revealed. You can see the design and the instructions in the recap slides. Block packets can be picked up at the September meeting and the SewMeSTL retreat. Blocks are due either by October 6th at Sew Me STL, the September meeting, or by Mail by October 6th.

Member Announcements:

• Warm & Cozy Bus Hop Event

• • September 28th & 29th

  • 8 Different Shops

  • More info can be found on Warm & Cozy’s website.

• Geek Craft Expo

• • July 27th & 28th

  • At Webster University

  • $5 on entry

  • More info on Webster’s website.

• Shout out for the Quilting Annex at the City Sewing Room! Be sure to check it out next time you're close by.

• Golf the Galleries

• • Through August 14th

  • At The Sheldon

We then participated in 30 minutes of chair yoga with Jennifer Ice from Urban Breath Yoga in Maplewood.

The raffle winner was pulled; thank you to Cotton Cuts for the fabric raffle prize!.

Pictures from the meeting