STL MQG Meeting 1/11/25

PDF of slides

Additional slides provide by Programming committee

The meeting was started at 10:02am by President Octavia Pitts.

The guild account balance as of 12/31/24 was $17,260.84. Financials are also posted on the website.

Guild business:

• Committee Sign Ups! Sign up here on Sign Up Genius: HERE!

• Remember to renew your membership for 2025!

• We have a Guild Assistance Fund, interested? Reach out to the board members.

• 2025 is our guild’s 15 year anniversary, fun things to come this year to celebrate.

• Donations needed for our Welcome bags and Attendance Prize table. For more info on the welcome bag donations, reach out to our Secretary: secretary@stlmqg.org

• We were mentioned in a KeyWay newsletter. Check it out HERE!

• We went through an organizational review, to see more details on this check out the slides HERE.

Upcoming Speakers to look out for:

January 21: Saved from Fate with Kristen Edens. Zoom link to come, members will need to register on the website.

May 16-18: Kitty Wilkin

August: Candy Grisham

Our monthly Block Lotto is live! There will be details on the website under the “Guild Activities” tab soon.

Upcoming Events:

• January 15 & 29: Hand Stitchers

• January 25: Virtual Sew

• January 28:  Hand Sew Happy Hour

• February 8:  Meeting

• February 20-23: QuiltCon

• February 22: Virtual Sew

• February 25:  Hand Sew Happy Hour

Committee Announcements:

• Social

• • Volunteers are needed for the Social Committee! Events include our Outside of Meeting Meetups such as Sew Days, after meeting lunches and other fun events.

  • Social will be heading our Guild Anniversary Party, our December Members-Only Meeting and a new activity of Quilters on the Move!

  • Sign up on the Sign Up Genius if you are interested HERE!

Member Announcements:

• Would anyone be interested in an Art Quilt sub-group? If anyone is interested, please reach out to Susan Muszynski via the Treasurer@stlmqg.org.

• Nancy Dlugosz has a Loose Ends Project that she was contacted to help finish. If you are interested in volunteering as a quilter or a crafter, more info can be found HERE.

• A reminder to check out the City Sewing Room, Annamaria Lu is on the board if you are interested in sharing information.

• Suzanne Koenen will be having an art show called “Conceptual” at the Webster Groves Public Library: 301 E Lockwood Saint Louis, MO 63119. The show will be live February 1-28, 2025.

We held our board election today! Susan Hoernschemeyer was voted in as the Treasurer, Irene Kattner-Stuhrenbergas Web Director, and Ander Weis as Vice President.

Our program for today is Spotlight on Block of the Month (BOM) Quilts. We had members volunteer to share their experiences on various Block of the Month programs and any advice they may have for any other members interested in participating in a Block of the Month.

Details from the program are in our slides, there are links to the specific BOM programs as well. You can find previous Guild run block of the months on our website if you are interested.

Link to show and share pictures