Octavia (President) opened the meeting at 10:08 am on 2/8/2025.

The account balance as of 12/31/2024 is 17,260.84. Financials are posted on the website.

Guild Business:

• If you haven’t already, please renew your membership for this year!

• We do have a guild assistance fund for new and current members who could use assistance paying our dues.

• Donations wanted for our new member Welcome Bags! If you are interested in donating please reach out to Nancy Dlugosz or Abbie Stolzer. We do NOT need small scissors or measuring tapes.

• Board transitions/communication

• • Welcome to our new board members:

  • • Vice President - Ander Weis

    • Treasurer - Susan Hoernschemeyer

    • Web Director - Irene Kattner-Stuhrenberg 

  • Thank you to our board members who are stepping down, we appreciate you!!

  • • Susan Muszynski, Jenn Deck, and Gail Luther

  • If you need to contact the board, please use the general STLMQG email or our board emails.

  • • All emails are on the first page of our website if you scroll down to the bottom and are provided here:

    • • President@stlmqg.org

      • VicePresident@stlmqg.org 

      • Secretary@stlmqg.org

      • Treasurer@stlmqg.org 

      • Webdirector@stlmqg.org

• Spam Alert!!

• • If you see any questionable emails or texts in your inboxes from a guild board member, please check with one of your board members before interacting or sending any money.

Kitty Wilkin is coming to visit us May 30-June 1. More information on registration to come to your email inboxes in the coming weeks.

UPDATE TO MEETING SCHEDULE: We will have regular meetings in April and May (second Saturday of each month).

STL MQG Schedule:

• Feb 19: Hand Stitchers at Buder Library on the 3rd floor

• • 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, 5-7:30pm

• Feb 20-23: QuiltCon

• Feb 22: Virtual Sew 10am-12pm

• Feb 25: Hand Sew Happy Hour - 6-9pm - Chippewa Panera Bread

• March 8: Regular  Guild Meeting

• March 22: Virtual Sew 

• March 25: Hand Sew Happy Hour

• April 12: Regular Guild Meeting

Details on any STLMQG meet ups at Quilt-Con will be on Facebook as they come together. There is a public group you can join on Facebook.

Block Lotto for March:

Crosshatch Block!

• Focus: modern design, accuracy, contrast

• Solid background; print for crosshatch

• 1 dark color and 1 light color; quilters choice

Guidelines are on the website HERE!

Committee Announcements: 

We could use some more help for the House Committee. If you’re interested, you can sign up HERE!

Thank you to Candace and Mary Beth for co-leading our 2026 Quilt Show!

• Swap & Challenge

• • The first swap of the year is a Pin Cushion swap!

  • • Don’t buy the Pin Cushion, MAKE the Pin Cushion. Don’t have to be fancy or elaborate, we want everyone who can to participate!

    • This will be a blind swap. Bring them in a paper lunch bag to the meeting with your name and a note so your swap partner knows who made the Pin Cushion.

    • Due TWO months from now at the April Meeting

    • Inspiration websites will be provided.

• Social

• • STL MQG Social Meetup

  • • Bits “n” Pieces quilt show meet up on Sunday, March 16th at 11am

    • Food trucks will be there for lunch.

  • 15 Year Guild Anniversary Party in July

  • • Member Raffle!

  • Lunch Dates will be started again!

• Sew Me Committee

• • We could use at least 4 more volunteers for the committee! Sign up HERE!

  • October 10-12, 2024

  • The first committee meeting will be at the end of April

Member Announcements

• Art Quilters Group

• • Meetings will be the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm

  • If you’re interested, reach out to Susan!

  • • smuszynski22@gmail.com

• Suzanne Galli Koenen has an art show at the Webster Groves Public Library with 26 paintings displayed!

Kristy Daum spoke to the guild about her experience as a Quilt-Con judge for our meeting program. 

Our fabric raffle winners are Jenn Deck and Peggy Harris. Congrats and thank you Cotton Cuts!!

Our first block lotto winner is Annamaria Lu. Congratulations!

We hope to see you at our next meeting on March 8th! Until then, happy quilting!

-Abbie Stolzer (Secretary)