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!