January 2017 Meeting : General Meeting

If you only make it to one meeting this year, this is a good one to shoot for.  We will be voting on the by-laws, swapping scraps, electing officers

and getting member feedback for programming this year.

Cross your fingers that the QuiltCon quilt will also be ready for its big reveal!

*Members bringing scraps get first choice, of course.

*Don't forget that we will also be having a January sew day independent of the general meeting.

Since it's a fresh, new year - a blank slate - why not assess those UFOs you have and bring them to the meeting?  Get some input from your quilty friends and find some motivation to get it done or get rid of it!  (Sometimes, finished IS better than perfect.) We will be running a UFO Finish Along in 2017 to keep you motivated. We will log your UFOs at this next meeting and as you finish them throughout the year you will get a ticket for each one to enter in an end of year prize drawing. UFOs must be at least partially started for this event. 

See you January 8th at 1pm at the Pittsburgh Project!

Jan/Feb meeting recap

This is Cheralee, social media person for 2016.  This is my first recap, so let's get to the Jan/Feb meeting.

Jan/Feb 2016 meeting announcement

Don't Forget!  The February meeting has been moved to January 31st!

Because we all love fabric and appreciate a good deal, the February meeting has been changed to Sunday, January 31, 2016.  The time is 1:00-4:00 and we are still meeting at the Pittsburgh Project.  Click the link for directions.  The original meeting date coincided with Super Bowl Sunday as well as several great sales at local shops.  A list is being compiled for distribution at the meeting.

We're going to:

• get updates on some programming ideas that are in the works
• brainstorm on a chance to work with other modern guilds
• collect money for the FQC (Fat Quarter Club)

After the business portion of the meeting, we want you to share any recent fabric or pattern purchases you have made and how they inspire you.  If you want to clear the decks to make room for those new ideas, we are also having a scrap swap!  Bring a gallon-size plastic bag full of your extra bits.  You will get the chance to stuff your bag with other members' scraps!  Maybe something new will stir the creative juices!  

If you have larger pieces (yardage) to purge, we'll have a separate table for those.

Anyone bringing scraps gets first dibs - leftovers will be available to the rest of the group after all participant picking has been done.

The time remaining after the scrap swap will be devoted to a free sew and working on any projects you want to bring.

Remember, the first meeting is free if you have been thinking about joining.  Come on out!