The
Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild (CMQG) Monthly Meeting was at 7pm Sept 14, 2023 at
the Corvallis Community Center with Camille Ainsworth and Colleen Powers presiding.
Thirty-one people attended in person and two via Zoom.
Program: Nancy Mandel gave a Power Point presentation
on Tucker Templates. These templates are available for various quilting units
(half- square triangle, flying geese, etc.) and all follow the principle of
making the unit a little too large and trimming it to size to increase accuracy.
New
Members:
We have five new members.
Raffle
Drawing:
Kathy and Betsy each won a $20 gift certificate to Fatquarters.com.
Nominations
for officers: Camille, Colleen, Nancy M, and Diana Finkenaur are nominated
to continue in their present positions as president, vice-president, secretary,
and treasurer respectively. Joyce Loper will take over membership chair and Marty
Stowers will be the Ultimate Finisher chair. There will be a committee in
charge of community quilts. Susan Clark will continue to run swaps.
Show-and-tell: Four people
had S&T items. This is a fun activity every month. Bring your S&T
items to the meeting or send photos to CMQGphotos@gmail.com.
Quilt Exhibit at
Philomath Museum: This ended on September 9 and the displayed quilts were
returned to their owners at the meeting. Pattie Dix has the quilts that were not
returned at the meeting.
Community
Quilt:
Members worked on the CMQG Community Quilt at the August 20th Sew Day and will
continue at the September 17th Sew Day.
Swap Challenge: Susan leads this. Members exchanged “ugly” fabrics at the May
meeting, made them into 12 ½ inch blocks and then exchanged these at the July
meeting. Participants made these into quilt tops and gave them to the original
ugly fabric owner at the September meeting. The resulting quilt tops were
varied and beautiful. The next swap will be the annual Christmas swap.
Ultimate
Finisher:
Don’t forget that you can participate in the Ultimate Finisher contest. Sheets
are $10 each and you can list up to ten projects on your sheet. You don’t need
to list all ten projects in the beginning but can instead add projects to your
list through the year. You need to let Lorna know when you add a project. UF sheets
and checks are sent to Lorna. Participants have until January 2024 to complete
their projects and they receive one ticket in the raffle for each completed
project. At the January meeting there will be a drawing and the winner gets 50%
of the pot, second place gets 30% and third gets 20%. See the website for
details.
October
Monthly Meeting: Pattie Dix will be speaking on What is a Modern Quilt.
Survey:
Members attending the meeting filled out a
survey asking about their interests regarding the guild.
Book
Club:
The book club meets monthly via Zoom at 7pm on
the last Wednesday of the month, which is September
27. This month’s book is The Indigo Girl by Natasa Boyd. The October book is A Long
Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende. Contact Janet or Missy if you wish to participate.
Green
Curves Challenge: This challenge is to make a modern quilt that is at least 50%
green and 50% curved seams. Pieced and applique seams are both allowed. The
guild is considering displaying these at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show which requires
quilts to be at least 40 inches by 40 inches. Quilts must be completed by the
April meeting.
Upcoming
Events: More
information on these events is either above or will be shared later.
Sept
16, Workshop 1 with Jacquie Gering (This has been postponed)
Sept
17, In-Person Sew Day at CPI
Sept 23, Virtual Sew Day on Zoom, 9-4pm
Sept
27, Book Club
Oct
1, Hand Sewing Group. Contact Pattie D if interested.
Oct
12, Monthly Meeting. What is a Modern Quilt
Oct
14, Workshop 2 with Jacquie Gering
Oct
15, In-person Sew Day at CPI
Oct
25, Book Club
Oct
28, Virtual Sew Day on Zoom, 9-4pm
The
meeting ended at 8:30.
Submitted
by Nancy Mandel, secretary of CMQG