CMQG January meeting minutes
We have a challenge this month for all our members.
We have a challenge this month for all our members.
Get your name tags done!
Our monthly Sew Day is coming up this Saturday – that’s
January 26th, so it’s a perfect opportunity to finish/start your
nametag! (noon till 6pm at the Market of Choice community room, upstairs past the elevators, 9th St in Corvallis)
Lisa recapped the board planning meeting
Start planning now! March sew day is pillowcase sew day.
March 22nd bring your
fabrics and come make pillowcases for a local Corvallis charity. No experience necessary. We will show you how.
Santiam scrappers trunk show is taking place on April 26th. We will be in Lebanon to talk about modern quilting April 26 – please join us.
CMQG will be at the Corvallis farmers market August 30 again this year. Save the date!
Mission statement: To support and encourage the growth and development of modern quilting through art education and community
(credit to the MQG mothership)
Potential speakers: We would love to hear your feedback on any potential speakers you would like to see at your next CMQG meeting. Please email us your ideas.
Some ideas we are currently considering:
Potential speakers: We would love to hear your feedback on any potential speakers you would like to see at your next CMQG meeting. Please email us your ideas.
Some ideas we are currently considering:
An expert in sewing machine repair – someone who could come
show us the basics of machine maintenance
Someone from a local charity that makes quilts
Linda Johannson - local fabric artist
Linda Johannson - local fabric artist
To do – we need to step up our Pinterest presence. Caroline is doing this. If you don’t already use Pinterest, go check
it out!
Field trips
Pacific Northwest meet-up coming up in August. Date TBA
Field trips
Pacific Northwest meet-up coming up in August. Date TBA
Spring shop hop or a coast shop hop were suggested. Carol is organizing, if you want to join us,
please let her know. (email CMQG)
Sisters Quilt Show! Want to join us! Let us know.
Sisters Quilt Show! Want to join us! Let us know.
Stitches in bloom potential van trip up there. Please let us know if you’re interested in going along
Potential new meeting space needed. Market of Choice space is limited and not always available. We are looking into other spaces for our meetings and sew days.
Mug rugs were swapped.
Aren’t they gorgeous?
Aren’t they gorgeous?
Dana (Winter Creek Cloth) gave us some pretty Kate Spain
mini Charm packs.
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Dana wins the door prize this week.
We have 2 new members! Yay. Welcome to Courtney!
Dana wins the door prize this week.
We have 2 new members! Yay. Welcome to Courtney!
We would like to extend a warm welcome to anyone from other quilt or craft guilds in the area. Our meetings are open for anyone to attend. Meetings are always the 2nd Wednesday of the Month and our Sew Days are the last Saturday of every month.
Lisa mentioned the Astronomical quilt challenge. Several members are participating. We invite you to join us.
Next months meeting (February) will be a pouch
swap. Any kind of pouch is
eligible. That's it for today! See you are Sew Day!
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