Rotary Cutter Blade Bulk Buy - Lisa is testing Blades
Amazon Smile--Have to update with GuideStar--Lisa
Meet with other local guild leaders
Athens Dixie Stitchers Meeting set up
Programming
Oct Sewing Saturday--Workshop:
Free Motion Quilting
Event: EQ7 Study Group moved to 2018
Demos
October--Cheater Cathedral Window Block (Glenn P.)
November--demo tbd
Holiday Party
Gift Exchange
Munchies members provide snacks and supplies
Make straw + pipe cleaner machine cleaning tools
Year end thank you for TN2
Charity
MQG Charity Challenge Quilt Update
blocks are being turned in
Jen has volunteered to quilt
Current Charity Quilt Status
- Number of finished quilt tops 4
- Number of quilts to be quilted
- Number of quilts to be bound 5
- Number of quilts to be labeled all need labels
- Number of completed quilts
Get good photos of quilts single and all together for website
Membership
New Member Bags
Current items
- Membership pin
- Hardware and instructions for Nametags
- Red Value Viewer
- Membership cards
Budget for bags discussed
Purchase muslin bags
($0.50-$1/each depending on size)
Stamp with guild logo
voted to buy stamp
Other items not yet available
- Straw + Pipe cleaner to clean machine
- Basic seam ripper (<$0.50 each)
- Bobbin clamps ($0.60 each)
Trina suggested business cards with our logo on one side and guild info on the other to hand out a Sewing Saturdays, leave around town, etc. ($22.95/100 for square cards on Zazzle, $31.62/100 round cards on Overnight Prints)
Retreat
March 16th-18th
Cost
Member/Non Member price? 210/215
Schedule
Friday
- Dinner
- Mystery Make (Triangle bag)
- b/s/t Table Ongoing
- Breakfast--Goodie/s
- Lunch--Goodie/s
- Afternoon-Make Alphabet Pins
- Dinner--Goodie/s
- Late--Dice Game
- b/s/t Table Ongoing
- Brunch
- Goodie/s
- Show and Tell
- Guild Picture
- “Awards” (paper certificates)
- Raffle Drawing (hand out tickets liberally all weekend)
$5.25 enamel pin
$1-$2/person for alphabet pin sets
Prizes
Soliciting from companies--local and national
Fundraising
Amazon Smile & Zazzle
push in November/December for members to use and share with others for holiday shopping.
Auction
Remaining Challenges
Christmas in July - Reveal in October
Non quilt items - Reveal in November
Watch for Instagram hashtags
#showusyourmqg
#rcmqgauction
discussed auction rules
Prizes for challenges
reviewed prizes for challenges
and prizes still in prize pool
Officer Positions for 2018
Surveys
So far, all feedback to email about Survey Monkey has been affirmative, only a couple of responses.
Proposed Schedule
Nomination Survey--Proposed Dates Oct 17th-23rd
Contact nominees--Proposed Dates Oct 24th-30th
Election Survey--Proposed Dates Oct 31-Nov 6th
Encourage committee heads
Website
Goal to have it updated by end of the year