Guild Library
We will use a Google doc to track check-outs and check-ins. Jen will handle the documentation. The document will be on the guild drive. We will do rental fees for hardware, such as the AccuQuilt. We will limit people to check-out only 5 items at a time. Checkouts will last a month before the item is late. It can be renewed for a month only, if 5ere is no waiting list. Hardware will require a check that will be held in case items are not returned or broken. This will be documented in the catalog. Usage fees will not be charged for consumables, this will be a benefit of membership. We will create a form on the website for check out. We will plan on starting the library at the September meeting.

Operations
We have rented a 5x5 storage unit. We will be working out logistics for moving stuff for events. We may need to purchase shelving. We discussed having a reverse shop hop, where shops come to us, present about their shop for a few minutes, and sell items. We would need to do this at an event or something. Amanda is talking to S&R about maybe holding Sewing Saturday. This would be a more central location for members.
Finances
Diane went over finances. Digital receipts seem to be working well. We can get a street address for a PO Box, which would allow for deliveries. Diane will look into it. We will move money from the Fundraising category to cover the storage unit for the year.

Charity
Trina will offer advice from past QuiltCon charity quilts. Diane will check possible copyright issues.

Fundraising
We will target November 16th for the Quilt Photo Booth. Amanda will coordinate with the photographer, and find a location for the event. Fliers for the Sew-signment sale have been posted around town. We discussed logistics and fees. We will provide lunch for volunteers. ​

Programming
Retreat balances are due at the August meeting. Massages will be offered Saturday. Sherry needs volunteers for a wrapping and sorting party. Plans are underway for a quilting workshop, tentatively October 19th. We may have a guild outing to the Fanfare Quilt Show.
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The November meeting will consist of a shortened meeting and a presentation by Handi Quilter.

Question of the month: Do you more often keep what you make or give it away?

Guild Happenings
Curve Challenge
Bento Box Charity Block
BOM Skillbuilder Block 9
Sew Together Bag Sew Along - Reveal tonight!

The new payment slip for mailed payments is available on the website. The Quilt Con 2019 Quilt is being displayed at NASA. It will be joined by the Rocket Quilt by Ben Darby from the Heritage guild.

QuiltCon 2020 entries, challenges, and registration is now available. 

Kim will be teaching a class at Sew Creative. See their calendar for more info.

See @rocketcitymqg on Instagram for Sew and Tell pictures!

Tip from Sandy: 1 1/8 yard of each of 3 coordinating fabrics to make 3 pillow cases.

Membership
We currently have 44 members.

Fundraising
The Sew-signment sale will be August 24th. Flyers are available to be posted. Sign up information for sellers is available on the website. A sign up for volunteers is forthcoming.

Charity
The new Bento Box quilt block instructions are on the website. The Quilt Con 2020 Quilt is being designed. There are charity projects for anyone who who is interested - binding, bundles to be quilted, etc. There is also fabric available for pillowcases.

Programming
The Retreat is September 27th - 29th at Red Rooster near Cullman. Balances are due at the August meeting. A packing list is coming soon. Volunteers are needed for a few more projects.

We voted to rent a storage space in S. Huntsville. 

The Assigned Fabric Challenge was issued. The reveal will be at the October 15th meeting.

Program
Elaine Poplin Trunk Show (@messygoat on Instagram)
Elainepoplin.com

Drawing: Q2 Charity

Operations
We bought additional Guild Logo stickers that will be handed out at the holiday party and added to new member welcome bags. Extras can be used for packaging auction items.

Finances
Diane and Jill are working on a new digital receipt system. We need to purchase new checks. Diane will order them and ship them to the PO Box. Category definitions in the ledger are on-going and will be reviewd at the end of the year.

Committee Updates
Membership
We need an easier way to take attendance for monthly meetings. Officers sugest delegating attendance to a committee member to check off names during introductions. Amanda will remind members to check in if they came in late.

Website/Social Media
Amanda and Sherry are working out Instagram best practices.

Charity
A new block will be introduced at the July meeting and door prizes will be drawn for 2nd quarter projects turned in. The Quilt Con project is ongoing.

Fundraising
The photographer is open to coming and talking at a meetin about photograhing as a program. Amanda will check with National MQG to make sure the photos will be acceptable for submission. We brainstormed ideas on where to advertise the Sewing Consignment sale.

Programming
The retreat is sold out and we have gone to a waiting list. Prizes are coming in and items are being purchased as needed.

The 2019 Quilt Con quilt is being displayed at NASA. The current placard has no contact info. Amanda will look into updating it. 

The Quilt Con 2020 trip is down to 2 people signed up. Two more spots are available. We will look into trips to Paducah and Quilt Con 2021 next year.

We are looking into donated or discounted storage space.

We have a volunteer to be a librarian for a guild library, we will discuss how to implement.

Our intro question was “Do you like to buy fabric as needed or do you buy it as you see it?
​This month we are working on:

• Challenges: Scrap Dash, Curves, Non-Quilt item.
• Charity block: Plus Sign block
• BOM Skill builder: Block 8
• Sew Together Bag Sew Along

There will be a new payment slip for mailed payments, it will be posted on the website soon. We are considering a guild trip to Paducah in Spring 2020.
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This years charity quilt will b displayed at NASA!

The member registration for Quilt Con 2020 will open June 25. The workshops and schedule are available. Airline discounts are available for members. There are two open spots in the guild hotel room if anyone is interested.

We have our scrap challenge reveal tonight.

See Sew and Tell pictures on our Instagram!

We had three visitors this month, and 5 June birthdays!

The Sew-Signment Sale will be August 24th. Seller registration is open. We need volunteers to assist . Contact Amanda if you would like to help.
We will have Quilt Photo Sessions in November, details coming soon!

The theme for the Quilt Con charity quilt is being finalized.

We need additional people to post or manage Instagram and interact with people. Let us know if you’re interested!

The Gee’s Bend trip is this weekend. We will drive down Friday and drive in to Gees Bend. Is the Quilt Trail on Saturday.

The reveal for the for the Sew Together Bag Sew Along will be at the July Meeting. There will be hands on help at the July Sewing Saturday.
Our trip to Wilson’s Fabric for their annual sale will be July 13th. See the attached agenda for the schedule.

The Retreat is September 27th - 29th at Red Rooster Retreat. The Retreat is full, but we have started a waitlist for anyone who would like to sign up. We still need volunteers for the Retreat Committee.
We discussed progress on the Guild Goals that we’re set last year.

Jen volunteered to be the Guild Librarian.
Charlene talked about Project Quilting and talked about and displayed quilts that she and her grandmother made.

Finances
Diane presented the current financial information. The PO Box has been renewed. Google Pay seems to be working well.

Committee updates

Website
Glenn would like a better way to print membership forms. Kelci and Charlene are helping with the Instagram account.

Charity
Crystal is working on organizing the QuiltCon charity quilt. She will register with national and send a survey for members to vote on their favorite design.

Fundraising                      
We discussed the possible Quilt Photography Booth and details for the Sewing Consignment sale.

Programming
Sherry is working on finalizing etails for the Fabric dyeing workshop. The Gee's bend trip plans are underway. We are almost sold out of spaces for the Retreat in September. There is one space left. 

Diane is working on figuring out if there is a way to display the 2019 Quilt Con quilt at NASA.

We discussed criteria for approving requests to share at the meeting.

We revisited the goals set from 2018 and identified goals to work on.

Question of the Month: How old is your oldest UFO?

We have 3 ongoing challenges: Scrap dash, curves, and non-quilt item. Our current charity block is he Plus Sign block. We are working on block seven of the block of the month.

We are on the calendar for a display window on the second floor of the library in November.

Quick reminder - please save non-meeting business, such as payments or speaking to a committee chair for before or after the meeting.

The National Guild will have a town hall on May 28th at 1pm central.

The guild has reserved one room for Quilt Con 2020. The faculty lineup has been announced.

The group buy for Quilt Con 2019 merchandise will be delivered this week.

Sew and Tell - photos will be posted on Instagram.

Glenn introduced the visitors and announced May birthdays.

We have two fundraising events coming up. Brews to Benefits will be held on October 21st. We will be having a Sew-signment Sale on August 24th at Trinity UMC.

The Quilt Con 2020 Charity Quilt rules have been announced. The theme is text and the color scheme is black, white and shades of gray.

Kelci will be leading an Instagram Study group during social time starting in June.

There are still spots available on the retreat committee.

We have 16 people registered for the Retreat, the max is 24 people.

The Dye workshop will be June 8th.

There is a trip to Gee’s Bend will be June 21 - June 22.

​We had a program about design wall ideas.
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Please see the attached agenda.

We did introductions, and asked attendees whether they preferred to work from a pattern or make it up.
The current charity block is changing this month. The Black and White with a Pop challenge is due tonight. The scrap challenge is ongoing. We are working on the BOM Skill builder Block 7 this month.
We are looking for wide back fabric, but the fabric we planned to buy was sold out. We are looking for another source. The guild voted to increase the spending limit for officers from $75 to $100.

We went over the new addition of the community standards, which will be posted on the website.
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Challenge Reveal pictures and Sew and Tell pictures will be posted on Instagram.

We had 7 visitors tonight. We had 1 April Birthday.

We uploaded new designs and new products on the Zazzle page. Our fundraiser at BJ’s Brewhouse went well. We raised over $100. We contacted Lucky Spool about their bulk buy program, but have not heard back.

Our new charity block is a plus sign, the instructions are on the website.

A landing page has been added to the website for new members. Also, a list of member owned businesses and local quilt shops and any discounts they offer has been added. The Community Standards will be added to the website this month.

The Retreat will be September 27th - 29th. The total cost will be $210 for members and $215 for non-members. Members may register for $75, starting in May, registration will open to non-members.

The Fabric Dyeing Workshop will be June 8th from 9am - 1pm, at Katrina’s house. The cost is $50 for Members and $60 for non-members. The location will be emailed to people who sign up prior to the workshop. Attendees will dye 18 fat quarters and 1/2 yard of fabric in one of 3 color ways. All supplies are included. Sign up will close at the May 21st meeting.
The Gee’s Bend trip is still in the works, but plans have not been finalized.

There has been enough interest in rooms at Quilt Con 2020 in Austin for one room. Anyone who hasn’t taken the survey and would like to go should contact an officer.

Plans for the June Trunk Swap / Sale are in the works. We are looking for a location.

We had a discussion about Zippers and how to add them to the the Sew Together bag.

As guild income goes up, we need to consider upping the officer purchase limit. This will be brought to the guild for a vote. Mode is out of stock on the wide back fabric we planned to buy. We bought 2 yards of a blue grunge. This should be enough for 2 small quilts.
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Diane made minor corrections to the reimbursement form and added non-officer approval guidelines. Forms should be emailed to the treasurer. The money box and and envelope stamp have been purchased and are in operation. We will link the minutes for purchase approvals when needed.

We will be adding guild businesses as a tab and community guidelines under about to the website.
A new charity block will be announced at the April meeting. A door prize drawing will be done for people who turned in charity items during the first quarter.

We have refunded the buyer whose quilt was lost in the mail. The BJ Brewhouse fundraiser seems to have gone well. Multiple new designs and products have been added to the Zazzle shop. Our Zazzle rank has been increased to 6/10.

Last quarter, we made 3x what we made in previous quarters on Amazon Smile. The Lucky Spool affiliate program link did not have info about the program. Amanda emailed them, and has not gotten a response. Amanda talked to a photographer, and it is possible to do a quilt photo booth. They will talk again after April, for maybe a time later this year.

Jen is available after April, Trina has limited dates in May, so we are looking at June for the Fabric Dying workshop. Sherry is still working out the details of the swap with ECMQG. Laura is working on the Gee’s Bens trip for June. We currently have 13 signups for the the Retreat.

We are looking to display our quilt con quilt with NASA. We have a potential workshop with Sherri Lynn Woods in October, depending on her schedule.
We have developed Community Standards that will be introduced at the next meeting.
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Introductions - there were 31 people at the meeting.
Current challenge is Black and white with a pop. We are starting the scrap dash tonight. Current charity block is the square in a square. The BOM block 6 will be worked on at the next sewing Saturday.
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The taxes are complete. We will be moving to emailed receipts for all guild transactions. We are looking into using Google Pay for guild transactions. The National MQG has issued new coguidelines.
The guild took a vote and will be buying 8 yards of wideback fabric for charity quilts.

Sew and Tell - pictures and descriptions will be on Instagram.

We had 9 visitors tonight. We had two March birthdays, who got fabric cupcakes.

We have 4 new designs on the Zazzle shop on a variety of new products. Our BJs fundraiser will be next week. Bring your flier. We have an opportunity with Lucky Spool, open to the first 50 guilds to sign up.

We are still working on the square in a square block. The Quilt Con Charity quilt has been returned, and was displayed at the meeting. Scoops of Love is taking quilts for children affected by the tornados in South Alabama. Also, Hearts for Christchurch is collecting blocks for the community affected by the recent mass shooting.

A welcome page has been added to the website. The membership form has been updated to include birth month and business name. We will be adding a list of local businesses and guild member businesses.

The Everyday Crativity workshop will be March 30th, $5 for members, $10 for non-members. The Retreat will be September 27th - 29th. Total cost will be $210 for members and $215 for non-members. Registration opened at the meeting for members for a $75 deposit. It will open to non-members in May.

We will be doing a small item swap with the Emerald Coast MQG.

We will be taking a field trip to Gees Bend in June. Details are coming.

We will be doing a quilting related item trunk sale at the June meeting.

Constitution Village is having a Spring Fest and are looking for people who do crafts to do demos or hands on activities with elementary kids.
We went around the room and shared tips and tricks from Quilt Con. We also went around the room with nifty notions. After that we had a scrap dash to grab scraps for the new challenge.
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