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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. 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:
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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