Meeting Minutes

March 2017

Pensacola Modern Quilt Guild Member Meeting March 25, 2017 10:06 am 

President, Juliette Dolence, greeted all present. She will try to keep the meetings short and use the extra time toward the Stay, Sit and Sew to be held after each meeting. During this sew time, the block of the month will be demonstrated and participants can practice making one using our donated fabric. A sign-up sheet is being circulated this morning. The areas of greatest interest, as expressed by the members, have been listed along with the dates available for Sew Bee It days. Please choose an area you would enjoy demonstrating and then choose a Monday when you would be available to demonstrate the skill you have chosen. Sew Bee It days will begin at 10 am and be held in A&E's classroom in the building behind A&E to the left. Rosanne Williams, Membership, introduced the 10 guests who were present today. There were 20 members at the meeting. One new member joined today. The Guild would like to raffle this year's QuiltCon quilt, “Scales”. Details of how and when the raffle would take place were discussed. Juliette has found a source to print raffle tickets. A&E would be willing to display the quilt in the store. Donna and Juliette will explore the rules governing raffles held by non-profit organizations. More details to follow. Participation in the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival, held each year in Pensacola, was discussed. The festival will be held November 3-5, 2017. The Guild can participate either in a booth ($300 fee) or in the Heritage Arts area (free). The booth/area must be manned the entire festival (23 hours). No sales are permitted in the Heritage Arts area. This is the same weekend as the Houston Quilt Show. Betty Williams suggested the Guild could increase our exposure by participating in the Southwest Branch Library's quilt display. She will gather more information. Juliette had handouts on Sewing Ergonomics. Carole Johnstone, Librarian, asked that all outstanding books be returned. Remember when on Instagram to use #pensacolamqg. Also check out our Facebook page. After today's door prizes and raffle, which generated $45, those present participated in Show and Tell. Today's block of the month demonstration is the Wonky Log Cabin.

Respectfully submitted, Donna Lacy