September 27, 2017

Old Business

• Crazy Mom Amanda Jean
• Spin Class at Washtenaw Community College (Oct 29) is full.  If you cannot attend please be sure to let Maggie know right away as we have a wait list.  Attendees have received class information. 
• Please be sure to purchase her book No Scrap Left Behind. (Stash Books, 2017) One book is required for each student in the class. Here is an amazon link:
  https://www.amazon.com/No-Scrap-Left-Behind-Celebrate-ebook/dp/B01N9T5FUC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506349474&sr=8-1&keywords=no+scrap+left+behind
• Trunk Show, Friday October 27 is open to all members free of charge
• Schoolcraft College, 1751 Radcliff, Garden City (South Parking Lot, Room 320)
• She will be doing a book signing and there will be refreshments
• If you want to bring a guest, cost is $10 at the door 

•  MQG Charity Quilt is in progrss, Dorie will be quilting it and then it just needs binding.  Thanks to all who participated!

• MQG is having a mini-quilt swap starting October 1 with ship due by February 1st.  They will also have swap meet-up at QuiltCon but you do not need to attend in order to participate in the swap.

 New Business

•  Classes on tap for 2018
• Made by Rae garment (Ruby) class - date TBD but will probably be January at NEW. Proposed cost will be $50 for members.  https://shop.made-by-rae.com/products/ruby-dress-top
• Joe the Quilter - Saturday, April 14.  He will have a trunk show and class
• We are also looking into co-sponsoring with DAM two classes next year (more to come on details!)
• Annabelle Wrigley (Doodle Quilts)
• By Annie (bag)

• Charity Quilts
• The two Jackie's and others have put together some charity quilts that you can 'check out' and work on a lot or a little (or all if you are so inspired!).  The kits include fabric and a pattern.  Please fill out Jackie McGregor's sign up sheet if you take a kit. 
• Reminder of sizes:  Veteran's and Motts get the 3' x 4' size and Ozone house gets twin and should be geared towards teens.
• Next month please bring pillowcases which we will give to Ozone (again think pre- to teen+ for likes).

• Nominations - reminder that we will be entertaining nominations for officers at October meeting with elections at the January meeting.  Please talk to a Board member if you are interested and have questions.  Also, see our by-laws for a description of officer duties.

•  Discussion / Sharing - we shared holiday gift giving ideas (pillowcases, One Hour Pouch (zipper pouch), use any Elizabeth Hartman pattern and make a pillow or wallhanging, check out from your local library a book on 'Gift Giving Quilts' if you really really like someone and want to give a bigger gift, nordic star ornaments)

• Skill School - Brenda Rowley-Gray presented how she makes Bento Bags.  In case you missed the handout, here are the links she provided:
• http://tinyhappy.typepad.com/tiny_happy/2016/08/tutorial-lined-bento-bag.html
• http://www.prettyprudent.com/2013/08/baby-kid/diy-bento-tote/
• http://www.simplysewingmag.com/free-projects/fast-fat-quarter/great-british-sewing-beeinternationalhowtomakeabentobag/
• http://www.thedailysew.com/2016/08/how-to-make-a-bento-bag/
• http://indigobird-design.blogspot.com/2016/01/tutorial-knitting-bento-bag-azuma.html

• Next month's skill school will be a discussion of how various members make labels (Rossie: screenprint; Kim: hand embroidery; Kathy: machine embroidery; Maggie: Spoonflower).  Let Maggie know if you have another technique that you'd like to share.

 Regular Features:

• Library - Let Kim know if you want to borrow a book
• Round Robin - more people are participating so feel free to jump in at any time
• Swaps - 
• Secret Stalker Swap ensued.
• Next month (October) is Halloween Yankee Swap so bring your halloween themed mini wrapped.
• November is our ornament swap
• December is yankee swap for sewing-type notions