Monday, January 15, 2018

Meeting Recap (January 13, 2018)

Thank you to everyone who came out to Saturday's meeting! It was great to see everyone back from the holidays and excited for a new year of fun and learning.

  • Gayle, our Treasurer, gave us the updated financial info.
  • Krista, our Secretary, announced our membership numbers.
  • Jessica, our President, covered a whole host of items:
    • The hand-sew happy hours and location for the entire year have been posted to the blog. This month's meet-up will be on January 18.
    • Information about registration for Shannon Brinkley's visit in April was provided. Check your emails in the coming days for all the details.
    • Be sure you're using the #stlmqg on social media so we can find you!
    • We haven't received our new member cards yet but should have them for the February meeting.
    • SewMeSTL is going to be three days of fun this year (October 5-7)! Info on hotel rates and how to reserve will be sent via email.
  • Marie announced the Block Lotto we'll be doing this year. The first block is a simple plus block. You can find all of the details here.
 
  •  We played a fun "Who's In This Guild?" game to find out more about each other and our sewing preferences. You can see pictures of the results on our Instagram page. The discussion that followed was full of fun insights.

  • Jessica announced our Rainbow Block of the Month (BOM) Challenge. The first month's color is pink! You can find all of the details here.
 
  • We wrapped up the meeting with a great Show and Tell. Our members were busy over the holidays! All of the quilts are posted on Instagram. 

We've got lots more fun planned for next month, so make sure to mark your calendars for February 10th!

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