Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Meeting Recap (August 8th, 2020)

What a mind blowing presentation given by Sara Trails, founder of the Social Justice Sewing Academy! Similarly to how we started the meeting, let's just jump right into the recap: 

Guest Speaker:

Sara gave an excellent overview of her journey of being a young, celebrated sewer and how it evolved into an organization that gives a voice to youth who are often marginalized and unheard. She gave us some mind blowing examples of what these young folks are able to accomplish when given the opportunity to express themselves. Last, but certainly not least, Sara shared with us how WE can help on both an individual level and as a guild. Thank you, Sara, for such a wonderful experience. 


Social Justic Sewing Academy
Other excellent things to look into:
Sara's presentation is currently available on the Member Drive (Members only, please.)

As a follow up to such a powerful and thought provoking event, our president, Emily Amizich, will be hosting a 'book club' style discussion on Friday, August 21st, 7PM. The link was shared in the recap email and will also be sent in an email to the membership the night before the event.

Guild Business: 
Announcements: 
  • September Meeting Topic: Sewing spaces! If you Zoom in your sewing space we would love for you to share it with us during the meeting. If you do not, please take a few photos and share them with stlmqg@gmail.com by Friday, September 4th! No clean up required, we want the reality of your working space!
  • October Meeting Topic: Call for Member Run Businesses! If you own/work for/play a significant part in a sewing/quilting related business/organization we would like to know! Not only would we like to feature you at our October meeting, we would also like to compile a list to share with the membership so folks know who within our community they can reach to when they need your services. Please completing this form. Reach out to other guild members and encourage them to do the same! 
  • Zoom Sewcials: Tess McMahon and Nancy Duglosz have put together a list of quick and fun quilting topics and will be hosting these conversations via Zoom throughout the fall. Our first one is Wednesday, July 29, 7-8 PM and the topic is Quilt Labels. Please see the 'Zoom Sewcial' tab to the right for more details and future topics. 
  • QuiltCon 2021 Community Outreach Quilt Challenge! We encourage you to view the Blog Post and recap email for all the details. We would really love for each member to make one block, deadline is September 30th. 

  • Call for Election Officiant: Officer Elections are coming up in November and Emily put a call out for a volunteer to collect the names of those interested in running. The open positions are Treasurer and Vice President, both 2 year terms. Further details about running coming next month.
Committee Updates: 
  • SewMe Committee: Reminder that SewMe dates have been moved to March 12-14, 2021. 
  • Quilt Show Committee: "The Quilt Show Committee is incorporating Social Distancing into many aspects of our 2021 Quilt Show. As you are planning and making quilts, please consider uniqueness over quantity so we can include quilts from all our members and display a wide variety of modern quilts. We are targeting March 2021 to start accepting quilt submissions." -Robyn Passig and the Quilt Show Committee

BOM Fabric #8 (August): Metallic
Metallics are fabrics that include a gold or silver metallic element to them. The metallic section has a different sheen and texture to the touch which adds a whole new level of fun to a project!

Fabric Raffle:
While we utilize Zoom, meeting fabric raffles have transitioned to an online format and will be live from the Tuesday meeting reminder until about 11am during the meeting. Links will be provided. This month we had two amazing Tula Pink fat quarter bundles for members to win. A huge thank you to our sponsor, COTTON CUTS, for providing the fabric. Congratulations to our winners, Jennifer Deck and Linda Kocher!


Quick View, Status of Guild Activities:
  1. Block of the Month (BOM). #stlmqgbom
    • Due Date: By the start of the next meeting, post via Instagram using appropriate #s or email to stlmqg@gmail.com
      • Fabric #8 - Metallics
  2. Block Lotto. #stlmqgblocklotto
    • Scrap Bin Geese
      • Due in drop boxes by September 15th
  3. QuiltCon 2021 Signature Blocks  #stlmqgquiltconquilt, #quiltcon21, #quiltconcharityquilt
    • See blog post and email block for all the details. 
      • Due in drop boxes by September 30th
  4. Charity Projects. #stlmqgcares
  5. Postcard Challenge. #stlmqg
Quick View, Upcoming Events: (This information is also always on the Meeting and Events tab on the blog.):
  1. Home Sew Happy Hour: Tuesday, August 18th, 6-9 PM
  2. Zoom Sewcial: Thursday, August 27th,  7-8 PM
  3. Follow up conversation on both our 2020 speakers: Friday, August 21st, 7 PM
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