Sew-in and 2016 UFO program

President Pat Navis opened the meeting at 6:05 with the following business:

Pat reminded everyone that our February program is School House Techniques

5 groups will rotate for 12 minute sessions

1. Barb Schippa - Hand Applique 101

2. Mary Voss - Half square triangles 

3. Kathy Mueller - Flying geese

4. Barb Bredemeier - Binding and more

5. Kris Kennedy - Twice as nice clever cutting techniques 

April/Ann Lovelace program and workshop will be held in the lodge. All 24 spaces are now filled!

Kathy will provide start time and supply list at our February program

“Red & White” challenge quilts due – We have 2 size and style categories: Small – anything below a total of 216” total (outside dimension) and Large – anything above 216” total (outside dimension)

The two style categories remain the same – Traditional and Art/Modern, so you can enter 4 quilts, a small and large Traditional style, and a small and large Art/Modern.  Entry forms and challenge requirements are available tonight, as well as emailed to all members. For now…….get quilting!

OTHER:

Janet Haines volunteered to be webmaster. The position will be added as a board member. Barb Schippa nominated her and Kathy Mueller seconded the nomination, with the group voting for.  Welcome Janet, and thank you for volunteering your expertise.

Pat announced future program will have refreshments, and ask for volunteers, such as bees, or individuals

Carmen Smith volunteered for February

Name tags can be purchased for $12, or you can make your own.

Tulip Time Quilt Show forms are available.                                                                       

No drawing for door prizes this month as it’s a regular sew in night.

Kathy asked each UFO participant to sign up if 1) we were exchanging our project or 2) committing to finish them. Either way, we need to complete the project by October 2016. Kathy will advise details for the unveiling later. Meanwhile, each person showed their project and told a little background about it…..their initial inspiration, what they liked, or…..why they stopped and never finished. We could all relate to unfinished projects, and so many of them were SO CLOSE!!  Here’s a snippet of our humble beginnings.  Can’t wait to see what these 5 brave souls do with their swapped projects! Sorry for the blur, but you ask a quilter holding fabric to stand still, and its not going to happen!

Pat adjourned the program around 7:15 and we continued with our informal sew in time