Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild
General Meeting, October 2018
Catonsville Public Library
Rose Daley chaired the meeting. She gave out three fat quarters to members with birthdays in October. She introduced the board members present and explained each job.
Nominations for next year’s board positions are being sought. Daniella Sayed and Elizabeth Timmons are the nominating committee. Each job position has two co-chair members with one rotating out of the position each year. Please volunteer to serve!
Our guild retreat scheduled for November is full. There are classes on Friday and Saturday which any member (not just retreat attendees) may take - more news soon via email. All snacks/foods brought to retreat and eaten in public areas must be KOSHER (in order for the center to preserve their certificate); snacks consumed in bedrooms may be non-kosher.
MidAtlantic Mod retreat is planned for the first weekend in May (Thursday through Sunday) at the Doubletree Resort in Lancaster, PA. As a sponsoring guild, we are allotted ten guaranteed ‘seats’ - there will be a lottery among interested members for these. In addition, there are general ‘seats’ available to all guilds, first-come-first-served. Costs will be about $175 for the retreat plus members MUST stay in a room at the hotel. Registration will open on November 11th.
Our November program will include a zipper pouch swap with members of the DC Modern guild. More news soon via email.
Remember that ALL MEMBERS can attend QuiltCon (even just to see the exhibit) for FREE - sign up to get your tickets on the Modern Guild website. Also all members are eligible to participate in the mini swap organized by the national group.
Melanie Tuazon gave a lecture/trunk show about her journey to date in quilt making.
Melanie
A selection of the quilts she showed:
Three quilts she could not show as they are traveling with exhibits:
MEMBERS SHOW AND SHARE:
Jane Schiemer finished her class project from class the day
before and a large diamond quilt.
Rebecca Sievert made a mini for her father's birthday.
MJ Snyder made a sewing machine mat and a star quilt.
Mary Sloat made a rainbow baby quilt.
Daniela Syed's daughter Azra (age 9) of the Sewing with Little One's Group
made a small quilt for Head Start.
Daniela Syed made a small quilt for Head Start.
Sue Myers made a medallion quilt for Head Start.
Barbara Schafer made a baby quilt and a zigzag challenge lap quilt.
Ruthie Gumnitsky made a small quilt for the daughter of a friend.
She also made a raffle quilt to memorialize the 96 Americans killed with guns every day.
She made the large quilt with a tutorial for quilt as you go without sashing.
Bobbi Pippin made a sunflower showcase.
Jenn Paulson made a diamond cascade quilt
(quilting still in progress:) and a Halloween treat bag.
Laura Baltatzig made a bright orange and pink baby quilt and
finished an Elizabeth Hartman woodland animals
quilt for her daughter, Ellie.
Diana Fertsol finished a tshirt quilt.
Judy Hyatt shared a Japanese inspired quilt and one with 3Dimensional
elements (some gleaned from the freebie table at guild meetings).
Maria O'Haver donated another star quilt to Head Start.
Elizabeth Wysocki made a Have a Heart gift with
personal-themed novelties for her brother.
Notes and photos taken by Linda Schiffer
