Sew Day is Saturday!

When: April 2, 2016 10 am to 4 pm


Where: Brown Hall, on the Loma Verde side of campus
Grace Lutheran Church
3149 Waverly Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(Corner of Waverly and Loma Verde Street)

RSVP by the Friday  (April 1 - no joke) before each sew day to Mary Cravens:

Thank you Mary for setting this up!

Next Sew Days are:

• May 7
• June 4 
• TBA

March Meeting Minutes

We hope you were able to attend Saturday's meeting. Though we haven't had many meetings, the March get together was super fun!

Karen M was the President for the Day. Thanks, Karen!

1. The introductory question was: What place inspires you artistically?

• Prado in Madrid
• Swedish countryside
• Filoli gardens
• Instagram
• nature in general
• California coast
• daydreaming at the kitchen window
• Pinterest
• Montara State Beach
• Yosemite Valley
• buildings
• beach
• Big Sur Coast
• Palace of the Legion of Honor
• top rim of the Grand Canyon
• industrial parks
• architecture
• AQS Museum
• old factories
• BAM meetings
• Google shapes and designs
• San Francisco
• tile
• quilt shows
• Aquarium
• India
• San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
• being in the shower (free to let the mind wander)
• cultural items on location
• Paul Klee
• redwood trees
• Puerto Rico
• Mexico

2. Ongoing Projects:

Lending Library: we have a small lending library. Contact Kelly for access.

Charity Quilts: people are needed to quilt tops and make postage stamp blocks into tops. See Peggy or Michelle.

Challenge: Shape & Structure Challenge is due in April.

Sew Day: April 2 at 10am

3. Retreat: Save the date: September 30-Oct 2.

4. Upcoming events:

• Mini-quilt swap: 4/10 is the deadline to send an inspiration photo to Ruth
• Bring nice things, which will be made into raffle baskets. You get tickets based on the value of the items you bring and you can buy tickets
• June: Destash Party

5. Quilty Happenings:

• EBHQ Show next weekend in Richmond 
• Make It Modern Events - June 9-12. Sign up now for 2 fantastic classes with Libs Elliot and Christina Camelli.
• San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles - Kaffe Exhibit through mid July.
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6. QuiltCon: Those who attended gave a report.

7. Erin won the giveaway.

We hope to see you at a future meeting.

March Board Meeting Minutes

Your tireless Board and Advisory Council members met before Saturday's meeting to work on the business of the guild.

1. Fundraising: the guild will be doing some fundraising in order to bring in more speakers. Money is also needed for giveaways.

• Feel free to donate (talk to Claire). The guild is a 501(c)(3) organization and you may get a tax deduction.
• If you are interested in being a vendor chair, talk to Lynette, Gerre or Ruth about soliciting from local and online shops for money and prizes.

2. Sew Days: a tip jar will be out on Sew Days in order to give a donation to the church for use of the space. Next Sew Day is April 2.

3. Calendar for the year is on the blog.

• There will be June Workshop with Latifah Saafir. Some things about this are still up in the air, but check back for details, which will soon be announced
• Demos: July, September, November 
• May, June raffle
• June - Destash party

Other possible ideas are: member trunk shows

4. Possible teachers - Angela will follow up

• Mel Beach
• Pam Rocco 

5. Retreat: venue found, signups soon. 34 spots will be available

4. Charity: new blocks in July

• Michelle is keeping track of donations

5. Membership: Annemarie and Claire work together to keep the membership rolls up to date

6. Treasurer: taxes done, budget discussed.

Meeting tomorrow!

Hooray, it's meeting time!  I cannot wait to see everyone this weekend. Join us Saturday, March 12, at 1:00 (we usually start by 1:15 actually...), at the Redwood City Library, in the upstairs community room. 

Don't forget about our tool swap!  There's still time if you'd like to join in. 

To participate, bring a new tool to the March meeting (retail value $10-25).   If your favorite tool is a bit cheaper, you can augment with a second tool, or maybe some fabric, etc, so that everyone gets a package of similar value.  This swap will be rob-your-neighbor (white elephant) style, so please bring your tool wrapped.  :)

If you went to Quiltcon, we'd love to hear about your experience!  We'll have time for a short report (30 seconds or so) from each person who went, so think about whether you have something that you'd like to share.

What to bring:

* A new, wrapped tool for the tool swap

* IRR Round Robin bins and bags 

* Lucky spools work / Mighty Lucky work
* Show and Tell

* Your name tag

* Charity blocks and quilts
* Small Group projects (and ideas for new Small Groups!)

* Information about local/national quilty happenings

* Non-messy snacks
* Sewing projects for after the meeting

* Enthusiasm and a positive attitude!

There will be lots of time to visit, too, especially after the meeting. Join us for the Stay 'n Sew after the meeting (we have the room until 5 so we usually have about 2 hours of sewing time). Meet new friends, chat with old friends, and eat some yummy snacks!

If you have any questions (or if I forgot something!), please leave a comment, or see an officer at the meeting

Meeting Saturday!!!

Hooray, it's meeting time!  I cannot wait to see everyone this weekend. Join us Saturday, March 12, at 1:00 (we usually start by 1:15 actually...), at the Redwood City Library, in the upstairs community room.  Don't forget about our tool swap!  There's still time if you'd like to join in.  To participate, bring a new tool to the March meeting (retail value $10-25).   If your favorite tool is a bit cheaper, you can augment with a second tool, or maybe some fabric, etc, so that everyone gets a package of similar value.  This swap will be rob-your-neighbor (white elephant) style, so please bring your tool wrapped.  :) If you went to Quiltcon, we'd love to hear about your experience!  We'll have time for a short report (30 seconds or so) from each person who went, so think about whether you have something that you'd like to share. What to bring: * A new, wrapped tool for the tool swap * IRR Round Robin bins and bags  * Lucky spools work / Mighty Lucky work * Show and Tell * Your name tag * Charity blocks and quilts * Small Group projects (and ideas for new Small Groups!) * Information about local/national quilty happenings * Non-messy snacks * Sewing projects for after the meeting * Enthusiasm and a positive attitude! There will be lots of time to visit, too, especially after the meeting. Join us for the Stay 'n Sew after the meeting (we have the room until 5 so we usually have about 2 hours of sewing time). Meet new friends, chat with old friends, and eat some yummy snacks! If you have any questions (or if I forgot something!), please leave a comment, or see an officer at the meeting

Sew Day Tomorrow!!!

RSVP NOW!!!

WHEN: March 5 from 10-4PM.
WHERE: Grace Lutheran Church, 3149 Waverly Street, Palo Alto in Brown Hall.
RSVP: Please RSVP to Mary by March 4. New location, new procedures!

More information will be posted on the Ning site.

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