Chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild

Central Ohio Modern Quilt Guild April 2024 Minutes

Submitted by Susan Shuter 04/12/2024

April 11, 2024 – 20 in attendance at the Old Worthington Library.

We started the meeting with introductions and an ice breaker: What is your favorite thing about Springtime? 

President’s Report: 

QuiltCon 2025 Will Take place February 20-23, 2025 in Phoenix, AZ. The National MQG will be posting more details including hotel information next month   QuiltCon 2026 will be back in Raleigh, NC.

Entries for the Ohio State Fair Art Competitions, including the quilting division, are now open. Entries will be accepted through June 21 at 1pm. Find details and entry forms at OhioStateFair.com. Quilting is under Creative Arts, Crafts & Fashion.

COMQG Merch: We have an account with Redbubble to supply COMQG logo merchandise. There is a link on our website. Shipping is pricey so you may want to team up for a group order to share the cost.

Treasurer’s Report: 

Current balance is $6008.44. This includes $1104.84 from Retreat reservations and one membership. We paid $171 for our Zoom account and $76.96 for the National Quilt Day Luncheon with the NE Ohio MQG. 

Meeting Program:

QuiltCon attendees shared some of their favorite take-aways from the convention.

We exchanged Dumpling pouches from the EPP Hexie project we started at the February meeting.

For Show and tell we included the projects we all came up with from the snip, rip, pass exchange we did in January. See social media for pictures of these and other beautiful projects by members. 

Upcoming Programming: 

Kathy Faust is hosting a Hand Work sewing circle at her home on the first Thursday of each month during the day. If you would like to join, please contact Kathy directly or through the guild email address, CentralOhioMQG@gmail.com. 

Foundation Paper Piecing will be the focus of our next monthly meeting. We will each have the opportunity to make a small tree block using FPP techniques. Patty passed out the templates and supply list and will email it out to all members prior to the next meeting. 

2024 Retreat – Mark your calendars for the upcoming fall retreat on November 10-13, 2024. Members are asked to send a non-refundable fee of $50 for members or $75 for non-members to the guild to secure your spot. If you need to cancel, this amount is non-refundable, but you may “sell” your spot to someone else if need be. Everyone will need to make their own hotel reservations. There is a block of rooms for $129/night. Call 330-403-3050 and request a room with the Central Ohio MQG block for this reduced rate. Rooms include 2 queen beds, a refrigerator and microwave. The Berlin Grande allows for free cancellation up to 30 days prior. If you would like help with a roommate match, please contact the guild at CentralOhioMQG@gmail.com and let us know. We’ll try to connect you with another member who would like a roommate as well. We currently have 21 people registered and would like to cap it at 24.

Calendar:

4/18-20 – Original Sewing & Quilt Expo at the I-X Center in Cleveland, OH

5/9 – May guild meeting 6:30 pm at the Old Worthington Library. Our program for the evening will be on Foundation Paper Piecing.

5/17-18 – Wayward Threads Quilt show at the Mountain Health Arena in Huntington, WV

5/31-6/1 – Miami Valley Quilt Show at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, OH

6/13 – June Guild meeting 6:30pm at the Northwest Library, 2280 Hard Rd.

6/21 – 1pm Deadline for Ohio State Fair Creative Arts, Crafts & Fashion entries.

7/11 – July Guild meeting 6:30pm at the Old Worthington Library, 820 High St, Worthington.

7/18-20 – Northeast Ohio Quilt Show at the Wayne County Fair Event Center in Wooster, OH