November 9 ,2016
The Barn in Mariemont
Co-Presidents Janine
Keaton and Ellen Berninger presiding
Welcome Allie Adams
to the Cincinnati Modern Quilt Guild! The November meeting was the first she has attended.
Ice Breaker: What 'quilty' items are you excited to give or get this holiday season?
The holidays are just around
the corner and our members are excited to give and receive! We are excited to
receive:
- An AccuCut system to simply their cutting process and to help save/utilize scraps
- Gift certificates
- Surprise quilty items from family
members
Answers we received for things we’re excited to gift included:
-Baby
quilts
-A quilt for Kay’s nephew
-Zipper pouches for family and friends
-UFO t-shirt quilt for a firefighter husband!
Janine passed around
the Holiday Party food/drink sign-up sheet. The holiday party will happen on
Wednesday December 14, 2016. Be there or be square! Please feel free to
bring show and tell items as well. You can find the sign-up on the facebook
page if you would like to contribute. Food items can include any of the
following:
o
Drinks
o
Salads/Veggies
o
Snacks
o
Desserts
o
Main Dish/Casserole
o
Soups
Please bring your zipper pouches for our zipper pouch swap to the
December meeting!
Election Time! We
voted on the 2017 CMQG officers at our November meeting. The ladies on the
ballot are as follows:
1.
President – Abby Graham
2.
Vice President- Amy Thonnerieux
3.
Treasurer – Ellen McKee
4.
Secretary – Natalie Crabtree
5.
Member at Large- Carol Calkins
6.
Education – Dana Kuhnline
Members also had the option to write in a candidate on the ballot.
Show and Tell:
Show and Tell items included some festive and fun Halloween
pillows.
Kay showed us her
scrappy exploding star block quilt. No fabric was used twice in this quilt! 468
different fabrics!
Janine shared her lovely improv quilt made from a wide
variety of fabrics that were given to her! What creativity!
Please note that the December sew-in has been cancelled.