Schedule Changes and Volunteers to run Meetings

At our April meeting I asked if there would be members willing to run the meetings. Catherine and Cheryl launched us and have guided us but have so many ongoing commitments in the larger sewing world that we needed new people to start the meetings, decide what order that segments would go in, etc. We will always be grateful for their guidance these past years and hope to see them at future meetings when they have a break in their schedules.

Luckily we had two members who volunteered! Yay!

Yvette and Anita will be co-leaders of the meetings!

I (Kathy) will continue to do the blog and Facebook pictures and announcements.

And everyone will help to make the group fun and challenging.

While we were discussing the future of the group we decided to mix up the remainder of the schedule and extend some deadlines.

May 28 - Receive fabric for misprint fabric challenge. (Thanks Catherine!)

Also:

•   Time to swap magazines or get your first one if you missed April's meeting
•   Cut your own 2.5" strips if you missed the strip swap in April - Due in October
•   Reminder that 6.5 inch blocks are due June 25. Ten blocks from each participant. This is the only challenge that really needs a commitment. 

June 25 - Ten 6.5" blocks due! (We will swap and make quilts for September

Also:

• Still time to grab a magazine for What's Old is New Again
• Cut your own 2.5" strips if you missed the strip swap in April - Due in October

July 23 - No Challenge due - work on block quilts due in September

Also:

• Sewtopia report from from Sharon was so much fun that we want more
• Report on Grand Hotel Annual Spring Needle Art Seminar from Kathy
• Report on Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival from Kathy

August 27 - Colors of the Decades presentation by Kathy

Also:

• When do we want colors of Decade Challenge due, or do we?
• Still time to grab a magazine for What's Old is New Again challenge
• Cut your own 2.5" strips if you missed strip swap in April
• Block quilts due in September

September 24 - Block swap Quilts (or tops) Reveal

Also:

• Reports on Summer quilt activities?
• Still time to grab magazine for What's Old challenge due in February
• Strip challenge due next Month

October 22 - Strip Challenge Reveal

• Reports on recent quilt activities
• Bring ideas for next year's meetings
• Still time to grab/swap magazine for What Old is new Challenge in February
• Need misprint fabric? Challenge is due in March

December 3 - Holiday Swap - Candle Rugs

• Final chance for magazine - What's Old is New reveal February
• Misprint Fabric challenge due in March