Meeting This Thursday

Don't forget our July meeting will be this Thursday (7/26) at the Morrison Library.

• Meeting starts promptly at 6:00
• Bring something for Sew & Tell
• Annual membership fee of $40 is now due

Jennifer from We're Sew Creative will be our speaker.  Come hear her talk about what is new and fun in the fabric world.    She will be bringing lots of goodies from her store and there will be plenty of time for everyone to browse and shop.

Friends and visitors are always WELCOME.  Hope to see you on Thursday!

Hi everyone.  This is Karen Ernest and I have the fun duty of being the photographer/web manager for the upcoming year.  Web manager is quite a funny term since I do NOT know what I am doing on this thing.  However, I have lots to learn and lots of fun things to share, so here goes...

MEETINGS

Our next meeting will be Thursday, July 26 at 6:00 PM at the Morrison Library.  Our speaker will be Jennifer Roycroft from We're Sew Creative.  Jennifer's store is located near Concord Mills and carries beautiful fabrics, great notions and Babylock machines.  She will be talking about what is new and hot on the market today.  She will be bringing lots of goodies for us to check out and purchase if interested (cash and credit cards will be accepted).

Also, bring what you have working on for Sew & Tell.  Quilts, bags, garments or anything sewing and fabric related.  We want to see those lovely creations!!

Doors open at 5:45 and the meeting will start at 6:00.  Don't forget to wear your name tags.  We will have paper name tags if you forget, but we strongly encourage everyone to make and wear a creative name tag.

Going forward we plan to have our meetings on the LAST THURSDAY of the month at 6:00.  If the date or time should need to change we will let everyone know.  We are only allowed to book our meeting space 1 month in advance, but we will do our very best to stick to this schedule.

Future topics we have lined-up include applique (Kat) and paper piecing (Courtney).

SWAPS

Jennifer Mathis is our new Swap Captain for this upcoming year so you know we will have some fun swaps.  Our first swap will be the book exchange and it will be held in AUGUST.  Jennifer will discuss all of the details at our July meeting.

MEMBERSHIP

Our membership year runs from June - June.  The annual membership is $40 and is now due.  Membership forms will be available at the July meeting.  We will be collecting information for a directory we will publish in the fall (available only to members).  The forms will allow you to specify what information you would like included.  For example, if you have a blog you can let us know if you would like it included on the sidebar blogroll on the CMQG site.

Visitors are STRONGLY encouraged to attend our meetings and see what we are about.  You may attend 2 meetings for free.  We would love to have you join us.


Hope to see you on the 26th!

Congrats New Officers!

A big THANK YOU to Bianca for hosting the anniversary party last night. It was such a fun get-together. Delicious food and great company!

A big CONGRATULATIONS to the new officers of our guild. The following slate was passed unanimously last night.

President: Bianca Miller
Vice President: Elyse Mullis
Treasurer: Joanie Page
Secretary: Kelleigh Bland (alt. Kat Bierma)
Charity Captain: Janet Robnet
Workshop Captain: Courtney Lyons
Swap Captain: Jennifer Mathis
Photographer / Web Manager: Karen Earnest

Mark your calendars for the next meeting, Thursday July 26. Dues ($40) will be collected for the new year 2012-2013.

See you soon!

1 Year Anniversary Party

Our One Year Anniversary Party is next Thursday, June 21!
6:30 June 21 at the home of Bianca Miller.

Come join us for food and fun as we celebrate our first year as a guild.

Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share (along with a serving dish.)

Beverages will be provided.

We'll vote on our new officers:
President: Bianca Miller
Vice President: Elyse Mullis
Treasurer: Joanie Page
Secretary: Kelleigh Bland
Charity Captain: Janet Robnet
Workshop Captain: Courtney Lyons
Swap Captain: Jennifer Mathis
Photographer & Web Admin: Jennifer Adams, Gail Toliver, Karen Earnest, Melissa Devenney

Bring a show and tell too!

$40 Annual Dues will be due in July.

Emails have been sent with the party address. Please email me if you did not receive one.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Favorite Things Meeting!

Hey friends!
This month is our FAVORITE THINGS meeting! That's right- bring your favorite book, notion, pattern, fabric, etc to show.  We'll have show and tell and learn about something new!

Don't forget to bring your QuiltCon challenge block. It needs to be 12.5" tall by however wide you want to make yours. I can't wait to see your interpretation of modern quilting!

We'll announce the slate for the new officers and voting will take place at our June meeting. Dues are due next month as well. $40 annually.

Those of you working on the Habitat quilts, please bring them to the meeting too.

We've got a few giveaways in store as well so see you all this Thursday night (May 24!)  6:00 Morrison Regional Library.

Come Sew With Us!

This Saturday is our Spring Sew-In day. Come sew with friends and make some progress on your WIPs.

There will be some door prizes and snacks. (You should probably eat lunch before you come.)

Bring:
your machine
works in progress
extension cord
iron and ironing board
rotary cutter and mat (if you need it)


12:00 noon- 4:00 

Carmel Presbyterian Church
2048 Carmel Road
Charlotte, NC 28226

We'll be in the Ligon Building (around back, beside the playground.)

Please leave a comment below to let me know if you can make it.
Hope to see you then!

May Meeting on the 24th!

Hey all. Just wanted to make sure you marked your calendars for our upcoming May meeting on the 24th (NOT the 31st.)
6:00 Morrison Regional Library.

See you then!
If you haven't had a chance to fill out the form for leadership next year, please do so. You can find it in the post below. Thanks!