September Meeting Minutes

Minutes from September 13, 2016 meeting of the Montreal Modern Quilt Guild

Welcome back everyone!

Points of business

• New members welcome - a welcome package is available. 
• Modern Quilt Guild is an open membership guild. Come one, Come all. 
• We try to limit the business aspect of meetings so please watch the blog to keep up to date!
• Fees for this year are $35, please pay Josée
• note: fees are prorated for new members who join later in the year.
• Volunteer sheet being passed about. Please sign up to bring snacks, to help set up and/or take down the room for meetings.
• Cheryl Arkison workshop reminder
• Swaps and projects will be discussed throughout the year. Please watch the blog for updates.
• Please wear your name tags.  
• There will be a raffle at the end of the year for name tag wearers. Each meeting you will get a ticket for the raffle if you have your tag. 
• If you are new, lost yours, or just want another please find someone to make own for and who will make one for you….or make your own. 
• Please keep your broken and worn out pins and needles, we will be having a Hari-Kuyo celebration at the February meeting. Some containers available.
• As requested, we will create a list for those who wish to exchange services (binding, cutting, etc.) for those who wish to share their talents. Please see the MMQG forum for a link

 Challenges

• 2016/2017 Molinari quilt Challenge Wrap-up
• Amazing projects! Photos will be available soon with a summary of artist and names of quilts.
• Update on locations to show works based on Molinari works
• no space at the Molinari gallery until 2018. 
• working on other ideas (community center, libraries, combined show with Molinari quartet). We will keep working on it.
• Please keep your finished quilts available in the event we arrange an exhibition.
• Metro 2016/2017 challenge 
• with the anniversary of the Montreal Metro, MMQG is embarking on a project to use a metro station in the city to influence a quilt. See Joanna's recent blog post for details.   
• to look at some of the stations a guided tour of some of the downtown stations will be arranged (postponed until October). 
• Watch Facebook and the blog for inspiration and links to the history and art of the metro

  Show and Tell – wow, what talented bunch we are!

• Please note only one project per show and tell.

Charity Project for QuiltCon 2017

• Michele and Lily – flower design with curves. 
• fabric donated from Camelot Fabrics –Thank you!
• each participant will be given a square from the design and the corresponding fabric. The quilter will be then asked to make a quilt block using the design as a guideline, only using the provided fabric. All the blocks will be then assembled into a modern quilt. 
• This will be started at the October Sew-in.

Discussion

• MQG post on copyright and derivatives:
• Question remains what is derivative and how do you tell? 
• Our representative on the Board of Directors is Julie McMahon (Australia) jules@themodernquiltguild.com - she would like our feedback on the subject

Next Meeting

• October Sew-In – October 1, 2016 10:00-16:00, CRCS St-Zotique. Bring; machine and supplies, project(s), lunch and snacks. If working on the Charity quilt, fabric will be provided. 
• October meeting – October 11, 2016, 19:00-21:00 CRCS St-Zotique.