Continuation of August 9th, 2025 - Monthly Meeting Recap (Part 1) post....
Quilt Show Committee
Mary Beth Oberlin and Candice Marshall are the chairs on the committee
March 14th and 15th, 2026 at Queeny Park
Set up March 13th
Public event on STLMQG.org
Vendor Requests are Open
Contact quiltshow@stlmqg.org or Carolynn Vasel
Help needed- Organizer for demonstrations. Email quiltshow@stlmqg.org
Send information on vendors and vendor experiences at quilt show email
Quilt Show Submissions
Quilt Submission Dates
Submission opens December 25th
Deadline January 15th
Notifications will be sent prior to February meeting
Quilts must be finished by submission date except for binding and sleeves
Submit one photo and a description of the quilt
Submission will be through a web form. There will be a demonstration at a future meeting
Seek out Mary Beth if you have concerns with submitting online.
Description of quilt is needed and it will be used on sign for quilt. See art quilt meeting for help with descriptions and statements.
Include basic description/artists statements. (statements can be simple)
Who quilted it
9 entries per person total.
Acceptances will be announced prior to February meeting.
Quilt show categories: Guild challenges, applique and handwork, art quilts, bee quilts (including traveling quilts) improvisation, maximalism, minimalist design, miscellaneous, modern traditionalism, piecing, small quilts, use of negative space.
Tutorials for sleeves will be presented in the future. Dimensions in website description.
Postcard for publicity is currently being printed and the committee will ask for assistance in presenting. If you are doing the Illinois shop hop, please reach out to committee for postcards.
The committee has a stack of postcards with destination shops to be distributed. Reach out to committee to volunteer to go to different shops on the Missouri and Illinois shop hop list.
Consider bringing to Missouri quilt guilds.
Promoting the show helps everybody!
Member announcements:
GraceWay Quilt guild Hillsboro Missouri show 8/9
Circle in the Square Quilt Guild. Show in entire month of October
Tickets
Alice Ridge presentation
City Sewing room has a long arm to try out free motion quilting
AQS World Wide quilt parade entry deadline September 24th for Digital Show
Hand Stitchers are working on Gel Printing on fabric and are a resource
AFSP quilt raffle for suicide prevention and awareness
Presentation: Candy Grisham, If you give a girl a Wedge…
Taught herself how to make dresden blocks without needle turned applique
Trunk Show includes Friends in the Garden at Midnight
Blocks fused, glued, or quilted to background.
Made a pattern for Friends in the Garden at Midnight at icandyfiberart.com
Book: Dresden quilt blocks Reimagined by Candy Grisham in 2019
In 2020, shifted to virtual presentations and reached guilds all over the country.
Presses seams with cut banister rail for flat, open seams
5 different plates
Straight edges
20 points
10 points (Serendipity)
Three Sided wedge (the coffin)
Dresden 201 blocks
Sawtooth
Cogwheel Block
Split Wedge
Bull’s Eye
Plates can be
Layered
made into a pillow
make squares
paper pieced pieces like flying geese
improv blocks
art quilts
Group quilts
Background and layout considerations
Quilting background first and adding dresdens
Adding blocks in layers
Adding additional elements
Still life quilts (vases, flowers, etc)
Wedges in straight rows
Using the same fabric as the background for floating effects
Contact
icandyfiberart.com
@icandyfiberart
creativespark.com
Show and Share!
Attendance Prizes
O block Lotto Winner: Sheila Acuncius
Fabric raffle Winner: Carol Koboldt, Sheila Acuncius
Huge thank you to Cotton Cuts for your donation!
Meeting Closed at 12:22pm
We hope to see you at our next meeting on September 13th. Until then, happy quilting!
Ander Weis (VP)
STLMQG August Meeting 2025 Presentation.pdf
Octavia (president) opened the meeting at 10:03 on 8/9/2025.
The account balance as of 6/30/25 is $24,726.61. Financials are posted on the website Here. (https://www.stlmqg.org/2025) Membership: 197 members
Guild Business:
Quit Con Registration
Quilt submission 9/1-10/31
Class registration 8/20 at 9am
Make sure your Modern Quilt Guild log in works to sign up for classes
25% off Longarming with Trace Creek Quilting through August
Need to submit quilt to the business before end of month
Art Elements Quilt Show
Quilt submission 7/12-10/16
Quilted Soiree- Sign up here
BOM 2026 - Year of doubles
Board Candidates
Announcements
Artist’s Statements with Art Quilters
Volunteers Needed for November meeting
STL Trans Quilt Project on display at PRIDE fest in Tower Grove
City Sewing Room FREE books/patterns
STL MQG schedule:
August 20: Hand Stitchers
August 23: Virtual Sew
August 26: Hand Sew Happy Hour
September 2: Art Quilt Meeting (discussing artists statements)
September 3: Hand Stitchers at Buder Library
September 13: Regular Meeting
October 10-12: SEW ME
No October meeting
Block Lotto for 16-Patch Star:
Solid white background
Solid guild logo colors for points
Guild logo colors for centers, prints are fine
6in or 12 in
Guidelines are on the website Here
Committee Announcements:
Sew Me Committee: October 10-12
Retreat registration closes 8/13/25
Friday and Saturday are wait-listed
Spaces will open up if members cancel
Sunday is open
Payment is due by 8/13/25
If not paid on time, your reservation will be cancelled
You will be notified if additional hotel rooms open up
Volunteers are needed (sign up through 9/15)
Please sign up through sign-up genius
We still need help on Friday, Saturday and with Sunday clean-up
Raffle items will also be accepted at September meeting
Check website for Sew Me 2025 room raffle
MQG’s Community Challenge Quilt
Goal: For guild members to work together to make a quilt that will be given/donated/raffled to support a local charity.
Challenge: Each year guilds are given a theme and a color pallet to use. 80 of the resulting quilts are displayed at quilt con
Theme: Medallion Quilt
Our design: A minimalist, modified medallion with improvisationally pieced blocks
See slideshow for instructions. 108 blocks
Return at September meeting or Sew Me. Must be in the committee’s hands by October 10th.
If mailing, mail to address on envelope.
Contact Leila at September meeting or SewMe with questions
See video here for tips on inserting strips.
Swap: Stripes
Challenge: Stripe It!
Due: November 8th, 2025
Focus: Stripes. Make stripes with fabric, used striped fabric, the PRIMARY focus must be stripes.
Top must be finished but it doesn’t have to be quilted/finished
It can be a quilt, wall hanging, apparel, etc as long as it reads s-t-r-i-p-e-s.
There will be monetary awards for 1st-3rd and participation prizes.
Look at pinterest or online for stripes ideas
Swap: Favorite Things
Due November 8th
Place items in a brown paper bag
Consider things that you like to have near you while sewing
NOT to exceed $10.00
This may require some creative thinking, but we want you to have fun with it!
Put your name in the bag
Charity Committee
Congrats to August winners of the Longarm contest! Ann Philiph, Irene Kattner-Stuhrenberg, and Marie Hill
If you didn’t win, you can submit again for the next contest
Thank you to Dotty Vaughn, Debbie Bouquet, and Lilo Whitener-Fey
Epworth was THRILLED with the donations. “She is looking forward to September meeting. Also, the kids absolutely looooove the quilts. We only had enough for half of the boys dorm and we definitely need more boy quilts.” It's wonderful to give these kids a quilt hug.
A spokesperson here from Epworth Family Services will be at the September meeting.
Quilts due Nov 8th.
Post your quilts on instagram and tag the guild @stlmqg
Throws or twins for 11-19 year olds. No baby quilts. No specific length requirements.
Charity Committee has a package of charity labels that can be placed on quilts. “STLmqg cares”
To be continued with August 9th, 2025 Meeting Recap Part 2 post.
July 12 2025 Meeting Slides.pdf
Octavia (President) opened the meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 12.
Account balance $12,295 as of the end of June.
The time for Quilt Con class registration is near! Registration begins August, 20 at 9 a.m. Please check out the Quilt Con website for pricing, details on classes, AND to ensure you have access to your Modern Quilt Guild account. Updated pricing and all other details for Quilt Con 2026 can be found here.
The Art Quilt Elements Show has their quilt submissions open now through October 16.
If you have any BOM 2026 ideas, please share with the board! Email Octavia: president@stlmqg.org.
During Member Updates, Octavia shared details on the Quilters Soiree - The Quilted Soiree.pdf
Schedule:
Block Lotto for August - O Block - details in slides!
Swap & Challenge: Stripes! More information in the slides, the challenge ends in November. The next swap will be for Sew Me STL participants, more information to come in August!
Sew Me STL: October 10-12! Registration begins July 13 - August 13. Volunteer registration also started July 13. Hotel room raffle will be held at the September meeting. Bring retreat raffle items to August and September meetings. Sew Me STL is a members only event! All details can be found on the website here.
Charity: Barbs Phelps, Chelsea Hackbart, Cindy Templin have won the longarm quilting prize! Anyone who didn’t win, can resubmit for the August giveaways. Thank you to participants and the longarmers! No baby quilts please. Quilts accepted are tweens and teens, all genders. It doesn’t matter if it’s modern, any quilts will be accepted.
Quilt Show Committee: March 14 & 15, setup on March 13. Quilt show categories are listed on the website here. Submissions open on Dec. 15 and run through Jan. 15.
After the August meeting, Candy Grisham is hosting a Dresden Plate workshop: Give a Girl a Wedge. You can register for this workshop on our website here. A sign-up link has also been sent to your email.
Quilt Con Community Challenge quilt block packets will be available for pick-up in August. More information to come!
We then had our 15 year celebration with a panel full of our first board, along with cake, 15 year pins, and a fantastic raffle put on by our social team. Thank you to everyone who helped put on a stellar celebration for our guild.
Panel Slideshow.pdf
May 2025 Meeting Presentation.pdf
Ander (Vice President) opened the May meeting at 10:03am.
Financials are posted to the website, account balance is $14,689.76.
Kitty Wilkin is coming to town May 30 - June 1. On Friday, May 30 she is hosting a free lecture and trunk show. There are seats available on Saturday and Sunday’s classes and they are now open to the public, so get your spot booked if you are interested in either of her classes. More information can be found on the website here.
From Watercolor to Quilt - Saturday, May 31
Improv Mountains - Sunday, June 1
Lynda Drendel will be hosting the next Hand Stitchers at the Buder Library on Hampton Ave. In July the group is going to test run meeting weekly; if this goes well, they will see about extending!
Hand Sew Happy Hour to be hosted by Laura Patterson at the Panera on Chippewa.
There will be a Virtual Sew on Saturday, May 24.
The Art Quilt group meeting is June 4, join the distribution list by emailing Susan Muzenski: smuszynski22@gmail.com.
There will NOT be a meeting in June so please do not come, we will not be there.
The next Block Lotto block was created by guild member Leila Gardunia! Check out the pattern here. We are excited to see all of the pies you create.
Committee Announcements
Swap & Challenge - the Stripes! Challenge is due at the November meeting. More information can be found on the website here or in the slides.
Win with Judged Prizes! Yes, you can win money!
Tops or finished pieces will be accepted - can be quilts could also 3D item
Congrats everyone on a great swap last month!! So many cute pincushions were shared. If you have any other ideas for swaps or challenges, please send to the board or the committee! We want your ideas.
Social Committee
July is our 15 year anniversary party!!
Member raffle donations were accepted at the meeting, donations will also be accepted at the Kitty Wilkin lecture (not the workshops).
Your physical tickets will be given to you at the July meeting at the welcome table at check in.
You can purchase more tickets on the website, here.
Bring your address labels to the July meeting to put on your tickets!
Jackman’s Sew Day on Saturday, June 28th - 10am - 5pm
Free to members register on the website, here
Bring a snack to share! Do not bring anything that needs to be warmed up (please do not bring crockpots)
Virtual sew day will be moved from June 28th to the June 21st.
Sew Me STL
October 10-12, it will be held at Marriott West as it was last year.
We need demonstrations, only 15-30 minutes! If you have something to share and would like to host one of our demonstrations, emailChelsea Hackbart or Diane Grooms.
More details to follow!
Charity
Win free longarming for creating the charity quilts, enter the July giveaway online, here.
We are accepting youth size quilts! No baby quilts, please. You can create as many quilt tops as you wish to be able to enter into the giveaways each month, as long as they are finished by November.
Each month (July-October) is a new giveaway. Finished quilts must be turned in by the November meeting.
More info in can be found in the slides!
Thank you to our longarmer members who have donated their time and resources!
Grab STL MQG Care quilt labels from Laura Patterson next time you see her.
Quilt Show
March 14 & 15, 2026
We are back at Queeny Park Greensfelder!
Help Needed - Publicity Team
Candace Marshall is heading up this team, if you are interested, please contact Candace!
Quiltshow@stlmqg.org
Submission timeframe: December 15 - January 15
Submission will be through a web form, to be shared in December
9 items per person, made within the last 5 years, not shown in the previous shows
Carolyn is handling the vendors, if you are interested, contact her!
Details on the website, you can find the categories here!
Member Announcements
Art Quilters - Open House - Thursday June 12 10am and Saturday June 21 10am (90 minutes)
Suzanne Gali Koenen’s Studio - address on slides
If you’re interested, please email Suzanne: Suzanne.galli.koenen@gmail.com
Come by and see some amazing quilts!
Pictures!
We want your pictures to show off in the July meeting!
Share any STLMQG picture memories over the last 15 years
Complete the form here.
Hearts ‘n’ Hands quilt guild has a show on June 7 & 8 - more info in slides
The quilt guild donated 25 quilts to the Honor Flight, thank you to everyone, we are so proud!
Our programming was with Amy Sueter, for Wellness Wisdom from Your Guildmates and Rich from Sawyer Creek Artistry.
April 2025 Meeting Presentation.pdf
Octavia (president) opened the meeting at 10:04 on 4/12/2025.
The account balance as of 3/31/25 is $18,158.64. Financials are posted on the website Here. (https://www.stlmqg.org/2025)
Fabric Found- roll of fabric
Earth Day Sale; City Sewing Room 4/22
SLU Denim Day; 4/23-24
Save the date: Hearts and Hands Quilt Show 6/7-8 in Belleville, IL
Save the date: Park Hill Threads of Friendship Quilt Show 6/28
Save the date: Paducah Quilt Show AQS April 23-26
Kitty Wilkin is coming to visit May 30-June 1.
Friday lecture is free for members.
Saturday workshop- From Watercolor to Quilt
Sunday workshop- Improv Mountains
Registration is open
April 16: Hand Stitchers
April 22: Hand Sew Happy Hour
April 26: Virtual Sew
May 6: Art Quilt Meeting
May 7: Hand Stitchers
May 10: Regular Meeting
May 30/31: Kitty Wilkin
Block Lotto for Lightening Block:
Focus: curves, MQG resources, controlled improv, reimagining a traditional block
Palette: Solids; pick two colors from palette (doesn't have to be exact match)
Log into MQG account to access
Guidelines are on the website Here (https://stlmqg.org/2025-Activities)
Swap & Challenge
Social
15th anniversary party in July. Members only meeting. We will have a raffle.
Members will donate items in May and you will receive tickets to use for the raffle.
Bring modern, new, unused, gently used books, bundled smaller items.
Tickets given out in July.
Ticket guidelines on website
Jackman’s Sew Day! Save the date: June 28th
We are trying to get a spokesperson here from Epsworth Family Services. This will be confirmed/announced later.
Quilts due 11/8/2025.
Save the date: March 14th and 15th, 2026
Help needed- Publicity team. Email quiltshow@stlmqg.org
Sew Me Committee
Will be held in October at Marriott West.
Pincusion Swap
Upcycling Textiles for Quilts by Octavia Pitts @theeighthchild
Slides on Website for presentation
Upcycling
Knowing what you want to work with and what you love
Why to Upcycle
Where to find them
What to look for and what to avoid
How to process upcycled materials
Deconstructing shirts
Cotton content
Cutting cuffs, collars, buttons, seams, etc
Sources for Second hand Fabrics
Sew Hope, City Sewing Room (Local)
Perennial (Local)
Feel Good Fibers (online)
A Thrify Notion (online and in person- not local)
EBay and Etsy (online)
Sheets and thread count
Felting and processing animal fibers
Octavia is open to discuss upcycling with any members
Bitty Block Lotto Winners: Annamaria Lu and Chelsea Hackbart
Fabric raffle Winner: Diane Grooms, Debbie Bouquet
Meeting Closed at 12:18pm
We hope to see you at our next meeting on May 10th. Until then, happy quilting!
STL MQG March 2025.pdf
Octavia (president) opened the meeting at 10:04 on 3/8/2025.
The account balance as of 1/31/25 is $18,640.98. Financials are posted on the website.
Spam alert: emails pretending to be from board. Do not click on links.
Identifying QuiltCon attendees from guild photo
Calendar update. We are meeting in May, but we are not meeting in June. Website will be updated soon.
Volunteers for LitShop quilt. The youth in this program have made blocks from their perspectives on the world today and we need volunteers to help put the quilt together to give a finished quilt to them. Contact Octavia (president@stlmqg.org) to assist.
Registrations to open soon.
Handstitchers on 1st and 3rd Wednesday at Buder Library
March 13th: History Museum Event
March 16th: Bits and Pieces Quilt show meet up
March 22nd: Virtual Sew
April 1st: Art Quilters meeting (Every first Tuesday via zoom)
April 12th: Regular Meeting
Block Lotto for April: Bitty Blocks
Focus: tiny piecing, community, tradition meets modern, scale
Low volume background
Bright, bold prints/ blenders for image; smaller scale will work best
Small blocks
Pincushion Swap due at April 12th meeting.
Put your name and your pincushion in a brown paper bag
Social Meet up at Bits and Pieces quilt show on March 16th. Social committee will be out front at 11am.
Ticket guidelines on slideshow
Laura Patterson and Teresa Grumke are co-chairs.
This year will be Epworth family services. This organization supports foster children ages 11-19.
Twin size and throw size quilts for youth. No specific length requirements.
Due November meeting 11/8/2025.
History Event
Tess McMahon on “Fabric of History: St. Louis Women & Textiles” at the Missouri History Museum on March 13th from 5-8pm.
Tess will be at the event representing STLmqg.
3 presentations
Kristen will be there demonstrating quilt repair.
All Women Honor Flight in June
They are collecting all red, white, and blue quilts. They need 50 quilts by May.
Requirements: 36x36 inches for the laps of the veterans. Needs to be cotton quilts, finished, and with a binding. Can be print, solid, any any combination of fabrics as long as they are red, white, and blue.
Contact is Tess McMahon
St. Louis Cardinals Call
A marketing team is interested in creating a quilting event at the ballpark.
Please provide any thoughts on this event to Octavia (president@stlmqg.org).
AI and Quilting by Annamaria Lu
Generative AI
Discussed fabric and quilt patterns generated by AI
Chat GPT, DALL-E, and quilting math
Ethics of AI use: Environmental Impact, Energy Generation
Bias and AI results
Pattern mills vs person made patterns
Copy right material used and legal challenges
CrossHatch Block Lotto Winners: Annamaria Lu, Marie Hill, Sheila Acuncius
Fabric raffle Winner: Jami Howell
Meeting Closed at 12:00pm
We hope to see you at our next meeting on April 12th. Until then, happy quilting!
STL MQG February 2025.pdf
Octavia (President) opened the meeting at 10:08 am on 2/8/2025.
The account balance as of 12/31/2024 is 17,260.84. Financials are posted on the website.
If you haven’t already, please renew your membership for this year!
We do have a guild assistance fund for new and current members who could use assistance paying our dues.
Donations wanted for our new member Welcome Bags! If you are interested in donating please reach out to Nancy Dlugosz or Abbie Stolzer. We do NOT need small scissors or measuring tapes.
Board transitions/communication
Welcome to our new board members:
Vice President - Ander Weis
Treasurer - Susan Hoernschemeyer
Web Director - Irene Kattner-Stuhrenberg
Thank you to our board members who are stepping down, we appreciate you!!
Susan Muszynski, Jenn Deck, and Gail Luther
If you need to contact the board, please use the general STLMQG email or our board emails.
All emails are on the first page of our website if you scroll down to the bottom and are provided here:
President@stlmqg.org
VicePresident@stlmqg.org
Secretary@stlmqg.org
Treasurer@stlmqg.org
Webdirector@stlmqg.org
Spam Alert!!
If you see any questionable emails or texts in your inboxes from a guild board member, please check with one of your board members before interacting or sending any money.
Kitty Wilkin is coming to visit us May 30-June 1. More information on registration to come to your email inboxes in the coming weeks.
UPDATE TO MEETING SCHEDULE: We will have regular meetings in April and May (second Saturday of each month).
STL MQG Schedule:
Feb 19: Hand Stitchers at Buder Library on the 3rd floor
1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, 5-7:30pm
Feb 20-23: QuiltCon
Feb 22: Virtual Sew 10am-12pm
Feb 25: Hand Sew Happy Hour - 6-9pm - Chippewa Panera Bread
March 8: Regular Guild Meeting
March 22: Virtual Sew
March 25: Hand Sew Happy Hour
April 12: Regular Guild Meeting
Details on any STLMQG meet ups at Quilt-Con will be on Facebook as they come together. There is a public group you can join on Facebook.
Block Lotto for March:
Crosshatch Block!
Focus: modern design, accuracy, contrast
Solid background; print for crosshatch
1 dark color and 1 light color; quilters choice
Guidelines are on the website HERE!
We could use some more help for the House Committee. If you’re interested, you can sign up HERE!
Thank you to Candace and Mary Beth for co-leading our 2026 Quilt Show!
The first swap of the year is a Pin Cushion swap!
Don’t buy the Pin Cushion, MAKE the Pin Cushion. Don’t have to be fancy or elaborate, we want everyone who can to participate!
This will be a blind swap. Bring them in a paper lunch bag to the meeting with your name and a note so your swap partner knows who made the Pin Cushion.
Due TWO months from now at the April Meeting
Inspiration websites will be provided.
STL MQG Social Meetup
Bits “n” Pieces quilt show meet up on Sunday, March 16th at 11am
Food trucks will be there for lunch.
15 Year Guild Anniversary Party in July
Member Raffle!
Lunch Dates will be started again!
We could use at least 4 more volunteers for the committee! Sign up HERE!
October 10-12, 2024
The first committee meeting will be at the end of April
Art Quilters Group
Meetings will be the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm
If you’re interested, reach out to Susan!
smuszynski22@gmail.com
Suzanne Galli Koenen has an art show at the Webster Groves Public Library with 26 paintings displayed!
Kristy Daum spoke to the guild about her experience as a Quilt-Con judge for our meeting program.
Our fabric raffle winners are Jenn Deck and Peggy Harris. Congrats and thank you Cotton Cuts!!
Our first block lotto winner is Annamaria Lu. Congratulations!
We hope to see you at our next meeting on March 8th! Until then, happy quilting!
-Abbie Stolzer (Secretary)
STL MQG Meeting 1/11/25
PDF of slides
Additional slides provide by Programming committee
The meeting was started at 10:02am by President Octavia Pitts.
The guild account balance as of 12/31/24 was $17,260.84. Financials are also posted on the website.
Guild business:
Committee Sign Ups! Sign up here on Sign Up Genius: HERE!
Remember to renew your membership for 2025!
We have a Guild Assistance Fund, interested? Reach out to the board members.
2025 is our guild’s 15 year anniversary, fun things to come this year to celebrate.
Donations needed for our Welcome bags and Attendance Prize table. For more info on the welcome bag donations, reach out to our Secretary: secretary@stlmqg.org
We were mentioned in a KeyWay newsletter. Check it out HERE!
We went through an organizational review, to see more details on this check out the slides HERE.
Upcoming Speakers to look out for:
January 21: Saved from Fate with Kristen Edens. Zoom link to come, members will need to register on the website.
May 16-18: Kitty Wilkin
August: Candy Grisham
Our monthly Block Lotto is live! There will be details on the website under the “Guild Activities” tab soon.
Upcoming Events:
January 15 & 29: Hand Stitchers
January 25: Virtual Sew
January 28: Hand Sew Happy Hour
February 8: Meeting
February 20-23: QuiltCon
February 22: Virtual Sew
February 25: Hand Sew Happy Hour
Volunteers are needed for the Social Committee! Events include our Outside of Meeting Meetups such as Sew Days, after meeting lunches and other fun events.
Social will be heading our Guild Anniversary Party, our December Members-Only Meeting and a new activity of Quilters on the Move!
Sign up on the Sign Up Genius if you are interested HERE!
Member Announcements:
Would anyone be interested in an Art Quilt sub-group? If anyone is interested, please reach out to Susan Muszynski via the Treasurer@stlmqg.org.
Nancy Dlugosz has a Loose Ends Project that she was contacted to help finish. If you are interested in volunteering as a quilter or a crafter, more info can be found HERE.
A reminder to check out the City Sewing Room, Annamaria Lu is on the board if you are interested in sharing information.
Suzanne Koenen will be having an art show called “Conceptual” at the Webster Groves Public Library: 301 E Lockwood Saint Louis, MO 63119. The show will be live February 1-28, 2025.
We held our board election today! Susan Hoernschemeyer was voted in as the Treasurer, Irene Kattner-Stuhrenbergas Web Director, and Ander Weis as Vice President.
Our program for today is Spotlight on Block of the Month (BOM) Quilts. We had members volunteer to share their experiences on various Block of the Month programs and any advice they may have for any other members interested in participating in a Block of the Month.
Details from the program are in our slides, there are links to the specific BOM programs as well. You can find previous Guild run block of the months on our website if you are interested.
Link to show and share pictures
The meeting was opened at 10:08 am on November 9th by Octavia Pitts (President).
Finances are updated and posted on the website HERE
Guild Business
QuiltCon Member-Free Registration ends at 11/30
There are 3 open Board positions that have 2-year terms. If interested, please reach out to a current board member or Hope Wyss: hope.wyss@gmail.com
Board elections at January meeting-must be present to vote.
Quilt Show Leader(s)/Committee Sign-Ups
December meeting - 12/14
At Center of Clayton
Members only
Creative Activity
Swap amongst members
Show and Share
1/1 Membership renewals - renew on the website!
Improv BOM Sampler - bring your final sampler top to the December meeting for show and share. Find tutorials on the website HERE
There will be a drawing for a $100 long arm gift certificate for those finished tops!
Activities
November 20th - Hand Stitchers
November 23rd - Jackman’s Sew Day - Creve Coeur
Must sign up HERE
10am-5pm
November 26th - Hand Sew Happy Hour - Host: Carol Schmidt @ Chippewa Bread Co.
December 14th - Member Meeting
December 18th - Hand Stitchers
Today was the last day to turn in totes, quilts, and personal care products! Thank you for your generosity!!
Quiltcon Challenge Quilt
The committee showed the final quilt today! It was submitted to QuiltCon and we hope to be hearing back soon! Thank you to everyone who has brought the quilt together!
Sew Me
Thank you to everyone on the committee and all who attended!
Total of 94 paying members and 90 who were able to make it to the event!
Financials for the event are on the website.
Many presenters and volunteers, a huge thanks you to you too!!
Programming
Volunteers are needed for the January 2025 meeting program!
Spotlight on Block of the Month (BOM) Quilts - any BOM program, not just our guilds.
We are asking volunteers to share about a BOM they have participated in - who ran it, time frame, your process, etc.)
What did you learn or what advice do you have for folks new to BOMs?
Bring your quilt or project or a photo of your quilt or project!
It doesn’t have to be finished, we just want to hear from you!!
To sign-up to volunteer
Today during break
At the December meeting
OR email the committee
programming@stlmqg.org
Local Events
City Sewing Room Quilt Annex 1 year anniversary is Today!! Please join after the meeting.
Gallery Talk Artists Panel: Building of an Art Quilt 2.0 11/13/24, 1-2:30 pm at Longview Farm Park Gallery
Suzanne Galli Koenen open house on 11/15-11/24 - more information in the News Blog on our website.
Sew Creative Loose Threads Quilt Show - 11/23-11/24 at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, St. Charles
American Quilt Study Group - Ask Kristen more if you are interested in joining this group!
Tomorrow the STL Smockers are having their annual auction, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, auction starts at 1 and doors open earlier.
Contemperary Art Museum - Basil Kincaid Art Quilt Gallery
Member t-shirt orders projected to be available in 2025.
September slides
September Mtg
Octavia (president) opens the meeting at 10:05am on Saturday, September 14th.
Current financials are on the site here!
QuiltCon Member-Free Registration 11/30
2025 Meeting Venue
City of Clayton!
January Speaker Canceled
Board Elections
Please talk to or email Hope Wyss if you are interested in running.
Improv Block of the Month Sample
Both August and September videos will be released this coming week and can be found on the site here!
Upcoming Events
Sept 18 - Hand Stitchers
Sept 24 - Hand Sew Happy Hour
Sept 28 - Virtual Sew
Oct 2 - Hand Stitchers
Oct 4-6 - Sew Me STL
No October Mtg
Nov 23 - Jackman’s Sew Day, Registration is open here!
Wrap up - Carolina Oneto Virtual Series
Overall a great time for members who joined the classes.
Spots are available if you are interested! Registration can be found here!
Volunteers are needed!
Ironing Boards, Outside Greeters, and more!
Volunteer here!
Closing up raffle donations at this meeting.
2024 Project - Due at November meeting.
Speaker from Keyway Center is joining the mtg today.
Tote bags with closure
Links for patterns on mtg slides
Quilts will also be accepted - any size!
Personal product donations are encouraged
Modern Art Challenge
Sizing can be anywhere from 38” to 100” (sum of all 4 sides, not 100” per side)
Detailed information can be found on mtg slides and website
Submit by Oct 31st via Instagram or email
Show and share at the November mtg
Community Challenge Quilt
Pick up block packets at back of mtg
If you have one please either mail in OR submit at Sew Me STL (due by Oct 6th)
Open Artists’ Studio
Suzanne Galli Koenen & Michael Koenen at Apple Grove Gallery - flyer
Creative fine art, start your holiday shopping with one-of-a-kind gifts!
Nov 15 - 5-9pm
Nov 16 - 10am-5pm
Nov 17 - 10am-5pm
more info can be found on www.sgkart.com
Correctional Center Quilting
Looking for donations of supplies - flyer
batting
thread
quilting fabric
quilt kits
Donations will be accepted at Sew Me, find Kristina.
Loose Threads Quilt Show - flyer
Nov 23rd and 24th
St. Charles - The Academy of the Sacred Heart
Suicide Prevention Donations
Just $5 to be entered into a raffle of items and a Quilt!
Fabric Raffle - thank you Cotton Cuts!!
Sarah Quin from Keyway Center spoke with us today about the Keyway Center and how our guild’s donations will be helpful in the work they do. Link to Flyers
St. Louis Modern Quilt Guild is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 216 Parkland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63122
