JUNE MEETING RECAP

We had several reminders of upcoming events.
 

• June Open Sew:  Friday, June 22nd from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM at Harrison Community Center, 3002 W 3rd Street
• QuiltCon 2019 Registration: Opens on Tuesday, June 26th at 9:00 AM CST.  You can find the catalogue here
• Fabric Dye Workshop by Frank Palmer:  Scheduled for Saturday, July 14th at Alane's House.  To register click here
• Fabric Printing Class with Alane Davis: Will be at Harrison Community Center, date is still yet to be determined. We will be posting a poll of potential dates. When posted please indicate your preference. Sign up will begin at the July meeting and there will be a supply cost of $25.00 or less per person.
• Lynn Carson Harris Workshop: Member’s Only registration opened on June 1st.  Nine are registered for the Strings workshop on Friday and twelve registered for the Solids workshop on Saturday.  See your email for registration link and password. If you have misplaced your email click here to send an email to ask to have a registration link emailed to you.
  
  

A financial report for the first half of 2018 was given and an update on raffle proceeds to date.  See below.
 

• 2018 Finances January 1st, 2018 through May 31st, 2018:  Opening balance Jan 1, 2018 was $1,462.36.  Deposits made Jan 1, 2018 through May 31st, 2018 were $1,125.12.  Expenses incurred Jan 1, 2018 through May 31st , 2018 were $272.00. Of this amount $173.00 was spent on the printing of raffle tickets and $99.00 for the subscription to the registration platform used for Lynn Carson Harris.  Northern Lights Guild will be reimbursing us for a portion of the subscription fee.
• Raffle Proceeds Update:  Through June 12th we have $1,000 in ticket sales.  After deducting expenses (raffle tickets, fabric, shipping), there remains $626.00 in net proceeds.  Net proceeds will be split between Safe Haven and the Lake Superior MQG (to support education and speaker fees).  Ticket sales continue through August 8th.  The drawing will take place during the August meeting on August 9th. 

 
Riley Blake Challenge
National MQG winners of the Riley Blake Challenge were shown.  The June meeting was also the grand reveal of our Riley Blake challenge. Kathy Esson took away the fabulous prize. Congrats to all who participated. To view photos visit our website here.
 
2018 Painted Turtle Medallion Quilt a Long
Alane revealed Block 6 of the Medallion and shared tips for sewing curves.  All QAL pattern files can be found on the member’s only Facebook page and here
 
2019 Quiltcon Charity Quilt
Two designs were submitted for consideration, Frank Palmer’s ‘Golden Girls’ design and Alane’s ‘Lupine’ design.  Members chose the Lupine design as their favorite.  You can see the design here. More details regarding dates for sewing will be forthcoming.

Snacks
Snacks were provided by Joan. Thank you Joan!

July Meeting Program
The July meeting will feature a tutorial the topic of Lino Printing on Fabric
 
See you on July 12th, at Harrison Community Center, 3002 W 3rd Street, 6:00-8:00!