July 2023 Meeting

Members Present:  21 Guests Present: 1

Participants Via Zoom:  1 member, 1 guest

Attachments: Meeting Slides, Patterns, OCMQG Pamphlet

Welcome – Kelly Hogan

Speaker Allyson Allen – had historical replica quilts. She focused on color first when replicating and then the patterns were enhanced. She replicates quilts of the era – slave and antebellum periods of history. Allyson did a wonderful historical presentation on quilts, slave trade, impact of African slave trade, etc. Allyson will be showing at the Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara, October 12-15, 2023, and the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in the Summer of 2024.

YouPatch – tip from our member Gail, you can submit a photo and get free pixel (one time only). To to https://www.youpatch.com See slides page for additional information.

QuiltCon 2024 Community Outreach Challenge – Updated information since our meeting: The first sew in has been scheduled by Karen Miller, the lead for the project, for Sunday, August 13th, noon to 4pm. The pattern has been selected and the fabric is available to proceed. The group will also meet on August 20th.  Location – Cosmic Quilting, 23011 Moulton J12, Laguna Hills 92653. Please call or text Karen at 949/281-7728, if you have any questions.

OCMQG flyers were distributed at the meeting for people to post at quilt shops, coffee shops, community college, etc. Please ensure you have permission to post. Find one friend to come to a meeting with you! Attached are 2 pages to create a pamphlet for you to distribute and post.

Blocks of the month – patterns will be attached to email for members

Log Cabin Quilt Challenge – quilts are due to the August meeting. Members participating must be present at the August meeting. Please see attached slide for the details.

November is our Orangewood Book Challenge! Create a quilt that goes with a book theme. Quilts and books will be donated to the Orangewood Children’s Foundation. Quilts are primarily for youth nearing emancipation or emancipated from the child welfare system in Orange County.

Our Orangewood Toiletry Drive will be held at our upcoming meeting. Please see slide for items needed for the youth. Items will be collected at the August Meeting.

Remember that part of your membership dues are distributed to the Modern Quilt Guild (our mother ship!) who provides us with many online webinars, tutorials, patterns, etc. for FREE! All you need to do as a member of the OCMQG is register to create an account.

August Social Event is scheduled for August 20th from 3-5pm at GameCraft Brewing, 2330l Avenida De La Carlota, Laguna Hills.

Board Members Needed – We need a Workshop Chair to start this Fall 2023 so they can begin planning for 2024. We also need beginning in 2024 a Secretary and Vice President. Our Guild cannot continue without key positions such as the President, VP, Secretary and Treasurer. Please consider participating if you want our Guild to continue in 2024. Please feel free to reach out to Kelly Hogan if you have questions at our email ocmodernquiltguild@gmail.com

The OC Fair is already happening! Start planning for next year – submit a Modern Quilt!

Visions Museum of Textile Art – San Diego has Interpretations 2023 on view from October 13th to December 30th. www.vmota.org

August Meeting will be on August 24th. Look for your announcement with details in August. Maria Schell will be our speaker. We will have our voting for the Log Cabin Challenge and our Toiletry Drive. See you all soon!