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Proposed bylaw changes
Changes to the By-Laws
Thank you to Carmen for taking the time to review and recommend changes/additions to the HQG by-laws. The changes are available at this link. The changes you can see in the document show up as either red or blue. After a discussion of the proposed changes between Martha and Carmen, they then presented and reviewed them with the executive board. Now it is your turn to review. Please review the changes that were discussed at the May meeting. These will be voted on at the June meeting. You are welcome to send your thoughts and questions before the meeting as well to Martha.
April 2023 General Meeting
Beth Helfter of EvaPaige Quilt Designs (http://www.evapaigequilts.com) provided a trunk show entitled “Consistency in Chaos” at our April general meeting. She discussed what elements she looks for when pulling fabric for your scrappy quilts to ensure a consistent look. She touched on her accordion half square triangle method. To learn more about this method, she provided a link to a YouTube video that demonstrates her accordion sewn scrappy half square triangle technique. The Clearly Perfect Slotted Trimmer that she uses in the video is available through our ruler library.
Also at the meeting, Gretchen discussed the upcoming quilt show. Look on our quilt show page to see opportunities about how you can help make it a success.
National Quilting Day 2023
The Hammersmith Quilters Guild held a one day Sit and Sew to celebrate the 2023 National Quilting Day on March 18. One of our members invited Guild members to her office to use the conference room for the event. Ten people attended. Everyone worked on their own project — wall hangings, Dresden quilt, charity quilt, longarming, strip quilts and more. We had lunch, door prizes, favors for attending, and each person received a plant to take home. D
Followup to the January 5th Meeting
Followup to the January 5th Meeting
The Ride of a Women charity sent two videos to thank the supportive members of our guild for their contributions to the charity. The guild received a special shout out in the first video. They said “Thank you Hammersmith Quilters Guild.” The money raised from our guild and matching donations will be used to buy goats and put solar panels on homes.
January 2023 Meeting Information
On January 5, 2023, Ann Lauer spoke to our guild about Ride 4 a Woman, a charity she supports. She came across this organization on a gorilla safari in Uganda in 2001. When she saw the condition of the tools used by the quilters, she knew she could do something about it. The picture on the left above shows the condition of the cutting mats the women were using. The picture on the right shows the cutting mats she was able to provide to the charity.
Ms. Lauer showed a film done about their work. The URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xURsGyHL320. To learn more, go to her web site at https://grizzlygulchgallery.com/. Click on the African Quilters tab. There is also a gofundme link on that site where Ms. Lauer collects donations to support them. All proceeds go to the charity with Ms. Lauer absorbing all the administrative costs. She donated her speaker’s fee to the charity and Nancy Sandreuter’s company matched the fee to double the impact.