DMAQG Piecetime News

November/December 2013

In This Issue

December Tea and Annual Meeting

2014 Board Nominees

By-Laws Change

Gifts for Retiring Board Members

December Tea

Saturday,

December 7, 2013

9:00 a.m.

West Des Moines Learning Resource Center

3550 Mills Civic Parkway

West Des Moines

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It has been my honor to be at the helm of the Des Moines Area Quilters Guild this past year. I was aided in our voyage by a fantastic crew, otherwise known as the board of directors. Each and every one of them helped in keeping our ship on course.

Thank you members of the Guild. You attended the lectures and workshops to expand your knowledge of our craft. You entered your creations in our quilt show.

You volunteered your time and materials by making comfort quilts, making baskets and quilts for the August Auction, working at kids quilt classes, and staffing the State Fair Sew-In. Your volunteer time also made our show the shining crown of the year.

You the members have been the wind behind the sails of the good ship DMAQG.

Our 30 year celebration may be over, but let us continue to celebrate our craft and our friendship.

I now leave you in the very capable hands of Mildred Agena.

Bon Voyage,

Peggy Kirk

President

December Tea and Annual Meeting

Saturday, December 7 at 9:00 a.m.
West Des Moines Learning Resource Center
3550 Mills Civic Parkway
West Des Moines

Bring your President's Challenge quilt "What Would You Hang on a Wooden Peg?" Then vote for the eight best quilts. These will be submitted to AQS for the Grand Rapids show.
Bring any signature blocks you may have for the retiring board members.
Bring a small plate of treats to share. The Guild will provide the coffee.
This is your first opportunity to sign up for 2014 workshops.
This is the time to renew your membership.
Officers will present annual reports
We will vote on one change in the by-laws.
We will elect and install new officers.
Yes, we will have Show n Tell, so bring your quilts.

See below for the board nominees, the proposed by-laws change, and the details on signature blocks for retiring board members.

2014 Board Nominees

As chair of the Nominating Committee I would like to announce the names of the individuals who have accepted a nomination to serve on the DMAQG Board. These positions will be confirmed at the annual Tea on Dec. 7th.

2014 DMAQG Board members ELECT:

Vice President-Karen Macon

Recording Secretary- Joyce Moore

Program chairs-elect- Martha Henrichs & Kathie Russie

Quilt Show chairs-elect- Diane Crawford & Cindy Ohmart

Directors @ Large- Suzanne Lemon & Myra Waggenspack

Community Giving-Sandy Lanning

Librarian-Sherry Baze

Website Coordinator- Elaine Voyce

The following members will continue to serve on the Board in 2014:

President- Mildred Agena

Corresponding Secretary- Sue Conard

Treasurer- Marilyn Dillivan

Program Co-chairs- Nan Earll and Ann Reed

Quilt Show Co-chairs- Deanna Wilson and Kathie Anderson

Directors @ Large- Doris Coady and Coleen Hayes

Community Giving- Phyllis Blood

Retreat- Terry Holt & members of Itch'n to Stitch

Librarian- Susan Harn

Education Outreach- Sharon Meisenheimer and Jill Reber

Membership Development- Sheri Street

Newsletter- Karen Pavlik

Thank you to all of these members who have volunteered to serve on the 2014 Board.

Mildred Agena
Vice-President

By-Laws Change

This year there is only one addition to the By-Laws. The proposed change was approved by the Board on September 9, 2013. At the December Tea you will have an opportunity to vote to add this to the By-Laws. The addition is underlined in the text below.

Article IV: Duties

Section 4. The duties of the Recording Secretary shall be to record and be custodian of the minutes of the annual meeting and Board of Directors' meetings and custodian of all Guild historical material. The Recording Secretary shall keep membership records; publish a membership directory by the March meeting each year, collect dues and issue membership cards. The Recording Secretary shall oversee the following committees: By-law Committee and Parliamentarian. The Recording Secretary will oversee the Membership Development Committee.

Article V. Standing Committees and Special Committees

Section 1. Standing Committees shall have a continuing existence. The following are standing committees: Communication Committee (Newsletter and Website), Library and Membership Development Committee.

Section 2. The following appointments shall be approved by the Board of Directors after the annual meeting: Newsletter Editor(s), Website Editor(s), Librarian(s), Retreat Coordinator(s), Audit Committee Chair, Education Outreach Committee Chair(s) and Membership Development Committee Chair. These appointees may attend any Board meeting, but do not have voting privileges.

(new Section 6)

Section 6. The duties of the Membership Development Committee chair will be to work with her committee to enhance the education of our current members, Recruit new members, meet the needs of the working population and promote quilting to groups of audiences who might not otherwise consider quilting. The Membership Development committee chair shall report to the Recording Secretary.

Section 6 will now be Section 7, Section 7 will now be Section 8 and so on through Section 16 which will now be Section 17.

Gifts for Retiring Board Members

It was noticed that the tradition of giving hatchet signature blocks to retiring board members has nearly disappeared. We were saddened since this is a very personal way of showing appreciation for all the hours of work these people spend conducting the business of the Guild.

To keep it simple, we are asking for the hatchet blocks with the signature of the person giving the block. We are not asking for any specific color or type of fabric. The fabric will reflect the personality of the giver.

When each recipient finishes their quilt, it will be a scrappy quilt showing the diversity of the membership. Each quilt will be a cherished remembrance of time on the DMAQG Board.

Please bring your blocks to the December 7th Tea or the January or February general guild meetings.

The following people are retiring from their positions on the board:

Peggy Kirk
Barbara Hines
Deb York
Janora Hayes
Nancy Kucera
Pat Hjelmeland
Mary Martin
Karen Macon
Katherine Roccasecca
Emma Thomas-McGinnis
Judi Smith

President
Recording Secretary
Program Chair
Director at Large
Director at Large
Quilt Show Co-chair
Quilt Show Co-chair
Community Giving Chair
Co-editor
Website Coordinator
Co-librarian

Directions for 4" finished hatchet block

Cut the following for each block:

Background fabric: one 4 1/2" square

Accent fabric: two 2 1/2" squares

Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of each of the accent squares. Place one on a corner of the background square. Sew on the drawn line. Square up. Repeat on the opposite corner. Use a permanent fabric marker to sign your block.

Thank You!

I would like to thank each and every member of the guild who either donated a little quilt or purchased one. The guild depends upon the help of all its members to support our programs and the Silent Auction is a very important part of that support. We made $3,182.50 on the items donated this year. The Silent Auction always generates a lot of excitement at the quilt show. I feel privileged to be a member of the Quilt Show Committee. Thanks again - I couldn't do it without your help!

Leigh Lussie

Silent Auction Chair

AQS Interviews

Please go to youtube.com/QuiltTV and watch the interviews that AQS conducted with some of our members at our quilt show: Anita Gogerty, Mary Shotwell, Karen Woten, Julee Prose, Ilene Bartos, Linda Arndt, and Zoe Roccasecca.

Directors at Large News

In honor of the Guild's 30th Birthday the Guild has been awarding members with $30 Gift Certificates. The gift certificate may be used toward workshops or retreats! The lucky winners for the October meetings were Mary Crowley and Pat Johnson.

The gift certificates do expire so check the expiration date on your gift certificate and use them to sign up for workshops at the December Tea.

We want to send a big Thank You out to all of the small groups who generously provided treats this last year. We really appreciate your support.

Janora Hayes, Coleen Hayes,
Doris Coady, Nancy Kucera
Directors at Large

In Memoriam

Let us all remember Phyllis Blood as she is grieving the death of her mother on Tuesday, October 22, 2013.

Our Website

Please stop by and visit our guild website often at www.dmaqg.org for news and information about DMAQG. Look for the photo albums in the blog from the photographers we've had documenting events for us! Also remember to check the calendar to keep up-to-date on all Guild meetings and workshops.

If you have anything to contribute to the website, please send it to emma@etmcreative.com.

Newsletter

The Piecetime newsletter is published electronically twice a month. The Programs portion of the newsletter is sent on the Friday before the Newcomers monthly meeting held on the third Tuesday of the month. The News portion is sent out the Friday before the Guild's monthly meeting held on the fourth Tuesday of the month.

If you would like to submit news or articles, send them to kariadne@mac.com.

About Us

The mission of the Des Moines Area Quilters Guild is to stimulate an interest in quilts and quilt making, educate its members, provide for the interchange of information, and encourage community giving.

Meetings

The monthly meetings of the Des Moines Area Quilters Guild are held January through October on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the West Des Moines United Methodist Church, 720 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines.

We have an afternoon meeting and program at 1:00 p.m. and an evening meeting and program at 7:00 p.m.

Things to bring:

■ Name tag (required to win a door prize)

■ Membership renewal form
■ Workshop registration form
■ Items for show and tell
■ Items for Community Giving