July general meeting

At our July general meeting, we covered a lot of business:

  • New charity quilt for Kapiolani Hospital
  • Upcoming guild activities:
    • July 18 sew-in
    • August 19 general meeting
    • September 11-13 Woman Expo!
    • September 16 general meeting
    • October 17 Weekender bag workshop
  • Our new guild library will be open soon!
  • 2015 Woman Expo business: new guild banner, sitting the expo, helping with setup/takedown, submitting quilts for display

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After the business was taken care of, Nancy F. gave a wonderful demonstration of how to attach quilt sleeves! She showed us a couple of different methods; plus, she told us about different hardware we could use to hang our quilts. It was a fantastically organized and informative demonstration!

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At show and tell, Nancy F. shared her adorable OMQG-themed pressing mat.

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She also showed us her first EPP project ever — a beautiful wheel block for which she drafted her own templates!

And her amazing mini quilt using English paper piecing. #oahumqg

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Next, Megan and Alli modeled the tanks they made at our Eucalypt tank workshop. šŸ˜€

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Nancy L. shared the sweet X and O quilt she made for her friend.

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Emily wowed us with her modern baby quilt!

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Then she showed us the biiiig quilt she made for her friend.

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Mai and Alli displayed the totes they made at our Poolside tote workshop.

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Finally, Alli shared the June medallion quilt she made from the Modern Medallion Workbook.

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