Meeting and Bill Paying Time.....huh?

While it seems that the first Tuesday of each month is a great time to meet, it also finds me writing the reminder blog while paying bills.....oh my, the meeting is much more fun....come one, come all and break away from the Christmas related bills and see what GRMQG has to offer this Tuesday.  As always the Meet and Greet starts at 5:30 p.m. and the  meeting at 6 p.m.  I'm sure more legal issues will be addressed as we are now officially one year old and finishing the relationship with the National Modern Quilt Guild.

Kelly Hubbard, Secretary of GRMQG

Here's Kelly's bio (sent willingly I might add): 
" I moved to MI in 1984 and wouldn't want to live anywhere else. I'm married and have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. I've been sewing since middle school and quilting since 2001.

 I plan to showcase our officers, willingly or unwillingly, in the blog so we can begin to know our officers and persons in the guild.  So my message to the other officers, send me your bio and picture or leave it to me.....oh my!

The minutes are as follows:


          Meeting was called to order by Ginger at 7 PM.

          13 members present

           Board members introduced themselves.

The board is working on a mission statement and bylaws and non profit status. Bylaws will be presented and voted on at the January meeting. Officer terms will be January 1-December 31.

It was discussed and a majority of the general membership voted that annual dues will be $30/year. Join after July, dues are $15.
A portion will go to the National Modern Quilt Guild so that persons are members of both guilds.
Persons age 10-17 years may join as a junior member for $15 per year.

There is interest in having GRMQG sponsored sew-ins. We will rotate day/evening and weekday/weekend every other month. The first sew in will be Monday, February 2. Becky Brink will organize.  A fee of $5 per person will be charged.

Ginger shared the GR Press article about Stitched Studio and the GRMQG.

All members had an item to Show and Share.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:35

Respectfully submitted,
Kelly Hubbard


I need a volunteer for Tuesday's meeting - take pictures of the Show and Share.  My attendance is weather dependent.  While my knee seems to be recovering well from a surgical repair on the 23rd my surgeon's clearance won't happen until the next morning.  Now that we have snow I'm admittedly leery of  walking where snow or ice might be present.  Just post a comment and I'll get the message that you're willing to help.  It would be great to have a person wanting to be the guild's photographer.  Between the two of us we can cover meetings, sew-ins etc.

The knee surgery somewhat explains why my blogs have been few and far between.  I can't seem to get Apple and Google (blogspot) to cooperated with  pictures, thus I must go down a level to use my desktop.  The blog on thread still will be coming - just not now.  I'll also show how I've been "making fabric" with dryer sheets - my sewing room smells very perfumery!  

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all well in 2015!