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October 14, 2016
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Check your Email for Nominating Candidates Survey

Emails were sent to members asking for responses to the Nominating Candidates Survey. If you did not get this email, please let us know at cvaMQG@gmail.com

Please reply to the email.

This is what the Survey asks:

Your Name:

CVAMQG members, please answer the following 6 questions. The Nominating Committee is looking to the membership to see who may be interested in being a candidate or nominating a candidate for the Executive Council 2017

1. Are you interested in the position of PRESIDENT for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?

___ YES, I am interested in the position of PRESIDENT.

___ NO, I am not interested in the position of PRESIDENT.

Write in a candidate for the position of PRESIDENT _______________________.

2. Are you interested in the position of VICE PRESIDENT for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?

___ YES, I am interested in the position of VICE PRESIDENT.

___ NO, I am not interested in the position of VICE PRESIDENT.

Write in a candidate for the position of VICE PRESIDENT _______________________.

3. Are you interested in the position of SECRETARY for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?

___ YES, I am interested in the position of SECRETARY.

___ NO, I am not interested in the position of SECRETARY.

Write in a candidate for the position of SECRETARY _______________________.

4. Are you interested in the position of TREASURER for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?

___ YES, I am interested in the position of TREASURER.

___ NO, I am not interested in the position of TREASURER.

Write in a candidate for the position of TREASURER _______________________.

5. Are you interested in the position of WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRPERSON for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?

___ YES, I am interested in the position of WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRPERSON.

___ NO, I am not interested in the position of WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRPERSON.

Write in a candidate for the position of WAYS AND MEANS CHAIRPERSON _______________________.

6. Are you interested in the position of PROGRAM COORDINATOR for the year 2017, CVAMQG Executive Council?

___ YES, I am interested in the position of PROGRAM COORDINATOR.

___ NO, I am not interested in the position of PROGRAM COORDINATOR.

Write in a candidate for the position of PROGRAM COORDINATOR _______________________.

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October 11, 2016
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Renew Your Membership

MEMBERS are invited to renew their membership by the November meeting. We want to know so that we can properly renew our membership with the Modern Quilt Guild.

Our dues with MQG are based on the number of members on our roster as of January 2017. We want to make sure we are assessed for the actual number of members on our roster in 2017.

Please let us know by completing the form below:

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Thank you,

CVA MQG Executive Council

September 30, 2016
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Our QuiltCon Charity Block Guidelines

Time is running out for members to make their background blocks for our QuiltCon East 2017 Charity Challenge Quilt.

Our quilt is inspired by an aerial view of the James River.

–The quilt will measure 72′ by 90″

Each unfinished background block will be 18.5″ square

–There are 20 blocks

SOLIDS ONLY

PRE-WASH FABRIC, please

–Turn in blocks at October 4, 2016 meeting

For a list of solid fabrics which are compatible with the color palette, go to:

QuiltCon East Quilt Show link

Link below for the pdf of these guidelines:

quiltcon-east-2017-charity-challenge-guidelines

Our Sew Day is set for October 22, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Holy Rosary Church, 3400 R Street, Richmond, VA 23223.

September 26, 2016
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QuiltCon Charity Sew Day

WE are excited to inform you of the date and location for our QuiltCon Charity Sew Day.

We are gathering from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 22, 2016, at

Holy Rosary Catholic Church
3400 R Street
Richmond VA 23223

This is Candra Parker’s church and she will be our hostess. The church is located in the East End/Church Hill area of the City of Richmond — perfect for making our river scrappy applique.

—Please bring a pot luck item for lunch. We’ll provide the snacks.

In case you’re wondering, we could not find a date at Quilting Adventures in October on the weekend. But, if you need fabric for this charity challenge, they have the right shades of pink, silver, white, citrus and yarrow.

The background blocks are due at our October meeting.

For the river, bring scraps of blue to the Sew Day on October 22. For reference, these are Kona Ultramarine, Kona Hyacinth, and Kona Ocean.

See you October 22!

September 23, 2016
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Proposed Amendments to the By-Laws

The Executive Council proposes these amendments to the Guild’s current By-Laws:

Article II: Members

2.2 Dues/Fees

[Add to first paragraph]

The Executive Council will set the amount for the pro ration of dues when a member joins after July 1.

Article II: Officers

Article 3.1 Officers

[Delete and replace the first paragraph]

The Executive Council shall consist of:

President

Vice President

Immediate Past President

Secretary

Treasurer

Program Coordinator

Ways and Means Chair

Article 3.5 Vacancies

[Delete and add]

The first paragraph shall now read:

An Officer may resign at any time. Any Officer position, with exception of the President, can be appointed by the Executive Council. The Vice-President will fill in for the President until Elections can be held.

Article 3.6 Powers and Duties

[delete and add]

The paragraph shall now read:

Officers, except for the President, will be responsible for one or more committees, to be determined by the Executive Council.

Article V: Committees

5.3 Chairperson Responsibilities

[delete and replace]

Replace “Co-Managers” with “President”

September 7, 2016
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From Our Heart to Yours

We were so sad when we learned of the murders of 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.

The president of the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild asked for “heart” blocks so that they could make quilts for the victims, their families, and the local emergency services personnel and police.

Our member, Ana, asked members through our Community page of the MQG website if members wanted to make a quilt we could send.

We were happy to turn our sadness into a quilt for the people of Orlando directly affected by this terrible tragedy. We made blocks and Ana assembled them.

Jennie, a member and longarm specialist at Virginia Longarm, quilted it with more hearts.

We recently sent it to the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild.

From our heart to yours,

pulse-quilt-2016

September 5, 2016
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Tips, Tricks and Techniques

DO YOU HAVE a quilting tip to share?

What about a special or favorite tool, or perhaps a trick to doing something quilty?

If you do, don’t be shy.

Please bring your tool/trick/technique to the September 6, 2016 meeting.

This is just a casual sharing. If it’s a tool, please bring it and tell us why it’s special, or if you want to show us a technique/trick and bring an example.

Our meeting program will focus on sharing each member’s tool/ tip/trick for the group.

The board will lead off with some of their favorites to get it all going.

See you at the Tuckahoe Public Library, 1901 Starling Drive, Henrico, VA 23229!

July 27, 2016
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August 2, 2016 Meeting Reminder

WE are meeting on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the following Henrico County Public Library:

Glen Allen Branch,

10501 Staples Mill Road,

Glen Allen, VA 23060

June 22, 2016
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We are making a Quilt for Pulse

WE ARE making and collecting heart blocks to create a quilt to send to the Orlando MQG. They plan to give the quilts to the family and friends of the victims of the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and to the survivors. They have a goal of 102 quilts.

Ana will assemble the quilt top, and Jennie will quilt it.