Happy New Year everyone.
It was almost 2 months ago that we got together at Marnie’s
and seems like it was so much longer.
I’m glad the Holiday Season is over, what about you?
Marnie Clawson was such a good host and if you missed this you missed a lot. First
of all, her studio is to die for especially to someone like me that is grateful
to have a small spare bedroom as a studio.
She did a trunk show for us. She
talked about her various processes and she had an indigo pot for us to dip
things into. While we were busy with all that her husband was pressing grapes
from their vineyard for this year’s vintage AND she sent everyone home with a
jar of homemade grape jelly. It was a
fun day.
We also took the time for a brief “business” meeting. Here
is what was discussed…
The Cindy’s shared their efforts to try and convince SAQA HQ to have the 2023 conference in
KC. Time will tell how this plays
out.
The Cindy’s are also scheduled to give their SAQA
presentation in Columbia, MO at Booneslick Trail Quilt Guild on April 6th,
2020. Hopefully, some Missouri SAQA members can attend.
We reminded those in attendance of the upcoming
opportunities for the 12x12 auction quilts. We have been asked back again this
year for a Small Works exhibit at the Shirley Stiles Gallery in Westwood,
Kansas for the month of March. In May
the auction quilts will be shown along with a SAQA Trunk Show and other larger
pieces our members create for sale at the InterUrban Art House in Overland
Park, Kansas.
There was a discussion about the tasks and responsibilities
of a Regional Rep. The Cindy’s will be
stepping down after the May meeting to give someone else a chance to play a
greater role in this wonderful organization.
If you are thinking about volunteering to take over we encourage you to
check out the SAQA website and read through some of the info in the
representative pages. You can get an
idea of what’s involved. I can speak for
both of us that it has been a very positive experience.
We all brought a bag lunch but one of Marnie’s friends supplied
several homemade pies for dessert from her friends’ pie shop to-be. Apparently we were testers for the bakery she
will be opening in town soon. The pies
got rave reviews.
Of course, we had our Show and Share. Many of us brought our finished pieces from
the Jo Alberda workshop. It’s always fun
to see the different varieties we can make from the same project.
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