January Annual Meeting
Annual meeting: officer elections, ticket drawing, retreat sign up, special Girl Scout Silver Award presentation.
Community Presentation
Cadet Scout Lillie with her service project reusable sanitary napkins and supplies for volunteer sewists.
Our meeting opened with a presentation from Lillie. Lillie is a Girl Scout Cadet. She is working on her Silver Award. Her project is engaging the community about period poverty, where some people are disproportionately affected by the circumstances of menstruation.
Our meeting opened with a presentation from Lillie. Lillie is a Girl Scout Cadet. She is working on her Silver Award. Her project is engaging the community about period poverty, where some people are disproportionately affected by the circumstances of menstruation.
Period Action Day was October 11, 2025. More than 2 million people in Pennsylvania menstruate. One in seven are below the poverty line.
There are 21 states with tax exemptions for menstrual products. They are not covered by Medicare or Medicaid because they are deemed non-essential.
Lillie’s call to action is to create reusable sanitary napkins from the Days for Girls pattern. She is providing materials. The products will be distributed in conjunction with West View Urban Farm.
General Quilting Business
There will be a Southwestern shop hop this year. Local southwest PA shops will be participating. Look for future announcements with details.
Brandywine Valley Quilt Guild has an open submission for their 2026 quilt show. America the Beautiful is their challenge theme. Enter here by April 1st for America the Beautiful and April 15th for their judged show.
Show and Tell
Q4 Challenge
Leadership Elections
Running for the following positions
President - Connie Davies-McFadden
Programs - Cheralee Stover
Treasurer - Christi Welter
Membership - Bernadette Kovac
Social Media - Jennifer Mack
There were no further nominees.
Final Results
38 yes no dissent.
Financials
We added several new members as well as had generous donations to offset the expected shortfall in the 2025/2026 budget. We also had our Jeni’s fundraiser in December.
While we show a surplus now, we expect to pay the MQG at the new rate for 71 members. The remaining funds will go towards meeting space, nominal banking fees to update our address and checks, as well as programming for June. If possible, speakers are planned in April. Our website renews in June, too.
We hope to do another Jeni’s fundraiser and 1-2 small workshops this spring, too.
Quarter 1 Challenge 2026 - Mulligan
Here’s your chance to earn credit for any UFOs you have from previous challenges! If you missed the deadlines, we want to encourage your past efforts. If you don’t have any UFOs, you’re welcome to try out any previous challenge that strikes your fancy. It’s all about getting things done and trying new things in 2026. (This doesn’t apply to completed projects that you brought in for Show & Tell after the initial deadline.)
Tickets:Block -1, Top -5, Completed Project-10 No Limit!
Ticket Drawing
The winner of our ticket drawing was Bernadette. Congratulations!
December 2025 Sew Day
We wrapped up another year with a sew day, pot luck, gift exchange, charity quilt reveal, and show and tell.
If you were there it was great to see you and if you couldn’t make it we missed you dearly. We can’t wait to see everyone in January. Q4 Challenge Quilts are due and we’ll have our ticket drawing at the January Meeting. We’ll also have elections for our 2026 Officers.
Registration is open for the 2026 Retreat. See the details and register here.
QR code for the 2026 retreat.
This will stop working after 2026.
This was also the deadline for the block swap. There weren’t enough people signed up to run it. If you’re interested in a block swap, please sign up early for the next one. The goal was to get 10 people minimum and you will make a block for each person in the swap.
QuiltCon Announcement
Karen, our Region 3 Rep, let everyone know that QuiltCon was not canceled. That was just a rumor and the MQG would share official news once the damage of the fire at the Raleigh Convention was known.
The final outcome we learned later was that QuiltCon was able to proceed.
Community Quilts
Community Quilts were due at Sew Day. In all we had 5 groups with 7 Quilts.
Gift Exchange
We held a gift exchange again with the pass in a circle game. People brought small gifts and even some handmade.
Show and Tell
We had a brief show and tell after lunch. People shared delightful quilts and other projects.
Tiny Piecing with Zsofia - November Meeting
Guild Business
We started with an opportunity for members to chat and for charity quilt groups to plan their next steps. Quilts and their donation locations are due at the December Sew Day.
For December we’ll have our regular sew day. Members are advised to check your email for the pot luck sign up. RSVPs are needed to plan. There will be additional tables. There will also be the annual opt-in gift exchange. All details can be found in email and meeting slides.
Leadership positions will be voted on for the 2026 year in January. Interested members who have been in the guild for at least 1 year can run. Email Vivian if you would like to run for a position. Prior leaders are always available to answer questions after you take on a new role. Nominations are due by December.
Many people entered quilts in the Beaver Valley Piecemakers Show. Thank you for showing your work.
Membership
We now have 68 members in our guild!
Treasurer
We are ahead with our current income and expenses. The position of Treasurer is clearly spelled out for those interested. The position comes with pre-fab spreadsheets so you don’t have to invent the wheel or have an accounting degree if you would like to run.
Programming
Sew Buddies is running the length of the school year. 14 people have been matched so far. Sign up link is in the member area.
Signups for the Hibernation Block Swap will take place at the December Sew Day. You can also sign up via email before that date.
An Ice Cream Social fundraiser has been planned with Jeni’s in Bakery Square.
Social Media
Members-only information is in the archive. The password is in the emails sent monthly. Remember it is case-sensitive. It is better to type it. If you choose to copy-paste, manually highlight the word. Double-clicking adds extra spaces to what you copy.
Program - Tiny Piecing with Zsofia
Three different scales of Economy block - 1.5”, 3”, and 4”
Our member Zsofia treated us to a presentation of tiny piecing. She showed us her work and gave us tips on how to scale down patterns.
Show and Tell
