General Meeting: Below is an overview of the agenda for February’s meeting.

Guest Speaker: Ann Morton <www.annmortonaz.com>  will speak through Zoom about Toward 2050. Ann encouraged makers to create environmentally themed, folded textile panels in the style of “prayer flags”. The goal was to collect 2600 double sided flags, (5200 panels). The flags would define the pathway of an interactive labyrinth shown below in the rendering. An individual can step year-by-year, ever closer to 2050. This is humanity’s target to achieve net zero in CO2 emissions. Use Ann’s corrected website address shown above to explore her art and learn more about her Toward 2050 endeavor. 

The flag installation (shown below) is open to public February 8, 2025 through May 2025.

Ann is looking for volunteers to help clean up and prepare the flags to sew into blanket for distribution to those in need. If you are interested in helping you can register online at https://www.toward2050az.com/be-a-part.html to add your name to the list to help with making the flags into blankets/quilts. Afterward the installation each flag will be re-purposed to create blankets that will then be donated to communities affected by the next climate related catastrophe(s). 

Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds (SCCQG) Disaster Fund. The Council has a Disaster Fund they want to use to provide some support to guild members impacted by the fires. In past years, SCCQG have been able to make a small donation to guild members who have lost their homes. If you lost your home or know of someone in another guild who has, please email the IEMQG Board with the quilter’s name and contact information to begin the grant process.  

Entrepreneurial Presentations. Members with an enterprising spirit are invited to provide a presentation of your side hustle. Present yourself maybe a sample of your work or other visual item to the membership for the purpose to new acquiring new customers. Your presentation is limited to five (5) minutes to show off yourself and your skill set so that IEMQG membership can understand how they might hire you for your skills. It might be that your skills can help some of our members with their quilty challenges.

Road to California. If you took a class at Road we would love to see and hear about your experience. If you volunteered at Road we would love to see and hear about your experience.

2024 Block of the Month. Bring your 2024 Block of the Month to share with the Guild. Bring a completed quilt, top, or a section of blocks. Bring whatever you want to share.

Quilt Con: will occur February 20th – 23rd Phoenix, AZ. Get more details here.

Guild Sew Day. There will be a Sew Day on Sunday, Feb 9th 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at SSgt. Salvador J. Lara Casa Blanca Library located at 2985 Madison St. Bring your sewing supplies/notions, sewing machine with your pedal and power cord, power strip with extension cord if you have one. Open or charity sew – it is your choice.

Chaffey Community Museum of Art (CCMA) Exhibit. We are still looking for quilts for display at the CCMA. If you have a modern quilt (one quilt or many quilts) that you would like to show at the exhibit, bring them on Saturday.

Show and Share. Bring your personal or charity quilts to share with the Guild.

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2025 Retreat

Retreat is scheduled for November 3–5th at Vina de Lestonnac in Temecula. To hold your reserved space a deposit of $100.00 may be made beginning at the January 2025 meeting. You may pay by cash or check at a meeting or use the PayPal app.

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Announcements

• Drop-in Sew via Zoom: February 10th and 24th, 7 – 9pm. The Zoom link typically goes out on the Sunday before.
• Saturday, March 1st is the March Guild Meeting at La Sierra Public Library located at 4600 La Sierra Avenue, Riverside, CA.
• Quilt Con: will occur February 20th – 23rd Phoenix, AZ. Get more details here.