Friday Night Sewing (Emily F): 6pm to Whenever, see Facebook for event info; link & password are always the same
In-Person Hand-Sewing at Parks (Marian & Brianna): Once per Month
Undercover Mat Sew-a-Long (Marian): Monday Nights:
- Week 1: Pockets
- Week 2: Quilting the Mat
- (Okay to join and do anything, or not join meetings but post pictures)
Upcoming Meetings:
- July: Color Theory & Pattern Mixing with Dustin S.
- August: All Hands On Deck with Brianna
- September: No meeting; Have Fun with the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show (fka Quilt Expo)
Places to Donate Fabric, etc:
- RSVP of Dane County
- MIddleton Senior Center
- Sewing Machine Project
- Project Linus
June Block Lotto: 12 blocks, 8 people; Winner: Cathy Birkholz
July Block Lotto: Elizabeth Hartman Strawberries
- Background: Off White solid, texture, or low volume
- Berries: Read red, solid, texture or pattern
- Top: Green: Solid, texture, or pattern
- (Suggested by Marian; Samples made by Barb L and Dustin S)
GSAFE Volunteer Opportunities:
- Quilting with Youth: Get ahold of Tara if interested
- Finishing donations (Longarm quilting, providing backing, or sewing on binding): get ahold of Gael at Blue Bar if interested
GSAFE Donations can be dropped off at Blue Bar with the required form
- Not required to be quilts (coasters, hand-bags, any fiber arts, all price points, etc)
- Several tops made from donated kits that need to be finished into quilts (will be posted to Facebook)
- Other donated tops that need to be finished into quilts
- Long Arm Quilting is especially needed!
- Binding also especially needed (anything goes, make it pretty)
Speaker: Brian Juchems, Co-Director of GSAFE
GSAFE: 25 years as a state-wide organization working with K-12 students and educators to support and advocate for LGBTQ+ students
GSAFE Quilt & FIber Art Auction: Wrap Yourself in a Rainbow
2020: First Quilt Auction
-Forced to cancel two in-person fundraisers due to COVID-19
Original Goals: 20 Items. $10,000
Results: 88 Quilts & Blankets; 165 items total (lots of masks). Raised $25,139.76
Furthest winners: Florida & Alaska
Impact:
- Replacement funding to hold onto staff (2.75), keep teaching, pass & defend policies, etc.
- Anti-trans athlete bill responses
- Introduced GSAFE to a broader audience
- New programs require new staff: $30-60K for part to full time
Donations now being accepted for 2021
Tag GSAFE on Facebook and Instagram
Other Events:
- 25th Annual Celebration of Leadership: 26-Jun at Monona Terrace (outdoor)
- Trick or Trot (walk/run/collect candy): 10-Oct
Tara’s Presentation: ROYGBIV: Mad Mod Makes