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          MQN REGIONAL MEETINGS - BOARD MEETINGS, ETC. 

 

2010  MQN Board of Directors Meeting Dates

April 17 - 9:30AM at the Days Inn in Grayling, MI

July 17 - 9:30AM at the Days Inn in Grayling, MI

October 15 and 16 - Days Inn in Grayling.

 

                                                                         Region One

 Region One is re-organizing after a year without a Chair and Vice Chair.  We invite your input on Region Meetings, meeting locations and meeting programs or to volunteer your time to help with these things.  You may contact your Region One Board members, Bettina Graber - Munising, Alice Johnson - Marquette or Cynthia Yackel - Marquette with your ideas, suggestions or to volunteer.  All MQN members from Region One are welcome.

                                                             Region Two

April 10 - Woodland Sanctuary in Mio.  A day of demonstrations and Show and Tell.

May 15 - Tour the Alcona County Quilt Trail and Shop Hop in the Harrisville, Oscoda and surrounding areas.

July 9 - 10 - Charity Sew at the Days Inn in Grayling. We will be constructing quilts using 2 ½" strips and working on small projects for breast cancer patients.

October 9 - Mystery Class-Elmira Township Hall just outside Gaylord.

Region Two members will receive emails about these events with registration information.  Contact: Karen Gibson kagibson@hughes.net

                                                                           Region Three

April 10 - Elm Creek in Farwell, 10:00 AM, Brown bag it or order out.

June meeting  - June 26th - White Cloud Senior Center - Montague, MI - Details later

August meeting in the Alma area

October meeting will be at the Sugar Springs Community Building - Gladwin/Sugar Springs - Charity Sew for Veteran’s quilts.

More information coming soon!   For information contact:  Nona Simnitch  nahn@charter.net

                                                                         Region Four

February 27th at Around the Block Quilt Shop, 120 Maple St., Portland, MI, phone 517 647-5430. Meeting times are from 10AM to 4PM.  Cathy will be teaching us how to make a cell phone bag.  Kits are $5.  You will also need to bring your sewing machine, about 1/4 yd fabric and thread to match.  Directions:  Take I-96 to Portland.  Exit 77 (I-96 Br./Grand Rapids Ave).  Turn right onto E Grand River Ave./I-96 Br.  Turn left onto Maple St.  120 Maple St. is on the right.
Contact Kathy Brower at 517-580-3823 for more information.  Please contact Kathy if you are participating so she can let Cathy know a ball park figure to have kits ready

                                                                        Region Five

February 27th - Hosted by the Genesee Star Quilters Guild

9-10:30AM Apple Tree Quilts Shop - 5269 N. McKinley Rd., Flushing, MI - Coffee and refreshments by Genesee Star Quilters.  Directions:  Exit I-75 North at Exit #122 Pierson Rd.  Turn left onto Pierson Rd.  Travel west 2.9 miles on Pierson.  Turn right onto Flushing Rd./Main St. Travel 1.6 miles to McKinley Rd. (You will pass the Flushing United Methodist church on the right about two blocks before McKinley Rd.)  Turn right (north) on McKinley Rd.  Apple Tree Quilt Shop is about 1.3 miles on the left.
 

10:45AM - 1PM - Flushing United Methodist Church - 413 E. Main St., Flushing, MI - MQN Region 5 meeting, Genesee Star Quilters guild display, MQN Region 5 Raffle Quilt, Show and Tell, and lunch prepared and served by the women of the church. Directions to the Church:   Use the same directions as above except that the church is two blocks before McKinley Rd. on the corner of Main Street and Hazelton.

1:30 PM - Flint Institute of Arts 1120 E. Kearsley St., Flint - 810-234-1695 - Docent guided tour at 2 PM of the Gees Bend Quilt Exhibit. Free admission. Museum directions will be provided at the church. Museum closes at 5 PM.
Questions call Carolyn Malaski at 810-348-0653 or Susan Schwandt at 313-505-3937.
Cost $12 MQN members; $15 for nonmembers.
Please RSVP to Ana Mastroianni by Feb. 23 313-846-7068 or email Ana at anamastroianni@aol.com.
Make checks payable to MQN 5 and mail to:    Ana Mastroianni
                                                                5840 Middlesex
                                                                Dearborn, MI 48126

Upcoming meeting will be a full-day workshop in the summer with Kay Nickols and her One Fabric Wonder Quilts. More information on date, time and location coming soon.

 

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