Submitted by Ann U., Secretary

**Delay in posting is due to Webmaster – so sorry! Lisa B.

The meeting was called to order at 6:01pm by President Noemi B. She thanked the Hospitality Committee and the members who brought tonight’s treats: Ann Ca, Ann Co, Sue W and Ann U. The Decatur Quilters Guild will be selling tickets for their 2026 raffle quilt in the entry way tonight. Tickets are $2 or 3 for $5.

Committee Updates:

Programs: Radha Weaver of @sewingthroughfog will lecture on Upcycling on May 26. We will then have the kickoff of our own Upcycling Challenge! Monetary Prizes will be awarded!

On June 23, we welcome Daisy Aschehoug in person from Norway! Her lecture is entitled “Anatomy of a Curve.” A workshop on Giant Nested Curves is set for the next day. There is a waitlist for this workshop.

Then in July, we will be in the holiday spirit as we see demos and learn how to create three different kinds of ornaments for our tree for the Baby Fold’s Festival of Trees. We will also have our guild elections that night, so plan on attending this important meeting.

Community Outreach:
Tonight we will design our HeartBeat quilts for the NICU unit. We will donate 35 quilts this year. The Outreach Committee is also planning ornaments for our tree for the Festival of Trees. They will be the focus at the July meeting.

Kathy C has sign up sheets for the new Quilting Bees that will create quilts for several community organizations.

Sew Days: The next Sew Day is June 13 here at the church. The other upcoming dates are July 11 and August 8.

Sip and Sew: These casual sessions are held via zoom on the third Tuesday of the month, for members to sew and visit. The remaining dates are May 19, June 16, July 21 and August 18.

Exhibits:
Our Nocturne Kona Mini Quilts will be on display at the Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild show in Springfield, Missouri from June 11- 13. There is an opportunity to enter your minis in The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show Modern Mini Challenge. Enter your favorite mini by May 20th at https://quiltshow.com/modernminiquiltchallenge/

Membership:
BNMQG currently has 96 members. We welcome three new members: Kristi G, Melanie J and Danielle S and two guests tonight, Jason and Elena, who is a former member.

Destash Sale:
This guild fundraiser lets us clean out some excess and benefits the programs and speakers and upcoming events…and we get to buy some treasures to take home with us! Please register via the Sign Up Genius link on the Members Only page on our website or through your Sign Up Genius account. Provide an estimate of how much space you will need to put out your items. These should be sewing-related items (except magazines).

Suggested donations include Fabric – yardage, bags of scraps, precuts, kits- and books. Price your items in whole dollar amounts, and if you have several small items, consider packaging them together in a bag or suitable container.

Treasurer:
The treasurer’s report is on the members-only section of the website.

Nominations:
The nominating committee of Marge Ehlers, Paula Meiner, and Anita Tullier are working to find nominees for the coming year.

Fall Retreat:
The dates are October 9-12 at the Holiday Inn by the airport. We have room for 54 members to sew together. Sign ups will begin in June.

Break: Check out the library, answer the survey question and buy a raffle ticket!

Before starting the HeartBeat Quilt designs, we drew a winner from the Survey Question. Valerie S. The winner of our first 50/50 Raffle was Jason S, a guest.

These members participated in Show and Tell with their Wander Kona Minis:
Pam T, Michelle S, Leslie S, Sue W, Ann Cl, Karen G, Barb B, Marilyn B, Rhonda D, Lisa B, Jean B, Tonya K, Laurel B, Sandy F, Mary Rose H, Rachel M, Melissa K, Nicole M, Sheila R, Noemi B, Nancy P and Donna P. Others sent their minis but could not attend: Shirley P, Vicki M, Karla M, Marge E and Julie C. Sandy S shared hers via Zoom. Laurie S, Betty W, Joy A, and Cheryl A all shared other projects. All individual Wander Quilts are on the Kona Challenge page.

The meeting was adjourned.