Submitted by Barb S., Secretary

BNMQG met April 16, 2024  at Christ Lutheran Church in Bloomington .  Seventy four members (52 in person and 22 via zoom) and one guest were welcomed by President Vivian H.

Teresa A. introduced the speaker for the evening, Carol Wilhoit, who presented her program “Get Your Stash Together”.   She began quilting in 1975 and through the years she accumulated quite an assortment of scraps.  In 2006 she realized her stash was becoming a burden and set out to organize her scraps, tools, books and magazines. During her program, she played a video showing how she actually uses rulers to fold her fabric scraps into manageable sizes which are easy to view.  

As far as organizing tools, you might use drawers, shelves or boxes.  Carol uses bankers boxes and plastic boxes depending on the size of the fabrics stored; she folds and stores the fabrics for easy view and selection. As far as books and magazines she organizes them alphabetically and keeps a spreadsheet for easy location.