I did a demo on the fabric cards for our group which was well received. The cards, envelopes, and pre starched fabrics were handed to members to make their own special card. The other topic was organizing the sewing room filled with tips and products that I use.

Tips for home sewing projects, piping, and pillow finishes are fun. The hidden zipper technique is so easy to demo. Methods to create unique designs with fabric paint or pencils could be a hit for some members.

For October, the meeting is usually a reminder to the members to schedule their mammogram. I'm ordering small soap bars with a reminder for this year's meeting. You may want to reach out to health professionals to do a demo/talk.

We also schedule the holiday luncheon in January now. It takes the stress out of the busy month of December.

Good luck!

This is a good variation on my thought. So often quilters do not acknowledge their own skills. Some would not want to take on an evening of teaching, but 15 minutes is doable. We can all learn tips and cues from one another. Additional suggestions: how to press without stretching, how to adjust a machine to get accurate 1/4 inch seams, how to measure and add sashing to avoid ruffles and to keep the top square, tricks to keep sashing strips matching, Hexies, How to lay out orphan blocks to create a cohesive scrap block quilt.

Guild Programs
 

What is F2F?

I have "attended" a few Zoom Guild meetings and was less than impressed. Staring at a computer screen is not the same as attending a program meeting in person, as far as I'm concerned. If my Guild were to solely do those type of meetings I would probably not re-join..Just my opinion. I find I can't stay awake in front of a computer screen either.

Face to Face.
We never stopped meeting during covid, just met outside during the warmer months and only had to miss Dec and Jan due to weather. We had an average of 25 members during those times. Now that the building is opened we are averaging about 40 per meeting. We had one member test positive for covid in all our membership but she never came to any meetings last year.

Oh, sorry. F2F = face to face or in person

I agree its not the same, but there were NO in person meetings so I found the zoom meetings to be an acceptable substitute. My guild is starting F2F meetings as soon as they can. I'm not gonna give up my friends and their meetings because of things that were out of their control and done because they were doing their best in bad times and to keep everyone safe.

Rhonda K, what are fabric cards?

I chair the programs for our small guild here in SE Michigan. I have run into the same problems with the pandemic. I had a full schedule for 2020 and into 2021. 99% of the schedule had to be cancelled or postponed. We are just now beginning to catch up. We did fabric dying just last week that had been scheduled for March of 2020! I have only been able to get one program and 2 trunk show put into 2021. I have to look over our calendar and rework the entire schedule. So I will follow this thread closely. Good luck on filling your schedule.

Our Guild has had several months of meetings since covid. Since speakers don't really want to travel, different members have stepped up with demos. There are several new members. We have had fabric painting, paper piecing, no waste flying geese, and plan on Quilt of Valor sewing and presentation, Challenges (Black and white and a pop of color is the current one), Guild birthday party, Quilto. They are small presentations that are enjoyable. We have also incorporated a few "sew days". July we will be working on red white and blue quilts.