Quilt & Needlecraft
Q & N Calendar
2023 Quilt and Needlecraft Club
Quilt & Needlecraft Class Friday March 10th 10am Clubhouse MR
Quilt and Needlecraft member Lee Crowley will show us how to make a hot plate pad that is mostly folding with a little sewing. Clubhouse Main Room. ???Rebecca Kick
12/18
Quilt & Needlecraft Class Friday March 17th 10am Clubhouse MR
On March 17th at 10am we will be finishing off our hot plate pads and grocery bag projects.
Clubhouse Main Room ???Rebecca Kick
Quilt & Needlecraft Class Friday March 24th 10am Clubhouse MR
On March 24th at 10am member Mary Ann Frey will teach a refresher class on binding including the 45 degree angle and flange. Clubhouse Main Room ???Rebecca Kick
Quilt & Needlecraft Class Friday March 31st 10am Clubhouse MR
On March 31st at 10am we will be holding our monthly business meeting.
Clubhouse Main Room ???Rebecca Kick
Quilt & Needlecraft Class Friday April 7th 10am Clubhouse MR
On April 7th at 10am there will be no meeting due to Good Friday.
Clubhouse Main Room ???Rebecca Kick
Quilt & Needlecraft Class Friday April 14th 10am Clubhouse MR
On April 14th at 10am the club will be going on a road trip to Deland Oceans of Thread fabric store with lunch afterwards. Meet at the clubhouse parking lot.
Clubhouse Main Room ???Rebecca Kick
Quilt & Needlecraft Class Friday April 21st 10am Clubhouse MR
On April 21st at 10am the club will be end having their members only of season brunch at club house. Club will provide entre, bring your own drink.
Clubhouse Main Room ???Rebecca Kick
After the end of April members will continue to meet. There will be no planned projects until September 8th 2023.
Summer meetings will be sew on your own projects.
If you would like to join our club, we meet every Friday at 10am in the club house.
Please join us whether you are an accomplished sew-er or new to the craft.
We are happy to pass on our enthusiasm for fabric art.
Edgewater Landing Quilt and Needlecraft Club (ELQN)
EDGEWATER LANDING QUILT & NEEDLECRAFT GROUP
BYLAWS
ARTICLE - PURPOSE
The purpose of the Edgewater Landing Quilt & Needlecraft Group is to inspire our
members to enhance their sewing, quilting, and other needle art skills.
ARTICLE2 - MEMBERSHIP
All residents and seasonal residents of Edgewater Landing are eligible to join
the Quilt & Needlecraft Group. Up to 25% of members may be non-residents of Edgewater Landing.
Membership dues are $5.00 per year. The fiscal year will run from January 1 to December 31.
• Voting privileges for the election of officers and other matters pertaining to the
group is extended to all members in good standing. A member in good standing
requires dues payment be current.
ARTICLE3 - OFFICERS
President - Will call to order and preside at all business meetings.
Vice - President - Will assume the duties of the president when necessary.
Secretary
- Keep record of all business meetings.
- Will be the custodian of the official by-laws.
- Send out information by email to all group members regarding meetings, projects, etc.
- Provide a news article to the Pelican Pouch regarding the activity of the group. - Update the information on the Community Website
- Inform TV channel & HOA committees on upcoming events.
Treasurer
- Will keep an updated record of membership.
- Will act as Sunshine Chairman .
- Will collect and accurately record all membership dues.
- Will be custodian of all receipts, pay all bills and keep accurate
account of all monies paid out and received.
- Will have an up to date record of all finances.
ARTICLE4 - COMMITTEES
Committees will undertake the various projects of the Group. Members may
volunteer to chair or serve on any committee they want. Committees will be
formed as deemed necessary.
Sunshine Committee - Send out Get Well, Thank You, and Bereavement
cards to group members or professional speakers as needed.
Sections D, F, G of Article5 have amendments to them. The amendments are at the bottom.
ARTICLE5 - BY-LAWS
A. Business meetings will be held the first Friday of each month in the
Edgewater Landing Clubhouse at 10:00 am. Regular meetings will be on all
remaining Fridays of the month at 10:00 am in the Clubhouse .
B. A 50% plus 1 vote of approval by members in attendance at the business
meeting will be required to amend the by-laws.
C. Notice of meetings will be published in the monthly Pelican Pouch Schedule
of Daily Activities section.
*D Officers will be elected for a 2 year term, with elections to be held at the
November Business meeting during odd number years (i.e. 2015, 2017 )
Nominations will be accepted at the October Business Meeting and may be
submitted to the group secretary any time beforehand. The Secretary and
Treasurer of the Group will count the votes and announce the results at the
November Business meeting. Elected officers will begin serving their term
at the first Business meeting in January. There are no term limits for the
number of times a member may run for any office.
E. Out-going officers, at the end of their term, will turn over records and
documents belonging to the club to their successors.
*F. The Quilt & Needlecraft Show will be hosted in the Edgewater Landing
Clubhouse during odd number year (i.e. 2015, 2017 ..), with the date to be
set between February 15 and March 31.
*G. Honorariums of $50 will be given to professional speakers or teachers not
charging a set fee.
The following amendment from 3/3/17 will no longer apply
Amendment to Edgewater Landing Quilt and Needlecraft Group Bylaws
March 3, 2017
The following article was amended and approved unanimously at the Business Meeting on
March 3, 2017:
Article 5D. Officers will be elected for a 1 year term, with elections to be held at the March Business Meeting annually. Nominations will be accepted at the February meeting and may be submitted to the group Secretary anytime beforehand. The Secretary and Treasurer of the group will count the votes and announce the results at the March business meeting. Elected officers will begin serving their term at the first Business meeting in April.
Amendment to Edgewater Landing Quilt and Needlecraft Group Bylaws
February 4, 2022
The following articles were amended and approved unanimously at the Business Meeting on
March 4, 2022:
The new wording of By-Law “D” will be “Officers will be elected to a minimum 1 year term. An Officer may choose to remain in that position for as many years as they choose if elected. Nominations may be submitted to the group secretary any time prior to the November business meeting. Nominations will be accepted at the November business meeting. Elections will be a voice vote at the December business meeting. Positions will start in January.
By-Law “F” about the quilt show will be removed.
By-Law G will be changed to state “honorariums MAY be given to professional speakers or teachers not charging a set fee with approval of 50% + 1 of club members”.
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** Sample quilts appear in the attachment box below. **
