Seasons Greetings!

Our December Guild Meeting will be next Saturday, the 12th, at the Talahi Island Community Center. Sign in begins at 9:30 and the meeting at 10:00. 2021 Officers will be installed, pillowcases will be collected and Show and Tell will follow. We will then gather at Rio Bravo for our holiday lunch. An evite will be sent. (Please indicate if you will be attending the meeting and the lunch or the meeting only.)
Here is the zoom information for those who will be attending virtually.

Topic: SQG December Meeting
Time: Dec 12, 2020 09:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86025765017?pwd=d2FMc0pzMU5hNS9UaHVhY2JEcVpFdz09

Meeting ID: 860 2576 5017
Passcode: Quilter

Here is the monthly newsletter for December.  Watch for a post from our President about the December meeting.

Please look at the Workshop page for upcoming workshop information.

Click on this link to view or print the newsletter:  SQG Newsletter December 2020

Everyone stay safe and keep sewing!

Carol Lannom, Newsletter Editor

Hi, Quilters!

The Saturday issues have been corrected by changing a few settings in the format of the zoom meeting.  What a relief to have the zoom working as it should.  I’m just so sorry that it wasn’t the smooth program that I had hoped for.

The Powerpoint Presentation is now recorded as a video with voice so if you did not get to see it you can click here to get to the SQG Program page on our website.  Also under the November Program is a video demo of how you can change a block to spice up a quilt in EQ8.

Here is the opening video that I showed – EQ8 Quilt Design Software Promo.

Here is another video that is fun, Drawing EasyDraw pieced blocks in EQ8.

If you are interested in attending the Nancy Mahoney workshop on EQ8 after the February 13th meeting, please let me know.  It isn’t often that you get a teacher that comes to you that can teach EQ8.

Happy Turkey Day to all you lovely quilters!

Renee Christensen

Hi Ladies,

Today was a challenging day for our technology skills and I’m sorry that the Zoomer’s were not able to see the EQ8 program.  I’ve talked with Mary and we decided that I will do the program again during the Zoom meeting on Monday.  This seems to be a better choice than just posting the Powerpoint file on the website as it has no voice component.  I will demonstrate the EQ8 software by opening saved projects and showing you how the quilts can be created and manipulated.

Please join the Monday Zoom at 11:00 am:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7587899293?pwd=bllKMGp1WElTNXJoaEc0c1dkM1VHUT09

Meeting ID: 758 789 9293
Passcode: mondayzoom

If you are not able to attend I will record the session and share the link after the Zoom.

Also, there was a question about running EQ8 on a tablet.  EQ8 states:

For customers interested in using EQ8 on tablets, please be aware that EQ8 will work on tablets that run Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.

Here are the Minimum System Requirements:

EQ8 will not run on Chromebooks or any devices running Android or iOS. EQ8 requires Windows or Mac operating systems, as listed below.

• Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1;
• macOS Catalina (10.15), Mojave (10.14), High Sierra (10.13), Sierra (10.12), El Capitan (10.11), Yosemite (10.10);

Support for macOS Big Sur and M1 Chip

If you want to run EQ8 on BOTH platforms, you must purchase the EQ8 Migration Kit to get the installation files for the second platform.

Internet Access Required

Internet access required for downloading, activating, periodic validation and accessing the support materials. You can be disconnected from the internet for general use of the software.

Activation

Unlimited installations. Two (2) computers may be simultaneously active. Activations can be easily transferred between computers. Read more about activations on our Support Site.

Space Requirements

850 MB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation.

Recommended

Screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 or greater. (A Minimum of 1024 x 768 is required.)

Carol Vondeylen will be leading us through the creation of a Fidget Quilt, designed to occupy the hands of a senior citizen or engage the imagination of a small child.  Carol has been so generous as to offer many of the items needed.  If you have odds & ends of fabric, notions (zippers, buttons, buckles, etc.), trims, ribbons, empty plastic thread spools, etc., please bring them along.

This will be a fun, fast, free-spirited process.  In the future, this would make a great charity project to offer to local nursing homes.  And this will be our last chance to socialize at a workshop this year.

If you’re interested in participating, please contact me (Jan Smart) at maxwellsgal@aol.com or text me at 757-334-3907.  The fee is $20 which will be collected at the workshop (or by mail if attending via Zoom).  The workshop will be held in-person at the Talahi Community Center and remotely via Zoom.

Hope to see you there!

Jan Smart, Grand Poubah of Workshops

Hello everyone!

Our November Meeting will be held at Southside Baptist Church again this month. (November 14, 9:30-12:00). An evite will be sent to determine the number of ladies planning on attending. We will also be offering the option to attend via Zoom.  The link with meeting number and password is below.

Renee Christensen will be presenting an informative program on using EQ8.

Don’t forget your Show and Tell and your Mondo Bags (for those who participated in the October workshop). We will have the Take It Table set up.  Payments for the Nancy Mahoney Class scheduled for February 12, 2021 will be collected as well as retreat payments and dues for 2021.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND THE FIDGET QUILT WORKSHOP AFTER THE MEETING PLEASE LET JAN SMART KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.