IPS National AGM

The IPS National AGM will be taking place in Kilkenny this year, on the 1st of October 2016 at the Ormomd hotel, Kilkenny.


The theme for the challenge is witches and castles.


The guest speaker is quilt artist Dorothy Russell from Anglesey. You can visit her site here : http://dotrussell.co.uk/




Saturday 1st October:
AGM


Fees:
Full day inclusive: €27.50
Entry to talk only (IPS members): €12. Non-IPS members: €17


Sunday 2nd October
New York Beauty Workshop with Dorothy Russell.
Fee: €65. Deposit of €50 required.


The booking form to be returned with payment in full before 2nd September.

Update on the IPS National AGM

Update on the IPS National AGM:

The AGM Workshop is now full. There are three names on the waiting list.

To date there are only 26 registrations in for the AGM and this includes the 15 people doing the workshop on Sunday.

If you intend coming to the AGM could you please send your registration form ASAP! (form was in the Spring issue of the newsletter).

 

The Western Branch cannot make proper preparations forthe AGM if they don’t know in advance how many people are coming.

The AGM Challenge is to make a HOUSE block.

The timetable for the AGM on Saturday October 17th is as follows.
10.00am Registration and Tea/coffee
11.00am Annual General Meeting of the Irish Patchwork Society
1.00 -2.30 Lunch, time for a chat, a walk, a browse of the shops and the exhibition of the Hungarian Modern Movement quilts
2.30 - 4.30 Zsofia Atkins: The Hungarian Modern Movement.
4.30 -5.00 Plenary, presentation of James Lalor Trophy and raffle

The timetable for Sunday October 18th (for those taking part in the workshop).
(Requirements will be emailed to those taking part next week.)
10.00am Workshop begins (coffee break in the room at 11 or so)
1pm Lunch in the bar at participants own expense
2.00 - 4.00 Workshop continues
The shops at the AGM will be Rags for Linda, Seams Sew Simple and Clew Bay Quilting .

AGM Challenge

Motions passed at the last National AGM in October 2014

Irish Patchwork Society

Motions passed at AGM 18^th October 2014. 13 motions were sent for discussion at the AGM, 6 motions were passed at the meeting.

These motions will not take affect until the IPS National AGM 2015.

Passed AGM motions:

Recommend that Article 9 of the Memberships Section of the Constitution be changed and updated. At present it states “every member shall be eligible to be a member of the Executive Committee”. Recommend that it be changed to “every member shall be eligible to be a member of the Executive Committee, once they have held continuous membership of the IPS for a minimum period of two years immediately prior to the AGM, and have served on the committee of a local IPS branch”.

I propose that that the section in the constitution dealing with the different categories of membership be amended. Our proposal is that under the heading Membership, we eliminate family membership i.e. we remove:

“Family membership to include 1 adult and up to 5 children and subscription to be 1+ times ordinary and junior membership”.

This category of membership (i.e. family membership) can be addressed under ordinary and junior membership as already set out. The family category of membership as it currently stands, appears too broad in my view and has caused confusion.

It is proposed that the Irish Patchwork Society donate their archives to the National Irish Visual Arts Library and appoint an archivist who will continue to submit material to these archives to keep them up to date.

Recommend that a full list of all passed motions and bye-laws for the past 12 years be listed out and information given to all IPS members. This list shall be kept in place until the constitution is updated with all passed motions etc.

It is proposed that the IPS regularly fund a textile conservation project.

Recommend that the IPS set up an Anti-Bullying Policy/Code of Conduct for members.

IPS AGM - Special Offer

For any IPS member travelling to the AGM which is taking place in Limerick on Saturday 6th October, we have organised a special deal with the Limerick Strand Hotel.

€119 euro for 2 nights B & B and 1 dinner per person sharing.

 The cut-off date for booking this accommodation deal with the Strand Hotel, Limerick is Monday 10th September.

The official opening of the National Exhibition "Buildings, Bricks and Blocks" will be taking place on Friday 5th October at 7.30pm.

So if you book in for the weekend you'll get to see the national exhibition, the AGM and talk by Annette Morgan (plus her two 1-day workshops).

Those booked into the hotel, and who're not doing the workshops can use a sewing room in the hotel all day Sunday




Remember, all motions for the AGM must be sent into the Executive Committee 6 weeks before the AGM takes place. 

IPS AGM

The IPS AGM took place on the 3rd October at the Manor West Hotel, Tralee, Co. Kerry.

On display at the AGM was the Hungarian-Irish Quilt made with appliqued flowers. A number of the flowers were made by Mid-West Branch members. The quilt took a lot of work to make but looked amazing now that its finished! This quilt (along with it's Hungarian compatriot) will be on display in Hungary next month as part of the celebrations for the Hungarian Patchwork Society's 20th Anniversary. See below for a close-up picture of the appliqued flowers.



Meg Kenny's Chakra quilt was also on display at the AGM.




Gillian Killick entered the "Rose Window" themed competition and was highly commended by the judge (guest speaker Yvonne Brown).

Yvonne Brown (from the UK) gave the lecture after lunch - and after all the official AGM business was over and done with. Yvonne gave a slide show of her work and explained how she got interested in sewing & quilting. Yvonne also sent around the audience samples & quilts so that everyone could see close-up how work is created.