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.

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 National AGM

 

Just a quick reminder for the AGM  19th - 20th October  in Waterford.

 

The Pia Puonti workshop spaces have now all been filled.

 

Don't forget to make the baby quilts for the exhibition  and if you can't get to the AGM perhaps you could make one and send it with someone who is coming to Waterford.

Please state if you want the quilt returned to you or if you are donating it to the baby units in the South-East hospitals.  You can send as many quilts as you like.

 

Theme:   nursery rhymes.

Size:    18" x 20"  aprox.

If you are going to donate it afterwards then you don't need to put a sleeve on it,   :

 

The hospitals require quilts both with and without wadding.  (  without wadding quilts can be finished using the 'pillowcase' method ( no binding )

 

We hope to see as many of you as possible on the weekend.  Pia does a wonderful talk / show and tel.