Thursday, July 18, 2013

SSQG needs sewn unstuffed bears for the Quilt show. The public will be encouraged to help stuff the bears for distribution to various charitable organizations.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

SSQG June 2013 Meeting Minutes


Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild Meeting Minutes – June 20, 2013

 

President Becky Fincher called the meeting to order at 6:30pm welcoming 10 members. 

 

The meeting minutes were accepted by Jessie Comeaux and Karol Guidry, respectively.

 

Treasurer Heidi Brochard provided the treasurer’s report that was read at the meeting. It was reported that there was a balance of $1,074.47 as of May 31, 2013 in the SSQG account. There was a deposit of $34.00 from dues collected during the month of May, plus Becky Fincher found $10 in one of the club boxes. Treasurer’s report was accepted as given by Valerie Valle and Betty Braud, respectively.   

 

Blog Site – Valerie Valle

Meeting minutes and pictures are posted on the blogsite.  If anyone has info to be posted on the blogsite, please give it to Valerie Valle. 

   

Guild members are encouraged to look at the blog site to access meeting minutes, pictures of guild events, etc. and also to make comments on the posts.  The address for the blog site is http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com/

 

Unfinished Projects (UFO’s) – Jessie Comeaux 

Jessie Comeaux is the chair for 2013.  The quilt needs to be quilted and finished to be counted as completing the UFO.  You can add a quilt at any stage to the list (blocks, fabric, kit, etc.). 

Please bring your UFO lists to the next meeting!  A copy of the blank list has been posted to the blog site.  There are 5 participants and 3 completed projects for 2013.  Keep up the good work.

Send Jessie Comeaux an email with the name of the quilts that you complete throughout the year.

 

Tabs – Becky Fincher

Becky Fincher is the guild contact for this charity project.  Please detach the flip tops from all aluminum soda, soup, juice, vegetable, etc. cans.  Bring them to the meeting.  Tabs will be sent to Ronald McDonald House in New Orleans for 2013. 

 

Door Prize Drawing – April Reeves

April Reeves volunteered to be the guild contact in charge of door prizes.  Thank you April!

These were items donated by other guild members or members of the quilting community.  If there is something that you don’t use or have a duplicate of something in your quilt room, please consider donating it to the group to use as a door prize.  Stay tuned for more chances to win a door prize at a future quilt meeting. There were two door prizes given at the June meeting to Becky Fincher and Valerie Valle.

 

Quilt Show

The quilt show has been scheduled for August 2013.  Demo day is going to be on August 17th, which is the 3rd Saturday of August.  Demo day will be held from 10-2pm, and will include the Charity Bears, Handwork, YoYos and Children’s activities.  The hanging of the quilts will take place on August 1st, 2nd and 3rd or earlier depending on the library’s schedule.  All quilts/quilt items will be collected at the July meeting, which will take place on July 18th.  At this time, we are not at a point to limit the number of quilt entries for the quilt show.  For the kid’s table this year, the kids will be drawing on quilt blocks to make a quilt during the show. 

 

There will be a quilt show committee meeting on July 19th at 10am in Room 1 of the Library to organize the entered quilts. Only members of SSQG are eligible to enter quilts.  Viewers Choice voting will be held only on Demo Day.  Renee Hoeprich has a press release ready for distribution and will have SSQG information cards printed.

 

Charity Quilts

The guild will continue to use its donated fabric to construct charity quilts.

 

Merlene Lewis and Elsie Hamway are the co-chairs for 2013.  Members can choose whatever pattern they would like as long as it makes a lap size quilt (50”x60”).  The due date for charity quilts is at the July 2013 meeting, which will be held on July 18th.

  

Becky Fincher found a contact for homeless veterans – Michelle Scott at Raven’s Outreach.  There are 50 people that stay at Raven’s Outreach at a time.  Only men stay at Raven’s Outreach.  Michelle with Raven’s mentioned that someone donated quilts in 2008.  The guild recommended that individual quilts be donated and that they would be close to lap size (50” x 60”).  Please consider making quilts that are patriotic for this charity as well, although it is not necessary. The quilts should be masculine. 

 

Other quilts will be donated to Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge.

 

Elsie Hamway still has some fabric if you would like to make a scrappy quilt.

 

There are 20 charity quilts completed thus far for 2013.  Keep up the great work ladies.

 

To label the charity quilts, please use the following text – Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild 2013

 

Block Exchange – Jessie Comeaux

There were a large number of participants in the block exchange during June.  We have decided to have members continue in July by bringing another set of blocks to exchange.  Same rules as last month – see below.

 

If you wish to participate in the block exchange for 2013 for Sassi Strippers, please bring the following to the July meeting:

 

5 (or 10) completed Split 9 Patch Blocks - you get the same number back that you bring in!

Please bring multiples of 5.

 

See the following link for the pattern - http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SplitNinePatchBlock.html

 

The block is 9" finished (9.5" unfinished).

 

Cream-based fabrics should be used for the lights and you can use any color you wish for the darks. (In the pattern, several different red fabrics were chosen.)   You can choose either to bring scrappy blocks or ones that look more like the pattern pictures.  It’s the way you construct the quilt at the end that will make the quilts interesting.

 

Teddy Bear’s for Kids

Merlene Lewis presented this charity project before the guild last year (as noted in August 2011 minutes and voted on in November 2011).  Our Lady Of The Lake Children’s Hospital called & notified Merlene that they very much wanted the bears Sassi Strippers was offering to make for child patients.  The hospital mentioned that they look forward to getting more bears.

 

Please see the blogsite for a posting of the pattern.

 

Please feel free to make as many as you would like to & bring them to a future meeting.  If you do not have the instructions, please let us know and we can provide extra copies at the next meeting.

 

They can be made of materials you have in your stash, plaids, prints, solids or Flannel, anything you want to use.  Please let us know if anyone would like some of the guild’s donated fabric to make the bears.

 

Merlene went to Generations Hospice in Denham Springs in May.  A representative was interested in the bears and would like to come to talk to the guild.  A vote was taken to provide bears to Generations Hospice in the future. After the first delivery of bears, we will invite the representative to come to speak at a future guild meeting.

 

Challenge Block

A challenge was issued to members of the guild to make 8.5” blocks that represent the Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild.  Please make a block that represents our guild.  Please bring your finished block to the July meeting.  We will take a vote for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners and all blocks will be displayed in our library quilt show.  The block will be used on the blogsite as our “official” quilt block that represents the guild. 

 

New Business

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Program 

Becky Fincher demonstrated an applique technique that is suitable for both hand and machine applique.  She also provided handouts showing the basics of the technique.  Members brought fabric, machines and irons and were able to try out this form of applique.

 

Show and Tell

 

Block Exchange time

 

Next month

The July meeting will be primarily devoted to intake of the quilts for the 2013 Kaleidoscope of Quilts show.  Renee Hoeprich provided the 2013 Entry Form which was emailed to all members and will be posted to the blog site.  Remember each quilt entry must be submitted with a form and have a sleeve.

 

SSQG - May 2013 Meeting Minutes


Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild Meeting Minutes – May 16, 2013

President Becky Fincher called the meeting to order at 6:30pm welcoming 7 members.                                                                         

The meeting minutes were accepted by Elsie Hamway and Karol Guidry, respectively.

Treasurer Heidi Brochard provided the treasurer’s report that was read at the meeting.  It was reported that there was a balance of $1,040.47 as of April 30, 2013 in the SSQG account. Treasurer’s report was accepted as given by Renee Hoeprich and Elsie Hamway, respectively.  A copy of the treasurer’s report was provided to the secretary.   

Blog Site – Valerie Valle

 

Meeting minutes and pictures are posted on the blogsite.  If anyone has info to be posted on the blogsite, please give it to Valerie Valle.    

 

Guild members are encouraged to look at the blog site to access meeting minutes, pictures of guild events, etc. and also to make comments on the posts.  The address for the blog site is http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com/

 

Unfinished Projects (UFO’s) – Jessie Comeaux 

 

Jessie Comeaux is the chair for 2013.  The quilt needs to be quilted and finished to be counted as completing the UFO.  You can add a quilt at any stage to the list (blocks, fabric, kit, etc.). 

 

Please bring your UFO lists to the next meeting!  A copy of the blank list has been posted to the blog site.  There are 5 participants and 3 completed projects for 2013.  Keep up the good work.

 

Send Jessie Comeaux an email with the name of the quilts that you complete throughout the year.

 

Tabs – Becky Fincher

 

Becky Fincher is the guild contact for this charity project.  Please detach the flip tops from all aluminum soda, soup, juice, vegetable, etc. cans.  Bring them to the meeting.  A vote was taken to send can tabs to the Ronald McDonald house in New Orleans for 2013 during the May meeting.

 

Door Prize Drawing – April Reeves

 

April Reeves volunteered to be the guild contact in charge of door prizes.  Thank you April!

 

These were items donated by other guild members or members of the quilting community.  If there is something that you don’t use or have a duplicate of something in your quilt room, please consider donating it to the group to use as a door prize.  Stay tuned for more chances to win a door prize at a future quilt meeting.   There was no door prize given at the May meeting as April Reeves was not in attendance.

 

 

 

Quilt Show

 

The quilt show has been scheduled for August 2013.  Demo day is going to be on August 17th, which is the 3nd Saturday of August.  (Please note date change.)  Demo day will be held from 10-2pm.  The hanging of the quilts will take place on August 1st or earlier depending on the library’s schedule.  All quilts/quilt items will be collected at the July meeting, which will take place on July 18th.  At this time, we are not at a point to limit the number of quilt entries for the quilt show.  For the kid’s table this year, the kids will we be drawing on quilt blocks to make a quilt during the show. 

 

Renee will provide forms to register your quilts to hang in show soon.  More information will be sent out via email soon.

 

Charity Quilts

 

The guild will continue to use its donated fabric to construct charity quilts. 

 

Merlene Lewis and Elsie Hamway are the co-chairs for 2013.  Members can choose whatever pattern they would like as long as it makes a lap size quilt (50”x60”).  The due date for charity quilts is at the July 2013 meeting, which will be held on July 18th.  

 

Becky Fincher found a contact for homeless veterans – Michelle Scott at Raven’s Outreach.  There are 50 people that stay at Raven’s Outreach at a time.  Only men stay at Raven’s Outreach.  Michelle with Raven’s mentioned that someone donated quilts in 2008.  The guild recommended that individual quilts be donated and that they would be close to lap size (50” x 60”).  Please consider making quilts that are patriotic for this charity as well, although it is not necessary. The quilts should be masculine. 

 

A vote was taken during the May meeting to send some of the charity quilts to Cancer Services of Baton Rouge.  Merlene and/or Elsie will contact Cancer Services.

 

Elsie Hamway still has some fabric if you would like to make a scrappy quilt.

 

There are 20 charity quilts completed thus far for 2013.  Keep up the great work ladies.

               

To label the charity quilts, please use the following text –

 

Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild

2013

 

Block Exchange – Jessie Comeaux

 

There were a large number of participants in the block exchange during April.  We have decided to have members continue in June by bringing another set of blocks to exchange.  Same rules as last month – see below.

               

If you wish to participate in the block exchange for 2013 for Sassi Strippers, please bring the following to the next meeting:

5 (or 10) completed Split 9 Patch Blocks - you get the same number back that you bring in!

 

Please bring multiples of 5.

 

See the following link for the pattern - http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SplitNinePatchBlock.html

 

The block is 9" finished (9.5" unfinished).

 

Cream-based fabrics should be used for the lights and you can use any color you wish for the darks. (In the pattern, several different red fabrics were chosen.)   You can choose either to bring scrappy blocks or ones that look more like the pattern pictures.  It’s the way you construct the quilt at the end that will make the quilts interesting.

 

Teddy Bear’s for Kids

 

Merlene Lewis presented this charity project before the guild last year (as noted in August 2011 minutes and voted on in November 2011).  Our Lady Of The Lake Children’s Hospital called & notified Merlene that they very much wanted the bears Sassi Strippers was offering to make for child patients.  The hospital mentioned that they look forward to getting more bears.

 

Please see the blogsite for a posting of the pattern.

 

Please feel free to make as many as you would like to & bring them to a future meeting.  If you do not have the instructions, please let us know and we can provide extra copies at the next meeting.


They can be made of materials you have in your stash, plaids, prints, solids or Flannel, anything you want to use.  Please let us know if anyone would like some of the guild’s donated fabric to make the bears.

               

A total of 238 bears were made as a result The Giving Quilt show booth.

 

Merlene went to Generations Hospice in Denham Springs in May.  A representative was interested in the bears and would like to come to talk to the guild.  A vote was taken to provide bears to Generations Hospice in the future. After the first delivery of bears, we will invite the representative to come to speak at a future guild meeting.

 

Merlene told a story about someone who received one of the donated bears from OLOL Children’s Hospital. 

 

Challenge Block

 

A challenge was issued to members of the guild to make 8.5” blocks that represent the Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild.  Please make a block that represents our guild.  Please bring your finished block to the July meeting.  We will take a vote for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners and all blocks will be displayed in our library quilt show.  The block will be used on the blogsite as our “official” quilt block that represents the guild. 

 

It was noted that the guild has a logo which is found on the cover of the guild cook books and was designed by Kathy Brown.

 

New Business

 

We will take a vote at a future meeting on whether we would like to design t-shirts for the guild.

 

New charity project – It was suggested that the guild make pillows and bags for female cancer patients.  Instructions for various mastectomy pillows and bags were provided.  Becky will make copies of instructions.  Other ideas discussed included walker totes.  We will take a vote on this at a later date as it can be a project for 2014.

 

Program 

 

Elsie Hamway – Swedish Embroidery

 

Block Exchange time

 

Show and Tell

 

Next month

 

Becky Fincher – Applique techniques

 

Bring a favorite book or pattern to share and any quilts that you made from them.