Wednesday, November 19, 2014

SSQG Meeting - November 20, 2014

Hello Ladies,

We will wind down 2014 with our last meeting at the library this Thursday, Nov. 20th at 6:30pm.  Please bring & share the projects you are working on at home. Tips, notions, & tools you have found to ease preparation onto completion of your work will be welcomed by each of us too!

Please also bring your finished blocks & boxes you may have for “Quilt in a Box".

Looking forward to the our Christmas Party on Monday night, Dec.15th  at 6:00pm at City Cafe, located at the corner of O’Neal Lane & George O’Neal.  Will be ringing in the season & looking forward to the New 2015 ahead!


Karol

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

SSQG Minutes - Oct 16, 2014

Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild
October 16, 2014

President Karol Guidry called the meeting to order at about 6:47 p.m.
She introduced the officers and welcomed everyone.  We had no visitors.

Elsie Hamway is visiting her daughter in Tennessee. She right after our last meeting and did make it to the bank.  Therefore, our balance remains the same at $1,046.30.  She and her husband also celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.  Jessie made a motion for the Treasurer’s Report to be accepted as given.  Renee’ second the motion.  The treasurer’s report was accepted. 

The meeting minutes for September were presented by Becky.  After some name changes, Betty made a motion for the minutes to be accepted with changes.  Sharon second the motion and the minutes were accepted.

BLOG SITE - Valerie Valle

Meeting minutes and pictures and etc. are posted on the blog site. The address for the blog site is http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspoit.com/

Unfinished Projects (UFO’s) – Jessie Comeaux
A copy of the blank form is posted on to the blog site.  Enter the game and have fun racing for the lead and have the bonus of moving a lot of unfinished projects.  To qualify as finished, the quilt has to be quilted, bound and preferably brought to show and tell during a meeting. 

Tabs - Betty Braud
Betty Braud is the quilt guild contact for this charity project.  Just remember when you pop a top pull the tab and collect them to bring to a meeting. We are giving them to the reopened New Orleans McDonald’s house. 

Door Prizes – Sharon Holder
Sharon needs more items for the door prize basket.  Three door prizes were given out.

Quilt Show – Renee’ Hoeprich
Renee’ was the chair for our Annual Quilt Show this year. 

Charity Quilts – Merlene & Elsie
We need more teddy bears ready to stuff for the Giving Quilt Show.  Chemo caps challenge made to us by the Krotz Springs Guild.

Just Do It – Pam Tennyson
“Quilt in a Box” involves each member picking a block to make for everyone.  We will end up with 12 blocks that are 12 inches in size.  Pam has emailed the instructions.  We are also invited to enter The Giving Quilt challenge, which involves making a quilt using the red dimple fabric as one of the fabrics in the quilt.  There have been 88 blocks turned into Pam so far.

New Business
A nominating committee made up of three members, April, Sharon and Marilyn, nominated Pam T. for President, Valerie V. for Secretary/Treasurer and Sharon H. for Vice-President.

Program
Renee completed her program of “Improvisational Quilt Program.”

Show & Tell
Beautiful work as always.

The meeting ended at 8:25 p.m.

Quilting opportunities
Livonia, LA Guild has a Sit & Sew every 4th Monday of the month in 2014 from 9 a.m.‘til at the First Baptist Church in Livonia. 

Red Stick Wool Hookers meet at library every Thursday.

Embroidery Guild of America has both day and night meeting at our library.

Island Batiks web site has free patterns for Veterans “Quilted in Honor”.  www.islandbatiks.com

Red Stick Quilt Shop new address is 5664 Stumberg Lane.  (225)456-2873


Fabric Crazy is still having their brick-and-mortar closing sale.

SSQG Minutes - Sept 19, 2014

Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild
September 19, 2014

President Karol Guidry called the meeting to order at about 6:40 p.m.
She introduced the officers and welcomed our visitors. 

Elsie Hamway presented the treasurer’s report.  The balance for September is $1,046.30.  Renee made a motion for the Treasurer’s Report to be accepted as given.  Sharon second the motion.  The treasurer’s report was accepted.  The meeting minutes for August were presented and approved.
 
BLOG SITE - Valerie Valle
Program
Judy Momengadeh gave us a wonderful trunk show.  Her quilts are stunning and everyone enjoyed her and the quilts.  She also discussed her technique and products that work for her.  She designs and sales patterns and teaches classes at the local quilt shop.

Meeting minutes and pictures and etc. are posted on the blog site. The address for the blog site is http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspoit.com/

Unfinished Projects (UFO’s) – Jessie Comeaux
She was not available for the meeting this month.  A copy of the blank form is posted on the blog site.  Enter the game and have fun racing for the lead and have the bonus of moving a lot of unfinished projects.  To qualify as finished, the quilt has to be quilted, bound and preferably brought to show and tell during a meeting. 

Tabs - Betty Braud
Betty Braud is the quilt guild contact for this charity project.  Just remember to pop a top, pull the tab and collect them to bring to a meeting. We are giving them to the reopened New Orleans McDonald’s house. 

Door Prizes – Sharon Holder
Sharon needs more items for the door prize basket.  As you clean out your quilting treasures remember items for door prizes.  One person’s junk is someone else treasure.



Just Do It – Pam Tennyson
“Quilt in a Box” involves each member picking a block to make for everyone.  We will end up with 12 blocks that are 12 inches in size.  Pam has emailed the instructions.  We are also invited to enter The Giving Quilt challenge, which involves making a quilt using the red dimple fabric as one of the fabrics in the quilt.  Everyone is excited about this project and have blown through it.  Looking forward to seeing the new quilts.

Quilt Show – Renee Hoeprich
The Quilt Show was another successful project.  Wonderful comments were left in our visitors log and of course the library folks always love them.  MS Yvonne reported the library will be including a virtual tour on their website for each library.  The filming was done while our quilts were up.  Something else for us to look forward and enjoy. Karol reported the winners for Viewer’s Choice. First Prize went to Jessie, second went to Elsie and third prize went to Valerie.  Everyone needs to be thinking about next year’s show as you are quilting.

Charity Quilts – Merlene and Elsie
Merlene shared the good news of how many quilts and bears the guild had made this year.  We have given Generations 11 quilts, Cancer Services received 12 quilts and OLOL received 14 for a grand total of 37.  We also have sewn a total of 257 bears.  We have given 29 to Generations, 29 to Cancer Services and 25 to OLOL.  We have 164 bears left for the show at Lamar-Dixon.

Christmas Party in December
The Guild decided to check out Portobello’s and City CafĂ©.  The Party will be in lieu of the monthly meeting December 15, 2014 at 6pm. Please remember to bring a quilting related gift for $15 to participate in the gift exchange. More information next month.

Show & Tell
We all enjoyed the wonderful quilts everyone is finishing.  It is fun to hear the stories.
Marilyn brought the prize she won in the Quiltmakers drawing.  She received quite a haul. 



Quilting opportunities
Livonia, LA Guild has a Sit & Sew every 4th Monday of the month in 2014 from 9 a.m.‘til at the First Baptist Church in Livonia. 

Red Stick Wool Hookers meet at library every Thursday.

Embroidery Guild of America has both day and night meeting at our library.

Island Batiks web site has free patterns for Veterans “Quilted in Honor”.  www.islandbatiks.com

Red Stick Quilt Shop new address is 5664 Stumberg Lane.  (225)456-2873