SSQG Minutes -- 9/15/16

SSQG Meeting Minutes

Date: September 15, 2016

Minutes taken by Katie J.

http:// sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President / Call to order (Pam T.)- 6:37pm 
2. Sign in, Welcome to Members and Guests- 11 Members attended and 2 Guests, (Wanda Hoffman & Carol Hilton-Speaker).
3. Reading of the minutes and motions to accept-

1. Motion made by: Mynan G.
2. Motion seconded by: Bonnie M.
3. Accepted by membership? Yes

4. Reports of officers and committees

1. Treasurer’s report (Elsie H.)-

1. Beginning Balance: 1011.86
2. Deposits: 0
3. Expenditures: 0
4. Ending Balance: 1011.86
5. Motion to accept:

1. Motion made by: Janell C.
2. Motion seconded by: Karol G.
3. Accepted by membership? Yes

2. VP/ Programming (Sharon H.)- Carol Hilton from Southern Heritage gave a presentation on “How to prepare your quilt top for longarm quilting”.

3. Secretary (Katie J.)-Katie J. took minutes.

4. Historian/Blog Site (Marilyn H.)- Continues to post to the blog site and post pictures.

5. Unfinished Projects (UFOs-Kathy S.)- No UFO’s

6. Tabs (Betty B.)- Janell C., Pam T. & GSQA turned in tabs that Cheryl A. took to give to Betty B.

7. Door Prizes (Renee H.)-

1^{st prize}- Bonnie M. (Christmas Potpourri)

                   2^{nd prize}- Kathy S. (Modern Christmas)

3^{rd prize} - Karol G. (Notions)

4^{th prize} - Elsie H. (Country Charm)

8. Just Do It (Pam T.)- No discussion

9. Quilt Show (SSQG membership)- Quilts were taken down from the library August 31, 2016. The show was a huge success, well done ladies!!! SSQG presented Bill & Peggy Davis with a quilt for all their help setting up as well as taking down the Kaleidoscope of Quilts Show for 2016. They were elated, humbled & very grateful! The quilt was made by Elsie H. and longarm quilted by Pam T.

10. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Cheryl A.)- Completed bears were given to Cheryl A. to distribute. SSQG purchased several bolts of flannel fabric from Hancock’s Fabrics closeout for under $40.00, to make bears. The guild decided to give charity quilts from the Quilt Show to victims of the Louisiana Flood of 2016. Our members that flooded received charity quilts, they were Bonnie M., Karol G., Merlene L., Becky F., Valerie V. & Elsie H.

5.Unfinished business- Discussion on the location of the “2016 SSQG Christmas

Party”, changed from Duke’s Restaurant to the possibly of City Café on O’Neal

Lane. Katie J. is checking on availability for December 15, 2016.

6. New Business-

7. Program- “How to prepare your quilt for longarm quilting”, by Carol Hilton of

Southern Heritage Quilting.

8. Show and tell- Sharon H. (Zoe Zebra 3D Quilt), Mynan G. (Garden Quilt &

Mystery Quilt Legacy), Merlene L. (Tulip Quit, “The Flood”), Pam T.

(Autumn/Thanksgiving Quilt & Christmas Quilt).

9. SSQG voted for Modern Quilters to borrow our quilt show equipment for their

Show in November. Pat, the President of Modern Quilters, will do a program

for us in return.

a) Motion made by: Elsie H.

b) Motion seconded by: Marilyn H.

c) Accepted by membership? Yes

9. Announcements-

a) Next Meeting- October 20, 2016

10. Adjournment- 8:36pm