April Minutes

Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild

April 17, 2014

President Karol Guidry called the meeting to order.  She introduced the officers and asked about visitors.

The meeting minutes for the previous month were posted to the blog Site.  Sharon made a motion for the minutes to be accepted as posted after a small correction.   Pam seconds the motion.  The members voted in favor of the motion.  Thank you Betty for taking the March meetings.

Treasurer, Elsie Hamway presented the treasurer report.  The balance for February was $1,065.90.  Betty made a motion for the Treasurer’s Report to be accepted as given.  Sharon seconds the motion.  The treasurer’s report was accepted. 

BLOG SITE - Valerie Valle

Meeting minutes and pictures and etc. are posted on the blog site. Everyone is encouraged to read the blogsite and make comments.  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.  Just sign up your ufo’s with Jessie.  A quilt can be added anytime during the year.

Tabs for Ronald McDonald House - Betty Braud

Betty Braud is the quilt guild contact of 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 will collect the door prizes. She needs items to add to the selections.  She has plenty of magazines.

Quilt Show – Renee’ Hoeprich

Renee’ is the chair for our Annual Quilt Show this year.  She will need some committee members to help her.  Our annual quilt show is always greatly received by the community.  Setup is planned for August 1 & 2.  Demo Day is planned for August 23^rd.  We plan to take down the show August 28^th.  We need someone to handle Public Relations.

Charity Quilts – Merlene & Elsie

The guild will making charity quilts will go to Generations Hospice, OLOL Children’s Hospital and The Cancer Services.  We will also continue to make the stuffed teddy bears to donate for the Children’s Hospital.  The quilts you make need be no smaller than 50 x 60.  You may use any pattern you wish. 

Just Do It – Pam Tennyson

The bear bash was a success.  Plan a sew day for charity quilts.

Program – Renee’

Paper pieced blocks of your choice to do different studies each month.  Complimentary colors were used to make the colors.

Show and Tell

Announcements:

Red Stick Quilt Shop will be closing this Saturday and open in a new location on Stumberg.

Livonia, LA Guild has a Sit & Sew every 4^th 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

Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild

April 17, 2014

President Karol Guidry called the meeting to order.  She introduced the officers and asked about visitors.

The meeting minutes for the previous month were posted to the blog Site.  Sharon made a motion for the minutes to be accepted as posted after a small correction.   Pam seconds the motion.  The members voted in favor of the motion.  Thank you Betty for taking the March meetings.

Treasurer, Elsie Hamway presented the treasurer report.  The balance for February was $1,065.90.  Betty made a motion for the Treasurer’s Report to be accepted as given.  Sharon seconds the motion.  The treasurer’s report was accepted. 

BLOG SITE - Valerie Valle

Meeting minutes and pictures and etc. are posted on the blog site. Everyone is encouraged to read the blogsite and make comments.  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.  Just sign up your ufo’s with Jessie.  A quilt can be added anytime during the year.

Tabs for Ronald McDonald House - Betty Braud

Betty Braud is the quilt guild contact of 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 will collect the door prizes. She needs items to add to the selections.  She has plenty of magazines.

Quilt Show – Renee’ Hoeprich

Renee’ is the chair for our Annual Quilt Show this year.  She will need some committee members to help her.  Our annual quilt show is always greatly received by the community.  Setup is planned for August 1 & 2.  Demo Day is planned for August 23^rd.  We plan to take down the show August 28^th.  We need someone to handle Public Relations.

Charity Quilts – Merlene & Elsie

The guild will making charity quilts will go to Generations Hospice, OLOL Children’s Hospital and The Cancer Services.  We will also continue to make the stuffed teddy bears to donate for the Children’s Hospital.  The quilts you make need be no smaller than 50 x 60.  You may use any pattern you wish. 

Just Do It – Pam Tennyson

The bear bash was a success.  Plan a sew day for charity quilts.

Program – Renee’

Paper pieced blocks of your choice to do different studies each month.  Complimentary colors were used to make the colors.

Show and Tell

Announcements:

Red Stick Quilt Shop will be closing this Saturday and open in a new location on Stumberg.

Livonia, LA Guild has a Sit & Sew every 4^th 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

Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild

April 17, 2014

President Karol Guidry called the meeting to order.  She introduced the officers and asked about visitors.

The meeting minutes for the previous month were posted to the blog Site.  Sharon made a motion for the minutes to be accepted as posted after a small correction.   Pam seconds the motion.  The members voted in favor of the motion.  Thank you Betty for taking the March meetings.

Treasurer, Elsie Hamway presented the treasurer report.  The balance for February was $1,065.90.  Betty made a motion for the Treasurer’s Report to be accepted as given.  Sharon seconds the motion.  The treasurer’s report was accepted. 

BLOG SITE - Valerie Valle

Meeting minutes and pictures and etc. are posted on the blog site. Everyone is encouraged to read the blogsite and make comments.  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.  Just sign up your ufo’s with Jessie.  A quilt can be added anytime during the year.

Tabs for Ronald McDonald House - Betty Braud

Betty Braud is the quilt guild contact of 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 will collect the door prizes. She needs items to add to the selections.  She has plenty of magazines.

Quilt Show – Renee’ Hoeprich

Renee’ is the chair for our Annual Quilt Show this year.  She will need some committee members to help her.  Our annual quilt show is always greatly received by the community.  Setup is planned for August 1 & 2.  Demo Day is planned for August 23^rd.  We plan to take down the show August 28^th.  We need someone to handle Public Relations.

Charity Quilts – Merlene & Elsie

The guild will making charity quilts will go to Generations Hospice, OLOL Children’s Hospital and The Cancer Services.  We will also continue to make the stuffed teddy bears to donate for the Children’s Hospital.  The quilts you make need be no smaller than 50 x 60.  You may use any pattern you wish. 

Just Do It – Pam Tennyson

The bear bash was a success.  Plan a sew day for charity quilts.

Program – Renee’

Paper pieced blocks of your choice to do different studies each month.  Complimentary colors were used to make the colors.

Show and Tell

Announcements:

Red Stick Quilt Shop will be closing this Saturday and open in a new location on Stumberg.

Livonia, LA Guild has a Sit & Sew every 4^th 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