SSQG Meeting Minutes
May 21, 2015
Minutes taken by Valerie V.
http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com
- President/Call
to order (Pam T.) – 6:37pm
- Sign In, Welcome to
Members and Guests – 11 members attended.
- Reading of the
minutes and motion to accept –
a) Motion
made by: Renee H
b) Motion
seconded by: Betty B
c) Accepted
by membership? - yes
- Reports of officers
and committees
a) Treasurer’s
report (Elsie H was absent, report given by Pam T.) –
i. Beginning
Balance: $1,143.07
ii. Deposits: no deposits
iii. Expenditures: $25.00
iv. Ending
Balance: $1,118.07
v. Motion to
accept:
1. Motion
made by: Marilyn H
2. Motion
seconded by: Betty B
3. Accepted
by membership? - yes
b) VP/Programming
(Sharon H was absent, report given by Pam T.) –
i.
Reviewed upcoming year programs (Cherry Guidry
confirmed, Gayle Soileau on rug hooking confirmed, Sharon H. Christmas
ornaments. Trying to book Mary Felder).
Programs for the remainder of the year is almost filled.
c) Secretary/Blog
site (Valerie V.) – minutes are added to site within a week of meeting, along
with any additional information that is sent.
Marilyn H continues to add links for photos.
d) Historian
(Marilyn H.) – SSQG pictures are uploaded to a storage site and the link to the
site is posted on the SSQG Blogspot site.
Marilyn also presented another inspiration for the storybook quilts.
e) Unfinished
Projects (UFOs – Kathy S was absent, Pam T asked for UFOs to be presented.) – Valerie
V. presented a completed quilt in a box piece and chose a charm pack from the
Treasure Box.
f) Tabs (Betty
B.) – Bonnie M turned over a huge bag of tabs.
Pam T added her collections.
g) Door
Prizes (Renee H.) –Winners of this weeks door prizes were Betty B who chose the
“Stitch by Stich” bag, Becky Fr (Thru the Seasons), Bonnie M. (Rainbows), and Pam
T (Country Living).
h) Just Do
It (Pam T.) –
i.
New Just Do It challenge – KRAZY QUILTS! Any size from a block to a quilt, or any
project you have in mind. Instructional links have been posted on the blog
site. A soiree was held on Saturday, May
16 at Pam T’s place. Pam showed some
string quilt krazy quilt blocks.
ii.
Roadtrip to All Stitched Up in Slidell LA – June 6th
. We’ll meet at the Target on Millerville at 9am. Drive is 1.25 hours and we plan on the shop
visit, lunch in Slidell, then drive back.
i) Quilt
Show (SSQG membership) – No volunteers to become chairperson so the show this
year will be a group activity and organized by the entire membership.
i.
No discussion was held this month.
j) Charity
Quilts/Projects (Merlene L. & Cheryl A.) –
i.
It was decided that the already completed117 bears
will be turned over to Our Lady of the Lake now as they have an ongoing need
for them; at least 110 more bears are available to be stuffed at the Quilt Show
in August. Merlene L. asks the
membership to continue to make more bears.
ii.
Several quilts that were made from the fabric from
Wasted Women were displayed.
iii.
Merlene L brought in a 30 yd roll of cotton batting
that was paid for by Sharon H. This roll
is to be used in the charity quilts. The
membership decided to hold off purchasing any additional batting until this
roll is almost gone..
- Unfinished Business –
a) Mynan G continues
to make quilt tops from the Inverted Star blocks that the membership
made.. Any additional blocks collected
will be made into an additional top.
These will be added to the charity quilts for donation.
- New business
a) No new
business at this time.
- Program Report – Betty
B presented a program on Wool Applique/Embroidery:
a) Betty
loves handwork and finds wool applique very relaxing as wool does not need to
have the edges turned under and 100% wood does not fray making it easy to work
with.
b) Betty described
the various types of wool fabric used in applique:
i.
Wool felt – compressed wool fibers which may need
some soft fuse applied to prevent edge fraying.
This is good for very small pieces of applique
ii.
Woven wool -100% wool that has been felted. Yardage of this type is somewhat expensive.
iii.
You can felt your own woven wool by taking 100% wool fabric, either purchased
or from old clothing, which can be found in thrift stores. Skirts and pants are the easiest to work
with. All seams, interfacing and hardware
must be removed, and keep salvaged fabric pieces as large as possible.
iv.
To felt the wool, wash in very hot water along with
towels or jeans with a little mild detergent, rinse in cold water. Used a color catcher if bleeding might be
problem. Small pieces should be placed
in a mesh bag.. Dry at the hottest
setting available and check the lint filter frequently. Repeat..
c) Many
patterns and books are available in stores or online. Traditional applique patterns and shapes can
be used in wool applique and seam allowances do not have to be added.
i.
Since wool yardage is expensive, Cotton, flannel or
wool can be used for backgrounds.
ii.
Pattern pieces can be traced on freezer paper,
pressed on the wool square, then cut out.
iii.
Pattern pieces can be layered, either stapled or
glued, then blanket stitched together prior to adding to the background.
d) Projects
can be embellished with embroidery, beads, buttons, etc.
e) Betty
described the various threads to be used in wool applique.
f) Betty
also described how to make felted wool dryer balls which are a 100% replacement
for dyer sheets or softeners.
i.
100% wool yarn (not superwash) in a neutral color is
used. Betty recommended Lion Brand
Fisherman’s wool. Approximately 4 balls
can be made from one skein.
ii.
Wrap the yarn around itself until you have a ball
the size of a baseball, then cut the yarn leaving a long tail. Using a tapestry needle, weave the tail back
and forth thru the ball several times.
iii.
Place the balls in the leg of old pantyhose and tie
a know between each ball. Knot the ends
of the pantyhose as well..
iv.
Wash the yarn balls with a load of towels using
very hot water, then place in dryer with the towels and dry on high heat. Repeat wash and dry process to felt the
balls.
v.
Remove the balls from the pantyhose and place in
your dryer. There is no need to use
fabric softeners of any type when using yarn balls.
g) For
additional information of wook dryer balls go to this link: http://www.petalstopicots.com/2014/02/how-to-make-felted-wool-dryer-balls/.
- Show and Tell –
members showed off projects, both old and new.
a) Renee H
displayed some of the Quilts of Valor pieces.
b) Pam T. showed
off a coloring book with pictures that could potentially be used for quilting
patterns..
- Announcements –..
a)
Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 18th
- Adjournment – 8:15pm
