SSQG Meeting Minutes - August 20, 2015

SSQG Meeting Minutes

August 20, 2015

Minutes taken by Valerie V.

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1. President/Call to order (Pam T.) –       6:38pm
2. Sign In, Welcome to Members and Guests – 16 members attended along with 1 guest and our speaker.
3. Reading of the minutes and motion to accept –

a)    Motion made by: Sharon H

b)    Motion seconded by:  Marilyn H

c)    Accepted by membership? - yes

4. Reports of officers and committees

a)    Treasurer’s report (Elsie H) –

                             i.     Beginning Balance:  $1,093.07

                            ii.     Deposits:  no deposits

                           iii.     Expenditures:  $no expenditures

                          iv.     Ending Balance:  $1,093.07

                           v.     Motion to accept:

1.     Motion made by:  Kathy S

2.     Motion seconded by:  Karol G

3.     Accepted by membership? - yes

b)    President (Pam T)

                           i.         Thanked the membership for all the help and support with the Quilt Show and gave her impressions on its success.

                          ii.         Handed out some sheets that listed GSQA affiliated shops, and one on machine quilting.

c)    VP/Programming (Sharon H) –

                           i.       Reviewed upcoming year programs (Bear making, Sharon H. Christmas ornaments.). Programs for the remainder of the year is almost filled.

d)    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.

e)    Historian (Marilyn H.) – Added link to Quilt show pics.

f)     Unfinished Projects (UFOs – Kathy S) – Betty B presented her Farmfresh quilt.

g)    Tabs (Betty B.) – no donations this month

h)    Door Prizes (Renee H.) –Winners of this weeks door prizes were Cherry Guidry (Groovy Tool), Becky Fr (Christmastime), Kathy S. (Colorful Bits and Pieces), Linda B (Animal Kingdom), and Jessie C (Traditional Quilting).

i)      Just Do It (Pam T.) –

                             i.       No new information

j)      Quilt Show (SSQG membership) –  The 2015 Kaleidoscope of Quilts show is a resounding success.  Participation day was held on August 15^th where visitors to the library helped stuff charity bears, took the children’s book quilt quiz, colored paper quilt blocks, had the opportunity to sew quilt squares and learn about appliqué and other various handcrafts.

                           i.       53 votes were received for the Viewer’s Choice competition.  There was a tie for 3^rd Place with two of Merlene L’s quilts, a 4-way tie for 2^nd place between Elsie H, Merlene L, Sharon H and Pam T, with 1^st place going to Becky Fr for her “Fractured Rainbows” entry.

                          ii.       Show takedown day is tentatively schedule for Saturday, August 29^th.

                         iii.       52 charity quilts were displayed along with the show entries.  Elsie H was presented with the Charity Quilt Queen ribbon for making a whopping 19 charity quilts.  Many thanks to all members who took the time to make and quilt the pieces.

k)     Charity Quilts/Projects (Merlene L. & Cheryl A.) –

                         i.         Merlene L. did not have a final count of completed bears, but does have a “bear room” set up in her home to hold them.  The Cancer Services representative asked that some of the bears not have faces drawn on as they would like to use the blank bears to help children through their treatments.

5. Unfinished Business –

a)    No reports.

6. New business

a)  No new business at this time.

7. Program Report – Cherry Guidry presented a trunk show of her quilt patterns and fabric designs, and also a program on preparing a quilt for a longarmer.

a)    Cherry is a long time sewer and quilter, having begun a fascination with fabric and sewing as a child.  She started quilting in 2004 and since quilting is her favorite part of making a quilt, she became a longarmer, which morphed into fabric and quilt pattern design. Benatrex carries her fabric lines.  She also started blogging to share her knowledge.  A link to her online shop and blog can be found at http://cherryblossomsquilting.com/

b)    Cherry presented a trunk show of completed quilts that used her patterns and fabric lines.  These included quilts made from the same pattern but using different fabrics, batting, techniques, etc.  Many of her patterns are raw edge appliqué.

c)    Cherry discussed the various types of batting that she prefers to use in her quilts and the whys and wherefores of her choices

d)    Cherry held a discussion on various types of thread that can be used both for pieceing and quilting.

e)    Cherry went over the necessary steps for preparing a quilt for longarm quilting along with problems associated with inaccurate piecing, uneven borders, hanging threads, etc.  She also detailed why a longarm quilter needs backs and batting that are 6-8” longer and wider than the top, and why a neatly pressed quilt is essential to beautiful quilt designs.  She recommended a bedspread hanger wrapped in pool noodle as a good way to transport a quilt.

f)     Cherry passed around some handouts that expanded on her explanations.

8. Show and Tell – members showed off projects, both old and new.
9. Announcements –..

a)    Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 17^th.  The guild will be making bear shells. 

b)    Renee H is to be the GSQA President in 2017, and will fill the President Elect roles in 2016, and outgoing President in 2018.

10. Adjournment – 8:35pm