July Show and Tell

July Meeting -- July 18, 2019

We will be meeting this Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at

Broadmoor United Methodist Church

10230 Mollylea Dr

Baton Rouge, LA 70815

From Florida Blvd, turn onto Sharp Rd

Immediately AFTER Mollylea, turn into the driveway on right and continue to the left behind the Children's Building to the Adult Education Bldg. There is a giant lit parking lot back there. I will have a sign on the door. We will be in Room B105 of the Adult Education Bldg. 

I will be sharing something from a recent class I took for the program. 

I look forward to seeing you!

SSQG Minutes -- June 20, 2019

SSQG Meeting Agenda

Thursday, June 21, 2019

Minutes taken by _Marilyn

http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President/Call to order (Cheryl M.) – 6:35 p.m.
2. Sign In, Welcome to Members and Guests – 14 members
3. Reading of the minutes and motion to accept –
   1. Motion made by: Sharon
   2. Motion seconded by: Karen
   3. Accepted by membership? - yes
4. Reports of officers and committees
   1. Treasurer’s report (Fran F.) –
      1. Beginning Balance: $1,059.58
      2. Deposits: 12.00
      3. Expenditures:
      4. Ending Balance: $1,071.58
      5. Motion to accept:
         1. Motion made by: Betty
         2. Motion seconded by: Becky/Elsie
         3. Accepted by membership? - yes
   2. VP/Programming (Pam T.) -
   3. Secretary (Marilyn H.) – up to date.
   4. Historian (Elsie H.) - Elsie will print activity photos from Facebook to add to the Scrapbook.
   5. Blog (Marilyn H.) – up to date
   6. Unfinished Projects (UFOs – Mynan G. ) - Betty tonight; Merlene and Karen from last month.
   7. Tabs (Sharon H.) - Tabs were delivered on May 22 to the Ronald McDonald House. Members were treated to a tour of the facility then visited Mes Amis Quilt Shop, an ice cream shop, and Harbor Seafood for lunch.
   8. Door Prizes (Valerie K.) - Marilyn, Elsie, Jessie
   9. Just Do It (Cheryl M.) Suggestion to attend the Krotz Springs Quilt Show on Saturday, July 13. $1 donation to attend plus vendors to visit.
   10. Quilt Show (SSQG membership) – All quilts should be to Sharon’s house no later than Monday, June 24. Hanging of the quilts will be Saturday, June 29. Take down will be Monday, July 29. The hydraulic lift has been requested both days. Volunteers Bill and Peggy will assist. Demonstration Day will be Saturday, July 20 from 10 am to 2 pm.
   11. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Karen W.) 15 charity quilts have been donated so far. Merlene showed more examples and brought panels for members to make quick quilts. 186 bear skins are ready to be stuffed on Demo Day.

12. Red/White/Blue Quilts (Sharon H./Mynan G.) 6 members and one guest delivered 20 quilts to the Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jackson, LA on June 21. This time the veterans were assembled in the cafeteria for the presentations. Photos are posted on both the Sassi Strippers Facebook and Blog pages.
1. Unfinished Business -
2. New business – Kathy Brown is selling her stash. See her website at https://www.the-teachers-pet.com/ . Shop Hop at area quilt shops will be the last weekend in July and the first weekend in August. Cheryl distributed bookmarks with dates and places. Row by Row has begun at quilt shops across the country.
3. Program – Cheryl presented a program of techniques she learned at the Gulf States Quilting Association POE/Pursuit of Excellence class. Techniques included curved piecing, fold-up fabric thread/scrap catcher, and a cathedral window-type block.
4. Show and Tell – Jessie, Merlene, Elsie, Fran, Karen. Karen has been invited to submit 12”X12” quilted pieces for the Little Treasures Display at the new OLOL Children’s Hospital which will open in the Fall. There will be 110 art pieces in the collection.
5. Announcements –
   1. Next meeting – Thursday, July 18, 2019 which is 2 days before Demo Day. Members should bring ideas for table demonstrations or just bring equipment on Demo Day to show sewing/quilting/crafting skills. Visitors can participate in the following activities: Kids Draw for Kids, Stuff a Bear, create with felt squares, and iron on to squares.
6. Adjournment – 8 p.m.