SSQG Minutes -- January 16, 2020

SSQG Meeting Minutes

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Minutes taken by __Marilyn

http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President/Call to order (Cheryl M.) – 6:33 p.m.
2. Sign In, Welcome to Members and Guests – 19 members
3. Reading of the minutes and motion to accept –
   1. Motion made by: Elsie H.
   2. Motion seconded by: Becky E.
   3. Accepted by membership? - yes
4. Reports of officers and committees
   1. Treasurer’s report (Fran F.) –
      1. Beginning Balance: $1,071.71
      2. Deposits:
      3. Expenditures:
      4. Ending Balance: $1,071.71
      5. Motion to accept:
         1. Motion made by: Sharon H.
         2. Motion seconded by: Becky E.
         3. Accepted by membership? - yes
   2. VP/Programming (Pam T.) -
   3. Secretary (Marilyn H.) –.
   4. Historian (Elsie H.) -
   5. Blog (Marilyn H.) -
   6. Unfinished Projects (UFOs – Mynan G. ) -
   7. Tabs (Mynan) – Still collecting for delivery to Ronald McDonald House.
   8. Door Prizes (Valerie K.) -
   9. Just Do It (Cheryl M.)
   10. Quilt Show (SSQG membership)
   11. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Karen W.): Merlene read a thank you from Woman’s Hospital for the delivery of burp clothes, knit caps and port pillows. Ms. Gayle from the Jones Creek Library has asked SSQG to provide an adult craft night for stuffing bearskins for charity. It will be a Monday during the summer. Merlene distributed bear patterns so members can make more bearskins.
   12. Red/White/Blue Quilts (Sharon H./Mynan G.)
5. Unfinished Business –
6. New business - A discussion was held regarding our meeting place while the Jones Creek Library undergoes remodeling. It was decided to continue meeting at Broadmoor United Methodist Church through 2020.
7. Program –Sharon H. presented a program about a Monthly Color Challenge from http://patternsbyjen.blogspot.com/ Sharon and Mynan have participated in this challenge the past two years. Members also played Bingo with purple and gold fat quarters as the prize. Cheryl won the fat quarters and Merlene won an alternate prize.
8. Show and Tell : Merlene, Valerie, Marilyn, Monette, Becky F.
9. Announcements – Gulf States Quilting Association will hold its quarterly meeting on Saturday, January 25 at Broadmoor United Methodist Church. Speaker will be Theresa Duryea Wong who wrote American Cotton: From Farm to Quilt. Guests are welcome to attend.

1. Next meeting – Thursday, February 20, 2020.
1. Adjournment – 8 p.m.