SSQG Minutes -- 9/15/16

SSQG Meeting Minutes

Date: September 15, 2016

Minutes taken by Katie J.

http:// sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President / Call to order (Pam T.)- 6:37pm 
2. Sign in, Welcome to Members and Guests- 11 Members attended and 2 Guests, (Wanda Hoffman & Carol Hilton-Speaker).
3. Reading of the minutes and motions to accept-

1. Motion made by: Mynan G.
2. Motion seconded by: Bonnie M.
3. Accepted by membership? Yes

4. Reports of officers and committees

1. Treasurer’s report (Elsie H.)-

1. Beginning Balance: 1011.86
2. Deposits: 0
3. Expenditures: 0
4. Ending Balance: 1011.86
5. Motion to accept:

1. Motion made by: Janell C.
2. Motion seconded by: Karol G.
3. Accepted by membership? Yes

2. VP/ Programming (Sharon H.)- Carol Hilton from Southern Heritage gave a presentation on “How to prepare your quilt top for longarm quilting”.

3. Secretary (Katie J.)-Katie J. took minutes.

4. Historian/Blog Site (Marilyn H.)- Continues to post to the blog site and post pictures.

5. Unfinished Projects (UFOs-Kathy S.)- No UFO’s

6. Tabs (Betty B.)- Janell C., Pam T. & GSQA turned in tabs that Cheryl A. took to give to Betty B.

7. Door Prizes (Renee H.)-

1^{st prize}- Bonnie M. (Christmas Potpourri)

                   2^{nd prize}- Kathy S. (Modern Christmas)

3^{rd prize} - Karol G. (Notions)

4^{th prize} - Elsie H. (Country Charm)

8. Just Do It (Pam T.)- No discussion

9. Quilt Show (SSQG membership)- Quilts were taken down from the library August 31, 2016. The show was a huge success, well done ladies!!! SSQG presented Bill & Peggy Davis with a quilt for all their help setting up as well as taking down the Kaleidoscope of Quilts Show for 2016. They were elated, humbled & very grateful! The quilt was made by Elsie H. and longarm quilted by Pam T.

10. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Cheryl A.)- Completed bears were given to Cheryl A. to distribute. SSQG purchased several bolts of flannel fabric from Hancock’s Fabrics closeout for under $40.00, to make bears. The guild decided to give charity quilts from the Quilt Show to victims of the Louisiana Flood of 2016. Our members that flooded received charity quilts, they were Bonnie M., Karol G., Merlene L., Becky F., Valerie V. & Elsie H.

5.Unfinished business- Discussion on the location of the “2016 SSQG Christmas

Party”, changed from Duke’s Restaurant to the possibly of City Café on O’Neal

Lane. Katie J. is checking on availability for December 15, 2016.

6. New Business-

7. Program- “How to prepare your quilt for longarm quilting”, by Carol Hilton of

Southern Heritage Quilting.

8. Show and tell- Sharon H. (Zoe Zebra 3D Quilt), Mynan G. (Garden Quilt &

Mystery Quilt Legacy), Merlene L. (Tulip Quit, “The Flood”), Pam T.

(Autumn/Thanksgiving Quilt & Christmas Quilt).

9. SSQG voted for Modern Quilters to borrow our quilt show equipment for their

Show in November. Pat, the President of Modern Quilters, will do a program

for us in return.

a) Motion made by: Elsie H.

b) Motion seconded by: Marilyn H.

c) Accepted by membership? Yes

9. Announcements-

a) Next Meeting- October 20, 2016

10. Adjournment- 8:36pm

Flood victims

Two of  many SSQG members whose homes flooded --

 with quilts given to them to help replenish their collections.

September 2016 Show and Tell

September Meeting -- 9/15/16

Hello my talented Beauties,

   I hope everyone received this email and is safe and sound!  We have had such a year of challenges, with ups and downs to say the least.  My thoughts have been with each and everyone of you through the Louisiana flood of 2016.  Please reply to this email & let me know if you were affected by the flood or not, thank you in advance.  I know so many of our precious members were affected by the flood of 2016 & suffered loss that is unimaginable!  Their lives and daily routines were turned upside down in a moment of time. I want each of you to know that we are here for you and will do whatever it takes to get you back to where you were to quilt again one day. We will support you through these difficult times and be there for a shoulder to lean on when needed.  Know most of all that we love you, we are Louisiana Strong, we are Unbroken & we will Rebuild!!!  I hope you can take a moment of your time for some normality in your life & join us Thursday.  We will be having our meeting on Thursday, September 15, 2016 @ 6:30 pm at the Jones Creek Library.  I am looking forward to seeing all of you, I missed you last month!!!  Our Kaleidoscopic of Quilts Show for 2016 was a huge success, the color & beauty filled the library!  I know so many quilts were saved from the flood because they were on display at the library when the flood occurred & we are forever grateful for that!  We received so many wonderful comments in our guest book.   I will be bringing it to the meeting for you to see & read yourself.  I am so sorry we had to cancel our Public Participation Day this year but for me it was a no brainer.  Everyone's priority at that moment was with their family & friends, as it should have been.  Helping each other & our community where immediate action was needed when dealing with the aftermath of the flood!  Even in the middle of this chaotic time, we had so many people come to take down the Quilt Show at the library!  Thank you, thank you, thank you, you ladies never let me or each other down!  I can never tell you enough how amazing SSQG members are!!!  We even had Bill & Peggy there helping us take down the quilts as well!  We surprised them before they left, with their very own quilt that they had admired so much the day they helped us hang the show!  They were so happy & honored by our gesture!!!  Below I attached a picture of that very special quilt made by Elsie Hamway, now named, #Bill&Peggy!  They are a beautiful couple that constantly gives back to their community & it was our pleasure to have them on the receiving end this time!!!  Sharon has asked Carol Hilton to do our program in September & we are elated to have her!!! Carol is such a talented quilter & she will be sharing ideas on how to quilt your quilts wether longarm or domestic machine, as well as the preparation.  She has offered to anyone who has a quilt top completed to please bring it & she will give you suggestions & ideas for quilting for it.  We are so excited to have her with us!  We will turn in tabs & UFO"s, give out door prizes & have show n tell!  Mostly enjoy each other's company & share some much needed laughs!!!!!  So please, come join me, for anther night of fun, creativity & fellowship!!!

Humbly yours,

Pam Tennyson

2016 Kaleidoscope of Quilts

Click here to see 2016 Kaleidoscope of Quilts

Cancellations of SSQG Meeting 8/18/2016 and Demo Day 8/20/2016

Hello my talented beauties,

    It is with a heavy heart that I write this to all of you today.  In this time of challenges & hardship, I hope all of you are safe & sound!!!  The Flooding of 2016 caused horrific &  devastating amount of loss to the residents of our communities. I know so many of y'all are dealing with tremendous loss & an undertaking of challenges that is unimaginable!!!  The community will be there for one another with support, love & a helping hand!  We are cancelling the meeting on Thursday, August 18, 2016.  We are also cancelling the Demo Day at the LibrarySaturday, August 20, 2016.  This is a time to focus on ourselves, family & friends!  We will tear down, rebuild & come back stronger because we are #LousianaStrong!!!  I love each one of you, stay safe & God Bless!

Humbly yours,

Pam Tennyson

SSQG Meeting Minutes -- 7/21/16

SSQG Meeting Minutes

July 21, 2016

Minutes taken by Katie J.

http:// sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President / Call to order (Pam T)- 6:44pm
2. Sign in, Welcome to Members and Guests- 13 members
3. Reading of the minutes and motion to accept-

1. Motion made by: Sharon H.
2. Motion seconded by: Marilyn H.
3. Accepted by membership-? Yes

4. Reports of officers and committees

1. Treasurer’s report (Elsie H)-

1. Beginning Balance: $1036.66
2. Deposits: no deposits
3. Expenditures: $25.00
4. Ending Balance: $1011.66
5. Motion to accept:

1. Motion made by: Karol G.
2. Motion seconded by: Merlene L.
3. Accepted by membership? Yes

2. VP/ Programming (Sharon H)- Carol Hilton may come to talk about quilting on the longarm. Sharon is waiting to hear back from Carol for confirmation on the September program.

3. Secretary (Katie J / Valerie K)- Katie J. took minutes as new secretary.

4. Historian/Blog Site (Marilyn H)- Continues to post to the blog site & post pictures.

5. Unfinished Projects (UFOs-Kathy S)- No UFO’s were shown this month.

6. Tabs (Betty B.)- Marilyn H. donated tabs.

7. Door Prizes (Renee H)- 1^st prize-Elsie H. 2^nd prize- Linda B. 3^rd prize- Valerie K. 4^th prize- Cheryl A. (Angie H. donated door prizes)

8. Just Do It (Pam T)- The road trip to Mia’s & Dukes was so much fun, we had 12 members go. We are going to plan our next road trip to Daisy’s Shop and a restaurant.

9. Quilt Show (SSQG membership)- Members turned in quilts for quilt show to Pam T.

10. Charity Quilts (Merlene L & Cheryl A)- Cheryl A.- 4. Beck F.- 1. Pam T.- 2.

5.Unfinished business- No unfinished business.

6. New Business- Vote to have Christmas Party at Dukes Restaurant and make reservation.

Vote of location of Christmas Party-

1. Motion made by: Karol G.
2. Motion seconded by: Sharon H.
3. Accepted by membership? Yes

Vote for date of reservation-

1^st choice- Thursday, December 15, 2016.

2^nd choice- Tuesday, December 13, 2016.

Time at 6:30pm- Pam T. to make reservation.

Vote to get one more box of stuffing for bears-

1. Motion made by: Pam T.
2. Motion seconded by: Elise H.
3. Accepted by membership? Yes

Vote to buy bolts of flannel on sale for Teddy Bears using SSQG account-

1. Motion made by: Sharon H.
2. Motion seconded by: Linda B.
3. Accepted by membership? Yes.

7. Program-Collected quilts for show, discussed details of quilt show.

8. Show and tell-Janell C.–Dear Jane Quilt, Sharon H.- Quilt made for her son, Adam- sailboats, patriotic. An American Flag quilt, Quilt of ballerina’s. Merlene L.- Patriotic wall hanging-flag. Wall hanging-red white and blue, was hand quilted. “United We Stand”, patriotic vest. Cheryl A.- Charity quilt-frogs, dragon flies, snails, and butterflies. Wasted Women fabric, teddy bears-yellow. Wasted Women quilt, teddy bears-blue, Christmas quilt-charity, Hunting quilt for Dad. Becky F.- Pinwheels-pink, blue and yellow-charity quilt. Pam T.- quilted by wasted women-Pam quilted, Mynan G.- did binding. River City wasted womens quilt- was the first quilt done with computer to get centered properly. Linda B.- table runner.

9. Announcements-

a) Next Meeting- August 18, 2016

10. Adjournment- 8:38pm.

Kaleidoscope of Quilts 2016

Kaleidoscope of Quilts 2016

July 2016 Show and Tell