October meeting

 

Hello my talented beauties,

I hope all of you are doing well & have been able to do something creative and fun.  We are approaching Halloween which is full of bright colors, tricks and treats!  Please join me on October 21,2021 for our Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild Meeting @6:30 pm at the Jones Creek Library.  We will also be doing a Zoom meeting as well for our members who still aren’t comfortable going out in public yet. 

Thursday there will be quilts delivered to Our Lady of the Lake and Cancer Services.  A total of 29 quilts and 16 port pillows will be delivered, well done ladies!  We will hear all about it from Merlene & Karen at the meeting tomorrow.  October’s program will be given by our extremely talented member, Valerie Kazlauskas.  Looking forward to Valerie teaching us how to make our very own, “Vinyl Project Bags”.   Fun, fun, fun!  I also want to give a big thank you to Marilyn H for sharing her placemats & ideas for Granparents Raising Granchildren, such a wonderful cause. 

Please start thinking about volunteering to serve on the board for 2022.  It really is a lot of fun and so very needed to keep SSQG going strong.  There are so many members who would help and support you in any of the positions.   Everyone is so talented in our guild, y’all are a pleasure to serve.  So let’s get this party started  and bring your UFO’s, tabs and show n tell.  Come join me for a night of fun, creativity & fellowship!

Humbly yours,

Pam Tennyson

September Zoom Show and Tell

 

September Meeting

 

Hello my talented beauties,

I am hoping that all of you fared well through Hurricane Ida with minimal & or no damage.  It has been quite an active month weather wise.  With that being said, I watched the news tonight.  After seeing all the flooding that is going on in the Baton Rouge area right now, I do not want to put any of our guild members at risk.  Due to the weather we will NOT be meeting in person on September 16, 2021.  We will have our September 16th meeting virtually only through the ZOOM link at 6:30pm. That way everyone can stay home safe & sound out of harms way.  I hope you will join me & Ma!  If you have any problem getting on just give me a call on my cell.

I have to take a moment to recognize & thank Donna Estes for her incredible program last month.  She shared so much information, insight and inspiration, everyone enjoyed it so much!!!  We truly appreciated your time and sharing your knowledge with us!  You are truly have a gift!  

I look forward to seeing you virtually tomorrow.  Stay safe and come join me for fun, creativity & fellowship!

Humbly yours,

Pam Tennyson

August 2021 Minutes

 

SSQG Meeting Minutes

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Minutes taken by Cheryl M.

http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President/Call to order (Pam T.) – meeting at library and on ZOOM – 6:44 pm.

2. Sign In, Welcome to Members and Guests – No guests. Members present: Merlene L., Karen W., Marilyn H., Karol G., Pam T., Cheryl M., Betty B., Robin C., Donna E., and Valerie K.

3. Reading of the minutes and motion to accept –

   1. Motion made by: Valerie K.

   2. Motion seconded by: Donna E.

   3. Accepted by membership? - yes

4. Reports of officers and committees

   1. Treasurer’s report – Treasurer not present, report by Pam T.

      1. Beginning Balance: $1,471.13

      2. Deposits: 0.00

      3. Expenditures: 0.00

      4. Ending Balance: $1,471.13

      5. Motion to accept:

         1. Motion made by: Marilyn H.

         2. Motion seconded by: Robin C.

         3. Accepted by membership? - yes

   2. VP/Programming (Dee J.) – no report

   3. Secretary (Cheryl M.) – no report

   4. Historian / Blog site (Marilyn H.) – no report

   5. Unfinished Projects (UFOs – Valerie K.) – There were no UFOs.

   6. Tabs (Cheryl M.) – More tabs were collected.

   7. Door Prizes (Valerie K.) – Valerie K., Merlene L., and Karol G.

   8. Just Do It (Pam T.) – no report

   9. Quilt Show (SSQG membership) – no report

   10. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Karen W.) – no report

   11. Veterans Quilts (Sharon H./Mynan G.) – no report

5. Unfinished Business: N/A

6. New business:

7. Program – “Deciding How to Quilt Your Quilt Top” presented by Donna Estes

8. Show and Tell – Marilyn, Merlene, Karen, Cheryl, and Valerie

9. Announcements –

1. Next meeting – Thursday, September 16, 2021 at library and on Zoom.

1. Adjournment – 8:40 p.m.

August Show and Tell

 

 

August Meeting

 

Hello my talented beauties,

I hope everyone is having time to be creative & staying safe!  As soon as we thought we were going to have some normality again, COVID-19 starts raising its ugly head again.  We will discuss keeping the zoom meetings for awhile longer because some of our members prefer to stay safe at home and use zoom.  I will be sending out a zoom link for the August meeting in a separate email.  We will be having our meeting as well in person at the Jones Creek Library on August 19, 2021 @ 6:30 pm.  Our own, Donna Estes will be doing our program on, “How should this quilt top be quilted?”  I can’t wait, I am so excited for Donna to share her talent & knowledge with our guild members!  I have attached an updated Membership List, the July Minutes & This years Treasury Report.  Thank you Cheryl & Merilyn for the reports & minutes.  So come on, bring your show n tell & join me for fun, laughs, creativity & fellowship!

Humbly yours,

Pam Tennyson

Elsie's Quilts

 Elsie H.  was a long-time member of the Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild.

  She loved to make charity quilts, sometimes dozens a year.  

At the time of her passing in 2020, Elsie left behind several quilt tops.

Guild members are now quilting and finishing those quilts.

This one was finished by Karen W.

July Show and Tell

Feed sack quilt by Merlene

 

Back of feed sack quilt.

July Meeting

 Hello my talented beauties,

All I can say is , WOW, it was so great to see everyone in person at our last meeting!!!  We had a total of 11 members attend the meeting in person or through zoom!  The Jones Creek Library is now open until 9:00 pm again.  Our SSQG meeting will be Thursday, on July 15, 2021 @ 6:30 pm.  We will be offering zoom as well again for the meeting.  I will be sending a zoom link out tomorrow.

Lots of creativity & quilting has been taking place during and after the stay at home order with COVID-19.  So many bear skins were done and turned in at the last meeting, it was amazing.  We are putting the bear skins on hold for now until further notice.  We also had a ton of charity quilts that were made during that time as well.  You ladies rock and never disappoint!

We were so excited to catch up with all the prizes that were owed to some members, whether it was for UFO or door prizes. through the end of June 2021!  With that being said, any donations you can bring to replenish our door prizes and UFO prizes, would be greatly appreciated.  

Also, please bring your completed quilts to turn in at the July 15th meeting.  Make sure they have a label attached to the back of the quilt with Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild on the label.  If everyone would bring a needle, thread and scissors, just in case someone didn't have time to get their label on before, we can do it for them at the meeting.  I will bring a marker, scissors and muslin in case it is needed.

FYI, our year runs out for Zoom on September 18, 2021.  So, our last meeting to provide Zoom will be through September 2021.  We can discuss this at the July meeting to see if y'all want to renew for $149.90 or if it is not necessary to have by the October 2021 meeting and after anymore.  

Please bring your tabs, UFO's, donations and Show 'n Tell to share with the guild members.  Of course I will always have a couple of tricks up my sleeve, can't wait to see all of you!  So come on, join me for some fun, creativity, laughter & fellowship!

Humbly yours, 

Pam Tennyson

June 2021 Minutes

 

SSQG Meeting Minutes

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Minutes taken by Cheryl M.

http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President/Call to order (Pam T.) – meeting at library and on ZOOM – 6:58 pm.

2. Sign In, Welcome to Members and Guests – No guests. Members present: Merlene L., Karen W., Marilyn H., Karol G., Pam T., Cheryl M., Becky E., Donna E., Betty B., Robin C., and Valerie K.

3. Reading of the minutes and motion to accept –

   1. Motion made by: Betty B.

   2. Motion seconded by: Cheryl M.

   3. Accepted by membership? - yes

4. Reports of officers and committees

   1. Treasurer’s report – Treasurer not present, report by Pam T.

      1. Beginning Balance: $1,459.13

      2. Deposits: 12.00

      3. Expenditures: none

      4. Ending Balance: $1,471.13

      5. Motion to accept:

         1. Motion made by: Val K.

         2. Motion seconded by: Becky E.

         3. Accepted by membership? - yes

An updated membership list will be provided to the members soon.

2. VP/Programming (Dee J.) – no report

3. Secretary (Cheryl M.) – no report

4. Historian / Blog site (Marilyn H.) – the blog is up to date including minutes

5. Unfinished Projects (UFOs – Valerie K.) – Prizes earned by members through May 2021 were distributed. There were no UFOs for June 2021.

6. Tabs (Cheryl M.) – Pam brought a large bag of tabs.

7. Door Prizes (Valerie K.) – Door prizes were caught up and distributed through June 2021.

8. Just Do It (Pam T.) – Contemporary Fiber Arts of Louisiana (CFAL) exhibit at the main library through June.

9. Quilt Show (SSQG membership) – no report

10. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Karen W.) – continue to make quilts. Current quilt count: Merlene 15, Marilyn 6, and Karen 4. Merlene already had 185 bear skins. Bear skins were brought in by several members: Donna E. 47, Betty B. 52 and Marilyn H. 440. We do not need any more bear skins currently, as OLOL Children’s Hospital is not currently accepting bears.

11. Veterans Quilts (Sharon H./Mynan G.) – no report

1. Unfinished Business: N/A

2. New business: Members were asked to bring items for the UFO prize box.

3. Program – no program this month. Donna E. will give program on “How to Quilt Your Quilts” in August.

4. Show and Tell – Val, Betty, Donna, Becky, Karen, and Merlene.

Note: Val is using warm gray 4 glide thread for her embroidery project and Pelon SF101 stabilizer which gives it body and keeps back from showing through.

9. Announcements –

1. Members were requested to bring finished quilts for charities to July meeting.

2. Next meeting – Thursday, July 15, 2021 at library and on Zoom

1. Adjournment – 7:50 p.m.