March Show and Tell Part 1

 

February Minutes

 

SSQG Meeting Minutes

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Minutes taken by Cheryl M.

http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President/Call to order (Sharon H.) – meeting at Jones Creek library and on ZOOM – 6:35 p.m.

2. Sign In, Welcome to Members and Guests – Guest: Melanie G. (Cheryl’s friend) Members present: Merlene L., Karen W., Marilyn H., Pam T., Karol G., Robin C., Sharon H., Becky E., Valerie K., and Cheryl M.

3. Reading of the minutes and motion to accept –

   1. Motion made by: Becky E.

   2. Motion seconded by: Valerie K.

   3. Accepted by membership? - yes

4. Reports of officers and committees

   1. Treasurer’s report (Marilyn H.) –

      1. Beginning Balance: $ 904.13

      2. Deposits: 96.00 (dues)

      3. Expenditures: 0.00

      4. Ending Balance: $ 1,000.13

2. VP/Programming (Pam T.) – no report

3. Secretary (Cheryl M.) – no report

4. Historian / Blog site (Marilyn H.) – everything is up to date on the blog. Nine Patch Project details are on the blog.

5. Unfinished Projects (UFOs – Valerie K.) – Marilyn H. three UFO quilts

6. Tabs (Cheryl M.) – Tabs delivery sometime this summer

7. Door Prizes (Valerie K.) – Karen W., Melanie G., and Robin C.

8. Just Do It (Pam T.) – 1) Nine Patch Project. 2) perhaps a group outing to the GSQA quilt show in April.

9. Quilt Show (SSQG membership) – Discussion of possible ways to hang quilts since library remodel.

10. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Karen W.) – Nine Patch Project discussed and some quilts shown. The blocks should be 12” finished. Begin with 4 ½” blocks. There was a discussion of a public share day at the library, even if no quilt show. Sharon H. shared that she has the wideback muslin and batting at her house for charity quilts if anyone needs.

11. Veterans Quilts (Sharon H.) – nothing new

1. Unfinished Business: NA

2. New business:

3. Program – Stuffing bears by the membership and Valentine treats.

• March – Sharon – First Aid for Quilters

• April – Kathy S. and Valerie K. – binding tools

• May – Cheryl - demo Gyleen Fitzgerald’s Pineapple Ruler

8. Show and Tell – Karen and Cheryl

9. Announcements –

1. GSQA quilt show will be April 8 and 9 at the Harbor Center in Slidell, LA.

2. Sharon shared that there are personal fabric stash sales on the internet. If you are interested, type “personal fabric stash” in the search bar. There are several including Etsy which is at https://www.etsy.com/market/fabric_stash

3. Next meeting is March 17, 2022.

1. Adjournment – 8:10 p.m.

Just Do It -- 9-Patch Challenge

 In order to help Merlene and Karen create some charity quilts, guild members are challenged to make

 9-patch blocks in pink/light or blue/light themes that are appropriate for children.  Start with 4.5"

 squares or strips.  Final blocks will be 12.5" square (12" finished).   If possible, make 4 or 5 blocks 

using the same or similar fabrics.  

 An example is below, but "you do you" with your fabric.

February Show and Tell

 

February Meeting

 

Happy Valentine's Day ladies. This Thursday we are having our February Meeting at the Jones Creek Library. Our theme for the night is "Show Your Love".  We will show that love by stuffing bears for Cancer Services and the Children's Hospital and  bringing a sweet to share with the group. Please let me know if anyone is interested in attending via zoom and we will set it up. Looking forward to seeing everyone. We have lots of bears to stuff and lots of stuffing. Hope everyone is well. Our thoughts are with Karol who is under the weather.

See you Thursday

Sharon Holder 

January Show and Tell

 

January Meeting

I hope everyone is off to a good and happy new year!

The guild is meeting live again!

Dues are still $12/year. The membership application will be available at Thursday's meeting.

We will be meeting this Thursday:

Jan 20

6:30 p.m.

Jones Creek Library and on Zoom.

Pam will be showing us how to make cute scissor holders from potholders. Bring a needle and thread if you can. 

Message from Pam

 

Hello my talented beauties,

I hope all of you are enjoying the Holidays with family and friends.  This is a wonderful time of year when sewing machines are humming and hands are busy making gifts to give!  

I have already sent out our SSQG 2021 Christmas Party invite for December 16, 2021 @ 6:30 pm at the Jones Creek Library.  We have notified the library that we will be using the library for our party with food, drinks and will probably be a little louder than normal.  They gave us the green light!!!  We will not be doing Zoom for the Christmas Party.   Cheryl and I have many fun things planned for the party, we are so excited about it!!!

I just want to thank you for blessing me with being you SSQG 2021 President!  As this year comes to an end, it has been my honor to serve our guild.  It takes a village and I want to thank everyone of you for what you contribute to the guild on a continuing basis.  Whether it is by serving on the board, serving on a committee, attending a meeting or everything you do to donate your time and skills to our charities.  Each Sassi Stripper Member is a “Rockstar” and truly an “Angel on Earth”, thank you for all you do!!!  You each make such a difference in people’s lives and make this place a better world!!!

I have attached the November 2021 minutes that Cheryl sent me.  If you see any changes that need to be made or corrections that need to be made,  just let us know.   I want to thank and Introduce your new SSQG Board Members for 2022,

               President:  Sharon Holder

               Vice President:  Pam Tennyson

               Secretary:  Cheryl Myers

               Treasurer:  Marilyn Halvorsen

So let’s get this party started, come join Cheryl & I for an evening filled with surprises, food, games, laughs, gratitude, heartwarming & fantastic fellowship!!!

Stay safe & Humbly yours,

Pam Tennyson

November 2021 Minutes

 

SSQG Meeting Minutes

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Minutes taken by Cheryl M.

http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President/Call to order (Pam T.) – meeting on ZOOM – 6:35 p.m.

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

3. Reading of the minutes and motion to accept –

   1. Motion made by: Karen

   2. Motion seconded by: Sharon

   3. Accepted by membership? - yes

4. Reports of officers and committees

   1. Treasurer’s report –

      1. Beginning Balance: $1,471.13

      2. Deposits: 0.00

      3. Expenditures: 150.00 (Zoom subscription renewal)

      4. Ending Balance: $1,321.13

      5. Motion to accept:

         1. Motion made by: Dee

         2. Motion seconded by: Marilyn

         3. Accepted by membership? - yes

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

   3. Secretary (Cheryl M.) – no report

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

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

   6. Tabs (Mynan) – N/A

   7. Door Prizes (Valerie K.) – none

   8. Just Do It (Pam T.) – Continue to work on Line Doodle Art projects. Final projects to be shared July 2022 meeting.

   9. Quilt Show (SSQG membership) – no report

   10. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Karen W.) – Stuffing of bears has resumed. The members voted to have Merlene pick up more bear stuffing, two bolts of fabric for backing and two batting for charity quilts, to be reimbursed by the Guild. Thank you notes from OLOL Children’s Hospital and Foundation were read for the recent donation of quilts. Sharon reported that she was recently at Cancer Services and that they are absolutely thrilled to get our quilts and how much our work is appreciated. There was a request for quilts from Shriners Hospitals for Children in Shreveport, LA. After discussion, the members voted to donate some quilts that will be delivered by a 3^rd party in 2022.

   11. Veterans Quilts (Sharon H./Mynan G.) – the contact at the Veteran’s Home is not returning our phone calls, so it was decided that the Guild would move its efforts to other charitable organizations.

5. Unfinished Business: Plans for the Christmas party were discussed. After discussion regarding guild vs. group, a slate of officers for 2022 was presented. A motion was made by Sharon, seconded by Dee and voted on by the membership. President: Sharon H., Vice President: Pam T., Secretary: Cheryl M., and Treasurer: Marilyn H.

6. New business: Cheryl will submit the application to the library so the guild may meet there in 2022.

7. Program – Karen Williams shared “Quilt As You Go Hexies” and assisted members in making a tree ornament using the technique.

8. Show and Tell – Robin, Merlene, Karen, and Cheryl

9. Announcements –

1. Christmas party – Thursday, December 16, 2021 at library and on Zoom, 6:30 p.m. Wear festive attire, bring your own beverage, a potluck dish to share, and a wrapped $15 gift to exchange if you’d like to participate.

2. Emily Taylor, collage artist, is having a Facebook Live “Twelve Days of Christmas” in her group called Collage Quilters.

3. Cheryl recently took a class with Lisa Ruble. Check out her blog etc. at http://lovetocolormyworld.blogspot.com/

1. Adjournment – 8:27 p.m.

December Meeting/Party