April Meeting CANCELLED

Hi,

I just received word from Jones Creek Library that they will be closed tomorrow due to the upcoming storm we are expecting. Due to this and the danger of the situation the April meeting is cancelled. 

We will do fabric wreaths at a later meeting when Linda is available. 

I will send out information for the overnight trip May 3 and 4 in the next couple days.

Thanks,

Cheryl

SSQG Minutes -- March 21, 2019

SSQG Meeting Agenda

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Minutes taken by ___Marilyn

http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President/Call to order (Cheryl M.) – 6:34 p.m.
2. Sign In, Welcome to Members and Guests – 15 members
3. Reading of the minutes and motion to accept –
   1. Motion made by: Mynan
   2. Motion seconded by: Sharon H.
   3. Accepted by membership? - yes
4. Reports of officers and committees
   1. Treasurer’s report (Fran F.) –
      1. Beginning Balance: $1,077.25
      2. Deposits: $48.00
      3. Expenditures: $65.67 (batting)
      4. Ending Balance: $1,059.58
      5. Motion to accept:
         1. Motion made by: Betty
         2. Motion seconded by: Elsie
         3. Accepted by membership? - yes
   2. VP/Programming (Pam T.) – Nothing new to report.
   3. Secretary (Marilyn H.) – Nothing new to report.
   4. Historian/Blog site (Elsie H.) - Elsie showed photos from The Giving Quilt Show stuff-a-bear table. Since the SSQG Blogspot will no longer be able to host large numbers of photos, Pam will try to set up a group Facebook page for Sassi Strippers Quilt Guild members.
   5. Unfinished Projects (UFOs – Mynan) – Elsie showed a UFO and selected an item from the basket. Betty and Valerie selected items for showing UFOs at a previous meeting.
   6. Tabs (Mynan G.) – Mynan can deliver tabs to the Ronald McDonald house on April 26 or May 10. Cheryl will send a group email to find out who can accompany Mynan.
   7. Door Prizes (Valerie K.) - Cheryl, Betty, Karol.
   8. Just Do It (SSQG membership) – Potential drivers for the May 3^rd and 4^th overnight trip to quilt stores in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida are Sharon H., Mynan and Valerie. Eleven members are currently planning to attend. Plans will be finalized at the April meeting.
   9. Quilt Show (SSQG membership) – Cheryl will verify with Miss Yvonne at the Jones Creek Library that the show will hang in July.
   10. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Karen W.) Both were absent. Nothing new to report.
   11. Red/white/blue quilts – A date will be set at the April meeting for delivery in May of about 20 quilts to the Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jackson, LA.
5. Unfinished Business – Finding a meeting place while the Jones Creek Library is undergoing renovation has been challenging. Cheryl has checked into all the suggestions that members have made but with no success. The Denham Springs Library has been booked for the August meeting if no other meeting place can be found. More suggestions were made and Mynan will call Vineyard Church as a possibility.
6. New business – The Broadmoor United Methodist Church garage sale is April 27 at corner Sharp Rd and Mollylea Drive.
7. Program – Elsie: Tea Dyeing and the Fauxgello class experience. Elsie showed a beautiful quilt that replaces a quilt lost in the flood of 2016. She explained how to Tea Dye fabric to get the color of fabric she needed to complete the quilt. Cheryl, Betty, Valerie and Sharon H. showed their quilts and explained the method of creating a Fauxgello quilt pattern from striped fabric. They had taken a class during The Giving Quilt Show.
8. Show and Tell – Mynan, Linda B., Betty, Elsie.
9. Announcements –
   1. Next meeting – Thursday, April 18, 2019. Linda B. will present the program of creating a rag wreath using fabric strips and a metal wreath form that can be bought for $1 at Dollar Tree.
10. Adjournment – 7:54 p.m.

March Show and Tell

March Meeting -- 3/21/19

Hello talented people,

We will be meeting this Thursday at the Jones Creek Library at 6:30 p.m.

Please find attached the minutes from the February meeting. 

Elsie will be showing us how she tea dyes fabric and those of us who went to the Fauxgello class at The Giving Quilt Show will be sharing our experience and showing our results. 

I look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday! Cheryl

SSQG Minutes -- February 21, 2019

SSQG Meeting Minutes

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Minutes taken by ___Marilyn H.

http://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President/Call to order (Cheryl M.) – 6:30 p.m.

1. Sign In, Welcome to Members and Guests – 22
2. Reading of the minutes and motion to accept –
   1. Motion made by: Sharon H.
   2. Motion seconded by: Becky F.
   3. Accepted by membership? - yes
3. Reports of officers and committees
   1. Treasurer’s report (Fran F.) –
      1. Beginning Balance: $899.24
      2. Deposits: $228.00
      3. Expenditures: $49.99
      4. Ending Balance: $1,077.25
      5. Motion to accept:
         1. Motion made by: Glen
         2. Motion seconded by: Shirley
         3. Accepted by membership? - yes
   2. VP/Programming (Pam T.) - Pam will present the program tonight.
   3. Secretary (Marilyn H.) –. “Thinking of You” card was sent to Sharon R.
   4. Historian (Elsie H.) - Members are invited to give newspaper articles, flyers or photos for the scrapbook.
   5. Blog (Marilyn H.) Still active.
   6. Unfinished Projects (UFOs – Mynan G. ) - Betty B. (4) and Valerie V. (3)
   7. Tabs (Sharon H.) - At the March meeting we will discuss when to take the tabs to Ronald McDonald House.
   8. Door Prizes (Valerie K.) - Cheryl, Kathy S., Elsie H.
   9. Just Do It (Cheryl M.) - The overnight trip to visit quilt shops in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida will be May 3^rd and 4^th. 8 to 12 members have expressed interest in attending. The guild accepted Kathy S.’s offer of lodging at her condo (4 beds, 4 baths) in Perdido, FL. The group will leave from the O’Neil Hobby Lobby parking lot on Friday, May 3, at 9:30 am.
   10. Quilt Show (SSQG membership) - Jones Creek library will be remodeled beginning August 2019. Our last monthly meeting at the library will be in July for approximately 18 to 24 months. Betty B. will check with the Fairwood library for availabiltiy of meeting space. The library would like SSQG to hang the Kaleidoscope of Quilts Show for the month of July, instead of August, this year. This was agreed upon by the membership.
   11. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Karen W.) - Show and Tell provided several charity quilts for future donations.

12. Red/White/Blue Quilts (Sharon H./Mynan G.) - Betty B., Marilyn H. and Mynan G. showed and submitted red/white/blue quilts for the Veterans’ Home. These and others will be distributed in March.
1. Unfinished Business - SSQG members will provide an opportunity for the public to stuff bears at The Giving Quilt Show on Friday, February 22 from 10 am to 5 pm. 395 bearskins are ready for stuffing.
2. New business - Saturday, March 9 will be a Treasures, Tea and Treats program sponsored by the Quilters’ Guild Acadienne in Lafayette. Azalea City Quilters Guild will hold the Floral Fantasy Quilt Show in Mobile on May 3 and 4. GSQA has Circuit teachers available to teach classes to guilds at a cost of $225 plus mileage and possibly hotel.
3. Program – Pam. T. gave the program about a rug hooking retreat at Nottoway Plantation. She showed many photos and supplies and kits.
4. Show and Tell – Betty, Merlene, Shirley, Glen, Monette, Linda B., Mynan, Marilyn
5. Announcements –
   1. Next meeting – Thursday, March 21, 2019
6. Adjournment – 8:25 p.m.

February Show and Tell

2019 Red, White, Blue

Our next meeting

February Meeting -- 2/21/19

Hello Talented Cute People,

Our next meeting will be this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. I have attached the minutes from our January meeting for your review. 

The program will be given by Pam. She will be sharing from her recent experience at the Red Stick Rug Hooking Group's retreat. 

We will be discussing details for this weekend's Bear Stuffing Event at The Giving Quilt and also our upcoming Just Do It overnight trip.

We have been told that we will not be able to have meetings at the library after July for 18 - 24 months. Please bring your ideas on possible other meeting sites so we can begin to find another place to meet during this time. 

I look forward to seeing everyone,

Cheryl  

SSQG Minutes -- January 17, 2019

SSQG Meeting MINUTES

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Minutes taken by _Marilyn H.

https://sassistrippersquiltguild.blogspot.com

1. President/Call to order (Cheryl M.) – 6:30 pm
2. Sign In, Welcome to Members and Guests – 19 (includes 3 new members)
3. Reading of the minutes and motion to accept –
   1. Motion made by: Sharon H.
   2. Motion seconded by: Andrea G.
   3. Accepted by membership? - yes
4. Reports of officers and committees
   1. Treasurer’s report (Fran F.) –
      1. Beginning Balance: $923.87
      2. Deposits:
      3. Expenditures: $24.63
      4. Ending Balance: $899.24
      5. Motion to accept:
         1. Motion made by: Mynan
         2. Motion seconded by: Karol
         3. Accepted by membership? - yes
   2. VP/Programming (Pam T.) - Members please write your ideas and skills on your renewal/application form.
   3. Secretary (Marilyn H.) – I’m learning
   4. Historian (Elsie H.) - Marilyn will give her the scrapbooks and supplies.
   5. Blog (Marilyn) – Still available.
   6. Unfinished Projects (UFOs – Mynan) – Merlene/Karen tonight. Members who have shown UFOs in the past few months also selected items from the basket.
   7. Tabs (Sharon H.) - Sharon will take over collecting tabs for Ronald McDonald House.
   8. Door Prizes (Valerie K.) - Betty/Donna/Pam. The Door Prize bin could use more notions and fabric.
   9. Just Do It ( Cheryl) – Trip to deliver tabs to Ronald McDonald House and to visit quilt shops has been postponed until March.
   10. Quilt Show (SSQG membership) – The expected remodeling of the Jones Creek Library will begin soon. Guild meetings may need to be moved to other libraries/locations. The quilt show most likely will not be possible this year.
   11. Charity Quilts (Merlene L. & Karen W.) 253 bearskins are ready for stuffing at The Giving Quilt Show in February. Members are still making bearskins and many members mentioned their progress on charity quilts for future donation.
   12. Red/White/Blue quilts (Sharon H./Mynan) – Members please continue to make quilts for the veterans at the Louisiana War Veterans Home. If members have tops finished, Sharon will quilt them on her longarm. The SSQG has batting and backing to help finish these.
5. Unfinished Business – Set up for the SSQG table of stuffing bears at The Giving Quilt Show will be 9:30am on Friday, February 22.
6. New business – New member Sharon R. is ill. Members are encouraged to send cards. Marilyn will send one from SSQG. Old SSQG cookbooks were given to members who didn’t have one. Any leftovers will be given to future new members. National QOV Sew Day is February 2 at St. John’s United Methodist Church. SSQG could decorate one of the Christmas trees at the Jones Creek Library this year. The library provides the tree, the quild provides the ornaments. The guild is considering an Overnight Trip – either May 3rd/4th or May 31st/June 1^st. Everyone would be responsible for making their own hotel reservations. Members would visit Block Therapy in MS, A&E in FL, and Fabrics by the Pound in AL.
7. Program – Members finished flipping bearskins.
8. Show and Tell – Donna/Shirley/Merlene/Valerie – quilts. Pam – light box. See Blog for photos.
9. Announcements –
   1. Next meeting – Thursday, February 21, 2019
10. Adjournment – 7:45 pm