January Meeting Minutes
Karen
called the meeting to order. After
refreshments we had roll call and show and tell. Janie gave a financial report.
She reported that it is time to pay dues for the new year.
A motion was made to accept the
increase in rent of the Senior Center to $35 per month. Motion was seconded and carried.
A thank you note and $50 gift
certificate to the Quilt Cottage was received from Sam Green. The gift certificate will be used to
purchase backing material at the Quilt Cottage sale.
The I Spy top was pieced for the
Playground raffle at the sew day. They
also completed a couple of charity
quilt tops.
A
Motion was made to form a committee to select items needed to keep on hand at
sew days. Motion was seconded and
carried. Betty and Janice will service
on the committee.
Discussion concerning the sale at
the Quilting Fool’s on February 10 was held.
We will try to purchase material for borders, etc. Karen is going to look into purchasing a large
roll of batting through her church quilters.
A motion was made to work the food
stand at Joyce Schmitz auction to be held February 17. Motion second and carried.
Jana was unable to attend meeting
but sent word that she should have the web site up by next month.
Karen noted February Sew Days will be Feb 10 in Stockton and Feb 14 in Plainville. She also wanted everyone to remember the Lattice Square block for the fair booth. Everyone participating in the Birthday FQ swap needs to remember to check their calendars.
Door prize was provide by Gladys and won by Janie. Drawing for the FQ was won by Betty. There were 17.
Annette gave a presentation
discussing programs for the year.
Next months refreshments will be furnished by Janie, Donna, Marilyn, and Idona.
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From the President:
Dear
Crossroad Quilters
**
NOTE** We will be playing Fat Quarter Bingo at our February meeting.
Please bring 2 Fat Quarters to play. **
Time
to pay dues. $15 to our Treasurer, Janie.
We
will have a food stand at Joyce & Bill Schmitz's auction on February
17th. Everyone who signed up for pies, don't forget to bring them. If
you can work, call Janice.
Don't
forget to bring your FQ for the FQ drawing.
Check
your calendars for the Birthday FQ swap.
We
are in need of 3" squares of print fabric for our charity quilts.
Anyone have some scraps they would like to share?
February
Sew Days are Feb 10th in Stockton, and Feb 14th in Plainville.
February
19th is our next meeting. Ladies in charge of refreshments are: Janie,
Donna, Marilyn, & Idona.
DON'T
FORGET YOUR 2 FQ FOR BINGO!!!
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CALENDAR
Feb
4th
Quilt Cottage Super Bowl Sale – Hays
Feb
10th Quilting
Fool Sale - $3.50 Flat Folds – Glade
Feb
10th Stockton
Sew Day
Feb
14th Plainville
Sew Day
Feb
17th Schmitz
Auction - Food Stand
Feb
19th Quilt
Guild Meeting
We
will hold a concession stand at Joyce Schmitz’s auction on February 17. Those who signed up to bring two pies of
each are as follows: Custard-
Linda, Cheese Cake- Karen, Apple- Bettie, Pecan- Susan, Cherry-
Janice, Lemon- Elaine, Peach- Annette, Coconut- Bertha,
Chocolate- Bertha. Bringing brownies is Gladys and
Joan. Elda was undecided. The work schedule is as follows: 9-10
Janice, Linda Betty H. and Bertha; 10-12 Bettie B, Joan, and
Gladys; 12-2 Betty B., Elaine, Marge, and Janice.
Block of the Month
The block of the month is Lover’s Knot. Here is the link to go directly to the web site. http://www.quilterscache.com/L/LoversKnotBlock.html The rest of you the instructions and photos are located on the next page.
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Fair Block of the Month
The
block of the month for August was the Lattice
Square. This is the pattern that was selected at the August meeting to be
used for next year’s fair. Have fun
creating different designs. How many different looks can we create? The Link to the Quilters Cache web page is http://www.quilterscache.com You will
need to select free patterns and then 12” size. If you would like a paper copy
of this pattern please let me know.
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Items Ordered
We
made a motion at the last meeting to purchase items for our sew days. The following has been ordered: Cream Thread, Grey Thread, Pins, Machine
Needles, Sharpeners, Rotary Cutters, Replacement Blades, Rulers, Cutting Mats,
and Cushion Mats. Gladys donated two
irons.
