Oct 2008 Minutes

October 18, 2008 the meeting was called to order by President Susan Gartrell. The North side ladies were the first in the service line tonight.

Roll call was answered by 24 present.

Linda S. reported on the Kansas State Fair and had pictures to share.

Marilyn D. will get some photos of the Quilt guild show to the paper. Thanks to everyone who made the show a great success and much thanks to President Gartrell for her efforts and time as well. Erma won the best of show and the Challenge quilt chosen was Courtney’s. The Kansas raffle quilt winner was Chris Sanders, local person from Stockton. Money raised from raffle goes to operations of the guild, teachers, programs, and charitable projects.

Treasure Report by Marilyn: All bills being paid brings balance to $2,771.19. Different options for charitable quilts discussed.

SEW NIGHT will be tentatively scheduled for November 10th at the Senior Center in Stockton. Please bring Eye Spy Fabrics that will be enjoyed by children.

Our program this evening was a walk to the Sue Veneers shop nearby and Cari Riffel explained how she can cut patterns on material using her laser cutter. Thank you Cari!

Eleanor Burns books are now at the libraries ready to check out and review.

Ladies working on the library tree need to remember the deadline is before Thanksgiving.

Karen Reed has one XL t-shirt left. Please let her know if you are interested in purchasing (must be a guild member).

Erma Carmichael reported on the Des Moines trip: There were 5 ladies from our guild that rode the bus and one rode with others…so 6 in all from Crossroads Guild. It was rainy but the motel was close and very nice. They saw programs by Judy Martin and Eleanor Burns. Erma reported on new project she found there and plans to share soon. The best of show was a hand made quilt Elda reported. Joan told of a quilt made at Freemont, NE that was of tiny pieces and was a beautiful butterfly.

Was decided we would go for a challenge fabric project for next year again.

Joan suggested we start on next raffle quilt project to have in two years, ideas, etc.

Sign up sheets for next year will be at November meeting.

Sew days reported: Stockton had 6 in attendance and Plainville had 4.

Next sew dates are Stockton November 8th & Plainville November 12th.

Refreshments for November to be served by: Cindy P., Courtney, & Dorothy D.

Door prize was won by Karen R. and was brought by Berdena; 15 fat quarters won by Erma.

Gift exchange will be at the meeting in December, which will be the 15th starting at 6:30 with a potluck. $15 is the maximum for the gift exchange. There will be show and tell time but no program that evening.

Members need to bring a finished project of a 5-6” star with loop to hang on tree at the Library.

November meeting, which will be the 17th.

Meeting was adjourned.
Co-Secretary Kenda Ross

Dear Quilters;

As we anticipate the first snow of the season, I am so thankful I have a warm quilt to wrap up in!! Our guild has some warm quilt projects planned that I hope we can all get wrapped up in!!

We enjoyed a short field trip as part of our October meeting. Cari Riffel at Sue Veneer's demonstrated the very precise cutting she is able to do with her laser machine -- another resource we can use in making intricate quilting patterns!!

Under Old Business, we wrapped up some details from the September Quilt Show. By popular vote of our public viewers, Erma's embroidered quilt was selected Best of Show, and Courtney had the most votes in the Challenge Fabric category. Pictures from the Quilt Show are up on our web site, and Marilyn will send some pictures from the event into our local papers.

Six of our members made the trip to Des Moines to take in the Quilt Show there. They had a wonderful time, and gained ideas and inspirations from the quilts they saw which were more of the traditional patterns that we are familiar with.

A lot of good ideas were presented and discussed during New Business. Through our raffle quilt fundraising efforts, we are now in a position where we can afford to bring in quilting programs, offer special classes for adults and youth, and travel to see other quilt shows and exhibits. I am trying to compile a list of these ideas and possible program ideas, so if you have any suggestions, please share them with me.

SEW DAY ALERT!!! Now that the quilt show is finished, we have more time to attend to charitable projects. At our last Sew Day, a quilt was completed to donate to the Stockton Area Telethon. At our November Sew Days, we will be working on "I Spy" quilts for two families in our county that are facing medical challenges. If you can't attend the sew day, but have fabrics that would work for these projects, please arrange for them to get to the Sew Day. Sew Days will be held on November 8th at Stockton, a Sew Night on November 10th (starting at 5:30 pm.), and our regular Sew Day at Plainville on November 12th. Let's get as many of us as possible together to work on these projects this month!

MAKE SOMEBODY A STAR!! The pumpkins are out for Halloween, and we will soon be into the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Our Guild is planning a tree for display at the Stockton Library. Karen B. and Janie are asking each member to make a star decoration using Christmas fabrics. This could be a square with a pieced star pattern in the middle, or a finished star. These need to be collected by our November 20th meeting. For our December 15th meeting (weather permitting!!), we are planning a pot luck meal starting at 6:30 pm with a gift exchange (suggested $15.00 limit) to follow.

As we bring our 2008 quilting year to a close, I want to remind you to share your pictures and news clippings with our Scrapbook Editor Kenda. Years from now we will want to look back and remember all the fun we had throughout this year!!

Happy Quilting!!
Susan : ))

November Refreshment Committee: Dorothy D., Cindy P., and Courtney L.

Put these dates on your calendar:

November 8th & 10th -- Sew Day & Sew Night at Stockton
November 12th - Sew Day at Plainville
November 17th - Quilt Guild Meeting

I have decided to challenge each of us a little bit this year. I have broken the year down into 4 sections. Each section will focus on a different technique. Each month will be a block that you could save and put with other blocks or you might decide to make a completed project based on that block. The first three months will be paper piecing blocks, then applique blocks, then some large blocks for fun and finally some blocks that are a combination of all three. I think many of the blocks will make great table runners, placemats, or small wall hangings, as well as full size quilts.

November's block is Honey Bee (10" part applique block) http://www.quilterscache.com/H/HoneyBeeBlock.html

October's block is Snowball 2 (8" block) http://www.quilterscache.com/S/Snowball2Block.html

September's block is Indian Square (20" Block) http://www.quilterscache.com/I/IndianSquaresBlock.html

August's block is Easy Carpenter's Wheel http://www.quilterscache.com/C/CarpentersWheelBlock.html

July's block is Woven Path (24" Block) http://www.quilterscache.com/W/WovenPathsBlock.html

June's block is Patchwork Butterfly http://www.quilterscache.com/P/PatchworkButterflyBlock.html

May's block is Moon Over the Mountain http://www.quilterscache.com/M/MoonOvertheMountainBlock.html

April's block is a simple appliqué Butter and Eggs Block http://www.quilterscache.com/B/Butter&EggsBlock.html

March's block is a simple Farm Friendliness http://www.quilterscache.com/F/FarmFriendlinessBlock.html

February's block is a simple Cock's Comb 6" Block. http://www.quilterscache.com/C/CocksCombBlock.html

January's block is a simple Geometry 8" Block. http://www.quilterscache.com/G/GeometryBlock.html

1. Each participant is given ½ yard of Challenge fabric.

2. AT LEAST ¼ yard of Challenge fabric MUST be used in the project.

3. Challenge fabric can be altered to fit your project.

4. Embellishments may be added.

5. Project should be a FINISHED QUILTED item.

6. Project should be NO SMALLER than 18 inches.

7. Deadline is 2008 Fair. Projects will be displayed and voted on at our September 2008 Quilt Show for viewers choice.

8. Participants should HAVE FUN while working on their project!

9. If you are unable to complete the challenge, fabric should be returned.

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