August 2008 Minutes

August 18, 2008 the meeting was called to order by Susan . The South side ladies were the first in the service line tonight.

Lee Ann brought many of her quilts that will be displayed at our Quilt show in September on the 27th. Was nice to get an early preview and close up at that. Susan is still searching for demonstrations. Jana S. is to make gold ribbons for honored quilters.

Roll call was answered by 29 members present.

Marilyn gave the financial report with balance of $2196.76.

Challenge projects were shown that made up our Rooks County Fair booth.

Berdina took the Grand Champion in the quilt booth. CONGRATULATIONS!

Karen passed out our new shirts. Nice to see a new design.

September 6th will be a quilt trunk show at Stockton City Hall from 7:00-9:00 p.m. A motion was made to purchase the newest book at the trunk show, seconded & carried.

October 7th will begin quilting classes at the Dane Hansen Museum by Janie Lowry.

Sew days reported: Stockton had 5 in attendance. NONE in Plainville as they were setting up for RC Fair. Next sew dates are Stockton September 13th & Plainville September 10th.

Raffle quilt tickets are continuing to be sold and we are all encouraged to keep selling more. Marilyn reported that so far we have $1579 in sales. (several tickets and a good amount of money handed in tonight)…Keep up the good work ladies.

Refreshments for September meeting are to be served by: Nikki, Berdina, Karen B. and Linda.

Door prize was won by Doris S. & fat quarters won by Jana S.

September meeting will be the 15th.

Meeting was adjourned.
Co-Secretary Kenda

September 2008 Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Susan .

Roll call was answered by 28 members present. Several ladies shared their beautiful quilts. Marilyn gave the financial report, presented bills for approval and payment. Minutes were discussed and approved.

The September 6th trunk show had about 60 attendees and a success. The refreshment committee for the trunk show did a very nice job with a nice selection of refreshments that were appreciated by the attendees.

The upcoming September 27th quilt show organizational sheets were passed around to be filled out. These individuals will help assist, set-up, and tear down after the show.

Jana requested additional help with the website and Karen volunteered to assist her.

Seven members attended the sew night in Stockton, and six members attended the sew day in Plainville during September.

Donna shared about a museum and international folk study center in Lincoln, Nebraska. They are currently displaying a Korean Quilt Exhibit through November 16.

Kenda won the Fat Quarters for September meeting and Berdina won the door prize.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

September 27 is the Crossroad Quilters Quilt Show in Stockton at 8:00 a.m. with a minimum entrance fee of $2.00. Over 130 quilts are expected for this show. Several Quilt Challenge Projects will also be shown.

There will be various demonstrations and techniques at the quilt show. Demonstrations include vintage sewing machines including a treadle sewing machine, tufting, hand quilting and children’s corner. A raffle quilt drawing will be around 4:00 p.m. and ends around 5:00 p.m.

October 3, 2008 is a special Trunk Show for Jeannie Poore at 7:00 p.m. in Phillipsburg at the Golden Years Center.

October 20, 2008 is Next Crossroads Quilters Guild Meeting.
Refreshments for the October 20th meeting are to be provided by Betty Be, Donna , and Cindy .

Meeting was adjourned.

Dear Quilters;


A lot has happened since our September meeting!! After much planning and anticipation, we hosted our 2008 Quilt Show on September 29th, and had a wonderful turnout to view the 144 quilts and quilted projects we had on display. The quilts were beautiful, the demonstrations were fun, our vendors offer a nice variety of goods, and everything went very smoothly. I will wait until our October meeting to reveal the results of the public vote for "Best of Show" and "Best Challenge Quilt Project", but I can tell you that Chris Sander won the "Kansas Crossroads" raffle quilt. She purchased her ticket from LoraBelle Sander, who will receive a $50.00 gift certificate for her salesmanship. And Joan Northup was the winner of the cute appliqued Barn Quilt, as part of our drawing for those members who worked so hard to make the raffle quilt a reality.

I want to thank everyone who helped and participated before, during, and after the quilt show. It was so nice to have tall, strong "manpower" to help speed the hard jobs along, so please pass my thanks on to your family members and spouses. Many people working together sure does help make any job more enjoyable, and I had fun working with all of you! The run to DQ for ice cream was a nice finish to the weekend.

The weather is turning cooler and October is upon us. The Material Girls Quilt Guild in Phillipsburg is hosting a special Trunk Show for Jeanne Poore at 7:00 p.m. in Phillipsburg at the Golden Years Center. There is an admission charge for this event.

Sew Days for October are scheduled for October 8th at Plainville and October 11th at Stockton. Bettie Bo. will need to pick up the key for sew day since Elda will be gone. Plans for the Stockton Sew Day include tufting or tying a quilt for the upcoming October 21st Telethon, so please come and help us finish that project.

Our next regular meeting is October 20, 2008 -- please feel free to invite a new friend to talk quilting with us!! Refreshments for the October 20th meeting are to be provided by Betty Be, Donna G, and Cindy A.
Until then -- Keep on quilting!!
Susan : ))

Put these dates on your calendar:

October 3: Jeanne Poore Trunk Show in P-burg
October 8: Sew Day in P-ville
October 11: Sew Day in Stockton
October 20: 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.

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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