minutes of –April 2, 2009
Mary Woltmann, president, welcome, 40 members, 5 guests
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- introduction of guests,
- details about the road trip, Robby McHardy on TV, fallen tree caused damage to home and auto
- Para Challenge is mailed to AQS Show – awaiting answer of acceptance
- Reminder about Lynn Roddy Brown lecture and workshop
- Details about Birthday Raffle, New voting style - tweaking of voting methods
- Sew-in date moved to April 18th / Tote Class w/ Beth Jessup on June 13th
SHOW AND TELL FROM SEMINAR
- Suzi M. - free-motion quilting sampler from Ann Johnston's class
- Joyce Perry - wood-burned silk made into leaves (teacher: Judy Simmons)
- Connie Ewbank - went to Pigeon Forge for 2 classes: Becky Goldsmith - reverse applique' and
Nancy Smith, who taught Christmas Pickle technique with slide show
- Cheryl Marts - Harriet Hargrave precision piecing lecture
- Barbara Lamb - Attic Window method w/template
- Elaine Gosselin - Bargello made of ombre fabric strips (teacher: Nancy Klein)
HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLE METHOD - Suzanne had hand-out for method
SOMETIME FOR THE SUMMER - Hands on demos for Flying Geese methods, volunteers needed
LSU wall hanging raffle made by Janet Cundiff and JoPaula Lantier
Lilly Willis has XYZ quilt items to sell
GSQA lotto committee meets about kits during the break
BREAK
$40 was made on Birthday Raffle. Winners: Linda W. won twice, Tommie Morden, Mary Wolf, Suzi, Lilly Willis, (I think I left someone out??)
FQ Lotto winner - Tommie Morden Alyce Lappin won the Name Tag gift certificate
PROGRAM - - "Quilting Spaces for Every Style, Every Space, and Every Budget"
Barbara Hoffman with slide show presentation on Sewing Studio layouts - room size, gadgets, furniture arrangement, ironing surfaces, cutting tables, hybrid inventions, and storage
1) Patti Jarreau 2) JoPaula Lantier 3) Beth Jessup 4) Joni DeVilbiss 5) Thelma Berg
6) Barbara Hoffman 7) Melanie West
GUILD MEMBERSHIP CARDS - handed out, Beth Jessup has the leftovers
New guild WEBSITE - Joni and committee have set up a website where digital pictures and on-line show & tell, links, set-ups, a listing of ongoing projects like Birthday Raffle, Retreat info, annual Challenge guidelines, and upcoming events. It does not replace the newsletter, it enhances it.
The website will be the place to go for constant information about the guild that can be accessed by everyone, near and far.
SHOW & TELL:
- Tommie Morden - scrap quilt for daughter w/center medallion and fantasy jewel box, and an old bowtie quilt (100 years old) given to her by a patient
- Beth Jessup - Sew Cool iron bag
- Barbara Lankford - found $20 Victorian crazy quilt jacket on e-bay, what a steal !!
- Margie Bumm - teaching log cabin and stars block at a twilight retreat at Scrap Happy in Kenner, LA
- Amelia Beadle - 1) quilt from 1992 guild challenge, each block was made from each donated packet. 2) $5 Sat. Sampler in chocolate, civil war fabrics
- Michael Young - wall hanging made of kimono silk, exhibited at the Ikebana Show at the Bluebonnet Swamp
- JoPaula Lantier - disappearing 9-patch made with batiks
- Debbie Hulett - finished UFO, Christmas stars
- Merlene Lewis - 1) chocolate rabbits applique, 2) peony blocks, 3) crayon quilt of ladies faces and hats embellished with embroidery
- Joni DeVilbiss - 8-pointed Ohio stars, "Fishing Under the Sea"
- Lilly Willis - XYZ merchandise to sell for 1st Methodist group
- Suzanne Elliott - Floral trellis from Fons & Porter
- Connie Ewbank - Elinor Burns Underground Railroad series
- Linda Wiggins - 8-pointed stars on-point in civil war fabrics
- Joanna Wilson - civil war fabrics in a block within a block format
- Nina Delaune - 8-pointed star quilt, John Flynn feathered star kit (laser-cut)
