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Schoharie Valley Piecemakers Quilt Guild Minutes

DATE: 9/12/17

 

Welcome:  The meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM. 26 Members signed in.

Guests/New Members:

Lorrie Gordon from Middleburgh

Betty Warnock from Middleburgh

Betsy Jensen from Warnerville

Linda Amond from Middleburgh

Treasurer’s Report:  

Savings:  $1300.15

Checking: $822.44

Balance: $2122.59

 

Motion to accept: Ginny Schaum  Seconded: Kathy Livingston. Approved by membership

Secretary’s Minutes of Last Meeting: 

June meeting minutes--Posted to website

Additions: None

Deletions: None

 

Motion to accept:  Betsy Macomber  Seconded: Joan Youman   Approved by membership

Old Business: 

Website: www.schoharievalleypiecemakers.com Still adding pictures to site. Kathy Livingston is the web master and will continue to add minutes, treasurer's report, pictures, etc.

There are 20 cookbooks left for sale.

Hall of Fame: Inductee ceremony on 9/9/17. Sharon Vrooman inducted!! Need a secretary for Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame is now electronic.

EQF: Stitch Upon a Star.  We are in charge of vendors, vendor ribbons and items for basket.

SCQBT: Nothing new

New Business:

Taking Charity Quilts and pillowcases for Hurricane victims.

Betsy Macomber made a motion to pay for postage for charity quilts up to $100.00. Kathy Livingston seconded the motion. Approved by membership.

Schoharie Library: Request to make banners for the library.

Expanding beyond quilting: DAR and Schoharie Historical Society is raffling a loomed coverlet.

Move to donate $500.00 to church for room usage by Emily Davis. Seconded by Betsy Macomber.  Approved by membership.

 

Quilt Shows:

Delightful Designs: October 6, 7, 8 Gilbertsville

Pieces of the Heart, Oct. 13 and 14 Cobleskill

Quilts Along the Delaware Sept. 16 and 17, Delhi, NY

Name Tag Drawing:

Barbara Rau: magnet strip, needles, tweezers, liquid stitch, screwdrivers, 120" tape measure, fabric, thread

 

Summer Challenge:

Totes made for library by members shown

Show & Tell:  

Betsy Macomber: Baby quilt, Marlouse pattern jelly roll

Ruth: pillowcases and a panel quilt

Sharon Vrooman: kitten quilt, jelly roll quilt, many shape quilt (B-11-14) and pillowcases

Sandi Johnson: Pink, green and blue jelly roll quilt, lattice quilt

Joan Youman: Jasmine Jackets

Sue Smith: Farmhouse strip quilt

Emily Davis: Stratigophry 1 and 2

Diane Warner: Red, white and blue quilt, lattice quilt, 3 yard quilt

Nanette: Flower quilt

 

Program:

Program calendar handed out and introduced by Kathy Livingston. Theme is "Beyond the Basics".

Adjourned:  Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm.

 

 

 

Karen L. Frankel

Secretary

Schoharie Valley Piecemakers

Some Guild Members' Quilt Donations for Hurricane Victims

Samples of Jasmine Jackets by Joan Youmans

            ....... that You can make.

Show & Tell

President Summer Challenge - Tote Bags

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Schoharie Valley Piecemakers Quilt Guild Minutes

 

DATE: 10/10/17

 

Welcome: 

The meeting was called to order at 6:33 PM. 24 Members signed in.

 

Guests/New Members:

Bonnie Lindsay from Quilt Zoo

 Treasurer’s Report:  

No report because of the ongoing audit

Savings: 

Checking:

Balance:

 

Motion to accept:  Seconded:  Approved by membership

 

Secretary’s Minutes of Last Meeting: 

 

Additions: None

Deletions: None

Motion to accept: Emily Davis Seconded: Joan Youman Approved by membership

 

Old Business: 

Website: www.schoharievalleypiecemakers.com. Still adding pictures to site. Kathy Livingston is the web master and will continue to add minutes and treasurer's report.  Stephanie has been adding pictures from the meetings.

Hall of Fame: New slate of officers--Sharon Vrooman-President, Pat Clark-Vice President, Pat Cummings-Treasurer, Anna Wang-Secretary, Eileen Buhl-Historian

EQF: Stitch Upon a Star. We are in charge of vendors, vendor ribbons and items for basket.

SCQBT: Nothing new

Tote bags were delivered to Schoharie library and banners for book areas

Charity Quilts and pillowcases for Hurricane victims were received by Glade Baptist Church

 

New Business:

Saturday Class Oct. 28th Flower pounding with Lesley Gray 10 am-2 pm.

Need RFD (ready for dying) fabric

 

Motion for the Quilt guild to pay for half the landscape class made by Sue Hess Seconded by Sharon Nesbitt.   Approved by membership.

 

Quilt Show:

Pieces of the Heart, Oct. 13 and 14 Cobleskill--Drop off on Thursday

             

Name Tag Drawing:

Marlene Laraway: tweezers, liquid stitch, tape measure, etc. 

 

Show & Tell: 

Pat Losquadro: Cheerleader T-shirt Quilt

Betsy Macomber: Twisted again pattern with Australian fabric Corner Pop ruler by Deb Tucker, Missouri Star Pattern quilt

Ginny Schaum: Whimsical Hummingbird Hitchhiker Quilt

Barb Rau: Stay Mat for dog show, White Straight Line Quilt

Sharon Vrooman: Commissioned quilt--memory picture quilt, Miniature block quilt

 

Program:

Joan Youman's Jasmine Jacket: Explained the pattern and how to make the jacket.

Bonnie Lindsay from Quilt Zoo gave a landscape Quilt demonstration

 

Adjourned:

 Meeting adjourned at 7:48 pm.

 

 

 

Karen L. Frankel

Secretary

Schoharie Valley Piecemakers

PROGRAM:  Introduction to Landscape Art Quilts
    Speaker:  Bonnie Lindsay; Quilt Zoo, Worcester, NY

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