Schoharie Valley Piecemakers Quilt Guild 
                                                                        Minutes for December 12, 2023

Our meeting began at 1:00 with our delicious potluck lunch and our “calorie free” desserts. It was the holidays after all.
The business meeting was begun at 2:00 by Barb Haverly, president.           

Members present: 22                        Guests: 1                                                                          
Secretary’s report: The November meeting minutes were emailed to all the members by Colleen DeMuth, secretary. A motion was made by Ginny Schaum to accept the minutes and it was seconded by Kathy Livingston. The motion was passed by the members present. 
Treasurer’s report: Ron Lower reported that the balance of the checking account is $2,256.79. This is after 1 deposit from the Lily quilt raffle and a check written for the quilt materials and one for Schoharie Promotional (amount was half of the Lily quilt raffle tickets sold). A motion was made to accept the treasurer’s report by Betsy Macomber and it was seconded by Emilie Wright. The motion was passed by the members present.
Historian: Stephanie Liddle brought an album with pictures of past EQF quilt shows.
Quilter’s Hall of Fame: Kathy Livingston reported there was no meeting.
Program committee: Betsy Macomber asked members to bring a quilt ruler they have used in the past to make a block or a quilt for our January meeting.

Old Business:                                                                                                                                                      

EQF: Kathy Livingston reported that the registration forms are due by February 15th to enter quilts in the Empire Quilt Fest quilt show. Your quilt doesn’t need to be completed for the picture needed for your registration. A form is required for each quilt to be entered.  If you are going to enter a quilt from one of our guild challenges, please write SVP challenge and add the name of the challenge on your registration form. It will make it possible for our quilts to be hung together for any challenges.

New Business:                                                                                                                                                

Betty Pillsbury will be showing her work at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown from August 29th, the opening reception to September29th. She will have a room to display her Crazy Quilt pieces.
Name Tag Drawing: Stephanie Liddle
A Bit of Betty: Betty demonstrated another stitch that we could use to make a bell ornament.
Show and Tell:   The challenge block for this month: Marlene Laraway, Deb Steup, Betsy Macomber, Emily Davis, Sharon Vrooman, Ron Lower, Ginny Schaum                                                                                          

Denise Tracy: a holiday star quilt                                                                                                          

Kathy Livingston: an blanket knitted by Kathy’s mom                                                                                          

Kathy Gorczyca: a blue and white quilt she made from Connecting Threads                                                  

Martha Crockett: showed a mystery holiday quilt, she machine embroidered all the blocks for it  

Barb Haverly: showed a quilt for her past minister’s grandchild 

A count was taken at the end of the meeting for items made or purchased for Community Maternity Services in Schoharie. Fifty pillowcases were made by members and 117 socks were purchased for the children and adults they serve.

Our next meeting is January 9, 2024. Our program will be about quilting rulers and an example of a block or quilt you made with the ruler. 

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Colleen Demuth, Secretary, Updated Minutes at Feb. 13, 2024 meeting