New Blog Look

We have a new look to our blog. This is a little more interesting and I thought it looked like us.

Please let me know what you think of the new look.


Thanks,
Karen

2009 Block of the Month and Challenge

I should have mentioned this in the minutes but last meeting the guild voted to do a Log Cabin quilt challenge and to do the Double Stars Sampler quilt for the block of the month.

The Double Stars Sampler comes from Judy Martin's Knockout Blocks and Sampler Quilts. The book has much more than just the 12 blocks we'll do for this quilt. It is really worth getting.

March 2009 Business Meeting Minutes

President Pam Unruh called the Scrappy Quilter's Guild business meeting to order on March 9, 2009 at 6:03 PM. Twenty members and one guest were present.

Attendance: Dot Holmes, Kristina Parmer, Pam Unruh, Karen Gentsch, Mary Stinnet, Mary Smith, Marie Dixon, Dorothy Sauder, Pat Gobbel, Linda Morris and guest Kim, Emilie Stone, Sandy Blake, Pat Wells, Marguerite Causby, Ruby Adler, Debbie Baue, Robbie Fields, Carrie Staats, Jeanette Oblander, Misty Fortenberry

Reading: Dot Holmes

Visitors: Linda Morris' friend Kim.

Minutes and Treasurer's report: Ruby Adler, Mary Smith and Mary Stinnet do not have email and would like the newsletter mailed to them. Marie Dixon made a motion to accept the minutes as printed in the newsletter and Kristina Parmer seconded the motion.

Sunshine Report: I did not get the report in my notes. I sent a request to Dot and will update the post once I hear back from her. - KG

Charity Report: Marie Dixon received 4 quilts form Dorothy Sauder. Marie has 3 more quilt tops that she would like other people to quilt. Marie has an idea of making cat blocks for charity quilts. She passed out patterns and demonstrated how to make the block. Please make one or more blocks and bring them to the April business meeting. The directions were missing that on the Main fabric you also need one 8 ½ X 3 ½ inch rectangle for the main body of the cat.

Announcements:

• Emilie Stone will do a trunk show March 10th at Regal Morning Point.

• Emilie Stone announced that the beginning quilting class at Sew Sue will have a quilt show on March 28^th from 10-4 at Sew Sue.

• Emilie also announced that if you are unable to find what you want at Sew Sue, ask and they will order it for you.

• Call for quilts at the East Cobb Quilt Guild quilt show. Deadline for entries is June 30^th. The quilt show is on Sept 13-20^th.

Old Business:

• We have been invited to have a booth at New Echota Spring Heritage day. Kristina Parmer will find out the date.

• The Raffle Quilt drawing is at More than a Taste of Calhoun on April 25^th. Please turn in tickets and money by the April 13^th business meeting. We will also sell tickets at Taste of Calhoun.

New Business:

The guild has many jobs and committees that need to be done. We went through the list of tasks and got volunteers to handle these jobs. Thank you in advance to all of you:

• Guild Book and Memory Book – Carrie Staats will do both books again this year.
• Sunshine Committee: Dot Holmes
• Charity Committee: Marie Dixon will continue to this year but would like someone to take it over next year.
• Newsletter: We will ask if Dianne she wants to continue to do the newsletter. If not Karen Gentsch will compile and email the newsletter and Pat Gobbel will mail the paper copies.
• Secret Sister Coordinator: Marguerite Causby
• Hospitality Chair/Greeter: Pat Gobbel
• Raffle Quilt: Emilie moved and Linda seconded a motion to table discussion about doing a raffle quilt until later in the year and the motion passed by popular vote.
• Auditor: Marguerite will audit the books and she will keep an inventory of what the guild owns.
• Quilt Show Committee: Pam Unruh will lead the committee. Carrie will print up labels for quilts and will create a spreadsheet to organize quilt check-in. Marie Dixon will act as advisor. People suggested Sept or Oct for the quilt show. Emilie Stone made a motion that Pam U check into the availability of the Harris Arts Center and when the library is available for a quilt show and we'll discuss later. Carrie seconded the motion.
• Challenge Quilt Committee: Emilie Stone, Karen Gentsch, Jeannette Oblander
• Frontier Days at New Echota: October 17^th Karen Gentsch and Pat Gobbel
• Locomotive Chase at Adairsville: Oct 2 – Oct 4 Debbie Baue would do Friday or Saturday. We will try to get more volunteers for this over the next few months.
• More than a Taste of Calhoun April 25: Ruby Adler, Pat Gobbel, Debbie Baue and Pam Unruh – They will need the picture books, raffle quilt, and if anyone wants to sell anything let them know. Sandy made business cards to hand out.
• Pat Gobbel will take care of the banner.
• Snacks: If anyone would like to bring snacks for the group please do so
• Christmas Party Committee: Carrie Staats - Games, Jeannette Oblander and Pat Gobbel - Decorations
• Photographer: Carrie Staats
• Show and Tell: Would like to start doing it at the beginning of the meeting and have someone hang up the stuff for show and tell so everyone can have a chance to look at them before the meeting. Kristina Parmer coordinate show and tell.
• Passed out sign up sheet for readings and block of the month.
• Pam Unruh read the budget for next year.
• A motion was made and seconded that anyone wanting to do the Block of the Month needs to get the book. The motion passed by popular vote. Pat Gobbel will try to get the book through AQS or see if any of the stores in the area can get it for us at a discount.

Block of the Month: Carrie Staats showed the Flying Geese and Birds in the Air block from the Underground Railroad video.

Show and Tell:

• Marie Dixon – watercolor flower wall hanging, snowman wall hanging, cat wall hanging, flower basket wall hanging

• Dorothy Sauder – Margaret King gave her a top she sewed, quilted truck baby quilt, pink knitted baby blanket, yellow crocheted blanket and green crocheted baby blanket from a 94 year old friend

• Sandy Blake – Log cabin hearts from Pat Wells technique last month, crocheted baby blanket for her hope chest.

• Pat Wells - Celtic pillow top from work night, charity quilt from Alleen Barlow

• Jeannette Oblander – birds in the air and flying geese BOM

• Carrie Staats – Taught Pathfinder's program quilting class. Had 4 students in the class. She brought in one of the quilt tops they made.

• Karen Gentsch – Blocks received in on line block exchange, North Star and Birds in the Air BOM