Reading: Mary Stinnett read a poem she wrote for her mother, Mary Smith.
Secretary's Report: Jeanette Oblander made a motion to accept the meetings minutes as they appeared in the newsletter. The motion was seconded and approved by the guild.
Treasurer's Report: Marie Dixon made a motion and Dorothy Sauder seconded the motion to accept the treasurer's report.
Sunshine report: Dot Holmes sent a birthday card to Pat Wells, a sympathy card to Marie Dixon and a get well card to Pat Gobbel.
Charity Report : Marie reported that we will have another charity quilt night on August 31, the 5th Monday of this month. We have several quilts in the cabinet that need to be finished.
Announcements:
- Pat Gobbel was ill earlier this month but is doing well and she attended the meeting tonight. Pam Unruh read a thank you card from Pat.
- Pat Wells reported that honorary member Thelma Wheat had a heart attack in June and was in the hospital, but is doing better now.
- The Georgia National Fair quilt show will be October 8-18 in Perry, GA. All quilts must be submitted by September 11 and 12th. Check www.georgianatinoalfair.com for more information. Karen has entry forms if anyone would like to enter.
- Pam Unruh did a presentation on quilts for the kids at the library.
New Business
- Pam showed a sample of the Quillow that Pat G will teach on work night. Pat G displayed her quillow also. Pocket for quillow should be 1/3 of your width plus 2 inches. Hers is about 48" long.
- Quilt Show - Oct. 21 - Oct 26. Set up Oct 20.
- Need volunteers to help set up. Pam passed around a sign up sheet for quilt show attendants and set up.
- The theme of the show is Civil War. We will show the Underground Railroad and Log Cabin challenge quilts. If you have other quilts to show you can show them also. Quilts should only be ones made since the last guild show. The challenge quilts will be turned in on the October 12th business meeting and we will keep them for the show.
- If anyone has any civil war themed knick knacks to decorate please let Pam Unruh or Marie Dixon know. Sew Bee it will donate a prize for the show and Pam Unruh will donate one. Marie will ask Sew Sue about donating prizes.
- We need ladders for the show. Pat Gobbel and Dorothy Sauder will bring ladders.
- Quilt show votes will be counted on Mon 26th. Marie Dixon will make ribbons.
- There will be no charge for show. Marie's daughter will make posters.
- Pam Unruh created a committee to review bylaws and the budget – The committee will consist of guild officers plus Pat Wells as a past president, and member at large Debbie Baue.
- Carrie Staats will teach us to do trapunto at the September work night. We will need water soluble thread for this. She got hers from Connecting Threads. Joann's may have it. We will contact Sew Sue and ask them to order in a dozen spools also.
Old Business
- Karen Gentsch and Pat Gobbel will represent the guild at New Echota Frontier Days in October.
- Debbie Baue and Kristina Parmer will work the Great Locomotive Chase festival in Adairsville. It is three days long so we really do need more people to help.
Block of the Month: Marie Dixon taught the North Star block. Instead of making the 11 inch square and cutting into 4 triangles she made a paper template to conserve fabric.
Sew & Tell
- Pat Wells - Wichita Star BOM
- Dorothy Sauder - Piece from the paper piecing Pam taught. Finished charity quilt, Log cabin quilt with Dresden plate center for charity.
- Pam Unruh - Underground Railroad quilt top.
- Marie Dixon- Finished Underground Railroad quilt. Finished paper pieced block from July work night. BOM from last 2 months.
- Pat Gobbel - Pictures from the AQS quilt show.
- Karen Gentsch – BOM from last 2 months, block for August Facebook block exchange
