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May - No minutes /Party!
Minutes for the Business Meeting - Procrastinating Quilters - April 17, 2008
Held at Country Quilts & Bears, Clearwater, FL
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by president, Cathy Starman. Cathy thanked the retreat committee for a great job at this year's retreat. She read another amusing quilting term from her book, "Help, I Married A Quilter."
New members joining at this meeting are:
Beverly Gonczard, Linda Zebrowski, Barbara Saydeh, Kathy Weiss, Rose White
and Monica Heady.
1st Show and Tell & Discussion:
Members were wowed with some amazing machine quilting and asked if we
could add a list of machine quilters to our website.
Linda Steinport thanked members for their notes and cards sent in support to her mom.
Sunshine - Diane Friedman asked us to send her information on anyone needing sunshine.
VP Report - Susan Herman passed a sign up list for the summer party in May. The party will be May 15th at 6:30 pm at the Crossroads Baptist Church on Curlew Road. We will have a pot luck supper with the guild providing a spiral sliced ham.
Susan asked for volunteers to come early and help her set up the tables.
Secretary - Lori Lewis / The minutes of the March 2008 meeting were published on the PQ website and were approved as published.
Treasurer - Robin Van Scoy / The financial report for March 2008 was approved as published on the PQ website. Robin reports that all expenses for last year have been processed. This leaves us approximately $4,000 in the checking account, including $1,000 for community outreach earnings for this year.
Membership - Penny Black distributed a new membership list to be checked for errors. Any corrections should be indicated in the margin of her list and the corrections will be made.
Updates on Community Outreach projects:
Silent Auction - We will have pictures posted on our website of items being auctioned at the May Party/Meeting. Members may submit bids to Robin Van Scoy prior to the meeting if they will not be attending. She will keep their bids and bid by proxy for them. More information will be coming on this event. Bring your checks!!
Florida Sherriff's Youth Ranch
Last week, members helped the girls to cut out their pajama bottoms. The next meeting is going to be a sewing night to complete this project. The next sewing project with the girls will be to make their first actual quilts. They will be sewing quilts for donation to a NICU.
We will also be making quilts for boys this year at the FSYR. We will be needing backs.
Soldier Quilts
Maureen reported 13 quilts have been delivered to Bethesda Naval Station.
She will report as the quilts are actually handed out to soldiers. The
next quilts will be distributed through the VA hospital in Tampa for local
injured soldiers.
Retreat 2009 - Diane Friedman reports the 2009 retreat is scheduled
for April 3rd - 5th, 2009. The cost will be approximately $200. A deposit
of $100 is needed to make reservations. The balance is due in March of
2009.
We will be having a change in the refund/cancellation procedure for retreat
since Day Springs will no longer refund us for cancellations at the last
minute. Any cancellations up to one month prior to the retreat will be
refunded any paid funds. After that time, we will not be able to issue
a refund but will give you access to the waiting list to see if you can
fill your spot. All efforts will be made to help you fill your spot but
the responsibility for filling the space and collecting the exchanged
funds will be up to the cancelling member. Extenuating circumstances will
be considered but the guild will be out the money so we need to remain
firm on the policy.
Secret Pals - Flo Bradbury and Linda Steinport / No report.
Newsletter - Norma Santiago /No Report.
Programs - Roni Hunt and Cathy Leitner /
The following are scheduled and tentative programs for 2008:
March - Sunny Maleski - Taming the Scrap Basket
May - No program / Summer Party
June - A new one year BOM (Block of the Month) program is revealed
July - Social meeting, sale night and a surprise for all attending
August - Community Outreach sewing project night
September - Malia - Hawaiian appliqué
October - A trunk show/ Youth Ranch
November - Brown Bag Reveal night
December - No program - Christmas Party
January 2009 - TBA
New Business -
Brown Bag - Judy Wedekind explained the Brown Bag project and showed
examples of the 3 Coordinating Fabrics needed along with your sense of
adventure and a commitment to complete a project by the November meeting.
The items must be quilted, completed, labeled and delivered to the November
meeting. If you will not be attending, please make arrangements to have
your item turned in prior to the meeting.
If you are having ANY trouble finishing your brown bag project for ANY reason, please let Judy Wedekind or Cathy Starman know so they can help you get this done on time.
National Quilt Day - We received a thank you card for our guild participation in the National Quilting Day project this year at Heritage Village in Largo. We have been invited to return again next year and Pam Evans will be attending the planning meeting.
Special Announcements:
Roni Hunt announced a benefit softball game to be held at Thresher's field.
She has ticket information for anyone interested.
Membership cards - Several members asked to have membership cards for the PQs as IDs for discounts at quilt shops. After discussion, Cathy Starman said she would get it done.
Class opportunity - Vicki Olsen reports that the Feather Princesses chapter of The Appliqué Society (TAS) has openings in their classes in May for national teacher Gwen Marston. The classes will be held Wed., May 14th through Friday May 16th. Marilyn at Country Quilts & Bears will have a flyer with contact information and cost for anyone interested.
Program - Tonight's presenter is Renita Sullivan. She will be discussing her experience and technique for machine appliqué. Following discussion we will have demonstrations by Renita, Becky Madasz, Lori Lewis and Suzanne Moynet - appliqué methods and embellishment techniques.
After show and tell, the 50/50 drawing awarded $70 to Fran Dunn with matching funds of $70 to be deposited into our Community Outreach fund.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Lori Lewis, Secretary
Please email any corrections to: lorilewis@hypersytes.com