January meeting and more

January 15, 2015  Guild meeting minutes

President Cindy Gerber-Chavez welcomed all to the meeting.  She thanked everyone for coming and bringing food for the luncheon.  It was very nice.

Michelle Stay asked if everyone received the newsletter. Everyone said they did.

Vivian Blotter made a motion that we should have a budget for the prize basket for the year. We discussed it and decided on $125 for the year. Ruth Davis seconded the motion.

Lorri Bashein told us there was $412.62 in the guild checking account and $31.99 in petty cash.

Our new Utah Quilt Guild Rep Sandra John told us about the new fundraiser at Quilt Fest. We will be able to purchase the fabric  for $4 and we use it to make a small quilt (40x40 or less) These will be auctioned off at Quilt Fest. The proceeds will go to aid in heart disease research. The charity this year for the UQG will be making quilts for various women’s shelters. They are in need of quilts for twin beds and cribs. She passed out instructions to make blocks for last year’s President Krisanne. She told us that Ricky Timms will be coming later this year or next and we need to agree to send out 3 emails to our guild membership.

Michelle Stay told everyone that the polka dot challenge items need to be finished for sure by February’s meeting. Nickey Greene told us about our next challenge. It will be “I heard it on vinyl.” We should choose a song from our past and make a quilt/project about it. It will officially start in a few months but we should start thinking about it now.

Genette King passed around papers for everyone who wanted to to make a list of 10 UFO’s they want to finish this year. We will pick a new number every month. #6 was picked this time.

Denise Thalman showed us a cute Easter row quilt pattern and passed around a sign up to see how many wanted to participate. She asked us to bring the money for the pattern next month.

Ruth Davis told us about a block exchange we will be doing later in the year. Any star block you want to make, 9 inch finished block, white or white on white background only.

We discussed the upcoming National Quilt Day. We can bring our own table if we want to have a rectangle instead of circle for our guild booth. Our guild is in charge of overnight security. We can put 6 quilts in the show – 2 large and 4 small (45x45ish) We decided on a demo idea – Vivian Blotter will be demoing how to make folded hexies from a circle of fabric. We need to cut and donate circles for her. The template will be put in the newsletter. We were asked to make small things to sell at our guild booth and at the silent auction so we can make more money for our national teacher.  

Next meeting will be Thursday February 19^th at 1:00 pm. 

The sew-in will be for us to come sew items for quilt day. Either our own to donate or the group projects. It will start at 10:00 am.

I wasn't able to attend the meeting but loved hearing what all of you have been up to. I have been busy trying to get my UFO pile down to manageable if that is at all possible. This along with baby sitting my granddaughter who is a whole 5 months old and a joy to watch I have been staying busy. 

A long trip gave me time to do some hand work,  A bit of down time allowed me to create 2 of this adorable pillows .  Not only where they fun to do but they look wonderful on my couch and the friend who recieved it for Christmas was thrileed. 

My UFO might only be 10 items long but that doesn't mean that each one listed I only did one thing. I think this was my Number 6 which was do at our February meeting. These back packs were made and taught to youth at a 4-H extension class for my county.  A total of 4 different back packs and 2 different bags were made to decide which one the youth could make and would want to make. 

This was bag number two and the one not chose and the instructions were terrible and not as user friendly as the pack pack and the skills to learn weren't there either. Still this and one more was made and both turned out darling and will make a fun bag to use. They are being donated to CF to help out the cause. 

A few years ago a dear lady donated to me large scraps of baby flannel, I spent hours cutting and bagging them in to quilt kids. Several were made and waiting for some quilting. A new quilt machine was bought and the fun begin as quilt tops were finally getting made and the fun on binding them. This one was donated to Happy Chemo and the rest will be donated as well. It is the fun to just being able to create. 

In the learning process I made up this fun dino quilt for CF and not knowing what I was doing. I put cuddle fabric on the back and proceeded to free hand quilt it. This is the final out come of it. I loved how the the fabric showed off the quilting. The front was from a kit I pieced together for little one to enjoy. 

Before heading out on a major road trip and a wonderful family vacation, I was asked to make super hero pillow cases and personalized with names, with the amount of extra fabric it was decided to make quilts. This one is the last of 5 that were made. Using up the scraps and having a bit of fun this one was created. My 18 year old daughter did the quilting and I bound it. This quilt have been donated to the Young women of my ward to auction off for girls camp. 

Day after day the pattern grew;
Each block was deftly set in place, 
And rows of tiny stitches tell
A tale that time cannot efface.
Of patience, skill, housewifely pride, 
Of women's love for pretty thing, 
Of fingers trained such work to do
By those who know the joy it brings, 
Of time within the home week spent, 
The heart with homely tasks content

Have a wonderful day! I hope to see you back next time for the wonderful adventures of the Layton quilters and more.