April 9
Possum Town Quilter Meeting Minutes
Minutes for
the March 12, 2016 meeting were read and approved.
Treasurer’s
report was read and approved.
Possum Town
Quilters currently has 44 members.
Pilgrimage: quilt tying report.
Judy S. said 8 members helped those who stopped at the booth
tie knots in the prepared quilt.
Participants enjoyed the activity.
The quilt will be donated to the Red Cross. The award winning “Name That Tune” quilt was
on display at the visitor’s center during Pilgrimage week. Visitors to Columbus enjoyed guessing the
song titles represented in each quilt block.
Nancy Carpenter thanked the guild for participating in Pilgrimage
week. A monetary stipend has been
received by the guild.
Guild
Challenge Quilts:
Pigeon Forge will offer a guild quilt challenge. Theme will be ‘Black and White plus One’. We are hoping to participate in this
challenge and offer the quilts for display during 2017 Pilgrimage.
Old Man
River Quilt Festival:
Organizers are seeking quilts for the show.
Award
winning Quilters and Quilts:
Many in our guild have quilts that have received ribbons
over the past few months.
Congratulations to you ladies!!
You are fabulous!
Guild Challenge: “House” blocks
Terry T. reported the plan for the quilt is set. Work will begin today on sewing the quilt top
together.
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the challenge: First
place-Brenda C.; Second place-Linda B.; Third place-Sue S.; Viewer’s
Choice-Linda B. Prizes were awarded.
Columbus
Arts Council Quilt: Brenda
C. is chairperson for the 2018 CAC quilt.
MQA June
Gathering Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18. Classes taught by the BEST quilters in
MS. You must be a member of MQA to
participate. Dues are a mere $15. A bargain!
Mark your calendar.
MQA
National Teacher Class with Mickey Depre July 18 – 19 in Starkville. You must be a member of MQA to
participate. Dues are a mere $15. A bargain!
Mark your calendar.
PTQ class
with National Teacher, Jacquie Gering on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016:
Log Cabin Modern Makeover will be the class she is
leading. Guild members described her
classes as “fun” and “fabulous”. With
testimonies like that, ALL 44 of us will want to plan to be in attendance! We have even been contacted by ladies in
Florida who saw Jacquie Gering is coming to Columbus, MS and wanted to know if
they could have a few class slots. Wow!
Habitat for
Humanity:
Director, Kathy Arinder, has been contacted. House dedication for two families will be in May. We need to put together a masculine quilt.
MQA Fall
Gathering:
Fat Quarter bags are completed. We will be working on row marker pins and stiletto’s
today and at the April 23 sit-n-sew. The coasters and the cleaning tool are the
next projects to be created. Carol has
volunteered to have fabric for Coasters.
Some of the donated fat quarters can be used.
Donations for the silent auction can be ANYTHING. Door Prize donations need to be Brand New or
Extremely gently used—almost new. Ask
yourself: Is this something I would bid
on? Would I like to receive this as a
gift?
Annette P. is planning
skit for Friday night.
Visitors
Teresa C and her daughter-in-law, Nicole R.
Kathy H
Glenna P
SHOW and TELL
Terry T
Fan Quilt
Made by her Grandmother
Tonya S. –
Blocks for Block-of-the-Month;
doll hair to help her daughter learn how to fix her hair
Watana C
For great-great niece pink gray;
great-great nephew blue yellow;
Teddy's Train
Teddy's Train
Trip Around the World for friend whose house
burned.
Annette P
Annette P
Purse from Rami Kim Pattern
and Bonnie Hunter’s Allietare!
Kathy H
Kathy H
Selvage quilt
MQA piece of the Ag Museum:
First, a picture was taken of the buildings...
then the picture was divided into five sections and distributed to five fiber artists.
This is the section given to Julia G.
And this is Julia's interpretation of her section.
The five sections will be shown as a group.
Julia's Art Quilts
Julia's Art Quilts
Poppy, Flying Geese and Bumbo.
