The Possum Town Quilters Of Columbus, MS, USA: May Business Meeting

Friday, June 7, 2019

May Business Meeting

Greetings Ladies,

These are the minutes from May’s meeting. The treasurer’s report was tabled until the next meeting due to Karen being absent from the meeting. The minutes were approved as posted to the blog.

OLD BUSINESS:

There are still nursery rhyme blocks out and they are due at the next meeting (June 8^th). There will be no Sit-N-Sew due to the Memorial Day holiday.

Naomi had an update on procuring Linda Hahn for a sewing class. She is available on April 25^th and May 23^rd. The cost was $650.00 plus the cost of the trip, including room and board. It was suggested that we contact additional guilds in order to help with the costs. The class is limited to 35. Her “New York Beauty State of Mind” was one possibility for the class.

Remember that this is the last year for the fall meeting at Paducah.

Medallion Quilt – You may pick and choose what you do with your medallion. This is not a competition. For the next meeting, the suggested pattern is a square and a half square.

The Ugly Fabrics Challenge is a competition. Don’t forget!

Door Prize: Tonya

NEW BUSINESS:

The guild has been approached about doing a demonstration and bed turning at Garden Hill Assisted Living. There will be more information to follow.

Next month’s meeting (June) is a bed turning by Kathy H.

There is a quilt show June 8^th in Yazoo City. It is the second year. There are two categories to enter and the deadline to enter in May 30^th at a cost of $10.00.

The June Gathering is May 31^st and June 1^st. The deadline for registering is May 13^th. Karen, Watanna and Naomi are scheduled to teach classes.

On June 14^th and 15^th, there is a Quilt Gathering in Trussville, Alabama.

Ugly Fabric Challenge due in October

Challenge Blocks are due in July

DEMO: By Watanna

Stack a Posey – start with a brightly colored piece of fabric with at least a 12 inch repeat. You must have at least 4 pieces to make sure they match. Make sure to check both sides of the fabric to see that they match. Start pinning your fabric at the top and pin at about every four inches. Pin all the way to the bottom of the fabric. After pinning panels thoroughly, (make sure selvages are cut off), cut in the pre-determined measurement (example was four inches). Measure the next cut from the edge of the previous cut. After cutting panels across, cut your squares out of these strips. Be sure to shake your fabric out once you have pinned the four panels together. Once everything is pinned, you will start cutting. It is best practice to cut no more than four inches. Once you have cut your blocks, pin them together. (DO NOT PRE-WASH YOUR FABRIC). Fold right square over the left and begin sewing. Next, chain stitch with a quarter inch seam.