The Possum Town Quilters Of Columbus, MS, USA: April 2024 Meeting

May 2, 2024

April 2024 Meeting

Possum Town Quilters met for their regular monthly meeting on Saturday, April 13, 2024. The meeting opened with a welcome from guild president, Karen Cauley. There were 22 members in attendance. Minutes for the Mar 24 meeting were approved as written on the blog with a motion by Marilyn H. and a second by Tonya S. The treasury report was given by Treasurer, Judy S. The treasurers report was approved with a motion by Tonya S. and seconded by Marilyn H.

Old Business

Committee Chair Reports

Charity Quilt Committee - Maple Street will be completing the hand quilting of the 16 patch charity quilt soon and it will be ready for binding.

Columbus-Lowndes Public Library (CLPL) Quilting Day Program was held on Mar 12th and it was a very nice event. There were many examples of quilting type items. If you have quilts at the library, please pick them up during the last week of Apr. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped to make this event a success.

Pigeon Forge Quilt Fest "Celebrations" Quilt Contest 2024 - Finished projects were turned in today. There were 8 participants. The collective project is ready to be entered into the contest in Pigeon Forge. We look forward to seeing a winning ribbon soon.

Partipants submitting projects for "Celebrations" Quilt Contect in Pigeon Forge

Raffle Quilt Committee - "Words from the South" - Tonya S. and Patti M. - Work continues on layout and design for the quilt. If you have not turned in your block, please do so at the next meeting. We need at least 2 more blocks.

Possum Town Blog - Judy S. reported that cleanup has begun and member lists and tabs have been updated.

New Business

The MQA Summer Gathering - Patti M. announced the MQA Summer Gathering will be held at Eagle Ridge Conference Center and Resort in Raymond, MS on Jun 7-8. There will be classes offered but space is limited so sign up promptly. Registration opens Sunday, Apr 14th. This is a beautiful venue and we all enjoyed the Gathering there last summer. Please make plans to attend if you can. It is a great time of fellowship and learning.

Quilt of Valor - packets are available for anyone wanting to participate. The Ohio Star quilt pattern can be found by clicking on the following link: 2024 BOM Challenge.

Habitat for Humanity - Judy S. gave an update and stated that a church had donated a house but it has to be gutted and renovated. The are waiting for someone to apply. The house will be given to an approved applicant. For more information, contact Judy S. We have a quilt ready to donate to the new home owner.

Sip & See - This event is sponsored by The Preservation Committee of Columbus on the evening of Apr 13th. Lauren H. and Terry T. volunteered to represent PTQ at the event. They will have a booth to display brochures and to tell people about PTQ, meeting place, time, etc. Thanks to both ladies for taking time to represent PTQ.

May Program - Karen C. will present a program on French Rose Quilts.

Program -

Terry Turnage presented an interesting program on how to make a Color Wash Quilt. She discussed how she chose her fabrics and placement to achieve the desired gradient color design. This is a great stash buster project and can be easily be kitted up for quick, mindless sewing between more complicated projects. Terry said it was important to have a design wall for this project. She used a lot of neurtals but was careful to select fabrics which contrasted color and tone, color and value change. Blocks were 3 1/2', finished 3". Blocks were very organic in positioning. Terry named her quilt "Kitchen Sink".

Program - Block of the Month - Brenda C. gave a demonstration on how to construct the third BOM. Blocks will finish at 9 1/2". There will be 2 blocks each month. Patterns for each block can be found on the Home page of the blog. Look for tabs across the top of the page.