October 2024 Meeting

Possum Town Quilters met for their regular monthly meeting on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The meeting opened with a welcome from guild president, Karen Cauley.  Minutes for the September 24 meeting were approved as written on the blog with a motion by Marilyn H. and a second by Ina J. The treasury report was given by President, Karen C.  The treasurers report was presented and approved by unanimously with a motion by Marilyn H. and seconded by Ina J.  

Old Business

Committee Chair Reports

Raffle Quilt Committee - "Southern Sayings" - Tonya S. and Patti M. - The embroidered block has been completed.

Quilt of Valor - Quilts were presented to 3 recipients.  Two of the quilts were made by PTQ.

Nomination Committee - The current President, Vice President and Treasurer have agreed to stay in their respective positions for another year.  Tonya S. has agreed to be nominatd as the 2025 Secretary.  A motion to accept the slate of officers was unanimously approved.  

New Business

Discussed 2025 meetings and programs tht members are interested in.  Suggestions:

Classes - members teach abd outside teachers

Sew days on meeting days.  Have a theme: charity quilts, QOV, hospitals, etc.

General Announcements:

MQA Fall Gathering - Nov 1-2 Batesville

November meeting will be a bed turning

December 7th Christmas Social

Program -

Brenda C. demonstrated the Block of the Month, Anita's Arrowhead"

Show and Tell

Marilyn H. - Quick Trip

Marilyn H. - Quick Trip

Marilyn H. - Jelly roll quilt

Pat H. - "I Used to Like Pumpkins"

Ina J. - "Blueberries "

Ina J. - "Key Lime Pie"

Ebba K. - Pineapple squares

Ebba K. - "The Waves"

Elayne G. - Sept BOM

Elayne G. - Button quilt
"Spring has Sprung"

 

September 2024 Meeting

Possum Town Quilters met for their regular monthly meeting on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Minutes for the August 24 meeting were posted on the blog  will be presented for approval at the Oct 24 meeting. The treasury report was given by Treasurer, Judy S.  The treasurers report was presented and approved unanimously.  

Old Business

Committee Chair Reports

Raffle Quilt Committee - "Southern Sayings" - Tonya S. and Patti M. - Tonya reported all blocks are now in except for the embroidered block. 

Quilt of Valor - Quilts were presented to 3 recipients.  Two of the quilts were made by PTQ.  

 

Nomination Committee - Previously, Karen had recommended a committee be formed to search for future President, Vice President, and Secretary positions.  Since there were no volunteers, the current officers will serve as the nomination committee.  

New Business

Program -

Brenda C. demonstrated alternating block options to give another way to do our Block of the Month.

  

Show and Tell

Watana C. - "Double Wedding Ring"
Applique Quilt

 

Watana C. - Painted Quilt Blocks

Carol J. - "Heaven & Nature Sing" 

Lawana S. - "Stack a Posey"

Carol J. - "Dressed to the Nines" a 
Jenny Doan pattern 

Carol J. - "An Old Fashioned Christmas"

Pat H. - "Scrappy Lattice" Quilt

Beth S. - "A Sister's Love"

Tonya S. - "Southern Sayings" Poor as a Church Mouse

August 2024 Meeting

 Possum Town Quilters met for their regular monthly meeting on Saturday, August 10, 2024. There were 16 members present and 1 visitor.  The treasury report was given by Treasurer, Judy S. and there was not change.  The treasurers report was presented and approved unanimously.  

Door prize winner:  Elaine Goodman

Old Business

Committee Chair Reports

Raffle Quilt Committee - "Southern Sayings" - Tonya S. and Patti M. - Judy and Tonya will meet at Magnolia Heirlooms to choose border and backing.  Cheri is to ask Brenda E. if she will embroider Southern Sayings on the fabric to be place at top of the quilt.  

Quilt of Valor - Ina is taking the quilt to the longarmer.  Brenda C. stated we may have two dedications for QoV in September.  

Nomination Committee - Karen recommended we need a committee be formed to search for future President, Vice President, and Secretary positions.  Treasurer will be Judy Stokes for another year.  There were no volunteers.  

New Business - 

- September meeting will be a jellyroll race and/or sew Linda Bain's Granny Squares quilt blocks together to be donated to the Arts Center for our rent.  The Guild paid Linda's family $100 for the blocks which also included the backing. 

- Sew Day will be September 21st

- Pat H. brought magazines from Sue Skipper for people to pick through.

- Carol will be finishing selling Linda Bain's fabric, etc. for $1 per yard on Monday, Aug 12th and Tuesday, August 13th from 9 am to 6 pm. 

Door prize winner:  Judy Stokes

Program -

- Brenda C. demonstrated the Block of the Month using Tri-Rec rulers.  She also demonstrated using scraps for making string quilts using pages from a phone book for backing.  Also, she showed how to make tumbler quilts using a ruler or making a template.  

- Judy demonstrated using our scraps for scrap quilts:

    - How to use leader/enders

    - How to organize scraps by size and color

    - How to use same shades of color named Duckworth Quilts.  Search for Duckworth Quilts on Pinterest for ideas. 

Show and Tell

Patti J - "Twist Cat" quilt

 

Shannon J; - Scrap Quilt

Brenda C. - Lap Quilt

Judy S. - "Bargello"

Shannon J. - Lori Holt Scrap Quilt

Julia G. - Dog Art quilt

Brenda C. - 

Carol J. - Baby Quilt

Brenda C; - Her Mother's quilt

May 2024 Meeting

Possum Town Quilters met for their regular monthly meeting on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The meeting opened with a welcome from guild president, Karen Cauley.  There were 20 members in attendance and 2 visitors.  Minutes for the Apr 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 - The 16-patch charity quilt completed by Maple Street Quilters has been donated to a new Habitat for Humanity home owner.  Thanks to everyone that participated in this worthy charity project.  

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.  Everyone has picked up quilts from the library.  Great participation.

Pigeon Forge Quilt Fest "Celebrations" Quilt Contest 2024 - The quilts made it to the show 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.  

New Business

The MQA Summer Gathering - 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.  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.  

Sip & See - This event was 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 had a booth to display brochures and to tell people about PTQ, meeting place, time, etc.  There was a good bit of interest in shown in PTQ and quilting in general. Thanks to both ladies for taking time to represent PTQ.

June Program - Watana C. will present a bed turning for our program.  Arrangements are being made to use the theater upstairs in the RAC.  Members were asked to bring collage quilts from Watana's classes they have taken to show also.  

Program -

Karen Cauley presented an interesting program on how to make French Rose quilts.  She discussed how she chose her fabrics, cutting and layering and placement to achieve the desired raw edge effect.  This is an easy, quick method to be used for making pillows, throws, or quilts. 

      

    

Program - Block of the Month - Brenda C. gave a demonstration on how to construct the fourth BOM which consisted of making flying geese. Brenda showed several different methods for making the blocks.  Instructions for various blocks can be found on You Tube, Pinterest, and many other sites.  Use the method which is easiest and makes the most sense to you.  The end results are the same. 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

Show and Tell

"Double Slicing" - Karen C.

"Antelope Canyon" - Judy S. 

Jellyroll quilts and Charm pack quilt - Ruby J. 

Baby quilt, 3 yd cowboy quilt, Patchwork, 
Lime green custom quilted baby quilt, 
Sweet Rose Couching quilt - Watana C, 

Kitty Cat block - Patti J. 

Dog Applique art quilt - Elyne G. 

"Flintstone's" Paper Piece Blocks - Tonya S. 

Art quilts made by Julia G.'s grandchildren - 
"Spraying Cotton" - Josiah Graber, 10 yrs old
"Mississippi Map' - Tina Graber, 12 yrs old
"Red Hot Truck Stop' - Teryn Graber, 10 yrs old
"Firefigher" art quilt - Julia G.
"Northwind" block - Julia G.