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

Saturday, February 2, 2019

January Business Meeting

January 12, 2019

Greetings and Happy New Year!

The first meeting of the new year was held on January 12th at 9:30. The meeting was called to order and since our last meeting was the Christmas Party, there were no minutes to approve. (I have pictures to post to the blog of the gathering and the quilts that were part of Show & Tell that day). The treasurer's report was read and approved.

Old Business:

The nursery blocks are due in February to Watana.

Chances are now being sold on the Bicentennial Quilt (rent quilt). The Pigeon Forge Guild Challenge was due the 4th Saturday but they must be postmarked by February 13th. I believe Judy picked some of those up last week at the Sit & Sew. Remember the maximum size is a 160 perimeter.

For the next Rent/challenge quilt, we will begin in March. The center block will be a medallion. Terri will have fabrics for 6 inch blocks at a cost of $5.00. There will be 42 blocks. She has the background fabric and then you will pick the focus fabric. This will be scrappy.

Name Tags - Please wear your name tags. There will be a table by the door for you to sign in. If you have your name tag, sign in and pay your dues, you will be given a door prize ticket for each. Throughout the meeting, tickets will be drawn and door prizes will be awarded. (Thanks, Patti for being in charge of door prizes). If you have something that you would like to donate for a door prize, please see Patti.

Charity Quilts - The information for the Charity Quilts for the hospital is posted on the blog. Please review if you have any questions. The Christmas Charity Quilt that we have is still available. There was lots of discussion on how we should proceed with that. Should we sell it and donate the proceeds to charity and if we do sell, how much should we charge? (This is just food for thought). No definite decision was made.

New Business:

Our next meeting will be held the 23rd of February. There will be no meeting on the 9th of February due to the MQA Gathering in Louisville.

In April, we will have an ugly fabric challenge. Bring 1/4 yard in a bag. The ugly fabric will be your focus fabric for 4 quilt blocks. There will be prizes, viewer's choice, and a cash prize. Fabric must be cotton and will be due in October. It is a 6 inch block minimum. In May, we will have a stack and wack. In June, Kathy H. will demo bed turning. July will be a Christmas in July fabric swap. In August, we will learn how to design a block on graph paper. September?? October will be time for the Ugly Fabric Challenge. In November, we will repeat the garage sale.

On the fourth Saturday of the month, we will have individuals teach classes. Naomi began the month of January with beginning quilting. The classes may be $5 to $10. This should be great as we have wonderful talent in the guild.

Next month's meal is soup and salad. I'm sorry I did not get the names of those who volunteered.

Today's demo is Barb mitering a border