Saturday, December 2, 2017 Meeting and Christmas social

 PTQ Saturday, DEC. 2,  2017

Brief Business meeting before the Christmas Social began

OLD BUSINESS

November's meeting minutes and Treasurer's report approved.

MS quilt challenge block winners were 1st place Brenda Crownover block #4; 
2nd place Sue Skipper block #16;     
3rd place Kathy Honeycutt block # 31 and 
viewer's choice was tied between Brenda and Sue blocks 4 and 16.  
Congratulations to all.  Thanks go to all who participated in the challenge.  

Guild challenge "I SEE STARS" star blocks are due at the February meeting.  
Continue to work on these small quilts.

NEW BUSINESS

MS Quilt Assn. Spring Gathering is Friday evening, March 2 and Saturday March 3 in Tupelo.  
All are encouraged to attend.  Our own Lauren H will become MQA president for 2018.

Tonya thanked guild members for support during the 2017 year and passed the presidency to Naomi.  
Naomi gave members a tease of good things to come in 2018.

Scavenger Hunt, Left Right game, Secret Santa, delicious lunch.  Much socializing, and laughter.

CANDID SHOTS 

 

Columbus Lowndes Public Library PTQ Christmas tree

 

SHOW AND TELL

Terry's star quilt will hang in her classroom

Blocks of the month all put together

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Terry T another beautiful finish

Terry T

Karen's table runner

Karen C

Glenna P

Felt Christmas stocking kit almost completed

Completed stocking - bunches of sequins and beads.

Diane S

Diane S

Back of Glenna P's blue and white quilt

 I have enjoyed 2 years recording PTQ history. In January 2018, Kim C will be posting our minutes and pictures.

Respectfully submitted, 

Gwen S

August 12, 2017 PTQ Meeting

Meeting was called to order, cell phones silenced, members welcomed.  No visitors today.

Meeting minutes approved as published to the blog.  Treasurer report approved.

OLD BUSINESS

Guild Challenge quilt blocks

 Discussion of deadline for block completion.  Guild members voted to extend the deadline and completed blocks will be due October 14 meeting.

Secret Santa 

Questionnaire was distributed.  Please fill in and return to Tonya.  Current participating members are

    DeWhyte, Julia, Glenna, Pat, Ina, Latricia,  Donna, Judy, Patti, Terri, Ebba, Lawana, Naomi,               Michelle,  Tonya, Eva Marie, Gwen, Karen C, Karen A, Carla, Lauren,          ...please let Tonya if you want to join the fun!

Snippet of the month  "Quickest quilt blocks that you have ever made" 

CC -Rail Fence blocks; Barb- Tube block Watanna taught at June Gathering; Gwen- Jere's Mystery Take A Walk Block and the Sweet 16 blocks

Guild challenge "I See Stars"

We will participate in this Challenge offered by Pigeon Forge.  To keep the guild pieces cohesive,  will use the star block pattern taught at the July classes by Barbara Cline.

Barn Quilts...

Rita's class was a ton of fun and produced fabulous barn quilts which are being hung on quilters homes or displayed inside their homes.

LUNCH

Our August Meal was Fried Chicken provided by PTQ  Delicious pink fruit saladby Judy, corn salad by Pat. Yummy cake by Kathy, and scrumptious brownies from Marilyn.Thank you all for volunteering.

QUILTS IN PROGRESS

Members finished binding the string quilt.

We have a couple of seams to put in the heart quilt before its top will be complete.

August 22 - 26  Old Man River Quilt Fest in Vicksburg. 

NEW BUSINESS 

 September 30, Saturday class--Julia teaches "Improvisational Piecing for Quilters" at Library

 10:30 am - 3:30 pm.  Bring your own brown bag lunch.
Each member registered will pay $25 fee to guild.  Guild will pay Julia. Fee due Sept 9 meeting.

Election Committee

Three Guild Members needed to form the election committee to make nominations for slate of 2018 officers.  Please be willing to serve your guild.

September meal will be tailgating foods.  

Guild members will bring a favorite finger food, appetizer,  or easy to prepare favorite.

Program - 

Gwen demonstrated how to create several quilty and other Christmas ornaments.  Naomi demonstrated a cute Log Cabin Santa ornament.  Some guild members copied patterns to make ornaments later at home and other guild members worked after lunch making ornaments.  See our Facebook page for more pictures.

SHOW and TELL - Always beautiful and Inspiring

Guild Members' star pattern quilts made at Barbara Cline's July classes

Gwen - MS Challenge block beginnings

Gwen - Painted at a recent class

 

Annette-  Beautiful hand made purse

CC - created the pattern and her quilt.

Kathy- Little tiny hexies form wreaths

Kathy - Art Quilt from Julia's class and little hexie wreaths

Barb--Lloyd and Lola llama from Elizabeth Hartman pattern

Ina's baby quilt-first time applique

Glenna's tumbler blocks.  Glenna also had a beautiful King size "falling Charms" quilt top not pictured.

Donna tells us about her Row by Row kits and her quilt plan.

Lawana, CC, and Brenda stitching binding on the string quilt and listening.

Watanna listening to questions about "coloring" quilted pieces.

Quilt Block Recipe blocks by Tonya

Caught Ya Blocks by Tonya

Tonya's Leah Day Block of month -- Look at that quilting!

Front of Leah Day block

Tonya's Row by Row On the Go completed quilt won the prize at a Corinth quilt shop.  Congratulations!!

Lauren's Barn Quilt block.