Oct 13, 2008
Possum Town Quilters September Meeting
Dear Irene Irishchain,
The Sept meeting had a few of the officers absent but we still managed to get a lot of stuff done. Mary Ann read the minutes and they were accepted with one exception of Annette as historian. She asked for a little more time to think about the position. Judy read the treasurer report Sue sent her and gave the new balance after we paid for the northwind class. A motion was made and passed that the guild pay $100 to Sharon to quilt the challenge quilt.
Judy informed us that we could drop off our quilts at the fall gathering and they would be delivered to the Pine Belt show. Judy asked for a list of those that wanted to attend the show in hopes of coordinating a car poole to Hattiesburg. The show will be at the Lake Terrace Convention Center Oct. 10, 11, & 12.
The Christmas party will be at Judy's house and all that want to participate in a signature block exchange need to sign up as soon as possible so that we will know how many blocks to make. The design was voted on and is posted on the web site with the color to be the makers choice. The block will be demo'd after the Oct. meeting for anyone who needs help with the assembly.
The by-laws were read and discussed and an amended version of the by-laws will be posted on the web site. Any questions, comments and typos should be forwarded to Lauren so that we may finally ratify our by-laws at our next meeting. Some of the changes were that we would have one price for membership regardless of when someone joins and we voted that non-monetary assets be donated to a local charity upon dissolution of the guild. We also voted that the officers may spend up to $100 before securing permission from the members by general vote.
We have a nominating committee for our officers next year. They are Annette Pennington, Brenda Crownover, and Christine Anderson. They will present candidates for the next year's officers after speaking with the candidates to secure their willingness to serve. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor for any other candidates.
I guess that brings us to show and tell:
Melissa brought patterns for the lotto block she made.
Sue Skipper showed us a quilt she made for her grandson and a wall hanging of her New York beauty blocks.
Terry had quilts that her great Aunt made that were found in a trunk by her Uncle.
Brenda brought a quilt she had made for her daughter and a wall hanging she made from the C blocks of the northwind block class.
CC showed her wall hanging made from the A block of the northwind block class.
Annette showed the border she was piecing for her A block of the northwind class.
Watanna showed her granddaughter's pink Alabama quilt and her mystery quilt top that is called Tobacco Road.
Lauren won the lottery blocks all 18 that were turned in.
Well that about wraps up all the happenings of this meeting so if it's possible, drop by next month.
Until then keep that sewing machine humming.
Katie O' Possum
The Sept meeting had a few of the officers absent but we still managed to get a lot of stuff done. Mary Ann read the minutes and they were accepted with one exception of Annette as historian. She asked for a little more time to think about the position. Judy read the treasurer report Sue sent her and gave the new balance after we paid for the northwind class. A motion was made and passed that the guild pay $100 to Sharon to quilt the challenge quilt.
Judy informed us that we could drop off our quilts at the fall gathering and they would be delivered to the Pine Belt show. Judy asked for a list of those that wanted to attend the show in hopes of coordinating a car poole to Hattiesburg. The show will be at the Lake Terrace Convention Center Oct. 10, 11, & 12.
The Christmas party will be at Judy's house and all that want to participate in a signature block exchange need to sign up as soon as possible so that we will know how many blocks to make. The design was voted on and is posted on the web site with the color to be the makers choice. The block will be demo'd after the Oct. meeting for anyone who needs help with the assembly.
The by-laws were read and discussed and an amended version of the by-laws will be posted on the web site. Any questions, comments and typos should be forwarded to Lauren so that we may finally ratify our by-laws at our next meeting. Some of the changes were that we would have one price for membership regardless of when someone joins and we voted that non-monetary assets be donated to a local charity upon dissolution of the guild. We also voted that the officers may spend up to $100 before securing permission from the members by general vote.
We have a nominating committee for our officers next year. They are Annette Pennington, Brenda Crownover, and Christine Anderson. They will present candidates for the next year's officers after speaking with the candidates to secure their willingness to serve. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor for any other candidates.
I guess that brings us to show and tell:
Melissa brought patterns for the lotto block she made.
Sue Skipper showed us a quilt she made for her grandson and a wall hanging of her New York beauty blocks.
Terry had quilts that her great Aunt made that were found in a trunk by her Uncle.
Brenda brought a quilt she had made for her daughter and a wall hanging she made from the C blocks of the northwind block class.
CC showed her wall hanging made from the A block of the northwind block class.
Annette showed the border she was piecing for her A block of the northwind class.
Watanna showed her granddaughter's pink Alabama quilt and her mystery quilt top that is called Tobacco Road.
Lauren won the lottery blocks all 18 that were turned in.
Well that about wraps up all the happenings of this meeting so if it's possible, drop by next month.
Until then keep that sewing machine humming.
Katie O' Possum
Oct 8, 2008
Possum Town Quilters August Meeting Notes
Dear Rhonda RailFence,
The meeting got off to a great start with the minutes and treasury report being read and approved.
The Needle Chasers of Iuka invited anyone who wanted to display a quilt in their show to enter a form by Aug 20th and the show is Aug 29th. Judy will drop off quilts for anyone interested in showing their quilts in the Pine Belt Quilters Show in Hattiesburg after the meeting in Sept. The show will be Oct.10,11, &12.
The guild has been invited to a Christmas party Dec.11(5:30-8:00) hosted by the Golden Triangle Quilters guild at the 1st Methodist Church in Starkville. They asked those who attend to bring a fat quarter for a swap.
The Challenge winners were 1st place Brenda Crownover, 2nd place Julia Graber, and 3rd place Sharon Hedrick. The vote for viewers choice will be announced at the Sept. meeting.
A motion was made and passed that Diane Lochala be made an honorary member for her work on the web page.
The workshop will start at 8:00 a.m. and everyone should be ready to sew by 8:30. If you have a chance to help setup Fri. please come and bring a power strip also.
Lauren handed out a draft of the by-laws to look over and discuss at our next meeting. At that meeting we will elect a nominating committee for the new year.
If anyone would like to host the Christmas party please contact Judy. The suggestion was made for those that would like to participate to make a signature block for all those choosing to exchange blocks at that meeting.
We had five new members to join us which brings our membership to 28 as of today. A new member Elsie Johnson won the Black and White blocks. The next month's blocks are to be made from red and white fabric.
Annette was asked to serve as guild historian for the rest of the year.
Let's see now that brings us to show and tell:
Elsie showed a cathedral window variation block she made and photo's of quilts she had made and gave to relatives.
Annette made a small clutch from grandmother's flower garden hexagons which will be a door prize at the class in Sept. at her home.
Julia told us about the MQA class she took on design and how they made ink splotches and turned those into fabric. She also took photo's and turned them into a collage and repeated the technique in a wall hanging.
Sharon announced that one of the quilts she quilted won Best of show at the Harrison County Fair in Ark.
Judy showed her wall hanging of teapots and cups she hand quilted and is sending to the Pinebelt quilt show. She also showed her Turning Twenty top.
Christine showed her BOM top and a quilt she made for her niece.
Sue Seymer showed her spider web quilt top she made after she took the class at the MQA meeting and her BOM top.
Lawana, Jo Anne, Linda and Jadea all brought their New York Beauty blocks from Terry's class.
That's all for now.
Sew 'long, Katie O'Possum
The meeting got off to a great start with the minutes and treasury report being read and approved.
The Needle Chasers of Iuka invited anyone who wanted to display a quilt in their show to enter a form by Aug 20th and the show is Aug 29th. Judy will drop off quilts for anyone interested in showing their quilts in the Pine Belt Quilters Show in Hattiesburg after the meeting in Sept. The show will be Oct.10,11, &12.
The guild has been invited to a Christmas party Dec.11(5:30-8:00) hosted by the Golden Triangle Quilters guild at the 1st Methodist Church in Starkville. They asked those who attend to bring a fat quarter for a swap.
The Challenge winners were 1st place Brenda Crownover, 2nd place Julia Graber, and 3rd place Sharon Hedrick. The vote for viewers choice will be announced at the Sept. meeting.
A motion was made and passed that Diane Lochala be made an honorary member for her work on the web page.
The workshop will start at 8:00 a.m. and everyone should be ready to sew by 8:30. If you have a chance to help setup Fri. please come and bring a power strip also.
Lauren handed out a draft of the by-laws to look over and discuss at our next meeting. At that meeting we will elect a nominating committee for the new year.
If anyone would like to host the Christmas party please contact Judy. The suggestion was made for those that would like to participate to make a signature block for all those choosing to exchange blocks at that meeting.
We had five new members to join us which brings our membership to 28 as of today. A new member Elsie Johnson won the Black and White blocks. The next month's blocks are to be made from red and white fabric.
Annette was asked to serve as guild historian for the rest of the year.
Let's see now that brings us to show and tell:
Elsie showed a cathedral window variation block she made and photo's of quilts she had made and gave to relatives.
Annette made a small clutch from grandmother's flower garden hexagons which will be a door prize at the class in Sept. at her home.
Julia told us about the MQA class she took on design and how they made ink splotches and turned those into fabric. She also took photo's and turned them into a collage and repeated the technique in a wall hanging.
Sharon announced that one of the quilts she quilted won Best of show at the Harrison County Fair in Ark.
Judy showed her wall hanging of teapots and cups she hand quilted and is sending to the Pinebelt quilt show. She also showed her Turning Twenty top.
Christine showed her BOM top and a quilt she made for her niece.
Sue Seymer showed her spider web quilt top she made after she took the class at the MQA meeting and her BOM top.
Lawana, Jo Anne, Linda and Jadea all brought their New York Beauty blocks from Terry's class.
That's all for now.
Sew 'long, Katie O'Possum
Sep 23, 2008
Sep 12, 2008
Fun In The Country Workshop
Fun In The Country!
Annette Pennington hosted a fun fabric dye and paint workhop at her home on September 2.
Great workshop, Annette!
Pictures below:
Annette Pennington hosted a fun fabric dye and paint workhop at her home on September 2.
Great workshop, Annette!
Pictures below:
Sep 4, 2008
NORTHWIND BLOCK Workshop with Dorinda Evans
A workshop with Dorindia Evans will be held on Saturday, September 6th. She will teach the northwind block class that will begin at 8:30 that Sat. If you plan to attend this class which is free to all guild members then please contact Judy or Sharon to get all the information about the supplies and place your dinner order.
Sep 2, 2008
July 2008
Dear Lucy Lonestar,
July seems to bring out the imagination in all of the quilters in the guild. Maybe it's all the time under the air conditioner that has our thoughts on making quilts with some really hot colors. The meeting got off to a good start with the minutes and treasurers report read and approved. We had two visitors Elsie Johnson and Gladys Barham. The challenge blocks were handed in and will be put on display for all to see and vote for viewers choice through Sept.
Patti from the RAC came in and spoke to us on the quilt show the center will have for us in July and Aug. of 2009. She said our pieces would hang from panels and they would have hooks to hold rods but we would need to supply rods for our pieces that needed to hang for display. The center will receive 25% of the purchase price of each item so when you enter items you should photograph them, label the piece with your name and price adjusted for the commission. The RAC will send everyone a 1099 at the end of the year if they sell any of your pieces and they also ask that at least 75% of the items you display be for sale. Patti also told us of a starving artist sale that the center holds every year in Nov.-Dec. where local artist can enter three pieces for sale by the week of Oct. 15th if anyone wanted to enter.
The workshop in Sept. will be with Dorindia Evans when she will teach the northwind block class that will begin at 8:30 that Sat. If you plan to attend this class which is free to all guild members then please contact Judy or Sharon to get all the information about the supplies and place your dinner order.
Terry Turnage gave a demonstration on paper piecing the New York Beauty block and will teach this class in the Aug. workshop. This is a good chance to use a lot of those scraps from other projects but keep in mind that large prints and stripes don't always work well in the points. Batiks and tone on tone work well they need to have a large contrast between them. You will also need a machine with a #14 needle, 3 by 5 card, scissors, ruler, and strips cut 1and1/2" by 45" and 2" by 45" ready for class. Terry will have patterns for those who need them.
Judy contacted the Pine Belt quilters about those who live in Al. entering the show and found out that it would be allowed if they had been a member of a Ms. guild by June of 2008.
The fall gathering is going to be in St. Martin and as many as possible are asked to attend since we will be hosting the gathering next year.
The Aug meeting Lauren will have a set of by-laws to lookover and discuss for our guild. Lauren has also been asked to chair the fall gathering we will be hosting.
Watanna won the Christmas blocks and a visitor Valerie Chinn won the door prize of a pillow that was painted in class. The next months block will be a black and white block of 12 and 1/2" in the pattern of your choice.
Our show and tell was lead off by Joanne who had her Chenille bag from class and a hand quilted baby blanket for her grandson. She also showed a miniature set of blocks that she had framed which would be a great gift or item to put in the RAC for sale. Jadea' had a quilt she machine quilted with a little of her grandmothers help. LaWanna showed her BOM quilt top and Watanna showed her BOM blocks. Watanna also showed a quilt she had made for her daughters 50th birthday.
I guess that about covers it I sure hope you can be at the next meeting we always miss seeing your smiling face.
Sew long until next time,
Katie O'Possum
July seems to bring out the imagination in all of the quilters in the guild. Maybe it's all the time under the air conditioner that has our thoughts on making quilts with some really hot colors. The meeting got off to a good start with the minutes and treasurers report read and approved. We had two visitors Elsie Johnson and Gladys Barham. The challenge blocks were handed in and will be put on display for all to see and vote for viewers choice through Sept.
Patti from the RAC came in and spoke to us on the quilt show the center will have for us in July and Aug. of 2009. She said our pieces would hang from panels and they would have hooks to hold rods but we would need to supply rods for our pieces that needed to hang for display. The center will receive 25% of the purchase price of each item so when you enter items you should photograph them, label the piece with your name and price adjusted for the commission. The RAC will send everyone a 1099 at the end of the year if they sell any of your pieces and they also ask that at least 75% of the items you display be for sale. Patti also told us of a starving artist sale that the center holds every year in Nov.-Dec. where local artist can enter three pieces for sale by the week of Oct. 15th if anyone wanted to enter.
The workshop in Sept. will be with Dorindia Evans when she will teach the northwind block class that will begin at 8:30 that Sat. If you plan to attend this class which is free to all guild members then please contact Judy or Sharon to get all the information about the supplies and place your dinner order.
Terry Turnage gave a demonstration on paper piecing the New York Beauty block and will teach this class in the Aug. workshop. This is a good chance to use a lot of those scraps from other projects but keep in mind that large prints and stripes don't always work well in the points. Batiks and tone on tone work well they need to have a large contrast between them. You will also need a machine with a #14 needle, 3 by 5 card, scissors, ruler, and strips cut 1and1/2" by 45" and 2" by 45" ready for class. Terry will have patterns for those who need them.
Judy contacted the Pine Belt quilters about those who live in Al. entering the show and found out that it would be allowed if they had been a member of a Ms. guild by June of 2008.
The fall gathering is going to be in St. Martin and as many as possible are asked to attend since we will be hosting the gathering next year.
The Aug meeting Lauren will have a set of by-laws to lookover and discuss for our guild. Lauren has also been asked to chair the fall gathering we will be hosting.
Watanna won the Christmas blocks and a visitor Valerie Chinn won the door prize of a pillow that was painted in class. The next months block will be a black and white block of 12 and 1/2" in the pattern of your choice.
Our show and tell was lead off by Joanne who had her Chenille bag from class and a hand quilted baby blanket for her grandson. She also showed a miniature set of blocks that she had framed which would be a great gift or item to put in the RAC for sale. Jadea' had a quilt she machine quilted with a little of her grandmothers help. LaWanna showed her BOM quilt top and Watanna showed her BOM blocks. Watanna also showed a quilt she had made for her daughters 50th birthday.
I guess that about covers it I sure hope you can be at the next meeting we always miss seeing your smiling face.
Sew long until next time,
Katie O'Possum
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