Jan. 11, 2014 PTQ Meeting Minutes

President, Patti, called our meeting to order with 27 regular members present.  We had 4 visitors, Keri, Cindy, Michelle and returning Sue S. Two of our visitors joined PTQ: Keri L. and Michelle M.  Welcome to all our ladies.  We hope you will learn from our teachers and great projects that we do.  We also look forward from learning from you.

Our January birthdays were JoAnn and Marjorie, who both celebrated on the 1st.
Our February birthdays will be Sue L-2, Diane S-4, Barb D-6, Patti M-11 and Sandi B-26.  If I have missed someone, please let me know.

Thanks to our members who participated in doing small quilts for the AAQI last year. We have had all our quilts sold and made $1,377.28 for this good cause. Way to go!!

January is the month for our yearly dues, which are $15.00.  They must be paid by the end of January for you to remain on the roll.  If you are not going to the January 25 sit and sew, you can mail your check to Tonya so she will have by January 30. Thanks for taking time to do this.

Also, we have set up a coffee pot for our meetings, it is 25 cents a cup and will go into our meal fund until we need to replenish the coffee supplies.

Medallion quilt - Judy demo'd the next step in our medallion quilt.  You can find the instructions on the side bar. Remember, there will not be a step in February, which will allow everyone time to get caught up.

Our treasurer report was given by Tonya, no changes, then approved by membership.

Last year we had a UFO challenge.  This year we are going to have a WIP (Work in Progress) challenge. It will cost $6 for each person.  A sheet was given out where you give your name and total amount of projects you are working on now. Then you list your projects next to the number and when you finish that project, you will post your completed date.  No projects can be added to this list once turned in at February meeting.  At the end of the year we will have two pots of money for prizes -  one for most projects completed and one for name drawn. Be sure and get your form from Patti or Carol.

A reminder went out to all to attend the MQA Gathering Feb 7-8 in Gulfport, MS.  Be sure to sign up.  Information came out in our Common Thread newsletter. Registration will be Friday, Feb 7 from 3-5 at the Ramada at 9415 Hwy 49, Gulfport, MS (phone 228-868-8200). Rate $69 before Feb 1, 2014. Hope to see you there.

A questionnaire was given out to all and asked to be returned at Feb 8th meeting. If you did not get a copy, please call Patti or Carol to get one.

Once all our committees have been finalized, they will be posted for your information and use. Also Tonya is updating our contact list.  If you have changes, please get with her.

Soon we will be getting information for our Ultimate Guild Challenge quilt.  Be on the lookout. This will be for entry in the AQS 2015 quilt show in Grand Rapids, MI.

Thanks to Watana for donating an iron and Linda D for donating an iron and ironing board to our guild for use.  Much appreciated.

Congrats goes out to Julia G. and her sister Emily for being asked to display their pieces at one of the galleries in the RAC.  What an honor!

The Guild voted that they would like to do a "Friendship Signature Quilt", so our committee will come up with a pattern with all the instructions and get back to us. Another fun group project.

Our demo today was presented by Julia G. She showed us how to do a fiber art quilt from a picture.  She gave us all a picture of a silo and showed us how to cut it up into pieces (road, grass and bushes), use different materials putting it on an 8.5" x 11" piece of material.  Instructions were given out as well. Homework is to get your background done, cut your silo out and be ready to work on this at our next meeting, Jan 25.  If questions, call Julia.

Show and Tell - Enjoy!

Medallion block-CC

Medallion block-Patti

Medallion blocks-Carol & Lawana

Medallion blocks-Donna, Linda & Brenda

Completed Charity Quilt

Patti's Husband's Christmas gift-he will love it!

Ebba-Signature Quilt for granddaughter-
30 seniors in 2010 & family signed

Donna-Pink patches doll quilt

Block in Quilt-Jo Anne

Jo Anne-Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt

Cindy W.-shirt quilt

Gwen-blocks to baby quilt

Burgoyne Surrounded-Judy

Clyde's Tie Quilt-Judy

Carla-baby boy quilt

Diane-Baby Quilt

Diane-Quilted hangar with zipper in back to hide
jewelry, money or valuables.

Diane-Christmas Table Runner

Pattern-Gentlemen's Handshake, front and back.
Can be flipped for Fall or Christmas.

PTQ Christmas Party, December 7, 2013

Possum Town Quilters Christmas Party

What a wonderful time we all had at our annual Christmas party at Elm Lake Golf Course!! If you missed being with us, you missed a fun time.  We had a wonderful potluck meal followed with a couple of cute games, "Left/Right", with a hand made gift and "Dirty Santa".

We finalized our 2013 UFO game with all who had signed up with their UFOs at the beginning of the year.  Each person paid $5 and a drawing was done at our party and CC won $90.00.  I bet she will be buying more material.

The meal for January will be provided by Terry, Michelle and Terri.

Our quilts donated by the guild members raised $1,328.53. Great job to those who participated.

For all members: Remember to pay Tonya at our January meeting for your 2014 dues of $15.00.

Merry Christmas to all our members of Possum Town Quilters!

Lauren, Judy. Julia, Joann, Brenda, Ebba

 

Carla, Shirley, Patti, Tonya, Terry, Carol, Rita

 

Our PTQ guild.

 

 SHOW AND TELL

 

Lauren with her 5 Christmas stockings

 

 Watana - Tobacco Road

 

Watana-Egg Money 

 

Watana - Bali Star Quilt

Watana-Little Bit of the West 

 

Wantana- 1600 Pink Quilt

 

 Terry T., out-going President, presented small thank you's to her past

Vice President, Patti, her Secretary, Diane and her Treasurer, Tonya.

 

Tonya's bag she embroidered

 

Tonya -  Doll she made

 

CC-North Wind Quilt

 

CC-2008 Signature blocks with names quilt. 

  

Tonya with a table runner 

 

Tonya - Block of Month 

 

 

 

 

 

Shirley's Mariner's Compass Quilt

 

 

 

November 9, 2013 PTQ Meeting Minutes
 
Terri called our meeting to order.  We had 2 visitors, Jolene and Michelle and 29 members present.
 
Happy Birthday to our November members- 21st-Shirley Grant and 26th-Sharon Hedrick.

Old Business:

Our treasurer report was given by Tonya and approved by membership.

Our 2013 Christmas party will be Saturday, December 7 at Elm Lake Golf Course, located at 1609 Taylor Thurston Road at 10:30 a.m. For those that are not sure where it is located, a group will be meeting at the Lowe's parking lot at 10:00 a.m.  Be sure and let someone know, so you do not get left behind.  Each person is asked to (1) bring a finger food for all to share, (2) bring a dirty Santa gift that is quilt or sewing related (under $15), and (3) bring a homemade gift to swap during a game. Be sure to label them to help get into correct area. If any questions, call Patty.

Those that want to help decorate the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library (314 N. Seventh Street) Christmas tree are to contact Brenda C; they want it decorated between Nov 25-Dec 5.  All the prior PTQ ornaments will be put on the tree.  Before next year, we plan to have a meeting to make some new ornaments to add, so be thinking of what you can make and donate.

We will be putting together an Education committee to find us a Nationally known quilting teacher for the next few years.  Some suggestions given were: Pam Bono, Ami Sims, Dorinda Evans, Flavin Glover, Lanore Crawford (Art quilts), Marti Michelle and Jenny Doan with Missouri Star Quilting.  Our committee will come up with a plan and share with us at a later time. In the meantime, go on the internet and look each up and know what they do.  You may learn some things from their sites.

Congrats Ebba for your quilt, "Six Feet Under" from our past Word Play quilts. Someone who worked at a funeral home got her quilt and was thrilled.

We will not be doing an Ultimate Guild challenge this year.  We will plan for March or April next year. We plan to have some classes before then to help others with art quilts and different stages of quilting.

Our Challenge block committee for next year was selected and voted on at this meeting.  The members are Brenda C; Ebba K; Lawana S and JoAnne S, the chairman.

An official vote was made and accepted for our 2013 PTQ officers.  They are: President, Patti M; Vice President, Carol; Secretary, Diane S; and Treasurer, Tonya.

New Business:

Holiday meetings - There will be NO Sit and Sew on November 23 or Dec 28 and no meeting on 14 Dec. The only meeting in Dec is our Christmas party on December 7 (info above).

The club needs to purchase a large 20-1/2 inch square ruler for our guild.

Mary Ann mentioned that those who turned in T-shirts to have printed will get them at Christmas party or in January.   Possum Town Quilters, own the emblem on shirts. There was discussion that we need to protect it by getting it trademarked.  We will ask our member, Lauren, to check into this for the guild and decide later.

The members to do the meal for January 11th meeting will be mentioned at our Christmas party.

Medallion Quilt - Each have been working on their own quilts and adding each month.  So far 3 steps have been given (1) Oct - have your quilt center; (2) Nov - put on a border; (3) Dec - triangles-no size specified (Judy demonstrated 2 ways to do this).  Judy mentioned using an "easy angle ruler" that Bonnie Hunter uses to help you do those.  Ruler was designed by Sharon Hultgren.

                                                                              Medallion Quilt Project 



 Each month a new step will be added, so get started so you will not get behind.
 December - step 3 - add half square triangles all around.
November - step 2  - add border;
October - step 1 - Find or do your center


                            Enjoy our Show and Tell for November.

CC-Fractured quilt with flowers. Used sharpie pens

with alcohol to add colors to the border.

 

Mary Ann- bargello Christmas table runner

 

This "wedding ring" quilt is the beginning of our raffle quilt. 

 

 

Carla with her finished art quilt.

 

Judy with her Autumn Quilt top from Mystery Monday by Sherri Falls.

 

Julia with sail boat art 

 

Julia with cardinal on hog wire

 

Emily with her version of "bird on hog wire" 

 

Emily with another art design. 

 

Tonya-block from Sugar club called first frost

  

Tonya with Lolla Lopsy figures

 

Tonya with MSU quilt for her husband (its a surprise, shhhhh,,,,)

 

Tonya-Christmas table runner for grandparents

 

 One of Tonya's UFOs-crafty blocks from last year.

 She quilted as she went.

Tonya-back to her quilt.