July Business Meeting

Hi Ladies,

We had a great meeting on Saturday. Thanks to all who were in attendance! The meeting was called to order at 9:40 a.m.

We were delighted to have three more visitors. They were Rose C.,  Gena D. and Becky M. The minutes were approved as posted to the blog and the treasurer's report was approved as read.

OLD  BUSINESS:

Naomi gave an update on the Linda Hahn class that is scheduled for next year. The date in June 27th, 2020. The class will be held on Saturday for our guild. The specific costs are as follows: $650.00 for a class of 20, $50.00 for shipping of materials, $45.00/day for meals, plane fare and hotel $1400-1500.00. The price could decrease if additional guilds choose to participate.

There was a motion and a second and approved for Naomi to choose the specific project that we will work on for the class.

Karen A. reported that the hospital needs receiving blankets for babies. The pieces are 30 inches and 40 inches for the receiving blankets.

The blocks for the rent quilt were due at today's meeting. These are for the 2021 rent quilt.

The 2020 rent quilt was the half square triangles that we completed last year.

The Sit - N- Sew for July was making log cabins. This was part of the MQA scavenger hunt. I believe an email went out with information on the scavenger hunt. If you didn't get the information, the email for MQA is Mississippiquilt@gmail.com.

Habitat was July 25th and a quilt was presented to the new homeowner.

Door Prize - Karen A.

The theme for next year for Pigeon Forge is "Whatever Flies." Email Judy your ideas or suggestions (for whatever flies). Judy will make a ballot and then we will vote. In the event that there is a tie, we will have another vote that day. minimum size is 40 X 40 with a 4 inch sleeve.

A nominating committee was selected in order to work on officers for next. year. If you serve on the nominating committee, you are assured of not having to be an officer. The committee at this time is Karen A., Naomi, and Karen C.

Door Prize - Sue

Update on By-Laws - They are on Lauren's computer but the computer has crashed. More information will follow.

Our very own Julia G. had a Trunk Show in Corinth on the 18th of this month.

The Ugly Fabric Challenge blocks (4) are due in October.

PTQ will display the Ugly Fabric Quilt at the Pilgrimage in March.

We will need Christmas quilts to display at the library for the holidays. They will be put up the week after Thanksgiving.

SHOW AND TELL

 

Gwen - Medallion Quilt


CC - Ugly Fabric Challenge


Ina - Stained Glass

Ina -


Naomi - Medallion Quilt


Naomi - Quilting Practice


Naomi - Quilt for Daughter


Becky - Upholestry fabric  - can be used for lots of projects


Patti - Chunky Churn Dash - quilted by Watanna


Cheri - Quilt for daughter


Eva Marie, Molly, (Jennifer's quilt) and Judy - Stack - A - Posey


Julia's grandaughter (Tina, 8 yrs. old) made this 9 Patch and is going to quilt it


Christmas in July Fabric Swap

Lunch for August will be a Salad Bar. 

The following ladies are bringing sides: Michelle - dressing, Glenna - tomatoes and cucumbers, Karen A. - crackers, Karen C. - ham, Molly - cheese, Judy - dessert, Brenda - dessert and pimento cheese, Barb - croutons, and CC - eggs. If you would like to bring something that is not listed, please feel free to bring it. We would love to have it and you at our meeting!!

That's all for now. See you on the second Saturday at 9:30

June Business Meeting

Great Saturday Everyone!

Today's meeting was called to order at 9:31 a.m. We had lots of visitors today. Among those were CC's granddaughter, Chyla, Marilyn's friend, Gabrielle and her daughter Esther, and Angela and Makayla. All of these young ladies were interested in learning to quilt. We have many ladies who would love to help get that started.

The treasurer's report was read and approved.  The minutes were read due to late posting in the blog and they were also approved as read.

Door Prize: Linda!!!!!!!!!!

Old Business:

There are still nursery rhyme blocks out but today was the deadline to turn those in.

Naomi has spoken with Linda Hahn and they have tentatively set a date for May. After discussion with the guild, the May 23rd date might not be a good time to have the class. That weekend is Memorial Day weekend. In order to procure her services, a contract will have to be drawn up and signed. We will update as we have more information.

Medallion Quilt - This month's border is a rectangle. For a review, these are the borders up until today's meeting: square, half square triangles, then a square and a half square triangle.

New Business: 

Next month, we will have Christmas in July. This will be a fabric swap. Please bring fat quarters    (18 X 22).  For everyone you bring, you will swap for that number.

Door Prize:  Karen C. & Watanna!!!!!!!!

Show and Tell

Marilyn - she has no name for this one yet

Diane - needle turn applique


Tonya - Knome Grown


Tonya - Hen Party


Gwen - Caps for babies at Baptist


Gwen - pieces for Carolina Chain


Gwen - she finished her challenge block (love the picture)


Julia - pattern by Liza P. - Medallion Point (?)


Julia - quilt for grandson - Modified Scrappy Quilt


Julia's Grandson did this combine


Grandson's work of art (Combine)


Chyla (CC's granddaughter) with a fabric book she made (CC made these for her grandchildren and now her granddaughter is making them)


CC and Chyla with their books


CC and Chyla


Carol -  Quilt for her preacher who is leaving


Angela - Patriotic Quilt


Angela - Magnolia Quilt


Angela - Antique Quilt she bought at Annabelle's Antiques


Glenna - Challenge Block


Glenna - Ugly Fabric Block - Southern Belle


Glenna - Sticks and Stones


Glenna - Quilt of Valor


Karen A. - one of the things she got from Linda G. (would like to finish it)


Karen A. - Buzz Saw Quilt


Karen A. - Grandmother's Quilt


Ina - Block from June Gathering Class (please pray for Ina's sister, Mary Ann, she has cancer)


Ina - Table Runner from Watanna's class


Gabrielle - her husband's grandmother made this quilt for him (meteorologist)


Gabrielle - grandmother's quilt for Gabrielle's son, a moose from when they lived in Alaska


Gabrielle - a quilt for Esther, Gabrielle's daughter


Gabrielle - a quilt for Gabrielle's other daughter


Karen C. - Challenge Block


Karen C. - Ribbon Quilt


Terry - Tulips


Terry - Foxes Baby Quilt for family friend


Linda B. Fresh Lilacs

Demo: Bed Turning by Kathy H. 

Kathy is one of our very own talented Possum Town Quilters. She began sewing when she was a teenager in high and at that time was making her own clothes. She then progressed to baby quilts which included four and nine patches. She made all of her first quilts from scraps. She used patterns from the newspaper and from Quilter's Newsletter Magazine. She brought quilts today that represented her journey in quilting. 

Cowboys - Kathy made her template from notebook paper and cut out with scissors. She hand quilted this one. 

Grandmother's Star - this was Kathy's first piece work

Dresden Plate - from Quilter's Newsletter Magazine. Kathy used a sheet for the backing. She made this one in the early 80's.

This quilt was Kathy's "Gamechanger." She says this was her first real quilt and it was placed in the library for show. 

Christmas Cats - This was a sampler quilt. It took three months to make and she hand quilted it. 

Oxmoor Christmas Quilt - this was similar to a block of the month and was a Christmas quilt but contained no Christmas fabric. 

Castle Windows - This pattern came out in the 80's. Kathy had this one machine quilted. 

Little Ohio Stars - Civil War Reproduction - Kathy hand pieced this one. If you look closely, you will notice that there is a little yellow in each square. 

White on White - This one does not show up very well due to the lighting. Kathy hand quilted this one and it had very intricate quilting which is not visible. 

Simply Delicious - sampler quilt

Butterfly Quilt - Kathy did the hand applique and hand quilted this one. 

The Piece Maker Calendar Quilt - Kathy did needle turn on this one and it includes lots of embroidery. 

Notice the attention to details

The Battleground Quilt - The original was made by soldiers from their comrades uniforms. Kathy worked on this one from 2008-2010. She used machine applique and quilted this one on her Bernina. 

Mariner's Compass - Kathy and a friend bought this pattern. It is listed in a registry that she made this quilt. 

This was Box of Scraps - Kathy said she had lots of fun with this one. 

Patches of Blue - fusible applique on her machine. This was made from scraps. 

Ugly Fabric Quilt - Kathy started this one on May 8th and is finished with it.