Minutes
and Bring & Brag
Minutes
Scrappy Ladies Quilt Guild Minutes – January 13, 2025
Call to order at 10 a.m. by Cheri.
A thought of the day was shared by Tracy.
Happy Birthday to those ladies who were born in the month of January.
2025 dues of $20 are now due. Please give them to Nancy.
Nancy shared information regarding the Quilts of Valor organization and what they do. There will be a Quilt of Valor sewing day on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3 or 4 p.m. to be held at the Colorado City Community Center. Please bring your own machine and your own quilt of valor to work on. Coffee will be provided, but please bring your own lunch. This organization has specifics for the quilts to be presented to veterans. Please don't include fabrics with food motifs, military branch specific, or florals. The sizes should be one of the following: 55 X 65 (minimum) 70 X 80 (recommended) or 70 X 92 (maximum).
The treasurer's report was given by Margaret. We currently have a balance of $1872.24. Please present an invoice or receipt when being reimbursed by the guild to make the audit process easier.
Mary Lou will be taking over the annual quilt raffle. Cheri reported that we have approximately $2500.00 in that account, but she hasn't received the latest bank statement.
Retreat sign-up. Please see Carolyn Baker if you are interested in attending this year. Your $50 deposit is due by the February meeting. The prices are Single $391, Double $284, and Triple $248. An $800 deposit has already been sent to the retreat center as they want it when the reservation. This year's dates are September 23–26, 2025 (3 nights). The tentative dates are September 22-25, 2026 (3 nights) for next year. After some discussion, it was decided to pay the deposit in advance for 2026. If anyone has any questions, please see Carolyn.
Our February meeting will be our Scrappy Ladies Flea Market. You can bring anything that you want to sell. It doesn't have to be quilt related. Be sure to bring your own cash box and change as you will be responsible for your own sales.
Our March meeting will be a sew day. We will be making the Winner's Circle curved quilt. You will need to get your pattern today. The cost is $25 each because they include the templates. If 2 or more want to share, you may. You just need your fabrics cut out before the March meeting. We will be having a pot-luck lunch.
Charity Quilts. Vicki reported that a total of 33 quilts and 6 afghans were donated in 2024. Nineteen were given to Hospice, 10 were given to AADA, 1 to a family that's home burned down, and 3 to La Veta High School. Three afghans were given to each Hospice and AADA. We also donated 40 Christmas stockings with pillowcases to the youth group. Stockings were stuffed with age-appropriate gifts and other treats provided by Deb and Sara. Please be working on more charity quilts as Vicki is currently out. They should be twin or large lap sized. If you have any suggestions on what can be done for the youth group this year, please see Vicki.
The May tea will again be hosted by Mary Lou, Vachon, and Jo.
Deb will be doing a program/class on Hankie quilts at a later date. She showed several examples so that we could collect supplies.
Sara has fabric for one charity quilt and has added three new books to the library. Be sure to check them out.
Bring and brag was held.
Today's program was very informative on what State and County Fair quilt judges look for during the judging process. It was presented by Margaret and Judy Case.